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Before the founder England
 Joseph Northrup            

1619(1639)-1669 Milford
 Joseph Northrup             narrrow

1666 Milford ~ 1736
 William Northrop    

1694 Milford ~ 1737
 William Northrop
   

1731 Greenfield ~ 1800
 Lois Northrop
&
1732 Newtown ~ 1805
John Northrop, Jr.
(Jeremiah 1652 line)


1754 Newtown ~ 1810

Peter Northrop              

1778? Kent? Newtown? ~1855 Warren
Amos Northrop                

1803 Kent, Milford, Salem?? ~1875 or 86
Alvin Northrop

1844 Cornwall~1906 Southport
George Elmore Northrop



1871 Southport ~ 1923 SouthportGeorge Ives  Northrop     


 1905 Southport/Norwalk ~ 1980 Fairfield Alvin Jennings  Northrop  

Hannigan

Ives

Jennings

Keeler

Webster (offsite)

This is a work in process and there are still other possible fathers for Amos.

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Cousin Charles Alvin Northrop Civil War 6th Regiment
Son of Alvin's brother Garrett and descendants are buried in New Haven.

They are documented by cemetery sites and City Directories.
I believe we have a picture of Charles Alvin (many unidentified in an album)
so we can safely assume some continuing communication.

the sixth went as far as Florida.

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Northrop , Charles J.

BATTLE UNIT NAME:
6th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry
SIDE: Union
COMPANY: G
SOLDIER'S RANK IN: Private
SOLDIER'S RANK OUT: Private
ALTERNATE NAME: Charles A./Northrop
FILM NUMBER: M535 ROLL 12
PLAQUE NUMBER:
NOTES:
Veteran's Name: Charles J Northrop
Relative's Name: Mary A Northrop
Relationship to veteran: Widow
Home in 1890 (Township, County, State): McCook, Red Willow, Nebraska
Year enlisted: 1861
Year discharged: 1865
Rank: Corporal
Company: View image
Regiment or vessel: View image
Length of service: View image

Northrop , Charles A.

BATTLE UNIT NAME:
6th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry
SIDE: Union
COMPANY: G
SOLDIER'S RANK IN: Private
SOLDIER'S RANK OUT: Private
ALTERNATE NAME:
FILM NUMBER: M535 ROLL 12
PLAQUE NUMBER:
NOTES:
General Note - See also 2 S.C. Vols.

 

Inside Connecticut and the Civil War: Essays on One State’s Struggles

edited by Matthew Warshauer
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Civil War Flags

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newhavenmonument-ctmonuments.net

courtesy http://ctmonuments.net/2009/04/broadway-civil-war-monument-new-haven/
 “Erected by the joint contributions of the state of Connecticut and the Veteran Associations of 1st Conn. Light Battery and 6th, 7th and 10th Conn. Vols. as a sacred and perpetual memorial to men who suffered and died that the republic might live: 1861-1865.” 

A plaque on the south side of the monument commemorates the 6th Conn. Volunteer Infantry, which served between Sept. 1861 and August 1865. The regiment had a total enrollment of 1,608 and suffered 807 casualties during engagements in Virginia, South Carolina and Georgia.

Program for Dedication Broadway Park New Haven

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6th Connecticut Infantry Regiment

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https://connecticuthistory.org/topics-page/civil-war/

Col. John Lyman Chatfield
August 1861, he began organizing the Sixth Regiment Connecticut Volunteers.  This was the third Connecticut regiment to volunteer for three years.  The unit mustered into state service at Oyster Point, New Haven, on September 3,1861.  On Sept. 19th, it mustered into federal service at Washington D.C.

Oxford Boy Becomes Civil War Hero
Col. John Lyman Chatfield distinguished himself during the Civil War
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mention Captain Lewis Northrop, George Northrop, Bethel,
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6th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry

OVERVIEW:
Organized at New Haven September 12, 1861. Left State for Washington, D.C., September 17, thence moved to Annapolis, Md., October 5. Attached to Wright's 3rd Brigade, Sherman's Expeditionary Corps, to April, 1862. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Dept. of the South, to July, 1862. District of Beaufort, S.C., Dept. of the South, to September, 1862. District of Beaufort, S.C., 10th Army Corps, Dept. of the South, to March, 1863. Jacksonville, Fla., to April, 1863. District Hilton Head, S.C., 10th Corps, April, 1863. Folly Island, S.C. 10th Army Corps to June 1863. 2nd Brigade, United States forces, Folly Island, S.C., 10th Army Corps to July, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, Morris Island, S.C., 10th Army Corps, July, 1863. 1st Brigade, Morris Island, S.C., 10th Army Corps, July, 1863. District of Hilton Head, S.C., 10th Corps to April, 1864. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 10th Army Corps, Dept. of Va. and N.C. to May, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division 10th Army Corps, Dept. Virginia and North Carolina, to December, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 24th Army Corps, to January, 1865. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, Terry's Provisional Corps, Dept. of North Carolina, to March, 1865. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 10th Army Corps, Dept. North Carolina, to April, 1865. Abbott's Detached Brigade, Dept. North Carolina, to July, 1865.

SERVICE:
Sherman's Expedition to Port Royal, S.C., October 21-November 7, 1861. Capture of Forts Walker and Beauregard, Port Royal Harbor, November 7. Reconnoissance on Hilton Head Island November 8. Expedition to Braddock's Point November 10-11. Duty at Hilton Head, S.C., till January 20. Expedition to Warsaw Sound January 20-February 27. Duty at Hilton Head till March 20. Moved to Dafuskie Island and siege operations against Fort Pulaski, Ga., March 20-April 11. Bombardment and capture of Fort Pulaski April 10-11. Operations on James Island June 1-28. Grimball's Plantation June 10. Battle of Secessionville June 16. Evacuation of James Island and movement to Hilton Head June 28-July 7. Duty there till October. Expedition to Pocotaligo, S.C., October 21-23. Action at Frampton's Plantation, Pocotaligo, October 22. Duty at Beaufort, S.C., till March, 1863, and at Jacksonville, Fla., till April. Moved to Hilton Head, S.C., and duty there till June. Occupation of Folly Island, S.C., June 3-July 10. Attack on Morris Island, S. C., July 10. Assault on Fort Wagner, Morris Island, July 18. Moved to Hilton Head, S.C., July 25, and duty there till April, 1864. Moved to Gloucester Point April 27-May 1. Butler's operations on south side of James River and against Petersburg and Richmond May 4-28. Swift Creek or Arrowfield Church May 9-10. Chester Station May 10. Operations against Fort Darling May 12-16. Proctor's Creek May 13. Battle of Drewry's Bluff May 14-16. At Bermuda Hundred till August 13. Ware Bottom Church May 20. Petersburg June 9. Port Walthal June 16-17. Siege operations against Petersburg and Richmond June 16, 1864, to January 3, 1865. Ware Bottom Church June 20, 1864. Demonstration on north side of the James August 13-20. Battle of Strawberry Plains, Deep Bottom, August 14-18. Deep Run August 16. In trenches before Petersburg August 25-September 27. Moved to north side of the James September 27-29. Battle of Chaffin's Farm, New Market Heights, September 28-30. Darbytown and New Market Roads October 7. Darbytown Road October 13. Battle of Fair Oaks October 27-28. In front of Richmond October 31-November 2. Detached for duty at New York City during Presidential election of 1864, November 2-17. Duty in trenches before Richmond till January 3, 1865. Second expedition to Fort Fisher, N.C., January 3-15. Assault and capture of Fort Fisher January 15. Half Moon Battery January 19. Sugar Loaf Battery February 11. Fort Anderson February 18. Capture of Wilmington February 22. North East Ferry February 22. Duty at Wilmington, N.C., till June and at Goldsboro till July. Mustered out August 21, 1865.

Regiment lost during service 8 Officers and 99 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 4 Officers and 124 Enlisted men by disease. Total 235.
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The Military and Civil History of Connecticut During the War of 1861-65

By William Augustus Croffut, John Mosses Morris

 

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New Haven Northrops Cemetery

UNION CONNECTICUT VOLUNTEERS 6th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry
OVERVIEW:
Organized at New Haven September 12, 1861. Left State for Washington, D.C., September 17, thence moved to Annapolis, Md., October 5. Attached to Wright's 3rd Brigade, Sherman's Expeditionary Corps, to April, 1862. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Dept. of the South, to July, 1862. District of Beaufort, S.C., Dept. of the South, to September, 1862. District of Beaufort, S.C., 10th Army Corps, Dept. of the South, to March, 1863. Jacksonville, Fla., to April, 1863. District Hilton Head, S.C., 10th Corps, April, 1863. Folly Island, S.C. 10th Army Corps to June 1863. 2nd Brigade, United States forces, Folly Island, S.C., 10th Army Corps to July, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, Morris Island, S.C., 10th Army Corps, July, 1863. 1st Brigade, Morris Island, S.C., 10th Army Corps, July, 1863. District of Hilton Head, S.C., 10th Corps to April, 1864. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 10th Army Corps, Dept. of Va. and N.C. to May, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division 10th Army Corps, Dept. Virginia and North Carolina, to December, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 24th Army Corps, to January, 1865. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, Terry's Provisional Corps, Dept. of North Carolina, to March, 1865. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 10th Army Corps, Dept. North Carolina, to April, 1865. Abbott's Detached Brigade, Dept. North Carolina, to July, 1865.

SERVICE:
Sherman's Expedition to Port Royal, S.C., October 21-November 7, 1861. Capture of Forts Walker and Beauregard, Port Royal Harbor, November 7. Reconnoissance on Hilton Head Island November 8. Expedition to Braddock's Point November 10-11. Duty at Hilton Head, S.C., till January 20. Expedition to Warsaw Sound January 20-February 27. Duty at Hilton Head till March 20. Moved to Dafuskie Island and siege operations against Fort Pulaski, Ga., March 20-April 11. Bombardment and capture of  Fort Pulaski April 10-11. Operations on James Island June 1-28. Grimball's Plantation June 10. Battle of Secessionville June 16. Evacuation of James Island and movement to Hilton Head June 28-July 7. Duty there till October. Expedition to Pocotaligo, S.C., October 21-23. Action at Frampton's Plantation, Pocotaligo, October 22. Duty at Beaufort, S.C., till March, 1863, and at Jacksonville, Fla., till April. Moved to Hilton Head, S.C., and duty there till June. Occupation of Folly Island, S.C., June 3-July 10. Attack on Morris Island, S. C., July 10. Assault on Fort Wagner, Morris Island, July 18. Moved to Hilton Head, S.C., July 25, and duty there till April, 1864. Moved to Gloucester Point April 27-May 1. Butler's operations on south side of James River and against Petersburg and Richmond May 4-28. Swift Creek or Arrowfield Church May 9-10. Chester Station May 10. Operations against Fort Darling May 12-16. Proctor's Creek May 13. Battle of Drewry's Bluff May 14-16. At Bermuda Hundred till August 13. Ware Bottom Church May 20. Petersburg June 9. Port Walthal June 16-17. Siege operations againstPetersburg and Richmond June 16, 1864, to January 3, 1865. Ware Bottom Church June 20, 1864. Demonstration on north side of the James August 13-20. Battle of Strawberry Plains, Deep Bottom, August 14-18. Deep Run August 16. In trenches before Petersburg August 25-September 27. Moved to north side of the James September 27-29. Battle of Chaffin's Farm, New Market Heights, September 28-30. Darbytown and New Market Roads October 7. Darbytown Road October 13. Battle of Fair Oaks October 27-28. In front of Richmond October 31-November 2. Detached for duty at New York City during Presidential election of 1864, November 2-17. Duty in trenches before Richmond till January 3, 1865. Second expedition to Fort Fisher, N.C., January 3-15. Assault and capture of Fort Fisher January 15. Half Moon Battery January 19. Sugar Loaf Battery February 11. Fort Anderson February 18. Capture of Wilmington February 22. North East Ferry February 22. Duty at Wilmington, N.C., till June and at Goldsboro till July. Mustered out August 21, 1865.

Regiment lost during service 8 Officers and 99 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 4 Officers and 124 Enlisted men by disease. Total 235.

The 6th Regiment Connecticut Infantry was organized at New Haven, Connecticut and muster in the 12th of September, 1861.  This regiment was mustered out of service August 21, 1865 in New Haven, Connecticut. [1] [https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/6th_Regiment,_Connecticut_Infantry]

 

https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers-detail.htm?soldierId=A19017BF-DC7A-DF11-BF36-B8AC6F5D926A

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Northrop , Charles A.

BATTLE UNIT NAME:
6th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry
SIDE:
Union
COMPANY:
G
SOLDIER'S RANK IN:
Private
SOLDIER'S RANK OUT:
Private
ALTERNATE NAME:
FILM NUMBER:
M535 ROLL 12
PLAQUE NUMBER:General Note - See also 2 S.C. Vols.
Name Note - 34 U.S.C.T.
NOTES:

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6th Connecticut

The 6th Connecticut Infantry Regiment lost 8 officers and 99 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 4 officers and 124 enlisted men to disease durng the Civil War.

1861
September 12 Organized at New Haven
September 17 Left State for Washington, D.C.
October 5 Moved to Annapolis, Md.
October 21-November 7 Sherman’s Expedition to Port Royal, S.C. Attached to Wright’s 3rd Brigade, Sherman’s Expeditionary Corps
November 7 Capture of Forts Walker and Beauregard, Port Royal Harbor
November 8 Reconnaissance on Hilton Head Island
November 10-11 Expedition to Braddock’s Point
November-January Duty at Hilton Head, S.C.
1862
January 20 Expedition to Warsaw Sound
February 27 Duty at Hilton Head
March 20-April 11 Moved to Dafuskie Island and siege operations against Fort Pulaski, Ga. Attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Dept. of the South
April 10-11 Bombardment and capture of Fort Pulaski
June 1-28 Operations on James Island
June 10 Grimball’s Plantation
June 16 Battle of Secessionville
June 28-July 7 Evacuation of James Island and movement to Hilton Head. Attached to District of Beaufort, S.C., Dept. of the South
September Attached to District of Beaufort, S. C., 10th Army Corps, Dept. of the South
October 21-23 Expedition to Pocotaligo, S.C.
October 22 Action at Frampton’s Plantation, Pocotaligo
November-March Duty at Beaufort, S.C.
1863
March At Jacksonville, Fla.
April Moved to Hilton Head, S.C. attached to District Hilton Head, S.C., 10th Corps, then to Folly Island, S.C., 10th Army Corps
June 3-July 10 Occupation of Folly Island, S.C. attached to 2nd Brigade, United States forces, Folly Island, S.C., 10th Army Corps
July 10 Attack on Morris Island, S.C. attached to 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, Morris Island, S.C., 10th Army Corps, then to 1st Brigade, Morris Island, S. C., 10th Army Corps
July 18 Assault on Fort Wagner, Morris Island
July 25 Moved to Hilton Head, S.C. Attached to District of Hilton Head, S.C., 10th Corps
1864
April 2 Moved to Gloucester Point and attached to 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 10th Army Corps, Dept. of Va. and N. C.
May 4-28 Butler’s operations on south side of James River and against Petersburg and Richmond
May 9-10 Swift Creek or Arrowfield Church
May 10 Chester Station
May 12-16 Operations against Fort Darling
May 13 Proctor’s Creek
May 14-16 Battle of Drewry’s Bluff
May-August At Bermuda Hundred. Attached to 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 10th Army Corps, Dept. Virginia and North Carolina
May 20 Ware Bottom Church
June 9 Assault on Petersburg
June 16-17 Port Walthal
June 16 Siege operations against Petersburg and Richmond begin
June 20 Ware Bottom Church
August 13-20 Demonstration on north side of the James
August 14-18 Battle of Strawberry Plains, Deep Bottom
August 16 Deep Run
August 25-
September 27
In trenches before Petersburg
September 27-28 Moved to north side of the James
September 28-30 Battle of Chaffin’s Farm, New Market Heights
October 7 Darbytown and New Market Roads
October 13 Darbytown Road
October 27-28 Battle of Fair Oaks
October 31-November 2 In front of Richmond
November 2-17 Detached for duty at New York City during Presidential election
November 18 Duty in trenches before Richmond
December Attached to 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 24th Army Corps

1865

January 3 Second expedition to Fort Fisher, N. C. Attached to 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, Terry’s Provisional Corps, Dept. of North Carolina
January 3-15 Assault and capture of Fort Fisher
January 19 Half Moon Battery
February 11 Sugar Loaf Battery
February 18 Fort Anderson
February 22 Capture of Wilmington
February 22 North East Ferry
March Duty at Wilmington, N. C. Attached to 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 10th Army Corps, Dept. North Carolina
June At Goldsboro attached to Abbott’s Detached Brigade, Dept. North Carolina
August 21 Mustered out

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http://civilwarintheeast.com/us-regiments-batteries/connecticut/6th-connecticut/

UNION CONNECTICUT VOLUNTEERS

6th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry

OVERVIEW:
Organized at New Haven September 12, 1861. Left State for Washington, D.C., September 17, thence moved to Annapolis, Md., October 5. Attached to Wright's 3rd Brigade, Sherman's Expeditionary Corps, to April, 1862. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Dept. of the South, to July, 1862. District of Beaufort, S.C., Dept. of the South, to September, 1862. District of Beaufort, S.C., 10th Army Corps, Dept. of the South, to March, 1863. Jacksonville, Fla., to April, 1863. District Hilton Head, S.C., 10th Corps, April, 1863. Folly Island, S.C. 10th Army Corps to June 1863. 2nd Brigade, United States forces, Folly Island, S.C., 10th Army Corps to July, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, Morris Island, S.C., 10th Army Corps, July, 1863. 1st Brigade, Morris Island, S.C., 10th Army Corps, July, 1863. District of Hilton Head, S.C., 10th Corps to April, 1864. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 10th Army Corps, Dept. of Va. and N.C. to May, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division 10th Army Corps, Dept. Virginia and North Carolina, to December, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 24th Army Corps, to January, 1865. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, Terry's Provisional Corps, Dept. of North Carolina, to March, 1865. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 10th Army Corps, Dept. North Carolina, to April, 1865. Abbott's Detached Brigade, Dept. North Carolina, to July, 1865.

SERVICE:
Sherman's Expedition to Port Royal, S.C., October 21-November 7, 1861. Capture of Forts Walker and Beauregard, Port Royal Harbor, November 7. Reconnoissance on Hilton Head Island November 8. Expedition to Braddock's Point November 10-11. Duty at Hilton Head, S.C., till January 20. Expedition to Warsaw Sound January 20-February 27. Duty at Hilton Head till March 20. Moved to Dafuskie Island and siege operations against Fort Pulaski, Ga., March 20-April 11. Bombardment and capture of Fort Pulaski April 10-11. Operations on James Island June 1-28. Grimball's Plantation June 10. Battle of Secessionville June 16. Evacuation of James Island and movement to Hilton Head June 28-July 7. Duty there till October. Expedition to Pocotaligo, S.C., October 21-23. Action at Frampton's Plantation, Pocotaligo, October 22. Duty at Beaufort, S.C., till March, 1863, and at Jacksonville, Fla., till April. Moved to Hilton Head, S.C., and duty there till June. Occupation of Folly Island, S.C., June 3-July 10. Attack on Morris Island, S. C., July 10. Assault on Fort Wagner, Morris Island, July 18. Moved to Hilton Head, S.C., July 25, and duty there till April, 1864. Moved to Gloucester Point April 27-May 1. Butler's operations on south side of James River and against Petersburg and Richmond May 4-28. Swift Creek or Arrowfield Church May 9-10. Chester Station May 10. Operations against Fort Darling May 12-16. Proctor's Creek May 13. Battle of Drewry's Bluff May 14-16. At Bermuda Hundred till August 13. Ware Bottom Church May 20. Petersburg June 9. Port Walthal June 16-17. Siege operations against Petersburg and Richmond June 16, 1864, to January 3, 1865. Ware Bottom Church June 20, 1864. Demonstration on north side of the James August 13-20. Battle of Strawberry Plains, Deep Bottom, August 14-18. Deep Run August 16. In trenches before Petersburg August 25-September 27. Moved to north side of the James September 27-29. Battle of Chaffin's Farm, New Market Heights, September 28-30. Darbytown and New Market Roads October 7. Darbytown Road October 13. Battle of Fair Oaks October 27-28. In front of Richmond October 31-November 2. Detached for duty at New York City during Presidential election of 1864, November 2-17. Duty in trenches before Richmond till January 3, 1865. Second expedition to Fort Fisher, N.C., January 3-15. Assault and capture of Fort Fisher January 15. Half Moon Battery January 19. Sugar Loaf Battery February 11. Fort Anderson February 18. Capture of Wilmington February 22. North East Ferry February 22. Duty at Wilmington, N.C., till June and at Goldsboro till July. Mustered out August 21, 1865.

Regiment lost during service 8 Officers and 99 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 4 Officers and 124 Enlisted men by disease. Total 235.
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Connecticut Civil War Grave Sites
6th Connecticut Infantry

Contributed by Fred Chesson [fchesson@snet.net].  Total records = 149.

Names in [brackets] are cemetery abbreviations.  Refer to, "Connecticut Cemetery Locations", for a description of these cemeteries.

This is the regiment that fought its way into Fort Wagner, its brave colonel of Waterbury, John Chatfield being mortally wounded in the process.  A fine bronze of him stands guard atop Riverside Cemetery, overlooking the Naugatuck River. 

Sixth Connecticut Infantry
Roster by Company

Chatfield, John L., Colonel DOW Ft Wagner, Aug 9, 1863, [Rvrside-Wby]
Duryee, Redfield, Colonel 6th CVI
Rockwell, Alfred P., Colonel 6th CVI
Klein, D., Lt-Col 6th CVI
Speidel, Lt-Col 6th CVI
Meeker, Lorenzo, Major 6th CVI
Stevens, S. S., Lt. 6th CVI
Gesner, Geo. A., Sgt-Mjr 6th CVI
De Bong/Bogue, Clr-Sgt, Co. C, 6th CVI, Ft Wagner, Aug 3, 1863
Johnson, Wm H., Com-Sgt 6th CVI

Robinson, Myron W., Surgeon, 6th CVI, 1839 + 1912, [Colchester]
King, Frederick A., Band, 6th CVI, May 2, 1867, AE 25, [ZionHHfd]
Leishman, Charles, Band, 6th CVI, Dec 29, 1890, [EvrgrnNH]
Gangloff, Charles, 6th CVI, 1864, [CityPt-PtrsbrgVA]
Woods, Jonathan, 6th CVI, 1864, [CityPt-PtrsbrgVA]
Erving, Waldo, Recruit 6th CVI, [NA East Hfd]
Cooley, S.A., sutler

(where is the rest of A-Company?)

Weatherell, W., Co. A, 6th CVI, Feb 12, 1865, [CityPt-PtrsbrgVA]

Wilcox, J. P., Capt, Co. B, 6th CVI, May 10, 1864, [CityPt-PtrsbrgVA]
Graham, John L., Sgt, Co. B, 6th CVI, May 30, 1910, AE 67, [Wstvl]
Nellis, Edward A., Sgt, Co. B, 6th CVI, 1840 + 1915, [Fair-Win]
Babcock, Anson E., Co. B, 6th CVI, Sept 26, 1861, [MilAssyCem-DC]
Davis, Sylvester, Co. B, 6th CVI, May 9, 1914, AE 82, [Wstvl]
Devine, Dennis, Co. B, 6th CVI, April 6, 1885, [RC-Meriden]
Fowler, Charles C., Co. B, 6th CVI, Dec 5, 1882, [EvrgrnNH]
Lane, Asahel A., Co. B, 6th CVI, Dec 14, 1915, AE 76, [Bristol]
Lathrop, Frederick O., Co. B, 6th CVI, [NA East Hfd]
Loughery, Edward, Co. B, 6th CVI, April 9, 1889, [Grnwd-Avon]
Rodgers, Edmund, Co. B, 6th CVI, Jul 18, 1863, AE 19, [SW-Canton]
Sullivan, William, Co. B, 6th CVI, May 19, 1914, AE 69, [OStMy-NB]
Terry, W. B., Co. B, 6th CVI, Nov 1, 1864, [CityPt-PtrsbrgVA]

Miller, Joseph, Capt, Co. C, 6th CVI, Sep 22, 1912, AE 68, [EvrgrnNH]
McMahon, Matthew, Sgt, Co. C, 6th CVI, Mar 29, 1897, AE 64, [OStMy-NB]
Bartholomew, Jon. J., Co. C, 6th CVI, (also G-1) 1842 + 1925, [W-Plnvll]
Dorsing, Charles, Co. C, 6th CVI, Aug 18, 1865, AE 25, [EvrgrnNH]
Fry, Gustave C., Co. C, 6th CVI, Dec 24, 1912, AE 70, [EvrgrnNH]
Hall, John, Co. C, 6th CVI, Jun 7, 1910, AE 80, [Cent-Dur]
Hansman, Rudolph F., Co. C, 6th CVI, Mar 3, 1891, AE 81, [EvrgrnNH]
Irish, Benjamin, Co. C, 6th CVI, Oct 13, 1894, AE 66, [SpGrvDarien]
Lutz, Michael, Co. C, 6th CVI, Jan 6, 1906, AE 74, [EvrgrnNH]
Mayer, John, Co. C, 6th CVI, Oct 4, 1906, AE 75, [EvrgrnNH]
Meyer, Martin, Co. C, 6th CVI, Oct 8, 1880, [EvrgrnNH]
Moffitt, William, Co. C, 6th CVI, Oct 15, 1864, AE 23, [EvrgrnNH]
Spencer, Edson W., Co. C, 6th CVI, Aug 12, 1862, [Cent-Burl]
Spochl, Rudolph, Co. C, 6th CVI, Aug 7, 1898, [EvrgrnNH]
Tarasovies, Stephen, Co. C, 6th CVI, May 25, 1884, AE 65, [SpGrvDarien]

Stottlar, John, 1-Lt, Co. D, 6th CVI
O'Conner, John, Co. D, 6th CVI, 2-29-1908, AE 72, [Evrgrn-Wtn]
Hounslow, Roper, Co. D, 6th CVI
Maschmeyer, W., Co. D, 6th CVI, October, 1862, [Cent-Wall]
Vandervalt, John, Co. D, 6th CVI, Dec 26, 1898, AE 64, [SpGrvDarien]
Walters, Edward H., Co. D, 6th CVI, Jan 21, 1879, [WnxSpr-Sth]
Wilson, R., Co. D, 6th CVI

Eaton, Horatio, Capt, Co. E, 6th CVI, May 16, 1864, [SprngGrv-Hfd]
Baldwin, Luzerene, Cpl, Co. E, 6th CVI
Barden, Nathan W., Cpl, Co. E, 6th CVI, Apr 4, 1904, AE 76, [West-Tor]
Russell, Samuel S., Cpl, Co. E, 6th CVI, Oct 15, 1889, [WalGrv-Merd]
Scott, Albert M., Cpl, Co. E, 6th CVI
Welch, George M., Cpl, Co. E, 6th CVI, Apr 9, 1914, AE 71, [OakGrv-WHvn]
Bell, Edward, Co. E, 6th CVI, Oct 17, 1864, [N-Wdbry]
Benhan, George W., Co. E, 6th CVI, May 24, 1913, AE 71, [SpGrvDarien]
Berkley, William, Co. E, 6th CVI, Aug 19, 1911, AE 73, [Prospect]
Brady, Michael, Co. E, 6th CVI, 4-14-1882, [OStJoe-Wby]
Brown, Charles C., Co. E, 6th CVI, Mar 3, 1885, [Rvrside-Wby]
Brown, John D., Co. E, 6th CVI, 7-23-1892, [Rvrside-Wby]
Durand, Theodore G., Co. E, 6th CVI, Apr 6, 1911, [OakGrv-WHvn]
Hotchkiss, Evans B., Co. E, 6th CVI, Oct 11, 1907, AE 74, [Prospect]
Peters, William, Co. E, 6th CVI, Jan 3, 1891, [WalGrv-Merd]
Royce, C. B., Co. E, 6th CVI, June 1, 1864, [CityPt-PtrsbrgVA]
Smith, Almon E., Co. E, 6th CVI, Feb 18, 1892, AE 75, [Prospect]
Stebbins, James, Co. E, 6th CVI, Nov 2, 1871, [EvrgrnNH]
Talmadge. Frederick, Co. E, 6th CVI, 1835-1861, (in training), [Prospect]

Cadwell, Charles, Sgt, Co. F, 6th CVI, 1841? + 1924, [EvrgrnNH]
Davis, Harry W., Sgt, Co. F, 6th CVI, Oct 26, 1915, AE 76, [Cent-Wall]
Baldwin, William H., Co. F, 6th CVI, 3-12-93, [E-Morris]
Barnes, Luzerne S., Co. F, 6th CVI, May 31, 1895, AE 66, [SpGrvDarien]
Coombs, John, Co. F, 6th CVI, Aug 26, 1908, AE 70, [Wstvl]
Crusius, J., Co. F, 6th CVI, June, 1862, [Cent-Wall]
Davis, Sereno, Co. F, 6th CVI, Nov 16, 1909, [Wstvl]
Dougal, Charles H., Co. F, 6th CVI, ND [Wstvl]
Fister, Charles, Co. F, 6th CVI, Nov 16, 1890, AE 68, [SpGrvDarien]
Gibbons, Theodore, Co. F, 6th CVI, Oct 7, 1861, [MilAssyCem-DC]
Harris, George, Co. F, 6th CVI, [NA East Hfd]
Hurd, Alonzo C., Co. F, 6th CVI, Feb 1, 1873, AE 38, [EvrgrnNH]
Lego, William F., Co. F, 6th CVI, Oct 14, 1882, AE 48, [Fair-NB]
Milner, William, Co. F, 6th CVI, Ft Wagner, Aug 1863
Morris, Charles M., Co. F, 6th CVI, Dec 9, 1906, AE 70, [EvrgrnNH]
Soder, George, Capt., Co. F, 6th CVI, July, 18, 1914, AE 86, [Wstvl]
Sperry, Edwin W., Co. F, 6th CVI, Dec 21, 1903, AE 60, [Wstvl]
Wheatley, James, Co. F, 6th CVI, Apr 14, 1922, AE 87, [Milford]

Burritt, William, 2-Lt, Co. G, 6th CVI, Oct 5, 1912, AE 82, [Fair-NB]
Connell, J. P., Sgt, Co. G, 6th CVI
Cummings, James, Cpl, Co. G, 6th CVI
McMahon, Matthew, Cpl, Co. G, 6th CVI, Feb 10, 1905, AE 64, [OStMy-NB]
Alpress, Edward A., Co. G, 6th CVI, 1840 + 1911, [Bristol]
Bollerer, Jacob, Co. G, 6th CVI, Aug 22, 1922, AE 79, [OakGrv-WHvn]
Caller, Phillip, Co. G, 6th CVI, May 15, 1906, AE 70, [OStMy-NB]
Dougherty, Michael, Co. G, 6th CVI, May 22, 1877, AE 47, [OStMy-NB]
Haffy, Bernard, Co. G, 6th CVI
Hamlin, J. Watson, Co. G, 6th CVI, 10-13-1888, AE 57, [W-Plnvll]
Livingston, George, Co. G, 6th CVI, 10-10-1900, AE 59, [Rivers-Farm]
McEwan, John, Co. G, 6th CVI, Jul 11, 1893, AE 66, [SpGrvDarien]
McMahon, Patrick, Co. G, 6th CVI, Fen 12, 1900, AE 68, [OStMy-NB]
Minogne, Patrick, Co. G, 6th CVI, Oct 6, 1881, [OStMy-NB]
O'Brien, Thomas, Co. G, 6th CVI, March 2, 1898, [OStMy-NB]
Tracey, T. E., Co. G, 6th CVI, ND [Fair-NB]

Kost, Rudolph, 2ndLt, Co. H, 6th CVI
Handel, Christian., Sgt, Co. H, 6th CVI, (also B/1st CVI), [NA East Hfd]
Bantly, Anton, Co. H, 6th CVI, July 5, 1897, [Cent E-Hfd]
Bantly, Francis, Co. H, 6th CVI, D Andersonville, 8-24-1864, [Cent-EHfd]
Becker, Henry, Co. H, 6th CVI, Jan 19, 1888, [Cent-Merd]
Brill, John, Co. H, 6th CVI, Nov 3, 1920, AE 82, [EvrgrnNH]
Hartung, Rochus, Co. H, 6th CVI, July 2, 1896, AE 66, [SpGrvDarien]
Hess, Mathias, Co. H, 6th CVI, Dec 10, 1867, AE 35, [Sprgrv-Hfd]
Maschmeyer, Herman, Co. H, 6th CVI, Mar 12, 1889, AE 68, [WalGrv-Merd]
Meyer, Fred, Co. H, 6th CVI, June 29, 1908, AE 63, [WalGrv-Merd]
Miller, Peter, Co. H, 6th CVI, POW D. Sept 23, 1864, [Charleston, SC]
Newhaus, Henry, Co. H, 6th CVI, Mar 23, 1903, AE 70, [EvrgrnNH]
Pfeiffer, Otmar, Co. H, 6th CVI, (wnd Ft. Wagner), [NA East Hfd]
Rebstock, William, Co. H, 6th CVI, Dec 18, 1915, AE 81, [Cent-Merd]
Warner, Alonzo, Co. H, 6th CVI, Dec 17, 1929, AE 87, [West Hfd]
Wolfer, Simeon, Co. H, 6th CVI, [NA East Hfd]

Grogan, Charles H., Sgt, Co. I, 6th CVI
Breslin, James, Cpl, Co. I, 6th CVI, Jul 30, 1891, AE 68, [SpGrvDarien]
Beers, A. B., Co. I, 6th CVI
Boughton, George, Co. I, 6th CVI, Dec 13, 1917, AE 73, [SpGrvDarien]
Gray, Thompson D., Co. I, 6th CVI, Mar 18, 1887, [Cent-Wall]
Laroche, Frank, Co. I, 6th CVI, Aug 19, 1865, AE 33, [EvrgrnNH]
Platt, George, Co. I, 6th CVI

Osborn, Fred B., Capt, Co. K, 6th CVI
Perkins, William K., Sgt, Co. K, 6th CVI, Aug 14, 1862, AE 32, [EvrgrnNH]
Barker, Joseph, Co. K, 6th CVI, May 16, 1864, AE 28, [Branford]
Campbell, George, Co. K, 6th CVI, Dec 25, 190\10, AE 66, [ZionHHfd]
Evarts, Burton A., Co. K, 6th CVI, May 7, 1927, AE 81, [OakGrv-WHvn]
Fisher, J. N., Co. K, 6th CVI, Sep 12, 1881, AE 53, [EvrgrnNH]
Ford, E. W., Co. K, 6th CVI, [ND Whitneyville]
Grannis, Thomas P., Co. K, 6th CVI, Mar 23, 1914, AE 76, [Wstvl]
Green, John, Co. K, 6th CVI, Nov 10, 1878, AE 62, [Grove-NH]
Hills, Chauncey, Co. K, 6th CVI, Apr 7, 1867, AE 26, [W-Plnvll]
Hotchkiss, Franklin D., Co. K, 6th CVI, Apr 24, 1913, AE 72, [SpGrvDarien]
Johnson, Tryon W., Co. K, 6th CVI, Dec 31, 1923, AE 81, [OakGrv-WHvn]
Joyce, Stephen P., Co. K, 6th CVI, Mar 16, 1904, AE 62, [MtCm-Hamdn]
Morris, James, Co. K, 6th CVI, Mar 16, 1877, [Fair-Win]
Nichols, Frank S., Co. K, 6th CVI, Jan 15, 1935, AE 93, [Hills-Naug]
Rawlings, Charles, Co. K, 6th CVI, Jan 10, 1923, AE 89, [Wstvl]
Rogers, Elias H., Co. K, 6th CVI, Jan 20, 1892, [Cenr-Dur]
Sullivan, James, Cpl, Co. K, 6th CVI, Sept 1, 1899, [ZionHHfd]
Tracey, James, Co. K, 6th CVI, [NA East-Hfd]
Wilcox, Aaron G., Co. K, 6th CVI, June 27, 1881, [EvrgrnNH]

FROM http://www.interment.net/data/us/nat/ct/6th_cvi.htm

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The Old Sixth Regiment (6th CT) SEARCH FOR THIS

Its war record, 1861-5
by Charles K. Cadwell

A SEARCHABLE reproduction of the original book on CD

Originally published by Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor, New Haven, CT, 1875
228 pages

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Another Northrop in the Sixth CVI in Company K
Thomas J. Northrop
 - Date of death unknown.

http://www.footguard.org/warco.html

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GUNN LIBRARY CIVIL WAR

 

Letters from the Battlefield: Stories of Washington's Civil War Soldiers

The exhibit traced the evolution of Washington from a slavery-supporting community to one that came out strongly on the side of the abolitionist forces. Civil War letters, pictures and artifacts from both local families and the collection of the Museum were used to explore the lives of Washington's soldiers, sharing their stories of bravery and horror.

It's quite likely there are childhood friends among this list.

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Charles Alvin
b. July 6, 1836.
Five years in Civil War ; Second Lieutenant. Sailed, about 1880, as steward, on a voyage to Africa ; not heard from since. Supposed to have been lost at sea. Neglected to give name of vessel he sailed on.

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ii Charles Alvin, b. July 6, 1836. or 46? Five years in Civil War ; Second Lieutenant. Sailed, about 1880, as steward, on a voyage to Africa ; not heard from since. Supposed to have been lost at sea. Neglected to give name of vessel he sailed on.(Civil War seems correct. Not sure about the other information.Many mysteries.)

Must have been born by 1844 or 45
unless his parents signed off to enter service before age 17.

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Old Genealogical Document

Other Ives // Northrop Ives Vermont // Ives Vermont II // Ives Northrop Links

Methodist Episcopal Church

Wakeman Underground Railway

Immigration Origins

   
Amos & Rachel Ives Northrop
 
m                  

Jennings Alvord

Northrop Brothers Builders

Oak Lawn Cemetery

 
 
Charles Alvin
James Edward
&
Sarah Cecelia Burns
-

Charles E m.Pinney,

William A.

source of Bunnell & Davis associations

-
died young

+
Ella Angelina

Frederick E.

&
Sarah Elizabeth Hughes

+
Lee, Parsell,

m2 Hubbell

+
See
Separate
Table

 

 


Living Relatives

+
Alvin E,

Howard S,

Willis N,

George L

m2
Clara Beers

Living Relative
Yes, I do have contact.
  +
? Charles
+
Lillie E
(Beach),


Mary Elizabeth D young ,

+
Mary/May?,

Walter J.

Florence/
Flora Emily
Detailed
Bulkley links
 

Mildred Hughes

Marjorie Edith (Rutilli)

             
IVES ALVORD WAKEMAN MILLARD BULKLEY BAKER MEEKER HANNEGAN MILLS
BURNS HALL HUGHES LEE PARSELL BEERS BEACH RUTILLI  

George Elmore Northrop
& Margaret Ellen Hannegan Hannegan2
George Ives Northrop
& Estella Keeler Jennings
Winthrop Blaine Northrop
Alvin Margaret Mary Never married.
Helped raise nephew & neices especially once both parents died.

Garrett Line and other possible connections.
Proximity in Evergreen Cemetery may suggest some connections.

EVERGREEN CEMETERY NEW HAVEN CT
 
Northrop, Garrett 147390191
b. Aug. 9, 1812 d. Mar. 14, 1875
Plot: Section: Fountain Avenue, 
Plot: 8, Grave: 5
 
Younger brother of Alvin Northrop
of Greens Farms, CT
Father of James Edward Northrop
& Charles Alvin Northrop
 (Wife Betsey Millard Northrop) 
d.May 8, 1868  bur Warren Center Cem)
 
wife
Betsey Northrop
b. unknown  d. May 8, 1868
Inscription: Betsey wife of 
Garry Northrop
d. May 8 1868 
Ae 56 y's 3 mo  & 7d's.
Warren Center Cemetery Old 
Warren, Litchfield, CT
 
 
Northrop, James E. 
147390199
b. Jan. 26, 1839 d. Mar. 11, 1900 
Plymouth, CT
Plot: Section: Fountain Avenue, 
Plot: 8, Grave: 1
s/o Garrett d. at Plymouth home of daughter
 
Sarah Cecelia Burns Northrop 
147388294
b. unknown d. Jan. 15, 1932
Plot: Section: Fountain Avenue, 
Plot: 8, Grave: 2
No picture
 
Northrop, Mary E[lizabeth] 
d/o James E and Sarah Cecelia 
147390204 died young
b. unknown d. Nov. 5, 1870
Plot: Section: Fountain Avenue, 
Plot: 8, Grave: 8
Mary Elizabeth Northrop : 9/17/1870 - 11/5/1870 

No Picture
     
 

???
Looks like our Charles A. Northrop, but no confirmation. The published genealogy is quite sketchy on our line. It is one of the "unconnected" lines and at very least omits information and mispells names of places & people..

It has this Charles as "Sailed about 1880, as steward, on a voyage to Africa; not heard from since. Supposed to have been lost at sea. Neglected to gice name of vessel he sailed on." This may be true, but it could be a polite way of avoiding mention of a divorce "for misconduct".

It's not too hard to imagine that five years in the Civil War would have taken a tremendous toll -- possibly to the extent of what we now call PTSD. So it is possible that he suffered serious disruptions in his life.

However, if it is our Charles, he had a son I'd like to track.

Father
Charles A Northrop
b ~ 1836 age 34 Express b. CT 
MessengerWIFE 
1870 Census
wife Annie age 24 son Charles age 10 at school maybe w John W Hurlburt soapmaker 28 CT , 
Caroline 24 b. VA, Frank 6 CT
Son
Charles Northrop SON/o 
Charles A. Northrop & Annie
b ~ 1860
Annie ( Adelaide L Northrop of Farmington different)
 
Jan 17, 1871 Divorce Chicago 
paper re New Haven CT
 Annie C from 
Charles A. Northrop 
cause misconduct

Is this our Charles?
     
 
Northrop, Charles E. 147390181
b. unknown ~ May 22, 1882, 
Woodbridge, CT
d. May 25, 1942 age 59
Plot: Section 6, Plot: 501, Grave: 1
Northrop, Emma 147390188
b. unknown ~ 1891 
d. Jun. 12, 1948 AGE 57
Plot: Section 6, Plot: 501, Grave: 2
1883-1942 age 59
1900 census Milk Peddler Charles Northrope
 M 18 Single White Servant b. May 1882 CT 
CT CT living w/ Philip C Alling 38 & Ida H Alling 
1930 census Charles E Northrop M 47 Mar. 
White Head b 1883 CT 
CT  CT Sta. Fireman Silver Factory  B 21
Emma Northrop F 39 Mar. White Wife 1891 
CT Ger. Ger. B 21
Ethel L Northrop F 19 Single White Daughter 
1911 CT CT CT B 
21 Arthur Street, Ward 8 near Rosette
b. 1891-1948 age 57
Trinity Church one of three historic churches 
on the east side of New Haven Green --corner 
of Temple and Chapel Streets,  Church on 
draft card 1942
 1942 Charles Elmer Northrop age 59
 [b. ~ may 22 1882  Woodbridge ] 
draft reg WWII 1942 lives 55 1/2  arthur st, wife emma 
d may 25 1942 
     
 
Ernestine Last
Plot: Section 6, Plot: 501, Grave: 3
Birth: 
Death: 
Henry C Last
Plot: Knight Hospital Memorial, 
Section: Path B, Plot: 89, Grave: 8 
Birth: 
Death: 
Emma Northrop 1930 Census New Haven, CT 
Age 39 m. White b. ~  1891 CT 
parents b. Germany others -- Charles E Northrop 
Head M 47 CT /  Emma Northrop Wife F 39 CT / 
Ethel L Northrop Dau F 19 CT / 
Bertha L Northrop Dau F 5 CT / 
Eartina L Last M-in-law F 71 Ger. / 
Lousie Last Niece F 18 NY / 
Henry C Last Bro-in-law M 49 Ger.
     
 
Charles Elmer Northrop Jr 
age 95
b. 20 Jan 1916 New Haven, CT 
d. 03 Dec 2011 
 20 January 1916 New Haven, CT. 
The youngest of 10 children of 
Charles Elmer Northrop 
& Grace Mary Patterson Northrop

NOT s/o Charles & Emma ?? parents would have
died much earlier to be in orphanage. Age 26 when
father died 32 when mother died OR it is
Charles & Emma, but something else
happened poverty, legal problem mental problem

 Also Teresa Lattanzi Sister Female / 
Richard Tenney Brother Male / 
Extended Family Jodi Sandella Niece Female      
Thomas Storlazzi domestic partner
He was the youngest of 10 children born to 
Charles Elmer Northrop & Grace Mary Patterson 
Northrop. Orphaned at a young age, 
he was raised  at The County Home 
Orphanage in West Haven. Corporal in the 
US Army  82nd Airborne, 
which led the first ever regimental-sized
 combat parachute  assault on 
9 July 1943 in Sicily. at Camp Lucky Strike 
where he met his life partner,  Thomas Storlazzi, 
now deceased. Upon their arrival in the United States, 
Thomas' family accepted Chuck as one of their own. 
Thomas and Chuck resided in Clinton for 
25 years and Hawaii for almost 35 years
     
  Bowns, Abigail(Abigal) C Northrop
 Mrs. William Henry Bowns [NOT Downs]
146018321

b. Jun. 4, 1808 d. Feb. 19, 1885
New Haven Northrop Evergreen Cemetery
son record Abagail C. Northrop in record of
Henry Edgar Bowns & Felicite M. Menuez
Husband William Henry Bowns Son Henry
Edgar Bowns m. Felicite M. Menuez NYC
Marriage Records m. 19 Dec 1870
Brooklyn, Kings, NY Age 39
b. ~ 1831 New Haven CT m. Felicite M. Menuez
age 21 b. ~ 1849, Harrisburg, OH
d/o Frank M. Menuez & Josephine Fevre

Not sure who she is
     
&
 2
wives

Northrop, William T[heodore]. 51982568
b. Apr. 20, 1835 d. Aug. 24, 1915
Plot: Section: Spruce Avenue,
Plot: 9 Front, Grave: 3 

William Theodore Northrup b. 20 APR 1835
Milton, CT 1880 Cenus New Haven, CT real estate,
secretary of Chrystal Ice Co.; grocer (1880)
66 Howe St., New Haven, CT Parents b. CT.
Others 1880 Frank Hurlburt - bro-in-law,
age 26, CT. Parents born CT.
Book Keeper. John Ulrich - other, age 32,
NY. Parents born Alsace. Engraver.
Edith Mattingly - other, age 22, CT. Parents
b. England. Clerk In Store .
s/o Anson Northrup b: 17 JUL 1790 Ffld Co.,
CT & Martha Hard b: MAR 1792 Milton, CT
m1 Thalia M Hurlburt b: CT m. 9 APR 1860
Anson Northrup, Isaiah Northrup Sr.5,
Job Northrup4, William Northrup3, Joseph Northrup2,
Joseph Northrup1 By 1835 Anson & Martha
in Milton not Roxbury or were visiting/travelling
(Anson NORTHRUP, Isaiah NORTHRUP4,
Job NORTHRUP3, William NORTHRUP2,
Joseph NORTHRUP1) Anson b. 17 JUL 1790 ?
Fairfield, Co, d, 21 MAY 1835 Roxbury, CT.
m. Martha HARD 1816 Milton, CTMartha
b. MAR 1792 Milton d. 16 FEB 1869.
Anson Roxbury 1820 - OP \ age 45 yrs
s/o Isaiah Northrup 1746 – 1817 & Mary
Hubbell 1749 – 1817 Bur
Old South Cemetery Roxbury, CT Kids m.
Barnes, Sperry, Evarts, Clark
Bpt George Anson Livery business

Anson Martha FindGrave
mommy2gwen
w1
Northrop, Thalia M. Hurlburt 5193178 William
b. Feb. 8, 1836 d. Jun. 12, 1893
Plot: Section: Spruce Avenue,
Plot: 9 Front, Grave: 2
 
w2
Northrop, Betsey Sperry Linsley 
51983225
 w/o William T w2
b. Jan. 24, 1839 d. Oct. 7, 1928
Plot: Section: Spruce Avenue, 
Plot: 9 Front, Grave: 4 
 
     
 
John D Northrop
b. ~ 1872 d. 06 Oct 1951
Wife (maybe m2) Emma A.

Family SearchLINK

John D Northorp Death 06 Oct 1951 LIVED & D. 
West Haven, CT  Age 79 Marital Status Single White 
b. ~ 1872 Cert Number 15999
 
Northrop, Emma A. 147390189
b. unknown b. ~ 1873 
d. Sep. 15, 1954
Plot: Section: Lawn Avenue, 
Plot: 500, Grave: 4
s/o William Wales NORTHRUP b: 14 JUN 1849 Orange, 
CT & 
Lena SMITH b: Abt 1851 Woodbury, , CT?
 (William Wales NORTHRUP, Abel Allen Atwater 
NORTHRUP6 &
 Martha Maria MORGAN, Caleb Camp NORTHRUP5 & 
Patty MUNSON,  Abel NORTHRUP4 
& Susanna CAMP, Joseph NORTHRUP3
 & Ruth ALLEN,  William NORTHRUP2,
 Joseph NORTHRUP1) b. 14 JUN 1849 
Orange, CT. M. Lena SMITH 28 DEC 1870.
 Lena b. ~ 1851 Woodbury? 
Children i. John D. NORTHRUP b~ 1873 CT
 ii. Lillian A. NORTHRUP B.~ 1874 CT
hIS M2?? Emma A Northrop d, lIVED &Death 1954 
West Haven, CT 
Age 81 White b. ~ 1873 spouse JOHN cert # 14785
hIS M2?? 1900 WIDOWED 1930 , 1940 Census 
John D Northrop 
Painter in own shop Third Avenue New Haven b ~ 
1871 ct parents c ct 
Emma Weidig Germany Emma b NJ
     
 
Northrop, Carrie R. 147390179
 (Mrs Edgar S)
b. unknown d. Apr. 17, 1895
Plot: Section: Lawn Avenue, 
Plot: 510 East, Grave: 3
m. Carrie Turner Rootsweb
Ct Death Record  Carrie Northrop d. 17 Apr 1895 age 33 
b. 1862  Married Spouse's Name Edgar S
Edgar's mother, Mrs. Caroline Osborn Northrop 
20 MAY 1838  New Fairfield, - d 31 DEC 1892 
New Haven died in 1892,  so this is wife
Does this go back to Ridgefield Jeremiah or Brookfield
Jeremiah???
Rootsweb LINK   
 
Northrop, Edgar S. 147390185
b. unknown [ 1856-7]
 d. Feb. 7, 1882
Plot: Section: Lawn Avenue, 
Plot: 510 East, Grave: 4
s/o [Francis] Jerome Northrop  M 36 b. CT 
& Caroline Northrop  
F 32 
b. CT siblings Eugene M Northrop  M 10 b. CT &
 Ellen F Northrop  F 6 
b. CT Jerome 1860 Laborer Danbury. 1970 
Farm Laborer Danbury
CT Death 01 Feb 1882 Danbury, Connecticut Age 25 b. 1857
1880 Census Lucy A Baldwin age 43 b. CT ~ 
1837 School Teacher
Edgar S. Northrop age 19 NY ~ 1861 son
George A Northrop age 17 CT b ~ 1863 son
Lucy M Northrop b. NJ b ~ 1867 dau
Homer W Baldwinb. IL b ~ 1875 son
DIFFERENT EDGAR S.
Brother Eugene resided in New Haven when dau Maud b. 
Eugene m.  Grace Ganun
Sister Ellen F. m. Joseph N. Perkins 16 DEC 1878 
New Haven 
kids b. White Hills Shelton/Woodbridge 
bur Raymond Cem, Canterbury, CT 1945
 
 
 
Northrop, Emeline Austin 
147390187
b. Oct. 28, 1797 d. Feb. 12, 1889
Plot: Section: Path D, 
Plot: 26, Grave: 5
 
 
Northrop, Luther 147390202
b. unknown d. Apr. 10, 1864
Plot: Section: Path D,
 Plot: 26, Grave: 6
 
 
Northrop, Herbert A. 147390197
b. unknown d. Aug. 6, 1838
Plot: Section: Path D, 
Plot: 26, Grave: 3
 
     
 
Northrop, Eugene M [Melville]
 140164418
b. Jul. 13, 1859 d. Nov. 29, 1910
Plot: Section: Grass Path Jasmine, 
Plot: 17, Grave: 5 
s/o Francis Jerome
 
Northrop, Francis [Jerome]
140164137
b. 1834 d. 1917
Plot: Section: Grass Path Jasmine, 
Plot: 17, Grave: 4 
Father of Eugene Melville
     
     
 
Northrop, Grace M. 147390195
b. unknown d. Jan. 31, 1920
Plot: Section: Willow Avenue, 
Plot: 87, Grave: 2
Grace M Northrop 1910 Census Hamden, CT 
Age 23 M. White  Wife of Charles E 
b. ~ 1887 CT Father b. CT

Familysearch LINK
Charles Elmer Northrop Jr Obituary 07 Dec 2011 CT Age 95 b. 20 Jan 1916 New Haven, CT d. 03 Dec 2011 New Haven Register s/o Charles Elmer Northrop & Grace Mary Patterson Northrop, Teresa Lattanzi Sister (adopted), Richard Tenney Brother (adopted), Jodi Sandella Niece Female (adopted), Thomas Storlazzi Domestic Partner Male
 
Northrop, Clarence E. 147390183
b. unknown d. Jul. 24, 1910
Plot: Section: Willow Avenue, 
Plot: 87, Grave: 6
 
     
 
Northrop, George Frank 
124681988
b. Oct. 18, 1872 d. Jan. 26, 1895
Plot: Section: Willow Avenue, 
Plot: 50, Grave: 1 
 
 
Northrop, Joseph 124681780
b. Dec. 30, 1833 d. Apr. 2, 1921
Plot: Section: Willow Avenue, 
Plot: 50, Grave: 2
 
 
Northrop, Mary Parker 
124681881
b. Aug. 25, 1833 d. Apr. 21, 1920
Plot: Section: Willow Avenue, 
Plot: 50, Grave: 3
 
 
Northrop, Mary J. 147390206
b. unknown d. Jun. 30, 1947
Plot: Section: Willow Avenue, 
Plot: 50, Grave: 4
 
     
 
Northrop, George L. 147390193
b. unknown d. Jan. 3, 1874
Plot: Section: Pine Avenue, 
Plot: 711, Grave: 1
only one
     
 
Northrop, Victor, Sr 147390209
b. unknown d. Feb. 13, 1975
Plot: Section: Association
 Single Graves, 
Plot: 6337, Grave: 1
Death Victo J Northrop Connecticut Death Index 
13 Feb 1975 New Haven, CT Residence 
New Haven, CT  Age 76 Widowed Negro 
b. ~ 1899 wife VIRG Cert # 03561
Is this black couple related to the 
Washington CT Northrop ~ 1850 or 60??
maybe son?  Age 57 Victor J Northrop 
b. 10 Jul 1943 NJ d. 29 Jul 2000
 
Northrop, Virginia 147390211
b. unknown d. unknown
Plot: Section: Association 
Single Graves, 
Plot: 6337, Grave: 1
 
     

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A JUDD NORTHROP GENEALOGY

AMOS ISSUES


AMOS BRIEF TIMELINE-CENSUS

FAMILY NAMES

NEIGHBOR NAMES

DETAILED TIMELINE

MAP 1766

MAP 1777

MAP 1780


MAP 1829

MAP WOODVILLE ROADS

MAP WOODVILLE SATELLITE

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Amos
Parent / Name
Speculations



Amos may have been a farmer, shoemaker (his eldest known son, Alvin, was a shoemaker) or in a profession related to leather.

Chatham, NY reported as birthplace is suspicious. May be Chatham, CT (Alvords) or wrong Northrop line.

Names WITH connections - Amos, Burr

Names with possible connections - Gerrit, George, Fenn, Elmore, Winthrop, Blaine, Anzonetta /Antoinetta

A number of Fenns have connections to Joseph Line - Second Congregational Church Milford "Plymouth"

Amos had 2 known children but possibly more.

Amos might have even spent some time in Berkshire County, MA.

 

It is interesting to observe on the gravestones that widows were called relicts and wives who predeceased their husbands are called consorts.

 

 
 
           


Northrops


Family Tree
 
Before the founder England
 Joseph Northrup            
1619(1639)-1669 Milford
 Joseph Northrup             narrrow
1649 Milford ~ ???1700
 James Northrop              
1693 Milford ~ 1747
 James Northrop
             
1719 Ridgefield ~ 1784
 Amos Northrop              
1778? Milford 1855 Warren
 Alvin Northrop                
1803 Ridgefield, Kent, Milford, Salem ~1875 or 86
 George Elmore  Northrop
1844 Cornwall~1906 Southport
 George Ives  Northrop     
1871 Southport ~ 1923 Southport
 Alvin Jennings  Northrop  
1905 Southport/Norwalk ~ 1980 Fairfield

Hannigan

Ives

Jennings

Keeler

Webster (offsite)

This is a work in process and there are still other possible fathers for Amos.

Other Amos Father Possibilities arrow

 

Old Stuff I haven't edited recently.
Amos Northrop b ~ 1776-80 (census dates)

The prosperity of the town of Kent was checked with the advent of the railroad. It was once a flourishing community when every night twenty- one two and four horse teams could be seen entering the town from the direction of Quaker hill loaded with iron ore to be cast into pigs and then hauled thirty miles to Poughkeepsie to market. The crack of the whips of so many drivers is gone and the charm of the town now lies in its quietness and solitude.

.....The period of the settlement of Kent was that of Connecticut's first attack of the western fever, and this is how it was brought on. As has been said, but little value was attached to the teritory of Litchfield county, before the beginning of the last century. There was lan<l enough nearer the center of the colony, and the population was still too limited for the peopling of new towns. But after the reinstatement of the colonial charter in 1694, and the consequent restored security of the colony, enterprise, which had languished during the reign of James, revived, the population of the colony increased, and inquiry began to be made for territory for new settlements. The earliest response to this demand, in this section of the state,.was the exploration and sale of the territory of the town of Litchfield. This territory was included in the "Western Lands" conveyed by the colony to the towns of Hartford and Windsor in 1686-7, and the sale of it was the ilrst disposal of that territory which the towns had made. In the spring of 1715, a committee of these towns, of whom John Marsh, the ancestor of the Marshes of Litchfield, was one, and the seeming chief, visited the region, "viewed" it, and secured deeds of it from the Indians; their bills for service, against the towns, giving intimation of the primitive wildness of the region, as by the following items from the Hartford records: —...

The sale of the territory of Litchfleld by the towns of Hartford and Windsor, roused the colony to assert its claim to the Western Lands, and in 1719 at the May session, the legislature enacted: —

"That the whole of said tract of Land shall lie for the further dispose of this assembly, and all surveyors and persons appointed to lay out lands, are hereby forbidden to bound or lay out any of said land without the special order of this assembly."

Nevertheless, Hartford and Windsor went on disposing of the land, and a fierce controversy arose between the colony on the one side, and these two towns and the settlers in the Western Lands to whom they had sold tracts, on the other, which was settled as records show, by compromise, in 1726, the colony taking one, the western half, and the two towns the other, the eastern half; Litchfield, as already disposed of, being left out of the division.

This long controversy had thoroughly advertised the unsettled lands,

1738; Cornwall at Fairfield, in February of the same year; Kent at Windham, in March;

...young men "went west to grow up with the country;" and all north and east of Kent was alive, as was itself, with the interest of.new settlement.

all at once," to use a familiar phrase, the country sprang into life at the period of the settlement of Kent: Nortnbury church, organized 1740; Westbury, 1740; Bethlehem, 1740; Washington, 1742; Kent, 174i; Goshen, 1740; Cornwall, 1741; Canaan, 1741; Torrington, 1741; Harwinton, 1737; New Hartford, 1738. So that Kent was by no means born alone. Its settlement was but one manifestation of a movement that pervaded the colony, the first great set of Connecticut's westward tide; the tide that, with its successive flowings, has peopled the continent with its best inhabitants and noblest life.

While the new life of Kent society was crystalizing into form, the same process of the beginnings of religious and civil organization was going on in the communities around it. As the primeval forest still covered this parish, unbroken save by the settler's clearings, so over Litchfield county the primitive wilderness stretched unbroken, save where here and there the centres were being established of the several towns. It is the period from which the life of Litehfield county takes its date.

Westbury, now Watertown, was constituted an ecclesiastical society in 1738, the same year as Kent.

In Bethlehem, the first settlers are petitioning the General Assembly to be constituted a distinct society, which petition was granted at the October session, 1739, and the church was organized the following spring, March 27, 1740.

In Washington, too, the first settlement is under way, the pioneer settler, Joseph Hurlburt, locating there in 1736, and the community petitioning in 1741, to be organized into an ecclesiastical society, which was done by the General Assembly at the October session of that year, the society being named "Judea," likely from the hill country of Palestine, which of old bore that name. Immediately on the organization of the society, the building of the meeting-house was proceeded with, the inhabitants stating, in a petition to the General Assembly in May 1742,that they had "Unanymously and Lovingly Agreed upon a place for to set a Meeting House; ' the only instance of the kind in the early history of the county. The house was built during the same year; the cnurch being organized Sept. 1st., 1742; Rev. Reuben Judd, the first pastor being ordained the same day; the ceremonies taking place in a grove—the other society in the town, that of New Preston, was organized October, 1752.

Into the "Wilderness" the first invasion was the settlement of Litchfield, and this introduces us to one of the most curious and interesting chapters of Connecticut history, as well as to a matter which early engaged the attention of Northbury (PLYMOUTH - WAS INCORPORATED FROM WATERTOWN); it being the subject of a controversy which the new society waged with the mother town, from the time of its organization as a society until after it became a town itself—the famous affair of the"Western Lands." In the records of Waterbury, 1741, there is the following entry with reference to the matter: —

"There having been considerable discourse about the money for which the western lands were sold and granted for the use of the school, and not agreeing in what method it should be disposed of, (the town) did by vote agree that they would refer it to some indifferent gentlemen, to be decided by them where the said money shall be disposed, whether it belongs to the first parish (of Waterbury) or should be divided among the several parishes (including Westbury and Northbury)."

What were these "western lands?" The original title to the territory of New England was the grant, in 1620, by James I. to the Plymouth Company, of England of

"All that part of America lying and being in breadth from the fortieth degree of north latitude, from the equinoctial line, to the forty-eighth degree of said northerly latitude inclusively, and in length of and with all the breadth aforesaid, throughout the main land from sea to sea."

Among the first division of Kent were:
Ephraim Hubbel, multiple m. Abigail Bradley d. Kent, Sherwood, Noble, Fuller Peter Hubbel, multiple of greenfield connection to betts,, hurlburt
Richard Hubbel, multiple stratford, ffld, newtown fairweather, burritt wheeler
Jedediah Hubbel (also as JH, Esq. both later)...Fairfield, Newtown Stratfield Bradley (mother) Noble, Northrop, Hickox, Hurlbut, Wheeler later Lanesboro
Johnathan Hubbel, multiple Fairfield, Newtown, Stratforfd Bethlehem, Derby Prudden, Burr, Silliman Morehouse,Wakeman in 1631 in Eng Alford m. in Ill

Samuel Canfleld, multiple Samuel Canfield and others,

and later
John Smith, multipleDavid Smith,Nathaniel Smith,
Joseph Fuller,
Pelatiah Marsh.Cyrus Marsh, ,multipleEbenezer Marsh, multiple ,Heirs of Colonel Ebenezer Marsh,William Marsh
Azariah Pratt, Daniel Pratt, multiple Joseph Pratt Jr., Daniel Pratt, Peter Pratt,
Joseph Peck,
John Porter,
,Nathaniel Sanford,
Nathaniel Sanford and Henry Silsby,
Jabez Swift, multipleZephania Swift,
Nathaniel Slosson,
Isaac Camp, Isaac Camp

1738,

The old deeds refer frequently to the Fairweather purchase, but as there is no deed on record in Kent of this property a search was made through the old colonial records where it was found that in 1707 there was a large tract of land granted to Hon. Nathaniel Gold, Peter Burr and several others of Fairfleld for a township in what is now the southern portion of Kent and the northern portion of New Milford, and that they in turn sold a part or all of it to Robert Silliman, Richard Hubbell and Benjamin Fairweather, the latter being described as the "cornet of the troop in Fairfleld." The latter's purchase contained some 3,800 acres and was six miles in length from east to west and three hundred rods wide. When the owner died the large tract was divided between his heirs.

1826

About this time there was considerable agitation to have a canal from Stockbridge, Mass., to tide water at Derby. This is the language of the resolution the town meeting passed: "That we claim it is the interest and duty of every individual situated near the proposed route to aid and assist in the completion of this object oy endeavoring to promote and otherwise concert in measures calculated to effect it by lending funds as circumstances may enable and the vastness of the undertaking may require. That no other route to tide water heretofore suggested is by us regarded as equally important or can equally well accommodate this town or that portion of the public subjected to land carriage which lies between the Connecticut and Hudson rivers."

May. 1739, passed a resolution that "the military companies in the towns of Kent, Woodbury, New Milford, Litchfleld, Cornwall, Goshen, Canaan, Norfolk, Salisbury, Sharon, and New Pairfleld shall be one entire regiment to be distinguished by the name of the Thirteenth regiment."

...The War of the Revolution impoverished where it did not devastate. For many years there was practically no money. Mr. Bordwell was from necessity a farmer, and during the long winter a tutor as well; for like most of the ministers of the day, he fitted many a boy for college. The spiritual destitution of the period was even greater than the material. Skepticism and infidelity were rampant, and the church that held its own did well.

...wife of John Millard, Sr.
1776.
Widow Rebeckah Millard,

1784.
Abram Beecher and his wife,
Lois Coleman,
Aaron Coleman,

1807.
Dr. Oliver Fuller and his wife,
Aurelia Northrop,

1816 Hannah Fenn,

Record Is incomplete previous to 1812, and there is no means by which the manner of removal from the church can be ascertained.

no record after 1812 on -- so maybe before 1812 or not members of this church?

EPISCOPAL
The next rector was Samuel Clark, who went to New Milford in 1768. He was a native of West Haven and a graduate of Yale college. Under him the first real attempts at organization were made. They are upon the parish register two very old documents of his day; they are the earliest records the parish now possesses. The first of these papers is dated at New Milford February 7, 1770; it is a receipt to Reuben Swift for his ministerial (church tax) for the year 1769. The second is dated Dec. 2, 1771, and shows that occasional services were being kept. It is a notice of Mr. Clark's intention to preach in Kent the coming Sunday. It was owing to the co-operation of this worthy layman, Reuben Swift, that the church for which Mr. Palmer began to gather subscriptions in 1760, was finally built in 1772 or early in 1773. Mr. Swift lived just to see it finished as he died the same year. This ancient building stood about thirty yards to the south of the present church. It was afterwards converted into a town hall, and still later the frame was used for a barn, now the property of George Hopson.

Mr. Clark remained at his post until 1787 when he migrated to Nova Scotia. The years 1768-87 covered by Mr. Clark's ministry were dark days for the church in America. The nearest bishop was 3,000 miles across the Atlantic. It was not until 1785 that a bishop set foot upon these shores. Besides the want of a bishop there were other hardships to bear. The church was small in numbers; she was hated and despised by the multitude who regarded Episcopacy as hostile to civil as well as religious liberty. When the war really broke out many of the clergy had to fiee, others were persecuted and imprisoned, churches were closed, many of them desecrated and defiled by the mob.

In 1790 Rev. Truman Marsh was stationed at New Milford and remained for nine years, and it is probable he looked after the church in Kent. In February, 1808, the parish was duly organized according to the state laws, the first officers being Lewis St. John, clerk; Reuben Booth, moderator; John Smith, treasurer. In May following Rev. Sturgis Gilbert was offered $6 to preach every third Sunday during the summer. May 4, 1809, a meeting was called to see whether the society would adopt the constitution of the church in America as set forth by general convention. From 1808 to 1816 yearly meetings were held on the great plain of Kent as it was then called. In the latter year the old church was renovated. In September Mr. Gilbert was released from his contract. The records are broken from here until 1819, when in April of that year at the annual meeting the committee of the church were authorized to lay out the present subscriptions lately obtained in hiring, as it was said, Rev. George B. Andrews to officiate as clergyman. Under him the old church which had been built nearly fifty- two years in 1820 was consecrated. Mr. Andrews immediately afterward set to work to build the present edifice. On September 30, 1822, a meeting was called to adopt plans for building. Jeremiah Fuller, John H. Swift, Garrett Winegar, Alpheus Fuller, and John Hurd, were chosen as a building committee. The original papers, contracts, etc., are still preserved. Various subscription papers tell of the struggles of the faithful few to get the church built. Those who had no money to give gave of their goods, timber, stone, brick, or lime, anything in short, that would prove available as building,

M. E. CHURCH AT GAYLORDSV1LLE.

Many of the people in the southern part of the town are connected with the Methodist Episcopal church in Gaylordsville, and that church must not be overlooked in enumerating the religious forces of the town. For many years it has maintained regular preaching services at Ore Hill and Bulls Bridge. Situated at the Center, as the churches are, there are many who find it difficult to reach them, and the neighborhood Sunday schools at South Kent, Bulls Bridge, Macedonia, and North Keat have been, and are, of inestimable value.

Mention should here be made of Rev. Wm. H. Kirk, a consecrated Reformed Methodist minister, who was for fifty-one years a resident of tho town of Kent. He was born of Scottish parentage in Springfield, Vermont, March 24, 1824. His mother was a lineal descendant of Robert Bruce, the eminent Scottish chief, and a daughter of Rev. Rufus Bruce of Chester, Vermont. Mr. Kirk was converted to Christ at the age of ten years, and for sixty-one years was a devout Christian. He edited for several years the denominational paper of his church, which was published under the name of "The Banner and Banquet." His church granted him license as an exhorter at the age of seventeen years and in 1844, at a sitting of the Vermont annual conference of the Reformed Methodist church he was ordained an elder in said church, which office he held until his death on February 19, 1896, at Kent. He was always under appointment by his conference as pastor, visiting elder or evangelist, in which capacity he labored faithfully and successfully in different states in the Union. Mr. Kirk was an anti-slavery man during the days of slavery, and was one of the only three men in the town of Kent to vote the anti-slavery ticket when that ticket was first presented to the people, the other two being the late Rev. Jeremiah Fry and the late Deacon Lewis Spooner. He thereafter voted with the Republican party until the excitement of war times began to subside when it was discovered that the greatest foe to our race was the liquor traffic. Accordingly, he identified himself with the Prohibition party. Possessing great strength of character and independence of thought, he was never misunderstood as to his sentiments. He was the champion of every cause and measure that tended to suppress vice and exalt virtue. Sympathetic and kind towards the suffering and distressed, he was often called to comfort bereaved ones in officiating at funerals until he had attended one thousand during his ministry He took a Christian interest In the welfare of the Scatacook Indians and many of them, under his influence became Christians. The oldest remaining members of the tribe declare him to have been the first person to visit their reservation and tell them they "had souls and might have a Saviour." January 12, 1845, he was married to Miss Maria Houghton of Pownall. Vermont. Their three children were: Sarah A., wife of Edward Eaton, of Warren; Laura J., wife of Edward Thorpe, and a resident of Danvers, Mass., and Charles F., who married Miss Lillian Newton, and resides in Kent.

While of a social nature, of Mr. Kirk it could be truly said he feared God, and feared nothing else but sin. Eminently successful as a revivalist, many of the members of different churches in and around Kent were converted under his labors and teaching. For a period of more than three years previous to his death he was an invalid, suffering from a partial paralysis and other diseases.

In 1757, Jabez Smith was chosen overseer of the tribe; being the first officer of the kind appointed for the Scatacooks.

History of Kent, Connecticut: Including Biographical Sketches of ... - Google Books Result by Francis Atwater - 1897 - Reference - 176 pages
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Abel line

Medina in 184.6.—Medina, the county-seat, is on the stage road from Cleveland to Columbus, twenty-eight miles from the first and one hundred and seventeen from the latter. It was originally called Mecca—and is so marked on the early maps of Ohio—from the Arabian city famous as the birth-place of Mahomet. It was afterwards changed to its present name, being the seventh place on the globe of that name. The others are, Medina, a town of Arabia Deserta, celebrated as the burial-place of Mahomet; Medina, the capital of the kingdom of Woolly, West Africa ; Medina, a town and fort on the island of Bahrein, near the Arabian shore of the Persian gulf; Medina, a town in Estremadura, Spain; Medina, Orleans county, Js. Y., and Medina, Lenawee county, Michigan.

On the organization of the county in 1818, the first court was held in a barn, now standing half a mile north of the court-house. The village was laid out that year, and the next season a few settlers moved in. The township had been previously partially settled. In 1813 Zenas Hamilton moved into the central part with his family, from Danbury, Conn. His nearest neighbor was some eight or ten miles distant. Shortly after came the families of Rufus Ferris, Timothy Doane, Lathrop Seymour, James Moore, Isaac Barnes, Joseph Northrop, Friend Ives, Abijah Mann, James Palmer, William Painter, Frederick Apple- ton, etc., etc.

Rev. Roger Searle, an Episcopalian, was the first clergyman, and the first church was in the eastern part of the township where was then the most population. It was a log structure, erected in 1817. One morning all the materials were standing, forming a part of the forest, and in the afternoon Rev. Mr. Searle preached a sermon in the finished ehnrch.*
Historical collections of Ohio ... By Henry Howe

Page 246 [No. 741]. The children of Wealthy Pomeroy were: i Emeline, born Oct. 17, 1799, in Hudson, N. Y.; m. Frederick J. Barnard, of Albany; d. June 18, 1833, while at Hartford. 2 George, m. Lucy Huntington. 3 Samuel Pomeroy, a physician; m. Caroline Jenkins; Mrs. Marcellus Hartley, 232 Madison Ave., N. Y. City, is his daughter. 4 Jane Augusta, d. unm. 5 Frances, m. Rev. William Chester. 6 John C., m. Lavinia Maxwell. 7 Sarah, d. unm. 8 Elizabeth, m. Ambrose Russell. 9 Henry Kirk, d. unm. 10 Anna, m. C. T. Leake. 11 Elizabeth Pomeroy, m. (i) John Hosmer, of Hudson; (2) Frederick J. Barnard, whose first wife was her half-sister; ch.: i Fannie Hosmer, m. Frederick Hastings, of Brainerd's Bridge; several ch.; one, Catherine, m. Rev. Henry Neill, and d. July 10, 1845, leaving two ch.: Catharine and Henry. 12 Chauncey Pomeroy, m. Mary Northrop Ives, dau. of Elihu and Lucy (Whittemore) Ives, of New Haven; she d. Jan. 3, 1881; he d. Aug. 4, 1888; ch.: Jane Eliza, b. at Girard, Ga., June 15, 1845; m. Dec. 24, 1866, at Montgomery, Ala., Edgar James Lee, born Dec. 5, 1838, in Montgomery, son of Henry Porter and Betsey Ann (Nickelson) Lee; they removed about 1873 to Troy, Pa.; ch.: (i) Bessie Pomeroy, b. Nov. 21, 1867, in Montgomery; (2) Charles Landers, b. June 19, 1869, in Montgomery; (3) Mary Chauncey, b. April 15, 1871, in Montgomery; (4) Emma Redington, b. April 5, 1874, in Troy; (5) Kate, b. April 2, 1876; (6) Pomeroy, b. April 27, 1877; (7) Edgar Henry, b. June 28, 1879; (8) Montague, b. Oct. 8, 1881; (9) infant daughter, b. June 23, 1883; d. Nov. 9, 1883.

 

Amity embraced Woodbridge and Bethany
Thomas Sanford Match manufacturing first in Oxford then in Woodbridge

One of the earliest grist mills in New Haven County was located at Sperry's Falls, a reminder of which exists today in a huge broken mill-stone lying near the ancient foundations. Below Lake Dawson,Elioenai Clark made coffins and cabinet work. There were saw and gristmills in various parts of the town.. Woodbridge There was once a clock factory operated by John Northrop, west of the Church, near the home of Henry C. Baldwin.
The most important manufacturing industry connected with -Woodbridge,was the match business. This townWoodbridge is really the birthplace of the friction match. The inventor was Thomas Sanford, whose title to the distinction is permanently secured by a decision ofthe U. S. Court. Mr. Sanford made the invention while living in the neighboring town of Oxford. But his first shop was in Woodbridge, in a part of the house now occupied by Robert Payne as a residence. "Next he moved his business to a larger shop, west of and at the foot of Round Hill. The ruins of this building, which has just fallen in, may be seen near the so-called MRS. MORRIS F. TYLER. Sanford Place. Still later, Mr. Sanford built another shop further down Bladen's Brook.

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John Northrop, Junr. 1800 took Freeman's Oath in Newtown

John Northrop 1804 took Freeman's oath Newtown.maybe son of Abel

NORTHROP, John {162}, Methodist preacher b: 01 Apr 1775 Woodbridge, New Haven, CT d: 1835-1836 #: NORT366 son of Joel

From 1772 to 1777, there is no record of any having been made electors. The years between those dates marked the exciting period that culminated in the war of the Revolution.

The oath of fidelity to which freemen were obliged to subscribe before they could exercise the rights that accrued to them when they had taken the freeman's oath:

"You do swear by the ever-living God that you will truly and faithfully adhere to and maintain the government established in this state under the authority of the people, agreeable to the laws in force within the same, and that you believe in your conscience that the King of Great Britain hath not, nor of right ought to have any authority or dominion in or over this state, and that you do not hold yourself bound to yield any allegiance or obedience to him within the same, and that you will, to the unmost of your power, maintain and defend the freedom, independance and privileges of this state against all open enemies or traitorous conspiracies whatsoever, so help you God. And no person shall have authority to execute any of the offices aforesaid after the first day of January next, until he hath taken said oath, and all persons who hereafter shall be appointed to any of said offices shall take said oath before they enter upon the execution of their offices. And no freemen within this state shall be allowed to vote in the election of any of the officers of government until he hath taken the aforesaid oath in the open freemans' meeting in the town where he dwells."

"Names of those persons that have appeared to take the oath of fidelity prescribed by the General Assembly of this state at a General Assembly of the State of Connecticut holden at Hartford in said state on the second Thursday of May, A. D.( 1777."

Zalmon Northrop 1806 freeman

NEWTOWN POORHOUSE RESIDENTS from the 1850 Census

Northrop, Zalman  75  M  Conn

If this is correct DOB is ~1775 instead of 1770
Fairfield county map is dated 1856 so perhaps info for a year or so earlier

John Beach, May 5th, 1807, to Abel S. Northrop, land in Trumbull for a consideration of $65.00.

(For other deeds, see under Lewis B. Beach)

John Beach of Trumbull made his will, Jan 2nd, 1809, proved March 8th, 1809.

"... son James
"... son Lewis
"... daughter, Eunice Harrison, $16.
"... grandson, Beach Curtiss 6sh.
"... three sons, Burton Beach, Silas Beach, and James Beach, $60; to son Lewis,
one feather [Begin page 16] bed and under bed, one blue bedquilt, also one pair of linen Sheets.

Stratford Probate Court, V. 359 Inventory appraised by Lewis B. Beach, ex.
... a piece of salt meadow,
... a note of hand of Lewis B. Beach $372.78
" Lewis B. Beach $125.56
" James Beach, Jr. $164.30
" James Beach, Jr. $ 33.35
etc.

Elijah son of Samuel in records m. Lucina Easton born before 1767

betsey b. 1801 d/o Elijah and Lucina Easton

Eliza Atwood (prob b ~ 1796) m. Elijah , son of Job had Sarah m. Mr. Cossett. THIS IS A DIFFERENT ELIJAH

Job 1775-1845 b.Brookfield m. Susan Cady s/o Isaac
Job 1758-1833 b. Woodbridge m. Chloe Baldwin s/o Job

ID: I471325

  • Name: Elijah Northrop 1
  • Father: Job Northrop is this the right one?
    Marriage 1 Eliza Atwood b~1796?? d/o Name: Daniel Atwood Birth: 8 JUL 1773 in Woodbury (Litchfield), Connecticut Death: 25 JUL 1839 in Watertown (Litchfield), Connecticut Burial: Old Cemetery, Watertown, Connecticut
    Children Sarah Northrop

Eliza Atwood's brother Hermon Garry Atwood m. Betsey Northrop d. of widow phebe northrop

perhaps phebe fairchild widow of Joshua NORTHROP??? Birth: 11 APR 1761 in Newtown,Fairfield Co.,Connecticut 1 Death: 12 DEC 1803 2

Father: Joshua NORTHROP b: 1722 in Newtown,Fairfield Co.,Connecticut
Mother: Mary BENNETT b: 6 JAN 1726/1727 in Newtown,Fairfield Co.,Connecticut

Marriage 1 Phebe FAIRCHILD b: ABT 1764 in Newtown,Fairfield Co.,Connecticut Married: 178 in Newtown,Fairfield Co.,Connecticut

Father: Jeremiah Northrup II (Jeremiah NORTHROP b: 19 JAN 1653/1654, Joseph NORTHROP b: 1623) b: ABT. 1689 in Milford, New Haven Co., Connecticut
Mother: Hannah Benedict b: ABT. 1697

Marriage 1 Mary Bennett b: 1726 in Newtown, Amity Parish, Connecticut Married: 22 OCT 1747 2
Children

  1. Has No Children Mary Northrup b: 19 OCT 1748 in Newtown, Amity Parish, Connecticut
  2. Has No Children Jane Northrup b: 13 JUN 1750 in Newtown, Amity Parish, Connecticut
  3. Has Children Mary Northrup b: 6 MAY 1754 in Newtown, Amity Parish, Connecticut
  4. Has No Children Hannah Northrup b: 30 NOV 1755 in Newtown, Amity Parish, Connecticut
  5. Has No Children Damaris Northrup b: 2 APR 1758 in Newtown, Amity Parish, Connecticut
  6. Has Children Joshua Northrop b: 11 APR 1760 in Newtown, Amity Parish, Connecticut
  7. Has Children Asa Northrop b: 1763 in Brookfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut

Lucy of Washington m. Benagah C. Dennie of Dover March 3, 1823

? perhaps Benjamin Dennie b: ABT 1804 s/oNicholas Dennie b: 1753 in Claverack, Columbia Co., New York and Anna M. Stoller b: 15 JUL 1765 in Montgomery Co., New York

Jane married Hial Baldwin, Jr. May 2, 1802

perhaps Jane NORTHROP b: 1779

d/o Abel NORTHRUP b: Dec 1739 in Milford, CT and Susanna CAMP b: 1745 in Milford

Lydia m. Elisha Barlow June 24, 1811 perhaps d/o Samuel 1757 his daughter Lydia Northrup b: ABT. 1795

Not a remarriage for Elijah's mother, Lydia a different Lydia

Elisha Barlow Sr is still married (Lydia, Mother of Elijah died Dec 24, 1814 age 91)

First marriage for Elisha Barlow, Jr.b. 1787 S. Amenia, NY

OR a son of John BARLOW b: 5 MAR 1748 in Kent, Litchfield, CT and Temperance BRANCH b: 3 MAY 1756 in Kent, Litchfield, CT

Phebe of Washington m. John Stoddard of Woodbury Sept 11, 1786

Father Unknown
Phebe Northrop b: 19 Feb 1766 in Salisbury, , Litchfield, Connecticut OR Birth: ABT 1770 in Washington,Litchfield Co.,Connecticut

s/o Father: Gideon Stoddard b: 24 Mar 1740 in Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut and Rebecca Hunt John dies Death: 15 Sep 1859 in Peru, , Clinton, New York

Samuel Northrop Jr. m. June 3 1799 wid Sarah (Frisbie)Dutton of Bethlehem

THIS IS Has Children Samuel Northrup IV (Samuel b: ABT. 1757 in Milford Township, Connecticut samuel later moves to VT but prob some or all children b. CT

who marries Sarah Frisbie b: ABT. 1755 who was formerly married to Asahel Dutton b: ABT. 1753 he died BEF. JUN 1779

NOT -Samuel 1687 dies Death: 1748 in Amity (now Woodbridge, New Haven Co.)

son Samuel appears to be still be married to Lydia Thomas

MY AMOS could be son of Samuel 1757 but year is way off.

census search no vt 1790

census 1800 Samuel Northrop 01010/10110/00 Shoreham, Addison Cnty

census 1800 Samuel Northrop 10110/11010/00 Middletown, Rutland Cnty

Samuel in Middletown 1810 does not seem to include Amos

 

William Henry born -- son of Charles , laborer, and Harriet Dec 17, 1849

??

Twenty-one persons have died in this society, either by violent or untimely deaths: of which number, six were drowned ; three were killed with fire-arms; tour were found abroad, dying or dead ; one was killed with a penknife; two children were burnt to death in a coal-pit; and five were murdered.
  • ID: I529091528
  • Name: Abigail CANFIELD
  • Given Name: Abigail
  • Surname: Canfield
  • Birth: 10 Aug 1728 in New Milford, New Haven, Connecticut
  • Death: 13 Jan 1805 in Washington, Litchfield, Connecticut
  • Change Date: 16 Apr 2003 at 21:45

    Father: Samuel CANFIELD b: Abt 1697 in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut
    Mother: Abigail PECK b: 25 Sep 1701 in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut

    Marriage 1 David JUDSON b: 2 Mar 1723 in Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut
    • Married: 21 Nov 1753 in New Milford, New Haven, Connecticut
    • Change Date: 15 Aug 2003
  • ID: I7987
  • Name: Abigail CANFIELD
  • Given Name: Abigail
  • Surname: Canfield
  • Birth: 21 MAR 1762 in Bridgewater,Litchfield Co.,Connecticut 1
  • Death: 3 MAR 1844 in Bridgewater,Litchfield Co.,Connecticut
  • Burial: Old Ground,Bridgewater 2 2
  • Change Date: 12 OCT 2006 at 13:40:26

    Father: Jeremiah CANFIELD b: 20 AUG 1737 in New Milford,Litchfield Co.,Connecticut
    Mother: Mary EVERTON b: ABT 1735

    Marriage 1 Abijah TREAT b: 30 DEC 1761 in Bridgewater,Litchfield Co.,Connecticut
    • Married: 6 MAR 1783 in Bridgewater,Litchfield Co.,Connecticut
    Children
    1. Has Children Joseph Canfield TREAT b: 11 AUG 1783 in Bridgewater,Litchfield Co.,Connecticut
    2. Has No Children Almon TREAT b: 1 OCT 1785 in Bridgewater,Litchfield Co.,Connecticut
    3. Has No Children Lorana TREAT b: 23 JAN 1789 in Bridgewater,Litchfield Co.,Connecticut
    4. Has Children Almon TREAT b: 25 JUL 1795 in Bridgewater,Litchfield Co.,Connecticut
    5. Has No Children Lorana TREAT b: 2 FEB 1798 in Bridgewater,Litchfield Co.,Connecticut
  • ID: I8045
  • Name: Alva Treat CANFIELD
  • Given Name: Alva Treat
  • Surname: Canfield
  • Birth: 14 JAN 1791 in Bridgewater,Litchfield Co.,Connecticut
  • Death: 17 FEB 1821 in Bridgewater,Litchfield Co.,Connecticut 1
  • Change Date: 12 OCT 2006 at 16:41:56

    Father: John CANFIELD b: 18 FEB 1760 in Bridgewater,Litchfield Co.,Connecticut
    Mother: Phebe TREAT b: 15 DEC 1763 in New Milford,Litchfield Co.,Connecticut
  • ID: I8041
  • Name: Amasa CANFIELD
  • Given Name: Amasa
  • Surname: Canfield
  • Birth: 16 JAN 1785 in Bridgewater,Litchfield Co.,Connecticut 1
  • Death: 3 JAN 1861 in Bridgewater,Litchfield Co.,Connecticut 2
  • Change Date: 12 OCT 2006 at 16:41:23

    Father: John CANFIELD b: 18 FEB 1760 in Bridgewater,Litchfield Co.,Connecticut
    Mother: Phebe TREAT b: 15 DEC 1763 in New Milford,Litchfield Co.,Connecticut

    Marriage 1 Nancy RANDALL b: 3 JUL 1785 in Bridgewater,Litchfield Co.,Connecticut
    • Married: 12 SEP 1804 in Bridgewater,Litchfield Co.,Connecticut
  • ID: I7972
  • Name: Ann CANFIELD
  • Given Name: Ann
  • Surname: Canfield
  • Birth: 1 SEP 1737 in Bridgewater,Litchfield Co.,Connecticut 1
  • Death: 23 JAN 1770 in Bridgewater,Litchfield Co.,Connecticut 1 2 3
  • Change Date: 17 NOV 2007 at 00:47:24

    Father: Zeruabbabel CANFIELD c: 25 SEP 1709 in Milford,New Haven Co.,Connecticut
    Mother: Mary BOSTWICK b: 8 FEB 1714/1715 in New Milford,Litchfield Co.,Connecticut
  • ID: I03014
  • Name: Anna Jeanette Canfield
  • Birth: 29 OCT 1807 in Bridgewater, Litchfield Co., CT
  • Death: 10 MAR 1844 in Bridgewater, Litchfield Co., CT

    Marriage 1 Henry Sanford b: 14 OCT 1806 in New Milford, Litchfield Co., CT
    • Married: 4 DEC 1828 in New Milford, Litchfield Co., CT
    Children
    1. Has No Children Canfield H. Sanford b: 28 JUL 1839 in New Milford, Litchfield Co., CT
    2. Has Children Horace Nehemiah Sanford b: 4 JAN 1841 in New Milford, Litchfield Co., CT
  • ID: I7999
  • Name: Anson CANFIELD (Male)
  • Birth: 14 NOV 1786 in Bridgewater,Litchfield Co.,Connecticut
  • Death: 7 DEC 1860 in Bridgewater,Litchfield Co.,Connecticut 1
  • Change Date: 11 SEP 2006 at 23:54:58

    Father: Nathan CANFIELD b: 28 JUL 1739 in Bridgewater, Litchfield Co.,Connecticut
    Mother: Lois HARD b: 12 MAY 1748 in Newtown
  • ID: I1018
  • Name: Azariah CANFIELD (Male)
  • Birth: 1692 in Milford,New Haven Co.,Connecticut
  • Christening: 24 MAR 1694/1695 Milford
  • Death: 1769 in Bridgewater,Litchfield Co.,Connecticut
  • Note: RESIDENCE: Settled in New Milford about 1728.

    MARRIAGE: WR Baldwin lists Mercy Bassett. Could be 2nd wife, or widow of either a Baldwin or a Bassett. Mercy often short for Mary. Mercy Bassett b. 1694 in Milford, New Haven Co., Connecticut

    MILITARY: 12 Jun 1779 with Continental Guards (?); Conn. State Library, War,
    7, 31 1 2 3
  • Change Date: 16 NOV 2007 at 23:17:37

    Father: Jeremiah CANFIELD b: SEP 1662 in Milford,New Haven Co.,Connecticut c: 28 SEP 1662 in Milford,,Connecticut
    Mother: Alice HINE b: 16 DEC 1667 in Milford,,Connecticut c: 21 NOV 1669 in First Congregational,Milford

    Marriage 1 Mercy BASSETT b: 1694 in Milford,,Connecticut c: 24 OCT 1703 in Milford,,Connecticut Married: 26 FEB 1719/1720 in Milford,New Haven Co.,Connecticut
    Children
    1. Has Children Azariah CANFIELD b: 25 NOV 1720 in New Milford,Litchfield Co.,Connecticut c: 22 JUN 1729 in New Milford,Litchfield Co.,Connecticut
    2. Has Children Freelove CANFIELD b: 29 DEC 1726 in New Milford,Litchfield Co.,Connecticut
    3. Has Children Oliver CANFIELD b: 25 DEC 1729 in New Milford,Litchfield Co.,Connecticut
    4. Has Children Israel CANFIELD b: 13 MAR 1733 in New Milford,Litchfield Co.,Connecticut
  • ID: I8061
  • Name: Burton CANFIELD
  • Birth: 28 FEB 1778 in Bridgewater,Litchfield Co.,Connecticut 1
  • Death: 10 JAN 1848 in Southbury,New Haven Co.,Connecticut
  • Burial: South Britain Burying Ground,Southbury 2 3
  • Change Date: 12 OCT 2006 at 14:08:11

    Father: Lemuel CANFIELD b: 31 JAN 1743/1744 in Bridgewater,
    Mother: Sarah BURTON b: 1746

    Marriage 1 Polly MITCHELL b: 1783 in Southbury, Married: 1 APR 1802 in Southbury,Children
    1. Has No Children Harriet CANFIELD b: 27 DEC 1802 in Bridgewater,
    2. Has No Children Mitchell Monroe CANFIELD b: 29 MAR 1809 in Bridgewater
    3. Has No Children Lemuel Munson CANFIELD b: 19 APR 1820 in Bridgewater,
  • ID: I8062
  • Name: Charles Augustus CANFIELD
  • Birth: 24 SEP 1781 in Bridgewater,Litchfield Co.,Connecticut 1
  • Death: 2 MAY 1782 in Bridgewater,,Connecticut 1 2
  • Change Date: 12 OCT 2006 at 14:12:35

    Father: Lemuel CANFIELD b: 31 JAN 1743/1744 in Bridgewater,
    Mother: Sarah BURTON b: 1746
  • ID: I7997
  • Name: Cyrus CANFIELD
  • Birth: ABT 1778 in Bridgewater,Litchfield Co.,Connecticut
  • Death: 28 MAR 1829 in Bridgewater,CT1

    Father: Nathan CANFIELD b: 28 JUL 1739 in Bridgewater,Litchfield Co.,Connecticut
    Mother: Lois HARD b: 12 MAY 1748 in Newtown
  • ID: I12022
  • Name: Elijah Herbert CANFIELD
  • Birth: 1795 in Bridgewater, Litchfield County, CT
  • Death: 30 Sep 1824 in Bridgewater, Litchfield County, CT
  • Burial: 1824 South Cemetery, Bridgewater, CT
  • Note: Listed in the 1790, 1800, 1810 and 1820 Censuses for new Milford, CT.
  • Change Date: 5 Apr 2008 at 01:00:00

    Father: Jeremiah CANFIELD III b: 1774 in Bridgewater, , CT
    Mother: Polly BENNETT b: 1770 in Bridgewater, CT

    Marriage 1 Priscilla PECK b: 1791 in Bridgewater, CT Children
    1. Has Children Elijah Starr CANFIELD b: 1817 in New Milford, Litchfield County, CT
  • ID: I7989
  • Name: Elizabeth CANFIELD
  • Nickname: Betsey
  • Birth: 10 MAR 1769 in Bridgewater,Litchfield Co.,Connecticut 1
  • Death: 28 AUG 1841 in Bridgewater,Litchfield Co.,Connecticut
  • Burial: New Ground,Bridgewater 2 2 3
  • Change Date: 4 JAN 2008 at 19:39:29

    Father: Jeremiah CANFIELD b: 20 AUG 1737 in New Milford,
    Mother: Mary EVERTON b: ABT 1735

    Marriage 1 Peter WOOSTER b: 1762 in Oxford, Married: 16 JAN 1787 in Bridgewater,Children
    1. Has Children John WOOSTER b: 1790 in Bridgewater,
    2. Has Children Susanna WOOSTER b: ABT 1800

    Marriage 2 John OVIATT b: 7 FEB 1767 in New Milford, Married: ABT 179
  • ID: I7974
  • Name: Enos CANFIELD
  • Birth: 8 FEB 1741/1742 in Bridgewater, 1
  • Death: 10 DEC 1761 in Bridgewater,1 2 3

  • Father: Zeruabbabel CANFIELD c: 25 SEP 1709 in Milford,
    Mother: Mary BOSTWICK b: 8 FEB 1714/1715 in New Milford,
  • ID: I16084
  • Name: Ira CANFIELD
  • Birth: ABT 1754 in New Milford, Litchfield, CT
  • Death: 9 JUN 1824 in New Milford, Litchfield, CT
  • Burial: Long Mtn., New Milford, Litchfield, CT
  • Note: From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.

    Father: David CANFIELD b: 7 Mar 1725/1726 in Milford, Litchfield, CT
    Mother: Mary NORTHRUP b: 24 MAY 1726 in Milford, New Haven, CT

    Marriage 1 Rhoda EDWARDS b: ABT 1767
  • ID: I13270
  • Name: Jeremiah CANFIELD III
  • Birth: 1774 in Bridgewater, Litchfield County, CT
  • Death: 19 Apr 1828 in Bridgewater, Litchfield County, CT
  • Burial: 1828 South Cemetery, Bridgewater, CT
  • _UID: 0AE859E593FC824D85F91D7F3802515A8D3A
  • Note: From an old family of Bridgewater. A prominent inhabitant of Bridgewater, CT. Member of the Ecclesiastical Society of the local church in 1809. Had at least four children. Only Elijah is listed here.

    Marriage 1 Polly BENNETT b: 1770 in Bridgewater, Children
    1. Has Children Elijah Herbert CANFIELD b: 1795 in Bridgewater,
  • ID: I203485
  • Name: Jeremiah Canfield Jr
  • Birth: Jun 1688 in Milford,New Haven,Ct
  • Death: Sep 1756 in Fort Edward (Litchfield,Ct)


    Father: Jeremiah Canfield Sr<<$>> b: 26 Sep 1662 in Milford,New Haven,Ct c: 28 Sep 1662 in First Church,Milford,New Haven,Ct
    Mother: Alice Hine --<<< b: 16 Dec 1667 in Milford,New Haven,Ct c: 21 Nov 1669 in First Church,Milford,New Haven,Ct

    Marriage 1 Spouse Unknown Married: 24 Jul 1711 in Milford,New Haven,Ct
  • D: I7574
  • Name: John CANFIELD
  • Birth: ABT 1766 in New Milford,Litchfield Co.,Connecticut 1 2
  • Change Date: 22 MAR 2009 at 14:51:58

    Father: David CANFIELD b: 7 MAR 1725/1726 in Milford,New Haven Co.,Connecticut
    Mother: Mary NORTHROP b: 24 MAY 1726 in Milford,New Haven Co.,Connecticut
  • ID: I4826
  • Name: John CANFIELD
  • Birth: Abt 1740 in Kent, Litchfield County, Connecticut
  • Death: 26 Oct 1786
  • Burial: Kent, Litchfield County, Connecticut
  • _UID: F2D9A98A06F74DBFB5BD863A464B3F939CD8
  • Change Date: 11 Oct 2005 at 23:49

    Father: Samuel CANFIELD b: 4 Jun 1710
    Mother: Mary BARNUM
  • ID: I1025
  • Name: Joseph CANFIELD
  • Prefix: Captain
  • Birth: 1711 in Milford,New Haven Co.,Connecticut
  • Christening: 1711/1712 Milford,New Haven Co.,Connecticut
  • Death: 25 SEP 1776 in Bridgewater,Litchfield Co.,Connecticut 1
  • Burial: Center Cemetery,New Milford 2 3
  • Note: MILITARY: Served in French and Indian War 1755, 1758. 2 4
  • Change Date: 16 NOV 2007 at 23:23:24

    Father: Jeremiah CANFIELD b: SEP 1662 in Milford,New Haven Co.,Connecticut c: 28 SEP 1662 in Milford,
    Mother: Alice HINE b: 16 DEC 1667 in Milford,c: 21 NOV 1669 in First Congregational,Milford

    Marriage 1 Jerusha BOSTWICK b: 15 JUL 1717 in New Milford, Married: 15 JAN 1736/1737 in New Milford,1Children
    1. Has Children Joseph CANFIELD b: 27 JAN 1737/1738 in New Milford,
    2. Has Children Isaac CANFIELD b: 1 NOV 1740 in New Milford,
    3. Has No Children Eunice CANFIELD b: 18 JUN 1745 in New Milford,
    4. Has Children Rhoda CANFIELD b: 17 MAR 1747/1748 in New Milford,
  • ID: I8047
  • Name: Laura CANFIELD
  • Birth: 19 JAN 1796 in Bridgewater,Litchfield Co.,Connecticut
  • Death: 29 DEC 1872 in Bridgewater,Litchfield Co.,Connecticut
  • Burial: New Ground,Bridgewater 1 1
  • Change Date: 14 SEP 2007 at 13:03:48

    Father: John CANFIELD b: 18 FEB 1760 in Bridgewater,Litchfield Co.,Connecticut
    Mother: Phebe TREAT b: 15 DEC 1763 in New Milford,Litchfield Co.,Connecticut

    Marriage 1 Roswell MORRIS b: 1795 in Newtown,
    • Married: 26 NOV 1818 in Bridgewater,
  • ID: I8063
  • Name: Lemuel CANFIELD
  • Suffix: Jr.
  • Birth: 26 MAR 1787 in Bridgewater,Litchfield Co.,Connecticut 1
  • Death: 15 MAR 1817 in Southbury,New Haven Co.,Connecticut
  • Burial: South Britain Burying Ground,Southbury 2 3
  • Change Date: 12 OCT 2006 at 16:52:26

    Father: Lemuel CANFIELD b: 31 JAN 1743/1744 in Bridgewater,Litchfield Co.,Connecticut
    Mother: Sarah BURTON b: 1746

    Marriage 1 Elizabeth MITCHELL b: ABT 1790 in Southbury,New Haven Co.,Connecticut Married: 30 AUG 1807Children
    1. Has No Children Jerome Mitchell CANFIELD b: 26 MAR 1808 in Bridgewater,Litchfield Co.,Connecticut

    Marriage 2 Elizabeth S. HINMAN b: 1792 Married: 1814
  • ID: I7992
  • Name: Lucinda CANFIELD
  • Birth: 7 AUG 1768 in Bridgewater,Litchfield Co.,Connecticut 1
  • Death: 8 JUN 1813 in Bridgewater,Litchfield Co.,Connecticut 2
  • Change Date: 12 OCT 2006 at 16:56:49

    Father: Nathan CANFIELD b: 28 JUL 1739 in Bridgewater,Litchfield Co.,Connecticut
    Mother: Lois HARD b: 12 MAY 1748 in Newtown,Fairfield Co.,Connecticut
  • ID: I25484
  • Name: Mary CANFIELD 1
  • Birth: 1746 1
  • Death: 23 JAN 1751 in New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut 1
  • Change Date: 27 AUG 2002

    Father: David CANFIELD b: 7 MAR 1725 in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut
    Mother: Mary NORTHRUP b: 24 JAN 1725 in New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut
  • ID: I8000
  • Name: Orlando CANFIELD
  • Birth: ABT 1788 in Bridgewater,Litchfield Co.,Connecticut
  • Death: 15 NOV 1813 in Bridgewater.,Connecticut 1
  • Change Date: 11 SEP 2006 at 23:55:13

    Father: Nathan CANFIELD b: 28 JUL 1739 in Bridgewater,Litchfield Co.,Connecticut
    Mother: Lois HARD b: 12 MAY 1748 in Newtown,Fairfield Co.,Connecticut
  • ID: I68971
  • Name: Polly CANFIELD
  • Birth: ABT 1776 1
  • Death: 12 DEC 1797 in Woodbury, Litchfield County, CT 1
  • _UID: 57227863A5AAB34F9D84F8421FD86193EBCB
  • Note: Died 12 December 1797, aged 21.
  • Change Date: 21 JUL 2005 at 21:00:00

    Father: Thomas CANFIELD

    Marriage 1 Ira SANFORD b: 10 OCT 1774 in Plymouth, New Haven County, CT Married: 25 JUL 1797 1 1
  • D: I8001
  • Name: Samuel CANFIELD
  • Birth: 2 JAN 1792 in Bridgewater,Litchfield Co.,Connecticut
  • Death: 28 SEP 1840 in Bridgewater,Litchfield Co.,Connecticut 1
  • Change Date: 11 SEP 2006 at 23:55:25

    Father: Nathan CANFIELD b: 28 JUL 1739 in Bridgewater,Litchfield Co.,Connecticut
    Mother: Lois HARD b: 12 MAY 1748 in Newtown,Fairfield Co.,Connecticut
  • ID: I11136
  • Name: Sarah CANFIELD 1
  • Birth: 13 MAY 1794
  • Death: 11 MAY 1865 in Washington, Litchfield, Connecticut

    Father: Nathaniel CANFIELD
    Mother: Mary FERRY

    Marriage 1 Samuel NETTLETON b: 13 DEC 1791 in Washington, Litchfield, Connecticut Married: 31 DEC 1816 in Roxbury, Litchfield, Connecticut
  • ID: I406059
  • Name: MARY KEELER NORTHROP
  • Surname: NORTHROP
  • Given Name: MARY KEELER
  • _UID: 427C61302D5A6E4A9035B70C51BB1EFD3D29
  • Change Date: 20 May 2005 at 06:27:27

    Marriage 1 SAMUEL CAMP b: 7 Dec 1744 in EAST HAVEN, NEW HAVEN, CT Married: 17 Oct 1782 in RIDGEFIELD, FAIRFIELD, CTChildren
    1. Has Children MARY CAMP b: 10 Jun 1773 in SALISBURY, LITCHFIELD COUNTY, CONNECTICUT

no listing for parents

 

died in Kent, CT

  • D: I62163
  • Name: Anne NORTHRUP
  • Change Date: 9 AUG 2007
  • Birth: Abt 1735 in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut 1
  • Death: 23 APR 1803 1
  • Baptism: 05 OCT 1735 First Congregational Church, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut 1

    Father: Josiah NORTHRUP b: Abt 1699
    Mother: Mary SANFORD b: 05 JUL 1702

    Marriage 1 Jonah CAMP b: Abt 1727 in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut Married: 2Children
    1. Has Children John CAMP b: 23 DEC 1761 in Milford, Connecticut
    2. Has Children Chauncey CAMP b: 12 APR 1762 in Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut
    3. Has No Children Gould CAMP b: 04 JUL 1765 in Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut
    4. Has No Children Jonah CAMP b: 16 AUG 1765 in Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut
    5. Has No Children Abiel CAMP b: 10 JUL 1771 in Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut
    6. Has No Children Sarah Ann CAMP b: 13 JUL 1776 in Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut
  • ID: I63779
  • Name: Josiah NORTHRUP
  • Change Date: 9 AUG 2007
  • Birth: Abt 1699 1

    Marriage 1 Mary SANFORD b: 05 JUL 1702 Married: 1Children
    1. Has Children Anne NORTHRUP b: Abt 1735 in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut

    Sources:
    1. Author: David Payne-Joyce
      Title: Payne-Joyce Genealogy
      Abbrev: Payne-Joyce Genealogy
      Publication: http://aleph0.clarku.edu/~djoyce/gen/

Died Washington, CT

  • ID: I145046
  • Name: Elizabeth NORTHRUP
  • Birth: 17 JAN 1733 in Milford,New Haven,Ct
  • Death: 8 JUN 1809 in Washington,Litchfield,Ct
  • Change Date: 8 APR 2005 at 01:00:00

    Father: Phineas NORTHRUP c: 16 JAN 1694/1695 in First Church,Milford,New Haven,Ct
    Mother: Elizabeth BRINSMADE

    Marriage 1 Enos BALDWIN b: 1730 in Milford,New Haven,Ct Children
    1. Has Children Samuel BALDWIN b: 3 MAR 1769 in Washington,Litchfield,Ct

SISTER

ANOTHER SISTER

  • ID: I81764
  • Name: Phebe NORTHRUP
  • Birth: 6 APR 1735
  • Death: 4 SEP 1822 in Washington, Litchfield, CT
  • _UID: F1098F9B3E3F4AE78FF1B4F0017BA7D3EC75
  • Change Date: 11 MAR 2008

    Father: Phineas NORTHRUP b: 1707
    Mother: Elizabeth BRINSMADE b: MAR 1709

    Marriage 1 Samuel GUNN b: 1740 in Milford, New Haven, CTChildren
    1. Has No Children John Northrup GUNN b: 18 JUN 1772 in Milford, New Haven, CT

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  • Name: Hattie Chloe Northrop 1 2
  • Birth: 5 JUN 1858 in OH 3 2
  • Census: 1870 Medina, Medina Co., OH 4
  • Death: 4 MAY 1901 in Washington, Litchfield Co., CT 2
  • Cause: heart attack 2
  • Note: 2 Hattie was grand-daughter of Nira Northrup. Hattie died on the Washington Green on 5-4-1901 of a heart attack in her horse carriage. She went to the drug store on Washington green to get medicine. She got into the buggy and suffered a heart attack. The horse continued on the the Depot and that is where they found her dead. She was 43. Hattie & John Burr met on campus in Storrs CT. They moved to Ohio, had their sons there and then migrated back to CT before 1886.
  • Change Date: 9 AUG 2004

    Father: Dwight Benjamin Northrop b: ABT 1825 in Medina Co., OH
    Mother: Delia Briggs b: ABT 1825 in OH

    Marriage 1 John Burr Hollister b: 28 JAN 1856 in Torrington, CT
    • Married: 22 SEP 1878 in Medina, Medina Co., OH 2
    Children
    1. Has Children Pearl Delia Hollister b: 3 SEP 1879 in Medina, Medina Co., OH
    2. Has Children George Hubert Hollister b: 14 APR 1882 in Medina, Medina Co., OH
    3. Has Children Sherman Preston Hollister b: 11 FEB 1884 in Medina, Medina Co., OH
    4. Has Children Wesley Oviatt Hollister b: 24 APR 1886 in Washington, Litchfield Co., CT

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  • ID: I35492
  • Name: Jane NORTHROP
  • Birth: 4 Jul 1779 in Milford,New Haven,Connecticut,USA
  • Death: BEF 1804 in Washington,Litchfield,Connecticut,USA
  • Change Date: 11 Aug 2003 at 06:04:45

    Marriage 1 Jehiel BALDWIN b: 9 May 1780 in Milford,New Haven,Connecticut, Married: 2 May 1802 in Milford,New Haven,Connecticut, Children
    1. Has No Children Jane BALDWIN b: 15 Sep 1802 in Washington,Litchfield,Connecticut,USA

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  • Name: Gershom Fenn
  • Birth:12 JAN 1771
  • Death: 14 JUN 1852 in Washington, Litchfield County, Connecticut

    Father: Joseph Fenn b: 14 SEP 1745
    Mother: Esther Brown b: 17 AUG 1751 in New Hampshire,

    Sources:
    1. Author: laura sales
      Title: schenkel Web Site
      Text: MyHeritage.com family tree
      Family site: schenkel Web Site
      Family tree: schenkel Family Tree
      Page: Gershom Fenn
      Date: 19 MAR 2009
      Text: Added by confirming a Smart Match
      Quality: 3

Died Litchfield

  • ID: I30847
  • Name: Aaron Fenn
  • Surname: Fenn
  • Given Name: Aaron
  • Birth: 20 Nov 1746 in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut
  • Death: 30 Jun 1821 in Plymouth, Litchfield, Connecticut

    Father: James Fenn
    Mother: Sarah Buckingham

    Marriage 1 Mary Bradley b: 5 Aug 1750 in of New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut Married: 15 Mar 1770 in Woodbridge, New Haven, ConnecticutChildren
    1. Has No Children Sally Fenn b: 9 Dec 1771 in Plymouth, Litchfield, Connecticut
    2. Has Children Aaron Fenn b: 20 Dec 1772 in Plymouth, Litchfield, Connecticut
    3. Has Children Mary Fenn b: 5 Oct 1779 in Plymouth, Litchfield, Connecticut
    4. Has No Children Erastus Fenn b: 29 Dec 1781 in Plymouth, Litchfield, Connecticut
    5. Has No Children Polly Fenn b: 13 Aug 1785 in Plymouth, Litchfield, Connecticut
    6. Has No Children David Fenn b: 12 Nov 1787 in Plymouth, Litchfield, Connecticut
    7. Has No Children Jeremiah Fenn b: ABT 1789 in Plymouth, Litchfield, Connecticut
  • ID: I125884
  • Name: Hannah ?KEELER
  • Given Name: Hannah
  • Surname: ?Keeler
  • Note: Hannah ?Keeler may have been married to Elijah Hickox prior to marrying Samuel Fenn.
  • Birth: 23 DEC 1757 1
  • Death: Y

    Marriage 1 Samuel FENN b: 27 SEP 1746
    • Married: 13 NOV 1803 1
      Sources:
      1. Abbrev: The American Genealogist (TAG)
        Title: The American Genealogist; a continuation of the New Haven Genealogical Magazine (New Haven, CT, Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Co., 1932 on)
        Page: 24:131 (1948)
  •  
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    • ID: P3302520508
    • Name: Samuel Fenn
    • Birth: 27 Sep 1746 in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
    • Death: Feb 1827 in Plymouth, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA

      Father: Benjamin Fenn V b: 17 Apr 1720 in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut,
      Mother: Mary Peck b: 30 Jul 1718 in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut,

      Marriage 1 Hannah Hickox b: 23 Dec 1857 in Orange, New Haven, Connecticut, USA Married: 13 Nov 1803 in Washington, Litchfield, Connecticut, USAChildren
      1. Has No Children Mary Fenn b: 1770 in Plymouth, Litchfield, Connecticut,
      2. Has No Children Elizabeth Ann Fenn b: 14 Sep 1773 in Orange, New Haven, Connecticut,
      3. Has No Children Samuel Fenn b: 1774 in Orange, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
      4. Has No Children Polly Fenn b: 1776 in Plymouth, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
      5. Has No Children Benjamin Fenn b: 18 Mar 1778 in Orange, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
      6. Has No Children Lucinda Fenn b: 4 Aug 1780 in Orange, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
      7. Has No Children Sally Fenn b: 23 Aug 1784 in Orange, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
      8. Has No Children Cornelia Fenn b: 22 Jul 1787 in Orange, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

      Marriage 2 Elizabeth Baldwin b: 2 Jul 1750 in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA Married: 1765 in , , Connecticut, USAChildren
      1. Has No Children Mary Fenn b: 1770 in Plymouth, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
      2. Has No Children Elizabeth Ann Fenn b: 14 Sep 1773 in Orange, New Haven, Connecticut,
      3. Has No Children Samuel Fenn b: 1774 in Orange, New Haven, Connecticut,
      4. Has No Children Polly Fenn b: 1776 in Plymouth, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
      5. Has No Children Benjamin Fenn b: 18 Mar 1778 in Orange, New Haven, Connecticut,
      6. Has No Children Lucinda Fenn b: 4 Aug 1780 in Orange, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
      7. Has No Children Sally Fenn b: 23 Aug 1784 in Orange, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
      8. Has No Children Cornelia Fenn b: 22 Jul 1787 in Orange, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

    http://www.ci.bethlehem.ct.us/OBHSI/oldcemetery.htm

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    nEWTOWN POOTATUCK
    LITCHFIELD BANTAM, Bantam Falls, Bradleyville
    KENT SCATACOOK
    BETHEL FM DANBURY  
    WOODBURY POMPERAUG
    STRATFORD CUPHEAG
    MILFORD WEPAWAUG
    TRUMBULL, NORTH STRATFORD  
    WESTON NORTHFIELD
    Morris checked South Farms?
    Brookfield/
    Newbury checked

     

    Bridgewater checked  
    Bethlehem
    checked FROM WOODBURY
     
    Brookfield Newbury

    Seymour
    checked

    Humphreysville
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    petition requested that the town be named "Richmond.

    Chuse-town.

    The name given to Seymour when it was the camping-ground of Joe Chuse (Joseph Mainveelm) and his band, and by which the place was known until it became Humphreysville.

    Derby checked (Seymour - Humphreysville was earlier part of Derby)

    Birmingham, CT checked part of Derby name used through at least 1880

     

    Derby was to become the first inland settlement on the Naugatuck River.

    Dr. Daniel W. Northrup was the fourth homœopath in the state, having begun practice at Sherman, Fairfield county, in 1843. Dr. Daniel Holt, another pioneer in New Haven, was born at Hampton, July 2, 1810. He was educated at Ashford and Amherst academies and in 1831 entered the scientific department of Yale.

    Ripton northern portion of Stratford -- now Huntington Shelton, Monroe
    Bromica, Bull's Bridge, Ore Hill, Schaghticoke, Flanders, Flat Rocks, Geer Mountain, Good Hill, Treasure Hill, kent

    Washington JUDEDA & NEW PRESTON

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    Marbledale checked

    Nettleton hollow

    New Preston Hills

    New Preston/Marbledale-washington depot
    Blackville-washington
    Calhoun Street - washington
    Church Hill - washington
    Romford-washington
    Washington Green

    Marbledale Checked,
    New Preston, checked
    Woodville, checked Washington Depot Parish of New Preston belonged to New Milford became Washington 1779

    prob part of New Milford North Purchase
    In 1746, William Cogswell's father, Edward, secured the right to mine iron ore in the New Milford North Purchase.

    The Iron Works was established along the Aspetuck River, near the foot of the road leading to New Preston hill. The Iron Works was the first industry in the North Purchase.

    During the first half of the 19th century, a variety of new industries began to spring up and flourish in the town of Washington. A coopers' shop prospered in Marbledale, while grist, cider, flax and saw mills churned.

    Factories producing everything from twine, hats and cheese boxes to ax handles, shoes and harnesses were able to thrive in the growing community.

    Turnpikes were built to connect Washington to neighboring communities, and by 1872 the area's first railroad -- The Shepaug Railroad -- was expanding the small town's reach. (The Shepaug Railroad ran a freight line until 1948.)

    Washington Green. This section of town encompasses "Judea," Joseph Hurlbut's original parish on the land that would later become the town of Washington.

     

    Watertown checked PLYMOUTH FROM WATERTOWN WESTBURY
    CHESHIRE WEST FARMS ON MILL RIVER
    DERBY PAUGUSSET
    greenfield checked  
    woodbury checked POMPERAUG
    southbury SOUTH PART OF WOODBURY

    The town of Southbury was one of several towns formed out of a parcel of land purchased from the Paugussett Indians in 1659. It was originally part of Woodbury, which was settled in 1673. A new meetinghouse for the Southbury Ecclesiastical Society was built in 1733, and in 1787 the town of Southbury was incorporated.[1] Although incorporated as part of Litchfield County, Southbury has been in New Haven county for most of its existence.[2]

    In the 1800s, water power became essential to the growth of Southbury's industries, which included mills, tanneries, and distilleries.[3] The water power came primarily from the Pomperaug[4] and Housatonic rivers. As the industrial revolution progressed, many of these businesses left for Waterbury.

    south britain  
    northville parts of kent warren washington much of it formerly the "North End of New Milford" including marbledale, new preston
    Kent Hollow  

    No proof, but I'm sure this is a connection to Amos -- can't be sister

    2336. Elihu Ives (Lydia Augur , Abraham Augur , Elizabeth Bradley , Isaac Bradley , William , Danyell ) was born on 8 Oct 1777 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. He died on 2 Oct 1849 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA.

    Elihu married (1) Mary Northrop on 16 Mar 1802 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Mary was born about 1780. She died before 1804 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA.

    Elihu married (2) Lucy Whittimore on 29 Jul 1804 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Lucy was born on 6 Mar 1781 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. She died on 3 Feb 1848 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA. She was buried in Grove Street Cem., New Haven, Connecticut, USA.

    They had the following children:

      4012 F i Mary Whittimore Ives was born on 2 Jul 1805 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. She died on 17 Sep 1806 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
      4013 F ii Mary Northrop Ives was born on 4 Sep 1806 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. She died on 4 Jan 1881 in Montgomery, alabama, USA.
      4014 M iii William Augustus Ives was born on 26 Dec 1809 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. He died on 16 Jul 1885 in Rubicon, Wisconsin, USA.
            William married Elizabeth M. Pardee daughter of Isaac Holt Pardee and Sarah Hotchkiss on 22 Mar 1842 in East Haven, Connecticut, USA. Elizabeth was born on 24 Feb 1820 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. She died on 19 Oct 1907.
      4015 F iv Jane Catherine Ives was born on 21 Oct 1812 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. She died after 1850 in (prob.) Columbus, Georgia, USA.
            Jane married Henry Hall. Henry was born about 1808 in Columbus, Georgia, USA.
      4016 F v Sophia Ives was born on 2 Sep 1814 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. She died after 1850 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA.
      4017 F vi Anne Vose Ives was born on 1 Dec 1816 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. She died on 14 Sep 1838.
      4018 M vii Elihu Lafayette Ives was born on 7 Oct 1818 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. He died on 27 Nov 1872.
            Elihu married (1) Grace Ann Lego on 1 Jun 1843 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Grace was born on 25 May 1820 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. She died on 8 Apr 1844 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
            Elihu married (2) Sarah R. Bray on 19 May 1847 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Sarah was born on 16 Mar 1820 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. She died on 8 Jan 1870 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
      4019 F viii Lucy Whittimore Ives was born on 13 May 1820 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
      4020 M ix George Washinton Ives was born on 11 May 1822 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. He died after 1850 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA.
      4021 F x Lydia Augur Ives was born on 12 Apr 1824 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
            Lydia married Abraham C. Thompson on 5 Sep 1844 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Abraham was born about 1820 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA.

     

    HALL

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    • D: I04000
    • Name: Prudence Northrop 1 2
    • Birth: 27 MAR 1756 in Newtown, Connecticut 2
    • Death: UNKNOWN

      Father: Benjamin Northrup , Jr. b: 24 FEB 1728/29 in Newtown, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
      Mother: Sarah Prindle b: ABT. 1732

      Marriage 1 Thomas Hall b: ABT. 1754



        Father: Benjamin Northrup b: 1696 in Milford, New Haven Co., Connecticut
        Mother: Sarah Platt b: 5 MAR 1703/04 in Newtown, Fairfield Co., Connecticut

        Marriage 1 Sarah Prindle b: ABT. 1732 m. 24 MAR 1755 in Newtown, Fairfield Co., Connecticut 2

     

    SAMUEL Northrop in Washington CT 1799

  • ID: I1122
  • Name: Sarah FRISBIE 1 2 3
  • Sex: F
  • Birth: 1756
  • Christening: 1756 Branford, CT
  • Death: 24 FEB 1840 in Cass co., MI
  • Note: In 1827 she signed a document transferring all of her assets to her son, Amos Frisbie Northrop, in exchange for him agreeing to support her the rest of her life. In 1838 she moved with him from Middleton, VT to Cass county, MI.

    Father: Amos FRISBIE b: 17 FEB 1729 in Branford, CT
    Mother: Mary LUDDINGTON

    Marriage 1 Asahel DUTTON b: 2 FEB 1753 in Wallingford, New Haven, Cn c: 4 FEB 1756 Married: 3 NOV 1772 in Woodbury, CTChildren
    1. Has Children Asahel E. DUTTON b: ABT 1774 in CT
    2. Has No Children Elias DUTTON b: ABT 1775

      Marriage 2 Samuel NORTHROP b: 18 OCT 1755 in Milford, CT
      • Married: 3 JUN 1779 in Washington, CT of Washington when he was married
      Children
      1. Has No Children Amos Frisbie NORTHROP b: 4 JAN 1799 in Middleton, Rutland, VT

      Sources:
      1. Text: The evidence that Asahel Dutton and Sarah Frisbie were the parents of Asahel E. Dutton is circumstantial, but highly pursuasive:
        1.Asahel and Sarah's birth dates and marriage date are appropriate for them being the parents of the younger Asahel.
        2. The fact that both men had the same name is an obvious clue.
        3. The younger Asahel named one of his sons James Frisbie Dutton. James Frisbie was the name of one of Sarah's brothers.
        4. James Frisbie shared a claim to land in Bradford county, Pennsylvania with Solomon Moss, who was the father-in-law of the younger Asahel Dutton.
        5. The families of both the suspected parents and Asahel E. Dutton all moved to Poultney, VT. Sarah Frisbie and 4 of her brothers moved to the Poultney area when the younger Asahel was a young child. Further, the sister of the elder Asahel, Lois Dutton, moved to Poultney. The first docuement event involving the younger Asahel was his moving from Poultney in 1800.
      2. Text: Edward Frisbie of Branford and His Descendants, by Nora G. Frisbie. Published 1984 by Gateway Press, Inc.
      3. Text: Families of Ancient New Haven, compiled by Donald Lines Jacobus, published by Clarence D. Smith, Rome, NY, 1923
  • ---------------------------------IS THIS AMOS' FATHER OR UNCLE??
    Father:
    Samuel Northrup III b: 9 JUN 1718 in Milford, New Haven Co., Connecticut Mother: Lydia Thomas b: ABT. 1723 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut
    This Samuel is Gideon's brother Mother was ~37 when Gideon born

    Is this his only marriage? waited til age 27?
    ID: I03791 Name: Samuel Northrup III 1 2 3 4 5 Sex: M ALIA: Samuel * /Northrop/ Birth: 9 JUN 1718 in Milford, New Haven Co., Connecticut 2 Death: BEF. 1787 Will: 1787 Samuel's estate settled. He spelled his name "Samuel Northrop" in his will. 2 ADDR: Washington Connecticut U. S. A.

    Father: Samuel Northrup , Jr. b: ABT. JUN 1687 in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut
    Mother: Sarah Andrews b: ABT. SEP 1688
    Marriage 1 Lydia Thomas b: ABT. 1723 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut Married: 10 JUN 1746 in New Milford, Litchfield Co., Connecticut 2Children

    1. Has No Children Lydia Northrup b: 22 OCT 1747 in Washington Co., Connecticut Will: Probably died young as she was not mentioned in her father, Samuel's, will.
    2. Has No Children Samuel Northrup b: 1 APR 1749 Death: 25 APR 1749 in Died in infancy 2
    3. Has No Children Phoebe Northrup b: ABT. 1751 in Washington Co., Connecticut Marriage 1 John Stoddard b: ABT. 1749
    4. Has No Children Samuel Northrup b: ABT. 1753 Death: UNKNOWN in Died young _NAMS: Named for a sibling that died earlier
    5. Has No Children Samuel Northrup b: 18 OCT 1755 in Washington Co., Connecticut Death: UNKNOWN _NAMS: Named for sibling who died earlier
    6. Has Children Samuel Northrup IV b: ABT. 1757 in Milford Township, Connecticut Marriage 1 Sarah Frisbie b: ABT. 1755 Married: 3 JUN 1779
    7. Has Children Enoch Northrup b: ABT. 1759 in Washington Co., Connecticut Marriage 1 Spouse Unknown
    8. Has Children Elijah Northrup b: ABT. 1761 in Washington Co., Connecticut ID: I08200 Name: Elijah Northrup 1 2 3 Sex: M Birth: ABT. 1761 in Washington Co., Connecticut 2 Death: 1829 in Humphreysville, Connecticut Military Service: Served (American Revolutionary War) Event: Pension Awarded a pension (#s36199)Marriage 1 Lucina Easton b: ABT. 1764 Married: 1785

      Children

      1. Has Children Ebenezer Northrup , Sr. b: 1786 (maybe Washington) Death: 11 JAN 1835 2 Residence: Seymour, New Haven Co., Connecticut Marriage 1 Mercy Northrup b: 25 APR 1791 in Milford, New Haven Co.,(d/o Heth Mercy's siblings Has Children Newton Northrup b: 26 MAY 1781 in Milford, Elizabeth Ann Northrup b: 7 MAY 1783 in Milford, Has Children Ephraim Northrup b: 15 NOV 1786 in Milford, Has Children Abner Northrup b: 28 JUL 1788 in New Haven, Has Children Mercy Northrup b: 25 APR 1791 in Milford,Has No Children Wheeler Northrup b: 7 OCT 1793 in Milford, Has Children Luther Northrup b: 17 AUG 1796 in Milford,Has Children Andrew Northrup b: 12 JAN 1800 in Milford, )
      2. Connecticut Married: ABT. 1812 2
        Children
      1. Has No Children John Northrup b: ABT. 1814
      2. Has No Children Elizabeth Ann Northrup b: ABT. 1816
      3. Has No Children Daniel Northrup b: ABT. 1818
      4. Has No Children Ebenezer Northrup , Jr. b: ABT. 1820
      5. Has No Children Betsey Emeline Northrup b: ABT. 1822

      Althea Northrup b: 1789ID: I45913 Name: Althea Northrup 1 Sex: F Birth: 1789 Death: UNKNOWN

      Harvey Northrup b: 1796 ID: I42966 Name: Harvey Northrup 1 Sex: M Birth: 1796 Death: UNKNOWN
      Lucinda Northrup b: 1799 ID: I44836 Name: Lucinda Northrup 1 Sex: F Birth: 1799 Death: UNKNOWN
      Betsey Northrup b: 1801 ID: I44833 Name: Betsey Northrup 1 Sex: F Birth: 1801 Death: UNKNOWN Marriage 1 William Steele b: ABT. 1799

    both from Connecticut historical collections By John Warner Barber

    Perhaps something more than Ethan Allen’s personal charism made the Brownsons especially responsive to his influence. Allen had joined the Brownson family back in Connecticut; he had married Mary, the daughter of Cornelius Brownson, on June 23, 1762, in Judea parish, Woodbury. The wedding ceremony cost him four shillings. (9)

    Between the years 1806 and 18 16 several boys had drifted away from the Sandwich Islands as seamen and became tempo- rarily residents of New England ; some of them had begun to ac- quire an education by private assistance and a few, in 18 16, were gathered into a flourishing school at Morris, Conn. Henry Obookiah, one of the most influential, had joined the church in Torringford the previous 3'ear, and was preparing to be a mission ary to his native land under the direction of the Litchfield North Consociation.

    hist records of the town of cornwall

    Life and letters of Horace Bushnell"

    Tracing the family lineage of the Bushnells, we find them among the first settlers of Guilford and later of Saybrook,. Conn. We learn of no titled or distinguished persons among them. Whether Francis Bushnell, " ye elder," signer of the covenant for the settlement of Guilford, made on ship-board
    by the colonists in June, 1639, was or was not the father of the three original Saybrook Bushnells remains a moot point among genealogists, but there was undoubtedly a relationship between them. Deacon Francis Bushnell, Lieutenant Will iam Bushnell and Kichard Bushnell, all of Saybrook, were brothers, and from them the Connecticut Bushnells are de scended. Fifth in the line of descent from Lieutenant Will iam was Abraham Bushnell, \vho married Molly Ensign of West Hartford and Salisbury, lived many years at Canaan Falls, Conn., and finally removed to Starksboro, Vermont. They had thirteen children, the second of whom was Ensign, the father of Horace Bushnell.^

    * For genealogy see note p. 569 et seq.

    EARLY LIFE AT HOME.

    In 1805, Eiisign Buslmell removed his family to New Preston, a village about fifteen miles distant from Litchfield, and in the most picturesque part of the same county. There is reason to think that the inducement to this removal lay in the superior water-power of New Preston, and that an interest in carding wool and dressing cloth by machinery had come to Ensign Bushnell from his father at Canaan Falls, where was erected in 1802 the first carding machine ever built in the State. At all events this, in addition to farming, soon became his business.

    The scenery of New Preston abounds in lovely pictures of which Lake Wararnaug is the centre. Its outline is irregular, the shores hilly and on the east even mountainous and densely wooded. From the base of a mountain on the eastern side, known as the Pinnacle, the lake turns westward with a wider sweep, its banks indented with little coves and crowned with
    green farms, which are freshened here and there by sparkling brooks. Boiling hills fill the western distance. The scene is one of purely New England character, full of fresh suggestion and rural charm untamed by culture. The outlet is from
    the southern end, and pours its foaming stream through a narrow valley, from which the hills on either side rise steep ly. The little mills and shops which line this stream and use its water-power, and the rugged farms that climb these hill sides, compose the village of New Preston, which still, nes tled in the safe seclusion of woods and mountains, keeps much of its old character of remoteness from the world.

    The Bushnells chose their farm and fixed their home upon the southeastern slope of " a broad-backed hill, which stretches a mile upward and westward to a rounded summit, where stands the church." As this hill turns its back upon the lake, the view does not include the water, but is a wide outlook down the winding valley and across the rolling summits of the hills which, for ten miles, part it from that of the Housatonic. The farm lying on this sunny slope is a rough and rocky one one to tax the strength and patient skill of him who tilled it. " No ornamental rock-work is needed to set off the landscape. Nature s rock-work will stand, and the toil that is necessary to clear the soil is just what is requisite to sharpen the vigor of our people. The necessities of a rough country and an intractable soil are good necessities."
    This was the lesson of early experience as recalled by Horace Bushnell in manhood. the New Preston Academy was opened, in 1818

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    by Connecticut. Superior Court, Ephraim Kirby ... - 1898 - Law reports, digests, etc - 485 pages
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    Litciifield, the shire town of the county, is 58 miles from Hartford, by rail, and has a population of about 3,000. The township is on high land, with strong soil. Bantam Lake, tire largest body of water in the county, is situated partly in this town. The village commands a beautiful and extensive prospect, and has a fine park in the centre, in which stands a monument to commemorate the lives of those who fell in the late war. The prominent buildings are the old court-house, with its turret and bell; the jail, and a new Congregational church edifice costing about $30,000. With its beautiful shade-trees, the village, at present, is a most delightful resort for those in quest of pleasure and recreation. The Lake-view House, capable of accommodating several hundred people, is a sightly place, and a favorite resort for metropolitan guests during the heated term. The city of New York, distant about 115 miles by rail, is reached by the Norwalk, Ilousatonic, Shepaug and Naugatuck railroads. The churches in the town are six

    in number; and there are two banks, one newspaper, and 20 public schools. Manufacturing is carried on to a greater or less extent at East Litchfield, Bantam Falls, Milton and Northfield.

    Among the eminent men of Litchfield have been Oliver Woleott (172C-97), the commander of a company in the French war, first sheriff of the county, delegate to Congress in 1775, and signer of the Declaration of Independence, and governor of the State at the time of his death; Benjamin Tallmadge (1754—1835), a colonel in the Revolutionary war, serving with distinction in many battles, several times a representative in Congress, and instrumental in causing the capture of Maj. Andre; Gen. Uriah Tracy (1755-1807), congressman and U. S. senator; Hon. O. S. Seymour, LL. D., former member of Congress and chief justice of the State; George C. Woodruff, formerly a member of Congress; Gideon H. Hollister, author of a standard history of Connecticut; Rev. Henry Ward Beecher; and Gov. Chas. B. Andrews.

    A history of New England - Google Books Result

    edited by R. H. Howard, Henry E. Crocker - 1879 - History
    The prominent buildings are the old court-house, with its turret and bell ... or less extent at East Litchfield, Bantam Falls, Milton and Northfield. ...
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    C.S.Miller Journals
    John Northrop
    painted on shop. 08\03\{1887}(We) Spenser Monroe act 7.07 for July, for June 7.34, for. May 5.48. 08\04\{1887}(Th) Doctor came. ...... Connecticut's number to be sent is 1286 men. This morning ...... Shepanhg River 8 miles, then to Woodville ...... 7th 1778 to May{Mgg!} 25 1779, a fin_{fins?} monument ...
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    (VI) James Chamberlain, son of Rufus Cleveland, was born January 9, 1787, in East Windsor, Connecticut; died in Winsted, September i, 1875, aged eighty-eight. He married (first) in Winchester, Connecticut, February 3. 1813, Philenda, born in Winchester, August 29, 1793, died in Philadelphia. Pennsylvania, May 19, 1814, daughter of Lewis and Mary (Allen) Miller. He married (second) in Hartland, Connecticut, September 19, 1816, Sally, born December 8, 1791, died in Winchester, December 27, 1819, daughter of Prince and Lucy (Adams) Taylor. He married (third), in Salisbury, Connecticut, August 21, 1820, Lucy Northrup, born April 20, 1798, died March 26, 1884, daughter of Joseph and Mary (Bradley) Northrup. Hon. James Chamberlain Cleveland removed to Philadelphia in 1813, and engaged in business selling groceries and clocks; also taught school six months. The early death of his wife greatly disheartened him, and he sold out his entire business, stock and fixtures, returning June, 1814, to Winsted, where he always dwelt afterward. He was a clock manufacturer and farmer. He represented his town in the legislature in 1834; was assessor for fifteen years, and filled several offices of trust with ability. He was of small size, had light hair and blue eyes. He was a man of few words, but of plain speech when occasion, required. He died after a short, but severe illness, universally esteemed and respected. His third wife survived him. Child of first marriage: Charles Miller, born May 4, 1814; children of third marriage: Jane, mentioned below; son, born and died April 28, 1825.

    (VII) Jane, daughter of James Chamberlain Cleveland, was born July 21, 1821, in Winsted, Connecticut, died in Winsted, August 29, 1888. She married in Winsted, May It, 1842, Charles Hamlin Blake (see Blake VI).

    (The Mitchell Line).New England families, genealogical and memorial By William Richard Cutter

    Stephen Northrup was born in Salisbury, Connecticut, in 1780, and died in Fulton Settlement in 1872. At the time of his decease, he was the last of the pioneers of his locality. He came to Bethel (prob NY)in May, 1807, and after viewing the country, concluded to go back to his birthplace. When he reached the Neversink, he met /Minimi Hawley, one of his old neighbors, who was. moving to Bethel with his family. Hawley was very glad to meet him; but sorry to learn that he was returning. After a conversation concerning their affairs, Northrup was led to alter his purpose once more, and again return to Fulton Settlement.

    This meeting took place on the east side of the Neversink. The river was very much swollen by the spring rains. There was no bridge, and the ford was impassable: at least Hawley did not dare to put his oxen, cart, wife and children in peril by attempting to cross in the usual manner. So he took the yoke from the necks of his cattle, and compelled them to swim over a short distance from the ford, where the water was smooth and deep. Then he unloaded his cart, took off its wheels and box, and conveyed or towed every thing to the opposite shore in or behind a log canoe! The task was difficult and dangerous: but was safely performed, and the adventurers proceeded on their way.
    * Adam, a ion of John Pintler, wag born May 2, 1805. and Eve Flutter was born October 7,1808. Both of these births preceded that of Catharine Fulton.

    They spent two days in traveling from the Neversink to the west-branch of the Mongaup. When they passed the latter, a heavy rain set in. Night was approaching, and they were in an almost trackless forest, far from human nabitation. The discomforts of the day were bad enough; but they were far exceeded by the prospective miseries of the night. The first care of the men was for the young mother and her two little children. With an axe they made the frame of a diminutive tent, which they covered with blankets. In this, Mrs. Hawley and the little ones passed the dismal night, while the men fared as well as they could under the dripping trees.

    On the third day they reached a clearing made by one of the Fultons, where they found a deserted cabin. Into this Hawley moved. Having thus piloted his friends to their new home, Xorthrup returned to Connecticut, and three weeks later came back with, his family. After occupying a temporary shelter for a few months, he moved to the place where he spent the remainder of his days. During the last fifty-six years of his life, his daily walk and conversation were in accord with the strict rules of the Presbyterian faith. He never sought to occupy a conspicuous position in this life; but was content with what was far better: the discharge, honestly and earnestly, of those duties which give life and beauty to Christian society.

    Joseph K. Northrup, a son of Stephen, was the first male child born hi Fulton Settlement.

    History of Sullivan County By James Eldridge Quinlan, Thomas Antisell

    NORTHROP, David of Sherman, CT & Clarissa Lee of Mt. Washington Dec. 30, 1811
    Stephen of Salisbury, CT & Rhoda Vosburg Feb. 7, 1803

    VITAL STATISTICS
    of
    SHEFFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS

    Marrages 1797 to 1850

    Allyn Hays b: August 05, 1718 in Norwalk,Fairfield,CT d: September 12, 1784 in Salisbury,CT
    .................  +Joseph Northrop b: May 11, 1716

    St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Bridgewater.

      The record of the organization of St. Mark's Episcopal Society begins with a meeting held at the dwelling house of Jonas Sanford, on Easter Monday, April 23, 1810, at which William Gillett and Julius Camp were chosen wardens, Daniel
    Booth, Jeremiah Platt, and James Jessup, vestrymen, William Gillett, reading clerk, Samuel Lockwood, treasurer; also David Merwin, Joseph Wheeler, Blackman Jessup, Jeremiah Canfield, Treat Canfield, Jehiel Summers, and John Treat were chosen choristers, and Joel Sanford was elected to attend the State Convention within the year.

      The service was held at the dwellings of the several members, but more frequently at the house of Jonas Sanford, by lay-readers and neighboring ministers, for nearly twenty years, when an effort was made to build a house of worship. The site was located near the old burying-place west of where they finally built their first house, and the timber for the frame was collected at that place, but the question of the location or something of the kind caused the work to cease, and the matter was delayed some time. In 1835, the first house was erected about half a mile south of the present village, in the field, and afterwards a highway was made past it for the accommodation of the people. This building is still standing, is two stories high, and in a beautiful location. Soon after this the village began to increase in dwellings and population, and to become a center of trade, in consequence of the increase of the business of manufacturing hats, particularly by Glover Sanford, and this house of worship was found to be inconveniently located. Hence, in 1859 anew edifice was erected in the village where it now stands, which was consecrated March 14, 1860, by the Rt. Rev. John Williams.

      Among those ministers who officiated here before a house of worship was erected, are the names of Rev. B. Northrop, the Rev. Benjamin Benham of New Milford, and the Rev. Joseph S. Covel. Since 1835 the church has been under the pastoral charge of the following clergymen: Revs. Joseph S. Covel, Abel Nichols, George H. Nichols, William Atwell, Abel Ogden, William O. Jarvis, H. F. M. Whitesides, Abel Nichols, Merritt H. Wellman, William H. Cook, James Morton, H. D. Noble, X. Alanson Welton, W. B. Colburn, D.D., and G. V. C. Eastman, D.D., who resigned and removed to the West in 1882.

      The officers of the parish at the present time are: Jeremiah G. Randall, Eli Sturdevant, Wardens; Arza C. Morris, Albert B. Mallett, and Amos Northrop, Vestrymen (in 1882); Arza C. Morris, Treasurer; Jeremiah G. Randall, Delegate to Convention; and Eli Sturdevant, Clerk.

    Northrop, Sarah of Ammete (Amity
    ) and Hezekiah Camp Jr. of Sal., m
    Nov. 21, 1752, by Rev. Mr. Woodbridge, Pastor.

    Northrup, Abi, d. of Joseph Jr. and Mary, b. Feb. 13, 1767.
    Northrup, Annah and Abijah Rood, both of Sal., m. Aug. 22, 1763, by John Hutchinson, J. P.
    See under A. Rood.
    Northrup, Elisabeth, d. of Joseph and Allen, b. in Ridgefield,
    Dec. 4, 1756.
    Northrup, Eunice, d. of Joseph and Allen, b. in Ridgefield, May 3, 1755- Northrup, Jeremiah, s. of Joseph and Allen, b. in Ridgefield, Jan.

    8, 1759; d. Sept. 29, 1762, in his 4th year.
    Northrup, Jeremiah, s. of Samuel and Phebe, b. Feb. 12, 1765.
    Northrop, Mary, d. of Joseph Jr. and Mary, b. Feb. 17, 1765.
    Northrup, Phebe, d. of Samuel and Phebe, b. Feb. 19, 1766.

    Historical collections relating to the town of Salisbury, Litchfield county, Connecticut"

    (The Gunn Line). JohnNorthrop Gunn

    (I) Jasper Gunn, immigrant ancestor, came to New England in the ship "Defiance," in 1635, then aged twenty-nine years. He settled in Roxbury, Massachusetts, where he was a proprietor of the town, and was admitted a freeman. May 25, 1636. He removed to Mil- ford, Connecticut, but was living in Hart- ford, Connecticut,^ in 1648. He settled finally, however, in Milford. In 1649 '^c was "freed from watching during the time that he attends the service of the mill." In 1636 he is called a physician in the public records. He was deacon of the church in Milford and perhaps school master, and on one occasion appeared before the court in the capacity of attorney. He was a deputy to the general court and an extremely active and versatile citizen. He married Sarah Hawley. He died January 12, 1671. Children: Samuel: Jebomah, men- tioned below ; Daniel, married Deborah Cole- man and died in 1690: Nathaniel, settled in Branford ; Mehitable, baptized in 1641 ; Abel, baptized in 1643, '* physician at Derby, Con- necticut.

    (II) Jebomah, son of Jasper Gunn, was born 1641. He was also a resident of Milford. He married, in 1660, Sarah Lane. Among their children was Captain Samuel, mentioned below.

    (III) Captain Samuel Gunn, son of Jebo- mah Gunn, was born in Milford in 1669, died there in 1749. He married, in 1698, Mercy
    Smith. Among their children was Lieutenant Samuel, mentioned below.

    (IV) Lieutenant Samuel (2) Gunn, son of Captain Samuel (i) Gunn, was born at Mil- ford, January 15, 1701, died in 1756. He mar-
    ried Sarah Clark, who was born October 24, 1706. Among their children was Samuel, mentioned below.

    (V) Samuel (3), son of Lieutenant Samuel (2) Gunn, was born in Milford in 1740, died in Washington, January 7, 1782. He settled at Woodbury, Connecticut. He married Phebe
    Northrop, born April, 1735, a descendant of Joseph Northrop, a founder of Milford.
    Among their children was John Northrop,
    mentioned below.

    (VI) John Northrop, son of Samuel (3) Gunn, was born at Milford, June 5, 1772, died
    in Washington, October 3, 1826. He was a farmer, but for many years held and discharged the duties of deputy sheriff, an office then held in much honor, which he so accept ably filled that he became widely known and still lives in local tradition as "Sheriff" Gunn. He married, at Washington, Connecticut, October 25, 1797, Polly Ford, born June 19, 1773, at Milford, died January 15, 1827. She was highly esteemed for her goodness and refine ment and for her ready kindness and skill in nursing the sick. She was the daughter of Samuel and Susannah (Stone) Ford. Fler grandfather, Samuel Ford, died 1760, was son of John Ford, born 1654, died 171 1, and grandson of Thomas Ford, who came from England and died at Milford in May, 1662.
    Children of John Northrop and Polly Gunn : John Northrop, born August i, 1798: Louisa, March 3, 1800: Susan, October 10. 1801 : Abby, November 30, 1804; Lewis, November 30, 1806; Sarah, October i, 1809; Amaryllis. September 14, 181 1 ; Frederick William, mentioned below.

    (VII) Frederick W'ilIiam, son of John Northrop Gunn, was born at Washington, formerly Woodbury, Connecticut. October 4, 1818, died August "19, 1881. At the age of thirteen he began to attend a school in Cornwall kept by Rev. William Andrews. He prepared for college in 1831-32 at Judea Academy, then taught by Rev. Watson Andrews, son of Rev. William Andrews, and he .grad- uated from Yale College in the class of 1837. He taught in the academy at New Preston during the winters of 1837-38 ; in the Judea Academy, 1839-43 ; in the New Preston Academy, 1845-47 : in Towanda, Pennsylvania, 1847-48-49. He established the famous private school at Washington, i^>49. ami il came to be known as the Gunnery, in his lionor. It is at tile ijrescnt time one of tlic foremost preparatory schools of the country, of national fame, lie was Master nf the Gunnery from 1S49 t"i 1881. As a thinker an«I teacher, Mr. Gunn was far in advance of his time; in his schcx>l and town he exercised a powerful influence for the good of the community. The gratitude and reverence of his inijiils are ex- pressed in the book written and published by tlieiu. entitled " Ihe Master of the Gunnery."
    The people of Washington have shown their appreciation of his life and work among them by erecting the Gunn Memorial Library, a beautiful building which stands on a corner of Washington Green. It is described further ill the account of .\bigail Brinsmade Gunn elsewhere in this work. Mr. Gunn was alwa)s a strong supporter of the Ecclesiastical Society of the First Congregational Church of Washington, of which his wife and dan;.;lilir were members. lie married, at \\ .i-iington, .\pril 16. 1848, .Abigail Irene Brinsmade, born at Washington, July 18, 1820, died September 13, \C)oS, daughter of Daniel liourbon and Mary Wakeman (Gold) Brinsmade (see Drinsmade XTII). Children: I. Daniel Drinsmade, Kirn January 9, 1849, at Towanda, I'cnnsylvania, died .\pril 19. 1S65, at Washington. 2. Mary Gold, January 20, 185.V at Washinu,'ton : married, October 4, 187^1, John Chapiii I'.rinsniade (see Brins made IX (.

    (V) Captain Isaac Gallup, son G.ALLUr of Captain John Gallup (q. v.), was Iwrn in X'oluniown. Connecticut, the iiart now called Sterling, I'ebru ary 24, 1712. He lived on his father's homestead, and was prominent in town and church affairs. He representc<] the town in the general court from I7(>8 until 1773. He served
    in the revolutionary war, being lieutenant under Captain .\hel Spencer, of Grotoii. in the Tenth Company, Sixth Regiment. Colonel Samuel Ilolden Parsons. He served in Boston and Connecticut. In 1776 he served in New York and Loni: Island campaigns, and was in the battles of Long Island an<l White
    Plains, under Colonel I'arsons. He was captain of the Groton company. He also fought '" '777. I'is name being on the Connecticut rolls, pages 78-0(^100 and r>i8. He married
    Margaret, daughter of Nathaniel and Marprct Gallup, of Stonington, March 29. 1748. She was born October 12, 1730, died December 9, 1817. He died .\ugust 3. 1791^ Chil-
    dren: John. l)orn December 29. 1749: Eliza-
    beth. January 22, 1755; Martha, Eebruary 17,
    Full text of "Genealogical and family history of the state of Connecticut; a record of the achievements of her people in the making of a commonwealth and the founding of a nation"

    Paula Krimsky, Archivist
    krimskyp@gunnery.org
    860-868-7334 ext. 251

    In the year 1779, the township of Washington was formed in the County of Litchfield, and within its limits were included the lands owned by the Davies family, and it is recorded that on the 12th day of April, 1779, a number of the inhabitants took the oath of allegiance to the States, in open Freemen's Meeting.

    Among the names of those who, by the list given in the record, pledged themselves to the cause of the Revolution, we look in vain to find a single Davies, a fact which shows the steadfastness with which the whole family clung to their traditions of loyalty, although, possibly, it may not commend them to the patriotic feelings of their descendants.

    It had been the custom of Mr. John Davies to present annually to the Rev. Mr. Marshall, of Woodbury, a fat cow, and this he continued with great difficulty to do during the whole period of the war, although to accomplish this purpose in those times, it was necessary, as he has told, to take the animal by night, and by a long and circuitous route, to avoid being intercepted and robbed by those of the opposite political faith, in whose judgment a gift to an Episcopal clergyman was a treasonable offense. An instance of his generosity and kindness, which never failed even in those trying times, appears from an anecdote that is told in the biography of his youngest son, the Rev. Thomas Davies. After the close of the war a man who had taken an active part in driving off a number of cattle from his farm, and had committed other acts of plunder, having become destitute, applied for relief in his extremity to Mr. Davies, who not only pardoned him for the wrongs he had done, but liberally relieved his wants.

    After the close of the war, Mr. Davies' life was passed quietly and peacefully at his home, surrounded by his family, the greater part of whom depended upon him for support, and lived at or near the family homestead. His sons, John and William, had been ruined by the confiscation of their property during the war, and the latter had taken refuge in Canada.

    He still had in mind his father's wish that an Episcopal Church should be built at Birch Plains, upon the lands of the Davies family, and late in life he succeeded in accomplishing this object, as is told in Cothren's " History of Ancient Woodbury."

    After the separation of what was called Birch Plains or Davies Hollow from the township, the Davies family, one of considerable note and zealously attached to the Church, withdrew from the Litchfield Parish, and built a church edifice of their own in Davies Hollow, where, with assistance from some few families, who resided near, they sustained religious services according to the Liturgy of the Church of England, and kept up a distinct parochial organization, for a considerable period. The following is a copy of the Deed given by John Davies, father of Rev. Thomas Davies, to the Churchmen in Washington, making to them a conveyance of the lands upon which the house of worship was erected :

    " Know ye that I, John Davies, of that part of Washington formerly belonging to Litchfield, and known and called by the name of Birch Plains, in the County of Litchfield, for the consideration of an agreement or promise, made with and to my honored father, John Davies, late of Birch Plains, in said Litchfield, deceased, and for the love and affection I have and bear toward the people of the Church of England now in said town of Washington, and for securing and settling the service and worship of God among us, according to the usage of our most excellent Episcopal Church, whenever there shall be one legally organized in said Washington, and at all times forever hereafter, do therefore demise," etc., etaThe measurement of the land as described in the deed must have been equal to ninety-six square poles, and it was restricted to use as a public burying- ground, and for the purpose of having a suitable place of worship erected upon it The same condition was annexed to it as that which was expressed in the deed given by his father to the church in Litchfield, viz.: the requirement of one peppercorn to be paid annually on the feast of St Michael the Archangel, if demanded. The above deed was given on the 2id of January, 1794. Upon this ground, principally at his own expense, an Episcopal Church subsequently was erected. Aged and infirm, and seated in an arm-chair at the door of his boose, he witnessed the raising of the edifice, with a feeling similar to that of the pious Simeon when he said, "Lord, now lettest thon thy servant depart in peace." He survived about three years, and at the age of eighty-six years he died on the 19th day of May, 1797, and was buried in the family burial-ground in Davies Hollow.

    John Davies, Jr.,
    Jokl Titus,
    Samuel P. Treat,
    Jakes J. Davies,
    Walter Davies,
    David Davies,
    George Davies,
    Abraham Woster,
    John Hull,
    William Lyons.

    St. John's Church, Washington, CT (birch Plains/Davies Hollow area) moved in 1815 to the town of washington

    From Sketches of Litchfield 1818 Litchfield as Lister

    Listers or Rate Makers From 1721 to 1819 At the later date, Assessors were substututed - the duties of the two office being much the same.

    1817 Northrop, Abner 7

    Joshua Garritt of Hartford listed as a first settler of Litchfield

    The first French war began in 1744

    Some Acadians (from Nova Scotia were distributed throughourt the Connecticut towns often separating families)

    "Last" French war began in 1755 an Litchfield was activelu involved

    Connecticut Abolitionists

    The slave trade in Connecticut was prohibited in 1788. However, it remained legal to hold slaves until as late as 1848. The state had passed an act of Gradual Emancipation--children born to enslaved parents after March 1, 1784, would be freed at the age of 25 (later dropped to age 21). As a result slavery was slowly phased out. Meanwhile, African Americans and their allies organized to build schools and churches, and petitioned the General Assembly and local governments demanding the right to vote.

    ...
    The Connecticut Anti-Slavery Society was founded in 1838. By 1839, Connecticut abolitionism found itself at a crossroads. After several disheartening legal defeats like the Crandall case, Connecticut abolitionists were in search of a new cause to bring slavery to the public's eye. Abolitionists embraced the publicity given to the Amistad captives' plight as a means to publicize and reinvigorate their cause.
    Jocelyn was supported by New Haven attorney Roger Sherman Baldwin. Baldwin, a member of North Church, offered his legal services to the Amistad captives. For two years, Baldwin successfully defended the Africans' right to freedom (first assisted by some fellow Yale graduates, later by former President John Quincy Adams). As abolitionists, Baldwin and Adams seized the opportunity to refocus the case on human rights and to challenge the institution of slavery on moral and constitutional grounds. Baldwin and Jocelyn were also instrumental in securing first local, then national support for the captives.

    from http://www.nps.gov/history/nR/travel/amistad/connecticutabolitionists.htm

    "

    In opposition to the southern demand that all discussion should cease, and acquiescence to their wishes be granted, the anti-slavery societies began to multiply and send forth their publications.

    Such is the simplest outline of historical facts to the time when Torrington began to take part in the subject of anti-slavery. Litchfield county, at the time, was a ruling county in the state, in several respects, and as anti-slavery principles took deepest root in the strongest minds as well as to find a lodgment in the lesser, a number of persons in the county were invited to meet in Wolcottville in January, 1837, for the purpose of organizing a county society.

    Torrington, CT"

    When the friends of the cause began to look around for a place for the meeting of the convention, they found every church, public and private hall, closed against them, and heard whisperings of threatnings against any who might have the noble daring to encounter the pro-slavery element of the village and of the town. At this juncture a barn was offered for the use of the convention, and it was promptly accepted, and fitted for the occasion.1 It was not the first time that strangers found the shelter in a barn, " because there was no room in the inn." In that barn the friends of impartial liberty and justice, gathered in goodly numbers ; some of them the most reliable and respectable citizens of Litchfield county. The barn was filled ; the floor, scaffolds, hay-mow and stables. It was an intense cold day in January, and there was much suffering from the severity of the weather. The convention was called to order, and Roger S. Mills of New Hartford, appointed chairman. The Rev. Daniel Coe of Winsted, offered prayer. After appointing a committee to nominate permanent officers, the convention was addressed by the Rev. Nathaniel Colver, agent of the American society, and others. The county society was then organized and the following officers appointed : president, Roger S. Mills: vice presidents, Erastus Lyman of Goshen, Gen. Daniel 13. Brinsmade of Washington, Gen. Uriel Tuttle of Torringford, and Jonathan Coe of Winsted ; secretary, Rev. R. M. Chipman of Harwinton ; treasurer, Dr. E. D. Hudson of Torringford. While thus peacefully engaged, though suffering with the cold, and counseling together for the relief of the oppressed and the elevation of humanity, a furious mob was collecting in the village, and elevating their courage for their deeds of violence by the intoxicating cup. A class of men from the adjoining town, as well as from Torrington, had gathered for the very purpose of disturbing this meeting if it should attempt to exercise the liberties of religious and civil citizens. This mob, after parading the streets, making hideous and threatening noises, gathered around the barn, and by their deafening shouts, the blowing of horns and the ringing the alarm of fire by the bell of the Congregational church, and the display of brute force, broke up the meeting, which hastily took an adjournment. Then the old puritan spirit was manifested by the Torringford people, who offered the use of their meetinghouse to the convention, and it repaired to that place, and continued the session two days. The opposition in Torringford though violent was undemonstrative for lack of the mob element and rum ; and partially from the fact that the fury of the mob had run its race in Wolcottville. When the convention left the barn, the shouts, thumping of pans and kettles, and the furious ringing of the church bell, characterized pandemonium broken loose. When the people were leaving Wolcottville in their sleighs, the entire village seemed to be a bedlam. That good man, Dea. Ebenezer Rood, was set upon in his sleigh, to over turn him and frighten his horses. This excited his righteous indignation, and in a voice of defiance he shouted to them : " Rattle your pans, hoot and toot, ring your bells, you pesky fools, if it does you any good," then put his horses on a run and cleared himself from the gang.

    That barn has since been removed, refitted, and is now owned by Dr. Wood.

    When the meeting assembled in Torringford it was inspired with new life, energy and courage. The beacon fires of liberty and freedom blazed much higher than they would but for the violence manifested in the village. Deacon Rood's spirit of defiance to the mob, took possession of the whole company, and every man and woman, enlisted in the cause, gloried in the name of abolitionist, and felt annointed for the work of preaching " deliverance to the captives in chains." Such was the beginning of anti-slavery agitation, and times, in the town where John Brown, " Ossawattomie Brown," was born.

    This society, moved now, as well by the sense that despotism had come to their own doors, and threatened the very sacredness of church and homes, as by the thought of freedom for the slave, proceeded to hold monthly meetings throughout the county. These meetings were held in barns and sheds, in groves and houses, and any where that the people would assemble for such a purpose. It raised funds by systematic method ; distributed tracts, books, and papers. The state Charter Oak Society was organized in 1838, and employed lecturing agents, who besides lecturing, solicited subscribers to the anti-slavery papers, and scattered anti-slavery literature.

    They were opposed everywhere, and yet moved on in their work as though every body knew they were right. They were called all sorts of opprobrious names ; were proscribed and derided, as " nigger friends," "disturbers of Israel." Some were unceremoniously excommunicated from the churches, for no crime but speaking against slavery ; the very thing that many of the fathers had done for a hundred years without objection having been made. All argument with anti-slavery men started with the Bible, where the Quakers started nearly one hundred years before, and this brought the question into all the churches as well as committees. Some withdrew from the churches because they deemed it sinful to hold fellowship with those who voted to uphold a system, acknowledged to be guilty of more crime than any other system in the land.

    The opposition had but one argument ; namely, it offended the South; slavery was for their interest. This argument had been gradually obtaining adherents, from the time the Constitution of the United States was adopted. Before that some of the southern states was as much anti-slavery as any in the North. When the South changed, the spirit of proscription began to rise in the North. Hence in the first meeting house in Torrington, there was no slave pew, nor nigger pew, but in the second one there were two. These pews were located in the gallerv over the stairs, boarded up so high, that when the colored people sat in them, they could see no part of the congregation, and could be seen by no one in the assembly. Jacob Prince, after being made a freeman by his master, Abijah Holbrook, joined the church in Goshen, and then being placed in such a seat, and treated in other ways by the same spirit, refused to go to church, because, as he said, he was not treated as a brother and thereafter held prayer meetings in his own house on the Sabbath. Whereupon the Goshen church proceeded to, and did excommunicate him for neglect of duty. This same Jacob is said to have been as fine a looking man, head and features, as nearly any one in the town, except the color of his skin.

    Two such pews were in the old church in Torringford, but the Rev. Samuel J. Mills (whether as a rebuke to the spirit of cast or not is not known) always seated Henry Obookiah, Thomas Hooppo, and other tawny brethren of the Sandwich Islands, when they visited him from the Cornwall Mission school, in his own pew, in the front of the congregation, quite to the dissatisfaction of some even of that congregation.

    A Remarkable Occurrence. In the early stages of the anti-slavery struggle, Miss Abbey Kelley, a young and educated Quakeress of superior talent, and most estimable character, " felt the spirit moving her " to take part in the public discussion of the subject, and came into Connecticut. Dr. Hudson was then the general agent for the Connecticut Anti-Slavery Society, and she called on him and made known her purpose to speak whenever opportunity offered. Dr. Hudson kindly extended to her the hand of fellowship in the good cause, and welcomed her to the thorny field, and to the home of his wife Martha Turner Hudson, to whose companionship he committed her, and secured respectable audiences for her at Torringford and other places in adjacent towns. This movement was very disturbing to pro-slavery and conservative orthodoxy. It occurred after Father Mills's death and after Rev. Mr. Goodman was dismissed. From many pulpits in Litchfield county she was proclaimed as " that woman Jezebel who calleth herself a prophetess to teach and seduce my servants." The watchman of Torringford uttered a cry of distress and requested the women and their lords to meet him at the Academy, to receive his testimony and instructions concerning the sphere of woman. (" Women obey your husbands.") The assemblage was large ; the women filled one side of the room, and the men the other, facing them. The minister presided, and after solemn preliminaries and the reading of St. Paul's epistle, adapted to the occasion, he discoursed vehemently upon the duties of woman, her proper sphere ; and the unwomanly, and unwarrantable work of woman as a public teacher; or to address promiscuous audiences and thus depart from the good old ways of orthodoxy. When he had barely closed his address, as if Providence approved his testimony, the decayed timbers in the deep cellar of the Academy, which sustained the floor, suddenly gave way on the woman's side of the house and the entire floor, and all the women were precipitated into the cellar, in one general mass of tangled confusion, the whole accompanied by screams, groans, and cries; one woman exclaiming, "O Lord forgive us for having attended such a wicked meeting;" a noise almost equal to that of the mob at the anti-slavery meeting at Wolcottville.

    Whether the minister of the occasion concluded that the women then had attained their appropriate sphere, is not related in the narration, but the men, after the dum-astonishment had passed away, hastened from on high to drag out their wives, sisters, daughters and mothers, with bruised limbs, torn garments and dissatisfied countenances ; and hastened to their homes, glad to have escaped without encountering any worse sphere of action, though this was not exactly satisfactory. What precise effect this little episode had on the minister's mind, or whether he became celebrated as defining woman's sphere, or whether he afterwards expanded that lecture into a book, is not revealed in the book of Torringford chronicles.

    Prior to the anti-slavery agitation, the inhabitants of Torrington and of Litchfield county, and the state of Connecticut as well, had suffered a calamitous, moral shock ; a sort of aesthetic, volcanic upheaving, by an affair which occurred at the Foreign Mission school at Cornwall. This school had been established and mainly sustained by Congregational churches, for the purpose of educating the Indians and Sandwich Islanders as missionaries to their own people. Two young ladies of Cornwall, belonging to the most respectable and best educated families, became so perverted in their aesthetic tastes, as to choose and dare to marry two of the tawny brethren, with the idea of becoming missionaries among the native tribes. The effect was

    quite shocking ; almost pestilential. Every class of society was thrown into spiritual convulsions. The mission school was threatened with demolition. Those sons of the forest who had been so wicked as to fascinate the belles of Cornwall and make trophies of them were compelled to depart sans ceremonie. The school was soon after closed or rather driven out of existence, not because it was not doing a good work, but because two of the pupils had married two girls, which girls wanted to marry them.

    These items are but a faint illustration of the excitements, hard feelings, desperate threatenings and silly arguments that were entertained concerning slavery and anti-slavery. No attempt is here made to picture the contest. No human language would be equal to such a task ! If the late war of the rebellion could be fully described, there would be, in that description, some features of the terrible curse set forth somewhat appropriately ; but even then, the half would not be told. Now most people see it, and acknowledge the same. No effort is here made to sum up on this great subject. Only a few items are given as historical facts concerning the efforts on the one side in behalf of slavery, and on the other the spirit and courage of those who believed slavery to be a sin against God and humanity.

    One thing is strange, that after the terrible sufferings, hardships and distresses through which the pilgrim fathers and their early descendants passed, for the one object and end of religious and political freedom, that any body should have supposed that the American people could have been compelled, by any means whatever, to put their necks under the yoke of slavery and submit to its dictates !

     

    CORNWALL

    1790  --  the "great schism" within Cornwall's Congregational church led to the First Church abandoning Cornwall Center for a new church in Cornwall Village. (Rev Hezekiah Gold??)
    Cornwall was part of the Salisbury District iron region and iron manufacturing was a major industry for Cornwall.
    prior to 1800 – three forges or ironworks were in operation in Cornwall.
    During the 19th century  -- Cornwall was known for its schools, and the iron that was smelted at Cornwall Bridge and West Cornwall, utilizing local charcoal.
    1808  --  a Methodist Episcopal Church built in Cornwall Center, replacing the abandoned First Church. 
    c. 1810 – Connecticut agriculture started to decline.
    1813  --  birth of the future Major General John Sedgwick in Cornwall Hollow.
    1817-1827 – the Cornwall Mission School instituted in Cornwall Village.
    1818 – student Henre Obookiah died while a student at the Mission School, after giving the impetus for missionary work in the Sandwich Islands.
    1820s  --  the marriage of two local white girls to Indians attending Cornwall's Foreign Mission School led to near riot and the closing of the school.
    1825 – Erie Canal opens, attracting many farmers and farmhands out west.
    1826 – North Cornwall Second Congregational Church built.
    as early as 1830  --  the Cornwall Bridge Methodist Episcopal Church built.

     

    The Underground Railroad in Litchfield County


    -Quotes from "The Underground Railroad in Connecticut" by Horatio T. Strother, 1962.

    -p. 121-122- " As a conductor, Wakeman (of Norwalk), was bold and tireless, taking his "packages of hardware and dry good" to places as distant as Plymouth and Middletown - trips of forty and fifty miles as the crow flies, farther than that by road....

    -p. 122- "The Plymouth operators, to whom Wakeman presumably made his deliveries, included Joel Blakeslee, Ferrand Dunbar, and William Bull. They not only handled passengers from Wilton; they also had to keep watch for unaccompanied fugitives on foot who had lost their way on the western line between New Haven and Farmington. The Plymouth "minute men" had to set these wanderers on the right track, which took them a dozen miles eastward to Farmington."

    -p. 123 -Thus it is known that New Milford was a center of Underground work; but whether fugitives came to this town by traveling northward from the vicinity of Wilton, or eastward via a lateral from the Hudson River line in New York, or both, remains unclear."

    -"There are several stations here, (New Milford), one of which was the house of Charles Sabin. Another was the home of Augustine Thayer. He and "his good wife devoted their lives to the Abolition cause. They helped many poor slaves on their way, rising from their beds in the night to feed and minister to them and secreting them till they could be taken under cover of darkness to Deacon Geradus Roberts' house on Second Hill and from there to Mr. Daniel Platt's house in Washington."

    -p. 123-124 - Frederick W. Gunn of Washington, Connecticut, who founded the private school bearing his name, "The direction or runaways on the road to freedom, however, remained Gunn's private affair.

    -p. 124-"Daniel Platt and his wife....accomodating "many a trembling black refugee" on their farm. ...Their son, Orville,...later recalled that "the slaves stayed, as a rule, but a short time, though some remained several weeks until it was learned through the channels of communication among the Abolitionists that their whereabouts was suspected." They were then forwarded to either of two destinations - to Dr. Vaill on the Wolcottville Road or to Uriel Tuttle in Torrington."

    -p. 124-125 - "Yet, curiously, Uriel Tuttle was the only Underground stationmaster here of whom a record survives.

    -p. 125- "At Winchester, a few miles north of Torrington and close to Winsted, there was a small but active antislavery society. Noble J. Everett was its secretary; Jonathan Coe, a member who lived in nearby Winsted, managed a well-patronized Underground station at his house. Another station many have been the home of Silas H. McAlpine, poet, philanthropist, and abolitionist of Winchester; in the foundation wall of his house was a hidden crypt that was possibly a hiding place for fugitives, but there is no positive evidence that it was so used."

    -p 126 - "Beyond this point, there were stations to the north in Colebrook and to the northwest in Norfolk. Who were the Undergroung agents in Colebrook remains unknown, but there were certainly several of them. One may have been J. H. Rodgers, secretary of the ninety-member antislavery society in 1836.

    -"It is also reported that there was a network of Underground byways in this vicinity and that residents of Norfolk were responsible for paving many of them."

    -p. 126-127- " For the fugitive traveling through northwestern Connecticut, Norfolk was the last stop in the state. From here, he was sent across the Massachusetts border to New Marlboro, thence over to the Housatonic River line through Stockbridge and Pittsfield to Bennington, Vermont."

    -from Appendix 2 - "Underground Railroad Agents in Connecticut" (Probable agents are indicated by *) Litchfield County Blakeslee, Joel - Plymouth Bull, William - Plymouth Coe, Jonathan - Winsted Dunbar, Daniel - Plymouth McAlpine, Silas H. * - Winchester Pettibone, Amos - Norfolk Roberts, Geradus - New Milford Sabin, Charles - New Milford Thayer, Augustine - New Milford Tuttle, Uriel - Torrington


    -Quotes from "Barkhamsted Heritage-Culture and Industry in a Rural Connecticut Town", edited by Richard G. Wheeler and George Hilton, 1975.

    -p. 235 - "Lamont's Christmas Tree Plantation - Located at the site of one of Barkhamsted's earliest houses, which saw use as an inn on the route from the Salisbury iron works toward Granby.....The house, known 50 years ago as the Oscar Tiffany place, was bought in 1952 by Thomas and Marguerite Lamont...Legend has it that the house was also a stop on the Underground Railroad."


    Scan of Colebrook River, from an old postcard
    (Kind of tickles me, Cotton Mill in town and they were hiding slaves?)
    -Quotes from "Colebrook Stories", by Alan DeLarm, 1979.

    -"Chamberlain's hotel, The Colebrook River Inn, was at one time used as a station in the underground railroad." -"The Davidson house on the Old Colebrook Road is also said to have been an underground railroad station."


    -Quotes from "Howard Peck's New Milford - Memories of a Connecticut Town", edited by James E. Dibble, 1991.

    -p. 58-60- "Seventy-five years after the Bostwick place was erected it became one of the stations on the Underground Railroad. It is known that there was a hiding place beneath the floor of the attic. This compartment could hold two persons, and as it was near a chimney could provide warmth during the cold winter season. ..."

    -"Another alleged station in this system was a home in the Lanesville section of this town. It is located about four miles south of the village center and has been known as the Wanzer Farm......(they were Quakers)"

    -"Fugitives from slavery in the deep South entered New Milford at several places. Some were directed from New York State, directly west of New Milford. It would seem natural that they might have entered through the Town of Sherman, although little has been written or recorded as to that being the case. However, it has been stated that one known station on the system was in Sherman, a short distance north of the center of town in an old colonial residence lying on the westerly side of the present road leading north from the center toward the New York State line or to Gaylordsville. This station was in the Stuart family. The residence is still standing, a landmark and heritage to be preserved. James Stuart was reportedly the agent. It is alleged that there was a small out-building on the premises just north of his dwelling where the escapees would be housed and it would seem likely that some of them would come over the hills to New Milford."

    -"Again, near the village, was the home of Augustine A. Thayer, known to his cronies as "Baccus."....from a New York newspaper....a reward of five hundred dollars offered for the apprehension of two runaway slaves. It was expressed by one of the men present that it would not surprise him, "if they would be found at that moment at Baccus' home."

    -"Many of the fugitives were aided over the hills to Washington, about five or six miles east of New Milford. One of the most ardent supporters of the movement there was Frederick W. Gunn. ...With Mr. Gunn was Daniel Platt, as devoted an agent on the system as there was anywhere. Mr. Platt and his wife rescued and aided many a poor soul fleeing to Canada."

    -"The route continued from Washington north to Litchfield, then on to Torrington, which was the birthplace of John Brown. It is reported that as early as 1837 there was an organization composed of forty members of an antislavery group in that town. Colebrook and Norfolk were the actual jumping off places in Connecticut. From these towns the fugitives crossed the line into Massachusetts, crossed the Housatonic River to Stockbridge, to Pittsfield, into Vermont, to Bennington, Burlington, Rutland, and on into Canada and freedom."


    Underground Railroad notes from various sources:

    When the first pages of my web site were posted, I received an email from someone (I wish that person, if they ever read this, would get back in contact with me) that mentioned that the Christmas shop in the town of Bethlehem was used to hide runaway slaves. If I remember correctly, I was told it was a printing shop and the slaves would spend the night there before moving on to the next station, most likely in Litchfield.

    I heard from a friend that a home north of the rotary in Goshen was a station in the 1800's. I quote from the Goshen history, 1897, page 363: "The store built and occupied by Wadhams and Thompson, and later by Moses Wadhams, was purchased by A. Miles and Sons, who also had a store at West Goshen. Moses W. Gray entered their employ as clerk, in 1841. At this time, Mr. MIles and one son lived at West Goshen, and another son at the Center, with whom Mr. Gray boarded. At his death, Mr. Gray managed the store for about three years, when he purchased a one-half interest and continued to manage it for several years under the firm name of Miles and Gray. He then purchased the interest of his partner and conducted the business alone, the sign over the door bearing the name of M. W. Gray. In 1857, he sold his stock of goods, and, removing to Chicago, enaged in the wholesale grocery business......" -I have talked to a previous landowner, and he told me there is a room in the basement that is undetectable, unless you know it is there. Convienent having a freight business with a hidden room for that special cargo.

    I also heard that a house in South Kent has "extra rooms" on the fireplace foundation in the basement. I know which house, but nothing more than that.

    Another reference I have, and have no idea where it came from, is Blueberry Hill Farm, between Norfolk and Colebrook, on Rock Hall Road. Supposedly there are false panels behind the fireplace, concealing an entrance to another room.

    Mentioned in a Register Citizen article, (I didn't get the date), the Cook homestead on Charles Street in Torrington was used as a station. Runaways were hidden in a section of a dining room closet.

    Also, a Register Citizen article, dated 12-31-94, by Bryan T. Morytko, mentions the following: Harwinton - Rt. 4, the Chiarmonte and the Hinnan houses, the Hinnan home have a secret place in the attic floor, next to a chimney, large enough for three people. Torrington - Torringford Street (very active antislavery society in this area) - three or four houses on this street, including the Florian home, with a secret basement room Winchester - the Silas H. McAlpine home (already mentioned above)


    These are notes about Underground Railroad sites from visitors to my web site. Some are not exactly in northwestern Connecticut, but close enough.
    (Every little piece of the puzzle helps!)

    From Kevin Purcell, of Fairbanks, Alaska: "I can remember two houses in Northern Westchester that were rumored to be stops on the Underground. One is located on Route 138 east of Goldens Bridge, it is a large colonial just before the Increase Miller Elementary School on the north side of the road. The other is on Route 100 south of Somers, New York. It is a larger stone house that had one of the old stone mile markers out front."


    New quote - added August 29, 1999

    -from "Mysteries and Histories of Goshen", June 21, 1938, by Mrs. Lora Ives. Handwritten manuscript

    -"At my father's place, known as Whist Pond Manor......The Manor house was built in 1772 by Nathaniel Parmelee. It contained a secret chamber by the great stone chimney, to which access was easy from the downstairs closet, under the stairs in the front hall, by moving a board in the ceiling, also by a movable panel in a shallow closet upstairs, and by a loose board in the attic floor. The chimney kept the room warm in winter and it is supposed to have been used to secrete English refugees in Colonial days, also for runaway slaves during and before the Civil War. The place called Bald Ledge where the Sterlings lived for several years at the north end of the street, is said to have a similar room." Click to mail to me.
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    Ballston Spa

    Edmund Jennings settled in Ballston in 1775 at the age of 21. He was the son of Zachariah and Sarah Morehouse Jennings from Fairfield, Conn
    Edmund Jennings, unlike some of his neighbors, sided with the rebels during the Revolutionary War. He was a member of the 12th Regiment of the Albany County Militia (Saratoga County was not formed until 1791). In May of 1777, he joined a search party, which was after fifteen tories. Along with Colonel James Gordon, the militilamen chased the lovalists up the Sacandaga River and captured them at Lake Luzern. The captives were taken to the Albany goal, which was already over-crowded with tory prisoners. Edmund Jennings, no doubt, tought at Bemis Heights and witnessed the surrenders of Burgoyne. Captain Edmund Jennings pursued the British and Indians when they raided Ballston in 1780.

    Elijah Sherman Woodbury known as Father Sherman was Episcopal became dissatisfied and joined the methodists (1812 became a class leader). He was active and zealous and encourage the growth of and a meetinghouse was built 1824
    • Name: Sarah HUBBELL
    • Birth: 22 Jun 1770

      Marriage 1 William BURR b: 23 Jan 1762 Children
      1. Has No Children Avis BURR b: 26 May 1797 in Of Southbury, New Haven, Ct
    Children of Heth Northrup and Anna Newton are:
    + 160   i. Newton Northrop was born 26 MAY 1781 in Milford, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 6 JAN 1858.
      161   ii. Elizabeth Ann Northrup was born 7 MAY 1783 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died UNKNOWN in Morris, Connecticut. She married Job Smith 7 JAN 1803, son of Caleb Smith and . He was born ABT. 1781, and died UNKNOWN.

    The accumulation of unwelcome tasks meant months of dismal drudgery to Senator Platt. I have to enjoy this place thinking about it when I am far away from it. If there is anything that will bring you health, enjoyment, and happiness it is this Litchfield County life. I am sure that this was the original paradise. Washington, and especially the Judea end of Washington, was right in the centre of the garden.

    But that summer was to be a busy one, with little in it of the peace of Judea. Not only was he burdened with the work of analyzing Cuban finances but he was called upon as usual to bear his part in the Presidential campaign which resulted in the election of McKinley and Roosevelt.

    A BRIEF HISTORY OF WASHINGTON, CONNECTICUT

    The Town of Washington encompasses the following Villages:

    Washington Depot
    Washington (or Washington Green) --  the Old Judea
    New Preston --  located on the Aspetuck River.
    Marbledale (or Marble Dale)

    Washington sits on Green Hill overlooking the winding Shepaug River.  Washington Depot lies along the Shepaug River at the foot of Green Hill. 26 miles of the Shepaug River here are deemed "wild."

    1734 – the eastern section of Washington was settled by Joseph Hurlbut. It was known as the Parish of Judea and belonged to Woodbury. The western section was known as the Parish of New Preston and belonged to New Milford. Nettleton Hollow, Romford and Smoky Hollow belonged to Litchfield. 
    1740  --  the Titus family settled on Lower Church Hill.
    1741 -- the western section, part of the New Milford North Purchase, was first settled.
    1741  --  Judea Parish gathered. 
    1746 – Edward Cogswell secured the right to mine iron ore in the New Milford North Purchase. The Iron Works, the first industry in the North Purchase, was established along the Aspetuck River, near the foot of the road leading to New Preston hill.
    1746 – land purchased from the Indians for the building of the Averill Homestead (on Baldwin Hill Road about 1.5 miles from New Preston). The Averill family still lives there. 
    as early as 1748  --  1.5 miles downstream from Factory Hollow, the South Shepaug Factory Complex (consisting of a sawmill and gristmill and first known as Platt's Mills then Baldwin-Olmstead mills) built. 
    1753 – the General Assembly of the Colony of Connecticut granted a petition to establish the New Milford North Purchase section as the Ecclesiastical Society of New Preston.
    1758-1794  --  Judah Baldwin ran the South Shepaug Factory Complex.
    1760 – the Titus Homestead built.
    1772 – in Washington Village, the Old Red House built by two brothers Leman and Joel Stone, a Whig and a Tory.
    1775-1783 – American Revolution. General George Washington came through the area several times. He even spend a night in New Preston at Cogswell Tavern. Thirty Revolutionary soldiers were buried in the original Judea Cemetery.
    1778 – there were 270 families living in the area
    1779 – the Town of Washington incorporated. It was taken from Woodbury, Litchfield, Kent, and New Milford. The town was named in honor of General George Washington, who traveled through the area several times during wartime.
    1780s  --  Mallory Brook was named for Caleb Mallory and his family who were murdered at this time. Their hired hand, Davenport, was hanged for the crime.
    1781 – Major Cogswell owned a tavern along the "turnpike" at which General Washington dined. Justice of the Peace, Major William Cogswell, son of Edward, was elected the town's first selectman.
    1790-1831  --  Moody ran the Moody Fulling Mill for 41 years.  He was a leading citizen of Washington. 
    1794  --  in Romford, St. John's Episcopal Church built.
    1801 – on the Green in Washington Village, the Congregational Church built.
    1802-1876  -- on New Preston Hill Rd., was the boyhood home of Horace Bushnell, Congregational clergyman. (His birthplace was at Bantam in Litchfield.)  He was the pivotal American theologian who freed mainstream Protestant theology from its Puritanism, thus helped to clear the way for religious liberalism.
    1815  --  the St. John's Episcopal Church was moved by oxen to a site on Green Hill.
    1816  --  the dam at the South Shepaug Factory Complex rebuilt by brothers Levi S. and Ely Platt.  

    At first Washington was principally a farming community.

    Some of the early industries were ironworks and quarries as well as small mills and factories run by waterpower along the Shepaug and Aspetuck Rivers.

    1822 – at Marbledale, where there were quarries in an earlier day, the brick St. Andrews Episcopal Church built.

    1824 – at the west end of New Preston, the native stone Congregational Church built.

    1827  -- birth of the future Senator Orville Hitchcock Platt in Washington.  

    1832  -- Marvin Dimcock built a cotton-woolen plant, the third mill factory complex along the Shepaug River.

    1835  --  Olmstead took over the South Shepaug Factory Complex.

    1843  --  the Dimcock complex was sold at a loss. 

    1844  --  the old Dimcock mill sold and became the Washington Company (until 1851).  Other owners included Herman Baldwin, Frank Kilbourn and Charles Dipple. 

    1844  -- Joseph W. Titus bought an area along the Shepaug River.

    1846  --  Titus leased from John Northrup Gunn the right to a stretch of Shepaug River.  He erected a weir dam and directed some of the river water to a sawmill built at the southern end of his channel. 

    1850 – the Gunnery School, a preparatory school for boys, established by a remarkable teacher, Frederick W. Gunn (1816-1881.)

    1854 map  -- there were mills on the Shepaug River and the Kirby and Mallory Brooks.

    Underground Railroad  --  the Underground Railway stopped on Blackville Road at Mrs. Ney's barn.

    1861-1865 – the Civil War.

    1866  --  Olmstead bought the old Moody Fulling Mill for $6.07 for non-payment of town taxes.

    by 1871  --  Henry Woodruff gained control of the land and mill of Joseph W. Titus.

    1871 --  Factory Hollow became Washington Depot.

    1871 photo  --  shows the Match Factory and Henry Woodruff's mill and factory in Factory Hollow.

    1872 – the Shepaug Railroad reached Washington.

    1873-1877  --  Henry Woodruff's three-story factory building housed the Match Factory.

    1877-1881  --  Henry Woodruff's three-story factory building housed part of  his carriage making venture.

    1879-1905  --   Orville Hitchcock Platt became a U.S. Senator. 

    1879   --  birth of the future Major General Benjamin D. Foulois (1879-1967).  He would serve in the Spanish-American War. 

    shortly before 1880  --  shortly before Olmstead's death, the South Shepaug Factory Complex was foreclosed.

    1881  -- death of Frederick W. Gunn.

    1881-1908  --  Henry Woodruff's factory building housed Kingman Mills.

    1881  --  Carl Bader (1853-1924) entered the U.S. from Alsace-Lorraine. 

    1882  -- Carl Bader arrived in Washington Depot. He would eventually establish a meat market and run it for 40 year.  The store was known variously as Carl Bader, Bader & Sons and Bader's Market.

    c. 1887 photo  --  the marshalling yard and the Washington Market building. 

    1888  -- notorious Blizzard of 1888.

    late 1880s  --  the mills of the South Shepaug Factory Complex run by various owners until ice jams and flooding destroyed the dam. 

    1893-1918  --  the home farm  for Holiday House was in existence.  Holiday House was a summer vacation home for the Working Girls' Club.  The club was associated with Saint Bartholomew's Episcopal Church, New York City.

    Edward Hook Van Ingen, a man grown wealthy from the woolen imports business, had architect Ehrick K. Rossiter design a house in memory of their oldest daughter Jeannine, who died of scarlet fever at the age of 16.  The house was on a promontory overlooking the Shepaug River valley.

    c. 1900 photo --  the mill in Factory Hollow.

    c. 1900 photo  --  Ezra Hull's blacksmith shop.

    1902 – about 3/4 mile northeast of Washington Village, Wykeham Rise, a preparatory school for girls, established.

    1908 – the Gunn Memorial Library, named for abolitionist and Gunnery School founder Frederick William and his wife, Abigail Brinsmade Gunn, dedicated.

    1912  --  St. John's Episcopal Church (of wood) burned; Ehrick Rossiter designed the present church (of stone).

    1919  --  architect Ehrick Rossiter and family moved to Edgewood.  He brought his New York caretaker, Ed Coll, up to Washington to look after his first and second house.  Ed Coll's sister Anne married an artist named deValera and had a child named Emon.  When deValera died, Ed Coll send his sister and nephew back to Ireland to grow up with close relatives.  Emon deValera grew up to be a prime mover of Irish independence and later prime minister of Ireland.

    1925 – Ehrick Rossiter gave the town its first preserve, the Steep Rock Reservation.

    1928  --  Borden's Cremery closed. 

    1930s  --  in Washington Depot, Borden's Creamery torn down to build Bryan Memorial Town Hall.  It was named for hometown boy Gregory Seeley Bryan, owner of the Weed Chain Company in Bridgeport and donator of the money for the new town hall.  The old town hall was taken down and the area became the town park. The World War I memorial placed here.

    1930  --  passenger trains stopped running to the area. 
    1930  --  the Romford School for children established in Washington Depot. It is now Rumsey Hall. 

    1936  -- the Bader Brothers sold the old Titus/Woodruff mill to Thomas Rosford who ran it until 1952. 

    1941-1945  --   World War II.

    1947  --  the old Dimcock mill ended as Dipple's cider mill.

    1947  -- Irish hero Emon deValera came to Washington to see his American relatives.

    1948 – the Shepaug Railroad‘s freight line closed.

    1955 – a flood destroyed many homes and businesses in Washington Depot.

    closed 1964  --  Robert Woodruff, a descendent of Henry Woodruff, was the last man to run a mill on the Aspetuck River.  He ran a machine shop out of the old Beeman mill in New Preston.  (He was also the last man to run a mill on the Shepaug River.)   After leaving the mill, Robert was struck with MS and was never able to stand again. 

    1999  --  the designer Bill Blass sold his company for $50 million and retired to his home in New Preston.

    Today – the population exceeds 4,000.

    http://www.washingtonct.org/about.html

    Washington, Connecticut from the Connecticut Guide, 1935.  http://members.skyweb.net/~channy/CTGuideWash.html
    A BRIEF HISTORY OF WASHINGTON

    Nettleton Hollow, Romford and Smoky Hollow belonged to Litchfield. ... 1846 -- Titus leased from John Northrup Gunn the right to a stretch of Shepaug River. .... The Town of Washington, Connecticut: About Washington. ...
    www.nynjctbotany.org/lgtofc/washingtonconnhist.html - Cached - Similar
    Two Revolutionary War veterans, Asa Northrop and Samuel Hawley, are buried here. As in other Brookfield cemeteries Brookfield

    Connecticut Reports
    By Connecticut. Supreme Court of Errors

    Some interesting cases involving Northrops -- mention of a John Northrop and Gad Northrop

    1865 Alvin day book Mention of "Went to Woodville". This would be after Amos death. AJN shows Gerry's death as March 14, 1875, New Haven, Conn.

    Redding Ridge's tavern owner, Stephen Betts, certainly fits the profile:

    Lieutenant Stephen Betts, was a prominent character in the Revolution. He was an active patriot, and was taken prisoner by the British on their march to Danbury in April, 1777. A County Convention was held at his house/tavern on August 10, 1779.

    Betts was prominent in town politics, serving as Town Selectman during the Revolution, as well as several town committees formed in support of the war.

    General Samuel H. Parsons was headquartered at Betts' home/tavern from 1778 to 1781.

    1840 census warren map has an a.t. peck in the western district by the
    Kent border just above Trout Brook. No Northrop, Osborn185? by 1850
    Northrops were in Washington

    1868

    Col Canfield District 9 Washington map maybe route 147?

    also LA Canfield by cemetery east of Kirbys Brook in the Centre

    DN Canfield right in the center 1 door away from Cong Parsonage

    Mrs. J. Bishop Calhoun Street District 2 next to Washington Station

    Kent vital records
    NORTHROP
    Agur Curtis, s. Thomas G. & Amelia, b. May 8, 1812
    Agur Curtiss, m. Lucy Marsh SWIFT, b. of Kent, Jan. 22, 1839,
    by Rev. Henry B. Sherman, of New Preston
    Alvin, m. Sally ATWOOD, July 2, 1826, by Rev. L.P. Hickox
    Amos, m. Susan CHOCUM, Oct. 26, 1829, by John Mills, J.P.
    Ann Aurilla, m. Joel B. PRATT, Oct. 3, 1827, by Rev. L.P. Hickox
    Aurelia, d. Thomas G. & Amelia, b. Oct. 11, 1806
    David, Jr., of Sherman, m. Adaline FULLER, of Kent, Oct. 9, 1820, by Rev. Asa Blair
    Maryann, m. John HINCKLEY, June 24, 1832, by Lewis Mills, J.P.
    Thomas Wells, s. Thomas G. & Amelia, b. May 25, 1808

    Alvord, David died July 7, 1831 age 35

    Northrop, Agur C 1812-1857
    Northrop, Aurelia wife of Thomas G died Mar. 4, 1839 age 54y9m11d
    Northrop, Charles C son of A.C. & Lucy M died Nov. 28, 1852 age 2y5m4d
    Northrop, Lewis S 1843-1903
    Northrop, Lucy M Swift wife of A. C 1815-1900
    Northrop, Sarah Abby Barnum wife of L. S. 1839-1918
    Northrop, Thomas G died Sept. 8, 1850 age 79y8m3d
    Northrop, Thomas Mills born May 25, 1808 died July 24, 1885 age 77y2m

    Good Hill Cemetery Kent, Ct.
    Burials listed from Kent Burial Records.......This is the original cemetery located in Kent, Ct. It is on Route 7 north of the present town of Kent and north of the original settlement which was located in Flanders. One of the first churches is said to have been located
    on this site. Many of the stones are worn from the ages of time and hard to read.
    Early marriages Washington

    Samuel Northrop widow Sarah Dutton of Bethlehem June 2, 1779
    John Stoddard of Woodbury Phebe Northrop Sept. 11, 1786

    Record of Mortality IN Westbury and Watertown
    From March, 1741, TO May, 1859

    Child of Mr. Northrop --- Age 1 --------- 21 may 1853
    Daughter of Abigail Northrop --- Age 3 --------- 06 Feb 1791
    Jonathan Northop --- Age 70 --------- 11 Mar 1803
    Alfred M. Northrup --- Age 50 --------- 20 Oct 1849
    Child of Alfred Northrop --- Age 1 --------- 29 Jun 1845
    John Allen, son of John Northrop --- Age 2 --------- 07 Sep 1839
    John Northrup ( Middlebury) --- Age 59 --------- 11 Mar 1834
    Mrs. Sarah Northrop ( buried in Midbury) --- Age 80 --------- 02 Jan 1853
    Polly, wife of Alfred Northrop --- Age 41 --------- 10 Aug 1845

    Naugatuck


    By Miss Myrtle M. Jillson of Waterbury, Conn.

    Nichols, Myra, wife of Edward J., d. May 19, 1931
    (d. Robert & Margaret (Tukin) Northrup, b. Sharon, 1846)

    Prisoners under sentence for life: Names, age when admitted, nativity, where convicted, when convicted, crime.  Those marked with an asterisk were sentenced to be hanged, and their sentences were commuted by the Legislature to imprisonment for life. 
       Benjamin Scott, ae 27, b. New York; Litchfield; Sept. 2, 1841; attempt at
    murder
       Harry Andrews, ae 17, b. Weston, Ct.; Fairfield; Oct. 30, 1845; rape
       Lucina Coleman, ae 50, b. Hartford, Ct.; Sept. 25, 1849; murder, 2nd degree
       John Brown, ae 35, b. Ireland; Tolland; Nov. 3, 1849; murder, 2nd degree
       William O. Chapin, ae 32, b. Massachusetts; Hartford; Feb. 8, 1849; rape
       Benjamin S. Balcomb*, ae 21, b. Colebrook, Ct.; Litchfield; July 8, 1851;
            murder
       Henry Mennasseth*, ae 48, b. Farmington, Ct.; Litchfield; July 8, 1851;
            murder
       William H. Calhoun*, ae 20, b. Nassau, NY; Litchfield; July 8, 1851; murder
       Catharine Dunn, ae 34, b. Ireland; New London; Sept. 29, 1851; murder, 2nd
            degree
       Nicholas Parrava, ae 24, b. Island of St. Jago; New London; Oct. 5, 1853;
            murder, 2nd degree
       Michael Mooney, ae 28, b. Ireland; New Haven; Nov. 8, 1853; murder, 2nd
            degree

       Morris Nichols, ae 29, b. Greenfield, Ct.; Fairfield; Mar. 10, 1854;  murder,
            2nd degree
       Isaac Randolph*, ae 45, b. Pennsylvania; N. Haven; July 16, 1856; murder, 2nd
            degree

       Albert Northrop, ae 22, b. Washington, Ct.; New Haven; Sept. 13, 1856;         bestiality
       John A. Benson, ae 35, b. Rocky Hill, Ct.; Middlesex; Sept. 25, 1858; perjury
            with intent to take life
       Benjamin Roberts, ae 40, b. New Milford, Ct.; Hartford; Dec. 29, 1858;
            murder, 2nd degree
       John P. Warren, ae 21, b. Coventry, Ct.; Tolland; Dec. 14, 1859; murder, 2nd
            degree

    from

    Statewide County CT Archives History .....Report
    Of The Directors Of The Connecticut State Prison, 1860 May 1860

    http://files.usgwarchives.org/ct/statewide/history/reportof87gms.txt

    Gold

    Daniel, Samuel, and Stephen Gold (now written Gould), brothers, members of a Fairfield family that had been prominent in church and state for several generations, were among the early settlers of the town, though none of their descendants are now found among us. Daniel appears first: he married Grace, daughter of Deacon Stephen Burr, and lived where James Lord now lives. His children, as named in the will of Deacon Burr, were: Abigail, who married Richard Nichols. Esther, who married Nathaniel Northrop. Sarah, who married David Turney. Mary, who married Seth Price; and Elizabeth.

    Samuel Gold settled in Lonetown, and built the house now owned by Seth Todd. He was a soldier in the Revolution, and was wounded at the skirmish in Ridgefield. Some of the officers of Putnam's commnd had their quarters at Mr. Gold's during their encampment in Redding. Their children were: Hezekiah, Daniel, Burr, Aaron, Sarah, Polly, and Grace. Stephen Gold settled on the farm later owned by Timothy Platt in Lonetown. He is called captain in the records. He did not long remian a resident of Redding, but returned, it is said to Greenfield.

    The Early Families of Redding Connecticut (CT)

    http://www.historyofredding.com/HRFamilies.htm

    • ID: I124634
    • Name: Harriet Northrop
    • Birth: 1810
    • _UID: 4A9334CBAA27D6429890742A5A7FB7C9E40D
    • Census: 1850 Washington, Litchfield Connecticut, Connecticut
    • Change Date: 15 Dec 2007 at 00:00:00

      Marriage 1 Seymour Morehouse [hill 36] b: 24 Jan 1798 in
      Washington
      , Litchfield Connecticut, Connecticut Married: 7 Sep 1828Children
      1. Has No Children Henry S Morehouse b: 1836 in
        Washington, Litchfield Connecticut, Connecticut
      2. Has No Children Artemita Morehouse b: 1839 in
        Washington, Litchfield Connecticut, Connecticut
      3. Has No Children Noble Morehouse
      4. Has No Children Harriet Morehouse b: 1842 in
        Washington, Litchfield Connecticut, Connecticut
    LINK

    33. HOMER18 BUCKINGHAM (GILBERT17, ABEL16, SARAH15SMITH, JOSEPH14, SARAH13FOWLER, WILLIAM12, WILLIAM11, JOHN10, WILLIAM9, THOMAS8, ROGER7, WILLIAM6, WILLIAM5, HENRY4, JOHN3, JOHN2, JOHN1LE FOWLER) was born 29 November 1828 in
    Northville, Litchfield, Connecticut, and died 17 October 1907 in New Milford,
    Litchfield, Connecticut. He married ADELINE COUCH 11 November 1850
    in New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut.

    Notes
    Buried in Northville Cemetery, New Milford, Litchfield County, Connecticut

           Children of Homer Buckingham and Adeline Couch are:

    i. NUANIA19 BUCKINGHAM, b. Abt 186141.
    ii. LOTTIE BUCKINGHAM, b. Abt 186442.

    34. JOSIAH NORTHROP18 BUCKINGHAM (DANIEL17, DANIEL16, DANIEL15, DANIEL14, HANNAH13FOWLER, WILLIAM12, WILLIAM11, JOHN10, WILLIAM9, THOMAS8, ROGER7, WILLIAM6, WILLIAM5, HENRY4, JOHN3, JOHN2, JOHN1LE FOWLER) was born 26 July 1805. He married
    MINERVA FORD 1825.

    http://www.genealogy.com/users/b/u/c/David-A-Buckingham/GENE4-0018.html

    la 1707 two persons came into New Milford.

    In 1712 there were here 12 families or between 60 and 70 persons. A census, taken in 1756, reports 1137 in the town ; another taken in 1774, reported 2776, while in 1800, after pans of the town had been ceded to Brookfleld and Washington, the population was 3198. The census of of 1870, gives the population of the present New Milford,
    as 3588, while Bridgev/ater, formerly a part of this town, has 877 inhabitants.

    greens annual register

    Much of this line is pretty well documented. However, Amos has been the brick wall preventing a connection to the earliest Northrop/ups. ,

    In the published Northrup/ Northrop genealogy, neither Amos Northrop/up's nor Rachel Ives' parents are documented. I believe I've tracked down Rachel, but Amos is still a mystery. Regardless of the location or spelling almost all of these Northrops are descended from Joseph Northrup of Milford, CT. Here are a few facts, speculations and clues to help pin them down..What we know about Amos Northrop/Northrup
    Amos was probably born in Eastern New York or the Western half of Connecticut -- an area with many Northrops. He spent a most of his life in Kent and adjoining Warren & Washington, CT. There is no mention of his early life or profession.

    ???

    http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hume/tree/19201.htm

    Baldwin, Enos 81 Marriage: Northrup, Elizabeth 81

    bullet   Another name for Enos was Amos.81

    Enos married Elizabeth Northrup, daughter of Phineas Northrup and Elizabeth Brinsmade.81 (Elizabeth Northrup was born on 17 Jan 1732/33 in Milford, New Haven Co, CT 81.)

    The death record of Washington CT has his birth as Kent and occupation Laborer. There is a conflict in his age at death 69 in Washington, but by the time he was buried in Warren Cemetery he was ten years older! age 79.

    Thanks to the Town Clerks office at Washington!

    I was able to confirm Amos Death and burial with the Warren Town Clerk's Office (Thanks for your wonderful assistance!).

    "I found a listing in a notebook refering to a sexton's book that lists his burial on May 18, 1855, age 79.  That is all the information listed in the book." This gives Amos a birthdate of around 1776 !! a new date in all the research.

    The sextons book is by F. B. Taylor, Warren and refers to burials from 1847-1869.  I believe he was the Sexton or Clerk for the Warren Congregational Church.

    'The Church of Christ was established in May 1750 as, "The East Greenwich Society of Kent" by division of "The First Society." Since then the church has been known as "The Congregational Society of Warren", "The First Ecclesiastical Society of Warren", The First Congregational Church of Warren", and in 1941, when the Society and the Church incorporated, it became known as "The Warren Congregational Church, Incorporated." In the National Historic Register, the Church is known as "The Warren Congregational Church." Records include baptism and marriage records.'

    The Washington Town clerk also provided this transcription (made in 1915?) of Northrops in Washington.

    (Rev. Daniel Brinsmade was of Judea Parish, Rev. Hart Talcott ordained 1817 of Warren)

    The Northrop name does not appear in any of the original divisions of Kent.The earliest Northrop I find in Thomas Grant Northrop son of Amos who went to Yale.

    [His brother, 27. Amos, b. Oct. 11, 1772. appears to have life his entire life in New Milford. m. Hannah ELDERKIN. Thomas' uncle, David (22. David, b. July 27, 1746. .) was married to Rachel Grant sister to Anne, wife of Amos Northrop 3d but all children were born in NewMilford.]

    No record of Northrops as members of the church in Kent although several neighbors appear. Atwater History of Kent Perhaps they were associated with another Parish -- especially if they were closer to an adjacent parish or had a family connection to another parish.

    Perhaps the Northrops stayed in the same area from the earliest census. I thought perhaps it was the Woodville section from names on some of the maps (NE of Washington by Mt. Tom), but perhaps they were in the corner where Kent, Warren and Washington meet.

    1859 Hopkins Map Litchfield County

    Kent Warren
      Washington

    Woodville Section of Washington by Mount Tom
    Warren Litchfield
      Washington

    West of Litchfield. Warren, formerly a part of Kent, was settled about 1737. The parish of East Greenwich was organized in 1750. In 1786, a town was incorporated and named for a Massachusetts man, Gen. Joseph Warren, the Revolutionary hero, who lost his life at Bunker Hill. The town consists of a high plateau, bordered on the south by Lake Waramaug.

    Lake Waramaug

    New Preston, Connecticut. From the top of the "hill" that's just southeast of Lake Waramaug called The Pinnacle.

    above from http://www.flickr.com/photos/richardspics/718893025/in/pool-24554386@N00

    THE tract now comprising the towns of Kent and Warren was sold at auction at the court house in Windham, in March, 1738. The settlernent commenced the same year.The principal settlers were from Colchester, Fairfield and Norwalk The first minister was the Rev. Cyrus Marsh, ordained in May, 1741.

    Kent

    the Moravian church or mission house was standing 30 or 40 years since, near the house of Mr. Raymond, by the Episcopal church. The Moravians left this place about half a century since. The Scatacook tribe, for whose benefit this mission was established, occupied the interval on the west side of the river for about three miles.

    It may be that this earlier mission set the stage for the Mission School in nearby Cornwall.

    Warren

    The agricultural productions are grass and some grain. Butter and cheese are made, and beef and pork raised by the inhabitants. The town is watered by the Shepaug, a branch of the Housatonic. Raumaug pond, a considerable body of water, is situated partly in this town, and partly in Washington. The population of the town in 1810 was 1,096; in 1830 it was reduced to 986.

    John Warner Barbor print of Litchfield, Connecticut, 1836. Courtesy of the Litchfield Historical Society.

    search yielded raymonds and olmsteads with many northrop connections
    The Amos Issues

    "1 AMOS NORTHROP, b. Jan. 8, 1778, probably at Chatham, N. Y ?? most of children's census records say NY-- between 1774-1800 but may not have been LIVING in NY. Amos' 1850 Census record says CT . Lived also at Warren and Kent, Conn. D. May 16,1855, Warren, Conn. (have not found any record of his death or marker) M. Rachel Ives (b. March 15,1775).had at least two wives married Susan Chaugham/Chaugum (Lighthouse tribe Molly Barber descendant) Kent, CT Oct. 26, 1829.
    Census support Amos in Kent and Warren. see Census Summary Below

    i Alvin, b. Apr. 15, 1803, Chatham, N. Y BORN NY don’t know where and don't know if family was LIVING there OR
    Kent, CT
    . 3 ii Gerrit, b. Aug. 9, 1812, Most/all of the Census listings say born CT Chatham, N. Y. "

    2 ALVIN NORTHROP (Amos),[need Record of Death from Westport] b. Apr. 15, 1803, ? Chatham, N. Y. ; shoemaker at Kent, Conn. ; m. at Kent, July 2, 1826, Sarah Wakeman Alvord (b. May 25, 1809, Kent; d. June 2, 1886, Southport, Conn.), dau. of Daniel (probably David) and Abigail (Wakeman) Alvord /or / David and Abigail Jennings. David is born in Fairfield. They are married in Fairfield 1800 and move to Kent by 1802. Why did they move to Kent? Their children are born in Kent and David dies in Kent 1831. Sarah and Alvin moved to Westport after the death of Sarah's father and lived for a time next to her mother and sister in Westport. Most of her family was in the Westport area. Alvin d. Nov. 29, 1875, Westport, Conn. Northrop name is on a Westport map dated 1867.
    i Julia Burr (sarah's grandmother was Eunice Burr), b. Nov. 28, 1832, Kent, Conn. ; m. Feb. 1, 1854, Charles Bulkley ; d. ??. perhaps Charles Seymour Bulkley ("a successful engineer") mentioned on page 816 of Jacobus (1933) and a descendant of the Rev. Peter Bulkeley in the Gershom, Peter line
    ii Francis, b. June 4, 1835, Kent ; d. July 9, 1837. (Age 2)
    4 iii William Fenn, (where did name Fenn come from?) b. Nov. 6, 1836, Kent
    IV Frances Josephine b. Aug 20, 1838, Kent m. at Rye, N. Y., Dec. 13, 1854, Charles Meeker; > Charles A b 1832? d. March 18, 1876, Westport, Conn.
    6 v George Elmore, (where did name Elmore come from?) b. Feb. 17, 1844, Cornwall, Conn.
    vi Louisa Azonetta, b. Apr. 12, 1850, Westport; m. March 2, 1871, at Westport. Geroge B. MILLS b: Abt 1845 in Westport,CT
    3 GERRIT NORTHROP (Amos), b. Aug. 9, 1812, Chatham? , N. Y. Census listings say CT; m. Feb. 11, 1834, Betsey (Elizabeth) Millard probably daughter of Joel Millard (son of Joshua ancestors from Mass) b. Cornwall, CT and Tabitha GREEN Milford or New Milford (Sarah Wakeman Alvord Northrop's brother Nelson marries Caroline (1829 Kent) Chamberlain then Adelia Millard in Torrington 1858 Nathan Skiff in Cornwall was probably Adelia's first marriage (d. May 8, 1868).
    He d. March 14, 1875, New Haven, Conn.
    6 i James Edward, b. Jan. 26, 1839, Warren, Conn.
    ii Charles Alvin, b. July 6, 1886. Five years in Civil War ; Second Lieutenant. Sailed, about 1880, as steward, on a voyage to Africa ; not heard from since. Supposed to have been lost at sea. Neglected to give name of vessel he sailed on.
    iii Eliza Ann, b. Dec. 7, 1847 ; m. William Hall, and living at Milton, Litchfield Co., Conn. ; 2 children.
    4 WILLIAM FENN NORTHROP (Alvin, Amos), (name may be from Hannah Ives Fenn prob sister of Rachel) b. Nov. 6, 1836, Kent, Conn. Carpenter and builder, and dealer in lumber, coal, etc., firm of "Northrop Brothers," at Southport, Conn. M. Dec. 23, 1857, at Mamerneck, N. Y., Abbie Jane, dau. of Ebenezer and Elizabeth Jane Baker, who are now dead, but formerly lived at Greens Farms, Conn.
    i Ella Angelina, b. Nov. 4, 1858 ; d. Sept. 8, 1864.
    ii Frederick Elmer, b. Sept. 2, 1871, Southport.
    6 GEORGE ELMORE NORTHROP (Alvin, Amos), b.' Feb. 17, 1844, Cornwall, Conn. Served through the Civil War, in Company A, 8th Connecticut Volunteers. M. at ________________, N. Y., Margaret Harrigan.
    i George Ives, b. July 15, 1871.
    ii Winthrop Blaine, b. Dec. 1, 1884. .

    JAMES EDWARD NORTHROP (Gerrit, Amos)
    b. January 26, 1839 Warren, CT Merchant residing at New Haven, Conn. m. Nov 24, 1864 Sarah Secelia Burnes, dau of James and Elizabeth ( Norton) Burnes of New Haven
    i Lillie E b. Aug 6, 1865 m. June 3, 1885 Oscar D. Beach of Milton CT
    ii Mary Elizabeth b. Sept 17, 18 70, d. Nov 5, 1870.

    The only hard facts - the A Judd Northrup genealogy:

    • The genealogy has some known errors and omissions especially with some of the families on the CT/NY border. Some family lines have been merged and some dates inaccurate. Connection of Amos Alvin and Gerrit is supported, Rachel as wife highly probable. Questions or possible errors: location of Alvin's 's birth. supported as NY but not (yet?) supported as Chatham; year of Amos birth may be 1780 (census) rather than 1778; location of Gerrit's birth CT not NY (census), Rachel's birth year may be 1780 rather than 1775.

    ...and the census listings for Amos and descendants (details below):

    • The census listings have errors in spelling and may reflect omissions or other errors as well.
    • It is quite possible that Amos and/or his parents moved from Milford, Ridgefield / South Salem, Fairfield / Wilton / Redding to Kent. We know his son, Alvin, moved closer to the coast when he and Sarah Wakeman Alvord Northrop changed their residence to Westport.We don't know if this was a return to known Northrop family connections. It appears to be a return to family connections for Sarah Wakeman Alvord.

    The Amos Questions:

    • Who were Amos' parents?
    • Where was Amos born?
    • Was Amos in Kent area before he married Rachel?
    • Where was Amos from birth to 1800?
    • Where was Amos and family in 1810 census?
    • Who is the extra female in the 1820 census?
    • Did Amos have a second or third marriage? Susan Chaugum? Sarah Osborn?
    • Was Amos' family,like the David Alvord Family from the Fairfield Redding area?

    While there are, so far, no traceable connections, there are interesting correlations with:

    Betts and Jelliff families -- possibly through Lewis Northrop/up.

    • William was in the carpentry business with Francis Jelliff (Southport, CT) and Betts and Northrop ran a carpentry business in Georgetown (Redding / Weston line). Betts and Jelliff families are related. see Jelliff page. There are marriages between Northrops and Betts (Ridgefield Norwalk area).
    • The same collection of names appears together in Ridgefield, Kent area and Lanesboro, MA

    Some kind of Elmore connection --

    Some kind of source for William, George and Francis Names in family or friends

    Some kind of source for Fenn middle name for William

    Some means to meet Ives family and Rachel of Wallingford/Cheshire

    • Lived Close to Wallingford? New Haven, Durham, Woodbridge, Woodbury
    • The Ives had connections in New Haven, Wallingford, Cheshire, and later Cornwall and Barkhamsted CT area; no connections in the upper Hudson area of NY near Chatham and no very early connections to Fairfield.
    • Religious or other connection?

    Northrop, Ives and Alvord connections may all be in one location

    • Plymouth is a location where Ives some Northrops and Alvords were in the same location. Many in Thomaston, Watertown, Waterbury, Litchfield as well.
    • Their co-location may be due to growing manufacturing concerns. Torrington, Hitchcocksville and Plymouth.erea cradles of innovation and industry from about 1790 to 1850. Industries include Chair making , Carriage making and clock making..

    Family Naming conventions don't seem consistent

    • Male First name sometimes from GGF First Name
    • Male Middle from Father's Father's Mother's maiden name
    • later generations Eldest male gets mother's maiden as middle, eldest female gets father's mother's maiden name.

    Connecticut map identified as 1766

    Note how large some of the townships/parishes are -- before some were divided.

    Top Picks for Connections to Amos
    Rebecca Northrup(w/o Amos Smith) (RIDGEFIELD)(d/o John (Joseph, William) b. 1703 New Haven died RIDGEFIELD buried Lithgow, NY)
    Some connection to : James NORTHRUP b: 9 Nov 1719 in Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut
    and Rachel SMITH b: 27 Mar 1723 in Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut
     
    BRIEF TIME LINE SUMMARY- CENSUS INFORMATION
    Location Birth 1779-80 On.
    LINK TO COMPREHENSIVE TIMELINE
    Event Amos Locations Age Year
    Census
    Age
    Amos
    Birth
    Year
    Con -firmed
    ?
    Born Chatham area NY, South Salem area NY?, Ridgefield?, Milford?, New Milford?, Woodbury?, Woodbridge?, New Haven? Chatham CT? ~ 0 ~1778 to 1780
    --
    --
    No
    Grew Up ?    
    --
    --
    No
    Childhood Warren?? no northrops ~10-12 1790
    --
    --
    Census
    Childhood Kent ?? no northrops ~10-12 1790
    --
    --
    Census
    Childhood Cornwall ?? no northrops ~10-12 1790
    --
    --
    Census
    Childhood

    Litchfield Northorp, Joseph --------- 3 over 16, 3 m under 16, 6 females, 0, 0, Page 63 is this salisbury joseph? what about Abner? may have Bradley connection
    May or may not be a son, but probably some connection

    ALVERD ELIHU    CTLITCHFIELD LITCHFIELD 1790
    looks to be in same part of Litchfield in 1790

    ~10-12 1790
    --
    --
    Census
    Childhood Woodbury Northrop, Enoch --------- 1, 0, 4, 0, 0, Page 78 NO ~10-12 1790
    --
    --
    Census
    Childhood Isaac Woodbridge 12400 one male 16 and up, 2 males under 16 [~1775-1790], 4 females perhaps 2 sons, 3 daughters? ~10-12 1790 -- -- Census
    Childhood Watertown Northrop, Gedion 2d
    1 3 5 0 0
    Northrop, Joel 2 1(not cyrus he is 17) 1 0 0 maybe
    Northrop, Jonathan 2 1 4 0 0
    Northrop, Joseph 1 0 0 0 0 NO
    ~10-12 1790
    --
    --
    Census
    Childhood Harwinton ~10-12 1790
    --
    --
    Census
    Childhood Bethlehem ~10-12 1790
    --
    --
    Census
    Childhood Washington, CT Amos 1 2 2 0 0 and Elijah 1 2 2 0 0 ~10-12 1790
    --
    --
    Census
    Married Before 1800 female in census Wallingford ? Cheshire? Mother Sarah Butler Ives 1790 1800 ~20 ~1800
    --
    --
    No
    Spouse Rachel Ives very likely ~ 20 ~ 1800
    --
    --
    No
    Residence Kent, CT ~ 20 - 22 1800
    16 - 26
    1774-1785
    Census
    Residence Kent Thomas Grant 001 m 16-25 1 m 26-45 0 00000 between Comstock & Pratt Thomas ~ 29 in 1800. Who is male age 16-25?? no kids by aurelia til 1805. Amos Wilkes about 27?   1800     Census
    Residence ?? New Milford 20010/20010 or Maybe Mass or Vermont? or living with someone else ~ 30 1810
    26 - 35
    1775-1784
    Census
    Residence ??ENOS NORTHRUP   Litchfield, Cornwall       1810      
    Residence Kent, CT Kent 1 m under 10/ 1 m 18-26 1 f 26-45
    1 female over 45 *
    WHO IS THE FEMALE?
    or Rachel could be just 45 and the female 26-45??
    ~ 40-42 1820
    26 - 45
    1775- 1794
    Census
    Residence Kent, CT Kent 1 m. 40-50, 1 f 10-20 stepdau?, 1 f 50-60 Susan prob not might older than Amos maybe younger ~ 50 - 52 1830
    40 - 50
    1780-1790
    Census
    Residence Warren, CT Warren with Gerry? no sign of GN wife or child ~ 60 - 62 1840
    60 - 70
    1770-1780
    Census
      Drake, son of Enos in Cornwall 1 m 70-80 1 female 70-80 -- 1840
    --
    --
    --
    Residence Washington, CT with Gerry no sign
    of his wife or child
    ~ 70 -72 1850
    72
    1778
    Census
    Residence Amos Kent pauper (wrong age) ~ 70 -72 1850
    78
    1772
    --
      Lyman and Wells Northrop (son of Cyrus g-son of Joel and Eunice
    Marsh) Kent
    -- 1850 -- -- --
    Death Warren, CT May 16,1855 AJ Northrup book ~ 77 1855
    --
    --
    No
    Residence After Washington, CT Only Gerry and
    family no Amos
    ~ 80 1860
    --
    --
    Census
    Buried ? Warren?/Washington? -- 1855
    --
    --
    No

    The "family sticks together" speculation

    In the absence of more definitive information, I've reviewed possible neighbors in the census (where available). In census lists that are not alphabetical, I speculate name sequence reflects physical order of homes. Below are the names I watched for in the review.

    The table lists the results as likely extended family connections. I speculate the earlier data is more likely to be significant. The years are links to images of the census pages.

    Census neighbor names
    Tibblas Nettleton A Clark Smith Smith Clark

    Kent David Bradley (prob f Timothy m Mercy/Marcy Baldwin w Lydia Smith)

    Amos Smith mother is Rebecca Northrup sister of Enos et al

    Speculation 1800 Milford ??  
    Beecher Bishop Bishop Bishop A ? Stone Speculation 1810 New Milford ??  
    Chitenden/Canfield Perry A Pratt Booth Speculation 1820 Kent  
    Norton Waldron Cummins A Hubbel Berry Johnson Speculation 1830 Kent  
    Munson Marsh Noth GN AN A Osborne Peck Peck Peck Speculation 1840 Warren  
    B? Bishop Whitney GN A Canfield Wheeler Bishop Speculation 1850 Washington  

     

    (New Cambridge now Plymouth and Bristol)

    FAMILY NAMES
    NAME   DEFINITE
    CONNECTION
    POSSIBLE
    CONNECTION

    Alvin

    Definite

    Alvin spouse of Sarah Wakeman Alvord and Alvin Jennings Northrop

    perhaps from Alvin Bradley ? spouse of another Lucy Ives possible Rachel cousin OR
    ??? Oliver Alvin NORTON Goshen from Norton Birdsey line OR
    ????Alvin Bingham Salisbury Allen, Bradley, Claytor, Cope, Mountjoy, Moxley, Newton, or as last name

    Alvord

    definite

    Alvin's wife Sarah

     

    Baker

    definite

    William Fenn Northrop's wife

     

    Barber

    possible

     

    Molly Barber Chaugum connection

    Bartholomew

    Rachel

    Connection to Rachel Ives Lucy Ives Wallingford married Bartholomew children born Cazenovia, Madison, NY [prob cousin Lucy Ives b. 1815 in CT married Garrett Andrews ]

     

    Beach

    definite

    Gerrit Northrop's son in law

     
    Beecher Rachel Connection to Rachel Ives brother Ransom Ives Wallingford married Eunice F. Beecher  
    Blakeslee or Blakesley Rachel Connection to Rachel Ives sister Ruth Ives (Wallingford) Jonathan Webb Blakeslee Wallingford  
    Booth Rachel check other Calebs Connection to Rachel Ives Caleb Ives Wallingford, Durham & VT married
    Sarah Booth
     
    Bradley Rachel Connection to Rachel Ives possible cousin Lucy Ives m. Alvin Bradley (parish of Mt.Carmel),
    Alvin married (1)Lucy Ives on 31 Dec 1797 in Hamden,   Alvin married (2)Abigail Hall on 3 Feb 1802 in Hamden, .[prob cousin Lucy Ives b. 1815 in CT married Garrett Andrews moves and dies Linn County, Iowa]
    Also David Bradley (not Alvin's brother -- Amos and Rachel's neighbor in 1800 Kent

    Bulkley

    definite

    Alvin's son in law

     

    Burr burr history

    definite

    Alvin's daughter plus other burr connections

     

    Butler

    Rachel

    Rachel Ives Mother was Sarah Butler (Ives)

     
    Castle /Caswell Definite Aner Ives (neighbor and cousin/uncle to Rachel), Abigail Northrop d/o Benjamin (Jeremiah Newtown) m. Sybil Castle her sister Eunice married Ebenezrer Castle  

    Chamberlain

    Definite

    Sarah Alvord sister-in-law

     

    Chaugum

    Probable Barbour listing of marriages only known Amos in the area at the time

     

    Amos 2nd or 3rd wife Susan daughter of Samuel. Susan's mother Miss Green, brother Solomon m.Sophia Bills, brother Benjamin no listing

    Elmore

    definite

    Alvin's son William's son

    and ???

    Fenn

    Rachel / definite

    Alvin's son ALSO through Rachel Ives Hannah Ives married in New Haven perhaps married to Austin Fenn's of Theophilus (buried in Litchfield) or Edward. Hannah died Weston, VT? Austin Fenn, b. 23 Dec 1763 his mother's surname is Austin , d. 30 Jul 1845, . Hannah Ives (d. 20 May 1829); ) or Edward. Hannah died Weston, VT? in VT by 1801 and perhaps as early as 1794. Austin Fenn, b. 23 Dec 1763 his mother's surname is Austin married before 1793 prob in Vermont by 1805, d. 30 Jul 1845, . Hannah Ives (d. 20 May 1829);
    --------------------------
    Also neighbor in 1800 Kent. Also lived close to Ives in 1790 Wallingford

    .
    Frances Definite Alvin Daughter, Frances Josephine ??? OR Connection to Rachel Ives Charles Ives m. Mary Frances Wallingford their son (Rachel's nephew) is Elihu

    Francis

    Definite

     Alvin son who died young b.1835

    and ???

    George

    Definite

     Alvin Son

    and ???

    Gerrit

    Spelling?

    Alvin's brother Gerry in Census

    AND ???
    Griswold Rachel probable check other Levis Connection to Rachel Ives brother Levi m. Huldah Killingworth thru 1826  

    Hall

    Definite /Rachel

    Gerrit Northrop's son in law

    Connection to Rachel Ives Elihu Ives b: 8 Feb 1764 in Wallingford married Phebe Ann Hall 1792 in VT by 1797 children born Ludlow, VT OR [may be a cousin, Elihu Ives ] Married Polly or Mary Northrup in Cheshire (Dau of Joel & Mabel Sarah Bird) and second marriage to Lucy Whittimore

    Hemson

    definite

    Sarah Alvord brother-in-law also 1880 neighbor

     

    Ives

    Rachel / Definite

    George Ives middle name, grandson of Alvin

    Amos' wife, also Rachel sister Olive Ives m. Joel Ives Wallingford
    Elihu Ives is Rachel's nephew ( son of brother Charles)
    Charles)

    Jelliff or
    Jelif

    definite

    William's first carpentry partner and Southport neighbor

    Also John Benedict Jelliff (1850 New Canaan )m Emma Frances Northrup (Ridgefield)

    Jennings

    definite

    Alvin J. Middle name and Sarah's mother and sister-in-law

    Also possible through Samuel Mead Northrup (1817) s/oPhillip ???

    Jones

    Definite

    Sarah Alvord sister-in-law

     

    Josephine

    Definite

    Alvin's daughter Frances Josephine

    ??? from Joseph?

    Keeler

    definite

    Mary Keeler Middle name

     
    Kirtland   Connection to Rachel Ives
    Sarah Ives m. Isaac Kirtland Wallingford
     

    Louisa Azonetta

    Definite

     Alvin’s daughter spelling? ??? May be Antoinette

     

    Meeker

    definite

    Alvin's son in law (

     

    Millard

    Definite

    Amos' sister-in-law (Gerrit's wife Elizabeth Betsy Millard )
    also Sarah's sister-in-law Nelson Alvord's 2nd wife Adelia Millard

     

    Mills

    definite

    Alvin's son in law

     
    Munson   Aner Ives conection also Patty Munson married Caleb Northrup, s/o Abel both Milford  
    Porter Definite Ruth Porter(d/o Timothy b.1702) w/o Gamaliel Fenn 1800 Kent neighbors ? John, Joseph, William Gould and Mabel married Porters

    Thorp

    Definite

    Sarah Alvord sister-in-law

     

    Wakeman

    definite

    Alvin's wife

     

    William

    Definite

     Alvin’s eldest son

    and ???

    With the inaccuracies of early maps, it's difficult to tell the exact borders of the older, larger, Litchfield. It may have encompassed as much as with area of green above -- parts of Plymouth, Washington, Kent and Warren. Some of what appears to be a move by Gerrit, may have actually been a change in the town borders.
    Census Neighbor names with plausible family connections
    William Elwell 1800 probable connection to Phoebe Northrop (William Elwell) (d/o Isaac) b. LITCHFIELD CO.
    Amos Smith 1800 right next door almost definite connection to Rebecca Northrup (RIDGEFIELD)(d/o John (Joseph, William) b. 1703 New Haven died RIDGEFIELD buried Lithgow, NY) - mother of Amos Smith Perhaps a connection to Jabez Smith Northrup??
    Jabez Smith is one door away from James Northrup in 1790 Ridgefield Second Society.
    Amos Smith 1800 right next door possible neighbor Amos Smith (RIDGEFIELD OR WILTON) married to Sarah Keeler (RIDGEFIELD OR WILTON)
    Gamamiel Fenn 1800   extended connection of Gamamiel Fenn to Mary Porter (B WATERBURY) m to John Northrup (b MILFORD d. NEWTOWN)
    Aner and Asahel Ives 1800 Rachel Aner and Asahel Ives (b. NEW HAVEN d. GOSHEN connected to Rachel, Munson Castle Caswell
    David Bradley 1800 Rachel? David Bradley ( b. NEW HAVEN OR WOODBRIDGE children in KENT) prob connected to Rachel Ives (mothers side)??
    Northrop and other deaths before 1820 that could account for extra female in census
    What female might be living with Amos and Rachel in 1820 perhaps as a result of a death? So...* who died around this time?

    can't be Sarah Ives- she dies in 1813,
    can't be Jerusha Baldwin wife of Waite dies 1827 Brookfield
    Chloe Baldwin wife of Job (II b 1758) dies 1826
    sisters NONE
    Sisters in law -- wife of Nathaniel -- Esther Gould (death unknown) or Rebecca Baldwin -- no death dates
    Sarah Beach wife of Abel Gillett Northrop who died 1812 her death unknown,
    Patty Munson wife of Caleb Camp Northrop who died 1812 her death unknown but she remarried so prob living in 1820
    , Zilpha wife of Isaac 1777 Northrop who died 1818 her death unknown,
    Lydia Marsh wife of Isaac 1734 Northrop who dies about 1817 her death unstated,
    Lucy Sherman wife of Peter Northrop who died in 1810 her death
    1830

    ID:
    I4735
    Name: Isaac NORTHROP wife NOT hannah olmstead died 1810
    Birth: in South Salem, New York
    Death: Apr 1812
    son Amos perhaps a daughter?

    ID: I178547 SEEMS LIKE SOME KIND OF CONNECTION TO ISAIAH OR JOB
    Name: Isaiah Northrop (s/o Job 1705)Birth: 1746 wife Mary Hubbell3 APR 1746 in Milford/Monroe formerly stfd, Fairfield Co., CT
    1790 census huntington other huntington-- hubbell hawley porter, beardsley, booth, curtis, osborn, beach, platt
    Death: 1817 Fairport Perrinton, Monroe NY Isaiah and Mary daughter, Mabel b.1781 m.Alanson Porter b: 30 MAY 1780 in Williamstown, Berkshire Co., MA
    daughter Huldah m. Stratton Burr b: ABT 1781 in Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT and had kids in fairfield ct m. Clark 2nd
    son Anson m. Martha Hard b: MAR 1792 in Milton, Litchfield Co., CT stays in Litchfield county
    son Elijah m. Rhoda Betsey Bennett b: 3 JAN 1793 in Monroe, Fairfield Co., CT moved back and forth between NY and Monroe CT

    • ID: I3652
    • Name: Isaiah Northrup Sr. 1 2
    • Sex: M 3
    • Birth: 3 APR 1746 in Monroe, Fairfield Co., CT 4 1 5
    • Death: 17 AUG 1817 in Perinton, Monroe Co., NY 6 2
    • Burial: Schummer's Cemetery, Perinton, Monroe Co., NY 2
    • Note: 7 "....Removed with his wife and children to the town of Perinton (Fairport) Monroe County, N.Y., about 1808 where he resided with his son An drew and died there on 17 Aug 1817 (age 71). He was in the Revolutionary War. ...Isaiah served as a private in Captain Samuel Clark's Co.; Col. Rowell's (Bershire Co.) Regt. Service at New Haven, Ct. Roll sworn to at Lanesborough, Mass. He came to Perinton to live with his sons . He died 17 Aug 1817; his wife, Mary died 4 Mar 1817. They both are buried at Shummers' Cemetery which was part of the Northrup tract . ... The Northrup tract and cemetery are located west of Fairport , N.Y. on the Fairport-East Rochester Road; in the township of Perinton. The cemetery was originally the Northrop family cemetery and was just recently deeded to the township."
    • Note: 7 Isaiah, Sarah and Mary chose William Northrup as their guardian after their father's death.
    • Note: 2 NORTHRUP Isaiah; d Aug. 17, 1817 @ 74y Isaiah Jun.; d Oct. 20, 1819 @ 40y 6m 11d Lewis; d May 2, 1853 @ 72y 4m Mary, consort of Isaiah; d March 4, 1817 @ 71y Rebecca, wife of Isaiah & Louis; d April 15, 1863 @ 80y Sally, dau. of Isaiah Jun. & Rebecca; d Sept. 10, 1823 @ 14y 8d Susannah, wife Jared; d July 27, 1841 @ 24
    • Change Date: 16 JUN 2005

      Father: Job Northrup b: 1705 in Milford, New Haven Co., CT
      Mother: Mehitabel (Mabel) ?Gillet or Gillett? b~1722
      [ Father: Abel GILLET b: 10 MAR 1697/98 in Wethersfield,Hartford,CT
      Mother: Sarah KIMBERLY c: 23 JUL 1704 in Stratfield,Hartford ,CT m.1722 m2nd Joseph PRINDLE b: Abt 1699 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut
      Married: Abt 1728 2] Marriage 1 Mary Hubbell b: ABT 1746 c: 4 JUN 1749 in Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT Married: 17 DEC 1767 in Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT 3 8Children
      1. Has No Children Sarah Northrup b: 8 SEP 1768 in Fairfield Co., CT
      2. Has Children Abiah Northrup b: 16 APR 1770 in Fairfield Co., CT
      3. Has Children Abel Gillett Northrup b: 9 APR 1772 in Fairfield Co., CT
      4. Has Children Hannah Northrup b: 22 NOV 1774 in Fairfield Co., CT
      5. Has No Children Lucy Northrup b: 19 MAR 1777 in Fairfield Co., CT
      6. Has Children Isaiah Northrup Jr. b: 29 MAR 1779 in Fairfield Co., CT
      7. Has Children Mabel Northrup b: 22 MAR 1781 in Fairfield Co., CT
      8. Has Children Polly Ann Northrup b: 3 FEB 1783 in Fairfield Co., CT
      9. Has Children Huldah Northrup b: 6 MAY 1785 in Fairfield Co., CT
      10. Has Children Andrew Northrup b: 10 NOV 1787 in Fairfield Co., CT
      11. Has Children Anson Northrup b: 17 JUL 1790 in Fairfield Co., CT
      12. Has Children Elijah Northrup b: 20 AUG 1793 in Monroe, Fairfield Co., CT
      13. Has Children Marcenus Northrup b: 12 OCT 1796 in Fairfield Co., CT

    ID: I5088
    Name: Job NORTHROP
    Birth: 25 APR 1731 in Newtown,Fairfield Co.,Connecticut
    Death: 9 NOV 1813 in Sherman,Fairfield Co.,Connecticut

    ID: I03885
    Name: Elihu Northrup 1 2 3 4 5 (s/o Benjamin and Sara Platt)
    Birth: ABT. FEB 1746/47 in Newtown, Fairfield Co., Connecticut 2
    Death: UNKNOWN
    Baptism: 16 FEB 1746/47 Newtown, Fairfield Co., Connecticut 2
    m. Keziah Seeley (b: 1747 in New Milford) 1767 in New Milford
    ch b VT Strafford last 1774
    possibility of a later child?

    ID: I2149
    Name: Thomas Northrop ( s/o Thomas Northrup b: 5 DEC 1727 in Ridgefield, Ridgebury - farmer & laborer
    Mother: Rachel [mother Bouton/Boulton] Morehouse b: 11 FEB 1726/27)
    ??married Clary/Clarissa Cone in 1783??
    Birth: 26 SEP 1751 in Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut
    Death: 3 JUN 1807 in North Salem, Westchester, New York, Bur.N. Salem Cemetery
    Event: Misc. See Note Page
    Note: Graves not marked at cemetery.
    m. 1770 .Melicent Keeler b: 11 JUN 1753 in Ridgefield
    d. 1836 N. salem
    Has No Children Rachel Northrup b: 5 MAR 1772 in Ridgefield, Fairfield Co., CT m. pulling
    Has Children Lydia Northrup b: 4 APR 1774 in North Salem, Westchester Co., NY m. Riggs
    Has Children Lewis Northrup b: 17 JAN 1791 in Ridgefield, Fairfield Co., CT m. polly smith
    Has No Children Betsey Northrup b: 8 JAN 1793 in North Salem, New London Co., CT m. BloomerBig time break ? other children

    ID: I581
    Name: William Northrop 1 2 3 4 5 (s/o John & Rebecca Roberts)
    Birth: 9 DEC 1734 in Greenfield, Fairfield Co., CT 2 6 7
    Christening: 15 DEC 1734 Greenfield, Fairfield Co., CT 2
    Death: 17 MAY 1800 in Newtown., CT 5
    m. 1764 Newtown Elizabeth Northrup b: 29 SEP 1744 in Newtown (d/o Jonathan 1715 & Ruth Booth)
    m.2 1775 Newtown Mary Shepard b: 19 JUN 1733 in Milford
    Note: 5 Father William Northrop - b. abt 1710, same place. Married unknown abt 1732.
    Note: 8 Division of his estate, Feb. 14, 1798.
    Has No Children Sheldon Northrop b: BEF 3 AUG 1766 c: 3 AUG 1766 in Newtown, Fairfield Co., CT prob died young no wife mentioned
    Has No Children Daniel Northrop b: 27 MAR 1768 in Newtown, Fairfield Co., CT
    Has Children David Northrop b: BEF 2 JUN 1771 in Newtown, Fairfield Co., CT c: 2 JUN 1771 in Newtown, Fairfield Co., CT m. Polly Underhill Newtown
    Has No Children Betty Northrop b: ABT 1773 in Newtown, Fairfield Co., CT m. Lewis Northrup Newtown
    maybe kids after 1773? with Mary Shepard?

    ID: I30700
    Name: John NORTHROP(s/o William and Mary Peck)
    Birth: 17 JUN 1703 in Milford,New Haven Co., Connecticut
    Death: 2 MAY 1794 in Ridgefield, Fairfield Co.,Connecticut
    m.Rebeckah (Rebecca) Roberts b: ABT 1708 in Ridgefield
    last child b. 1746
    M. 2 Elizabeth Married: BEF 1789
    a child with Elizabeth?

    ID: I578724438
    Name: Wright NORTHROP (s/0 Jeremiah & Hannah Benedict)
    Birth: 1730 Brookfield 1 2
    Death: Wft Est 1749-1821 1 2
    m. 1755 Anna Benedict b: 22 Feb 1730 in Ridgefield d. 1806 Brookfield (d/o Matthew Benedict & Ruth Keeler)
    Has No Children Andrew Northrop b: 1758 in Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut
    Has No Children Waite Northrop b: 12 May 1765 in Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut
    Has No Children John Northrop b: 14 Jan 1772 in Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut

    maybe kids after 1772?

    A the Torrington, Hitchcocksville, Winchester, Plymouth area is a nexus of family names - references to Ives, Alvords, Northrops, Fenns and some others. . The region, with it's favorable water power, was a cradle of innovation and industry from about 1790 to 1850. It included Chair making, Carriage making and Clock-making -- all of which may have family connections.

    Chairs Alvord/Alford The famous Hitchcock chairs were manufactured in Riverton/ Hitchcockville. Jesse Ives was a Riverton/Hitchcocksville Tavern Owner and postmaster across from the Hitchcock chair factory. His connection is more remote - he and Rachel may share a GG grandfather (Joseph).

    An interesting Ives connection -- Jesse Ives wrote the obituary for one of the Barkhamsed lighthouse tribe. Amos second or third wife was from this tribe. Barkhamsted tribe -- one of Chaugum girls marries John Elwell (b. 1815) may have been Amos neighbor???

    Carriages Alvord Sarah's brother Nelson ends up manufacturing carriages in Torrington -- apparently quite a successful business.

    Clocks Ives Have yet to find connection for clockmaker Ives to Rachel.

    More about Chairs, carriages and clocks.

    The History of Litchfield, Conn. 1720 - 1920 - Google Books Result

    by Alain C. White - 2006 - Reference
    Originally, Bantam Falls and Bradleyville were divided like the rest of the ... It was located opposite the Bantam Burying Ground, and completed in 1797. ...
    books.google.com/books?isbn=0976634279... -

     

     


    A JUDD NORTHROP GENEALOGY

    AMOS ISSUES


    AMOS BRIEF TIMELINE-CENSUS

    FAMILY NAMES

    NEIGHBOR NAMES

    DETAILED TIMELINE

    MAP 1766

    MAP 1777

    MAP 1780


    MAP 1829

    MAP WOODVILLE ROADS

    MAP WOODVILLE SATELLITE

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    Amos
    Parent / Name
    Speculations



    Amos may have been a farmer, shoemaker (his eldest son Alvin was a shoemaker) or in a profession related to leather

    Chatham, NY reported as birthplace is suspicious. May be Chatham, CT (Alvords) or wrong Northrop line.

    Names WITH connections - Amos, Burr

    Names with possible connections - Gerrit, George, Fenn, Elmore, Winthrop, Blaine, Anzonetta /Antoinetta

    Amos had 2 known children but possibly more.

    Amos might have even spent some time in Berkshire County, MA.

     

     

     
     


    Northrops


    Family Tree
     
    Before the founder England
     Joseph Northrup            
    1619(1639)-1669 Milford
     Joseph Northrup             narrrow
    1649 Milford ~ ???1700
     James Northrop              
    1693 Milford ~ 1747
     James Northrop
                 
    1719 Ridgefield ~ 1784
     Amos Northrop              
    1778? Milford 1855 Warren
     Alvin Northrop                
    1803 Ridgefield, Kent, Milford, Salem ~1875 or 86
     George Elmore  Northrop
    1844 Cornwall~1906 Southport
     George Ives  Northrop     
    1871 Southport ~ 1923 Southport
     Alvin Jennings  Northrop  
    1905 Southport/Norwalk ~ 1980 Fairfield

    Hannigan

    Ives

    Jennings

    Keeler

    Webster (offsite)

    This is a work in process and there are still other possible fathers for Amos.

    Other Amos Father Possibilities arrow

     

    Amos Northrop b ~ 1779-80 (census dates)

    Some of the epitaphs are in the form of admonition to the living to reform their ways that they may die in peace - the Rev. Joseph Bellamy's stone.

    Beneath the roots of tangled weeds,
    Afar in country graveyards lie,
    The men whose unrecorded deeds,
    Have stamped this nation's destiny

     

    The prosperity of the town of Kent was checked with the advent of the railroad. It was once a flourishing community when every night twenty- one two and four horse teams could be seen entering the town from the direction of Quaker hill loaded with iron ore to be cast into pigs and then hauled thirty miles to Poughkeepsie to market. The crack of the whips of so many drivers is gone and the charm of the town now lies in its quietness and solitude.

    .....The period of the settlement of Kent was that of Connecticut's first attack of the western fever, and this is how it was brought on. As has been said, but little value was attached to the teritory of Litchfield county, before the beginning of the last century. There was lan<l enough nearer the center of the colony, and the population was still too limited for the peopling of new towns. But after the reinstatement of the colonial charter in 1694, and the consequent restored security of the colony, enterprise, which had languished during the reign of James, revived, the population of the colony increased, and inquiry began to be made for territory for new settlements. The earliest response to this demand, in this section of the state,.was the exploration and sale of the territory of the town of Litchfield. This territory was included in the "Western Lands" conveyed by the colony to the towns of Hartford and Windsor in 1686-7, and the sale of it was the ilrst disposal of that territory which the towns had made. In the spring of 1715, a committee of these towns, of whom John Marsh, the ancestor of the Marshes of Litchfield, was one, and the seeming chief, visited the region, "viewed" it, and secured deeds of it from the Indians; their bills for service, against the towns, giving intimation of the primitive wildness of the region, as by the following items from the Hartford records: —...

    The sale of the territory of Litchfleld by the towns of Hartford and Windsor, roused the colony to assert its claim to the Western Lands, and in 1719 at the May session, the legislature enacted: —

    "That the whole of said tract of Land shall lie for the further dispose of this assembly, and all surveyors and persons appointed to lay out lands, are hereby forbidden to bound or lay out any of said land without the special order of this assembly."

    Nevertheless, Hartford and Windsor went on disposing of the land, and a fierce controversy arose between the colony on the one side, and these two towns and the settlers in the Western Lands to whom they had sold tracts, on the other, which was settled as records show, by compromise, in 1726, the colony taking one, the western half, and the two towns the other, the eastern half; Litchfield, as already disposed of, being left out of the division.

    This long controversy had thoroughly advertised the unsettled lands,

    1738; Cornwall at Fairfield, in February of the same year; Kent at Windham, in March;

    ...young men "went west to grow up with the country;" and all north and east of Kent was alive, as was itself, with the interest of.new settlement.

    all at once," to use a familiar phrase, the country sprang into life at the period of the settlement of Kent: Nortnbury church, organized 1740; Westbury, 1740; Bethlehem, 1740; Washington, 1742; Kent, 174i; Goshen, 1740; Cornwall, 1741; Canaan, 1741; Torrington, 1741; Harwinton, 1737; New Hartford, 1738. So that Kent was by no means born alone. Its settlement was but one manifestation of a movement that pervaded the colony, the first great set of Connecticut's westward tide; the tide that, with its successive flowings, has peopled the continent with its best inhabitants and noblest life.

    While the new life of Kent society was crystalizing into form, the same process of the beginnings of religious and civil organization was going on in the communities around it. As the primeval forest still covered this parish, unbroken save by the settler's clearings, so over Litchfield county the primitive wilderness stretched unbroken, save where here and there the centres were being established of the several towns. It is the period from which the life of Litehfield county takes its date.

    Westbury, now Watertown, was constituted an ecclesiastical society in 1738, the same year as Kent.

    In Bethlehem, the first settlers are petitioning the General Assembly to be constituted a distinct society, which petition was granted at the October session, 1739, and the church was organized the following spring, March 27, 1740.

    In Washington, too, the first settlement is under way, the pioneer settler, Joseph Hurlburt, locating there in 1736, and the community petitioning in 1741, to be organized into an ecclesiastical society, which was done by the General Assembly at the October session of that year, the society being named "Judea," likely from the hill country of Palestine, which of old bore that name. Immediately on the organization of the society, the building of the meeting-house was proceeded with, the inhabitants stating, in a petition to the General Assembly in May 1742,that they had "Unanymously and Lovingly Agreed upon a place for to set a Meeting House; ' the only instance of the kind in the early history of the county. The house was built during the same year; the cnurch being organized Sept. 1st., 1742; Rev. Reuben Judd, the first pastor being ordained the same day; the ceremonies taking place in a grove—the other society in the town, that of New Preston, was organized October, 1752.

    Into the "Wilderness" the first invasion was the settlement of Litchfield, and this introduces us to one of the most curious and interesting chapters of Connecticut history, as well as to a matter which early engaged the attention of Northbury; it being the subject of a controversy which the new society waged with the mother town, from the time of its organization as a society until after it became a town itself—the famous affair of the"Western Lands." In the records of Waterbury, 1741, there is the following entry with reference to the matter: —

    "There having been considerable discourse about the money for which the western lands were sold and granted for the use of the school, and not agreeing in what method it should be disposed of, (the town) did by vote agree that they would refer it to some indifferent gentlemen, to be decided by them where the said money shall be disposed, whether it belongs to the first parish (of Waterbury) or should be divided among the several parishes (including Westbury and Northbury)."

    What were these "western lands?" The original title to the territory of New England was the grant, in 1620, by James I. to the Plymouth Company, of England of

    "All that part of America lying and being in breadth from the fortieth degree of north latitude, from the equinoctial line, to the forty-eighth degree of said northerly latitude inclusively, and in length of and with all the breadth aforesaid, throughout the main land from sea to sea."

    Among the first division of Kent were:
    Ephraim Hubbel, multiple m. Abigail Bradley d. Kent, Sherwood, Noble, Fuller
    Peter Hubbel, multiple of greenfield connection to betts,, hurlburt
    Richard Hubbel, multiple stratford, ffld, newtown fairweather, burritt wheeler
    Jedediah Hubbel (also as JH, Esq. both later)...Fairfield, Newtown Stratfield Bradley (mother) Noble, Northrop, Hickox, Hurlbut, Wheeler later Lanesboro
    Johnathan Hubbel, multiple Fairfield, Newtown, Stratforfd Bethlehem, Derby Prudden, Burr, Silliman Morehouse,Wakeman in 1631 in Eng Alford m. in Ill

    Samuel Canfleld, multiple Samuel Canfield and others,

    and later
    John Smith, multipleDavid Smith,Nathaniel Smith,
    Joseph Fuller,
    Pelatiah Marsh.Cyrus Marsh, ,multipleEbenezer Marsh, multiple ,Heirs of Colonel Ebenezer Marsh,William Marsh
    Azariah Pratt, Daniel Pratt, multiple Joseph Pratt Jr., Daniel Pratt, Peter Pratt,
    Joseph Peck,
    John Porter,
    ,Nathaniel Sanford,
    Nathaniel Sanford and Henry Silsby,
    Jabez Swift, multipleZephania Swift,
    Nathaniel Slosson,
    Isaac Camp, Isaac Camp

    1738,

    The old deeds refer frequently to the Fairweather purchase, but as there is no deed on record in Kent of this property a search was made through the old colonial records where it was found that in 1707 there was a large tract of land granted to Hon. Nathaniel Gold, Peter Burr and several others of Fairfleld for a township in what is now the southern portion of Kent and the northern portion of New Milford, and that they in turn sold a part or all of it to Robert Silliman, Richard Hubbell and Benjamin Fairweather, the latter being described as the "cornet of the troop in Fairfleld." The latter's purchase contained some 3,800 acres and was six miles in length from east to west and three hundred rods wide. When the owner died the large tract was divided between his heirs.

    1826

    About this time there was considerable agitation to have a canal from Stockbridge, Mass., to tide water at Derby. This is the language of the resolution the town meeting passed: "That we claim it is the interest and duty of every individual situated near the proposed route to aid and assist in the completion of this object oy endeavoring to promote and otherwise concert in measures calculated to effect it by lending funds as circumstances may enable and the vastness of the undertaking may require. That no other route to tide water heretofore suggested is by us regarded as equally important or can equally well accommodate this town or that portion of the public subjected to land carriage which lies between the Connecticut and Hudson rivers."

    May. 1739, passed a resolution that "the military companies in the towns of Kent, Woodbury, New Milford, Litchfleld, Cornwall, Goshen, Canaan, Norfolk, Salisbury, Sharon, and New Pairfleld shall be one entire regiment to be distinguished by the name of the Thirteenth regiment."

    ...The War of the Revolution impoverished where it did not devastate. For many years there was practically no money. Mr. Bordwell was from necessity a farmer, and during the long winter a tutor as well; for like most of the ministers of the day, he fitted many a boy for college. The spiritual destitution of the period was even greater than the material. Skepticism and infidelity were rampant, and the church that held its own did well.

    ...wife of John Millard, Sr.
    1776.
    Widow Rebeckah Millard,

    1784.
    Abram Beecher and his wife, Lois Coleman,
    Aaron Coleman,

    i807.
    Dr. Oliver Fuller and his wife, Aurelia Northrop,

    1816 Hannah Fenn,

    Record Is incomplete previous to 1812, and there is no means by which the manner of removal from the church can be ascertained.

    no record after 1812 on -- so maybe before 1812 or not members of this church?

    EPISCOPAL
    The next rector was Samuel Clark, who went to New Milford in 1768. He was a native of West Haven and a graduate of Yale college. Under him the first real attempts at organization were made. They are upon the parish register two very old documents of his day; they are the earliest records the parish now possesses. The first of these papers is dated at New Milford February 7, 1770; it is a receipt to Reuben Swift for his ministerial (church tax) for the year 1769. The second is dated Dec. 2, 1771, and shows that occasional services were being kept. It is a notice of Mr. Clark's intention to preach in Kent the coming Sunday. It was owing to the co-operation of this worthy layman, Reuben Swift, that the church for which Mr. Palmer began to gather subscriptions in 1760, was finally built in 1772 or early in 1773. Mr. Swift lived just to see it finished as he died the same year. This ancient building stood about thirty yards to the south of the present church. It was afterwards converted into a town hall, and still later the frame was used for a barn, now the property of George Hopson.

    Mr. Clark remained at his post until 1787 when he migrated to Nova Scotia. The years 1768-87 covered by Mr. Clark's ministry were dark days for the church in America. The nearest bishop was 3,000 miles across the Atlantic. It was not until 1785 that a bishop set foot upon these shores. Besides the want of a bishop there were other hardships to bear. The church was small in numbers; she was hated and despised by the multitude who regarded Episcopacy as hostile to civil as well as religious liberty. When the war really broke out many of the clergy had to fiee, others were persecuted and imprisoned, churches were closed, many of them desecrated and defiled by the mob.

    In 1790 Rev. Truman Marsh was stationed at New Milford and remained for nine years, and it is probable he looked after the church in Kent. In February, 1808, the parish was duly organized according to the state laws, the first officers being Lewis St. John, clerk; Reuben Booth, moderator; John Smith, treasurer. In May following Rev. Sturgis Gilbert was offered $6 to preach every third Sunday during the summer. May 4, 1809, a meeting was called to see whether the society would adopt the constitution of the church in America as set forth by general convention. From 1808 to 1816 yearly meetings were held on the great plain of Kent as it was then called. In the latter year the old church was renovated. In September Mr. Gilbert was released from his contract. The records are broken from here until 1819, when in April of that year at the annual meeting the committee of the church were authorized to lay out the present subscriptions lately obtained in hiring, as it was said, Rev. George B. Andrews to officiate as clergyman. Under him the old church which had been built nearly fifty- two years in 1820 was consecrated. Mr. Andrews immediately afterward set to work to build the present edifice. On September 30, 1822, a meeting was called to adopt plans for building. Jeremiah Fuller, John H. Swift, Garrett Winegar, Alpheus Fuller, and John Hurd, were chosen as a building committee. The original papers, contracts, etc., are still preserved. Various subscription papers tell of the struggles of the faithful few to get the church built. Those who had no money to give gave of their goods, timber, stone, brick, or lime, anything in short, that would prove available as building,

    M. E. CHURCH AT GAYLORDSV1LLE.

    Many of the people in the southern part of the town are connected with the Methodist Episcopal church in Gaylordsville, and that church must not be overlooked in enumerating the religious forces of the town. For many years it has maintained regular preaching services at Ore Hill and Bulls Bridge. Situated at the Center, as the churches are, there are many who find it difficult to reach them, and the neighborhood Sunday schools at South Kent, Bulls Bridge, Macedonia, and North Keat have been, and are, of inestimable value.

    Mention should here be made of Rev. Wm. H. Kirk, a consecrated Reformed Methodist minister, who was for fifty-one years a resident of tho town of Kent. He was born of Scottish parentage in Springfield, Vermont, March 24, 1824. His mother was a lineal descendant of Robert Bruce, the eminent Scottish chief, and a daughter of Rev. Rufus Bruce of Chester, Vermont. Mr. Kirk was converted to Christ at the age of ten years, and for sixty-one years was a devout Christian. He edited for several years the denominational paper of his church, which was published under the name of "The Banner and Banquet." His church granted him license as an exhorter at the age of seventeen years and in 1844, at a sitting of the Vermont annual conference of the Reformed Methodist church he was ordained an elder in said church, which office he held until his death on February 19, 1896, at Kent. He was always under appointment by his conference as pastor, visiting elder or evangelist, in which capacity he labored faithfully and successfully in different states in the Union. Mr. Kirk was an anti-slavery man during the days of slavery, and was one of the only three men in the town of Kent to vote the anti-slavery ticket when that ticket was first presented to the people, the other two being the late Rev. Jeremiah Fry and the late Deacon Lewis Spooner. He thereafter voted with the Republican party until the excitement of war times began to subside when it was discovered that the greatest foe to our race was the liquor traffic. Accordingly, he identified himself with the Prohibition party. Possessing great strength of character and independence of thought, he was never misunderstood as to his sentiments. He was the champion of every cause and measure that tended to suppress vice and exalt virtue. Sympathetic and kind towards the suffering and distressed, he was often called to comfort bereaved ones in officiating at funerals until he had attended one thousand during his ministry He took a Christian interest In the welfare of the Scatacook Indians and many of them, under his influence became Christians. The oldest remaining members of the tribe declare him to have been the first person to visit their reservation and tell them they "had souls and might have a Saviour." January 12, 1845, he was married to Miss Maria Houghton of Pownall. Vermont. Their three children were: Sarah A., wife of Edward Eaton, of Warren; Laura J., wife of Edward Thorpe, and a resident of Danvers, Mass., and Charles F., who married Miss Lillian Newton, and resides in Kent.

    While of a social nature, of Mr. Kirk it could be truly said he feared God, and feared nothing else but sin. Eminently successful as a revivalist, many of the members of different churches in and around Kent were converted under his labors and teaching. For a period of more than three years previous to his death he was an invalid, suffering from a partial paralysis and other diseases.

    In 1757, Jabez Smith was chosen overseer of the tribe; being the first officer of the kind appointed for the Scatacooks.

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    The Half-Way Covenant was a form of partial church membership created by New England Puritans in 1662. It was promoted in particular by the Reverend Solomon Stoddard, who felt that the people of the English colonies were drifting away from their original religious purpose. First-generation settlers were beginning to die out, while their children and grandchildren often expressed less religious piety, and more desire for material wealth.

    Full membership in the tax-supported Puritan church required an account of a conversion experience, and only persons in full membership could have their own children baptized. Because the second and third generations, and later immigrants, did not have the same stresses of leaving their home country to follow their faith, they did not have the same conversion experiences. These individuals were thus not accepted as members despite leading otherwise pious and upright Christian lives. It was significant because after years, wealth grew stronger and just about anyone could become a member.

    In response, the Half-Way Covenant provided a partial church membership for the children and grandchildren of church members. Those who accepted the Covenant, and agreed to follow the creed and rules of the church, could become church members without claiming a spiritual experience. These half-members could not vote on any issues within the church, although all members could participate in the sacrament of the Supper.

    Puritan preachers hoped that this plan would maintain some of the church's influence in society, and that these 'half-way members' would see the benefits of full membership, be exposed to teachings and piety which would lead to the "born again" experience, and eventually take the full oath of allegiance. Many of the more religious members of Puritan society rejected this plan as they felt it did not fully adhere to the church's guidelines, and many of the target members opted to wait for a true conversion experience instead of taking what they viewed as a short cut.

    Overall, religious piety began to decrease and secular values began to become more prevalent in colonial society.[citation needed]

    Response to the Half-Way Covenant may have sown the seeds for the First Great Awakening in the 1730s, launched by Stoddard's grandson Jonathan Edwards. Along with Calvinist evangelist George Whitefield, he preached that God is "in the now", and there must be an "urgent call for languid will", in response to the half-hearted will that the Half-Way Covenant allows.

    History of Bethlehem society

    "east part of the north purchase-- not divided among proprietors until 1734 remained woodland

    Among the first proprietors -- from the first society (woodbury) came Reuben and Josiah Avered

    1739 allowed to set up minister and school Rev Joseph Bellamy at age 22

    Fall of 1740 Mr. Whitefield preached through country religion was revived 1750 the "nervous fever prevailed and spread== not enough wel l to take care of the sick and - a mortal distemper carried off 30 persons in the prime of their life.

    1791 Rev Azel Bakus was ordained and settled in Bethlehem.he also "fitted boys for college" teaching latin and greek . later left to become president of hamilton college (1813).

    1787 society incorporated into a town

    Bethlem is a small town, ita average length being four and a half miles, and its breadth four miles. Its population by the census of 1850, was 815. It is almost wholly an agricultural town, its soil being fertile, with little waste land. It has, however, one woolen manufactory, two wagon shops, three saw-mills, one grist-mill, three cider distilleries, one blacksmith's shop, one shoemaker's shop, and three mercantile stores. It also has two churches, a town hall, a flourishing lyceum, two ministers and one physician.

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    washington

    The present town of Washington is made up of territory taken from the towns of Woodbury, New Milford, Kent, and Litchfield, and is about six miles square. It contains two ecclesiastical societies, Judea and New Preston, though not the whole of the latter is included within the town. Judea society embraces all the territory taken from Woodbury and Litchfield, and constitutes about two-thirds of the extent of the town. But a small portion of this is contributed by Litchfield. New Preston embraces all the territory taken from Kent and New Milford. In both of these societies are Episcopal churches, having houses for religious worship. The first settlement in the town was made in Judea society, in 1734, the year this society and Bethlehem were divided among the proprietors of Woodbury. Joseph Hurlbut was the first settler, and the first framed house was built in 1736. The next settlers after Hurlbut were Increase Moseley, Nathaniel Durkee, John Baker, Friend Weeks, Joseph Gillett and Samuel Pitcher. The first sermon preached in the society was by Isaac Baldwin, of Litchfield, who afterward relinquished his profession, and became the first clerk of the county court for Litchfield county

    Five years later, the inhabitants had become more numerous, and twenty persons preferred a memorial to the General Assembly, at its May session, 1739, representing that they lived " full eight miles from the Meeting House," and that their wives and children had " to . tarry at home from the worship of God about half of the year," and therefore they pray for " liberty to have preaching six months in the winter," and to be released from paying taxes for a new school-house just built in the first society, and also from parish taxes, that they may build a school-house of their own. The privilege asked for was granted, to continue two years, and they were released from one-half of the parish taxes, and from taxes to build a new meeting-house, provided they were " in no ways Active in the Affair of Building a new Meeting House in said first Society."1 At the October session, 1741, twenty-six individuals petitioned to be incorporated into an ecclesiastical society, and appointed " Our Trusty and well-beloved friend, Friend Weeks, agent and attorney to prosecute our Petition." The petition was signed by Nathaniel Durkee, John Baker, Joseph Gillett, Joseph Chittenden, Elisha Stone, Samuel Pitcher, Jr., James Pitcher, Increase Moseley, Lemuel Baker, Daniel Castle, Samuel Branton, Ezra Terrill, Jr., Ebenezer Allen, Zadock Clark, Elijah Hurd, Joseph Hurd, Joseph Hurlbut, Benjamin Ingraham, Jr., Robert Durkee, Samuel Bell, Jonah Titus, Benjamin Ingraham, John Royce, John Hurd, Jr., Jedediah Hurd, Benjamin Hinman.

    non-resident owners will not sell to settlers.

    till the troubles arose which involved the country in the war of the Revolution. The unhappy divisions in this society then arose to a high pitch. Almost the entire people became dissatisfied with their minister, though no heresy nor scandal was alleged against him. This contention finally ceased, after which Mr. Brinsmads was much respected till his death,

    December, 1795, Rev. Ebenezer Porter came here and preached the greater part of the time till his ordination Sept. 7, 1796 Dr. Porter was dismissed from his pastoral charge, Dec. 18,1811, having been elected Professor of Andover Theological Seminary.-not far from the so-called ' Athens of America."

    In 1753, a putrid fever prevailed in this society, of which twenty or thirty died in six months. In 1776, the dysentery prevailed with great mortality. About thirty persons were swept away by it to the grave. During the preceding year, not a single death occurred, and for the last twenty years preceding 1812, the average mortality in the society was but about one per cent, of the population per annum.

    During the first seventy years after the establishment of the church, the people of Judea were uniformly prosperous and happy. They were never divided—never split into sects—but deservedly acquired the reputation of being industrious, orderly and harmonious, with but one exception. The exception alluded to, was during the last ten years of Mr. Brinsmade's ministrations, from 1774 to 1784. This was a contention concerning the half-way covenant system, and it is worthy of notice, that during this whole period of ten years, but three members were added to the church. Thus do contentions, even for just causes, ever diminish the prosperity of the church.

    There have been several revivals, by which considerable numbers were added to the church, as follows: fifty-four in 1804; twenty in 1816; fifty-eight in 1821 ; twenty-nine in 1825; twenty-two in 1827 ; and one hundred and thirty-one in 1831.

    n October, 1748, eleven persons dwelling in the south-eastern part of Kent, and nine living in the north-eastern part of New Milford, petitioned the General Assembly for liberty to hire a minister six months in the year, on the ground of their living " from seven to ten miles from their places of worship in New Milford and Kent." This request was granted, to continue four years, with exemption from parish rates. Before the end of the four years, in May, 1752, forty- one individuals petitioned for a new ecclesiastical society. Their names were Samuel Averill, Caleb Rude, Samuel Lake, Moses Aver- ill, Henry Davis, Jehiel Murray, Isaac Averill, Joseph Carey, John Guthrie, Daniel Averill, Zebulon Palmer, Jacob Kinne, Samuel Cogs- well, Thomas Hodgship, Thos. Morris, Benj. Darling, Samuel Waller, Nathaniel Deuine, Enoch Whjttlesey, Joseph Jons, Stephen Bos- worth, Thomas Beeman, John Benedict, Stephen Noble, Gilead Sperry, Elnathan Curtis, John Bostwick, Benajah Bostwick, Matthew Beale, John Cogswell, Zephaniah Branch, Edward Cogswell, Emerson Cogswell, Josiah Cogswell, James Terrill, Joseph Miles, Nathan Hawley, Samuel Cogswell, John Cobb, Benjamin Capuen.

    At the same session, sixteen persons of East Greenwich, (now Warren,) remonstrated against the incorporation of a new society, stating that their society had lost " thirty-five rateable persons, and £1467 on their list," and that they therefore protest against having any part of their society cut off, as no families can be spared. Kent, at the same time, passed a vote, that this statement was true. New Milford also sent a committee to oppose the application, and it failed. In October, 1753, thirty-nine persons "in the Northern part of New Milford, and the South and South East part of Kent, and a place Called Merry-all," renewed the application for an ecclesiastical society, which was granted, and the society called New Preston, with the following boundaries :

    " Beginning at the South east corner of New Milford North Purchase, then tunning Southwardly joining upon Woodbury line one mile, from thence running a West line to ye part of the Long Mountain, South West of Capt. Bastwick's farm, then a Northline to the place called the Rockhorse Cobble, and so that course to Merryall line, and then across Merryall to Kent line, and then Running East to the South West corner of James Lake's farm North Easterly to the North West corner of John Henderson's farm, that he now lives on, then running East to East Greenwich line, then running South to y« South West corner of East Greenwich line to Sheppauge river, then running Southwardly upon s<l river to Woodbury Ijne, then running Westwardly on Woodbury line to y« first mentioned bounds," <kc.

    The first meeting of the society was held at the house of Jacob Kinne, Nov. 23, 1753. The officers chosen were Benajah Bostwick, Clerk, and Samuel "Waller, Stephen Noble and Joseph Gary, Society's Committee. A vote was then passed to " meet at Jacob Kinne's house for 3 months for public AVorship in the winter season," provided they could obtain a minister. John Bostwick, Samuel Waller and Samuel Averill, were appointed a committee to hire a minister for three months. On the first Monday in December following, the society laid a tax of 12rf. on the pound, to hire a minister " for a season." They also voted to build by subscription, " two school-houses for the use of the society, one to be located between Nathaniel Bost- wick's house and Steep Brook, in ye Highway, and the other near Joseph Gary's in the Highway." The following vote also passed :

    There have been several revivals, which added considerable numbers to the church : thirty in 1780 ; twenty-five in 1804 ; thirteen in 1812 ; eighty in 1816 ; forty-one in 1821; thirteen in 1826 ; thirty- eight in 1827 ; and thirteen in 1829.

    Washington, composed of the two societies of Judea and New Preston, was the first town incorporated in the state, after the declaration of independence. It was incorporated at a special session of the General Assembly, January 7,1779. The petitioners, who numbered forty-seven in Kent, one hundred and seventy-six in Woodbury, twenty in Litchfield, and twenty in New Milford, desired the Assembly to call their town by the name of Hampden, but their agents were persuaded to consent to have it called Washington, in honor of the commander-in-chief of the American armies. Its first meeting was held February 11, 1779, and William Cogswell was the first moderator.

    Its boundaries are as follows:

    " Beginning at the south-west corner of Judea parish; thence running a straight line easterly, to the south-west corner of Bethlehem, five miles and about one quarter of a mile; thence North by Bethlehem to Litchfield line, it being the north-west corner of Bethlehem ; thence continuing north in a straight line, to the north-east corner of the tract annexed from Litchfield; (the east line of Washington, so far as it is straight, is between five and six miles;) thence in a north-westerly direction, across the western part of Mount Tom, to Mount Tom bridge, crossing the western branch of Sheppauge river : thence in a line westerly, between Washington and Warren, to the West Pond; thence across said pond ninety rods to Fairweather's Grant. The diagonal line from the northeast corner of Washington to Mount Tom bridge, is about two miles and an half: the north line is about five miles in length. From the northwest corner of Washington the line runs about South, between Washington and

    Kent, one mile and a half to New Milford line; thence still South to the South line of New Milford, north purchase ; thence Southerly to the South-east bounds of the parish of New Preston, about one mile and an half; thence by New Mil- ford, about three miles and an half to the first mentioned bounds."

    This is a good agricultural town, and has a considerable manufacturing interest. There are within its limits, six mercantile stores, employing a capital of from $12,000 to $15,000 ; one woolen manufactory, employing a capital of some $10,000, and making from 70,000 to 80,000 yards of cloth annually. There are two forges, not now in operation, and one cotton manufactory. There are two pocket furnaces with machine shops attached, employing from twelve to twenty men each, four wagon shops, one saddler's shop, one tannery, one chair and cabinet shop, one manufactory for making carpet yarn and seine twine, and fourteen saw-mills. From 600 to 1,000 casks of lime are annually burned, and from 25,000 to 30,000 feet of marble per annum, are quarried and sawed. There are three Congregational churches, and two Episcopal; a celebrated female seminary, under the care of Miss Brinsmade, and a select school for boys, under the care of Frederick W. Gunn, A. B. There is also a good circulating library. The population of the town, by the census of 1850, is 1,802.

    In 1708, an act of toleration passed, allowing all persons who should conform to it, the liberty of worshiping God in a way separate from that established by law, but it did not excuse them from paying taxes to the approved, settled ministers of the churches. In 1727, the members of the church of England made an application to the legislature to be exempted from paying taxes for the support 'of the ministry of any other denomination, and for liberty to tax themselves for the support of their own ministry. Accordingly an act was passed, directing that all persons within the limits of a parish, belonging to the church of England, and to the churches established by law, should be taxed by the same rule, and in the same proportion, for the support of the ministry in such parish, and where there was a society of the church of England, so near to any person who had declared himself to be of that church, that he could conveniently and did ordinarily attend public worship there, then the collector of the tax, on levying the same, should pay it to that minister of the church of England on which such person attended, who should have power to receive and recover the same ; and when the amount so obtained should be insufficient for the support of any such minister, the members of the society were vested with the power of taxing themselves, and they were also exempted from paying taxes for building or repairing the meeting-houses of the established churches. The same privileges were afterward granted to other dissenters from the established faith. In the revision of 1784, all dissenters were exempted from paying taxes to the established societies, where they had a society of their own and contributed to its support, on lodging a certificate from such church or society, properly authenticated, of the fact of such membership. Some disputes having arisen as to the validity of such certificates, and suspicions arising that an undue advantage was taken of the law, an act was passed, May, 1791, directing that certificates to be valid, must be approved by a justice of the peace. This law excited general disapprobation, and in October, the same year, an act was passed, authorizing dissenters to make certificates in their own names, and lodge them with the clerk of the society, in the limits of which they lived, which should exempt them from taxes as long as they ordinarily attended public worship in the society which they joined, and dissenting societies were authorized to tax themselves for all the purposes of other ecclesiastical societies. This was in effect placing all religious denominations on the same footing. Yet there was a nominal distinction, members of one society being obliged to lodge certificates with another. But now by the constitution, all distinction among societies is done away, and all denominations are placed on equal ground.

    History of ancient Woodbury, Connecticut

                                                                            By William Cothren                         

    Elijah son of Samuel in records m. Lucina Easton born before 1767

    betsey b. 1801 d/o Elijah and Lucina Easton

    Eliza Atwood (prob b ~ 1796) m. Elijah , son of Job had Sarah m. Mr. Cossett. THIS IS A DIFFERENT ELIJAH

    Job 1775-1845 b.Brookfield m. Susan Cady s/o Isaac
    Job 1758-1833 b. Woodbridge m. Chloe Baldwin s/o Job

    ID: I471325

    • Name: Elijah Northrop 1
    • Father: Job Northrop is this the right one?
      Marriage 1 Eliza Atwood b~1796?? d/o Name: Daniel Atwood Birth: 8 JUL 1773 in Woodbury (Litchfield), Connecticut Death: 25 JUL 1839 in Watertown (Litchfield), Connecticut Burial: Old Cemetery, Watertown, Connecticut
      Children Sarah Northrop

    Eliza Atwood's brother Hermon Garry Atwood m. Betsey Northrop d. of widow phebe northrop

    perhaps phebe fairchild widow of Joshua NORTHROP??? Birth: 11 APR 1761 in Newtown,Fairfield Co.,Connecticut 1 Death: 12 DEC 1803 2

    Father: Joshua NORTHROP b: 1722 in Newtown,Fairfield Co.,Connecticut
    Mother: Mary BENNETT b: 6 JAN 1726/1727 in Newtown,Fairfield Co.,Connecticut

    Marriage 1 Phebe FAIRCHILD b: ABT 1764 in Newtown,Fairfield Co.,Connecticut Married: 178 in Newtown,Fairfield Co.,Connecticut

    Father: Jeremiah Northrup II (Jeremiah NORTHROP b: 19 JAN 1653/1654, Joseph NORTHROP b: 1623) b: ABT. 1689 in Milford, New Haven Co., Connecticut
    Mother: Hannah Benedict b: ABT. 1697

    Marriage 1 Mary Bennett b: 1726 in Newtown, Amity Parish, Connecticut Married: 22 OCT 1747 2
    Children

    1. Has No Children Mary Northrup b: 19 OCT 1748 in Newtown, Amity Parish, Connecticut
    2. Has No Children Jane Northrup b: 13 JUN 1750 in Newtown, Amity Parish, Connecticut
    3. Has Children Mary Northrup b: 6 MAY 1754 in Newtown, Amity Parish, Connecticut
    4. Has No Children Hannah Northrup b: 30 NOV 1755 in Newtown, Amity Parish, Connecticut
    5. Has No Children Damaris Northrup b: 2 APR 1758 in Newtown, Amity Parish, Connecticut
    6. Has Children Joshua Northrop b: 11 APR 1760 in Newtown, Amity Parish, Connecticut
    7. Has Children Asa Northrop b: 1763 in Brookfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut

    Lucy of Washington m. Benagah C. Dennie of Dover March 3, 1823

    ? perhaps Benjamin Dennie b: ABT 1804 s/oNicholas Dennie b: 1753 in Claverack, Columbia Co., New York and Anna M. Stoller b: 15 JUL 1765 in Montgomery Co., New York

    Jane married Hial Baldwin, Jr. May 2, 1802

    perhaps Jane NORTHROP b: 1779

    d/o Abel NORTHRUP b: Dec 1739 in Milford, CT and Susanna CAMP b: 1745 in Milford

    Lydia m. Elisha Barlow June 24, 1811 perhaps d/o Samuel 1757 his daughter Lydia Northrup b: ABT. 1795

    Not a remarriage for Elijah's mother, Lydia a different Lydia

    Elisha Barlow Sr is still married (Lydia, Mother of Elijah died Dec 24, 1814 age 91)

    First marriage for Elisha Barlow, Jr.b. 1787 S. Amenia, NY

    OR a son of John BARLOW b: 5 MAR 1748 in Kent, Litchfield, CT and Temperance BRANCH b: 3 MAY 1756 in Kent, Litchfield, CT

    Phebe of Washington m. John Stoddard of Woodbury Sept 11, 1786

    Father Unknown
    Phebe Northrop b: 19 Feb 1766 in Salisbury, , Litchfield, Connecticut OR Birth: ABT 1770 in Washington,Litchfield Co.,Connecticut

    s/o Father: Gideon Stoddard b: 24 Mar 1740 in Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut and Rebecca Hunt John dies Death: 15 Sep 1859 in Peru, , Clinton, New York

    Samuel Northrop Jr. m. June 3 1799 wid Sarah Dutton of Bethlehem

    THIS IS Has Children Samuel Northrup IV (Samuel b: ABT. 1757 in Milford Township, Connecticut samuel later moves to VT but prob some or all children b. CT

    who marries Sarah Frisbie b: ABT. 1755 who was formerly married to Asahel Dutton b: ABT. 1753 he died BEF. JUN 1779

    NOT -Samuel 1687 dies Death: 1748 in Amity (now Woodbridge, New Haven Co.)

    son Samuel appears to be still be married to Lydia Thomas

    MY AMOS could be son of Samuel 1757 but year is way off.

    census search no vt 1790

    census 1800 Samuel Northrop 01010/10110/00 Shoreham, Addison Cnty

    census 1800 Samuel Northrop 10110/11010/00 Middletown, Rutland Cnty

    Samuel in Middletown 1810 does not seem to include Amos

     

    William Henry born -- son of Charles , laborer, and Harriet Dec 17, 1849

    ??

    • ID: I529091528
    • Name: Abigail CANFIELD
    • Birth: 10 Aug 1728 in New Milford, New Haven, Connecticut
    • Death: 13 Jan 1805 in Washington, Litchfield, Connecticut

      Father: Samuel CANFIELD b: Abt 1697 in Milford,
      Mother: Abigail PECK b: 25 Sep 1701 in Milford,

      Marriage 1 David JUDSON b: 2 Mar 1723 in Woodbury,
      • Married: 21 Nov 1753 in New Milford, New Haven, Connecticut
    • ID: I7987
    • Name: Abigail CANFIELD
    • Birth: 21 MAR 1762 in Bridgewater,Litchfield Co.,Connecticut 1
    • Death: 3 MAR 1844 in Bridgewater,Litchfield Co.,Connecticut
    • Burial: Old Ground,Bridgewater 2 2

      Father: Jeremiah CANFIELD b: 20 AUG 1737 in New Milford,
      Mother: Mary EVERTON b: ABT 1735

      Marriage 1 Abijah TREAT b: 30 DEC 1761 in Bridgewater,
      • Married: 6 MAR 1783 in Bridgewater,Litchfield Co.,Connecticut
      Children
      1. Has Children Joseph Canfield TREAT b: 11 AUG 1783 in Bridgewater,
      2. Has No Children Almon TREAT b: 1 OCT 1785 in Bridgewater,
      3. Has No Children Lorana TREAT b: 23 JAN 1789 in Bridgewater,
      4. Has Children Almon TREAT b: 25 JUL 1795 in Bridgewater,
      5. Has No Children Lorana TREAT b: 2 FEB 1798 in Bridgewater,
    • ID: I8045
    • Name: Alva Treat CANFIELD
    • Birth: 14 JAN 1791 in Bridgewater,Litchfield Co.,Connecticut
    • Death: 17 FEB 1821 in Bridgewater,Litchfield Co.,Connecticut 1

      Father: John CANFIELD b: 18 FEB 1760 in Bridgewater,
      Mother: Phebe TREAT b: 15 DEC 1763 in New Milford,
    • ID: I8041
    • Name: Amasa CANFIELD
    • Sex: M
    • Birth: 16 JAN 1785 in Bridgewater,Litchfield Co.,Connecticut 1
    • Death: 3 JAN 1861 in Bridgewater,Litchfield Co.,Connecticut 2


      Father: John CANFIELD b: 18 FEB 1760 in Bridgewater,
      Mother: Phebe TREAT b: 15 DEC 1763 in New Milford,

      Marriage 1 Nancy RANDALL b: 3 JUL 1785 in Bridgewater,
      • Married: 12 SEP 1804 in Bridgewater,Litchfield Co.,Connecticut
    • ID: I7972
    • Name: Ann CANFIELD
    • Birth: 1 SEP 1737 in Bridgewater,Litchfield Co.,Connecticut 1
    • Death: 23 JAN 1770 in Bridgewater,Litchfield Co.,Connecticut 1 2 3

      Father: Zeruabbabel CANFIELD c: 25 SEP 1709 in Milford,
      Mother: Mary BOSTWICK b: 8 FEB 1714/1715 in New Milford,
    • ID: I03014
    • Name: Anna Jeanette Canfield
    • Birth: 29 OCT 1807 in Bridgewater, Litchfield Co., CT
    • Death: 10 MAR 1844 in Bridgewater, Litchfield Co., CT

      Marriage 1 Henry Sanford b: 14 OCT 1806 in New Milford,
      • Married: 4 DEC 1828 in New Milford,
      Children
      1. Has No Children Canfield H. Sanford b: 28 JUL 1839 in New Milford,
      2. Has Children Horace Nehemiah Sanford b: 4 JAN 1841 in New Milford,
    • ID: I7999
    • Name: Anson CANFIELD
    • Sex: M
    • Birth: 14 NOV 1786 in Bridgewater,Litchfield Co.,Connecticut
    • Death: 7 DEC 1860 in Bridgewater,Litchfield Co.,Connecticut 1

      Father: Nathan CANFIELD b: 28 JUL 1739 in Bridgewater,
      Mother: Lois HARD b: 12 MAY 1748 in Newtown,
    • ID: I1018
    • Name: Azariah CANFIELD
    • Sex: M
    • Birth: 1692 in Milford,New Haven Co.,Connecticut
    • Christening: 24 MAR 1694/1695 Milford,New Haven Co.,Connecticut
    • Death: 1769 in Bridgewater,Litchfield Co.,Connecticut
    • Note: RESIDENCE: Settled in New Milford about 1728.

      MARRIAGE: WR Baldwin lists Mercy Bassett. Could be 2nd wife, or widow of either a Baldwin or a Bassett. Mercy often short for Mary. Mercy Bassett b. 1694 in Milford, New Haven Co., Connecticut
      MILITARY: 12 Jun 1779 with Continental Guards (?); Conn. State Library, War, 7, 31 1 2 3

      Father: Jeremiah CANFIELD b: SEP 1662 in Milford,c: 28 SEP 1662 in Milford,
      Mother: Alice HINE b: 16 DEC 1667 in Milford, c: 21 NOV 1669 in First Congregational,Milford

      Marriage 1 Mercy BASSETT b: 1694 in Milford, c: 24 OCT 1703 in Milford, Married: 26 FEB 1719/1720 in Milford,Children
      1. Has Children Azariah CANFIELD b: 25 NOV 1720 in New Milford,c: 22 JUN 1729 in New Milford,
      2. Has Children Freelove CANFIELD b: 29 DEC 1726 in New Milford,
      3. Has Children Oliver CANFIELD b: 25 DEC 1729 in New Milford,
      4. Has Children Israel CANFIELD b: 13 MAR 1733 in New Milford
    • ID: I8061
    • Name: Burton CANFIELD
    • Sex: M
    • Birth: 28 FEB 1778 in Bridgewater,Litchfield Co.,Connecticut 1
    • Death: 10 JAN 1848 in Southbury,New Haven Co.,Connecticut
    • Burial: South Britain Burying Ground,Southbury 2 3

    • Father: Lemuel CANFIELD b: 31 JAN 1743/1744 in Bridgewater,
      Mother: Sarah BURTON b: 1746

      Marriage 1 Polly MITCHELL b: 1783 in Southbury,
      • Married: 1 APR 1802 in Southbury,
      Children
      1. Has No Children Harriet CANFIELD b: 27 DEC 1802 in Bridgewater,
      2. Has No Children Mitchell Monroe CANFIELD b: 29 MAR 1809 in Bridgewater,
      3. Has No Children Lemuel Munson CANFIELD b: 19 APR 1820 in Bridgewater,
    • ID: I8062
    • Name: Charles Augustus CANFIELD
    • Birth: 24 SEP 1781 in Bridgewater,Litchfield Co.,Connecticut 1
    • Death: 2 MAY 1782 in Bridgewater,Litchfield Co.,Connecticut 1 2

      Father: Lemuel CANFIELD b: 31 JAN 1743/1744 in Bridgewater,
      Mother: Sarah BURTON b: 1746
    • ID: I7997
    • Name: Cyrus CANFIELD
    • Birth: ABT 1778 in Bridgewater,Litchfield Co.,Connecticut
    • Death: 28 MAR 1829 in Bridgewater,Litchfield Co.,Connecticut 1

      Father: Nathan CANFIELD b: 28 JUL 1739 in Bridgewater,
      Mother: Lois HARD b: 12 MAY 1748 in Newtown
    • ID: I12022
    • Name: Elijah Herbert CANFIELD
    • Birth: 1795 in Bridgewater, Litchfield County, CT
    • Death: 30 Sep 1824 in Bridgewater, Litchfield County, CT
    • Burial: 1824 South Cemetery, Bridgewater, CT
    • Note: Listed in the 1790, 1800, 1810 and 1820 Censuses for new Milford, CT.
      Father: Jeremiah CANFIELD III b: 1774 in Bridgewater,
      Mother: Polly BENNETT b: 1770 in Bridgewater,

      Marriage 1 Priscilla PECK b: 1791 in Bridgewater, Litchfield County, CT Children
      1. Has Children Elijah Starr CANFIELD b: 1817 in New Milford,
    • ID: I7989
    • Name: Elizabeth CANFIELD
    • Nickname: Betsey
    • Birth: 10 MAR 1769 in Bridgewater,Litchfield Co.,Connecticut 1
    • Death: 28 AUG 1841 in Bridgewater,Litchfield Co.,Connecticut
    • Burial: New Ground,Bridgewater 2 2 3

    • Father: Jeremiah CANFIELD b: 20 AUG 1737 in New Milford,
      Mother: Mary EVERTON b: ABT 1735

      Marriage 1 Peter WOOSTER b: 1762 in Oxford, Married: 16 JAN 1787 in Bridgewater,
      Children
      1. Has Children John WOOSTER b: 1790 in Bridgewater,
      2. Has Children Susanna WOOSTER b: ABT 1800

      Marriage 2 John OVIATT b: 7 FEB 1767 in New Milford,
      • Married: ABT 1799
    • ID: I7974
    • Name: Enos CANFIELD
    • Birth: 8 FEB 1741/1742 in Bridgewater,Litchfield Co.,Connecticut 1
    • Death: 10 DEC 1761 in Bridgewater,Litchfield Co.,Connecticut 1 2 3

      Father: Zeruabbabel CANFIELD c: 25 SEP 1709 in Milford
      Mother: Mary BOSTWICK b: 8 FEB 1714/1715 in New Milford,
    • ID: I16084
    • Name: Ira CANFIELD
    • Birth: ABT 1754 in New Milford, Litchfield, CT
    • Death: 9 JUN 1824 in New Milford, Litchfield, CT
    • Burial: Long Mtn., New Milford, Litchfield, CT
    • Note: From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.

      Father: David CANFIELD b: 7 Mar 1725/1726 in Milford,
      Mother: Mary NORTHRUP b: 24 MAY 1726 in Milford,
      Marriage 1 Rhoda EDWARDS b: ABT 1767
    • ID: I13270
    • Name: Jeremiah CANFIELD III
    • Birth: 1774 in Bridgewater, Litchfield County, CT
    • Death: 19 Apr 1828 in Bridgewater, Litchfield County, CT
    • Burial: 1828 South Cemetery, Bridgewater, CT
    • Note: From an old family of Bridgewater.
      A prominent inhabitant of Bridgewater, CT.
      Member of the Ecclesiastical Society of the local church in 1809.
      Had at least four children. Only Elijah is listed here.

      Marriage 1 Polly BENNETT b: 1770 in Bridgewater
      Children
      1. Has Children Elijah Herbert CANFIELD b: 1795 in Bridgewater,
    • ID: I203485
    • Name: Jeremiah Canfield Jr
    • Birth: Jun 1688 in Milford,New Haven,Ct
    • Death: Sep 1756 in Fort Edward (Litchfield,Ct)

      Father: Jeremiah Canfield Sr<<$>> b: 26 Sep 1662 in Milford,c: 28 Sep 1662 in First Church,Milford,
      Mother: Alice Hine --<<< b: 16 Dec 1667 in Milford, c: 21 Nov 1669 in First Church,Milford,

      Marriage 1 Spouse Unknown Married: 24 Jul 1711 in Milford,New Haven,Ct
    • D: I7574
    • Name: John CANFIELD
    • Birth: ABT 1766 in New Milford,Litchfield Co.,Connecticut 1 2

      Father: David CANFIELD b: 7 MAR 1725/1726 in Milford,
      Mother: Mary NORTHROP b: 24 MAY 1726 in Milford,
    • ID: I4826
    • Name: John CANFIELD
    • Birth: Abt 1740 in Kent, Litchfield County, Connecticut
    • Death: 26 Oct 1786
    • Burial: Kent, Litchfield County, Connecticut

      Father: Samuel CANFIELD b: 4 Jun 1710
      Mother: Mary BARNUM
    • ID: I1025
    • Name: Joseph CANFIELD
    • Prefix: Captain
    • Birth: 1711 in Milford,New Haven Co.,Connecticut
    • Christening: 1711/1712 Milford,New Haven Co.,Connecticut
    • Death: 25 SEP 1776 in Bridgewater,Litchfield Co.,Connecticut 1
    • Burial: Center Cemetery,New Milford 2 3
    • Note: MILITARY: Served in French and Indian War 1755, 1758. 2 4
    • Change Date: 16 NOV 2007 at 23:23:24

      Father: Jeremiah CANFIELD b: SEP 1662 in Milford,c: 28 SEP 1662 in Milford,
      Mother: Alice HINE b: 16 DEC 1667 in Milford,New Haven Co.,Connecticut c: 21 NOV 1669 in First Congregational,Milford

      Marriage 1 Jerusha BOSTWICK b: 15 JUL 1717 in New Milford,
      • Married: 15 JAN 1736/1737 in New Milford,
      Children
      1. Has Children Joseph CANFIELD b: 27 JAN 1737/1738 in New Milford,
      2. Has Children Isaac CANFIELD b: 1 NOV 1740 in New Milford,
      3. Has No Children Eunice CANFIELD b: 18 JUN 1745 in New Milford,
      4. Has Children Rhoda CANFIELD b: 17 MAR 1747/1748 in New Milford,
    • ID: I8047
    • Name: Laura CANFIELD
    • Birth: 19 JAN 1796 in Bridgewater,Litchfield Co.,Connecticut
    • Death: 29 DEC 1872 in Bridgewater,Litchfield Co.,Connecticut
    • Burial: New Ground,Bridgewater 1 1

      Father: John CANFIELD b: 18 FEB 1760 in Bridgewater,
      Mother: Phebe TREAT b: 15 DEC 1763 in New Milford,

      Marriage 1 Roswell MORRIS b: 1795 in Newtown, Married: 26 NOV 1818 in Bridgewater,
    • ID: I8063
    • Name: Lemuel CANFIELD
    • Suffix: Jr.
    • Birth: 26 MAR 1787 in Bridgewater,Litchfield Co.,Connecticut 1
    • Death: 15 MAR 1817 in Southbury,New Haven Co.,Connecticut
    • Burial: South Britain Burying Ground,Southbury 2 3

      Father: Lemuel CANFIELD b: 31 JAN 1743/1744 in Bridgewater,
      Mother: Sarah BURTON b: 1746

      Marriage 1 Elizabeth MITCHELL b: ABT 1790 in Southbury,
      • Married: 30 AUG 1807
      Children
      1. Has No Children Jerome Mitchell CANFIELD b: 26 MAR 1808 in Bridgewater,
        Marriage 2 Elizabeth S. HINMAN b: 1792
        • Married: 1814
    • ID: I7992
    • Name: Lucinda CANFIELD
    • Birth: 7 AUG 1768 in Bridgewater,Litchfield Co.,Connecticut 1
    • Death: 8 JUN 1813 in Bridgewater,Litchfield Co.,Connecticut 2

      Father: Nathan CANFIELD b: 28 JUL 1739 in Bridgewater,
      Mother: Lois HARD b: 12 MAY 1748 in Newtown,
    • ID: I25484
    • Name: Mary CANFIELD 1
    • Birth: 1746 1
    • Death: 23 JAN 1751 in New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut 1

      Father: David CANFIELD b: 7 MAR 1725 in Milford,
      Mother: Mary NORTHRUP b: 24 JAN 1725 in New Milford,
    • ID: I8000
    • Name: Orlando CANFIELD
    • Birth: ABT 1788 in Bridgewater,Litchfield Co.,Connecticut
    • Death: 15 NOV 1813 in Bridgewater,Litchfield Co.,Connecticut 1

      Father: Nathan CANFIELD b: 28 JUL 1739 in Bridgewater,
      Mother: Lois HARD b: 12 MAY 1748 in Newtown,
    • ID: I68971
    • Name: Polly CANFIELD
    • Birth: ABT 1776 1
    • Death: 12 DEC 1797 in Woodbury, Litchfield County, CT 1
    • Note: Died 12 December 1797, aged 21.

      Father: Thomas CANFIELD

      Marriage 1 Ira SANFORD b: 10 OCT 1774 in Plymouth, Married: 25 JUL 1797 1 1
    • D: I8001
    • Name: Samuel CANFIELD
    • Birth: 2 JAN 1792 in Bridgewater,Litchfield Co.,Connecticut
    • Death: 28 SEP 1840 in Bridgewater,Litchfield Co.,Connecticut 1

    • Father: Nathan CANFIELD b: 28 JUL 1739 in Bridgewater,Litchfield Co.,Connecticut
      Mother: Lois HARD b: 12 MAY 1748 in Newtown,
    • ID: I11136
    • Name: Sarah CANFIELD 1
    • Birth: 13 MAY 1794
    • Death: 11 MAY 1865 in Washington, Litchfield, Connecticut

      Father: Nathaniel CANFIELD
      Mother: Mary FERRY

      Marriage 1 Samuel NETTLETON b: 13 DEC 1791 in Washington, Litchfield, Connecticut
      • Married: 31 DEC 1816 in Roxbury, Litchfield, Connecticut

     

    • ID: I406059
    • Name: MARY KEELER NORTHROP
    • Surname: NORTHROP
    • Given Name: MARY KEELER
    • Sex: F
    • _UID: 427C61302D5A6E4A9035B70C51BB1EFD3D29
    • Change Date: 20 May 2005 at 06:27:27

      Marriage 1 SAMUEL CAMP b: 7 Dec 1744 in EAST HAVEN, NEW HAVEN, CT
      • Married: 17 Oct 1782 in RIDGEFIELD, FAIRFIELD, CT
      Children
      1. Has Children MARY CAMP b: 10 Jun 1773 in SALISBURY, LITCHFIELD COUNTY, CONNECTICUT

    no listing for parents

     

    died in Kent, CT

    • D: I62163
    • Name: Anne NORTHRUP
    • Birth: Abt 1735 in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut 1
    • Death: 23 APR 1803 1
    • Baptism: 05 OCT 1735 First Congregational Church, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut 1

      Father: Josiah NORTHRUP b: Abt 1699
      Mother: Mary SANFORD b: 05 JUL 1702

      Marriage 1 Jonah CAMP b: Abt 1727 in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut
      • Married: 2
      Children
      1. Has Children John CAMP b: 23 DEC 1761 in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut
      2. Has Children Chauncey CAMP b: 12 APR 1762 in Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut
      3. Has No Children Gould CAMP b: 04 JUL 1765 in Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut
      4. Has No Children Jonah CAMP b: 16 AUG 1765 in Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut
      5. Has No Children Abiel CAMP b: 10 JUL 1771 in Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut
      6. Has No Children Sarah Ann CAMP b: 13 JUL 1776 in Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut
    • ID: I63779
    • Name: Josiah NORTHRUP
    • Change Date: 9 AUG 2007
    • Birth: Abt 1699 1

      Marriage 1 Mary SANFORD b: 05 JUL 1702 Married: 1Children
      1. Has Children Anne NORTHRUP b: Abt 1735 in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut

      Sources:
      1. Author: David Payne-Joyce
        Title: Payne-Joyce Genealogy
        Abbrev: Payne-Joyce Genealogy
        Publication: http://aleph0.clarku.edu/~djoyce/gen/

     

    Died Washington, CT

    • ID: I145046
    • Name: Elizabeth NORTHRUP
    • Birth: 17 JAN 1733 in Milford,New Haven,Ct
    • Death: 8 JUN 1809 in Washington,Litchfield,Ct

      Father: Phineas NORTHRUP c: 16 JAN 1694/1695 in First Church,Milford,New Haven,Ct
      Mother: Elizabeth BRINSMADE

      Marriage 1 Enos BALDWIN b: 1730 in Milford,New Haven,Ct Children
      1. Has Children Samuel BALDWIN b: 3 MAR 1769 in Washington,Litchfield,Ct

    SISTER

    • ID: I149101
    • Name: Ann NORTHRUP
    • Christening: 27 MAR 1737 Milford,New Haven,Ct
    • Death: 18 JAN 1777
    • Change Date: 28 JUN 2003 at 01:00:00

      Father: Phineas NORTHRUP c: 16 JAN 1694/1695 in First Church,Milford,New Haven,Ct
      Mother: Elizabeth BRINSMADE

      Marriage 1 Benjamin BEERS b: 23 APR 1736 in Milford Twp,Litchfield,Ct Children
      1. Has Children Phebe BEERS
      2. Has Children John BEERS b: 1766 in Milford,New Haven,Ct

    ANOTHER SISTER

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    • ID: I645
    • Name: Samuel Northrup 1 2 3 4 5 6
    • Birth: 9 JUN 1718 in Milford, New Haven Co., CT 8 9 10 3 11 5 6
    • Death: BEF 1787 in Washington, CT 12
    • Note: 12 He lived in Washington, CT and his estate was settled in 1787.
    • Change Date: 16 JUN 2005

      Father: Samuel Northrup b: 5 JUN 1687 in Milford, New Haven Co., CT
      Mother: Sarah Andrews b: 30 SEP 1688 in Waterbury, New Haven Co., CT

      Marriage 1 Lydia Thomas b: ABT 1722 in Milford, New Haven Co., CT
      • Married: 10 JUN 1746 in New Milford, Litchfield Co., CT 13 14 15 16 17
      Children
      1. Has No Children Lydia Northrup b: 22 OCT 1747 in Milford, New Haven Co., CT
      2. Has No Children Samuel Northrup b: 1 APR 1749 in Milford, New Haven Co., CT
      3. Has Children Samuel Northrup b: 18 OCT 1755 in Milford, New Haven Co., CT
      4. Has No Children Enoch Northrup b: ABT 1757 in Milford, New Haven Co., CT
      5. Has No Children Elijah Northrup b: ABT 1759 in Milford, New Haven Co., CT
      6. Has No Children Phoebe Northrup b: ABT 1761 in Milford, New Haven Co., CT

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    • ID: I5667
    • Name: Hattie Chloe Northrop 1 2
    • Birth: 5 JUN 1858 in OH 3 2
    • Census: 1870 Medina, Medina Co., OH 4
    • Death: 4 MAY 1901 in Washington, Litchfield Co., CT 2
    • Cause: heart attack 2
    • Note: 2 Hattie was grand-daughter of Nira Northrup. Hattie died on the Washington Green on 5-4-1901 of a heart attack in her horse carriage. She went to the drug store on Washington green to get medicine. She got into the buggy and suffered a heart attack. The horse continued on the the Depot and that is where they found her dead. She was 43. Hattie & John Burr met on campus in Storrs CT. They moved to Ohio, had their sons there and then migrated back to CT before 1886.
    • Change Date: 9 AUG 2004

      Father: Dwight Benjamin Northrop b: ABT 1825 in Medina Co., OH
      Mother: Delia Briggs b: ABT 1825 in OH

      Marriage 1 John Burr Hollister b: 28 JAN 1856 in Torrington, CT
      • Married: 22 SEP 1878 in Medina, Medina Co., OH 2
      Children
      1. Has Children Pearl Delia Hollister b: 3 SEP 1879 in Medina, Medina Co., OH
      2. Has Children George Hubert Hollister b: 14 APR 1882 in Medina, Medina Co., OH
      3. Has Children Sherman Preston Hollister b: 11 FEB 1884 in Medina, Medina Co., OH
      4. Has Children Wesley Oviatt Hollister b: 24 APR 1886 in Washington, Litchfield Co., CT

    CHECK FURTHER

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    • ID: I35492
    • Name: Jane NORTHROP
    • Birth: 4 Jul 1779 in Milford,New Haven,Connecticut,USA
    • Death: BEF 1804 in Washington,Litchfield,Connecticut,USA

      Marriage 1 Jehiel BALDWIN b: 9 May 1780 in Milford,New Haven,Connecticut,USA Married: 2 May 1802 in Milford,New Haven,Connecticut,USA Children
      1. Has No Children Jane BALDWIN b: 15 Sep 1802 in Washington,Litchfield,Connecticut,USA

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    • ID: I212
    • _UPD: 19 MAR 2009 22:37:55 GMT-6
    • Name: Gershom Fenn
    • Sex: M
    • Birth:
    • _UID: 8228F253-82D3-4A1E-A7E0-C71D82839DF4
    • RIN: MH:IF3898 12 JAN 1771
    • Death:
    • _UID: A2BF1076-A440-4002-BFCD-CFB0E52F75FC
    • RIN: MH:IF3899 14 JUN 1852 in Washington, Litchfield County, Connecticut USA
    • RIN: MH:I252
    • _UID: ADAE80B5-6983-466A-8EA5-BD16726A5B53
    • ROLE: 1000621 1

      Father: Joseph Fenn b: 14 SEP 1745
      Mother: Esther Brown b: 17 AUG 1751 in New Hampshire, USA

      Sources:
      1. Author: laura sales
        Title: schenkel Web Site
        Text: MyHeritage.com family tree
        Family site: schenkel Web Site
        Family tree: schenkel Family Tree
        Page: Gershom Fenn
        Date: 19 MAR 2009
        Text: Added by confirming a Smart Match
        Quality: 3

     

    Died Litchfield

    • ID: I30847
    • Name: Aaron Fenn
    • Surname: Fenn
    • Given Name: Aaron
    • Sex: M
    • Birth: 20 Nov 1746 in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut
    • Death: 30 Jun 1821 in Plymouth, Litchfield, Connecticut
    • _UID: B35C63A39AEDD6119804AF31BE9FBE4B6528
    • Change Date: 7 May 2002 at 06:12:49

      Father: James Fenn
      Mother: Sarah Buckingham

      Marriage 1 Mary Bradley b: 5 Aug 1750 in of New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut
      • Married: 15 Mar 1770 in Woodbridge, New Haven, Connecticut
      Children
      1. Has No Children Sally Fenn b: 9 Dec 1771 in Plymouth, Litchfield, Connecticut
      2. Has Children Aaron Fenn b: 20 Dec 1772 in Plymouth, Litchfield, Connecticut
      3. Has Children Mary Fenn b: 5 Oct 1779 in Plymouth, Litchfield, Connecticut
      4. Has No Children Erastus Fenn b: 29 Dec 1781 in Plymouth, Litchfield, Connecticut
      5. Has No Children Polly Fenn b: 13 Aug 1785 in Plymouth, Litchfield, Connecticut
      6. Has No Children David Fenn b: 12 Nov 1787 in Plymouth, Litchfield, Connecticut
      7. Has No Children Jeremiah Fenn b: ABT 1789 in Plymouth, Litchfield, Connecticut

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  • ID: I125884
  • Name: Hannah ?KEELER
  • Given Name: Hannah
  • Surname: ?Keeler
  • Sex: F
  • _UID: 3E0537E718666A498E1EC8C345FE126F8D81
  • Change Date: 22 Apr 2006
  • Note: Hannah ?Keeler may have been married to Elijah Hickox prior to marrying Samuel Fenn.
  • Birth: 23 DEC 1757 1
  • Death: Y

    Marriage 1 Samuel FENN b: 27 SEP 1746
    • Married: 13 NOV 1803 1

    Sources:
    1. Abbrev: The American Genealogist (TAG)
      Title: The American Genealogist; a continuation of the New Haven Genealogical Magazine (New Haven, CT, Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Co., 1932 on)
      Page: 24:131 (1948)
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    • ID: P3302520508
    • Name: Samuel Fenn
    • Birth: 27 Sep 1746 in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
    • Death: Feb 1827 in Plymouth, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
    • Sex: M 1

      Father: Benjamin Fenn V b: 17 Apr 1720 in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
      Mother: Mary Peck b: 30 Jul 1718 in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

      Marriage 1 Hannah Hickox b: 23 Dec 1857 in Orange, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
      • Married: 13 Nov 1803 in Washington, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
      Children
      1. Has No Children Mary Fenn b: 1770 in Plymouth, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
      2. Has No Children Elizabeth Ann Fenn b: 14 Sep 1773 in Orange, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
      3. Has No Children Samuel Fenn b: 1774 in Orange, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
      4. Has No Children Polly Fenn b: 1776 in Plymouth, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
      5. Has No Children Benjamin Fenn b: 18 Mar 1778 in Orange, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
      6. Has No Children Lucinda Fenn b: 4 Aug 1780 in Orange, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
      7. Has No Children Sally Fenn b: 23 Aug 1784 in Orange, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
      8. Has No Children Cornelia Fenn b: 22 Jul 1787 in Orange, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

      Marriage 2 Elizabeth Baldwin b: 2 Jul 1750 in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
      • Married: 1765 in , , Connecticut, USA
      Children
      1. Has No Children Mary Fenn b: 1770 in Plymouth, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
      2. Has No Children Elizabeth Ann Fenn b: 14 Sep 1773 in Orange, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
      3. Has No Children Samuel Fenn b: 1774 in Orange, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
      4. Has No Children Polly Fenn b: 1776 in Plymouth, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
      5. Has No Children Benjamin Fenn b: 18 Mar 1778 in Orange, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
      6. Has No Children Lucinda Fenn b: 4 Aug 1780 in Orange, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
      7. Has No Children Sally Fenn b: 23 Aug 1784 in Orange, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
      8. Has No Children Cornelia Fenn b: 22 Jul 1787 in Orange, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

     

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    Birmingham, CT checked part of Derby name used through at least 1880

     


     


    Derby was to become the first inland settlement on the Naugatuck River.

    Dr. Daniel W. Northrup was the fourth homœopath in the state, having begun practice at Sherman, Fairfield county, in 1843. Dr. Daniel Holt, another pioneer in New Haven, was born at Hampton, July 2, 1810. He was educated at Ashford and Amherst academies and in 1831 entered the scientific department of Yale.

    Ripton northern portion of Stratford -- now Huntington Shelton, Monroe
    Bromica, Bull's Bridge, Ore Hill, Schaghticoke, Flanders, Flat Rocks, Geer Mountain, Good Hill, Treasure Hill, kent

    Washington JUDEDA & NEW PRESTON

    checked

    Marbledale checked

    Nettleton hollow

    New Preston Hills

    New Preston/Marbledale-washington depot
    Blackville-washington
    Calhoun Street - washington
    Church Hill - washington
    Romford-washington
    Washington Green

    Marbledale Checked,
    New Preston, checked
    Woodville, checked Washington Depot Parish of New Preston belonged to New Milford became Washington 1779

    prob part of New Milford North Purchase
    In 1746, William Cogswell's father, Edward, secured the right to mine iron ore in the New Milford North Purchase.

    The Iron Works was established along the Aspetuck River, near the foot of the road leading to New Preston hill. The Iron Works was the first industry in the North Purchase.

    During the first half of the 19th century, a variety of new industries began to spring up and flourish in the town of Washington. A coopers' shop prospered in Marbledale, while grist, cider, flax and saw mills churned.

    Factories producing everything from twine, hats and cheese boxes to ax handles, shoes and harnesses were able to thrive in the growing community.

    Turnpikes were built to connect Washington to neighboring communities, and by 1872 the area's first railroad -- The Shepaug Railroad -- was expanding the small town's reach. (The Shepaug Railroad ran a freight line until 1948.)

    Washington Green. This section of town encompasses "Judea," Joseph Hurlbut's original parish on the land that would later become the town of Washington.

     

    Watertown checked PLYMOUTH FROM WATERTOWN WESTBURY
    CHESHIRE WEST FARMS ON MILL RIVER
    DERBY PAUGUSSET
    greenfield checked  
    woodbury checked POMPERAUG
    southbury SOUTH PART OF WOODBURY

    The town of Southbury was one of several towns formed out of a parcel of land purchased from the Paugussett Indians in 1659. It was originally part of Woodbury, which was settled in 1673. A new meetinghouse for the Southbury Ecclesiastical Society was built in 1733, and in 1787 the town of Southbury was incorporated.[1] Although incorporated as part of Litchfield County, Southbury has been in New Haven county for most of its existence.[2]

    In the 1800s, water power became essential to the growth of Southbury's industries, which included mills, tanneries, and distilleries.[3] The water power came primarily from the Pomperaug[4] and Housatonic rivers. As the industrial revolution progressed, many of these businesses left for Waterbury.

    south britain  
    northville parts of kent warren washington much of it formerly the "North End of New Milford" including marbledale, new preston
    Kent Hollow  

    No proof, but I'm sure this is a connection to Amos -- can't be sister

    2336. Elihu Ives (Lydia Augur , Abraham Augur , Elizabeth Bradley , Isaac Bradley , William , Danyell ) was born on 8 Oct 1777 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. He died on 2 Oct 1849 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA.

    Elihu married (1) Mary Northrop on 16 Mar 1802 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Mary was born about 1780. She died before 1804 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA.

    Elihu married (2) Lucy Whittimore on 29 Jul 1804 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Lucy was born on 6 Mar 1781 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. She died on 3 Feb 1848 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA. She was buried in Grove Street Cem., New Haven, Connecticut, USA.

    They had the following children:

      4012 F i Mary Whittimore Ives was born on 2 Jul 1805 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. She died on 17 Sep 1806 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
      4013 F ii Mary Northrop Ives was born on 4 Sep 1806 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. She died on 4 Jan 1881 in Montgomery, alabama, USA.
      4014 M iii William Augustus Ives was born on 26 Dec 1809 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. He died on 16 Jul 1885 in Rubicon, Wisconsin, USA.
            William married Elizabeth M. Pardee daughter of Isaac Holt Pardee and Sarah Hotchkiss on 22 Mar 1842 in East Haven, Connecticut, USA. Elizabeth was born on 24 Feb 1820 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. She died on 19 Oct 1907.
      4015 F iv Jane Catherine Ives was born on 21 Oct 1812 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. She died after 1850 in (prob.) Columbus, Georgia, USA.
            Jane married Henry Hall. Henry was born about 1808 in Columbus, Georgia, USA.
      4016 F v Sophia Ives was born on 2 Sep 1814 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. She died after 1850 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA.
      4017 F vi Anne Vose Ives was born on 1 Dec 1816 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. She died on 14 Sep 1838.
      4018 M vii Elihu Lafayette Ives was born on 7 Oct 1818 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. He died on 27 Nov 1872.
            Elihu married (1) Grace Ann Lego on 1 Jun 1843 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Grace was born on 25 May 1820 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. She died on 8 Apr 1844 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
            Elihu married (2) Sarah R. Bray on 19 May 1847 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Sarah was born on 16 Mar 1820 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. She died on 8 Jan 1870 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
      4019 F viii Lucy Whittimore Ives was born on 13 May 1820 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
      4020 M ix George Washinton Ives was born on 11 May 1822 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. He died after 1850 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA.
      4021 F x Lydia Augur Ives was born on 12 Apr 1824 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
            Lydia married Abraham C. Thompson on 5 Sep 1844 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Abraham was born about 1820 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA.

     

    SAMUEL Northrop in Washington CT 1799

  • ID: I1122
  • Name: Sarah FRISBIE 1 2 3
  • Birth: 1756
  • Christening: 1756 Branford, CT
  • Death: 24 FEB 1840 in Cass co., MI
  • Note: In 1827 she signed a document transferring all of her assets to her son, Amos Frisbie Northrop, in exchange for him agreeing to support her the rest of her life. In 1838 she moved with him from Middleton, VT to Cass county, MI.

    Father: Amos FRISBIE b: 17 FEB 1729 in Branford, CT
    Mother: Mary LUDDINGTON

    Marriage 1 Asahel DUTTON b: 2 FEB 1753 in Wallingford, New Haven, Cn c: 4 FEB 1756 Married: 3 NOV 1772 in Woodbury, CTChildren
    1. Has Children Asahel E. DUTTON b: ABT 1774 in CT
    2. Has No Children Elias DUTTON b: ABT 1775

    Marriage 2 Samuel NORTHROP b: 18 OCT 1755 in Milford, CT
    • Married: 3 JUN 1779 in Washington, CT of Washington when he was married
    Children
    1. Has No Children Amos Frisbie NORTHROP b: 4 JAN 1799 in Middleton, Rutland, VT

    Sources:
    1. Text: The evidence that Asahel Dutton and Sarah Frisbie were the parents of Asahel E. Dutton is circumstantial, but highly pursuasive:
      1.Asahel and Sarah's birth dates and marriage date are appropriate for them being the parents of the younger Asahel.
      2. The fact that both men had the same name is an obvious clue.
      3. The younger Asahel named one of his sons James Frisbie Dutton. James Frisbie was the name of one of Sarah's brothers.
      4. James Frisbie shared a claim to land in Bradford county, Pennsylvania with Solomon Moss, who was the father-in-law of the younger Asahel Dutton.
      5. The families of both the suspected parents and Asahel E. Dutton all moved to Poultney, VT. Sarah Frisbie and 4 of her brothers moved to the Poultney area when the younger Asahel was a young child. Further, the sister of the elder Asahel, Lois Dutton, moved to Poultney. The first docuement event involving the younger Asahel was his moving from Poultney in 1800.
    2. Text: Edward Frisbie of Branford and His Descendants, by Nora G. Frisbie. Published 1984 by Gateway Press, Inc.
    3. Text: Families of Ancient New Haven, compiled by Donald Lines Jacobus, published by Clarence D. Smith, Rome, NY, 1923
  • ---------------------------------IS THIS AMOS' FATHER OR UNCLE??
    Father:
    Samuel Northrup III b: 9 JUN 1718 in Milford, New Haven Co., Connecticut Mother: Lydia Thomas b: ABT. 1723 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut
    This Samuel is Gideon's brother Mother was ~37 when Gideon born

    Is this his only marriage? waited til age 27?
    ID: I03791 Name: Samuel Northrup III 1 2 3 4 5 Sex: M ALIA: Samuel * /Northrop/ Birth: 9 JUN 1718 in Milford, New Haven Co., Connecticut 2 Death: BEF. 1787 Will: 1787 Samuel's estate settled. He spelled his name "Samuel Northrop" in his will. 2 ADDR: Washington Connecticut U. S. A.

    Father: Samuel Northrup , Jr. b: ABT. JUN 1687 in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut
    Mother: Sarah Andrews b: ABT. SEP 1688
    Marriage 1 Lydia Thomas b: ABT. 1723 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut Married: 10 JUN 1746 in New Milford, Litchfield Co., Connecticut 2Children

    1. Has No Children Lydia Northrup b: 22 OCT 1747 in Washington Co., Connecticut Will: Probably died young as she was not mentioned in her father, Samuel's, will.
    2. Has No Children Samuel Northrup b: 1 APR 1749 Death: 25 APR 1749 in Died in infancy 2
    3. Has No Children Phoebe Northrup b: ABT. 1751 in Washington Co., Connecticut Marriage 1 John Stoddard b: ABT. 1749
    4. Has No Children Samuel Northrup b: ABT. 1753 Death: UNKNOWN in Died young _NAMS: Named for a sibling that died earlier
    5. Has No Children Samuel Northrup b: 18 OCT 1755 in Washington Co., Connecticut Death: UNKNOWN _NAMS: Named for sibling who died earlier
    6. Has Children Samuel Northrup IV b: ABT. 1757 in Milford Township, Connecticut Marriage 1 Sarah Frisbie b: ABT. 1755 Married: 3 JUN 1779
    7. Has Children Enoch Northrup b: ABT. 1759 in Washington Co., Connecticut Marriage 1 Spouse Unknown
    8. Has Children Elijah Northrup b: ABT. 1761 in Washington Co., Connecticut ID: I08200 Name: Elijah Northrup 1 2 3 Sex: M Birth: ABT. 1761 in Washington Co., Connecticut 2 Death: 1829 in Humphreysville, Connecticut Military Service: Served (American Revolutionary War) Event: Pension Awarded a pension (#s36199)Marriage 1 Lucina Easton b: ABT. 1764 Married: 1785

      Children

      1. Has Children Ebenezer Northrup , Sr. b: 1786 (maybe Washington) Death: 11 JAN 1835 2 Residence: Seymour, New Haven Co., Connecticut Marriage 1 Mercy Northrup b: 25 APR 1791 in Milford, New Haven Co.,(d/o Heth Mercy's siblings Has Children Newton Northrup b: 26 MAY 1781 in Milford, Elizabeth Ann Northrup b: 7 MAY 1783 in Milford, Has Children Ephraim Northrup b: 15 NOV 1786 in Milford, Has Children Abner Northrup b: 28 JUL 1788 in New Haven, Has Children Mercy Northrup b: 25 APR 1791 in Milford,Has No Children Wheeler Northrup b: 7 OCT 1793 in Milford, Has Children Luther Northrup b: 17 AUG 1796 in Milford,Has Children Andrew Northrup b: 12 JAN 1800 in Milford, )
      2. Connecticut Married: ABT. 1812 2
        Children
      1. Has No Children John Northrup b: ABT. 1814
      2. Has No Children Elizabeth Ann Northrup b: ABT. 1816
      3. Has No Children Daniel Northrup b: ABT. 1818
      4. Has No Children Ebenezer Northrup , Jr. b: ABT. 1820
      5. Has No Children Betsey Emeline Northrup b: ABT. 1822

      Althea Northrup b: 1789ID: I45913 Name: Althea Northrup 1 Sex: F Birth: 1789 Death: UNKNOWN

      Harvey Northrup b: 1796 ID: I42966 Name: Harvey Northrup 1 Sex: M Birth: 1796 Death: UNKNOWN
      Lucinda Northrup b: 1799 ID: I44836 Name: Lucinda Northrup 1 Sex: F Birth: 1799 Death: UNKNOWN
      Betsey Northrup b: 1801 ID: I44833 Name: Betsey Northrup 1 Sex: F Birth: 1801 Death: UNKNOWN Marriage 1 William Steele b: ABT. 1799

    both from Connecticut historical collections By John Warner Barber

    Perhaps something more than Ethan Allen’s personal charism made the Brownsons especially responsive to his influence. Allen had joined the Brownson family back in Connecticut; he had married Mary, the daughter of Cornelius Brownson, on June 23, 1762, in Judea parish, Woodbury. The wedding ceremony cost him four shillings. (9)

    Between the years 1806 and 1816 several boys had drifted away from the Sandwich Islands as seamen and became temporarily residents of New England ; some of them had begun to acquire an education by private assistance and a few, in 1816, were gathered into a flourishing school at Morris, Conn. Henry Obookiah, one of the most influential, had joined the church in Torringford the previous year, and was preparing to be a missionary to his native land under the direction of the Litchfield North Consociation.

    hist records of the town of cornwall

    Life and letters of Horace Bushnell"

    Tracing the family lineage of the Bushnells, we find them among the first settlers of Guilford and later of Saybrook,. Conn. We learn of no titled or distinguished persons among them. Whether Francis Bushnell, " ye elder," signer of the covenant for the settlement of Guilford, made on ship-board
    by the colonists in June, 1639, was or was not the father of the three original Saybrook Bushnells remains a moot point among genealogists, but there was undoubtedly a relationship between them. Deacon Francis Bushnell, Lieutenant Will iam Bushnell and Kichard Bushnell, all of Saybrook, were brothers, and from them the Connecticut Bushnells are de scended. Fifth in the line of descent from Lieutenant Will iam was Abraham Bushnell, \vho married Molly Ensign of West Hartford and Salisbury, lived many years at Canaan Falls, Conn., and finally removed to Starksboro, Vermont. They had thirteen children, the second of whom was Ensign, the father of Horace Bushnell.^

    * For genealogy see note p. 569 et seq.

    EARLY LIFE AT HOME.

    In 1805, Eiisign Buslmell removed his family to New Preston, a village about fifteen miles distant from Litchfield, and in the most picturesque part of the same county. There is reason to think that the inducement to this removal lay in the superior water-power of New Preston, and that an interest in carding wool and dressing cloth by machinery had come to Ensign Bushnell from his father at Canaan Falls, where was erected in 1802 the first carding machine ever built in the State. At all events this, in addition to farming, soon became his business.

    The scenery of New Preston abounds in lovely pictures of which Lake Wararnaug is the centre. Its outline is irregular, the shores hilly and on the east even mountainous and densely wooded. From the base of a mountain on the eastern side, known as the Pinnacle, the lake turns westward with a wider sweep, its banks indented with little coves and crowned with green farms, which are freshened here and there by sparkling brooks. Boiling hills fill the western distance. The scene is one of purely New England character, full of fresh suggestion and rural charm untamed by culture. The outlet is from the southern end, and pours its foaming stream through a narrow valley, from which the hills on either side rise steep ly. The little mills and shops which line this stream and use its water-power, and the rugged farms that climb these hill sides, compose the village of New Preston, which still, nes tled in the safe seclusion of woods and mountains, keeps much of its old character of remoteness from the world.

    The Bushnells chose their farm and fixed their home upon the southeastern slope of " a broad-backed hill, which stretches a mile upward and westward to a rounded summit, where stands the church." As this hill turns its back upon the lake, the view does not include the water, but is a wide outlook down the winding valley and across the rolling summits of the hills which, for ten miles, part it from that of the Housatonic. The farm lying on this sunny slope is a rough and rocky one one to tax the strength and patient skill of him who tilled it. " No ornamental rock-work is needed to set off the landscape. Nature s rock-work will stand, and the toil that is necessary to clear the soil is just what is requisite to sharpen the vigor of our people. The necessities of a rough country and an intractable soil are good necessities."
    This was the lesson of early experience as recalled by Horace Bushnell in manhood. the New Preston Academy was opened, in 1818

    Reports of cases adjudged in the Superior court of the state of ... - Google Books Result

    by Connecticut. Superior Court, Ephraim Kirby ... - 1898 - Law reports, digests, etc - 485 pages
    Adjudged insufficient for uncertainty. Society of South Farms v. ... the omission could only be pleaded in abatement. Northrop v. Brush, 108. ...
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    assault on northrop w pistols

    Litciifield, the shire town of the county, is 58 miles from Hartford, by rail, and has a population of about 3,000. The township is on high land, with strong soil. Bantam Lake, tire largest body of water in the county, is situated partly in this town. The village commands a beautiful and extensive prospect, and has a fine park in the centre, in which stands a monument to commemorate the lives of those who fell in the late war. The prominent buildings are the old court-house, with its turret and bell; the jail, and a new Congregational church edifice costing about $30,000. With its beautiful shade-trees, the village, at present, is a most delightful resort for those in quest of pleasure and recreation. The Lake-view House, capable of accommodating several hundred people, is a sightly place, and a favorite resort for metropolitan guests during the heated term. The city of New York, distant about 115 miles by rail, is reached by the Norwalk, Ilousatonic, Shepaug and Naugatuck railroads. The churches in the town are six in number; and there are two banks, one newspaper, and 20 public schools. Manufacturing is carried on to a greater or less extent at East Litchfield, Bantam Falls, Milton and Northfield.

    Among the eminent men of Litchfield have been Oliver Woleott (172C-97), the commander of a company in the French war, first sheriff of the county, delegate to Congress in 1775, and signer of the Declaration of Independence, and governor of the State at the time of his death; Benjamin Tallmadge (1754—1835), a colonel in the Revolutionary war, serving with distinction in many battles, several times a representative in Congress, and instrumental in causing the capture of Maj. Andre; Gen. Uriah Tracy (1755-1807), congressman and U. S. senator; Hon. O. S. Seymour, LL. D., former member of Congress and chief justice of the State; George C. Woodruff, formerly a member of Congress; Gideon H. Hollister, author of a standard history of Connecticut; Rev. Henry Ward Beecher; and Gov. Chas. B. Andrews.

    A history of New England - Google Books Result

    edited by R. H. Howard, Henry E. Crocker - 1879 - History
    The prominent buildings are the old court-house, with its turret and bell ... or less extent at East Litchfield, Bantam Falls, Milton and Northfield. ...
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    Northrup St Bridgewater, CT 06752


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    Robert Alan Kraft's Genealogy Page

    C.S.Miller Journals
    John Northrop
    painted on shop. 08\03\{1887}(We) Spenser Monroe act 7.07 for July, for June 7.34, for. May 5.48. 08\04\{1887}(Th) Doctor came. ...... Connecticut's number to be sent is 1286 men. This morning ...... Shepanhg River 8 miles, then to Woodville ...... 7th 1778 to May{Mgg!} 25 1779, a fin_{fins?} monument ...
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    (VI) James Chamberlain, son of Rufus Cleveland, was born January 9, 1787, in East Windsor, Connecticut; died in Winsted, September i, 1875, aged eighty-eight. He married (first) in Winchester, Connecticut, February 3. 1813, Philenda, born in Winchester, August 29, 1793, died in Philadelphia. Pennsylvania, May 19, 1814, daughter of Lewis and Mary (Allen) Miller. He married (second) in Hartland, Connecticut, September 19, 1816, Sally, born December 8, 1791, died in Winchester, December 27, 1819, daughter of Prince and Lucy (Adams) Taylor. He married (third), in Salisbury, Connecticut, August 21, 1820, Lucy Northrup, born April 20, 1798, died March 26, 1884, daughter of Joseph and Mary (Bradley) Northrup. Hon. James Chamberlain Cleveland removed to Philadelphia in 1813, and engaged in business selling groceries and clocks; also taught school six months. The early death of his wife greatly disheartened him, and he sold out his entire business, stock and fixtures, returning June, 1814, to Winsted, where he always dwelt afterward. He was a clock manufacturer and farmer. He represented his town in the legislature in 1834; was assessor for fifteen years, and filled several offices of trust with ability. He was of small size, had light hair and blue eyes. He was a man of few words, but of plain speech when occasion, required. He died after a short, but severe illness, universally esteemed and respected. His third wife survived him. Child of first marriage: Charles Miller, born May 4, 1814; children of third marriage: Jane, mentioned below; son, born and died April 28, 1825.

    (VII) Jane, daughter of James Chamberlain Cleveland, was born July 21, 1821, in Winsted, Connecticut, died in Winsted, August 29, 1888. She married in Winsted, May It, 1842, Charles Hamlin Blake (see Blake VI).

    (The Mitchell Line).New England families, genealogical and memorial By William Richard Cutter

    Stephen Northrup was born in Salisbury, Connecticut, in 1780, and died in Fulton Settlement in 1872. At the time of his decease, he was the last of the pioneers of his locality. He came to Bethel (prob NY)in May, 1807, and after viewing the country, concluded to go back to his birthplace. When he reached the Neversink, he met /Minimi Hawley, one of his old neighbors, who was. moving to Bethel with his family. Hawley was very glad to meet him; but sorry to learn that he was returning. After a conversation concerning their affairs, Northrup was led to alter his purpose once more, and again return to Fulton Settlement.

    This meeting took place on the east side of the Neversink. The river was very much swollen by the spring rains. There was no bridge, and the ford was impassable: at least Hawley did not dare to put his oxen, cart, wife and children in peril by attempting to cross in the usual manner. So he took the yoke from the necks of his cattle, and compelled them to swim over a short distance from the ford, where the water was smooth and deep. Then he unloaded his cart, took off its wheels and box, and conveyed or towed every thing to the opposite shore in or behind a log canoe! The task was difficult and dangerous: but was safely performed, and the adventurers proceeded on their way.
    * Adam, a ion of John Pintler, was born May 2, 1805. and Eve Flutter was born October 7,1808. Both of these births preceded that of Catharine Fulton

    They spent two days in traveling from the Neversink to the west-branch of the Mongaup. When they passed the latter, a heavy rain set in. Night was approaching, and they were in an almost trackless forest, far from human nabitation. The discomforts of the day were bad enough; but they were far exceeded by the prospective miseries of the night. The first care of the men was for the young mother and her two little children. With an axe they made the frame of a diminutive tent, which they covered with blankets. In this, Mrs. Hawley and the little ones passed the dismal night, while the men fared as well as they could under the dripping trees.

    On the third day they reached a clearing made by one of the Fultons, where they found a deserted cabin. Into this Hawley moved. Having thus piloted his friends to their new home, Xorthrup returned to Connecticut, and three weeks later came back with, his family. After occupying a temporary shelter for a few months, he moved to the place where he spent the remainder of his days. During the last fifty-six years of his life, his daily walk and conversation were in accord with the strict rules of the Presbyterian faith. He never sought to occupy a conspicuous position in this life; but was content with what was far better: the discharge, honestly and earnestly, of those duties which give life and beauty to Christian society.Joseph K. Northrup, a son of Stephen, was the first male child born hi Fulton Settlement.

    History of Sullivan County By James Eldridge Quinlan, Thomas Antisell

    NORTHROP, David of Sherman, CT & Clarissa Lee of Mt. Washington Dec. 30, 1811
    Stephen of Salisbury, CT & Rhoda Vosburg Feb. 7, 1803

    VITAL STATISTICS of SHEFFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS Marrages 1797 to 1850

     

    Andrus-Andrews

    Mary, of Amity, and Elijah Grant of Litchfield, March n, 1755.

    Jonathan, of Milford, and Eunice Baldwin of Amity, Apr. 20, 1758.

    Reuben, and Sarah Ailing, Feb. 5, 1770.

    Ebenezer, and Abigail Sperry, July 27, 1774.

    John, and Anna Collins, Oct. 7, 1779.

    Simeon, and Anna Northrop, April 12, 1780.

    Riverius, of Amity, and Rebecca Thompson of Amity, Jan. 15, 1786.

    Rhoda, of Amity, and Anson Clinton of Amity, June 5, 1793.

    Joseph, of Amity, and Eunice Johnson of Derby, Aug. 31, 1794.

    Richard, and Elizabeth Bolles of Branford, Aug. 26, 1795.

    Selina, of New Haven, and Seth Turner, Feb. 23, 1813.

    Polly, of Woodbridge, and Ranson Scovil, or Sperry of Waterbury, April,

    1816.
    Jedidiah, and Elizabeth Baldwin, May 21, 1745

    ALSO

    Auger

    Abraham, of Amity, and Elizabeth Bradley, May 21, 1745.

    Phebe, of Mt. Carmel, and Abraham Hotchkiss of Mt. Carmel, Feb. 7, 1769.

    Martha, of New Haven, and Joseph Beecher of Amity, Feb. 5, 1766.

    Austin Joshua, of East Haven, and Abigail Northrop of Woodbridge, July 25, 1787

    The Connecticut magazine By Harry Clemons, William Farrand Felch, George C. Atwell,

    Allyn Hays b: August 05, 1718 in Norwalk,Fairfield,CT d: September 12, 1784 in Salisbury,CT
    .................  +Joseph Northrop b: May 11, 1716

    St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Bridgewater.

      The record of the organization of St. Mark's Episcopal Society begins with a
    meeting held at the dwelling house of Jonas Sanford, on Easter Monday, April 23,
    1810, at which William Gillett and Julius Camp were chosen wardens, Daniel
    Booth, Jeremiah Platt, and James Jessup, vestrymen, William Gillett, reading
    clerk, Samuel Lockwood, treasurer; also David Merwin, Joseph Wheeler, Blackman Jessup, Jeremiah Canfield, Treat Canfield, Jehiel Summers, and John Treat were chosen choristers, and Joel Sanford was elected to attend the State Convention within the year.

      The service was held at the dwellings of the several members, but more frequently at the house of Jonas Sanford, by lay-readers and neighboring ministers, for nearly twenty years, when an effort was made to build a house of worship. The site was located near the old burying-place west of where they finally built their first house, and the timber for the frame was collected at that place, but the question of the location or something of the kind caused the work to cease, and the matter was delayed some time. In 1835, the first house was erected about half a mile south of the present village, in the field, and afterwards a highway was made past it for the accommodation of the people. This building is still standing, is two stories high, and in a beautiful location. Soon after this the village began to increase in dwellings and population, and to become a center of trade, in consequence of the increase of the business of manufacturing hats, particularly by Glover Sanford, and this house of worship was found to be inconveniently located. Hence, in 1859 anew edifice was erected in the village where it now stands, which was consecrated March 14, 1860, by the Rt. Rev. John Williams.

      Among those ministers who officiated here before a house of worship was erected, are the names of Rev. B. Northrop, the Rev. Benjamin Benham of New Milford, and the Rev. Joseph S. Covel. Since 1835 the church has been under the pastoral charge of the following clergymen: Revs. Joseph S. Covel, Abel Nichols, George H. Nichols, William Atwell, Abel Ogden, William O. Jarvis, H. F. M. Whitesides, Abel Nichols, Merritt H. Wellman, William H. Cook, James Morton, H. D. Noble, X. Alanson Welton, W. B. Colburn, D.D., and G. V. C. Eastman, D.D., who resigned and removed to the West in 1882.

      The officers of the parish at the present time are: Jeremiah G. Randall, Eli Sturdevant, Wardens; Arza C. Morris, Albert B. Mallett, and Amos Northrop,
    Vestrymen (in 1882);
    Arza C. Morris, Treasurer; Jeremiah G. Randall, Delegate to Convention; and Eli Sturdevant, Clerk.

    Northrop, Sarah of Ammete (Amity
    ) and Hezekiah Camp Jr. of Sal., m
    Nov. 21, 1752, by Rev. Mr. Woodbridge, Pastor.

    Northrup, Abi, d. of Joseph Jr. and Mary, b. Feb. 13, 1767.

    Northrup, Annah and Abijah Rood, both of Sal., m. Aug. 22,
    1763, by John Hutchinson, J. P.
    See under A. Rood.

    Northrup, Elisabeth, d. of Joseph and Allen, b. in Ridgefield,
    Dec. 4, 1756.

    Northrup, Eunice, d. of Joseph and Allen, b. in Ridgefield, May

    3, 1755-
    Northrup, Jeremiah, s. of Joseph and Allen, b. in Ridgefield, Jan.

    8, 1759; d. Sept. 29, 1762, in his 4th year.
    Northrup, Jeremiah, s. of Samuel and Phebe, b. Feb. 12, 1765.
    Northrop, Mary, d. of Joseph Jr. and Mary, b. Feb. 17, 1765.
    Northrup, Phebe, d. of Samuel and Phebe, b. Feb. 19, 1766.

    Historical collections relating to the town of Salisbury, Litchfield county, Connecticut"

     

    ANDRUS NORTHROP is this ANDREW??

    he society of Newbury was organized into a town in 1788, and named Brookfield.

      The Assessors' list for that part of Newbury society which was contained within New Milford township in 1787, the last year the assessment was made before the town of Brookfield was organized, contained the following names:

    Josiah Burritt,
    Albert Barlow,
    Amarillis Barlow,
    Francis Burritt,
    Mitchel Barlow,
    Thaddeus Baldwin,
    Edward Beech,
    Tibbals Baldwin,
    Samuel Baldwin's heirs,
    Jonathan Beecher,
    Robert Bostwick,
    Enoch Buckingham,
    Sarah Camp,
    Theophilus Comstock,
    Ephraim Curtiss,
    Dea. Abraham Camp,
    Achilles Comstock,
    Levi Camp,
    Thomas Gushing, Esqr.,
    John Dunning,
    Isaac Hawley, Jr.,
    Liverius Hawley,
    Clement Hubbell,
    Benjamin Hawley,
    Nehemiah Hawley,
    Isaac Hawley,
    David Jackson,
    Ralph Keeler,
    Jonathan Keeler,
    David Keeler,
    Isaac Lockwood,
    Andrew Lake's heirs,
    Samuel Merwin, Jr.,
    Samuel Merwin,
    Nathan Merwin,
    Isaac Merwin,
    Andrew Merwin,
    Levi Merwin,
    John Morehouse,
    Isaac Northrop,
    Elnathan Noble,
    Wait Northrop,
    Joseph Nearing,
    Henry Nearing.
    John H. Nearing,
    William Nichols,
    Joshua Northrop,
    Andrus Northrop,

    Jesse Noble,
    James Osborn,
    Israel Osborn,
    Joseph Olmsted,
    Richard Olmsted,
    Henry Peck, Esqr.,
    David Peck,
    Amiel Peck,
    Ammi Palmer,
    Joseph Ruggles, Jr.,
    Comfort Ruggles,
    Artemus Ruggles,
    Benjamin Ruggles,
    Timothy Ruggles, Esqr.,
    Ashbel Ruggles,
    Samuel Ruggles,
    Hezekiah Stevens, Jr.,
    John Starr,
    David Smith,
    Joseph Smith,
    James Starr,
    Rufus Sherman,
    Samuel Sherman,
    Thomas Smith,
    Elijah Starr,
    Jehiel Smith,
    Joseph Tomlinson,
    John Veal,
    David Wakelee,
    Samuel Wakelee,
    Amos Wakelee,
    Martin Warner,
    Solomon Warner,
    Daniel Wheeler.

    Litchfield County CT Archives History - 
    Books .....Newbury Society 1882

     

    (The Gunn Line). JohnNorthhrop Gunn

    (I) Jasper Gunn, immigrant ancestor, came to New England in the ship "Defiance," in
    1635, then aged twenty-nine years. He settled in Roxbury, Massachusetts, where he was a proprietor of the town, and was admitted a freeman. May 25, 1636. He removed to Milford, Connecticut, but was living in Hartford, Connecticut,^ in 1648. He settled finally,
    however, in Milford. In 1649 '^c was "freed from watching during the time that he attends
    the service of the mill." In 1636 he is called a physician in the public records. He was
    deacon of the church in Milford and perhaps school master, and on one occasion appeared before the court in the capacity of attorney. He was a deputy to the general court and an extremely active and versatile citizen. He married Sarah Hawley. He died January 12, 1671. Children: Samuel: Jebomah, mentioned below ; Daniel, married Deborah Coleman and died in 1690: Nathaniel, settled in Branford ; Mehitable, baptized in 1641 ; Abel, baptized in 1643, '* physician at Derby, Connecticut.
    (II) Jebomah, son of Jasper Gunn, was born 1641. He was also a resident of Milford. He married, in 1660, Sarah Lane. Among their children was Captain Samuel, mentioned below.

    (III) Captain Samuel Gunn, son of Jebomah Gunn, was born in Milford in 1669, died
    there in 1749. He married, in 1698, Mercy Smith. Among their children was Lieutenant
    Samuel, mentioned below.

    (IV) Lieutenant Samuel (2) Gunn, son of Captain Samuel (i) Gunn, was born at Milford, January 15, 1701, died in 1756. He married Sarah Clark, who was born October 24,
    1706. Among their children was Samuel, mentioned below.

    (V) Samuel (3), son of Lieutenant Samuel (2) Gunn, was born in Milford in 1740, died
    in Washington, January 7, 1782. He settled at Woodbury, Connecticut. He married Phebe Northrop, born April, 1735, a descendant of Joseph Northrop, a founder of Milford. Among their children was John Northrop, mentioned below.

    (VI) John Northrop(Gunn), son of Samuel (3) Gunn, was born at Milford, June 5, 1772, died in Washington, October 3, 1826. He was a farmer, but for many years held and discharged the duties of deputy sheriff, an office then held in much honor, which he so accept ably filled that he became widely known and still lives in local tradition as "Sheriff" Gunn. He married, at Washington, Connecticut, October 25, 1797, Polly Ford, born June 19, 1773, at Milford, died January 15, 1827. She was highly esteemed for her goodness and refine ment and for her ready kindness and skill in nursing the sick. She was the daughter of Samuel and Susannah (Stone) Ford. Fler grandfather, Samuel Ford, died 1760, was son of John Ford, born 1654, died 171 1, and grandson of Thomas Ford, who came from England and died at Milford in May, 1662.
    Children of John Northrop and Polly Gunn : John Northrop, born August i, 1798: Louisa,
    March 3, 1800: Susan, October 10. 1801 : Abby, November 30, 1804; Lewis, November 30, 1806; Sarah, October i, 1809; Amaryllis. September 14, 181 1 ; Frederick William, mentioned below.

    (VII) Frederick W'ilIiam, son of John Northrop Gunn, was born at Washington, formerly Woodbury, Connecticut. October 4, 1818, died August "19, 1881. At the age of thirteen he began to attend a school in Cornwall kept by Rev. William Andrews. He prepared for college in 1831-32 at Judea Academy, then taught by Rev. Watson Andrews, son of Rev. William Andrews, and he .grad- uated from Yale College in the class of 1837. He taught in the academy at New Preston during the winters of 1837-38 ; in the Judea Academy, 1839-43 ; in the New Preston Academy, 1845-47 : in Towanda, Pennsylvania, 1847-48-49. He established the famous private school at Washington, i^>49. ami il came to be known as the Gunnery, in his lionor. It is at tile ijrescnt time one of tlic foremost preparatory schools of the country, of national fame, lie was Master nf the Gunnery from 1S49 t"i 1881. As a thinker an«I teacher, Mr. Gunn was far in advance of his time; in his schcx>l and town he exercised a powerful influence for the good of the community. The gratitude and reverence of his inijiils are ex- pressed in the book written and published by tlieiu. entitled " The Master of the Gunnery."
    The people of Washington have shown their appreciation of his life and work among them
    by erecting the Gunn Memorial Library, a beautiful building which stands on a corner
    of Washington Green. It is described further ill the account of .\bigail Brinsmade Gunn elsewhere in this work. Mr. Gunn was alwa)s a strong supporter of the Ecclesiasti-
    cal Society of the First Congregational Church of Washington, of which his wife and
    dan;.;lilir were members. lie married, at Washington, .April 16. 1848, .Abigail Irene
    Iiriii>inade, born at Washington, July 18, 1820, died September 13, \C)oS, daughter of
    Daniel liourbon and Mary Wakeman (Gold) Brinsmade
    (see Drinsmade XTII). Children: I. Daniel Brinsmade, born January 9, 1849, at Towanda, Pcnnsylvania, died .April 19. 1865, at Washington. 2. Mary Gold, January 20, 185.V at Washington : married, October 4, 187^1, John Chapiii Brinsniade (see Brinsmade IX (.

    (V) Captain Isaac Gallup, son G.ALLUr of Captain John Gallup (q. v.), was Iwrn in X'oluniown. Connecticut, the iiart now called Sterling, I'ebru- ary 24, 1712. He lived on his father's homestead, and was prominent in town and church affairs. He representc<] the town in the gen- eral court from I7(>8 until 1773. He served in the revolutionary war, being lieutenant under Captain .\hel Spencer, of Grotoii. in the Tenth Company, Sixth Regiment. Colonel Samuel Ilolden Parsons. He served in Bos- ton and Connecticut. In 1776 he served in New York and Loni: Island campaigns, and was in the battles of Long Island an<l White Plains, under Colonel I'arsons. He was cap- tain of the Groton company. He also fought '" '777. I'is name being on the Connecticut rolls, pages 78-0(^100 and r>i8. He married Margaret, daughter of Nathaniel and Mar- prct Gallup, of Stonington, March 29. 1748. She was born October 12, 1730, died Decem- ber 9, 1817. He died .\ugust 3. 1791^ Chil- dren: John. l)orn December 29. 1749: Eliza- beth. January 22, 1755; Martha, Eebruary 17,
    Full text of "Genealogical and family history of the state of Connecticut; a record of the achievements of her people in the making of a commonwealth and the founding of a nation"

    Paula Krimsky, Archivist
    krimskyp@gunnery.org
    860-868-7334 ext. 251

    In the year 1779, the township of Washington was formed in the County of Litchfield, and within its limits were included the lands owned by the Davies family, and it is recorded that on the 12th day of April, 1779, a number of the inhabitants took the oath of allegiance to the States, in open Freemen's Meeting.

    Among the names of those who, by the list given in the record, pledged themselves to the cause of the Revolution, we look in vain to find a single Davies, a fact which shows the steadfastness with which the whole family clung to their traditions of loyalty, although, possibly, it may not commend them to the patriotic feelings of their descendants.

    It had been the custom of Mr. John Davies to present annually to the Rev. Mr. Marshall, of Woodbury, a fat cow, and this he continued with great difficulty to do during the whole period of the war, although to accomplish this purpose in those times, it was necessary, as he has told, to take the animal by night, and by a long and circuitous route, to avoid being intercepted and robbed by those of the opposite political faith, in whose judgment a gift to an Episcopal clergyman was a treasonable offense. An instance of his generosity and kindness, which never failed even in those trying times, appears from an anecdote that is told in the biography of his youngest son, the Rev. Thomas Davies. After the close of the war a man who had taken an active part in driving off a number of cattle from his farm, and had committed other acts of plunder, having become destitute, applied for relief in his extremity to Mr. Davies, who not only pardoned him for the wrongs he had done, but liberally relieved his wants.

    After the close of the war, Mr. Davies' life was passed quietly and peacefully at his home, surrounded by his family, the greater part of whom depended upon him for support, and lived at or near the family homestead. His sons, John and William, had been ruined by the confiscation of their property during the war, and the latter had taken refuge in Canada.

    He still had in mind his father's wish that an Episcopal Church should be built at Birch Plains, upon the lands of the Davies family, and late in life he succeeded in accomplishing this object, as is told in Cothren's " History of Ancient Woodbury."

    After the separation of what was called Birch Plains or Davies Hollow from the township, the Davies family, one of considerable note and zealously attached to the Church, withdrew from the Litchfield Parish, and built a church edifice of their own in Davies Hollow, where, with assistance from some few families, who resided near, they sustained religious services according to the Liturgy of the Church of England, and kept up a distinct parochial organization, for a considerable period. The following is a copy of the Deed given by John Davies, father of Rev. Thomas Davies, to the Churchmen in Washington, making to them a conveyance of the lands upon which the house of worship was erected :

    " Know ye that I, John Davies, of that part of Washington formerly belonging to Litchfield, and known and called by the name of Birch Plains, in the County of Litchfield, for the consideration of an agreement or promise, made with and to my honored father, John Davies, late of Birch Plains, in said Litchfield, deceased, and for the love and affection I have and bear toward the people of the Church of England now in said town of Washington, and for securing and settling the service and worship of God among us, according to the usage of our most excellent Episcopal Church, whenever there shall be one legally organized in said Washington, and at all times forever hereafter, do therefore demise," etc., eta

    The measurement of the land as described in the deed must have been equal to ninety-six square poles, and it was restricted to use as a public burying- ground, and for the purpose of having a suitable place of worship erected upon it The same condition was annexed to it as that which was expressed in the deed given by his father to the church in Litchfield, viz.: the requirement of one peppercorn to be paid annually on the feast of St Michael the Archangel, if demanded. The above deed was given on the 2id of January, 1794. Upon this ground, principally at his own expense, an Episcopal Church subsequently was erected. Aged and infirm, and seated in an arm-chair at the door of his boose, he witnessed the raising of the edifice, with a feeling similar to that of the pious Simeon when he said, "Lord, now lettest thon thy servant depart in peace." He survived about three years, and at the age of eighty-six years he died on the 19th day of May, 1797, and was buried in the family burial-ground in Davies Hollow.

    John Davies, Jr.,

    Jokl Titus,

    Samuel P. Treat,

    Jakes J. Davies,

    Walter Davies,

    David Davies,

    George Davies,

    Abraham Woster,

    John Hull,

    William Lyons.

    St. John's Church, Washington, CT (birch Plains/Davies Hollow area) moved in 1815 to the town of washington

     

    From Sketches of Litchfield 1818 Litchfield as Lister

    Listers or Rate Makers From 1721 to 1819 At the later date, Assessors were substututed - the dutiees of the twoo office being much the same.

    1817 Northrop, Abner 7

    Joshua Garritt of Hartford listed as a first settler of Litchfield

    The first French war began in 1744

    Some Acadians (from Nova Scotia were distributed throughourt the Connecticut towns often separating families)

    "Last" French war began in 1755 an Litchfield was activelu involved

     

    The Underground Railroad in Litchfield County

    (And surrounding areas)





    This is information I have gleaned from reading area history books, talking with people, etc. If you have anything to add, any references I missed, any family oral traditions, I would appreciate hearing from you. I will include them in this page with your permission. Thank you.


    I am also working on a book, and this is only a fraction of the information that I have. Any help you can give, any information, even the slightest, would be most appreciated. I am interested not only in Litchfield County but any surrounding areas.

    The first undergroud RR in CT began around 1820 in New Haven,

    "the first anti-slavery society in Connecticut was started in Georgetown in Oct. 1838...
    On Dec. 4, 1838, the Georgetown Anti-Slavery Society was formed. President, Eben Hill; Secretary, William Wakeman; Treasurer, John C. St. John. Among those who were members of this Society were Sturges Bennett, Aaron Bennett, William Bennett, Sauruch Bennctt, Jonathan Betts, Alonzo Byington, Edwin Burchard, Walter Bates, Ezra Brown, Charles Cole, Benjamin Gilbert, William Gilbert, Matthew Gregory, Brad-ley Hill, Edmund Hurlbutt, John B. Hurlbutt, Aaron Jelliff, William Jelliff, Aaron Osborn, Gregory Osborn, Timothy Parsons, William Wakeman, Timothy Wakeman, and many others who years later became Republicans and voted for Abraham Lincoln. "

    http://www.historyofredding.com/HGchurches.htm


    -Quotes from "The Underground Railroad in Connecticut" by Horatio T. Strother, 1962.

    -p. 121-122- " As a conductor, Wakeman (of Norwalk), was bold and tireless, taking his "packages of hardware and dry good" to places as distant as Plymouth and Middletown - trips of forty and fifty miles as the crow flies, farther than that by road....

    "William Wakeman of Wilton, Fairfield County and Joel Blakeslee of Plymouth, Litchfield County, Connecticut were Agents]"

    "[Reverend H. H. Northrop Conducted Slaves in Flint, Genesee County, Michigan]"

    "[Route from St. Joseph County to Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, and then East not far from the Line Occupied by the Michigan Central Railroad; N. H. Northrop of White Pigeon Preached Anti-Slavery]"

    "[Reverend John Smith of Hartland, Windsor County, Vermont, Belonged to the Underground Railroad; Taler Grose and Soloman Northrup Aided Slaves]"

    "25 [Samuel Dutton and Amos Townsend were Station Keepers at New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut]"

    "[Wesley Cady was an Abolitionist in Central Village, Plainfield, Windham County, Connecticut]"

    from The Underground Railroad in Connecticut relating to Fairfield, Hartford, Litchfield, Middlesex, New Haven, New London, Tolland, and Windham counties, Connecticut; Worcester County, Massachusetts; and Onondaga County, New York

    -p. 122- "The Plymouth operators, to whom Wakeman presumably made his deliveries, included Joel Blakeslee, Ferrand Dunbar, and William Bull. They not only handled passengers from Wilton; they also had to keep watch for unaccompanied fugitives on foot who had lost their way on the western line between New Haven and Farmington. The Plymouth "minute men" had to set these wanderers on the right track, which took them a dozen miles eastward to Farmington."

    -p. 123 -Thus it is known that New Milford was a center of Underground work; but whether fugitives came to this town by traveling northward from the vicinity of Wilton, or eastward via a lateral from the Hudson River line in New York, or both, remains unclear."

    -"There are several stations here, (New Milford), one of which was the house of Charles Sabin. Another was the home of Augustine Thayer. He and "his good wife devoted their lives to the Abolition cause. They helped many poor slaves on their way, rising from their beds in the night to feed and minister to them and secreting them till they could be taken under cover of darkness to Deacon Geradus Roberts' house on Second Hill and from there to Mr. Daniel Platt's house in Washington."

    -p. 123-124 - Frederick W. Gunn of Washington, Connecticut, who founded the private school bearing his name, "The direction or runaways on the road to freedom, however, remained Gunn's private affair.

    -p. 124-"Daniel Platt and his wife....accomodating "many a trembling black refugee" on their farm. ...Their son, Orville,...later recalled that "the slaves stayed, as a rule, but a short time, though some remained several weeks until it was learned through the channels of communication among the Abolitionists that their whereabouts was suspected." They were then forwarded to either of two destinations - to Dr. Vaill on the Wolcottville Road or to Uriel Tuttle in Torrington."

    -p. 124-125 - "Yet, curiously, Uriel Tuttle was the only Underground stationmaster here of whom a record survives.

    -p. 125- "At Winchester, a few miles north of Torrington and close to Winsted, there was a small but active antislavery society. Noble J. Everett was its secretary; Jonathan Coe, a member who lived in nearby Winsted, managed a well-patronized Underground station at his house. Another station many have been the home of Silas H. McAlpine, poet, philanthropist, and abolitionist of Winchester; in the foundation wall of his house was a hidden crypt that was possibly a hiding place for fugitives, but there is no positive evidence that it was so used."

    -p 126 - "Beyond this point, there were stations to the north in Colebrook and to the northwest in Norfolk. Who were the Undergroung agents in Colebrook remains unknown, but there were certainly several of them. One may have been J. H. Rodgers, secretary of the ninety-member antislavery society in 1836.

    -"It is also reported that there was a network of Underground byways in this vicinity and that residents of Norfolk were responsible for paving many of them."

    -p. 126-127- " For the fugitive traveling through northwestern Connecticut, Norfolk was the last stop in the state. From here, he was sent across the Massachusetts border to New Marlboro, thence over to the Housatonic River line through Stockbridge and Pittsfield to Bennington, Vermont."

    -from Appendix 2 - "Underground Railroad Agents in Connecticut" (Probable agents are indicated by *) Litchfield County Blakeslee, Joel - Plymouth Bull, William - Plymouth Coe, Jonathan - Winsted Dunbar, Daniel - Plymouth McAlpine, Silas H. * - Winchester Pettibone, Amos - Norfolk Roberts, Geradus - New Milford Sabin, Charles - New Milford Thayer, Augustine - New Milford Tuttle, Uriel - Torrington


    -Quotes from "Barkhamsted Heritage-Culture and Industry in a Rural Connecticut Town", edited by Richard G. Wheeler and George Hilton, 1975.

    -p. 235 - "Lamont's Christmas Tree Plantation - Located at the site of one of Barkhamsted's earliest houses, which saw use as an inn on the route from the Salisbury iron works toward Granby.....The house, known 50 years ago as the Oscar Tiffany place, was bought in 1952 by Thomas and Marguerite Lamont...Legend has it that the house was also a stop on the Underground Railroad."


    Scan of Colebrook River, from an old postcard
    (Kind of tickles me, Cotton Mill in town and they were hiding slaves?)
    -Quotes from "Colebrook Stories", by Alan DeLarm, 1979.

    -"Chamberlain's hotel, The Colebrook River Inn, was at one time used as a station in the underground railroad." -"The Davidson house on the Old Colebrook Road is also said to have been an underground railroad station."


    -Quotes from "Howard Peck's New Milford - Memories of a Connecticut Town", edited by James E. Dibble, 1991.

    -p. 58-60- "Seventy-five years after the Bostwick place was erected it became one of the stations on the Underground Railroad. It is known that there was a hiding place beneath the floor of the attic. This compartment could hold two persons, and as it was near a chimney could provide warmth during the cold winter season. ..."

    -"Another alleged station in this system was a home in the Lanesville section of this town. It is located about four miles south of the village center and has been known as the Wanzer Farm......(they were Quakers)"

    -"Fugitives from slavery in the deep South entered New Milford at several places. Some were directed from New York State, directly west of New Milford. It would seem natural that they might have entered through the Town of Sherman, although little has been written or recorded as to that being the case. However, it has been stated that one known station on the system was in Sherman, a short distance north of the center of town in an old colonial residence lying on the westerly side of the present road leading north from the center toward the New York State line or to Gaylordsville. This station was in the Stuart family. The residence is still standing, a landmark and heritage to be preserved. James Stuart was reportedly the agent. It is alleged that there was a small out-building on the premises just north of his dwelling where the escapees would be housed and it would seem likely that some of them would come over the hills to New Milford."

    -"Again, near the village, was the home of Augustine A. Thayer, known to his cronies as "Baccus."....from a New York newspaper....a reward of five hundred dollars offered for the apprehension of two runaway slaves. It was expressed by one of the men present that it would not surprise him, "if they would be found at that moment at Baccus' home."

    -"Many of the fugitives were aided over the hills to Washington, about five or six miles east of New Milford. One of the most ardent supporters of the movement there was Frederick W. Gunn. ...With Mr. Gunn was Daniel Platt, as devoted an agent on the system as there was anywhere. Mr. Platt and his wife rescued and aided many a poor soul fleeing to Canada."

    -"The route continued from Washington north to Litchfield, then on to Torrington, which was the birthplace of John Brown. It is reported that as early as 1837 there was an organization composed of forty members of an antislavery group in that town. Colebrook and Norfolk were the actual jumping off places in Connecticut. From these towns the fugitives crossed the line into Massachusetts, crossed the Housatonic River to Stockbridge, to Pittsfield, into Vermont, to Bennington, Burlington, Rutland, and on into Canada and freedom."


    Underground Railroad notes from various sources:

    When the first pages of my web site were posted, I received an email from someone (I wish that person, if they ever read this, would get back in contact with me) that mentioned that the Christmas shop in the town of Bethlehem was used to hide runaway slaves. If I remember correctly, I was told it was a printing shop and the slaves would spend the night there before moving on to the next station, most likely in Litchfield.

    I heard from a friend that a home north of the rotary in Goshen was a station in the 1800's. I quote from the Goshen history, 1897, page 363: "The store built and occupied by Wadhams and Thompson, and later by Moses Wadhams, was purchased by A. Miles and Sons, who also had a store at West Goshen. Moses W. Gray entered their employ as clerk, in 1841. At this time, Mr. MIles and one son lived at West Goshen, and another son at the Center, with whom Mr. Gray boarded. At his death, Mr. Gray managed the store for about three years, when he purchased a one-half interest and continued to manage it for several years under the firm name of Miles and Gray. He then purchased the interest of his partner and conducted the business alone, the sign over the door bearing the name of M. W. Gray. In 1857, he sold his stock of goods, and, removing to Chicago, enaged in the wholesale grocery business......" -I have talked to a previous landowner, and he told me there is a room in the basement that is undetectable, unless you know it is there. Convienent having a freight business with a hidden room for that special cargo.

    I also heard that a house in South Kent has "extra rooms" on the fireplace foundation in the basement. I know which house, but nothing more than that.

    Another reference I have, and have no idea where it came from, is Blueberry Hill Farm, between Norfolk and Colebrook, on Rock Hall Road. Supposedly there are false panels behind the fireplace, concealing an entrance to another room.

    Mentioned in a Register Citizen article, (I didn't get the date), the Cook homestead on Charles Street in Torrington was used as a station. Runaways were hidden in a section of a dining room closet.

    Also, a Register Citizen article, dated 12-31-94, by Bryan T. Morytko, mentions the following: Harwinton - Rt. 4, the Chiarmonte and the Hinnan houses, the Hinnan home have a secret place in the attic floor, next to a chimney, large enough for three people. Torrington - Torringford Street (very active antislavery society in this area) - three or four houses on this street, including the Florian home, with a secret basement room Winchester - the Silas H. McAlpine home (already mentioned above)


    These are notes about Underground Railroad sites from visitors to my web site. Some are not exactly in northwestern Connecticut, but close enough.
    (Every little piece of the puzzle helps!)

    From Kevin Purcell, of Fairbanks, Alaska: "I can remember two houses in Northern Westchester that were rumored to be stops on the Underground. One is located on Route 138 east of Goldens Bridge, it is a large colonial just before the Increase Miller Elementary School on the north side of the road. The other is on Route 100 south of Somers, New York. It is a larger stone house that had one of the old stone mile markers out front."


    New quote - added August 29, 1999

    -from "Mysteries and Histories of Goshen", June 21, 1938, by Mrs. Lora Ives. Handwritten manuscript

    -"At my father's place, known as Whist Pond Manor......The Manor house was built in 1772 by Nathaniel Parmelee. It contained a secret chamber by the great stone chimney, to which access was easy from the downstairs closet, under the stairs in the front hall, by moving a board in the ceiling, also by a movable panel in a shallow closet upstairs, and by a loose board in the attic floor. The chimney kept the room warm in winter and it is supposed to have been used to secrete English refugees in Colonial days, also for runaway slaves during and before the Civil War. The place called Bald Ledge where the Sterlings lived for several years at the north end of the street, is said to have a similar room."

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    Elijah Sherman Woodbury known as Father Sherman was Episcopal became dissatisfied and joined the methodists (1812 became a class leader). He was active and zealous and encourage the groth of and a meetinghouse was built 1824

    At bridgewater is the junction with state 67 left on state 67 winding over the hills to the shepaug river ad Roxbury station at 2.9 miles onthe left (dirt road Mine Hill 1750 mine opened hoping to find silver later run as an iron mine -- large perfect pyrite crystals can be found and other minerals in small crystals -- it is an ore vein along a fault.) nothe of roxbury station state 67 crosses a concrete bridge and passes pulpit rock L 3.1 miat the river's edge behind a barnwhere John Eliot, apostle to the indians, is believe to have preached his Gospel of Peace State 67 swings sharpe R and combines with state 199 at 4.6 mi

    Left on state 199 is Washington Green 4.5 mi (see tour 4c) traversing a region rich in old houses , fragrant with sweet rocket in season, this is a pleasant journey for any travelkers with time to spare for leisurely exploration.

    ROXBURY

    route 67 5.3 mi was the home of Ethan Allen, Seth Warner (hero of Crown Point)and Remember Baker. [Rigt from Roxbury Green, rte 199 at 2.8 mi Roxbury Falls, ]

    at Roxbury green, state 67 swings right to the valley of Jack's Brook, a trout stream winding toward the Shepaug.

    (Transylvania -- Southbury/Roxbury Road Route 67)

    At 10 m. is the Transylvania Crossroads, locally known as Pine Tree . At transylvania is the junction with State 172. -- Right at State 172 .3 mi, under the hilll at the west of the highway is an unusual building probably the oldest n the South Britain Society hald wood, half stone.

    Route 47 is Woodbury/Washington Road

    1740 woodbury maybe towards southbury which was a part of woodbury at the time, several families Masters, Castle, Squire, Warner Ward, were early among those who adopted Episcopal opinions.a church was erected on the hill between Rosbury and Transylvania near the old graveyard.

    another episcopal church was erected in the ancient limits of the township of woodbury at Judea, now Washington, in Davis Hollow.(There is a davis Road in East Kent near spectacle ponds.)

    The woodbury church( Episcopal), St. Paul';s Church Woodbury, members of the parish living in southbury, Bethlem and middlebury --Wheelers, Benham, Osborne of Southbury, Doct Hull and Prentices of Bethlem. In 1791 the Rev Mr. Sayre was opposed to the adpotion of the state constitution. It was apparently a bitter controversy which included imputations on the Bishpo and clergy and left a mark even after Sayre left. The committee of the convention inclcuded MessrsPhillip, Perry, Truman, Marsh and Ives.the constitution was accepted in Nov 1794.IOt was during this controversy that Mr. Elijah Sherman left the Episcopal church for the methodist "He could not adopt Calvinistic opinions then ardentluy pressedin all the Congregational pulpits:.for 20 years worshipers gathered at his house.He lived to see the erection of a methodist church at his own homestead.

    Later led by Rev S. G Hitchcock. After 1801 the number of worshipers dwindled to almost noone. But increased again after 1809.

    List Of Clergymen Who Have Officiated In St. Paul's Church, Woodburv.

    Commencement. Termination.

    November, 1771, Rev. John Rutgers Marshall, died January 7th, 17S9.

    1790, " JaruesSayre, 1791.

    1791, " Seth Flint, 1793. 1793, " Reuben Ives, 1797. 1797, " Tillotson Bronson, D. D., 1798. 1799, " Bethel Judd, D. D.. August, 1SOI.

    Easter, 1S09, " Joseph D. Welton, June, 1818.

    August, 1816, " Sturges Gilbert, August, 1827.

    1S27, " Bennett Glover, 1827.

    List Of Clergymen Who Have Officiated In St. Paul's Church, Woodburv.
    Commencement. Termination.
    November, 1771, Rev. John Rutgers Marshall, died January 7th, 17S9.
    1790, " JarmesSayre, 1791.
    1791, " Seth Flint, 1793. 1793, " Reuben Ives, 1797.
    1797, " Tillotson Bronson, D. D., 1798.
    1799, " Bethel Judd, D. D.. August, 18OI.
    Easter, 1809, " Joseph D. Welton, June, 1818.
    August, 1816, " Sturges Gilbert, August, 1827.
    1827, " Bennett Glover, 1827.

    November, 1827, Rev. Samuel Fuller, Jr., D. D, April, 1S98.

    1S2S, " William H. Judd, 1828.

    November, 182S, " William Lucas, . 1829.

    1829, " Ulysses M. Wheeler, 1830.

    1831, " Daniel Hurhans, D. D., July, 1831.

    July, 1S31, « Joseph Scott, April, 1S33.

    1834, " _ John Dowdney, 1838.

    Easter, 1835, " Edmund C. Bull, Easter, 1S36.

    July, 1S36, " P. Teller Babbitt, March, 1S37.

    May, 1837, " Solomon G. Hitchcock, August, 1S44.

    October, 184-4, " Richard Coxe, November, 1845.

    November, 1845, " David P. Sanford, February, 1847.

    Easter, 1847, " Charles S. Putnam, April, 1848.

    June, 1849, «' P. Teller Babbitt, September, 1850.

    October, 1850, " Robert C. Rogers, January, 1853.

    May, 1853, " F. D. Harrimon.

    The following persons born in this parish, and receiving their religious impressions and culture in the Episcopal church, have been ordained priests and officiated as such :

    Rev. Phillips Perry, Rev. "William Preston,

    " Philo Perry, « Martin Moody,

    " James Thompson, " Thaddeus Leavenworth,

    " Rufus Murray, " Henry B. Sherman.

     

    notes to Woodbury Episcopal Church and Woodbury Methodis church 6/22/09
    Militia during the first 2 years o the was able bodied men between the ages ofd sixteen and fifty. Early In 1777 enlistements of three years or during the war were called for and the quota for each town established. It was a severe levy on the already weakened strength of the towns. Large bounties were offered for those who would enlist and neavy taxes laid on the property of inhabitants who were not liable for military duty or did not enlist.
    • Name: Sarah HUBBELL
    • Given Name: Sarah
    • Surname: Hubbell
    • Birth: 22 Jun 1770
    • Change Date: 26 Aug 2003 1

      Marriage 1 William BURR b: 23 Jan 1762 Children
      1. Has No Children Avis BURR b: 26 May 1797 in Of Southbury, New Haven, Ct

     

    Children of Heth Northrup and Anna Newton are:
    + 160   i. Newton Northrop was born 26 MAY 1781 in Milford, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 6 JAN 1858.
      161   ii. Elizabeth Ann Northrup was born 7 MAY 1783 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died UNKNOWN in Morris, Connecticut. She married Job Smith 7 JAN 1803, son of Caleb Smith and . He was born ABT. 1781, and died UNKNOWN.
    Washington CT

     

    Orville Platt was a Senator from the Judea section of Washington, CT. The passages below come from

    An old-fashioned senator: Orville H. Platt, of Connecticut
     By Louis Arthur Coolidge
    The accumulation of unwelcome tasks meant months of dismal drudgery to Senator Platt. Just how great a sacrifice it all was to him may be gleaned from his correspondence. Congress adjourned the last week in June, and he hurried home to Judea for such rest as he could get. Writing from there to John H. Flagg he says:
    My summer seems already broken up. I have to enjoy this place thinking about it when I am far away from it. If there is anything that will bring you health, enjoyment, and happiness it is this Litchfield County life. I have read first and last a good many entertaining disquisitions on where the Garden of Eden was located, but it seems strange that in all the places that have been claimed for it between the North and South Poles, no one has ever said Litchfield County, but I am sure that this was the original paradise. Norfolk is rather on the outer edge of it. Washington, and especially the Judea end of Washington, was right in the centre of the garden. I do not think that the tree of knowledge of good and evil where Eve cut up such a prank at the instance of Old Nick was just hereabouts. I think she must have wandered out of the garden a little to find the tree; for every tree here is pleasant to the sight and good for food.

    But that summer was to be a busy one, with little in it of the peace of Judea. Not only was he burdened with the work of analyzing Cuban finances but he was called upon as usual to bear his part in the Presidential campaign which resulted in the election of McKinley and Roosevelt. When he returned to Washington at the beginning of the short session in December he was weary rather than rested by this summer's absence; but the session upon which he was about to enter proved to be one of the most exhausting, as it was perhaps the most momentous of his entire career.

    A BRIEF HISTORY OF WASHINGTON, CONNECTICUT

    Litchfield, Connecticut


    The Town of Washington encompasses the following Villages:

    Washington Depot

    Washington (or Washington Green) --  the Old Judea

    New Preston --  located on the Aspetuck River.

    Marbledale (or Marble Dale)


    Geology:

    Washington sits on Green Hill overlooking the winding Shepaug River.  Washington Depot lies along the Shepaug River at the foot of Green Hill. 

    26 miles of the Shepaug River here are deemed "wild."


    History:  (information about Washington Depot overrepresented)

    1734 – the eastern section of Washington was settled by Joseph Hurlbut. It was known as the Parish of Judea and belonged to Woodbury. The western section was known as the Parish of New Preston and belonged to New Milford. Nettleton Hollow, Romford and Smoky Hollow belong to Litchfield. 

    1740  --  the Titus family settled on Lower Church Hill.

    1741 -- the western section, part of the New Milford North Purchase, was first settled.

    1741  --  Judea Parish gathered. 

    1746 – Edward Cogswell secured the right to mine iron ore in the New Milford North Purchase. The Iron Works, the first industry in the North Purchase, was established along the Aspetuck River, near the foot of the road leading to New Preston hill.

    1746 – land purchased from the Indians for the building of the Averill Homestead (on Baldwin Hill Road about 1.5 miles from New Preston). The Averill family still lives there. 

    as early as 1748  --  1.5 miles downstream from Factory Hollow, the South Shepaug Factory Complex (consisting of a sawmill and gristmill and first known as Platt's Mills then Baldwin-Olmstead mills) built. 

    1753 – the General Assembly of the Colony of Connecticut granted a petition to establish the New Milford North Purchase section as the Ecclesiastical Society of New Preston.

    1758-1794  --  Judah Baldwin ran the South Shepaug Factory Complex.

    1760 – the Titus Homestead built.

    1772 – in Washington Village, the Old Red House built by two brothers Leman and Joel Stone, a Whig and a Tory.

    1775-1783 – American Revolution. General George Washington came through the area several times. He even spend a night in New Preston at Cogswell Tavern. Thirty Revolutionary soldiers were buried in the original Judea Cemetery.

    1778 – there were 270 families living in the area

    1779 – the Town of Washington incorporated. It was taken from Woodbury, Litchfield, Kent, and New Milford. The town was named in honor of General George Washington, who traveled through the area several times during wartime.

    1780s  --  Mallory Brook was named for Caleb Mallory and his family who were murdered at this time. Their hired hand, Davenport, was hanged for the crime.

    1781 – Major Cogswell owned a tavern along the "turnpike" at which General Washington dined. Justice of the Peace, Major William Cogswell, son of Edward, was elected the town's first selectman.

    1790-1831  --  Moody ran the Moody Fulling Mill for 41 years.  He was a leading citizen of Washington. 

    1794  --  in Romford, St. John's Episcopal Church built.

    1801 – on the Green in Washington Village, the Congregational Church built.

    1802-1876  -- on New Preston Hill Rd., was the boyhood home of Horace Bushnell, Congregational clergyman. (His birthplace was at Bantam in Litchfield.)  He was the pivotal American theologian who freed mainstream Protestant theology from its Puritanism, thus helped to clear the way for religious liberalism.

    1815  --  the St. John's Episcopal Church was moved by oxen to a site on Green Hill.

    1816  --  the dam at the South Shepaug Factory Complex rebuilt by brothers Levi S. and Ely Platt.  

    At first Washington was principally a farming community.

    Some of the early industries were ironworks and quarries as well as small mills and factories run by waterpower along the Shepaug and Aspetuck Rivers.

    1822 – at Marbledale, where there were quarries in an earlier day, the brick St. Andrews Episcopal Church built.

    1824 – at the west end of New Preston, the native stone Congregational Church built.

    1827  -- birth of the future Senator Orville Hitchcock Platt in Washington.  

    1832  -- Marvin Dimcock built a cotton-woolen plant, the third mill factory complex along the Shepaug River.

    1835  --  Olmstead took over the South Shepaug Factory Complex.

    1843  --  the Dimcock complex was sold at a loss. 

    1844  --  the old Dimcock mill sold and became the Washington Company (until 1851).  Other owners included Herman Baldwin, Frank Kilbourn and Charles Dipple. 

    1844  -- Joseph W. Titus bought an area along the Shepaug River.

    1846  --  Titus leased from John Northrup Gunn the right to a stretch of Shepaug River.  He erected a weir dam and directed some of the river water to a sawmill built at the southern end of his channel. 

    1849  -- Orville Hitchcock Platt admitted to the Bar. (He had attended the Yale University Law School.)

    1850 – the Gunnery School, a preparatory school for boys, established by a remarkable teacher, Frederick W. Gunn (1816-1881.)

    1854 map  -- there were mills on the Shepaug River and the Kirby and Mallory Brooks.

    Underground Railroad  --  the Underground Railway stopped on Blackville Road at Mrs. Ney's barn.

    1861-1865 – the Civil War.

    1866  --  Olmstead bought the old Moody Fulling Mill for $6.07 for non-payment of town taxes.

    by 1871  --  Henry Woodruff gained control of the land and mill of Joseph W. Titus.

    1871 --  Factory Hollow became Washington Depot.

    1871 photo  --  shows the Match Factory and Henry Woodruff's mill and factory in Factory Hollow.

    1872 – the Shepaug Railroad reached Washington.

    1873-1877  --  Henry Woodruff's three-story factory building housed the Match Factory.

    1877-1881  --  Henry Woodruff's three-story factory building housed part of  his carriage making venture.

    1879-1905  --   Orville Hitchcock Platt became a U.S. Senator. 

    1879   --  birth of the future Major General Benjamin D. Foulois (1879-1967).  He would serve in the Spanish-American War. 

    shortly before 1880  --  shortly before Olmstead's death, the South Shepaug Factory Complex was foreclosed.

    1881  -- death of Frederick W. Gunn.

    1881-1908  --  Henry Woodruff's factory building housed Kingman Mills.

    1881  --  Carl Bader (1853-1924) entered the U.S. from Alsace-Lorraine. 

    1882  -- Carl Bader arrived in Washington Depot. He would eventually establish a meat market and run it for 40 year.  The store was known variously as Carl Bader, Bader & Sons and Bader's Market.

    c. 1887 photo  --  the marshalling yard and the Washington Market building. 

    1888  -- notorious Blizzard of 1888.

    late 1880s  --  the mills of the South Shepaug Factory Complex run by various owners until ice jams and flooding destroyed the dam. 

    1893-1918  --  the home farm  for Holiday House was in existence.  Holiday House was a summer vacation home for the Working Girls' Club.  The club was associated with Saint Bartholomew's Episcopal Church, New York City.

    Edward Hook Van Ingen, a man grown wealthy from the woolen imports business, had architect Ehrick K. Rossiter design a house in memory of their oldest daughter Jeannine, who died of scarlet fever at the age of 16.  The house was on a promontory overlooking the Shepaug River valley.

    c. 1900 photo --  the mill in Factory Hollow.

    c. 1900 photo  --  Ezra Hull's blacksmith shop.

    1902 – about 3/4 mile northeast of Washington Village, Wykeham Rise, a preparatory school for girls, established.

    1908 – the Gunn Memorial Library, named for abolitionist and Gunnery School founder Frederick William and his wife, Abigail Brinsmade Gunn, dedicated.

    1909  --  Lt. Foulois accompanied the Wright brothers on their flight tests for the U.S. Army.  He would become the first living person to be enshrined in the Air Force Museum. 

    1910 photo --  looking down river from the Green Hill bridge.

    1912  --  St. John's Episcopal Church (of wood) burned; Ehrick Rossiter designed the present church (of stone).

    1919  --  architect Ehrick Rossiter and family moved to Edgewood.  He brought his New York caretaker, Ed Coll, up to Washington to look after his first and second house.  Ed Coll's sister Anne married an artist named deValera and had a child named Emon.  When deValera died, Ed Coll send his sister and nephew back to Ireland to grow up with close relatives.  Emon deValera grew up to be a prime mover of Irish independence and later prime minister of Ireland.

    1925 – Ehrick Rossiter gave the town its first preserve, the Steep Rock Reservation.

    1928  --  Borden's Cremery closed. 

    1929 – Pavilion Hall erected in New Preston as a cultural club.

    1930s  --  in Washington Depot, Borden's Creamery torn down to build Bryan Memorial Town Hall.  It was named for hometown boy Gregory Seeley Bryan, owner of the Weed Chain Company in Bridgeport and donator of the money for the new town hall.  The old town hall was taken down and the area became the town park. The World War I memorial placed here.

    1930s  --  Bob's Diner sold out to bouncer Jack Williams who built Jack's Grill. 

    1930  --  passenger trains stopped running to the aea. 

    1930  --  the Romford School for children established in Washington Depot. It is now Rumsey Hall. 

    1932  --  the new town hall finished. 

    1936  -- the Bader Brothers sold the old Titus/Woodruff mill to Thomas Rosford who ran it until 1952. 

    1941-1945  --   World War II.

    1941  --  Americans set up the Emergency Rescue Committee to help artists escape from the Nazis to the USA.  The committee arranged for French artist André  Masson (whose wife Rose was Jewish) to travel to the Caribbean island of Martinique, and from there to enter the United States. The Masson family settled in New Preston, Connecticut. After the war he returned to France.

    after World War II  --  in Washington Depot, Jack's Grill, the working man's bar, became the Shepaug Club.  

    1947  --  the old Dimcock mill ended as Dipple's cider mill.

    1947  -- Irish hero Emon deValera came to Washington to see his American relatives.

    1948 – the Shepaug Railroad‘s freight line closed.

    1952  --  the old Titus/Woodruff/Bader/Rosford mill turned into an egg candling factory.

    1955 – a flood destroyed many homes and businesses in Washington Depot.

    closed 1964  --  Robert Woodruff, a descendent of Henry Woodruff, was the last man to run a mill on the Aspetuck River.  He ran a machine shop out of the old Beeman mill in New Preston.  (He was also the last man to run a mill on the Shepaug River.)   After leaving the mill, Robert was struck with MS and was never able to stand again.

    1967  --  death of Major General Fulois.   

    1990s  --  the Shepaug Club closed down as a bar and restaurant. 

    1999  --  the designer Bill Blass sold his company for $50 million and retired to his home in New Preston.

    Today – the population exceeds 4,000.

    Sources:

    William C. Bader (with Pamela M. Redmer).  1998.  An American Village: The Light at the North End of the Tunnel. Washington Depot, CT: Design to Printing. 

    The Town of Washington, Connecticut: About Washington.  http://www.washingtonct.org/about.html

    Washington, Connecticut from the Connecticut Guide, 1935.  http://members.skyweb.net/~channy/CTGuideWash.html

    Back to the w. Connecticut Page
    Back to the Main Page

    A BRIEF HISTORY OF WASHINGTON

    Nettleton Hollow, Romford and Smoky Hollow belong to Litchfield. ... 1846 -- Titus leased from John Northrup Gunn the right to a stretch of Shepaug River. .... The Town of Washington, Connecticut: About Washington. ...
    www.nynjctbotany.org/lgtofc/washingtonconnhist.html - Cached - Similar

    Two Revolutionary War veterans, Asa Northrop and Samuel Hawley, are buried here. As in other Brookfield cemeteries Brookfield

    Connecticut Reports

                                        By Connecticut. Supreme Court of Errors

    Some interesting cases involving Northrops -- mention of a John Northrop and Gad Northrop

    1865 Alvin day book Mention of "Went to Woodville". This would be after Amos death. AJN shows Gerry's death as March 14, 1875, New Haven, Conn.

    Redding Ridge's tavern owner, Stephen Betts, certainly fits the profile:

    Lieutenant Stephen Betts, was a prominent character in the Revolution. He was an active patriot, and was taken prisoner by the British on their march to Danbury in April, 1777. A County Convention was held at his house/tavern on August 10, 1779.

    Betts was prominent in town politics, serving as Town Selectman during the Revolution, as well as several town committees formed in support of the war.

    General Samuel H. Parsons was headquartered at Betts' home/tavern from 1778 to 1781.

    1840 census warren map has an a.t. peck in the western district by the
    Kent border just above Trout Brook. No Northrop, Osborn185? by 1850
    Northrops were in Washington

    1868

    Col Canfield District 9 Washington map maybe route 147?

    also LA Canfield by cemetery east of Kirbys Brook in the Centre

    DN Canfield right in the center 1 door away from Cong Parsonage

    Mrs. J. Bishop Calhoun Street District 2 next to Washington Station

    Kent vital records
    NORTHROP
    Agur Curtis, s. Thomas G. & Amelia, b. May 8, 1812
    Agur Curtiss, m. Lucy Marsh SWIFT, b. of Kent, Jan. 22, 1839,
    by Rev. Henry B. Sherman, of New Preston
    Alvin, m. Sally ATWOOD, July 2, 1826, by Rev. L.P. Hickox
    Amos, m. Susan CHOCUM, Oct. 26, 1829, by John Mills, J.P.
    Ann Aurilla, m. Joel B. PRATT, Oct. 3, 1827, by Rev. L.P. Hickox
    Aurelia, d. Thomas G. & Amelia, b. Oct. 11, 1806
    David, Jr., of Sherman, m. Adaline FULLER, of Kent, Oct. 9, 1820, by Rev. Asa Blair
    Maryann, m. John HINCKLEY, June 24, 1832, by Lewis Mills, J.P.
    Thomas Wells, s. Thomas G. & Amelia, b. May 25, 1808

    Alvord, David died July 7, 1831 age 35

    Northrop, Agur C 1812-1857
    Northrop, Aurelia wife of Thomas G died Mar. 4, 1839 age 54y9m11d
    Northrop, Charles C son of A.C. & Lucy M died Nov. 28, 1852 age 2y5m4d
    Northrop, Lewis S 1843-1903
    Northrop, Lucy M Swift wife of A. C 1815-1900
    Northrop, Sarah Abby Barnum wife of L. S. 1839-1918
    Northrop, Thomas G died Sept. 8, 1850 age 79y8m3d
    Northrop, Thomas Mills born May 25, 1808 died July 24, 1885 age 77y2m

    Good Hill Cemetery Kent, Ct.

    Stones copied by Francelia Johnson
    Burials listed from Kent Burial Records

    ...........This is the original cemetery located in Kent, Ct. It is on Route 7
    north of the present town of Kent and north of the original settlement which
    was located in Flanders. One of the first churches is said to have been located
    on this site. Many of the stones are worn from the ages of time and hard to read.

    Early marriages Washington

    Samuel Northrop widow Sarah Dutton of Bethlehem June 2, 1779
    John Stoddard of Woodbury Phebe Northrop Sept. 11, 1786

    Record of Mortality
    IN
    Westbury and Watertown
    From March, 1741, TO May, 1859

    Child of Mr. Northrop --- Age 1 --------- 21 may 1853
    Daughter of Abigail Northrop --- Age 3 --------- 06 Feb 1791
    Jonathan Northop --- Age 70 --------- 11 Mar 1803
    Alfred M. Northrup --- Age 50 --------- 20 Oct 1849
    Child of Alfred Northrop --- Age 1 --------- 29 Jun 1845
    John Allen, son of John Northrop --- Age 2 --------- 07 Sep 1839
    John Northrup ( Middlebury) --- Age 59 --------- 11 Mar 1834
    Mrs. Sarah Northrop ( buried in Midbury) --- Age 80 --------- 02 Jan 1853
    Polly, wife of Alfred Northrop --- Age 41 --------- 10 Aug 1845

    Naugatuck

    hose Buried in Gunntown Cemetery,
    Naugatuck, Conn.

    By Miss Myrtle M. Jillson of Waterbury, Conn.

    Nichols, Myra, wife of Edward J., d. May 19, 1931
    (d. Robert & Margaret (Tukin) Northrup, b. Sharon, 1846)

    Prisoners under sentence for life:
    Names, age when admitted, nativity, where convicted, when convicted, crime. 
    Those marked with an asterisk were sentenced to be hanged,
    and their sentences were commuted by the Legislature
    to imprisonment for life. 

       Benjamin Scott, ae 27, b. New York; Litchfield; Sept. 2, 1841; attempt at
    murder
       Harry Andrews, ae 17, b. Weston, Ct.; Fairfield; Oct. 30, 1845; rape
       Lucina Coleman, ae 50, b. Hartford, Ct.; Sept. 25, 1849; murder, 2nd degree
       John Brown, ae 35, b. Ireland; Tolland; Nov. 3, 1849; murder, 2nd degree
       William O. Chapin, ae 32, b. Massachusetts; Hartford; Feb. 8, 1849; rape
       Benjamin S. Balcomb*, ae 21, b. Colebrook, Ct.; Litchfield; July 8, 1851;
            murder
       Henry Mennasseth*, ae 48, b. Farmington, Ct.; Litchfield; July 8, 1851;
            murder
       William H. Calhoun*, ae 20, b. Nassau, NY; Litchfield; July 8, 1851; murder
       Catharine Dunn, ae 34, b. Ireland; New London; Sept. 29, 1851; murder, 2nd
            degree
       Nicholas Parrava, ae 24, b. Island of St. Jago; New London; Oct. 5, 1853;
            murder, 2nd degree
       Michael Mooney, ae 28, b. Ireland; New Haven; Nov. 8, 1853; murder, 2nd
            degree

       Morris Nichols, ae 29, b. Greenfield, Ct.; Fairfield; Mar. 10, 1854;  murder,
            2nd degree
       Isaac Randolph*, ae 45, b. Pennsylvania; N. Haven; July 16, 1856; murder, 2nd
            degree

       Albert Northrop, ae 22, b. Washington, Ct.; New Haven; Sept. 13, 1856;
            bestiality

       John A. Benson, ae 35, b. Rocky Hill, Ct.; Middlesex; Sept. 25, 1858; perjury
            with intent to take life
       Benjamin Roberts, ae 40, b. New Milford, Ct.; Hartford; Dec. 29, 1858;
            murder, 2nd degree
       John P. Warren, ae 21, b. Coventry, Ct.; Tolland; Dec. 14, 1859; murder, 2nd
            degree

    from

    Statewide County CT Archives History .....Report
    Of The Directors Of The Connecticut State Prison, 1860 May 1860

    http://files.usgwarchives.org/ct/statewide/history/reportof87gms.txt

    Gold

    Daniel, Samuel, and Stephen Gold (now written Gould), brothers, members of a Fairfield family that had been prominent in church and state for several generations, were among the early settlers of the town, though none of their descendants are now found among us. Daniel appears first: he married Grace, daughter of Deacon Stephen Burr, and lived where James Lord now lives. His children, as named in the will of Deacon Burr, were: Abigail, who married Richard Nichols. Esther, who married Nathaniel Northrop. Sarah, who married David Turney. Mary, who married Seth Price; and Elizabeth.

    Samuel Gold settled in Lonetown, and built the house now owned by Seth Todd. He was a soldier in the Revolution, and was wounded at the skirmish in Ridgefield. Some of the officers of Putnam's commnd had their quarters at Mr. Gold's during their encampment in Redding. Their children were: Hezekiah, Daniel, Burr, Aaron, Sarah, Polly, and Grace. Stephen Gold settled on the farm later owned by Timothy Platt in Lonetown. He is called captain in the records. He did not long remian a resident of Redding, but returned, it is said to Greenfield.

    The Early Families of Redding Connecticut (CT)

    http://www.historyofredding.com/HRFamilies.htm

    • ID: I124634
    • Name: Harriet Northrop
    • Surname: Northrop
    • Given Name: Harriet
    • Sex: F
    • Birth: 1810
    • _UID: 4A9334CBAA27D6429890742A5A7FB7C9E40D
    • Census: 1850 Washington, Litchfield Connecticut, Connecticut
    • Change Date: 15 Dec 2007 at 00:00:00



      Marriage 1 Seymour Morehouse [hill 36] b: 24 Jan 1798 in
      Washington
      , Litchfield Connecticut, Connecticut
      • Married: 7 Sep 1828
      Children
      1. Has No Children Henry S Morehouse b: 1836 in
        Washington, Litchfield Connecticut, Connecticut
      2. Has No Children Artemita Morehouse b: 1839 in
        Washington, Litchfield Connecticut, Connecticut
      3. Has No Children Noble Morehouse
      4. Has No Children Harriet Morehouse b: 1842 in
        Washington, Litchfield Connecticut, Connecticut
    LINK

    33. HOMER18 BUCKINGHAM (GILBERT17, ABEL16, SARAH15SMITH,
    J
    OSEPH14, SARAH13FOWLER, WILLIAM12, WILLIAM11, JOHN10,
    W
    ILLIAM9, THOMAS8, ROGER7, WILLIAM6, WILLIAM5, HENRY4, JOHN3,
    J
    OHN2, JOHN1LE FOWLER) was born 29 November 1828 in
    Northville, Litchfield, Connecticut, and died 17 October 1907 in New Milford,
    Litchfield, Connecticut. He married ADELINE COUCH 11 November 1850
    in New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut.

    Notes
    Buried in Northville Cemetery, New Milford, Litchfield County, Connecticut


           Children of Homer Buckingham and Adeline Couch are:



    i. NUANIA19 BUCKINGHAM, b. Abt 186141.
    ii. LOTTIE BUCKINGHAM, b. Abt 186442.

    34. JOSIAH NORTHROP18 BUCKINGHAM (DANIEL17, DANIEL16,
    D
    ANIEL15, DANIEL14, HANNAH13FOWLER, WILLIAM12, WILLIAM11,
    J
    OHN10, WILLIAM9, THOMAS8, ROGER7, WILLIAM6, WILLIAM5, HENRY4,
    J
    OHN3, JOHN2, JOHN1LE FOWLER) was born 26 July 1805. He married
    MINERVA FORD 1825.

    http://www.genealogy.com/users/b/u/c/David-A-Buckingham/GENE4-0018.html

    la 1707 two persons came into New Milford.

    In 1712 there were here 12 families or between 60 and
    70 persons. A census, taken in 1756, reports 1137 in the
    town ; another taken in 1774, reported 2776, while in
    1800, after pans of the town had been ceded to Brookfleld
    and Washington, the population was 3198. The census of
    of 1870, gives the population of the present New Milford,
    as 3588, while Bridgev/ater, formerly a part of this town,
    has 877 inhabitants.

    greens annual register

     

    Much of this line is pretty well documented. However, Amos has been the brick wall preventing a connection to the earliest Northrop/ups. ,

    In the published Northrup/ Northrop genealogy, neither Amos Northrop/up's nor Rachel Ives' parents are documented. I believe I've tracked down Rachel, but Amos is still a mystery. Regardless of the location or spelling almost all of these Northrops are descended from Joseph Northrup of Milford, CT. Here are a few facts, speculations and clues to help pin them down..What we know about Amos Northrop/Northrup
    Amos was probably born in Eastern New York or the Western half of Connecticut -- an area with many Northrops. He spent a most of his life in Kent and adjoining Warren & Washington, CT. There is no mention of his early life or profession.

    ???

    http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hume/tree/19201.htm

    Baldwin, Enos 81

    • Marriage: Northrup, Elizabeth 81

    bullet   Another name for Enos was Amos.81

    Enos married Elizabeth Northrup, daughter of Phineas Northrup and Elizabeth Brinsmade.81 (Elizabeth Northrup was born on 17 Jan 1732/33 in Milford, New Haven Co, CT 81.)

     

     

    The death record of Washington CT has his birth as Kent and occupation Laborer. There is a conflict in his age at death 69 in Washington, but by the time he was buried in Warren Cemetery he was ten years older! age 79.

    Thanks to the Town Clerks office at Washington!

    I was able to confirm Amos Death and burial with the Warren Town Clerk's Office (Thanks for your wonderful assistance!).

    "I found a listing in a notebook refering to a sexton's book that lists his burial on May 18, 1855, age 79.  That is all the information listed in the book." This gives Amos a birthdate of around 1776 !! a new date in all the research.

    The sextons book is by F. B. Taylor, Warren and refers to burials from 1847-1869.  I believe he was the Sexton or Clerk for the Warren Congregational Church.

    'The Church of Christ was established in May 1750 as, "The East Greenwich Society of Kent" by division of "The First Society." Since then the church has been known as "The Congregational Society of Warren", "The First Ecclesiastical Society of Warren", The First Congregational Church of Warren", and in 1941, when the Society and the Church incorporated, it became known as "The Warren Congregational Church, Incorporated." In the National Historic Register, the Church is known as "The Warren Congregational Church." Records include baptism and marriage records.'

    The Washington Town clerk also provided this transcription (made in 1915?) of Northrops in Washington.

    (Rev. Daniel Brinsmade was of Judea Parish, Rev. Hart Talcott ordained 1817 of Warren)

    The Northrop name does not appear in any of the original divisions of Kent.The earliest Northrop I find in Thomas Grant Northrop son of Amos who went to Yale.

    [His brother, 27. Amos, b. Oct. 11, 1772. appears to have life his entire life in New Milford. m. Hannah ELDERKIN. Thomas' uncle, David (22. David, b. July 27, 1746. .) was married to Rachel Grant sister to Anne, wife of Amos Northrop 3d but all children were born in NewMilford.]

    No record of Northrops as members of the church in Kent although several neighbors appear. Atwater History of Kent Perhaps they were associated with another Parish -- especially if they were closer to an adjacent parish or had a family connection to another parish.

    Perhaps the Northrops stayed in the same area from the earliest census. I thought perhaps it was the Woodville section from names on some of the maps (NE of Washington by Mt. Tom), but perhaps they were in the corner where Kent, Warren and Washington meet.

    1859 Hopkins Map Litchfield County

    Kent Warren
      Washington

    Woodville Section of Washington by Mount Tom
    Warren Litchfield
      Washington

    West of Litchfield. Warren, formerly a part of Kent, was settled about 1737. The parish of East Greenwich was organized in 1750. In 1786, a town was incorporated and named for a Massachusetts man, Gen. Joseph Warren, the Revolutionary hero, who lost his life at Bunker Hill. The town consists of a high plateau, bordered on the south by Lake Waramaug.

    Lake Waramaug

    New Preston, Connecticut. From the top of the "hill" that's just southeast of Lake Waramaug called The Pinnacle.

    above from http://www.flickr.com/photos/richardspics/718893025/in/pool-24554386@N00

    THE tract now comprising the towns of Kent and Warren was sold at auction at the court house in Windham, in March, 1738. The settlernent commenced the same year.The principal settlers were from Colchester, Fairfield and Norwalk The first minister was the Rev. Cyrus Marsh, ordained in May, 1741.

    Kent

    the Moravian church or mission house was standing 30 or 40 years since, near the house of Mr. Raymond, by the Episcopal church. The Moravians left this place about half a century since. The Scatacook tribe, for whose benefit this mission was established, occupied the interval on the west side of the river for about three miles.

    It may be that this earlier mission set the stage for the Mission School in nearby Cornwall.

    Warren

    The agricultural productions are grass and some grain. Butter and cheese are made, and beef and pork raised by the inhabitants. The town is watered by the Shepaug, a branch of the Housatonic. Raumaug pond, a considerable body of water, is situated partly in this town, and partly in Washington. The population of the town in 1810 was 1,096; in 1830 it was reduced to 986.

    John Warner Barbor print of Litchfield, Connecticut, 1836. Courtesy of the Litchfield Historical Society.

    search yielded raymonds and olmsteads with many northrop connections


    The Amos Issues

    "1 AMOS NORTHROP, b. Jan. 8, 1778, probably at Chatham, N. Y ?? most of children's census records say NY-- between 1774-1800 but may not have been LIVING in NY. Amos' 1850 Census record says CT . Lived also at Warren and Kent, Conn. D. May 16,1855, Warren, Conn. (have not found any record of his death or marker) M. Rachel Ives (b. March 15,1775).had at least two wives married Susan Chaugham/Chaugum (Lighthouse tribe Molly Barber descendant) Kent, CT Oct. 26, 1829.
    Census support Amos in Kent and Warren. see Census Summary Below

    i Alvin, b. Apr. 15, 1803, Chatham, N. Y BORN NY don’t know where and don't know if family was LIVING there OR
    Kent, CT
    . 3 ii Gerrit, b. Aug. 9, 1812, Most/all of the Census listings say born CT Chatham, N. Y. "

    2 ALVIN NORTHROP (Amos),[need Record of Death from Westport] b. Apr. 15, 1803, ? Chatham, N. Y. ; shoemaker at Kent, Conn. ; m. at Kent, July 2, 1826, Sarah Wakeman Alvord (b. May 25, 1809, Kent; d. June 2, 1886, Southport, Conn.), dau. of Daniel (probably David) and Abigail (Wakeman) Alvord /or / David and Abigail Jennings. David is born in Fairfield. They are married in Fairfield 1800 and move to Kent by 1802. Why did they move to Kent? Their children are born in Kent and David dies in Kent 1831. Sarah and Alvin moved to Westport after the death of Sarah's father and lived for a time next to her mother and sister in Westport. Most of her family was in the Westport area. Alvin d. Nov. 29, 1875, Westport, Conn. Northrop name is on a Westport map dated 1867.
    i Julia Burr (sarah's grandmother was Eunice Burr), b. Nov. 28, 1832, Kent, Conn. ; m. Feb. 1, 1854, Charles Bulkley ; d. ??. perhaps Charles Seymour Bulkley ("a successful engineer") mentioned on page 816 of Jacobus (1933) and a descendant of the Rev. Peter Bulkeley in the Gershom, Peter line
    ii Francis, b. June 4, 1835, Kent ; d. July 9, 1837. (Age 2)
    4 iii William Fenn, (where did name Fenn come from?) b. Nov. 6, 1836, Kent
    IV Frances Josephine b. Aug 20, 1838, Kent m. at Rye, N. Y., Dec. 13, 1854, Charles Meeker; > Charles A b 1832? d. March 18, 1876, Westport, Conn.
    6 v George Elmore, (where did name Elmore come from?) b. Feb. 17, 1844, Cornwall, Conn.
    vi Louisa Azonetta, b. Apr. 12, 1850, Westport; m. March 2, 1871, at Westport. Geroge B. MILLS b: Abt 1845 in Westport,CT
    3 GERRIT NORTHROP (Amos), b. Aug. 9, 1812, Chatham? , N. Y. Census listings say CT; m. Feb. 11, 1834, Betsey (Elizabeth) Millard probably daughter of Joel Millard (son of Joshua ancestors from Mass) b. Cornwall, CT and Tabitha GREEN Milford or New Milford (Sarah Wakeman Alvord Northrop's brother Nelson marries Caroline (1829 Kent) Chamberlain then Adelia Millard in Torrington 1858 Nathan Skiff in Cornwall was probably Adelia's first marriage (d. May 8, 1868).
    He d. March 14, 1875, New Haven, Conn.
    6 i James Edward, b. Jan. 26, 1839, Warren, Conn.
    ii Charles Alvin, b. July 6, 1886. Five years in Civil War ; Second Lieutenant. Sailed, about 1880, as steward, on a voyage to Africa ; not heard from since. Supposed to have been lost at sea. Neglected to give name of vessel he sailed on.
    iii Eliza Ann, b. Dec. 7, 1847 ; m. William Hall, and living at Milton, Litchfield Co., Conn. ; 2 children.
    4 WILLIAM FENN NORTHROP (Alvin, Amos), (name may be from Hannah Ives Fenn prob sister of Rachel) b. Nov. 6, 1836, Kent, Conn. Carpenter and builder, and dealer in lumber, coal, etc., firm of "Northrop Brothers," at Southport, Conn. M. Dec. 23, 1857, at Mamerneck, N. Y., Abbie Jane, dau. of Ebenezer and Elizabeth Jane Baker, who are now dead, but formerly lived at Greens Farms, Conn.
    i Ella Angelina, b. Nov. 4, 1858 ; d. Sept. 8, 1864.
    ii Frederick Elmer, b. Sept. 2, 1871, Southport.
    6 GEORGE ELMORE NORTHROP (Alvin, Amos), b.' Feb. 17, 1844, Cornwall, Conn. Served through the Civil War, in Company A, 8th Connecticut Volunteers. M. at ________________, N. Y., Margaret Harrigan.
    i George Ives, b. July 15, 1871.
    ii Winthrop Blaine, b. Dec. 1, 1884. .

    JAMES EDWARD NORTHROP (Gerrit, Amos)
    b. January 26, 1839 Warren, CT Merchant residing at New Haven, Conn. m. Nov 24, 1864 Sarah Secelia Burnes, dau of James and Elizabeth ( Norton) Burnes of New Haven
    i Lillie E b. Aug 6, 1865 m. June 3, 1885 Oscar D. Beach of Milton CT
    ii Mary Elizabeth b. Sept 17, 18 70, d. Nov 5, 1870.

    The only hard facts - the A Judd Northrup genealogy:

    • The genealogy has some known errors and omissions especially with some of the families on the CT/NY border. Some family lines have been merged and some dates inaccurate. Connection of Amos Alvin and Gerrit is supported, Rachel as wife highly probable. Questions or possible errors: location of Alvin's 's birth. supported as NY but not (yet?) supported as Chatham; year of Amos birth may be 1780 (census) rather than 1778; location of Gerrit's birth CT not NY (census), Rachel's birth year may be 1780 rather than 1775.

    ...and the census listings for Amos and descendants (details below):

    • The census listings have errors in spelling and may reflect omissions or other errors as well.
    • It is quite possible that Amos and/or his parents moved from Milford, Ridgefield / South Salem, Fairfield / Wilton / Redding to Kent. We know his son, Alvin, moved closer to the coast when he and Sarah Wakeman Alvord Northrop changed their residence to Westport.We don't know if this was a return to known Northrop family connections. It appears to be a return to family connections for Sarah Wakeman Alvord.

    The Amos Questions:

    • Who were Amos' parents?
    • Where was Amos born?
    • Was Amos in Kent area before he married Rachel?
    • Where was Amos from birth to 1800?
    • Where was Amos and family in 1810 census?
    • Who is the extra female in the 1820 census?
    • Did Amos have a second or third marriage? Susan Chaugum? Sarah Osborn?
    • Was Amos' family,like the David Alvord Family from the Fairfield Redding area?

    While there are, so far, no traceable connections, there are interesting correlations with:

    Betts and Jelliff families -- possibly through Lewis Northrop/up.

    • William was in the carpentry business with Francis Jelliff (Southport, CT) and Betts and Northrop ran a carpentry business in Georgetown (Redding / Weston line). Betts and Jelliff families are related. see Jelliff page. There are marriages between Northrops and Betts (Ridgefield Norwalk area).
    • The same collection of names appears together in Ridgefield, Kent area and Lanesboro, MA

    Some kind of Elmore connection --

    Some kind of source for William, George and Francis Names in family or friends

    Some kind of source for Fenn middle name for William

    Some means to meet Ives family and Rachel of Wallingford/Cheshire

    • Lived Close to Wallingford? New Haven, Durham, Woodbridge, Woodbury
    • The Ives had connections in New Haven, Wallingford, Cheshire, and later Cornwall and Barkhamsted CT area; no connections in the upper Hudson area of NY near Chatham and no very early connections to Fairfield.
    • Religious or other connection?

    Northrop, Ives and Alvord connections may all be in one location

    • Plymouth is a location where Ives some Northrops and Alvords were in the same location. Many in Thomaston, Watertown, Waterbury, Litchfield as well.
    • Their co-location may be due to growing manufacturing concerns. Torrington, Hitchcocksville and Plymouth.erea cradles of innovation and industry from about 1790 to 1850. Industries include Chair making , Carriage making and clock making..

    Family Naming conventions don't seem consistent

    • Male First name sometimes from GGF First Name
    • Male Middle from Father's Father's Mother's maiden name
    • later generations Eldest male gets mother's maiden as middle, eldest female gets father's mother's maiden name.

    Connecticut map identified as 1766

    Note how large some of the townships/parishes are -- before some were divided.

    Top Picks for Connections to Amos
    Rebecca Northrup(w/o Amos Smith) (RIDGEFIELD)(d/o John (Joseph, William) b. 1703 New Haven died RIDGEFIELD buried Lithgow, NY)
    Some connection to : James NORTHRUP b: 9 Nov 1719 in Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut
    and Rachel SMITH b: 27 Mar 1723 in Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut
     

    The "family sticks together" speculation

    In the absence of more definitive information, I've reviewed possible neighbors in the census (where available). In census lists that are not alphabetical, I speculate name sequence reflects physical order of homes. Below are the names I watched for in the review.

    The table lists the results as likely extended family connections. I speculate the earlier data is more likely to be significant. The years are links to images of the census pages.

    Census neighbor names
    Tibblas Nettleton A Clark Smith Smith Clark

    Kent David Bradley (prob f Timothy m Mercy/Marcy Baldwin w Lydia Smith)

    Amos Smith mother is Rebecca Northrup sister of Enos et al

    Speculation 1800 Milford ??  
    Beecher Bishop Bishop Bishop A ? Stone Speculation 1810 New Milford ??  
    Chitenden/Canfield Perry A Pratt Booth Speculation 1820 Kent  
    Norton Waldron Cummins A Hubbel Berry Johnson Speculation 1830 Kent  
    Munson Marsh Noth GN AN A Osborne Peck Peck Peck Speculation 1840 Warren  
    B? Bishop Whitney GN A Canfield Wheeler Bishop Speculation 1850 Washington  

     

    (New Cambridge now Plymouth and Bristol)

    FAMILY NAMES
    NAME   DEFINITE
    CONNECTION
    POSSIBLE
    CONNECTION

    Alvin

    Definite

    Alvin spouse of Sarah Wakeman Alvord and Alvin Jennings Northrop

    perhaps from Alvin Bradley ? spouse of another Lucy Ives possible Rachel cousin OR
    ??? Oliver Alvin NORTON Goshen from Norton Birdsey line OR
    ????Alvin Bingham Salisbury Allen, Bradley, Claytor, Cope, Mountjoy, Moxley, Newton, or as last name

    Alvord

    definite

    Alvin's wife Sarah

     

    Baker

    definite

    William Fenn Northrop's wife

     

    Barber

    possible

     

    Molly Barber Chaugum connection

    Bartholomew

    Rachel

    Connection to Rachel Ives Lucy Ives Wallingford married Bartholomew children born Cazenovia, Madison, NY [prob cousin Lucy Ives b. 1815 in CT married Garrett Andrews ]

     

    Beach

    definite

    Gerrit Northrop's son in law

     
    Beecher Rachel Connection to Rachel Ives brother Ransom Ives Wallingford married Eunice F. Beecher  
    Blakeslee or Blakesley Rachel Connection to Rachel Ives sister Ruth Ives (Wallingford) Jonathan Webb Blakeslee Wallingford  
    Booth Rachel check other Calebs Connection to Rachel Ives Caleb Ives Wallingford, Durham & VT married
    Sarah Booth
     
    Bradley Rachel Connection to Rachel Ives possible cousin Lucy Ives m. Alvin Bradley (parish of Mt.Carmel),
    Alvin married (1)Lucy Ives on 31 Dec 1797 in Hamden,   Alvin married (2)Abigail Hall on 3 Feb 1802 in Hamden, .[prob cousin Lucy Ives b. 1815 in CT married Garrett Andrews moves and dies Linn County, Iowa]
    Also David Bradley (not Alvin's brother -- Amos and Rachel's neighbor in 1800 Kent

    Bulkley

    definite

    Alvin's son in law

     

    Burr burr history

    definite

    Alvin's daughter plus other burr connections

     

    Butler

    Rachel

    Rachel Ives Mother was Sarah Butler (Ives)

     
    Castle /Caswell Definite Aner Ives (neighbor and cousin/uncle to Rachel), Abigail Northrop d/o Benjamin (Jeremiah Newtown) m. Sybil Castle her sister Eunice married Ebenezrer Castle  

    Chamberlain

    Definite

    Sarah Alvord sister-in-law

     

    Chaugum

    Probable Barbour listing of marriages only known Amos in the area at the time

     

    Amos 2nd or 3rd wife Susan daughter of Samuel. Susan's mother Miss Green, brother Solomon m.Sophia Bills, brother Benjamin no listing

    Elmore

    definite

    Alvin's son William's son

    and ???

    Fenn

    Rachel / definite

    Alvin's son ALSO through Rachel Ives Hannah Ives married in New Haven perhaps married to Austin Fenn's of Theophilus (buried in Litchfield) or Edward. Hannah died Weston, VT? Austin Fenn, b. 23 Dec 1763 his mother's surname is Austin , d. 30 Jul 1845, . Hannah Ives (d. 20 May 1829); ) or Edward. Hannah died Weston, VT? in VT by 1801 and perhaps as early as 1794. Austin Fenn, b. 23 Dec 1763 his mother's surname is Austin married before 1793 prob in Vermont by 1805, d. 30 Jul 1845, . Hannah Ives (d. 20 May 1829);
    --------------------------
    Also neighbor in 1800 Kent. Also lived close to Ives in 1790 Wallingford

    .
    Frances Definite Alvin Daughter, Frances Josephine ??? OR Connection to Rachel Ives Charles Ives m. Mary Frances Wallingford their son (Rachel's nephew) is Elihu

    Francis

    Definite

     Alvin son who died young b.1835

    and ???

    George

    Definite

     Alvin Son

    and ???

    Gerrit

    Spelling?

    Alvin's brother Gerry in Census

    AND ???
    Griswold Rachel probable check other Levis Connection to Rachel Ives brother Levi m. Huldah Killingworth thru 1826  

    Hall

    Definite /Rachel

    Gerrit Northrop's son in law

    Connection to Rachel Ives Elihu Ives b: 8 Feb 1764 in Wallingford married Phebe Ann Hall 1792 in VT by 1797 children born Ludlow, VT OR [may be a cousin, Elihu Ives ] Married Polly or Mary Northrup in Cheshire (Dau of Joel & Mabel Sarah Bird) and second marriage to Lucy Whittimore

    Hemson

    definite

    Sarah Alvord brother-in-law also 1880 neighbor

     

    Ives

    Rachel / Definite

    George Ives middle name, grandson of Alvin

    Amos' wife, also Rachel sister Olive Ives m. Joel Ives Wallingford
    Elihu Ives is Rachel's nephew ( son of brother Charles)
    Charles)

    Jelliff or
    Jelif

    definite

    William's first carpentry partner and Southport neighbor

    Also John Benedict Jelliff (1850 New Canaan )m Emma Frances Northrup (Ridgefield)

    Jennings

    definite

    Alvin J. Middle name and Sarah's mother and sister-in-law

    Also possible through Samuel Mead Northrup (1817) s/oPhillip ???

    Jones

    Definite

    Sarah Alvord sister-in-law

     

    Josephine

    Definite

    Alvin's daughter Frances Josephine

    ??? from Joseph?

    Keeler

    definite

    Mary Keeler Middle name

     
    Kirtland   Connection to Rachel Ives
    Sarah Ives m. Isaac Kirtland Wallingford
     

    Louisa Azonetta

    Definite

     Alvin’s daughter spelling? ??? May be Antoinette

     

    Meeker

    definite

    Alvin's son in law (

     

    Millard

    Definite

    Amos' sister-in-law (Gerrit's wife Elizabeth Betsy Millard )
    also Sarah's sister-in-law Nelson Alvord's 2nd wife Adelia Millard

     

    Mills

    definite

    Alvin's son in law

     
    Munson   Aner Ives conection also Patty Munson married Caleb Northrup, s/o Abel both Milford  
    Porter Definite Ruth Porter(d/o Timothy b.1702) w/o Gamaliel Fenn 1800 Kent neighbors ? John, Joseph, William Gould and Mabel married Porters

    Thorp

    Definite

    Sarah Alvord sister-in-law

     

    Wakeman

    definite

    Alvin's wife

     

    William

    Definite

     Alvin’s eldest son

    and ???

    With the inaccuracies of early maps, it's difficult to tell the exact borders of the older, larger, Litchfield. It may have encompassed as much as with area of green above -- parts of Plymouth, Washington, Kent and Warren. Some of what appears to be a move by Gerrit, may have actually been a change in the town borders.
    Census Neighbor names with plausible family connections
    William Elwell 1800 probable connection to Phoebe Northrop (William Elwell) (d/o Isaac) b. LITCHFIELD CO.
    Amos Smith 1800 right next door almost definite connection to Rebecca Northrup (RIDGEFIELD)(d/o John (Joseph, William) b. 1703 New Haven died RIDGEFIELD buried Lithgow, NY) - mother of Amos Smith Perhaps a connection to Jabez Smith Northrup??
    Jabez Smith is one door away from James Northrup in 1790 Ridgefield Second Society.
    Amos Smith 1800 right next door possible neighbor Amos Smith (RIDGEFIELD OR WILTON) married to Sarah Keeler (RIDGEFIELD OR WILTON)
    Gamamiel Fenn 1800   extended connection of Gamamiel Fenn to Mary Porter (B WATERBURY) m to John Northrup (b MILFORD d. NEWTOWN)
    Aner and Asahel Ives 1800 Rachel Aner and Asahel Ives (b. NEW HAVEN d. GOSHEN connected to Rachel, Munson Castle Caswell
    David Bradley 1800 Rachel? David Bradley ( b. NEW HAVEN OR WOODBRIDGE children in KENT) prob connected to Rachel Ives (mothers side)??
    Northrop and other deaths before 1820 that could account for extra female in census
    What female might be living with Amos and Rachel in 1820 perhaps as a result of a death? So...* who died around this time?

    can't be Sarah Ives- she dies in 1813,
    can't be Jerusha Baldwin wife of Waite dies 1827 Brookfield
    Chloe Baldwin wife of Job (II b 1758) dies 1826
    sisters NONE
    Sisters in law -- wife of Nathaniel -- Esther Gould (death unknown) or Rebecca Baldwin -- no death dates
    Sarah Beach wife of Abel Gillett Northrop who died 1812 her death unknown,
    Patty Munson wife of Caleb Camp Northrop who died 1812 her death unknown but she remarried so prob living in 1820
    , Zilpha wife of Isaac 1777 Northrop who died 1818 her death unknown,
    Lydia Marsh wife of Isaac 1734 Northrop who dies about 1817 her death unstated,
    Lucy Sherman wife of Peter Northrop who died in 1810 her death
    1830

    ID:
    I4735
    Name: Isaac NORTHROP wife NOT hannah olmstead died 1810
    Birth: in South Salem, New York
    Death: Apr 1812
    son Amos perhaps a daughter?

    ID: I178547 SEEMS LIKE SOME KIND OF CONNECTION TO ISAIAH OR JOB
    Name: Isaiah Northrop (s/o Job 1705)Birth: 1746 wife Mary Hubbell3 APR 1746 in Milford/Monroe formerly stfd, Fairfield Co., CT
    1790 census huntington other huntington-- hubbell hawley porter, beardsley, booth, curtis, osborn, beach, platt
    Death: 1817 Fairport Perrinton, Monroe NY Isaiah and Mary daughter, Mabel b.1781 m.Alanson Porter b: 30 MAY 1780 in Williamstown, Berkshire Co., MA
    daughter Huldah m. Stratton Burr b: ABT 1781 in Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT and had kids in fairfield ct m. Clark 2nd
    son Anson m. Martha Hard b: MAR 1792 in Milton, Litchfield Co., CT stays in Litchfield county
    son Elijah m. Rhoda Betsey Bennett b: 3 JAN 1793 in Monroe, Fairfield Co., CT moved back and forth between NY and Monroe CT

    • ID: I3652
    • Name: Isaiah Northrup Sr. 1 2
    • Sex: M 3
    • Birth: 3 APR 1746 in Monroe, Fairfield Co., CT 4 1 5
    • Death: 17 AUG 1817 in Perinton, Monroe Co., NY 6 2
    • Burial: Schummer's Cemetery, Perinton, Monroe Co., NY 2
    • Note: 7 "....Removed with his wife and children to the town of Perinton (Fairport) Monroe County, N.Y., about 1808 where he resided with his son An drew and died there on 17 Aug 1817 (age 71). He was in the Revolutionary War. ...Isaiah served as a private in Captain Samuel Clark's Co.; Col. Rowell's (Bershire Co.) Regt. Service at New Haven, Ct. Roll sworn to at Lanesborough, Mass. He came to Perinton to live with his sons . He died 17 Aug 1817; his wife, Mary died 4 Mar 1817. They both are buried at Shummers' Cemetery which was part of the Northrup tract . ... The Northrup tract and cemetery are located west of Fairport , N.Y. on the Fairport-East Rochester Road; in the township of Perinton. The cemetery was originally the Northrop family cemetery and was just recently deeded to the township."
    • Note: 7 Isaiah, Sarah and Mary chose William Northrup as their guardian after their father's death.
    • Note: 2 NORTHRUP Isaiah; d Aug. 17, 1817 @ 74y Isaiah Jun.; d Oct. 20, 1819 @ 40y 6m 11d Lewis; d May 2, 1853 @ 72y 4m Mary, consort of Isaiah; d March 4, 1817 @ 71y Rebecca, wife of Isaiah & Louis; d April 15, 1863 @ 80y Sally, dau. of Isaiah Jun. & Rebecca; d Sept. 10, 1823 @ 14y 8d Susannah, wife Jared; d July 27, 1841 @ 24
    • Change Date: 16 JUN 2005

      Father: Job Northrup b: 1705 in Milford, New Haven Co., CT
      Mother: Mehitabel (Mabel) ?Gillet or Gillett? b~1722
      [ Father: Abel GILLET b: 10 MAR 1697/98 in Wethersfield,Hartford,CT
      Mother: Sarah KIMBERLY c: 23 JUL 1704 in Stratfield,Hartford ,CT m.1722 m2nd Joseph PRINDLE b: Abt 1699 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut
      Married: Abt 1728 2] Marriage 1 Mary Hubbell b: ABT 1746 c: 4 JUN 1749 in Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT Married: 17 DEC 1767 in Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT 3 8Children
      1. Has No Children Sarah Northrup b: 8 SEP 1768 in Fairfield Co., CT
      2. Has Children Abiah Northrup b: 16 APR 1770 in Fairfield Co., CT
      3. Has Children Abel Gillett Northrup b: 9 APR 1772 in Fairfield Co., CT
      4. Has Children Hannah Northrup b: 22 NOV 1774 in Fairfield Co., CT
      5. Has No Children Lucy Northrup b: 19 MAR 1777 in Fairfield Co., CT
      6. Has Children Isaiah Northrup Jr. b: 29 MAR 1779 in Fairfield Co., CT
      7. Has Children Mabel Northrup b: 22 MAR 1781 in Fairfield Co., CT
      8. Has Children Polly Ann Northrup b: 3 FEB 1783 in Fairfield Co., CT
      9. Has Children Huldah Northrup b: 6 MAY 1785 in Fairfield Co., CT
      10. Has Children Andrew Northrup b: 10 NOV 1787 in Fairfield Co., CT
      11. Has Children Anson Northrup b: 17 JUL 1790 in Fairfield Co., CT
      12. Has Children Elijah Northrup b: 20 AUG 1793 in Monroe, Fairfield Co., CT
      13. Has Children Marcenus Northrup b: 12 OCT 1796 in Fairfield Co., CT

    ID: I5088
    Name: Job NORTHROP
    Birth: 25 APR 1731 in Newtown,Fairfield Co.,Connecticut
    Death: 9 NOV 1813 in Sherman,Fairfield Co.,Connecticut

    ID: I30693
    Name: John NORTHROP, JR
    Birth: 9 JUL 1732 in Newtown, Fairfield Co.,Connecticut OR
    Birth: 14 JAN 1729 in Ridgefield, Fairfield Co.,Connecticut
    Death: 11 MAR 1805 in Newtown, Fairfield Co.,Connecticut
    BET. 1752 - 1765 Succeeded his father as Town Clerk, Newtown, Connecticut
    Mother: Mary Porter b: ABT. 1689
    Lois Northrup b: 28 FEB 1731/32 in Newtown, Connecticut
    D: 3 DEC 1800 in Newtown, Age 68 years 2
    John III last child listed 1772 (lois 40)
    any possibility of a later child?

    ID: I03885
    Name: Elihu Northrup 1 2 3 4 5 (s/o Benjamin and Sara Platt)
    Birth: ABT. FEB 1746/47 in Newtown, Fairfield Co., Connecticut 2
    Death: UNKNOWN
    Baptism: 16 FEB 1746/47 Newtown, Fairfield Co., Connecticut 2
    m. Keziah Seeley (b: 1747 in New Milford) 1767 in New Milford
    ch b VT Strafford last 1774
    possibility of a later child?

    ID: I2149
    Name: Thomas Northrop ( s/o Thomas Northrup b: 5 DEC 1727 in Ridgefield, Ridgebury - farmer & laborer
    Mother: Rachel [mother Bouton/Boulton] Morehouse b: 11 FEB 1726/27)
    ??married Clary/Clarissa Cone in 1783??
    Birth: 26 SEP 1751 in Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut
    Death: 3 JUN 1807 in North Salem, Westchester, New York, Bur.N. Salem Cemetery
    Event: Misc. See Note Page
    Note: Graves not marked at cemetery.
    m. 1770 .Melicent Keeler b: 11 JUN 1753 in Ridgefield
    d. 1836 N. salem
    Has No Children Rachel Northrup b: 5 MAR 1772 in Ridgefield, Fairfield Co., CT m. pulling
    Has Children Lydia Northrup b: 4 APR 1774 in North Salem, Westchester Co., NY m. Riggs
    Has Children Lewis Northrup b: 17 JAN 1791 in Ridgefield, Fairfield Co., CT m. polly smith
    Has No Children Betsey Northrup b: 8 JAN 1793 in North Salem, New London Co., CT m. BloomerBig time break ? other children

    ID: I581
    Name: William Northrop 1 2 3 4 5 (s/o John & Rebecca Roberts)
    Birth: 9 DEC 1734 in Greenfield, Fairfield Co., CT 2 6 7
    Christening: 15 DEC 1734 Greenfield, Fairfield Co., CT 2
    Death: 17 MAY 1800 in Newtown., CT 5
    m. 1764 Newtown Elizabeth Northrup b: 29 SEP 1744 in Newtown (d/o Jonathan 1715 & Ruth Booth)
    m.2 1775 Newtown Mary Shepard b: 19 JUN 1733 in Milford
    Note: 5 Father William Northrop - b. abt 1710, same place. Married unknown abt 1732.
    Note: 8 Division of his estate, Feb. 14, 1798.
    Has No Children Sheldon Northrop b: BEF 3 AUG 1766 c: 3 AUG 1766 in Newtown, Fairfield Co., CT prob died young no wife mentioned
    Has No Children Daniel Northrop b: 27 MAR 1768 in Newtown, Fairfield Co., CT
    Has Children David Northrop b: BEF 2 JUN 1771 in Newtown, Fairfield Co., CT c: 2 JUN 1771 in Newtown, Fairfield Co., CT m. Polly Underhill Newtown
    Has No Children Betty Northrop b: ABT 1773 in Newtown, Fairfield Co., CT m. Lewis Northrup Newtown
    maybe kids after 1773? with Mary Shepard?

    ID: I30700
    Name: John NORTHROP(s/o William and Mary Peck)
    Birth: 17 JUN 1703 in Milford,New Haven Co., Connecticut
    Death: 2 MAY 1794 in Ridgefield, Fairfield Co.,Connecticut
    m.Rebeckah (Rebecca) Roberts b: ABT 1708 in Ridgefield
    last child b. 1746
    M. 2 Elizabeth Married: BEF 1789
    a child with Elizabeth?

    ID: I578724438
    Name: Wright NORTHROP (s/0 Jeremiah & Hannah Benedict)
    Birth: 1730 Brookfield 1 2
    Death: Wft Est 1749-1821 1 2
    m. 1755 Anna Benedict b: 22 Feb 1730 in Ridgefield d. 1806 Brookfield (d/o Matthew Benedict & Ruth Keeler)
    Has No Children Andrew Northrop b: 1758 in Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut
    Has No Children Waite Northrop b: 12 May 1765 in Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut
    Has No Children John Northrop b: 14 Jan 1772 in Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut

    maybe kids after 1772?

    A the Torrington, Hitchcocksville, Winchester, Plymouth area is a nexus of family names - references to Ives, Alvords, Northrops, Fenns and some others. . The region, with it's favorable water power, was a cradle of innovation and industry from about 1790 to 1850. It included Chair making, Carriage making and Clock-making -- all of which may have family connections.

    Chairs Alvord/Alford The famous Hitchcock chairs were manufactured in Riverton/ Hitchcockville. Jesse Ives was a Riverton/Hitchcocksville Tavern Owner and postmaster across from the Hitchcock chair factory. His connection is more remote - he and Rachel may share a GG grandfather (Joseph).

    An interesting Ives connection -- Jesse Ives wrote the obituary for one of the Barkhamsed lighthouse tribe. Amos second or third wife was from this tribe. Barkhamsted tribe -- one of Chaugum girls marries John Elwell (b. 1815) may have been Amos neighbor???

    Carriages Alvord Sarah's brother Nelson ends up manufacturing carriages in Torrington -- apparently quite a successful business.

    Clocks Ives Have yet to find connection for clockmaker Ives to Rachel.

    More about Chairs, carriages and clocks.

    NORTHROP IN WASHINGTON, CT

  • ID: I1122
  • Name: Sarah FRISBIE 1 2 3
  • Birth: 1756 Christening: 1756 Branford, CT Death: 24 FEB 1840 in Cass co., MI
  • Note: In 1827 she signed a document transferring all of her assets to her son, Amos Frisbie Northrop, in exchange for him agreeing to support her the rest of her life. In 1838 she moved with him from Middleton, VT to Cass county, MI.

    Father: Amos FRISBIE b: 17 FEB 1729 in Branford, CT
    Mother: Mary LUDDINGTON

    Marriage 1 Asahel DUTTON b: 2 FEB 1753 in Wallingford, New Haven, Cn c: 4 FEB 1756 Married: 3 NOV 1772 in Woodbury, CTChildren
    1. Has Children Asahel E. DUTTON b: ABT 1774 in CT
    2. Has No Children Elias DUTTON b: ABT 1775
      Marriage 2 Samuel NORTHROP b: 18 OCT 1755 in Milford, CT Married: 3 JUN 1779 in Washington, CTChildren
      1. Has No Children Amos Frisbie NORTHROP b: 4 JAN 1799 in Middleton, Rutland, VT
        Sources:
        1. Text: The evidence that Asahel Dutton and Sarah Frisbie were the parents of Asahel E. Dutton is circumstantial, but highly pursuasive:
          1.Asahel and Sarah's birth dates and marriage date are appropriate for them being the parents of the younger Asahel.
          2. The fact that both men had the same name is an obvious clue.
          3. The younger Asahel named one of his sons James Frisbie Dutton. James Frisbie was the name of one of Sarah's brothers.
          4. James Frisbie shared a claim to land in Bradford county, Pennsylvania with Solomon Moss, who was the father-in-law of the younger Asahel Dutton.
          5. The families of both the suspected parents and Asahel E. Dutton all moved to Poultney, VT. Sarah Frisbie and 4 of her brothers moved to the Poultney area when the younger Asahel was a young child. Further, the sister of the elder Asahel, Lois Dutton, moved to Poultney. The first docuement event involving the younger Asahel was his moving from Poultney in 1800.
        2. Text: Edward Frisbie of Branford and His Descendants, by Nora G. Frisbie. Published 1984 by Gateway Press, Inc.
        3. Text: Families of Ancient New Haven, compiled by Donald Lines Jacobus, published by Clarence D. Smith, Rome, NY, 1923
  •  

    CORNWALL write to hist Soc sent 4/8/09 no further information

    CornHistSoc@optonline.net

    THE SOUTHPORT CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH p.77
    464. Sarah Elizabeth Hughes; letter from Second Congregational Church, Cornwall, Conn., Jan. 5, 1894; married Frederic Elmore Northrop; letter to Methodist Episcopal Church, Southport, Conn., Dec. 23, 1898.

    Full text of "The Southport Congregational church, Southport, Connecticut, March 7, 1843-November 30, 1915; an historical sketch, together with the confession, the covenant"

    1826 – North Cornwall Second Congregational Church built.
    1877  --  in West Cornwall, the chapel, an offshoot of the Second Congregational Church in North Cornwall, built. 

    Cornwall.

    Congregational.

    First Church of Christ in Cornwall.1 Ecclesiastical Society organized in 1740 as a town. Society records, 1798-1904, but fragmentary during earlier years. Partial church records, 1755-1803; full records from 1803. Records of births, marriages, and deaths, incomplete, 1755-1800. 1 The church was incorporated in 1904.

    Second Congregational Church of Cornwall.

    Second Ecclesiastical Society.

    Church organized in 1780; Society organized in 1804.

    Society records, December 30, 1793-1906.

    Records of marriages and deaths in pastor's parish record.1

    1 History of Cornwall, by Theodore S. Gold (1904), contains records by several pastors. There is a copy in the State Library.

    Coventry. Congregational.

    first Congregational Church, South Coventry. Organized 1712; incorporated, 1901.

    Church and Society records — Dates not given.

    Record of marriages, 1763-1794. Bill of mortality, 1763-1844;

    1782 . Other records give deaths of church members and

    age from 1845 to 1906.

    The History of Litchfield, Conn. 1720 - 1920 - Google Books Result

    by Alain C. White - 2006 - Reference
    Originally, Bantam Falls and Bradleyville were divided like the rest of the ... It was located opposite the Bantam Burying Ground, and completed in 1797. ...
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    A JUDD NORTHROP GENEALOGY

    AMOS ISSUES


    AMOS BRIEF TIMELINE-CENSUS

    FAMILY NAMES

    NEIGHBOR NAMES

    DETAILED TIMELINE

    MAP 1766

    MAP 1777

    MAP 1780


    MAP 1829

    MAP WOODVILLE ROADS

    MAP WOODVILLE SATELLITE

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    Amos
    Parent / Name
    Speculations



    Amos may have been a farmer, shoemaker (his eldest son Alvin was a shoemaker) or in a profession related to leather

    Chatham, NY reported as birthplace is suspicious. May be Chatham, CT (Alvords) or wrong Northrop line.

    Names WITH connections - Amos, Burr

    Names with possible connections - Gerrit, George, Fenn, Elmore, Winthrop, Blaine, Anzonetta /Antoinetta

    Amos had 2 known children but possibly more.

    Amos might have even spent some time in Berkshire County, MA.

     

     

     

    Did you know -
    There are 3,967 people in the U.S. with the last name Northrop.

    Statistically the 8512th most popular last name.


    There are 4,272 people in the U.S. with the last name Northrup.

    Statistically the 8013th most popular last name.
    from

    How many of me


    There are fewer than 1,526 people in the U.S. with the first name Northrop. The estimate for this name is not absolute.

    There are fewer than 1,526 people in the U.S. with the first name Northrup. The estimate for this name is not absolute.


    deed from the Ramapoo Tribe of Indians and their associates to the proprietors, viz. : John Belden, Samuel Keeler, Sen., Matthias Saint John, Benjamin Hickcock, John Beebee, Samuel Saint John, Mathew Seamor, James Brown, Benjamin Wilson, Joseph Birch- ard, John Whitne, Sen., John Bouton, Joseph Keeler, Samuel Smith, Junior, Jonathan Stevens, Daniel Olmstead, Richard Olmstead, John Sturtevant, Samuel Keeler, Junior, Joseph Bouton, Jonathan Rockwell, Edward Waring, Joseph Whitne, Daniel Olmstead, Thomas Hyatt, James Benedick, Joseph Crampton, Ebenezer Sension, Matthias Saint John, all of the Town of Norwalk in ye County of Fairfield in her Majesties Colony of Connecticut, in New England, and Thomas Smith, Thomas Canfield and Samuel Smith of ye Town of Milford in ye County of New Haven a 30th day of September in ye seventh year of the reign of our Sovereign Lady, Anne, Queen of England, and in the Year of our Lord God 1708.

    14. Norwalk, settled 1649; incorporated Sept., 1651, "Norwaukee shall bee a townee," Algonkin noyank, point of land, or more probably from the Indian name, "Naramauke."

    ejnorthrop damnedcomputer.com                 #BEAD75

    This home on Pequot Avenue, Southport, Connecticut is a recently restored example of the Northrop Brothers fine carpentry and building in the Southport-Greeens Farms area.

    Image Courtesy of David Parker Associates

    Probably close to Litchfield -New Milford Turnpike Route 202

    underground railway in Litchfield County http://www.skyweb.net/~channy/URR.html

    • This may be Marjorie Northrop Rutili I think the connection may be through the Ives side, but it might be through both sides. Seems to me I remember Dad (Alvin J.) mentioning relatives in Danbury and maybe an Aunt Emma.
    • ID: I1633
    • Name: Ernest Weeks NORTHROP
    • Grocer at B. Hawley & Co.
    • Residence: Stepney, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
    • Residence: Bridgeport, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
      Father: Joseph Henry Ives b: 27 AUG 1848 in Danbury, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
      Mother: Emma Frances Comes b: 16 JUL 1860 in Danbury, Fairfield Co., Connecticut

      Marriage 1 Bessie Lucinda IVES b: 14 Aug 1885 in Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut Married: ABT 1906Children (traces back to John Ives and Mary Hall.)
      1. Has No Children Marjorie C NORTHROP b: 22 Nov 1908
      2. Has Children Russell Edgar NORTHROP b: 5 Feb 1923

      Sources:
      1. Repository: Name: Kay Lewis Baker
        Provo, Utah 84604
        Title: Michael Northrup--E-mail
        Publication: <m-northrup@nwu.edu>
        Note: Data received 5 Feb 2000.

     

    TIMELINE comprehensive
    Goshen settlers     1738 A good many settlers were attracted to Goshen in 1738 (spring) in the expectation that it would bemade the county seat. when a county should be formed; an expectation justified by its entral position in the county, but which in the event was destined to be disappoinyed.
          ~ 1750 Newtown was known as "An important crossroads throughout its early history" Wickipedia
    French and Indian War,     1755-1769  
    dau in law, Rachel Ives later marries Amos Northrop prob Wallingford/Cheshire   BORN ~ 1775 or 1780 A Judd Northrup
    Danbury Burned
        1777  
    Amos Northrop born Isaac ~ 44 BORN 1778-1780 (Children of Isaac Probably others?.) Note in A Judd Northrop
    moving West for Security?     1778 John Jay book mentions that he and hiw wife moved 40 mi. w of kent to fishkill for a short while stating it not as pleasant or conveninent, while more secure and even that is not certain.
    Major Garrit     1779? A Major Garrit who was Majr of a Regiment was killed in the Wyoming Battle. ...The Company as I stated was commanded by a Capt. Mc Characan [sic] & he was killed in the Wyoming Battle.
    Town of Washington (New Preston & Judea) incorporated 1799     1799 74. Washington, incorporated and taken from Kent, Litchfield, New Milford and Woodbury, Jan., 1779; named named in honor of General George Washington, who traveled through the area several times during wartime Formerly parishes of Judea and New Preston. The lines changed again later and apparent move from Warren to Washington is likely to be a change in town lines It encompasses the following Villages: Washington Depot, Washington (or Washington Green), New Preston, Marbledale. Formerly parishes of Judea and New Preston.

    For many years, Washington was principally a farming community. Among early local industries were ironworks and quarries as well as small mills and factories run by waterpower along the Shepaug and Aspetuck Rivers.
    Brookfield becomes a town   BROOKFIED 1780 A part of the town was set off from Newtown & others to form part of the town of Brookfield
    Newtown French General Rochambeau and his troops encamped here in 1781 on their way to the siege of Yorktown, Virginia, which ended the Revolution.
    Isaac ~ 47
    Amos ~ 3
    REVOLUTION 1781 Wickipedia
    Litchfield area     1784 -1834

    Unlike many Connecticut towns, Litchfield prospered during the Revolution. While Connecticut's coastal and river towns were under constant attack by British forces, and while New York City was occupied by the British, Litchfield became a major "safe town" of the Continental forces. The main roads from Hartford and Southern Connecticut to the Hudson Valley ran through Litchfield and most of the provisions and munitions for the Continental Army beyond the Hudson followed this route. Litchfield became a chief depot for military stores and a safe place to jail Loyalist prisoners.

    The fifty years between 1784 and 1834 are known as Litchfield's "Golden Age". During these years, the town was an active, growing urban center. Local merchants made fortunes in the China trade, small industries were developed, and by 1810 the central village contained 125 houses, shops and public buildings. The town had an active artisan community with goldsmiths, carpenters, hatters, carriage makers, joiners, cabinet makers, saddlers, blacksmiths, potters and other craftsmen all located within the central village.

    from http://www.litchfieldct.com/twn/history.html

    The iron works thrived in the mid-1800s, but the ore petered out.Dairy farming was the principal occupation in Kent from the early 1800s until the 1950s

    Warren made a town      

    May, 1786; taken from Kent

    Transportation     ~ 1790 -1802 Amos Bronson's second son, Noah Miles, was a man of strong mind and of a public spirit. He built the turnpike road along the banks of the Naugatuck to Salem Bridge in Waterbury, connecting there with the turnpike road to New Haven and with the road to Derby Landing (prob started around 1790) . The building of this road through its length was thought an undertaking of no ordinary kind in those days. It was not completed until 1802. Before this time in passing from Jericho to Waterbury, after the Revolution, one was obliged to ford the stream four or five times and remove from twenty-five to thirty sets of bars.
    Warren, Washington, Litchfield     1792 A 1792 map shows Mt tom as the point where Warren, Washington and Litchfield meet making
    Woodville section in warren at an earlier date.
    GARRET IVES   BORN March 19, 1794 GARRET IVES, b. March 19, 1794. son of Aner and Rachel -- neighbors and indirect relatives to Rachel and Amos Possible source for Garritt's name?
    Elijah Northrop   CENSUS 1800
    Washington, CT
    CENSUS 11010 12010 00
    Amos Northrop matches A Judd info for ages and location mentioned Kent, CT   CENSUS 1800 CENSUS
    Amos marries Rachel Ives   MARRIES   ?
    Amos ' son Alvin Northrop born (Amos about 25 Rachel about 28 ) later census check ny or ct Chatham NY or ??? (Alvin's 1870 census says born NY)   BORN 4/15/1803 A Judd Northrop
    Sarah Wakeman Alvord b: 25 MAY 1809 in Kent     1809  
    No Amos only Thomas g Northrup in Kent   Kent Ct Census 1810 CENSUS
    woodbridge
    00001 00001
    Woodville, Washington     1811 1811 map puts Woodville area within Washington with a distinct jag upwards
    Amos's son Gerrit Northrop born (Alvin about age 9 Amos 34, Rachel 37)Chatham, NY NO HIS CEnsus says CT   BORN 8/9/1812 A Judd Northrop
            Elizabeth Cady Stanton (November 12, 1815October 26, 1902 (daughter of Judge Daniel Cady Elizabeth Smith CADY b: 12 Nov 1815 in Johnstown, New York, USA)
      Plymouth (maybe other locations?)   1815 September 1815 year of the dystentery scourge
    Job Northrop and Susan Cady Northrop     between 1816 and 1817 Move to Sharon CT from Chatham, NY. None of the children listed are named Amos. NORTHROP, Adeline, dau. of Job and Susan, b. July 8, 1816, d. June 26, 1817. in Ellsworth Sharon (charon) burying ground.
    Amos Northrup
    one male under 10, one male 18-26, one male 26-45, one female 26-45, one female 45 and over, 3 engaged in agriculture Alvin about 17, Gerrit about 8
    Kent, CT
      CENSUS 1820 CENSUS
    Alvin Northrop prob with Amos   1823 Kent CT date of leather purse
    Sarah Northrop Ridge Cherokee   1824 Cornwall Sarah (Sally) m. to John Ridge
    Wallace & Northrop(Isaac) now just Wallace   1824    
    Waite Northrop probate   1825 Brookfield  
    Amos' son Alvin married Alvin age 23, Amos Kent,   MARRIES July 2, 1826 x
    Northrop Lydia w of Isaac   DIES Mar 11, 1828
    middlebury, CT
    d Mar 11, 1828 age 81 yrs from records of Middlebury, CT (Hale Collection
    Amos 52, Alvin age 27 Rachel Kent   CENSUS 1830 CENSUS

    Julia Burr Northrop d. Alvin b. Nov. 28, 1832, Kent, Conn

    Alvin in Kent   1832  
    Francis, b. June 4,1835, Kent ; d. July 9,1837 Alvin in Kent   1835  
    William Fenn, b. Nov. 6, 1836, Kent. Alvin in Kent   1836  
    Frances Josephine, b. Aug. 20, 1838, Kent Alvin in Kent   1838  
    Gerrit's son James Edward Northrop Amos age 62, Alvin age 37 Warren, CT   BORN Jan. 26, 1839, A Judd Northrop
    Alvin Northrop of Kent Alvin in Kent   1835 other date in leather purse
    Cornwall CT census     1840 1840 census cornwall beardsley, beach jon jennings, smith,
    Drake Northrop (son of Enos and Naomi Bishop)
    , Albert Northrop, Clark, Theidire Ives, Isaac Marsh (George b. Cornwall 1844)
    Amos Age No Census Available online where ??   CENSUS 1840 CENSUS
    Alvin as separate household appears to be next to Garry Warren   1840  
    George Elmore, b. Feb. 17,1844, Cornwall, Conn Alvin in Cornwall   1844  
    Gerrit's son Charles Alvin Northrop, b. ( Amos age , Alvin age 43) BORN July 6,1886 prob shd be 1846   BORN 1846 A Judd Northrop posibly lost at sea
    Gerrit's dau, Eliza Ann Northrop (Alvin Age 44, Amos Age 69 ) BORNDec. 7, 1847   BORN 1847 A Judd Northrop later living at milton litchfield, ct
    Louisa Azonetta, b. Apr. 12, 1850, Westport Alvin In Westport   1850  
    Amos Age 72, Alvin age 47 where?   CENSUS 1850 CENSUS
    Amos Northrop aged 69   DIES 5/19/1855 means birth of about 1786?? fm History of Ancient Woodbury deaths in Washington, CT
    Amos Dies age 80, Alvin is 55   DIES 5/16/1858
    Warren, CT
    A Judd Northrop
    CENSUS Garry Northrop? Gerrit? 1860 WASHINGTON,CT Farm Laborer
    CENSUS Julia Northrop 1860 NEW PRESTON, CT/WASHINGTON School Teacher
    Gerry (Gerrit) Northrop farm laborer $100 personal 47 CENSUS 1860 Woodville, Washington, CT CENSUS
    1810 Jerry Ridgefield 200100211
    Betsy Northrop 48 CENSUS 1860 Woodville, Washington, CT CENSUS
    Eliza Ann 13 CENSUS 1860 Woodville, Washington, CT CENSUS
    Sally Millard 1000 RE Gerry motherin law 68 CENSUS 1860 Woodville, Washington, CT CENSUS
        CENSUS 1860 Woodville, Washington, CT CENSUS
    dau in law, Rachel Ives        
             

    1790 Census free white males over 16; free white males under 16; women of all ages; "all other free people"; and slaves - 5 columns

     

     

    Detailed Census Listings

    Census Year Census Location - Amos Estimate Birth years Age stated in census approximate Age
    1790 Washington, CT 1776-1780   ~10-14
    1790 Washington, CT Older Amos Northrop      
    1790 Washington, CT Older Elijah Northrop      
    1800 Kent 1774-1786   ~22
    1810 New Milford or Maybe Vermont? or living with someone else 1775-1784   ~32
    1820 Kent 1775- 1794   ~42
    1830 Kent 1780-1790   ~52
    1840 Warren 1770-1780   ~62
    1850 Washington 1774 + stated age 71 ~72
    1850 Kent pauper -another Amos?? 1772 78  

    1790 JOSEPH LITCHFIELD

    AMOS (OLDER) 1790 WASHINGTON, CT

    one male 16 or over (born 1774 or earlier -- prob at least 22 ~ born 1768 or earlier), 2 males under 16, 2 females

    ELIJAH NORTHROP 1790 WASHINGTON, CT (OLDER)

    Also 1800 Washington, CT 11010/12010

    1820 Lenox mass next to Allen Northrop

    ? maybe Elijah (Joseph4, Joseph3, Joseph2, Joseph1) b.April 10, 1750

    196 ELIJAH8 NORTHRUP (Elijah*, Joseph*, Joseph*, Joseph2, Joseph1), b. Apr. 11, 1778, Lenox, Mass. Fanner. M. March 8, 1803, Laura Millard, of Pittsfield, Mass. He d. 1844, at Deansville, Oneida Co., N. Y.

    i ElizaT, b. July 21, 1803: d. March 5, 1804. ii Lucius Millard, b. Nov. 17, 1805.
    iii Lucy Park, b. Nov. 17, 1805; m. Oct. 7, 1827, John Campbell, of Homer, N. Y. ; d., leaving s. John.
    443 iv William, b. 1807, Manlius, N. Y.
    v Aurelia, b. 1811 : m. Joseph Alexander; d. 1878.
    vi Jane, b. 1817 ; m., 1st, James Babcock, and had James and another child; m., 2d, George Babcock, and had 3 children, of whom Mary and Emeline are (1887) living. 443a vii Royal M., b. 1819, Lenox, Mass.

    Elijah of Washington, CT (1790 census) is supported as Revolutionary Veteran by

    Honor Roll OF Litchfield County Revolutionary Soldiers Josephine Ellis Richards, Editor PUBLISHED BY Mary Floyd Tallmadge Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution Litchfield, Conn. 1912
    Town of: Washington

    Applicants for pensions from Washington:

    Clark, John 3rd
    Crain, Nathaniel
    Fenn, David

  • ID: I23073
  • Name: mary BRADLEY
  • Birth: 5 AUG 1750
  • Death: 1832

    Father: timothy BRADLEY
    Mother: mary (mercy)(marcy) BALDWIN b: 1 NOV 1724

    Marriage 1 aaron FENN SR. b: 20 NOV 1746 in milford, ct.Married: 15 MAR 1770 in woodbridge, ct.Children
    1. lyman FENN b: 26 AUG 1770
    2. sally FENN b: 9 DEC 1771
    3. aaron FENN JR. b: 20 DEC 1772
    4. erastus FENN b: 29 DEC 1781
    5. polly FENN b: 13 AUG 1785
    6. david FENN b: 12 NOV 1787
    7. jeremiah FENN
    8. Mary FENN b: 5 OCT 1779 in Plymouth, Connecticut, USA
  • Marriage of aaron Fenn of Northbury to Mary Bradley March 16th 1770 and

    William Oatman of Ripton m. Phebe Elmore May 26, 1756 and

    Job Hawley formerly of Stratford m Anna Elmer of Ripton March 2, 1760 from

    Early Connecticut marriages as found on ancient church records ..., Volume 7  By Frederic William Bailey
    Guthrie, James
    Hall, John
    Hamlin, Cornelius, perhaps served from Sharon.
    Hull, John"
    Northrop, Elijah
    Platt, John
    Trowbridge, Elihu

    July 4th 1809 Col Elijah Northrop in Lenox, MA History of Lenox and Richmond

    from same book
    Representatives from Lenox Elijah Northrop, 1803
    Also served Elijah Northrop, 1817

    Lenox Soldiers in the Revolution.
    Job Northrop,
    Caleb Northrop,
    Elijah Northrup.

    Samuel Northrop removed his family from Salisbury, Conn., to Lenox, in 1770, when his daughter Phebe was but three years of age, coming with an ox team most of the distance, but at times being obliged to travel on horseback by the guidance of marked trees. Samuel located on East street. He died in 1786, aged 42 years. Col. Elijah Northrop, a younger brother of Samuel, accompanied him to Lenox, and erected a house next south of his brother on the place now owned by Thomas Sedgwick, which house was used as a tavern during the Revolutionary war, and is one of the oldest houses in the place. Col. Northrop died in 1832, at the age of eighty-two. During the Revolution, Indians and wild game were plenty, and often troublesome. Mr. Northrop used to relate that on one occasion he and others killed three bears close to his house. At another time he had killed a deer and brought it into the house, when an Indian called and claimed it, as he had followed it all day. It was finally decided to give it to the "child of the forest."

    GaAZETTEER OF bERKSHIRE cOUNTY

    Revolutionary Soldiers
    Becket, MA
    Job and Samuel Northrop
    Lanesborough
    Stephen Northrop, Thomas Northrop
    Lee and Lenox
    Job Northrop
    Sheffield
    Jacob Northrop, JoelNorthrop
    Stockbridge
    Thomas Northrop
    Tyringham
    Amos Northrop

    Lenox state representative Elijah Northrop 1817

    History of Berkshire County, Massachusetts - Vol. 1

    " JOSEPH1 NORTHRUP (Joseph3, Joseph*, Joseph1), b. May 11, 1716, Ridgefield; m. Aug. 9, 1738 (recorded at Ridgefield), Allyn Hayes (dau. of James Hayes, of Norwalk, Conn., who had: (1) Eunice, m. John St. John; (2) Mary, m. Isaac Sherwood, Jr.; (3) Rachel, m. Samuel Gates; (4) Allyn, m. Joseph Northrup). She d. Sept. 12, 1748, aged 66. He d. Sept. 23, 1785. Both buried at Salisbury, Conn. Children b. at Ridgefield "

    The History of Litchfield, Conn. 1720 - 1920 - Google Books Result

    by Alain C. White - 2006 - Reference
    ... by the harnessing of the Bantam Falls does the work of great bodies of men. ... 4 From The History of the Town of Litchfield, Connecticut 1720-, ...
    books.google.com/books?isbn=0976634279... - by bantam lake litchfield
    by 1892 part of early bethany was woodbridge
    [PDF]

    Homer RIGGS & Mary Esther DAVIS

    File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML
    Nest, Echo Rock, Panther Den Hollow, Rattlesnake Peak and the Devil's Jump. ..... Commenced going to school to Mr. Northrop. Thomas Johnson ...
    www.our-oxford.info/june/riggs-on-oxford-past-net.pdf - Similar -

    site with reference to Gideon Northrup

    References to link to

    Another possibility is an undocumented son of George Northrop. There is a record of George having an earlier marriage to a "Miss Kimberly" before his marriage to Mary Kimberly perhaps a sister or cousin to Mary. She would have died before 1782. Amos' reported DOB is 1778, so this could be possible. "Miss Kimberly" would likely have a date of birth of about 1760 or earlier. (at least age 18 when he was born).

    There are several points that would support this option. The name George -- Amos named his son George -- and the fact that he is a shoemaker. Amos' son Alvin worked with leather making shoes harnesses etc. as well as farming. We don't know what Amos did, but he probably farmed and may have been a shoemaker as well.

    • ID: I08649
    • Name: George Northrop 1 2 3
    • ALIA: George * /Northrup/
    • Birth: 21 MAR 1754 in Newtown, Fairfield Co., Connecticut 2
    • Death: 11 AUG 1821 in Newtown, Fairfield Co., Connecticut 2
    • Occupation: Shoemaker, Newtown, Connecticut
    • Residence: Newtown, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
    • ADDR: Newtown, Fairfield Co. Connecticut
      **************
    • ID: I08649
    • Name: George Northrop 1 2 3
    • ALIA: George * /Northrup/
    • Birth: 21 MAR 1754 in Newtown, Fairfield Co., Connecticut 2
    • Death: 11 AUG 1821 in Newtown, Fairfield Co., Connecticut 2
    • Occupation: Shoemaker, Newtown, Connecticut
    • Residence: Newtown, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
    • ADDR: Newtown, Fairfield Co. Connecticut U. S. A.
      Father: Jonathan Northrup )John ,Jeremiah,Joseph) b: 3 MAR 1714/15 in Milford, New Haven Co., Connecticut
      Mother: Ruth Booth b: ABT. 1717
      Marriage 1 Mary Kimberly b: ABT. 1760
      • Married: 28 OCT 1782 in Newtown, Fairfield Co., Connecticut 2
        IT IS POSSIBLE THERE COULD HAVE BEEN AN EARLIER CHILD and EARLIER MARRIAGE
      Children
      1. Has Children Jonathan Northrop b: 5 AUG 1783 in Newtown, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
      2. Has Children Anna Northrop b: 16 APR 1785 in Newtown, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
      3. Has No Children Phoebe Northrop b: 28 DEC 1786 in Newtown, Fairfield Co., Connecticut

      Marriage 2 Anna Booth b: 29 OCT 1768 in Newtown, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
      • Married: 21 MAY 1789 in Newtown, Fairfield Co., Connecticut 2
      Children
      1. Has Children Booth Northrop b: 8 JAN 1790 in Newtown, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
      2. Has Children Elijah Booth Northrop b: 10 FEB 1791 in Newtown, Fairfield Co., Connecticut ** Elijah B. came to Pine Plains, NY in 1815, carpenter, introduced the system of "the square rule" in framing
      3. Has Children Ziba Booth Northrop b: 15 JUL 1792 in Newtown, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
      4. Has Children Philo Booth Northrop b: 23 NOV 1793 in Newtown, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
      5. Has Children Nicholas Booth Northrop b: 11 MAR 1795 in Newtown, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
      6. Has Children Phoebe Booth Northrop b: 29 OCT 1796 in Newtown, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
      7. Has Children Lucy Ann Booth Northrop b: 14 JUN 1800 in Newtown, Fairfield Co., Connecticut

    Event(s)
    Birth:  21 Mar 1754  Newton, Fairfield, Conn 
    Death:  11 Aug 1821  Newton, Fairfield, Conn 
    Parents
    Father: Jonathan NORTHROP (AFN: RMG3-9H) Family
    Mother: Ruth BOOTH (AFN: XZP8-MH)
    Marriage(s)
    Spouse: (Miss) KIMBERLY (AFN: 1Q0Z-B6H) Family
    Marriage: Abt 1774
    Spouse: Mary KIMBERLY (AFN: 1BZ1-CZQ) Family
    Marriage: 28 Oct 1782

    Ann, Anna Abrigail Abiah, ELizabeth, Esther, Hanah, Hannah, Jane, Katharine,Lauranna, Lois, Mabel, Mary, Mary Osborne,Phebe, Prudence, Ruth, Sabra, Sarah, Susanna are names of Kimberlys within a plausible date range.

    Name: Mary Kimberly 1
    Birth: BEF 31 AUG 1760
    Father: Abraham Kimberly b: 6 JAN 1738/39 in Newtown, CT
    Mother: Tamar Bennett b: ABT 1738
    Spouse: (Miss) BOOTH (AFN: 1Q0Z-B7P) Family
    Marriage: 
    George Northrop 1790 Newtown 12300 amos about 12 if birth is correct

    • George Northrup 1800 Newtown 41001000201- about 22
      George Northrop 1810 Newtown 0130102010
      Millard file has mention of both Northrup and Waldo http://www.geocities.com/heartland/garden/7021/genfam/mm6.html

    Elihu Alverd (Alvord) is in Litchfield prob same part of town in 1790.
    ID:
    I265
    Name: Joseph Northrop 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
    Birth: 20 MAR 1742 in Ridgefield, Fairfield Co., CT 9 10 3 11 6 7
    Death: 25 APR 1812 in Salisbury, Litchfield Co., CT 2 11 12 8
    Burial: Chapinville Cemetery, Salisbury, Litchfield Co., CT 8
    Note: 2 PS in CT Military.
    Note: 7 Joseph, son of Joseph & Allen NORTHRUP, b. 20 Mar 1742/
    Note: 8 Northrup, Mr. Joseph, d. Apr. 25, 1812, in 71th y.
    Father: Joseph Northrop b: 11 MAY 1716 in Ridgefield, Fairfield Co., CT
    Mother: Allyn Hayes b: 5 AUG 1718 in Ridgefield, Fairfield Co., CT
    Marriage 1 Mary Jewell b: 23 AUG 1743 in Cornwall, Litchfield Co., CT Married: ABT 1765 in Salisbury, Litchfield Co., CT 13

    Children

    Joseph Northrop married mary jewel of cornwall ct descendants may have been in cornwall 1844 for George's birth

    78 JOSEPH0 NORTHRUP (Joseph*, Joseph3, Joseph1, Joseph1),
    b. March 20, 1742, Ridgefield; m. Mary Jewell (b. Aug. 23, 1743,
    Cornwall, Conn., and d. March 23, 1823, Salisbury, Conn.). D. Apr. 25, 1812.

    190 i Joseph«, b. March 25, 1769.
    ii Eunice, b. ; m. Cole.
    191 iii Abner, b. Nov. 29, 1777, Salisbury, Conn.
    192 iv Stephen.
    v Abi, b. ; m. Levi Weed.
    vi Hannah, b. ; m. Mr. Ferry.

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    Surname GivenName Age Sex Race Birthplace State County Location Year
    NORTROP JOSEPH         CT LITCHFIELD SALISBURY 1810

    ID: I265
    Name: Joseph Northrop 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
    Sex: M
    Birth: 20 MAR 1742 in Ridgefield, Fairfield Co., CT 9 10 3 11 6 7
    Death: 25 APR 1812 in Salisbury, Litchfield Co., CT 2 11 12 8
    Burial: Chapinville Cemetery, Salisbury, Litchfield Co., CT 8
    Note: 2 PS in CT Military.
    Note: 7 Joseph, son of Joseph & Allen NORTHRUP, b. 20 Mar 1742/
    Note: 8 Northrup, Mr. Joseph, d. Apr. 25, 1812, in 71th y.
    Change Date: 29 NOV 2005
    Father: Joseph Northrop b: 11 MAY 1716 in Ridgefield, Fairfield Co., CT
    Mother: Allyn Hayes b: 5 AUG 1718 in Ridgefield, Fairfield Co., CT
    Marriage 1 Mary Jewell b: 23 AUG 1743 in Cornwall, Litchfield Co., CT Married: ABT 1765 in Salisbury, Litchfield Co., CT 13
    Children

    Has No Children Mary Northrup b: 17 FEB 1765 in Salisbury, Litchfield Co., CT
    Has No Children Abi Northrup b: 13 FEB 1767
    Has Children Joseph Northrup b: 25 MAR 1769 in Salisbury, Litchfield Co., CT
    Has No Children Abigail Northrup b: 19 FEB 1771 in Salisbury, Litchfield Co., CT
    Has No Children Eunice Northrup b: 9 MAR 1773 in Salisbury, Litchfield Co., CT
    Has No Children Hannah Northrup b: 2 OCT 1775 in Salisbury, Litchfield Co., CT
    Has Children Abner Northrup b: 29 NOV 1777 in Salisbury, Litchfield Co., CT
    Has Children Stephen Northrup b: 26 SEP 1780 in Salisbury, Litchfield Co., CT
    Has No Children Heman Northrup
    ----
    July 1835 George Dibble Dies age 80 in Cornwall

    ID: I2043
    Name: Amos Northrup 1 prob some connection to Betts & Northrop in Georgetown, CT
    Sex: M 2
    Birth: 25 JUN 1815 in Ridgefield, Fairfield Co., CT 1
    Occupation: carpenter 1
    Note: 1 Had 2 children. He settled in Ridgefield, where his children were born.
    Father: Philip Northrup b: 9 OCT 1785 in Ridgefield, Fairfield Co., CT
    Mother: Hepsey Mead b: 23 JAN 1787 in Ridgefield, Fairfield Co., CT
    Marriage 1 Eliza Ann Betts b: 15 MAY 1818 in Pound Ridge, Westchester Co., NY Married: 29 NOV 1839 in Pound Ridge, Westchester Co., NY 1
    Children

    Has Children Charles Betts Northrup b: 10 JAN 1839 in Ridgefield, Fairfield Co., CT
    Has No Children James Eli Northrup b: 11 NOV 1840 in Ridgefield, Fairfield Co., CT

    786 CHARLES BETTS" NORTHRUP (Amos1, Philip", Josiah*, Aaron*, Joseph*, Joseph", Joseph1), b. Jan. 10, 1889, Ridgefield, Conn. ; m. Aug. 1, 1865, Vineland, N. J., Lucy Ann, dau. of Alexander and Harriet Humphrey (Gray) Smith, who was b. Oct. 9, 1844, Dover, 0. In Vineland for awhile and removed to Ridgefield, Conn.
    i Caroline", b. Apr. 28, 1866, Vineland, N. J.
    n Rebecca, b. Oct. 14, 1867, Ridgefield.

    787 REV. CHARLES' ADDISON NORTHROP (Rev. C. A. Northrop) (Benjamin Keeler1, Cyrus*, Josiah*, Aaron*, Joseph3, Joseph1, Joseph1), b. March SI, 1850, Ridgefield, Conn. Educated at Williston Seminary, Massachusetts, and graduated at Yale College 18—, and from Union Theological Seminary, New York City, 18—. Pastor of First Congregational Church, Norwichtown, Conn. (1889). M. Nov. 10, 1879, Charlotte E. Huributt, of Georgetown, Fairfield Co., Conn.

    i Christina Louisa*, b. March 19, 1881, Litchfield, Mich,
    ii Enid Hawley, b. May 6, 1888, Jewett City, Conn,
    iii Florence Vivien, b. Nov. 14, 1886, Norwich, Conn,
    iv Ruth Katherine, b. July 18,1888, Norwich, Conn.
    v Addison Hurlburt, b. Sept. 10,1890.
    vi Marion Ethel, b. July 22, 1892.

    ISAAC APPEARS IN 1790 census for woodbridge and have people living with him

    • In 1790 12400 one male 16 and up, 2 males under 16 [~1775-1790], 4 females perhaps 2 sons, 3 daughters?
    • Richard Baldwin (s/o Theophilus BALDWIN) , Isaac Northrop,Enoch Baldwin m Sarah Pierson (s/o Timothy Baldwin), Charles Baldwin (s/o Sylvanus BALDWIN )

    • ID: I1972
    • Name: Isaac Northrup 1 2 3 4
    • Sex: M 5
    • Birth: 28 MAR 1760 in Woodbridge, New Haven Co., CT 6 7 2 8
    • Death: 19 FEB 1841 in Woodbridge, New Haven Co., CT 9 10 11 12 13
    • Note: 14 A.J. Northrup asks in his book "Did he have a wife Hannah?" No other researcher has found any wife for him yet. No children either. His obit makes no mention of a wife or children, but does mention he was a pensioner. [1840 head of household William Hargee]
    • Note: 4 Mar 3, 1841, Vol III, No. 27 (131) Died - In Woodbridge, Con., on the 19th ult., Lieut. Isaac Northrop, age 81; a revolutionary pensioner, and late one of the nine surviving officers of the Connecticut Line.
    • Change Date: 16 JUN 2005

      Father: Job Northrup b: 25 APR 1731 in Amity, Woodbridge, New Haven Co., CT
      Mother: Violet Peck b: 28 MAY 1735 in Newtown, Fairfield Co., CT
    • Isaac 1800 Woodbridge 21010 12110
    • Isaac 1810 none besides Isaac Ridgefield. There is one in VT

    ENOCH NORTHROP APPEARS IN 1790 Woodbury census

    Other Woodbury Benedict, Beach, Blakesley Booth, Castle, Clark, Canfield, Ives Asa, Aner 1, 2, Osborn, Perry, Smith (incl. Amos Smith), Terrill,

    • ID: I08199
    • Name: Enoch Northrup 1 2 3
    • Sex: M
    • Birth: ABT. 1759 in Washington Co., Connecticut 2
    • Death: UNKNOWN
    • Event: Legal Documents Enoch served as the Executor of his father's estate.
    • Residence: Removed to Woodbury, Litchfield Co., Connecticut

      Father: Samuel Northrup III b: 9 JUN 1718 in Milford, New Haven Co., Connecticut Married: 10 JUN 1746 in New Milford, Litchfield Co., CT 1

    • Mother: Lydia Thomas b: ABT. 1723 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut
      Marriage 1 Spouse Unknown
      Children
      1. Has No Children Mary Northrup b: ABT. 1782
      2. Has No Children Irene Northrup b: ABT. 1784
      3. Has No Children Charlotte Northrup b: ABT. 1786 Death: UNKNOWN m. John Bassett b: ABT. 1784Birth: ABT. 1784 Death: UNKNOWN Residence: Hamden, Delaware Co., New York
      Enoch 1800 Census

    NORTHROP ENOCH    CT LITCHFIELD WOODBURY 1800
    20010/11111
    NORTHROP ENOCH    CT LITCHFIELD WOODBURY 1810
    01101/01410

    ID: I03791
    Name: Samuel Northrup III 1 2 3 4 5
    Birth: 9 JUN 1718 in Milford, New Haven Co., Connecticut 2 =
    Death: BEF. 1787
    Will: 1787 Samuel's estate settled. He spelled his name "Samuel Northrop" in his will. 2
    ADDR: Washington Connecticut
    Father: Samuel Northrup , Jr. b: ABT. JUN 1687 in Milford, Connecticut
    Mother: Sarah Andrews b: ABT. SEP 1688
    Marriage 1 Lydia Thomas b: ABT. 1723 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut Death: 10 DEC 1814 in Washington Co., Connecticut 2

    Married: 10 JUN 1746 in New Milford, Connecticut 2
    Children

    Has No Children Lydia Northrup b: 22 OCT 1747 in Washington Co., Connecticut
    Has No Children Samuel Northrup b: 1 APR 1749
    Has No Children Phoebe Northrup b: ABT. 1751 in Washington Co., Connecticut
    Has No Children Samuel Northrup b: ABT. 1753
    Has No Children Samuel Northrup b: 18 OCT 1755 in Washington Co., Connecticut
    Has Children Samuel Northrup IV b: ABT. 1757 in Milford Township, Connecticut
    Has Children Enoch Northrup b: ABT. 1759 in Washington Co., Connecticut
    Has Children Elijah Northrup b: ABT. 1761 in Washington Co., Connecticut
    Could have had more kids?

    marriage Washington Samuel Northrop widow Sarah (Frisbie) Dutton of Bethlehem June 2, 1779

    Woodbridge (Amity), CT marriage
    Simeon Andrus (b. 08 Jul 1758, Southington, CT) & Anna Northrop -- April 12, 1780 (perhaps in Derby in 1790 Census Oxford in 1800 & 1820 & 1830 age 70-80 b~ 1850-60 Census close to Sanfords) (Perhaps dau of Joel 1732 (<Joel 1690< samuel1651 <joseph) and Abigail Camp)
    Abigail Northrop & Lawrence Clinton -- May 20, 1746
    Abigail Northrop & Richard Sperry -- Dec. 9, 1755
    Abigail Northrop & Eli Stilson of Bethlehem -- Feb. 22, 1786
    Abigail Northrop & Joshua Austin of East Haven -- July 25, 1787
    Elizabeth Northrop & Amos Thomas of Bethany -- Oct. 7, 1767
    Hannah Northrop & Elnathan Chatfield of Derby -- Sept. 12, 1754
    Isaac Northrop & Susanna Persons of Derby -- April 20, 1780
    Job Northrop & Cloe Baldwin -- May 3, 1779
    Joel Northrop & Rhoda Hine -- Dec. 2, 1784
    Mary Northrop & Denman Coe of Derby -- Feb. 20, 1781
    Ruth Northrop & Samuel Brisco -- Dec. —, 1746
    Sarah Northrop & Hezekiah Camp of Salisbury -- Nov. 21, 1752

    ELMER? ELMORE CONNECTION TO George Dutton Northrop

    When I told Philip Osofsky that I only knew of two Jewish-owned working farms in Ellsworth: his father’s and the Northrop Farm on Northrup Road that George D. Northrop sold to Morris Schulman in April 1909, Philip said there was one more. That was a very small farm at the foot of Northrup Road, still in Ellsworth, and owned by the Cohen family. 1 He also reported the existence of a few small Jewish-owned family farms that fattened beef cattle and calves. A local Jewish-owned slaughter house provided kosher beef prepared according to ritual law. The soil of the Northwest corner may be thin and rocky Sharon Historical Society

    maybe George Dutton?

    below from http://www.osborne-origins.org/linkrecs/f3957.htm#R4390

    Sarah OSBORN-4383 ;Born: 22 Apr 1779 [2] ;Died: 22 Apr 1843 [2]
    Marr: 19 Dec 1804 Weston, Fairfield Co.,CT[2] Amos NORTHROP-4390

    This Amos is son of Isaac Northrup and Hannah Olmsted( b: 8 Jan 1750) (Hannah Born Milton, CT rootweb ID: I05894 ) of South Salem no birth dates for amos separate file Amos born ABT. 10 APR 1783 South Salem, Westchester Co., New York IS IT POSSIBLE AMOS had a second marriage after the birth of Alvin??? There is a 9 year break between Alvin and Gerrit.

    ridgefield 1900s a couple of northrop references

    Ridgefield, Fairfield Co., CT Deeds

    12/266; Made 3/21/1823, rec. 3/26/1823;  Northrup Osborn (s/o.Gamaliel Osborn 16 AUG 1751 Ridgefield) of North Salem, West Chester Co., NY to Aaron Turner of Phillips Town, Putnam Co., NY;  $50 for his interest in the estate of Jonah Osborn (uncle), dec'd being in Ridgefield, Ridgebury Parish; This is the same land sold by Gamaliel Osborn to Northrup Osborn (father to son)

    13/370; Made 12/4/1816, rec. 2/1/1817;  Martha Osborn of Weston, Fairfield  Co., CT to her three daughters viz. Mabel Morgan, Molly Wakeman, + Sarah Northrup;  Will of her husband Isaac Osborn, dec'd;  Sons Turney and Saml. Osborn.  44/713; Made 7/14/1855, rec. 3/7/1856;  Nathan E. Northrop + wife Sarah M. Northrop, William W. Hoag + wife Hannah C. Hoag of Sherman, Fairfield Co., CT, Francis D. Wanzer + wife Lusia S. Wanzer, Miner Davis + wife Mary Ann    Davis of New Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT to Abraham Osborn of New Milford,    Litchfield Co., CT;  all interest in land of Hannah Osborn at the time of    her decease it being 1/12 part + descended to Sarah M. Northrop, Hannah C.    Hoag, Lusia S. Wanzer, Mary Ann Davis, Susan P. Sherman, + Charles H.    Osborn as heirs of Hannah Osborn dec'd in right of our father Stephen    Osborn, dec'd. 

    osborne Some CT Deeds and Probate Records

    Could there be some connection?
    • ID: I04109
    • Name: Louisa Antoinette JENNINGS 1
    • Birth: 18 NOV 1820 in New York City, New York, New York 1
    • Death: 11 APR 1875 in Southold, Suffolk, New York 1
      Father: Stephen R. JENNINGS b: 1788 in Southold, Suffolk, New York
      Mother: Sophronia CLEVELAND b: 17 FEB 1791 in Newark, Essex, New Jersey

    142 WAITE5 NORTHROP (Waite4, Jeremiah3, Jeremiah2, Joseph1), b. May 2, 1763, Brookfield, Conn.;one source says a first unknown name wife perhaps a Benedict?
    John is a child of that marriage
    Has Children John NORTHRUP (2) b: 1772 in Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut
    m2nd?. July 5, 1787, Jerusha (b. July 26, 1770; d. Nov. 6, 1827), dau. of Thaddeus and Sarah Baldwin, [and sister of Sarah, wife of Waite's brother John]. Waite d. Dec. 6, 1824.
    313 i Elmer Baldwin.6, b. Aug. 12, 1794 Brookfield Marriage 1 Lucy Hawley 4 Dec 1821 kids
    Has Children Mary Amaryllis Northrup b: 5 SEP 1824 in Brookfield, Fairfield Co., CT
    Has Children Elmer Hawley Northrup (ELMER/ELMORE) b: 24 OCT 1828 in Brookfield, Fairfield Co., CT
    d.30 APR 1830 in Brookfield, Fairfield Co., CT 4 1 2 3 Burial: Old South Cemetery, Brookfield, Fairfield Co., CT
    ii Sarah, b. March 23, 1800 Brookfield; m. Jan. 20, 1824, Hiram Fairchild; d. Dec. 20, 1830. One child, Clement P.,b. May 20, 1827, and  . Nov. 28, 1832.
    iii Anna, b. June 27, 1802 Brookfield; m. Apr. 10, 1826, Charles Hawley; d. Neverseov. 13, 1832. Two children: (1) Waite N., (2) Hiram D.

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    143 JOHN5 NORTHROP (Waite4, Jeremiah3, Jeremiah2, Joseph1), b. about 1772; m. Sarah Baldwin (b. March 30, 1777; d. June 21, 1865, Skaneateles, N. Y.),   sister of Jerusha, wife of John's brother Waite; of Brookfield, Conn. Children all b. there. He d. Sept. 9, 1847, "in his 75th year."
    i Lemuel B.6, b. (???), 1799; had dau., Mrs. Carrie Leach, Danbury, Conn.
    ii John H., b. (???), 1801; d. about 1826.
    iii Flora, b. Apr. 6, 1803; m. (???) Dunning; resided at Orange, N. J.
    iv Sarah Ann, b. about 1806; d. about 1813, Brookfield, Conn.
    314 v Burr Benedict, b. May 27, 1809.
    POSSIBLE BROTHER??
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    ELMORE northrop side
    1) Jonathan Northrup b: 3 MAR 1714/15 in Milford>Jonathan Northrup b: 3 MAR 1714/15 in Milford>Joseph Northrop b: 1799 in Peacham, Caledonia Co., VT>John Crosby Northrop & Roxana Porter. 4 JUL 1824 in Peacham, Caledonia Co., Vermont > Elmore F. Northrop b: ABT. 1856 in VT

    2)Jeremiah Northrup Jr b: 1689 in Milford and Hannah Benedict b: 1697 in Milford, >Waite Northrup b: 6 SEP 1730 in Milford and Anne Benedict b: 22 FEB 1730 > John Northrup b: 14 JAN 1772 in Brookfield and Sarah Baldwin b: 30 MAR 1777 in Brookfield >Burr Benedict Northrop b: 27 MAY 1809 in Brookfield and Orilla Maria Benedict b: 16 NOV 1815> Elmore B. Northrop

    3)??> Caleb M Northrop b: 1782 in Cayuga Co., NY and Prisilla b: 1781 in MA>John L. > Elmer S (Elmore S) Northrup

    Revolutionary soldiers of Redding CT has references to a lot of the names inlcuding Elmore

    LEWIS -- William Connection, Methodis Episcopal Connection, Norwalk Connection, Lockwood Connection

    54 EZRA4 NORTHRUP (Jeremiah3, Jeremiah2, Joseph1), b. 1724 or 5; m. Susanna Botsford, dau. of Henry, of Newtown (b. 1736, d. Sept. 24, 1825, aged 89). He d. May 21, 1770, in the 46th year of his age. Was of Brookfield, Conn.
    i Ezra5.
    ii Amos, b. (~1761); gave all his property to his brothers and sisters; distribution, 1808. (Probably unmarried.)
    iii Lucy; m. Robert B. Ruggles.
    iv Hannah; m. Henry5 Peck, Jr. (s. Henry4, Henry3; he m., 1st, Ann Ford; 2d, Mary Northrop, widow of Amos).
    v Phoebe, b. July 20, 1768; m. June 25, 1789, Francis Knapp Benedict, s. of Thomas and Mercy (Knapp) Benedict. (He b. July 7, 1766, and d. Oct. 24, 1848, at Canaan, Conn.) She d. Dec. 19, 1746. Had 10 children, including Amelia, b. Dec. 29, 1792?? who m. Francis Knapp, of Norwalk, Conn.
    vi Matilda; m. Daniel Osborn.

    History Of The Towns Of
    New Milford And Bridgewater, Ct.
    1803 – 1882
    Mygatt Elizabeth; m. Ezra Northrop in 1752.

    Morgan Seelye, b. Aug. 12, 1815 ; m. Sarah, dau. of Ezra Northrop.(connected to Giddings)

    He was by occupation a carpenter and joiner in Bridgeport, Conn.; d.
    They had ch.,
    Elizabeth,
    1n.; Ezra, is a city missionary in New Haven, and
    Carrie.
    Ezra G in Sherman ------------------------

    Newtown's History and Historian, Ezra Levan Johnson

    RELIGION

    MISSION MOVEMENT
    American Home Missionary Society Report 1852
    Directors for Life

    Northrop, В. K., Ridgefleld, Ct perhaps Benjamin Keeler son of Cyrus (carpenter) and Catherine Keeler (She is of Whitney descent, and is recorded in Whitney Genealogy.)
    Northrop, C. 8., Bridgeport, Ct perhaps Charles Sherman son of Nicholas Booth Northrop and Caroline Sherman 1840 Manufactured chairs at Bridgeport, Connecticut 2

    Alvord, N.B. Fairfield, CT

    Ives, Mrs. Lucius Hamden, Ct.
    Ives, Mrs. Lucy, Mount Carmel. Ct.
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    METHODISTS

    Methodists in Ellsworth originally gathered in the home of Joshua Millard, a native of nearby Cornwall.

    J. Thomas Scharf, in his monumental History of Westchester County, New York, L. E. Preston & Co., Philadelphia, 1886 Reprinted by Picton Press, 1992. Vol. 2, p. 493, told of the early days of the Methodist Episcopal Church, . . . circuits were the adopted form of regular pastoral visitations to preaching-points, some being termed "six weeks' circuits," some "four weeks circuits", this being the length of time required by the preacher to fill his various preaching appointments on the circuit and reach his starting-point again.
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    Rev C. A. Northrop pastor from 1878 name changed from methodist protestant to congregational
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    Capt. JOHN5 WOOLSEY RICHARD4, THOMAS3, GEORGE "JORIS"2, GEORGE SR1) was born on 24 May 1731 in Bedford, Westchester, New York. He died on 12 Dec 1815 in Marlborough, Ulster, New York. He was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Marlboro, Ulster, New York. He is the son of Richard Woolsey and Sarah Fowler. He married CHLORINE "CLOE" PECK January 06, 1757 in NY - Salem, Westchester, daughter of PECK. She was born 1731 in CT - Stamford, Fairfield, and died July 27, 1816 in NY - Marlborough, Ulster.

    Dutchess Court
    1812 Smith, James H. "The Churches of Pawling" from History of Dutchess County,
    New York. 1882.
    "The Methodist Society was organized here a few years after the beginning of the present century. The first attempt to build a house of worship was made in the year 1812. Among the early ministers were Revs. Wm Thatcher, Nathan Streathen, Nathan or John Emory, an Irishman by the name of Moriarity, Billy Hibbard,
    Elijah Woolsey, and Beardsley Northrop.

    Baptist Churches

        "The Baptist Church (Cross River) was incorporated March 28, 1842, with Lewis
    Holmes, Abijah Reynolds, Lewis Mead, Titus Reynolds, and Josiah M.Elmore, trustees."

        "In 1830 a Baptist Church was erected in the lower part of Lewisboro, near the present
    residence of Aaron O. Wakeman, by Walker Wakeman, Asa Raymond, Amos Northrop and others. Rev. Ebenezer Raymond preached in this house for a number of years. Other ministers who supplied the pupit there were Elder Flandreau, of New Rochelle; Elder Goldsmith, of Guilford, Conn.; and Rev. Mr. Card, of Cross River.
    Elder Hobby, of Cross River, was the last. In 1870 the church was taken down and the material removed."

    [Source: Scharf's History of Westchester...., Vol. 2, page 559, published 1886.]

    Beardsley Northrop
    Early in life he became a Methodist minister, but later an Episcopalian. Ordained deacon by Bishop Brownell, May 2, 1821, at New Haven, CT; and to priesthood June 5, 1822. Had parishes at Oxford and Trumbull, Fairfield Co., CT; at one time rector of St. Mark's Episcopal Church at Bridgewater, CT; organized Apr. 23, 1810, and lived in many places. In 1798, his parents then living in New Milford, removed to Clinton Co., NY. Died in Utica, Oneida Co., NY where his last parish was.

    Reverand Elijah Woolsey (1771-1850) northrop ME.htm
    parishofoxford 1822
    and many otherlocations in ctandNY
    TOWN OF FENNERFrom “The History of Chenango and Madison Counties, New York”by James H. Smith    (D. Mason & Co. - Syracuse, New York 1880)

    Great Hill United Methodist Church History Timeline
    Great Hill United Methodist Church
    225 Great Hill Road
    Seymour, CT 06483
    Curcuit Riders, Lay pastors and Ordained Clergy

    northrops, osbornes,smiths
    coleman

    1813-1815 preacher on the pittsfield circuit

    Both the era (with the "Great Awakening") and documentation of preaching & church membership suggest religion must have been a subject of much discussion and reflection among the Northrup/Northrop brothers. Congregeations around Connecticut were occupied with who should be allowed in the congregation and whether any of the new branches of thought were acceptable. Meanwhile members were "Falling away" to Quakerism, Methodism and Baptism in all their flavors.

    BRADLEY CHATHAM REFERENCE

    I checked for any kind of Chatham reference CT or NY with all the family names...
    4. John Bradley Jr. m. Sarah Gilbert. 1725, and had Hannah, born 1726; Lois, 1729; John, 1731 ; Reuben, 1733 ; Seth, 1735 ; Miriam, 1737; Enos, 1739 ; Lockwood, 1742 ; Ephraim, 1744; Moses, 1746; Abel, 1750.
    Of these, Seth Bradley, esquire, resided in Greenfield, where he died in 1798. Amongst other sons he (Seth) had Hull, born 1770, and Alton, b. 1778. Hull Bradley, esquire, resided in Greenfield and died there in 1850. Alton removed to Roxbury, Litchfield Co. Conn, and died 1838.
    Eli N. Bradley and other sons & descendants of Alton, reside in Roxbury, others in Chatham, New-York, William in Brooklyn, & Frederick (now deceased) removed to New Haven.

    only one in old fairfield book with Chatham ny or ct

     

    The History of Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut
    Elizabeth Hubbell Schenck

    Perhaps Amos' family was from the Fairfield Redding area just as was David Alvord and family.

    Redding -- Most of the names seen also in Ridgefield and later in Kent and even in Lanesboro MA (1790 Census).

    Revolutionary soldiers of Redding CT Keeler Info

    The History of Redding, Connecticut, from Its First Settlement to the ... By Charles Burr Todd

    Married November 10, 1768 Nathaniel Northrop and Esther Gold (Gould) p 196 [sister sarah married David Turney, Abigail married Richard Nichols, Mary who married Seth Price and Elizabeth perhaps unmarried.

    1767 Nathaniel Nothrop marries Esther Gold (Gould) daughter of Daniel Gold married to Grace daugher of Deacon Stephen Burr lived on where James Lord lived later
    November 9, 1768 Solomon Northrop m. Sarah Knapp p 197

    No northrop baptisms or deaths, but a few pages missing. Years go up to 1780 and begin again 1809. Early Episcopal records missing, Town records 1767 to 1804 and fragmentary.

    22 Rhoda Northrup (William Northrup II3, Mary Peck2, Joseph Peck1) was born 26 APR 1743 in Greenfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, and died UNKNOWN. She married 15 NOV 1764 Gideon Northrop in Newtown, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, son of Jonathan Northrup (b: 3 Mar 1714/15 in Milton, CT s/o John Northrop and Mary Porter ) and Ruth Booth (Stratford) . He was born 20 MAY 1742 in Newtown, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, and died 21 APR 1818.
    Children of Rhoda Northrup and Gideon Northrop are:
    no details on any of them in rootsweb

    113 i Lemuel Northrop was born ABT. 1765 in Newtown, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, and died UNKNOWN.1820 Peacham, Caledonia Co., VT 010001001010100 next to Jonathan Northrop??

    114 ii Johanna Northrop was born ABT. 1767 in Newtown, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, and died UNKNOWN.
    115 iii Dolly Northrop was born ABT. 1768 in Newtown, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, and died UNKNOWN.m?
    116 iv Martha Northrop was born ABT. 1 MAR 1771 in Newtown, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, and died UNKNOWN. m?
    117 v Moses Northrop was born ABT. 1772 in Newtown, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, and died UNKNOWN. m ?
    1810 Carmel Dutchess, NY census??
    118 vi Nancy Northrop was born ABT. 1773 in Newtown, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, and died UNKNOWN. m ?
    119 vii Ruth Northrop was born ABT. 1776 in Newtown, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, and died UNKNOWN.

    Northrops appear to have roots in fairfield as well as Milford and some other place.

    • ID: I51758
    • Name: William NORTHRUP (NORTHROP) [son of Wiliam 1666 (eldest son of Joseph "founder" and Mary Norton) and Mary Peck]
    • Birth: 16 DEC 1694 in Milford, New Haven County, CT 1 2 3 1
    • _UID: CE9F6A25DF462844A439F4B8500A95DCE1AB
    • Note: Removed to Greenfield, Connecticut, where he signed in 1736 as "of Greenfield." ( the "Greenfield" of 1736 extended much further than it does today -- into Easton and Weston even part of Redding and Trumbull and perhaps a bit of Newtown.) ,The Northrop genealogy lists children William and Anna, and says "perhaps others"; it also says he probably died in 1736 or 1737, as his children quit-claimed in 1737. Jacobus gives a much more detailed list of the children, including one born as late as 1743.

    The Old Burying Ground of Fairfield, Conn

    By Kate E. Perry, William A. Beers

    • Where was he in Fairfield Colony before he left? Why did David Alvord move from Fairfield Colony to Kent?

    FRANCIS NAME

    His children & grandchildren bear the following names which might indicate other family connections:

    323. AMOS13 NORTHRUP (AMOS12, MOSES11, JOSEPH10, MARY9 NORTON, FRANCIS8, FRANCIS7, WILLIAM6, RICHARD5, JOHN4, JOHN3, SIR JOHN2, SIR1 DENORVILLE) was born 14 Apr 1765, and died 12 Oct 1835 in Smithfield, Madison,
    New York. He married BETSEY STEDMAN 10 Mar 1796, daughter of TRISTAM STEDMAN. She was born 18 Dec 1773, and died 15 Nov 1852. Child of AMOS NORTHRUP and BETSEY STEDMAN is: i. RENSSELAER14 NORTHRUP, b. 10 Aug 1804.
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    389 ISRAEL6 NORTHRUP (Nathaniel*. Enos\ John*, Wuliam*, Joseph), b. March 20, 1786; m. Dec. 24, 1809, Orra Evarts, at Capt. Nathaniel Evarts', Salisbury, Conn.

    i Sarah Ann7, b. Aug. 31, 1811, Boston Corners,

    Mass. ; m. Joseph B. Jenkins ; d. July 7, 1878. ii Esther Miranda, b. Nov. 29, 1813, Salisbury; ш. Rev. Richard Wymond, of New York Conference, M. E. Church, iii Louise, b. Oct. 17, 1815 ; m. Walter R. VanFalkenburg, merchant.

    iv Israel Hoit, b. Sept. 11, 1818, North East, N. Y. ; m., Ist, Lydia Woodbury, dau. of Judge Wood-bury, of Richfield, N. Y. ; m., 2d, Rhoda A., sister of 1st wife. (Not ascertained whether they had children or not.) Presbyterian minister. Resides (1894) in New York City.
    v Phœbe Adaline, b. Oct. 2, 1820, at Austerlitz, Columbia Co., N. Y. ; m. Sylvester Shufelt. Resides Chatham, N. Y.
    721 vi Katherine L., b. March 8, 1828, Austerlitz.
    vii Melissa I.., b. June 3, 1825, Austerlitz; m., 1st, Charles Norton Park ; m., 2d, Rev. P. W. Howe, minister of M. E. Church. Resides Lincoln, Neb.
    viii Mary Moore, b. Jan. 16, 1828, Canaan, Columbia Co., N. Y. ; m. Francis Irving Park. Resides Chatham, N. Y.

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    493 FRANCIS JEROME7 NORTHROP (Jeremiah", Jonah*, Isaac*, Joseph3, Joseph*, Joseph1), b. March 15, 1834, Brookfield, Conn. Resides New Haven, Conn. M. June 20, 1855, Caroline (b. May 20, 1838), dau. of William and Rozena Osborn, of New Fairfield, Conn.(Alvin's son born 1835)

    i Edgar Smith', b. July 21, 1856; m. May 19, 1878, Carrie Turner, at New Haven; d. Feb. 1, 1882.

    799 ii Eugene Melville, b. July 13, 1859, Danbury.

    iii Ellen Frances, b. July 23, 1863, Danbury; m. Dec. 16, 1878, Joseph N. Perkins, New Haven. Children : (1) Ellen Josephine, b. Nov. 30, 1879, White Hills, Conn. ; (2) Elliott Clark, b. March 27,1883, Woodbridge, Conn. ; (3) Julia Irene, b. July 21, 1885.

    NORTHROP AMOS    CT LITCHFIELD WASHINGTON 1790
    NORTHROP
     JOSEPH    CT LITCHFIELD SALISBURY 1800
    NORTROP JOSEPH    CT LITCHFIELD SALISBURY 1810

    NORTHROP JOSEPH JR    CT LITCHFIELD SALISBURY 1800
    NORTROP JOSEPH JR    CT LITCHFIELD SALISBURY 1810
    NORTHROP JOSEPH    CT LITCHFIELD SALISBURY 1820
    NORTROP ABNER    CT LITCHFIELD SALISBURY 1810

    NORTHROP JOSEPH    CT LITCHFIELD CORNWALL 1800

    also Drake Northrop, Enos Northrop,

    NORTHROP JOSEPH JR    CT LITCHFIELD SALISBURY 1800
    NORTROP JOSEPH JR    CT LITCHFIELD SALISBURY 1810
    NORTHROP JOSEPH    CT LITCHFIELD SALISBURY 1820
    NORTROP ABNER    CT LITCHFIELD SALISBURY 1810

    NORTHROP JOSEPH    CT LITCHFIELD CORNWALL 1800

    also Drake Northrop, Enos Northrop,
    NORTHROP JOSEPH    CT LITCHFIELD PLYMOUTH 1800
     NORTHRUP JOHN P    CT LITCHFIELD LITCHFIELD 1810
    NORTHRUP THO G    CT LITCHFIELD KENT 1810
    NORTHRUP ENOS    MA BERKSHIRE TYRINGHAM 1810
    NORTHRUP JOHN    MA BERKSHIRE TYRINGHAM 1810

    NORTRIP ANDREW    NY SCHOHARIE BLENHEIM 1800
    NORTRIP JOSEPH P    NY SCHOHARIE BLENHEIM 1800
    NORTRIP WILLIAM    NY WASHINGTON CAMBRIDGE 1800

    NORTHOP JOB    NY COLUMBIA CHATHAM 1810

    NORTRIP AMOS    NY WESTCHESTER SOUTH SALEM 1810

    NORTHROP JOSEPH    CT FAIRFIELD RIDGEFIELD 1820
    NORTHRUP AMOS    CT LITCHFIELD KENT 1820

    NORTHRUP DAVID A    CT LITCHFIELD CORNWALL 1820
    NORTHRUP DRAKE    CT LITCHFIELD CORNWALL 1820
    NORTHRUP DRAKE    CT LITCHFIELD CORNWALL 1820
    NORTHRUP JOHN P    CT LITCHFIELD CORNWALL 1820
    NORTHRUP THOS G    CT LITCHFIELD KENT 1820


     NORTHRUP JOHN P    CT LITCHFIELD LITCHFIELD 1810
    NORTHRUP THO G    CT LITCHFIELD KENT 1810
    NORTHRUP ENOS    MA BERKSHIRE TYRINGHAM 1810
    NORTHRUP JOHN    MA BERKSHIRE TYRINGHAM 1810

    NORTRIP ANDREW    NY SCHOHARIE BLENHEIM 1800
    NORTRIP JOSEPH P    NY SCHOHARIE BLENHEIM 1800
    NORTRIP WILLIAM    NY WASHINGTON CAMBRIDGE 1800
    NORTHOP JOB    NY COLUMBIA CHATHAM 1810

    NORTRIP AMOS    NY WESTCHESTER SOUTH SALEM 1810

    NORTHRUP AMOS    CT LITCHFIELD KENT 1820
    NORTHRUP CALVIN    CT HARTFORD SIMSBURY 1820
    NORTHRUP DAVID A    CT LITCHFIELD CORNWALL 1820
    NORTHRUP DRAKE    CT LITCHFIELD CORNWALL 1820
    NORTHRUP JOHN P    CT LITCHFIELD CORNWALL 1820
    NORTHRUP THOS G    CT LITCHFIELD KENT 1820

    Why they moved where they moved

    Milford- perhaps to Ridgefield - perhaps to Plymouth - to Kent -to Warren - to Washington - to Westport

    * Some of the later moves may have been changes in town lines, rather than moves.

    *In early years power through voting or property was derived through church membership. Church attendance was mandatory even if the church was hours away through wilderness inclement weather and forbidding terrain.

    * a community had to seek permission to form a new parish. Sometimes it took decades for permission to be granted. In some cases only winter priveleges were granted. Since taxes were paid to the parish, it is no wonder that substantial opposition to a new parish was rather common.

    * It was not uncommon for some settlers to have several separate pieces of property in a colony which later ended up in separate towns. A number of towns stated out with dividing ertain areas for home lots and separate areas for farm lots (Newtown is an example).

    *Some colonists ended up with additional property in unsettled areas -- especially property in northwestern (mostly Litchfield County) and Durham CT. These properties may have been granted in lieu of payment for military service or for supplying provisions for defense.

    Bryant, George Clarke, [View Citation] [Table of Contents] [Page Numbers]
    Deacon George Clark(e) of Milford, Connecticut and some of his descendants
    Ansonia, Conn.: unknown, 1949, 274 pgs.
    Sanford, Elizabeth (1745 - ) b. 1745
    father: Sanford, John(1709 - 1792)
    mother: Northrup, Rebecca

    Search :Northrop mother with name frances

    Discourses on Religious Subjects By Job Swift, Lemuel Haynes Amos Northrop Fairfield, subscriber pub 1805 Reverend maybe evangelical congregational?? known as the "Apostle of Vermont" associated with Williams College SHOULD GO ON AMOS PAGE MAY BE OUR AMOS

    perhaps Amos Wilkes Northrop? his nephew Augur Curtis was married to Lucy Marsh Swift?

    FAIRFIELD GRAMMAR SCHOOL.

    Of this little is known.4 In 1752 the town petitioned the general court that " the school which time out of mind among us has been called the Grammar School" has such small means of support as to induce them to ask for advice and encouragement. The appropriation of excise money raised in the county for the privilege of retailing strong liquors was recommended, but this was not adopted, and it is to be feared the school died.
    4 Barnard's Hist, of Ed. in Conn. In 1678, the general court recommended " the court of Fairneld to improve so much of their county revenue as they can spare for the settlement and incouragment of a grammer schoole." (Conn. Rec., in, 8.) See p. 48.

    THE ACADEMY.

    About the time of the Revolution a second type of school succeeded the old free school. This type was the academy. Whence the name came has been questioned. It has been suggested that the term followed the emigrants from England, having been applied in that country "to seminaries of learning established by the non-Conformists, to dis

    1 Kennedy's History of Shrewsbury Royal Free School.

    2 American Journal of Education, I, 297-314.

    3 Conversation with. Henry Barnard.

    tinguish them from the schools and colleges of the Church of England."1 Another theory, first advanced by the Hon. Henry Barnard, is that the name and idea of the academy came from Defoe through Franklin.

    In 1697 Defoe issued an Essay on Projects, which contained plans for an academy of English philology, on the plan of the French and Spanish academies, and also plans for a military academy and an academy for women, in which cases the term is used as at present in education. In Defoe's "Augusta Trinmphans" he had a scheme for an academy of music.2

    Franklin expresses his indebtedness to Defoe's Essay on Projects, and so it is quite reasonable to presume that from him he derived the term " academy," which he used in the Proposals for the Education of Youth, issued in 1749. This tract contained Proposed Hints for an Academy, intended for the use of those who were interested in the founding of such an institution in Philadelphia.3 From Franklin, the idea easily may have come to Connecticut, as some think the idea of town subscription libraries did. Franklin was familiar with the State, and one of his most cherished correspondents was the Rev. Jared Eliot, M. D., of Killingworth. Of the old academies which came into being, one, that at Lebanon, has already been described. Others soon sprang up in the State, and furnished the highest education which over three-fourths of the young men received. Of these schools, as of the old free schools, the clergymen were the leading spirits, and the sons and daughters of these educated clergymen became, from the training thus received, the most prominent and distinguished of our citizens.

    FAMOUS ACADEMIES.

    One of the earliest and best of these old-time academies was that of President Dwight, at Greenfield Hill,4 which he conducted from 1783 to 1796. It was one of the earliest coeducational institutions in the country and gave a most thorough training. These academies were different from the high schools which have followed them in that they were designed not only for the children from one town but from all those in the neighborhood. The pupils were picked boys and girls, the elite of twenty or more towns, often coming to the academy at great sacrifice. The trustees were often chosen from different towns, and it was a great event when some celebrated trustee visited the school. As the pupils came really to study, there was but little difficulty in maintaining good discipline.5

    The Staples Academy, at North Fairfield(Weston?), was founded in 1781, and succeeded the Fairfield grammar school. Mr. Staples made to it a generousdeviation in land and notes on interest. He named the trustees and appointed them to erect a free school. They were incorporated in May, 1781, as "The Trustees of the Staples Free School," and authorized to hold property yielding an income of not over $1,000.1-1 Later moved to Weston.

    1 Contributions to Ecclesiastical History of Connecticut, p. 251. (D. N. Camp.)

    "American Journal of Education, xxvi, 427.

    'American Journal of Education, xxvn, 441.

    4 It was incorporated 1804. (Barnard's History of Education in Connecticut.)

    'Conversation with Henry Barnard, Sept., 1889.
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    1-1 Trumbull, n, 546. The Fairfield Academy was chartered in 1804.

    Caleb Alexander m. Lucina youngest dau of Rev Thomas Stron Yale 1740

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    In 1804 the Fairfield Academy was founded. It stands on the south side of the Old Post Road, next to St. Paul's Church. In 1925 the town placed the building

    Thomas Burr Osborne, born July 8, 1798, in Weston, Conn. He was fitted for college at Staples' Academy in that town, and graduated at Yale College in 1817. He studied law under the instruction of Hon. Seth P. Staples, and was admitted to the bar at New Haven in 1820. In the same year he commenced the practice of law in Fairfield, Conn

    DWIGHT

    After the Revolution Fairfield county became distinguished throughout the country for its men of learning & talent. Among these were the celebrated Rev. Dr. Timothy Dwight of Greenf1eld Hill, whose widespread influence at that time & subsequently gives his name a f1tting & honored place in these reminiscences. He was installed pastor of the Congregational Church in Greenf1eld on the 5. of Nov. 1783. His brilliant talents drew from the neighboring churches the frequent attendance of the lovers of religious eloquence. His home became the resort of learning, talents & refinement. His doors were ever open to welcome the stranger as well as the friend. Soon after he settled at Greenf1eld he established a school which became celebrated throughout the country. From all parts of the United States children were sent to this school. Among the most distinguished of his pupils were Henry Baldwin, afterwards " one of the Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, & Joel R. Poinsett of South Carolina, who became Secretary of War during the administration of President Van Buren."* This school educated young ladies as well as gentlemen in a higher degree of culture than was usually given in those days.

    Trumbull, n, 546. The Fairfield Academy was chartered in 1804.
    » Trumbull, II, 547.

    Fairfield Academy, founded in 1821, had at first a prosperous existence then a difficult one until 1880, when its sessions ceased

    The Underground Railroad in Litchfield County (And surrounding areas)

    -Quotes from "The Underground Railroad in Connecticut" by Horatio T. Strother, 1962.

    Perhaps a relative of Rev Hezekiah Gold m to Elizabeth Wakeman? Gold was Minister in Cornwall for many years

    -p. 121-122- " As a conductor, Wakeman (of Norwalk), was bold and tireless, taking his "packages of hardware and dry good" to places as distant as Plymouth and Middletown - trips of forty and fifty miles as the crow flies, farther than that by road....

    -p. 122- "The Plymouth operators, to whom Wakeman presumably made his deliveries, included Joel Blakeslee, Ferrand Dunbar, and William Bull. They not only handled passengers from Wilton; they also had to keep watch for unaccompanied fugitives on foot who had lost their way on the western line between New Haven and Farmington. The Plymouth "minute men" had to set these wanderers on the right track, which took them a dozen miles eastward to Farmington."

    -p. 123 -Thus it is known that New Milford was a center of Underground work; but whether fugitives came to this town by traveling northward from the vicinity of Wilton, or eastward via a lateral from the Hudson River line in New York, or both, remains unclear."

    -"There are several stations here, (New Milford), one of which was the house of Charles Sabin. Another was the home of Augustine Thayer. He and "his good wife devoted their lives to the Abolition cause. They helped many poor slaves on their way, rising from their beds in the night to feed and minister to them and secreting them till they could be taken under cover of darkness to Deacon Geradus Roberts' house on Second Hill and from there to Mr. Daniel Platt's house in Washington."

    -p. 123-124 - Frederick W. Gunn of Washington, Connecticut, who founded the private school bearing his name, "The direction or runaways on the road to freedom, however, remained Gunn's private affair.

    -p. 124-"Daniel Platt and his wife....accomodating "many a trembling black refugee" on their farm. ...Their son, Orville,...later recalled that "the slaves stayed, as a rule, but a short time, though some remained several weeks until it was learned through the channels of communication among the Abolitionists that their whereabouts was suspected." They were then forwarded to either of two destinations - to Dr. Vaill on the Wolcottville Road or to Uriel Tuttle in Torrington."

    -p. 124-125 - "Yet, curiously, Uriel Tuttle was the only Underground stationmaster here of whom a record survives.

    -p. 125- "At Winchester, a few miles north of Torrington and close to Winsted, there was a small but active antislavery society. Noble J. Everett was its secretary; Jonathan Coe, a member who lived in nearby Winsted, managed a well-patronized Underground station at his house. Another station many have been the home of Silas H. McAlpine, poet, philanthropist, and abolitionist of Winchester; in the foundation wall of his house was a hidden crypt that was possibly a hiding place for fugitives, but there is no positive evidence that it was so used."

    -p 126 - "Beyond this point, there were stations to the north in Colebrook and to the northwest in Norfolk. Who were the Undergroung agents in Colebrook remains unknown, but there were certainly several of them. One may have been J. H. Rodgers, secretary of the ninety-member antislavery society in 1836.

    -"It is also reported that there was a network of Underground byways in this vicinity and that residents of Norfolk were responsible for paving many of them."

    -p. 126-127- " For the fugitive traveling through northwestern Connecticut, Norfolk was the last stop in the state. From here, he was sent across the Massachusetts border to New Marlboro, thence over to the Housatonic River line through Stockbridge and Pittsfield to Bennington, Vermont."

    -from Appendix 2 - "Underground Railroad Agents in Connecticut" (Probable agents are indicated by *) Litchfield County Blakeslee, Joel - Plymouth Bull, William - Plymouth Coe, Jonathan - Winsted Dunbar, Daniel - Plymouth McAlpine, Silas H. * - Winchester Pettibone, Amos - Norfolk Roberts, Geradus - New Milford Sabin, Charles - New Milford Thayer, Augustine - New Milford Tuttle, Uriel - Torrington

    -Quotes from "Barkhamsted Heritage-Culture and Industry in a Rural Connecticut Town", edited by Richard G. Wheeler and George Hilton, 1975.

    -p. 235 - "Lamont's Christmas Tree Plantation - Located at the site of one of Barkhamsted's earliest houses, which saw use as an inn on the route from the Salisbury iron works toward Granby.....The house, known 50 years ago as the Oscar Tiffany place, was bought in 1952 by Thomas and Marguerite Lamont...Legend has it that the house was also a stop on the Underground Railroad."

    Scan of Colebrook River, from an old postcard
    (Kind of tickles me, Cotton Mill in town and they were hiding slaves?)
    -Quotes from "Colebrook Stories", by Alan DeLarm, 1979.

    -"Chamberlain's hotel, The Colebrook River Inn, was at one time used as a station in the underground railroad." -"The Davidson house on the Old Colebrook Road is also said to have been an underground railroad station."

    -Quotes from "Howard Peck's New Milford - Memories of a Connecticut Town", edited by James E. Dibble, 1991.
    -p. 58-60- "Seventy-five years after the Bostwick place was erected it became one of the stations on the Underground Railroad. It is known that there was a hiding place beneath the floor of the attic. This compartment could hold two persons, and as it was near a chimney could provide warmth during the cold winter season. ..."

    -"Another alleged station in this system was a home in the Lanesville section of this town. It is located about four miles south of the village center and has been known as the Wanzer Farm......(they were Quakers)"

    -"Fugitives from slavery in the deep South entered New Milford at several places. Some were directed from New York State, directly west of New Milford. It would seem natural that they might have entered through the Town of Sherman, although little has been written or recorded as to that being the case. However, it has been stated that one known station on the system was in Sherman, a short distance north of the center of town in an old colonial residence lying on the westerly side of the present road leading north from the center toward the New York State line or to Gaylordsville. This station was in the Stuart family. The residence is still standing, a landmark and heritage to be preserved. James Stuart was reportedly the agent. It is alleged that there was a small out-building on the premises just north of his dwelling where the escapees would be housed and it would seem likely that some of them would come over the hills to New Milford."

    -"Again, near the village, was the home of Augustine A. Thayer, known to his cronies as "Baccus."....from a New York newspaper....a reward of five hundred dollars offered for the apprehension of two runaway slaves. It was expressed by one of the men present that it would not surprise him, "if they would be found at that moment at Baccus' home."

    -"Many of the fugitives were aided over the hills to Washington, about five or six miles east of New Milford. One of the most ardent supporters of the movement there was Frederick W. Gunn. ...With Mr. Gunn was Daniel Platt, as devoted an agent on the system as there was anywhere. Mr. Platt and his wife rescued and aided many a poor soul fleeing to Canada."

    -"The route continued from Washington north to Litchfield, then on to Torrington, which was the birthplace of John Brown. It is reported that as early as 1837 there was an organization composed of forty members of an antislavery group in that town. Colebrook and Norfolk were the actual jumping off places in Connecticut. From these towns the fugitives crossed the line into Massachusetts, crossed the Housatonic River to Stockbridge, to Pittsfield, into Vermont, to Bennington, Burlington, Rutland, and on into Canada and freedom."

    Underground Railroad notes from various sources:

    " mentioned that the Christmas shop in the town of Bethlehem was used to hide runaway slaves. If I remember correctly, I was told it was a printing shop and the slaves would spend the night there before moving on to the next station, most likely in Litchfield.

    I heard from a friend that a home north of the rotary in Goshen was a station in the 1800's. I quote from the Goshen history, 1897, page 363: "The store built and occupied by Wadhams and Thompson, and later by Moses Wadhams, was purchased by A. Miles and Sons, who also had a store at West Goshen. Moses W. Gray entered their employ as clerk, in 1841. At this time, Mr. MIles and one son lived at West Goshen, and another son at the Center, with whom Mr. Gray boarded. At his death, Mr. Gray managed the store for about three years, when he purchased a one-half interest and continued to manage it for several years under the firm name of Miles and Gray. He then purchased the interest of his partner and conducted the business alone, the sign over the door bearing the name of M. W. Gray. In 1857, he sold his stock of goods, and, removing to Chicago, enaged in the wholesale grocery business......" -I have talked to a previous landowner, and he told me there is a room in the basement that is undetectable, unless you know it is there. Convienent having a freight business with a hidden room for that special cargo.

    I also heard that a house in South Kent has "extra rooms" on the fireplace foundation in the basement. I know which house, but nothing more than that.

    Another reference I have, and have no idea where it came from, is Blueberry Hill Farm, between Norfolk and Colebrook, on Rock Hall Road. Supposedly there are false panels behind the fireplace, concealing an entrance to another room.

    Mentioned in a Register Citizen article, (I didn't get the date), the Cook homestead on Charles Street in Torrington was used as a station. Runaways were hidden in a section of a dining room closet.

    Also, a Register Citizen article, dated 12-31-94, by Bryan T. Morytko, mentions the following: Harwinton - Rt. 4, the Chiarmonte and the Hinnan houses, the Hinnan home have a secret place in the attic floor, next to a chimney, large enough for three people. Torrington - Torringford Street (very active antislavery society in this area) - three or four houses on this street, including the Florian home, with a secret basement room Winchester - the Silas H. McAlpine home (already mentioned above)

    These are notes about Underground Railroad sites from visitors to my web site. Some are not exactly in northwestern Connecticut, but close enough.
    (Every little piece of the puzzle helps!)

    From Kevin Purcell, of Fairbanks, Alaska: "I can remember two houses in Northern Westchester that were rumored to be stops on the Underground. One is located on Route 138 east of Goldens Bridge, it is a large colonial just before the Increase Miller Elementary School on the north side of the road. The other is on Route 100 south of Somers, New York. It is a larger stone house that had one of the old stone mile markers out front."

    New quote - added August 29, 1999

    -from "Mysteries and Histories of Goshen", June 21, 1938, by Mrs. Lora Ives. Handwritten manuscript

    -"At my father's place, known as Whist Pond Manor......The Manor house was built in 1772 by Nathaniel Parmelee. It contained a secret chamber by the great stone chimney, to which access was easy from the downstairs closet, under the stairs in the front hall, by moving a board in the ceiling, also by a movable panel in a shallow closet upstairs, and by a loose board in the attic floor. The chimney kept the room warm in winter and it is supposed to have been used to secrete English refugees in Colonial days, also for runaway slaves during and before the Civil War. The place called Bald Ledge where the Sterlings lived for several years at the north end of the street, is said to have a similar room."

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    Esther GOLD (AFN: 240V-PQ3)        Pedigree
                Sex:      F          Family
                           
    Event(s)
                Birth:    Abt 1747          
                            Of, Redding, Fairfield, Connecticut        
    Parents
                Father:              Daniel GOLD (AFN: 1NXN-67J)        Family
                Mother:            Grace BURR (AFN: 13SJ-KJ5)          
                           
    Marriage(s)
                Spouse:            Nathaniel NORTHROP (AFN: 240V-PW4)    Family s/o Benjamin and Sarah Platt Lived Newtown
                Marriage:          Abt 1767        
                            Of, Redding, Fairfield, Connecticut      

    Another Nathaniel lived New Milford Marriage 1 Abby CAMP b: 09 DEC 1789 in New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut Married: 07 JUN 1809 in New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut

    Westbury

    A book listing the graves in "The Old Burying Ground of Ancient Westbury and Present Watertown" was published by the Sarah Whitman Trumbull Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution in 1938.  It has been reprinted by Higginson Book Company, 148 Washington Street, Post Office Box 778, Salem, MA 01970.  It is their publication number CT0412, and is available on their website at http://www.higginsonbooks.com/ 

    The book shows the wording on each of the 981 stones, and a map indicates where they are located in the cemetery.  The cemetery is located at the intersection of Main Street and French Street in Watertown, CT.

    As an aid to genealogical research, listed here is the index that is in the book.  The number after a name indicates the sequential number of the tombstone. 

    Use your browser's Edit / Find command to search for a particular name.  Be careful about spelling, some names may not be as you expect.

           Old Burying Ground Index              Back to Genealogy Page

    "More than 210 years ago the area that is now Watertown belonged to the local Paugasuck Indians. But in 1684, Thomas Judd and 35 other proprietors bought the land from the Indians and Town history began.

    Around 1700, Obadiah Richards settled in the area of Upper Middlebury Road, and John Scott on Nova Scotia Hill Road.By 1710 they both had left for safer places. In 1729 a family named Garnsey settled in the section now called Guernseytown. Built in 1735, the Belden saltbox house on lower Main Street is the oldest house in Watertown.

    With 338 inhabitants, the First Ecclesiastical Society of Westbury was formed in 1738, and 42 years later, in 1780, Westbury separated from Waterbury and was named officially Watertown.For 15 years, however, it also included its territory Plymouth and Thomaston. The eastern area was incorporated as Plymouth in 1795. It soon became the crossroads for a number of early highways, and 12 scheduled train trips between Watertown and Waterbury. John Trumbull, poet of the Revolutionary War, who was also a lawyer and judge, was born here in 1750."

    from http://www.watertownct.org/content/10339/6913/7102/default.aspx

    ----------------------The Old Burying Ground, Watertown, CT

    INDEX

       

    Page 137

                                   A

    Abbott, Mary Ann 847

    Adams, Andrew E W 304

    Allen, Abigail 618

    Allyn, Senah B 619

    Andrews, Chancey L 572

    Andrus, Eliza 705

    Andrus, Lewis 705

    Andrus, Mary 712

    Andrus, Rebecca 141

    Aspinwall, Elizabeth 507

    Aspinwall, Eleazer 508

    Atwood, Amelia 785

    Atwood, Athalia 359

    Atwood, Charles 785

    Atwood, Charles E 784

    Atwood, Charlotte 300

    Atwood, Charlotte Elizabeth 300

    Atwood, Clarrissa 386

    Atwood, Daniel 142

    Atwood, Dotha 806

    Atwood, Elisha Jr. 702

    Atwood, Grace A 793

    Atwood, Harriet E 362

    Atwood, Henry N 808

    Atwood, Henry S 455

    Atwood, Horace M 363

    Atwood, Lucy Carr 703

    Atwood, Margaret 812

    Atwood, Maril 521

    Atwood, Marsha 807

    Atwood, Mary 144

    Atwood, Mary Andrews 785

    Atwood, Merrit 704

    Atwood, Nancy 925

    Atwood, Nathan 360

    Atwood, Nobel 813

    Atwood, Oliver 699

    Atwood, Polly 143

    Atwood, Ruth 455

    Atwood, Ruth Ann M 458

    Atwood, Susan 361

    Atwood, William 387

     

                                   B

    Baldwin, Alma 236

    Baldwin, Alma E 495

    Baldwin, Alsop 191

    Baldwin, Alsop 574

    Baldwin, Amos 190

    Baldwin, Amos H 216

    Baldwin, Andrew 316

    Baldwin, Andrew 2d. 334

    Baldwin, Ann M 492

    Baldwin, Bathsheba 192

    Baldwin, Benjamin 236

    Baldwin, David 503

    Baldwin, David Jun. 337

    Baldwin, Edward Scovill 429

    Baldwin, Electa Maria 775

    Baldwin, Eli 240

    Baldwin, Elizabeth 187

      Baldwin, Emma 335

    Baldwin, George 777

    Baldwin, Huldah 336

    Baldwin, Infant son 501

    Baldwin, Julia A. 217

    Baldwin, Martha 502

    Baldwin, Mary 241

    Baldwin, Milo 505

    Baldwin, Nancy 374

    Baldwin, Nancy E. 504

    Baldwin, Olive 778

    Baldwin, Polly 318

    Baldwin, Rachel F. 214

    Baldwin, Riley 492

    Baldwin, Sarah 188, 236, 238

    Baldwin, Thaddeus 430

    Baldwin, Theophilus 215,239

    Baldwin, Treat 317

    Baldwin, William 186

    Bard, Schuyler W. 82

    Bard, Susanna 825

    Barnard, Elizabeth 425

    Barnes, Benoni 275

    Barnes, Content P. 275

    Barnes, Garry 569

    Barnes, Harry H 570

    Barnes, Lewis 570

    Barnes, Selah 476

    Barns, Lois Mariah 134

    Barsley, Anadine 307

    Bartis, William H. 968

    Bartiss, Samuel 966

    Bartiss, Sarah 967

    Basset, John 835

    Basset, Polly 836

    Bassett, Dinah 834

    Bassett, William 834

    Bates, Nehemiah 859

    Beardslee, Elam 971

    Beardslee, Kezia 972

    Beardslee, Rebecca 970

    Beardsley, Eliud T. 553

    Beardsley, Mehitable 109

    Beardsley, Anadine 307

    Beckwith, Frederic M. 332

    Beecher, Anna 626

    Beecher, Hannah 830

    Beecher, Jared 624,931

    Been, Ebenezer 0 (Rev.) 506

    Been, Irena 392

    Beers, Philo 393

    Belding, Abigail Folsom 590

    Belding, Amos 591

    Belding, Hannah 594

    Belding, Issac 592

    Belding, Samuel 591,593

    Benjamin, Martha A. 291

    Benjamin, Merrit B 291

    Benton, Ellen Martin 385

    Bidwell, Irene 436

    Bidwell, Jacob 189

    Bidwell, Jared 435

    Birge, Elijah 135

    Bishop, Harriet B. 732

         
       

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                                   B

    Bishop, Henry 731

    Bishop, Mary Jane 731

    Blakeslee, Adeline S 293

    Blakeslee, Frederick Sherman 542

    Blackman, Phebe 145

    Booth, Adaline 918

    Bradley, Aner (Col.) 608

    Bradley, Anna 609

    Bradley, Hannah 204

    Bradley, Harriet 610

    Bradley, Harriet P 533

    Bradley, Marcus 532

    Bradley, Mary 577

    Bradley, Mary A 612

    Bradley, Polley 611

    Brian, Sarah 479

    Brien, Henry 0 969

    Bristol, George P 926

    Bristol, Mary E 926

    Bristol, Mary E. Russell 926

    Bronson, Abel (Doctor) 677

    Bronson, Anna 438

    Bronson, Elizabeth 148

    Bronson, Esther 676

    Bronson, Isaac 437

    Bronson, Lydia 678

    Bronson, Sarah Martha 439

    Bronson, Susan 946

    Bronson, Thomas 148

    Brouette, Fanny 843

    Brouette, John 846

    Brouette, Julian 843

    Brouette, Marvin 844

    Brouette, Mary A. 845

    Brown, Cornelius 589

    Brown, Elam 588

    Brown, Isaac 585

    Brown, Samuel (Lieut.) 583

    Brown, Samuel Jr. 37

    Brown, Sarah 584, 848

    Bryan, (Also see Brian)

    Bryan, Abigail 158

    Bryan, Asabel 156

    Bryan, Benajah 964

    Bryan, David Junr 686

    Bryan, Esther 902

    Bryan, George H. 358

    Bryan, John 157

    Bryan, Lucy 965

    Bryan, Lyman 356

    Bryan, Martha 155

    Bryan, Meritt B. 358

    Bryan, Philena L. 357

    Bryan, Samuel 154

    Bryan, Thaddeus 903

    Buckingham, Chloe 879

    Buckingham, David 877, 880

    Buckingham, Emeline 878

    Buell, Augustus 0. 927

    Buell, George Frederick 928

    Buell, Margaret A. Warner 929

    Bull, Laura 371

      Bunnel, Orin 95

     

                            C

    Caines, Robert 428

    Cande, Leverett 892

    Cande, Rosett 992

    Candee, Mary Ann 895

    Castle, David E 757

    Castle, Frelove 587

    Castle, Isaac B 758

    Castle, John 586

    Castle, Julia 873

    Castle, Martha A 759

    Chesnut, William C 218

    Clark, Ann Maria 566

    Clark, Caleb 65

    Clark, Joseph 567

    Clark, Laura 516

    Clark, Stephen B 564,565

    Cole, Mary 29

    Cole, Susanna 32

    Cole, Thomas (Capt.) 30,31

    Cosier, Levinia V 229

    Cowles, John 575

    Crouch, Morris 292

    Crouch, Sophia 290

    Cummings, Hezekiah C 943

    Curtis, Ann Bishop 605

    Curtis, Elizabeth Stone 604

    Curtis, Elizabeth 606

    Curtis, Henry H 607

    Cutler, Anna 869

    Cutler, Anna B 616

    Cutler, Dothe 615

    Cutler, Dothee Stone 869

    Cutler, Younglove 617

     

                           D

    Dailey, Caroline 293

    Dailey, Hiram 295

    Dailey, Jeptha 370

    Dailey, John 490

    Dailey, Justus 114

    Dailey, Lois 369

    Dailey, Orrin 368

    Dailey, Truman 491

    Daley, Mary 115

    Daley, Eunice Foot 116

    Daly, Alma 111

    Daly, Eleil 113

    Daly, Emily E 728

    Daly, Mary 729

    Davis, Charles 945

    Davis, Clark 480

    Davis, Eliza Maria 381

    Davis, Enock Benjamin 687

    Davis, Friend E. 378

    Davis, Joseph H 379

    Davis, Martha 481

    Dayton, Almiral 644

    Dayton, Amelia J 644

    Dayton, Asenath 478

     

       

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                            D

    Dayton, Caroline 640

    Dayton, Chauncey 642

    Dayton, Charles 477

    Dayton, Charles N 638

    Dayton, Chester 112

    Dayton, Dortha 632

    Dayton, Eliel 644

    Dayton, Elizabeth 635

    Dayton, Henry T 644

    Dayton, Henry Scovill 558

    Dayton, Henry W 801

    Dayton, John B 800

    Dayton, Josiah B 559

    Dayton, Lyman 177

    Dayton, Mehetable 51

    Dayton, Michael Capt 52

    Dayton, Nancy Atwood 641

    Dayton, Naomi 645

    Dayton, Polly Bassette 800

    Dayton, Ruth 639

    Dayton, Samuel 646

    Dayton, Samuel G 644

    Dayton, William 800

    Dayton, William F 800

    DeForest, Alma 868

    DeForest, Ann Maria 868

    DeForest, Benjamin 868

    DeForest, Betsey 471

    DeForest, Ebenezer 398

    DeForest John Lyman 957

    DeForest, Mahetibel 613

    DeForest, Mary 303

    DeForest, Mehetable 868

    DeForest, Mehetable Lockwood 868

    DeForest, Nehemiah 397

    DeForest, Philomelia 868

    DeForest, Rebecca 396,470

    DeForest, Samuel S 868

    DeForest, William 614

    DeForest, William A 976

    DeForest, William S 868

    DeMarest, Alice M 544

    DeMarest, Mary L 547

    DeMarest, Walter B 544

    Dickerman, Nancy B 837

    Doolittle, Abel 53

    Doolittle, Eleazer G 295

    Doolittle, Hannah 26

    Doolittle, Jonathan 698

    Doolittle, Mehetable 697

    Doolittle, Ruth Ann 296

    Doolittle, Thomas 25

    Douglas, Anna 765

    Drake, Andrew G 73

    Dutton, Anna 128

    Dutton, Chester 127

    Dutton, Daniel P 520

    Dutton, Inf. dau. Thomas 124

    Dutton, Inf. son Thomas 124

    Dutton, John 515

    Dutton, Kezia 125

    Dutton, Mathew 126

      Dutton, Nancy 519

    Dutton, Rays 125

    Dutton, Thomas, (Dea) 129

    Dutton, Thomas, 3d. 517

    Dutton, Thankful 518

    Dwy, Julia E 205

                                   E

    Edwards, David 600

    Edwards, Rosette 752

    Elton, Anna 744

    Elton, Charles P 741

    Elton, James 740,741

    Elton, John (Dr.) 742

    Elton, Lucy 743

    Elton, Sarah Ann 821

    Everitt, Abner J 708

    Everitt, Charles Abner 706

    Everitt, Walter C 709

    Everitt, William F 707

                           F

    Fairchild, Charity 724

    Fairchild, Curtiss 722

    Fairchild, Jennet 720

    Fairchild, Mary 723

    Fairchild, Phebe 8

    Fairchild, Philo 721

    Fenn, Abi 251

    Fenn, Caroline C 718

    Fenn, Delia 794

    Fenn, Emeline A 718

    Fenn, Esther 201

    Fenn, Ester 796

    Fenn, Franklin 718

    Fenn, Harry 571

    Fenn, Inf children-2; 448

    Fenn, Joseph 832

    Fenn, Guy Carleton 932

    Fenn, Hannah 833

    Fenn, Mabel 829

    Fenn, Mehetable E 448

    Fenn, Minerva 717

    Fenn, Philo A 717

    Fenn, Richard (Capt) 200

    Fenn, Sarah E 719

    Fenn, Selina 571

    Fenn, Susan 795

    Fenn, Thomas 797,252

    Fenn, Thomas B 799

    Fields, Bede 11

    Fields, Comfort A 9

    Fields, Ezra 10,716

    Fields, Inf dau. 9

    Fields, Silance 715

    Foot, Betsey 227

    Foot, Ebenezer 209

    Foot, Elizabeth 208

    Foot, Eunice (Daley) 116

    Foot, John (Capt) 207

     

       

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                            F

    Foot, John 210

    Foot, Jonathan 118,180

    Foot, Lydia 117

    Foot, Patience 228

    Foot, Polly Belinda 147

    Foot, Sahrey 211

    Foot, Sarah 179

    Foot, Thomas (Doctor) 203

    Foot, Thomas 261

    Foot, Thomas B 146

    Foote, Daniel R 582

    Foote, Titus 226

    Fox, Daniel 811

    Fox, Jennet A 219

    Freeman, Dauphine 287

    Freeman, Erastus 288

    Freeman, Martha Jane 289

    French, Abigail 622

    French, Amanda Porter 980

    French, Amelia 621

    French, Ann Maria 820

    French, Bennet 402

    French, Charles Bennet 867

    French, Ebenezer 816

    French, Eunice 474

    French, Frederick F 840

    French, Hiram Andrew 819

    French, Huldah P 865

    French, James Andrew 401

    French, James S 981

    French, Joseph S 980

    French, Lucy 623

    French, Lydia Ann 815

    French, Nancy Belinda 866

    French, Susan 817

    French, Susan H 818

    Frisbie, Israel 730

    Frisbie, Jerusha J 810

    Frisbie, Mary G 809

    Frisbie, Mary 730

    Frost, Fanny 781

    Frost, Henry B 779

    Frost, Polly 68,779

    Frost, Silas 780

                             G

    Garnsey – Gearnsey - Gornsey -

    Guarnsey - Guernsey

    Garnsey, Abigal 79

    Garnsey, Abijah 121,447

    Garnsey, Anna 90

    Garnsey, Anna C 454

    Garnsey, B. Chauncey 451

    Garnsey, Bethel 89

    Garnsey, Betsey 450

    Garnsey, David B 973

    Garnsey, Deborah 974

    Garnsey, Desire 603

    Garnsey, Elizabeth A 452

    Garnsey, Hannah 78

    Garnsey, Hannah Parker 511

      Garnsey, James 974

    Garnsey, Jonathan (Deac'n) 80

    Garnsey, Jonathan 602

    Garnsey, Joseph (Capt) 88

    Garnsey, Joseph 87

    Garnsey, Julia 922

    Garnsey, Landon 453

    Garnsey, Lusina 103

    Garnsey, Mary 86

    Garnsey, Mary Ann 446

    Garnsey, Melicant 941

    Garnsey, Peter 102

    Garnsey, Rachal 66

    Garnsey, Susan Mary 101

    Gaylord, Ann M 167

    Gaylord, Henry B 169

    Gaylord, Julius F 168

    Gearnsey, Friend 445

    Gearnsey, Job 153

    Gilbert, Huldah Margaret 864

    Gilbert, Rhoda 861

    Givens, Sheldon 139

    Goodsell, Sarah 753

    Goodsell, Timothy 754

    Gornsey, Desire 81

    Gridley, Amos A 774

    Gridley, Azubah Ann 199

    Gridley, Susanna 196

    Gridley, Sylvia Delia 198

    Gridley, Sylvia Fenn 194

    Gridley, Uriel N 193

    Gridley, Uriel (Rev ) 195

    Gridley, Uriel 197

    Griswold, Charles E 691

    Griswold, Darius S 977

    Griswold, Harvey 74

    Griswold, Martin R 958

    Griswold, Mary Woodward 959

    Griswold, Polly 74

    Griswold, Sarah 692

    Grosvenor, Charles Scarborough 975

    Grosvenor, Henry Adams 975

    Guarnsey, Ebenezer 91

    Guernsey, Anthony 942

    Guernsey, Sidney 883

    Guernsey, William 123

    Gunn, Jarvis 548

    Gunn, Laura B 329

                             H

    Haight, Charles H 576

    Hard, Abner 888

    Hard, Abner A 885

    Hard, Abner C 952

    Hard, Andrew 954

    Hard, Catherine 951

    Hard, Chester 947

    Hard, Eunice 955

    Hard, Grandison 956

    Hard, John 987

    Hard, Lavinia 884

    Hard, Mary 987

    Hard, Norman W 953

       

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                              H

    Hard, Pamela Hickcox 948

    Hard, Philo 896

    Hard, Polly 888

    Harrison, John 684

    Hatch, Molly 152

    Hatch, Rosett M C 893

    Hawkins, Friend E 440

    Hawkins, Inf. son 441

    Hawkins, Samuel W 442

    Hawkins, Vesta 444

    Hawkins, William 443

    Hawley, Joel 394

    Hibbard, David 276

    Hibbard, Esther 249

    Hibbard, Jacob 249

    Hibbard, Jane 276

    Hibbard, Polly 249

    Hibbard: Rachel 249

    Hibbard, Samuel 276

    Hickox-Hickcox

    Hickcox, Albert 672

    Hickcox, Anna 735

    Hickcox Caleb (Maj.) 670

    Hickcox, Caroline J (Peck) 673

    Hickcox, Cornelia J 673

    Hickcox, Daniel 97

    Hickcox, Daniel, Jr. 738

    Hickcox, Edward 736

    Hickcox, Huldah 857

    Hickcox, Inf. son 2

    Hickcox, Josiah 2

    Hickcox, Meriam 99

    Hickcox, Nancy 668

    Hickcox, Phebe 1,120

    Hickcox, Polly 737

    Hickcox, Ruth 671

    Hickcox, Samuel 5, 858

    Hickcox, Samuel (Dea) 150

    Hickcox, Samuel Elton 668

    Hickcox, Sarah 4

    Hickcox, Thomas (Deacon) 100

    Hickcox, Sybyl 98

    Hickox, Ambrose 257

    Hickox, Anna (Beecher) 625

    Hickox, Edward Scovil 669

    Hickox, Elisabeth 149

    Hickox, Eunice 256

    Hickox, Harriet 734

    Hickox, Jonas 233

    Hickox, Joseph 400

    Hickox, Ransom 734

    Hickox, Sarah 234

    Hine, Alley S 106

    Hine, Mary Jane 711

    Hine, Samuel B 710

    Hine, Willie 106

    Hitchcock, Abigail 298

    Hitchcox, Samuel 235

    Hopkins, Augustus J 230

    Hopkins, Betsey B 231

    Hopkins, Charity E 232

    Hopkins, David B 339

      Hopkins, Huldah 339

    Hotchkiss, Anna 244

    Hotchkiss, Ansel 108

    Hotchkiss, Bela 243

    Hotchkiss, Cleora 55

    Hotchkiss, Elizabeth 245

    Hotchkiss, Emily 247

    Hotchkiss, Gideon 105

    Hotchkiss, Harriet Maria 384

    Hotchkiss, Ira 247

    Hotchkiss, Lucy 489

    Hotchkiss, Martha 246

    Hotchkiss, Mary 104,246

    Hotchkiss, Roxanna 247

    Hotchkiss, Ruhamah (Wakeman) 951

    Hotchkiss, Samuel 108

    Hotchkiss, Sophia 246

    Howes, Samuel 263

    Hull, Fanny 776

    Humphrey, James 319

    Hungerford, Bronson 693

    Hungerford, Carlos C 550

    Hungerford, Elizabeth 39

    Hungerford, Isaac 696

    Hungerford, Joel 331

    Hungerford, John 42

    Hungerford, Jonas (Deacon) 40

    Hungerford, Lydia 60

    Hungerford, Mary Jane 695

    Hungerford, Rhoda 59, 551

    Hungerford, Sally 43

    Hungerford, Sarah 330

    Hungerford, Sarah Jane 694

    Hungerford, Susan F 549

    Hungerford, Thomas 41

                           J

    Johnson, Clarrissa M 487

    Johnson, Gideon 789

    Johnson, Henry S 814

    Johnson, Lewis 749

    Johnson, Margaret A French 814

    Johnson, Mary A 750

    Johnson, Mary 788

    Johnson, Nancy M 748

    Judd, Dinah 325

    Judd, Eleazer (Col.) 680

    Judd, Eri 637

    Judd, Infant 679

    Judd, Jennet 468

    Judd, Levi 15

    Judd, Luther 14

    Judd, Mary 13, 72

    Judd, Millesent 71

    Judd, Noah 756

    Judd, Rebecca 755

    Judd, Rhoda 636

    Judd, Sarah 679

    Judson, Abigail 538

    Judson, Lemuel 537

       

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                          L

    Lake, Abigail 475

    Leavenworth, Gideon 427

    Leavenworth, Mary Cole 427

    Lewis, Mary 110

    Lindsley, Rosanna 83

    Locke, Ann Jeanette Stiles 944

    Lockwood, Charles 682

    Lockwood, Edmund 6

    Lockwood, Ezra 681

    Lockwood, Hannah 75, 76, 681

    Lockwood, Infant 683

    Lockwood, Mehetable 868

    Lockwood, Susanna 7

    Loveland, Ashbel 171

    Loveland, Edmund 172, 562

    Loveland, Landon 175

    Loveland, Martha 170

    Loveland, Polly M 173

    Loveland, Rosanna 176

                            M

    Mallory, Sarah 978

    Manville, Catherine 577

    Manville, Cyrus B 578, 580

    Manville, David 577

    Manville, Polly 579

    Manville, Robert 577

    Mariam, Susannah 354

    (See also "Merriam")

    Matthews, Hannah 534

    Matthews, Jane 534

    Matthews, Thomas 50

    Mattoon, Amasa 630

    Mattoon, David 107

    Mattoon, Elizabeth 631

    Mattoon, Lyman 618

    Mattoon, Martha B 629

    McCall, Avis 23

    McCall, I R U (Ira?) 22

    McCall, Mary 21

    McDonald, Daniel 301

    McDonald, Inf. son 302

    McDonald, Huldah 302

    McDonald, Martha 301

    Merchant, Lucy 581

    Merriam, Abigail 255, 270

    Merriam, Allyn 315

    Merriam, Ann 417

    Merriam, Anna 804

    Merriam, Betsey 255

    Merriam, Charles 805

    Merriam, Christopher 725

    Merriam, David 264

    Merriam, David A 267

    Merriam, David R 274

    Merriam, Elijah 265

    Merriam, Elizabeth 273

    Merriam, George A 727

    Merriam, Isaac 269

    Merriam, Issac (Capt) 271

    Merriam, John Arnold 268

      Merriam, Joseph S 355

    Merriam, Olive 266

    Merriam, Polly 620

    Merriam, Rebeckah 314

    Merriam, Sarah 417, 655, 726

    Merriam, Shelden 272

    Merriam, Susannah 354

    (See also "Mariam")

    Merrills, John 881

    Merrills, Sarah 882

    Miles, Margaret 674

    Miles, Richard 675

    Mix, Kezia 568

    Monroe, Jarius W 85

    Morriss, John 772

    Morriss, Lucretia 773

    Morriss, Sara H 772

    Mother, Our 145

    Munson, Abi Smith 746

    Munson, Charles B 351

    Munson, Fanny 647

    Munson, Heman 745

    Munson, Henry B 472

    Munn, David L 223

    Munn, Susan 223

                           N

    Nettleton, Anne 352

    Nettleton, Elizabeth M 353

    Nettleton, Hannah 3

    Nettleton, Harriet E 924

    Nettleton, Infant son 348

    Nettleton, Isaac 348

    Nettleton, Jerusha 344

    Nettleton, John 341

    Nettleton, John H 353

    Nettleton, John (Lieut) 343

    Nettleton, Joseph 346, 909

    Nettleton, Judson 340

    Nettleton, John 910, 911

    Nettleton, Rosette 347

    Nettleton, Samuel H 350

    Nettleton, Susannah 342

    Nettleton, Wealthy 349

    Norris, William H 49

    Northrop, A M 277

    Northrop, Alfred M 277

    Northrop, Polly 277

    Norton, David A 463

    Norton, Sarah S 464

    Norton, Susan H 463

                             0

    Osborn, Abby 497

    Osborn, Electa 426

    Osborn, Elizabeth 424

    Osborn, Hannah 426

    Osborn, Isaac 500

    Osborn, Jane 497

    Osborn, Lorrin 499

    Osborn, Martha E 498

       

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                              O

    Osborn, Sarah N 826

    Osborn, Walter G 496

                              P

    Parker, Amasa 253

    Parker, Diadama 254

    Parker, Hannah 511

    Parker, Lucy Elizabeth 739

    Parsons, Harriet W 431

    Parsons, Kittie 432

    Partree, Abigail 930

    Partree, David 932

    Partree, Elizabeth N 792

    Partree, Ellen N. Dayton 644

    Partree, Hannah 324

    Partree, John 931

    Partree, Rhoda 933

    Peck, Ann Mary R 792

    Peck, Benjamin M (Deacon) 486

    Peck, Caroline J (Hickcox) 673

    Peck, Emeline 174

    Peck, Lyman A 791

    Peck, Isaac 793

    Peck, Mahala 962

    Peck, Mary 770

    Peck, Ozias 852

    Peck, Roxy 790

    Peck, Ruthama 771

    Peck, Sarah 838, 939

    Peck, Selima 486

    Peck, Simeon 839

    Percy, Jane 654

    Perry, Lois Ann 284

    Pitcher, Jerusha 64

    Platt, Betsey 322

    Platt, David D 322

    Platt, Elizabeth 320

    Platt, Elizabeth S 322

    Platt, Hannah Partree 323

    Platt, Hinman 323

    Platt, Jonas 321

    Platt, William M 322

    Pollard, Rachel 249

    Porter, Aethel 660

    Porter, Asa 543

    Porter, Catharine 863

    Porter, Deborah 543

    Porter, Edward E 733

    Porter, Ethel H 663

    Porter, Huldah 860

    Porter, Inf. dau's 661

    Porter, Levi G 862

    Porter, Martha 659

    Porter, Mercy 543

    Porter, Orra Bronson 979

    Porter, Philander 979

    Porter, Sally 662

    Potter, Edgar Mortimer 894

    Prince, Charles 871

    Prince, Charles C 871

    Prindle, David 467

     

    Prindle, Hope 467

    Prindle, Jonathan (Lieut) 466

    Prindle, Rachel 465

    Pritchard, Alma 560

    Pritchard, Asher 889

    Pritchard, Benjamin 561

    Pritchard, Benjamin Asher 919

    Pritchard, Edward 921

    Pritchard, Mary 920

    Pritchard, Mary E 920

    Pritchard, Nancy Hickox 563

    Pritchard, Polly 891

    Pritchard, Timothy 563

    Punderson, Thankful 688

    Punderson, William 690

                           R

    Ransom, Julia B 786

    Reynolds, Charlott 130

    Reynolds, Charlotte 131

    Richards, Asa 77

    Richards, Emeline 523

    Richards, Hannah 522

    Richards, Thomas (Lieut) 96

    Riggs, Charity 876

    Riggs, Thomas 875

    Roberts, Esther M 305

    Russell, Bennet G 513

    Russell Harlem 923

    Russell, Harriet L 923

    Russell, Nancy A Guernsey 514

                           S

    Scott, Aaron 133

    Scott, Abigail 17, 133

    Scott, Anna 19, 94, 383

    Scott, Charles 382

    Scott, Eber 132

    Scott, Eliazer 47

    Scott, Eliza 260

    Scott, Gersham 93

    Scott, Hannah Hawkes 44

    Scott, Henry Nathan 449

    Scott, Hervy 528

    Scott Hezekiah 383

    Scott, Jonathan 44

    Scott, Jonathan (Lieut) 258

    Scott, John M 651, 653

    Scott, Lucy 24

    Scott, Margaret 237

    Scott, Mary 259

    Scott, Mary Ann 652

    Scott, Nathan 19

    Scott, Polly 380

    Scott, Rhoda B 552

    Scott, Roxcena 399

    Scott, Sally 20

    Scovil - Scovill - Scoville

    Scovil, Bethel 33

    Scovil, Cena 36

     

       

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                             S

    Scovil, Edward 658

    Scovil, Edward A 262

    Scovil, Edward (Capt) 657

    Scovil, Elizabeth 34

    Scovil, Elizabeth Brown 667

    Scovil, Hannah Richards 667

    Scovil, Martha 656

    Scovil, Ozro 872

    Scovil, Ruth 38

    Scovil, Sarah 92, 664

    Scovil, Selah 35

    Scovil, William 92, 665, 666

    Scovil, William (Lieut.) 667

    Scovill, Harriet 141

    Scovill, Julia 787

    Scovill, Polly 140

    Scoville, Melissent 309

    Seeley, Sarah 306

    Seymour, Abigail 492

    Seymour, Alexander D 768

    Seymour, Alma 484

    Seymour, Bela 403

    Seymour, Dinah 409

    Seymour, Ellen 404

    Seymour, Huldah 483

    Seymour, Inf. son 412

    Seymour, James H 485

    Seymour, Joash 411

    Seymour, Josah (Capt) 406

    Seymour, Josiah (Capt) 407

    Seymour, Margaret 408

    Seymour, Mehetable 545

    Seymour, Richard 405

    Seymour, Sally 546

    Seymour, Samuel 541, 545

    Seymour, Sarah B 766

    Seymour, Shelden 483

    Seymour, Susannah Abiah 767

    Seymour, William Riley 410

    Skilton, Avery 414

    Skilton, Henry (Dr.) 415

    Skilton, John 457

    Skilton, Julia 456

    Skilton, Martha 338

    Skilton, Mary 473

    Skilton, Parthenia 413

    Skilton, Tabitha 416

    Skilton, Wealthy M 286

    Smith, Abi 746

    Smith, Abigail 760

    Smith, Comfort N 762

    Smith, Elizabeth 433

    Smith, Garrit 874

    Smith, Hector 764

    Smith, James Fanton 433

    Smith, John 159

    Smith, Josiah 849

    Smith, Nabby 761, 763

    Smith, Permelia 850

    Smith, Ruamer 160

    Smith, Sarah 823, 874

    Smith, Wait 822

      Smith, William W 824

    Southmayd, Dorcas 313

    Southmayd, Samuel 312

    Southmayd, Samuel W 308

    Southmayd, Sarah 310

    Southmayd, William S 311

    Spencer, Mary C 934

    Sperry, Jerusha 856

    Sperry, Lyman 853

    Sperry, Philo 855

    Sperry, Ruben Smith 573

    Steel, Elijah 509

    Steel, Fanny 122

    Steel, Hannah 510

    Steel, Mercy 16

    Stoddard, Adaline S 84

    Stoddard, Ama 421

    Stoddard John (Lieut) 419

    Stoddard, Mary 420

    Stoddard, Phebe 423

    Stoddard Samson 418

    Stoddard, Samuel 422

    Stoddard, Sarah 803

    Stoddard, Susan F 84

    Stoddard, Susanna 915

    Stoddard, Susanna S 345

    Stoddard, Wells 802

    Strickland, Amy 841

    Strickland, Samuel 841

    Stiles, Diadama 944

                           T

    Taylor, Abigail 557

    Taylor, Eliud 554

    Taylor, Mary 555

    Taylor, Susan C 556

    Thomas, Miranda 747

    Thompson, Wyatt 48

    Titus, Amos 633

    Titus, Betsy 333

    Titus, Loly 634

    Tolles, Abigail 56

    Tolles, Amarilla 213

    Tolles, Ira 212

    Tolles, Nehemiah 57

    Tolles, Nehemiah, Jr 58

    Tomlinson, Rachel 249

    Treadway, Mary Aurilla 700

    Trumbull, John (Rev'd) 69

    Tuttle, Alma 494

    Tuttle, Austin 493

    Tuttle, Azuba 769

    Tuttle, James (Capt ) 494

    Twichell, Edgar A 166

    Tyler, Abigal, R 459

    Tyler, Erastus 461

    Tyler, Henry G 462

    Tyler, Polly A 460

    Tyrel, John A 539

    Tyrel, Sarah M 539

    Tyrell, Esther T 540

     

       

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                           W

    Wakeman, Ruhamah (Hotchkiss) 851

    Warner, Chloe 364

    Warner, Joseph 365

    Warner, Joseph, W 366

    Warner, Julia 601

    Warner, Lovicy 367

    Warren, Abigail 67

    Warren, Ann Mead 527

    Warren, Clarenda 599

    Warren, Edward 524

    Warren, Mary 526

    Warren, Shelden 525

    Warren, Truman 525

    Watson, Geo. Herbert (Rev) 949

    Watson, Mary Lavina 949

    Watson, Mary Lavinia 950

    Watson, William (Rev.) 949

    Watson, Wm. Chester 949

    Webster, Silence 512

    Webster, Tola (Capt) 512

    Weller, Ellen M 916

    Weller, Malvina L 751

    Welton, Abigail 62

    Welton, Adaline E 294

    Welton, Alma 376

    Welton, Caroline 222

    Welton, Clarinda 280

    Welton, Edward J 281

    Welton, Eli 297

    Welton, Ezekiel 373

    Welton, George 278

    Welton, Hannah 372

    Welton, Hiram 220

    Welton, James 827

    Welton, Jonathan 280

    Welton, Josiah 63

    Welton, Julia 279, 282

    Welton, Lovicy 596

    Welton, Mary 375, 595 828

    Welton, Polly M 221

    Welton, Reuben 597

    Welton, Rhoda 297,598

    Welton, Sarah 374

    Welton, Sarah M 434

    Welton, Statira 398

    Welton, Thomas 595

    Wheeler, Daniel 136

    Wheeler, James (Deacon) 390

    Wheeler, Mary 391

    Wheeler, Phebe 389

      Whitney, Isaac 685

    Williams, Charlotte Elizabeth 842

    Williams, Eliza 627

    Williams, Hannah 627

    Williams, James 151

    Williams, Ury 395

    Wilmot, Medad 250

    Wilson, Eliza Ann 377

    Woodruff, Andrew Lambert 938

    Woodruff, Charles 531

    Woodruff, Clark 961

    Woodruff, Comfort 162

    Woodruff, Elijah B 328

    Woodruff, Esther 936

    Woodruff Frederick N 940

    Woodruff: Hannah 161, 535

    Woodruff, Isaac 54, 530

    Woodruff, Jane Ann 913, 914

    Woodruff, Jemima 327

    Woodruff John (Capt) 536

    Woodruff, Jonas Roderick 937

    Woodruff, Levi 488

    Woodruff, Lodime Clark 529

    Woodruff, Martha A Beardslee 940

    Woodruff, Merit N 164

    Woodruff, Nancy E 939

    Woodruff, Nathaniel 935

    Woodruff, Samuel 326

    Woodruff, Sarah 163

    Woodruff, Welthy 469

    Woodruff, Wealthy B 960

    Woodward, Abby 184

    Woodward: Abel (Capt) 905

    Woodward, Abigail 906, 907

    Woodward, Amanda M 305

    Woodward, Amelia 137

    Woodward, Asa 648, 897

    Woodward, David (Capt) 181

    Woodward, Dotha 912

    Woodward, Elijah 898

    Woodward, Esther 896

    Woodward, Israel 908

    Woodward, Israel (Capt) 906

    Woodward, John 138, 901

    Woodward, Laura 299

    Woodward Lucy 224,904

    Woodward Lydia 182,185,900

    Woodward: Margery 899

    Woodward, Rachel 650

    Woodward, Russel 225

    Woodward, Samuel W 183

    Wooster, Anna 963

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    Caleb Northrop

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    JEFFERSON - was formed from Blenheim, Feb. 12, 1803. A part of Summit was taken off in 1819. It is on the S. line of the co., near the S.W. corner. Its surface is a hilly upland, the principal summits being about 1,000 ft. above the valleys and 2,000 ft. above tide. Mine Hill, in the extreme S. part, is estimated to be 3,200 ft. above tide. A high ridge extending N.E. and S.W. through near the center forms the watershed between Delaware and Mohawk Rivers. Utsyanthia Lake is a small sheet of water on the S. line.* The soil is a gravelly and clayey loam. Jefferson, (p.v.,) near the center, contains 2 churches and 25 houses. Morseville, in the N. part, is a p.o. The first settlements were made, in different parts of the town, in 1794.** The first preacher was Rev. Stephen Fenn.

    *This lake is 1,800 ft. above tide. It is often mentioned in old documents, and was an angle in the bounds of Albany co. in colonial times. It is the source of the W. branch of the Delaware.

    **Amos and Caleb Northrop settled in the E. part; Samuel and Noah Judson, near Utsyanthia Lake; Henry Shelmerdine and James McKenzie, on West Kil; Stephen Marvin, Erastus Judd, and Aaron Jones, near the village. These were mostly from New England. The first marriage was that of Marvin Judd and Lois Gibbs, Aug. 1800; and the first death, that or Elsie Judd, in June 1799. Heman Hickok taught the first school, in 1799. Canfield Coe kept the first inn, in 1794; and Rodman Lewis the first store in 1800. Stephen Judd built the first sawmill, in 1796; and Heman Hickok the first gristmill, in 1799. Eli Jones built the first tannery, in 1810.

    NORTHROP IN WASHINGTON, CT

  • ID: I1122
  • Name: Sarah FRISBIE 1 2 3
  • Birth: 1756
  • Christening: 1756 Branford, CT
  • Death: 24 FEB 1840 in Cass co., MI
  • Note: In 1827 she signed a document transferring all of her assets to her son, Amos Frisbie Northrop, in exchange for him agreeing to support her the rest of her life. In 1838 she moved with him from Middleton, VT to Cass county, MI.

    Father: Amos FRISBIE b: 17 FEB 1729 in Branford, CT
    Mother: Mary LUDDINGTON

    Marriage 1 Asahel DUTTON b: 2 FEB 1753 in Wallingford, New Haven, Cn c: 4 FEB 1756 Married: 3 NOV 1772 in Woodbury, CTChildren
    1. Has Children Asahel E. DUTTON b: ABT 1774 in CT
    2. Has No Children Elias DUTTON b: ABT 1775
      Marriage 2 Samuel NORTHROP b: 18 OCT 1755 in Milford, CT Married: 3 JUN 1779 in Washington, CTChildren
      1. Has No Children Amos Frisbie NORTHROP b: 4 JAN 1799 in Middleton, Rutland, VT

      Sources:

    Text: The evidence that Asahel Dutton and Sarah Frisbie were the parents of Asahel E. Dutton is circumstantial, but highly pursuasive:
    1.Asahel and Sarah's birth dates and marriage date are appropriate for them being the parents of the younger Asahel.
    2. The fact that both men had the same name is an obvious clue.
    3. The younger Asahel named one of his sons James Frisbie Dutton. James Frisbie was the name of one of Sarah's brothers.
    4. James Frisbie shared a claim to land in Bradford county, Pennsylvania with Solomon Moss, who was the father-in-law of the younger Asahel Dutton.
    5. The families of both the suspected parents and Asahel E. Dutton all moved to Poultney, VT. Sarah Frisbie and 4 of her brothers moved to the Poultney area when the younger Asahel was a young child. Further, the sister of the elder Asahel, Lois Dutton, moved to Poultney. The first docuement event involving the younger Asahel was his moving from Poultney in 1800.

    Text: Edward Frisbie of Branford and His Descendants, by Nora G. Frisbie. Published 1984 by Gateway Press, Inc.

    Text: Families of Ancient New Haven, compiled by Donald Lines Jacobus, published by Clarence D. Smith, Rome, NY, 1923

  • CORNWALL write to hist Soc sent 4/8/09 no further information

    CornHistSoc@optonline.net

    THE SOUTHPORT CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH p.77
    464. Sarah Elizabeth Hughes; letter from Second Congregational Church, Cornwall, Conn., Jan. 5, 1894; married Frederic Elmore Northrop; letter to Methodist Episcopal Church, Southport, Conn., Dec. 23, 1898.

    Full text of "The Southport Congregational church, Southport, Connecticut, March 7, 1843-November 30, 1915; an historical sketch, together with the confession, the covenant"
     
    ID: I578724438
    Name: Wright NORTHROP (s/0 Jeremiah & Hannah Benedict) another name for Waite
    Birth: 1730 Brookfield 1 2
    Death: Wft Est 1749-1821 1 2
    m. 1755 Anna Benedict b: 22 Feb 1730 in Ridgefield d. 1806 Brookfield (d/o Matthew Benedict & Ruth Keeler)
    Has No Children Andrew Northrop b: 1758 in Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut
    Has No Children Waite Northrop b: 12 May 1765 in Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut
    Has No Children John Northrop b: 14 Jan 1772 in Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut

    maybe kids after 1772?

     

     

    ID: I4735
    Name: Isaac NORTHROP wife NOT hannah olmstead died 1810
    Birth: in South Salem, New York
    Death: Apr 1812
    son Amos perhaps a daughter?

    ID: I03885
    Name: Elihu Northrup 1 2 3 4 5 (s/o Benjamin and Sara Platt)
    Birth: ABT. FEB 1746/47 in Newtown, Fairfield Co., Connecticut 2
    Death: UNKNOWN
    Baptism: 16 FEB 1746/47 Newtown, Fairfield Co., Connecticut 2
    m. Keziah Seeley (b: 1747 in New Milford) 1767 in New Milford
    ch b VT Strafford last 1774
    possibility of a later child?

    ID: I30700
    Name: John NORTHROP(s/o William and Mary Peck)
    Birth: 17 JUN 1703 in Milford,New Haven Co., Connecticut
    Death: 2 MAY 1794 in Ridgefield, Fairfield Co.,Connecticut
    m.Rebeckah (Rebecca) Roberts b: ABT 1708 in Ridgefield
    last child b. 1746
    M. 2 Elizabeth Married: BEF 1789
    a child with Elizabeth?
     

    ID: I2149
    Name: Thomas Northrop ( s/o Thomas Northrup b: 5 DEC 1727 in Ridgefield, Ridgebury - farmer & laborer
    Mother: Rachel [mother Bouton/Boulton] Morehouse b: 11 FEB 1726/27)
    ??married Clary/Clarissa Cone in 1783??
    Birth: 26 SEP 1751 in Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut
    Death: 3 JUN 1807 in North Salem, Westchester, New York, Bur.N. Salem Cemetery
    Event: Misc. See Note Page
    Note: Graves not marked at cemetery.
    m. 1770 .Melicent Keeler b: 11 JUN 1753 in Ridgefield
    d. 1836 N. salem
    Has No Children Rachel Northrup b: 5 MAR 1772 in Ridgefield, Fairfield Co., CT m. pulling
    Has Children Lydia Northrup b: 4 APR 1774 in North Salem, Westchester Co., NY m. Riggs
    Has Children Lewis Northrup b: 17 JAN 1791 in Ridgefield, Fairfield Co., CT m. polly smith
    Has No Children Betsey Northrup b: 8 JAN 1793 in North Salem, New London Co., CT m. BloomerBig time break ? other children

    Connecticut Reports By Connecticut. Supreme Court of Errors
    Some interesting cases involving Northrops -- mention of a John Northrop and Gad Northrop

    A BRIEF HISTORY OF WASHINGTON, CONNECTICUT Litchfield, Connecticut

    The Town of Washington encompasses the following Villages:
    Washington Depot
    Washington (or Washington Green) --  the Old Judea
    New Preston --  located on the Aspetuck River.
    Marbledale (or Marble Dale)

    Geology:

    Washington sits on Green Hill overlooking the winding Shepaug River.  Washington Depot lies along the Shepaug River at the foot of Green Hill. 

    26 miles of the Shepaug River here are deemed "wild."

    History:  (information about Washington Depot overrepresented)

    1734 – the eastern section of Washington was settled by Joseph Hurlbut. It was known as the Parish of Judea and belonged to Woodbury.
    The western section was known as the Parish of New Preston and belonged to New Milford.
    Nettleton Hollow, Romford and Smoky Hollow belong to Litchfield. 

    1740  --  the Titus family settled on Lower Church Hill.

    1741 -- the western section, part of the New Milford North Purchase, was first settled.

    1741  --  Judea Parish gathered. 

    1746 – Edward Cogswell secured the right to mine iron ore in the New Milford North Purchase. The Iron Works, the first industry in the North Purchase, was established along the Aspetuck River, near the foot of the road leading to New Preston hill.

    1746 – land purchased from the Indians for the building of the Averill Homestead (on Baldwin Hill Road about 1.5 miles from New Preston). The Averill family still lives there. 

    as early as 1748  --  1.5 miles downstream from Factory Hollow, the South Shepaug Factory Complex (consisting of a sawmill and gristmill and first known as Platt's Mills then Baldwin-Olmstead mills) built. 

    1753 – the General Assembly of the Colony of Connecticut granted a petition to establish the New Milford North Purchase section as the Ecclesiastical Society of New Preston.

    1758-1794  --  Judah Baldwin ran the South Shepaug Factory Complex.

    1760 – the Titus Homestead built.

    1772 – in Washington Village, the Old Red House built by two brothers Leman and Joel Stone, a Whig and a Tory.

    1775-1783 – American Revolution. General George Washington came through the area several times. He even spend a night in New Preston at Cogswell Tavern. Thirty Revolutionary soldiers were buried in the original Judea Cemetery.

    1778 – there were 270 families living in the area

    1779 – the Town of Washington incorporated. It was taken from Woodbury, Litchfield, Kent, and New Milford. The town was named in honor of General George Washington, who traveled through the area several times during wartime.

    1780s  --  Mallory Brook was named for Caleb Mallory and his family who were murdered at this time. Their hired hand, Davenport, was hanged for the crime.

    1781 – Major Cogswell owned a tavern along the "turnpike" at which General Washington dined. Justice of the Peace, Major William Cogswell, son of Edward, was elected the town's first selectman.

    1790-1831  --  Moody ran the Moody Fulling Mill for 41 years.  He was a leading citizen of Washington. 

    1794  --  in Romford, St. John's Episcopal Church built.

    1801 – on the Green in Washington Village, the Congregational Church built.

    1802-1876  -- on New Preston Hill Rd., was the boyhood home of Horace Bushnell, Congregational clergyman. (His birthplace was at Bantam in Litchfield.)  He was the pivotal American theologian who freed mainstream Protestant theology from its Puritanism, thus helped to clear the way for religious liberalism.

    1815  --  the St. John's Episcopal Church was moved by oxen to a site on Green Hill.

    1816  --  the dam at the South Shepaug Factory Complex rebuilt by brothers Levi S. and Ely Platt.  

    At first Washington was principally a farming community.

    Some of the early industries were ironworks and quarries as well as small mills and factories run by waterpower along the Shepaug and Aspetuck Rivers.

    1822 – at Marbledale, where there were quarries in an earlier day, the brick St. Andrews Episcopal Church built.

    1824 – at the west end of New Preston, the native stone Congregational Church built.

    1827  -- birth of the future Senator Orville Hitchcock Platt in Washington.  

    1832  -- Marvin Dimcock built a cotton-woolen plant, the third mill factory complex along the Shepaug River.

    1835  --  Olmstead took over the South Shepaug Factory Complex.

    1843  --  the Dimcock complex was sold at a loss. 

    1844  --  the old Dimcock mill sold and became the Washington Company (until 1851).  Other owners included Herman Baldwin, Frank Kilbourn and Charles Dipple. 

    1844  -- Joseph W. Titus bought an area along the Shepaug River.

    1846  --  Titus leased from John Northrup Gunn the right to a stretch of Shepaug River.  He erected a weir dam and directed some of the river water to a sawmill built at the southern end of his channel. 

    1849  -- Orville Hitchcock Platt admitted to the Bar. (He had attended the Yale University Law School.)

    1850 – the Gunnery School, a preparatory school for boys, established by a remarkable teacher, Frederick W. Gunn (1816-1881.)

    1854 map  -- there were mills on the Shepaug River and the Kirby and Mallory Brooks.

    Underground Railroad  --  the Underground Railway stopped on Blackville Road at Mrs. Ney's barn.

    1861-1865 – the Civil War.

    1866  --  Olmstead bought the old Moody Fulling Mill for $6.07 for non-payment of town taxes.

    by 1871  --  Henry Woodruff gained control of the land and mill of Joseph W. Titus.

    1871 --  Factory Hollow became Washington Depot.

    1871 photo  --  shows the Match Factory and Henry Woodruff's mill and factory in Factory Hollow.

    1872 – the Shepaug Railroad reached Washington.

    1873-1877  --  Henry Woodruff's three-story factory building housed the Match Factory.

    1877-1881  --  Henry Woodruff's three-story factory building housed part of  his carriage making venture.

    1879-1905  --   Orville Hitchcock Platt became a U.S. Senator. 

    1879   --  birth of the future Major General Benjamin D. Foulois (1879-1967).  He would serve in the Spanish-American War. 

    shortly before 1880  --  shortly before Olmstead's death, the South Shepaug Factory Complex was foreclosed.

    1881  -- death of Frederick W. Gunn.

    1881-1908  --  Henry Woodruff's factory building housed Kingman Mills.

    1881  --  Carl Bader (1853-1924) entered the U.S. from Alsace-Lorraine. 

    1882  -- Carl Bader arrived in Washington Depot. He would eventually establish a meat market and run it for 40 year.  The store was known variously as Carl Bader, Bader & Sons and Bader's Market.

    c. 1887 photo  --  the marshalling yard and the Washington Market building. 

    1888  -- notorious Blizzard of 1888.

    late 1880s  --  the mills of the South Shepaug Factory Complex run by various owners until ice jams and flooding destroyed the dam. 

    1893-1918  --  the home farm  for Holiday House was in existence.  Holiday House was a summer vacation home for the Working Girls' Club.  The club was associated with Saint Bartholomew's Episcopal Church, New York City.

    Edward Hook Van Ingen, a man grown wealthy from the woolen imports business, had architect Ehrick K. Rossiter design a house in memory of their oldest daughter Jeannine, who died of scarlet fever at the age of 16.  The house was on a promontory overlooking the Shepaug River valley.

    c. 1900 photo --  the mill in Factory Hollow.

    c. 1900 photo  --  Ezra Hull's blacksmith shop.

    1902 – about 3/4 mile northeast of Washington Village, Wykeham Rise, a preparatory school for girls, established.

    1908 – the Gunn Memorial Library, named for abolitionist and Gunnery School founder Frederick William and his wife, Abigail Brinsmade Gunn, dedicated.

    1909  --  Lt. Foulois accompanied the Wright brothers on their flight tests for the U.S. Army.  He would become the first living person to be enshrined in the Air Force Museum. 

    1910 photo --  looking down river from the Green Hill bridge.

    1912  --  St. John's Episcopal Church (of wood) burned; Ehrick Rossiter designed the present church (of stone).

    1919  --  architect Ehrick Rossiter and family moved to Edgewood.  He brought his New York caretaker, Ed Coll, up to Washington to look after his first and second house.  Ed Coll's sister Anne married an artist named deValera and had a child named Emon.  When deValera died, Ed Coll send his sister and nephew back to Ireland to grow up with close relatives.  Emon deValera grew up to be a prime mover of Irish independence and later prime minister of Ireland.

    1925 – Ehrick Rossiter gave the town its first preserve, the Steep Rock Reservation.

    1928  --  Borden's Cremery closed. 

    1929 – Pavilion Hall erected in New Preston as a cultural club.

    1930s  --  in Washington Depot, Borden's Creamery torn down to build Bryan Memorial Town Hall.  It was named for hometown boy Gregory Seeley Bryan, owner of the Weed Chain Company in Bridgeport and donator of the money for the new town hall.  The old town hall was taken down and the area became the town park. The World War I memorial placed here.

    1930s  --  Bob's Diner sold out to bouncer Jack Williams who built Jack's Grill. 
    1930  --  passenger trains stopped running to the aea. 
    1930  --  the Romford School for children established in Washington Depot. It is now Rumsey Hall. 

    1932  --  the new town hall finished. 
    1936  -- the Bader Brothers sold the old Titus/Woodruff mill to Thomas Rosford who ran it until 1952. 
    1941-1945  --   World War II.
    1941  --  Americans set up the Emergency Rescue Committee to help artists escape from the Nazis to the USA.  The committee arranged for French artist André  Masson (whose wife Rose was Jewish) to travel to the Caribbean island of Martinique, and from there to enter the United States. The Masson family settled in New Preston, Connecticut. After the war he returned to France.
    after World War II  --  in Washington Depot, Jack's Grill, the working man's bar, became the Shepaug Club.  
    1947  --  the old Dimcock mill ended as Dipple's cider mill.
    1947  -- Irish hero Emon deValera came to Washington to see his American relatives.
    1948 – the Shepaug Railroad‘s freight line closed.
    1952  --  the old Titus/Woodruff/Bader/Rosford mill turned into an egg candling factory.
    1955 – a flood destroyed many homes and businesses in Washington Depot.
    closed 1964  --  Robert Woodruff, a descendent of Henry Woodruff, was the last man to run a mill on the Aspetuck River.  He ran a machine shop out of the old Beeman mill in New Preston.  (He was also the last man to run a mill on the Shepaug River.)   After leaving the mill, Robert was struck with MS and was never able to stand again.
    1967  --  death of Major General Fulois.   
    1990s  --  the Shepaug Club closed down as a bar and restaurant. 
    1999  --  the designer Bill Blass sold his company for $50 million and retired to his home in New Preston.
    Today – the population exceeds 4,000.

    Sources:

    William C. Bader (with Pamela M. Redmer).  1998.  An American Village: The Light at the North End of the Tunnel. Washington Depot, CT: Design to Printing. 

    The Town of Washington, Connecticut: About Washington.  http://www.washingtonct.org/about.html

    Washington, Connecticut from the Connecticut Guide, 1935.  http://members.skyweb.net/~channy/CTGuideWash.html

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    A BRIEF HISTORY OF WASHINGTON

    Nettleton Hollow, Romford and Smoky Hollow belong to Litchfield. ... 1846 -- Titus leased from John Northrup Gunn the right to a stretch of Shepaug River. .... The Town of Washington, Connecticut: About Washington. ...
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    Francis Bradley (Bradley connection)
    Francis' great granddaughter m. Marriage 1 Abraham Northrup b: 25 NOV 1770 in New Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT Married: 24 APR 1798 in Vermont Children
    1. Has No Children David Northrup b: 26 JAN 1799 in Fairfield, Franklin Co., VT
    2. Has No Children Andrew Burr Northrup b: 17 MAY 1800 in Fairfield, Franklin Co., VT
    3. Has No Children Johanna Burr Northrup b: 3 MAY 1802 in Fairfield, Franklin Co., VT
    4. Has Children Andrew Bradley Northrup b: 5 MAR 1804 in Fairfield, Franklin Co., VT
    5. Has No Children Esther H. Northrup b: 9 DEC 1806 in Fairfield, Franklin Co., VT
    6. Has No Children Polly Burr Northrup b: 29 JUN 1807 in Fairfield, Franklin Co., VT
    7. Has No Children Amanda Northrup b: 14 SEP 1809 in Fairfield, Franklin Co., VT
    8. Has No Children Abraham Northrup b: 30 OCT 1811 in Fairfield, Franklin Co., VT
    9. Has No Children David Northrup b: 5 JUL 1814
    10. Has No Children Jane Esther Northrup b: 24 JUN 1816 in Fairfield, Franklin Co., VT
    11. Has No Children Grace Northrup b: 30 OCT 1818 in Fairfield, Franklin Co., VT
    12. Has No Children Jonathan Northrup b: 6 JUN 1822 in Fairfield, Franklin Co., VT

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    below from Bradley family genealogy http://www.retrowildcat.com/bradley.html

    The beautiful country of Fairfield county so impressed Francis that he immediately began making plans to settle there. Although he went to Branford in 1657 and remained there for a time, he made his settlement in Fairfield county in 1660. He married Ruth Barlow, daughter of John Barlow. He purchased the house and homestead lot of 2 1/2 acres from William Hayden of Greenfield Hills in March, 1666. ... Francis secured large tracts of land in these different allotments, and his land extended from Green Field hill north of the Aspetuch River and to the north of Saugatuck. These parcels were known as the "Bradley Lands". Francis lived for a long time on what was called the "Long Lot" and other parcels of land assigned to him.

    1771 the names of those who had accounts at the store of Daniel Merritt, on Quaker Hill, (In New York across from the Kent furnaces) as the names appear in his Ledger: A number of Northrops and related families appear on the list. Of course, at this date, they are a generation or more older than myAmos.

    In 1790 Captain Charles Pond, a seafaring man, who had commanded the " New Defense" in 1779 as a privateer, and others engaged in trade, shipbuilding and merchandising, as Charles Pond & Co. In 1793 they built the wharf on Gulf Neck, where is now the Merwin oyster industry. In 1811 Adam Pond, a son of Captain Charles Pond, and others formed the firm of Pond, Fowler & Co., and continued in trade until 1823. He was a successful foreign trader, and was well known among the shippers of New York. Pond, Baldwin & Co. were also in trade until 1814, when the firm was dissolved. Later came Miles, Strong & Miles, who were largely engaged in the shipping trade until the failure of the firm in 1821, since which time there has been but little foreign trade with Milford.

    Ships were built at Milford as early as 1690, by Bethuel Langstaff, who that year built a 150-ton brig for Alexander Bryan. In 1695 he built another vessel for Boston parties.

    The " Sea Flower," built for Richard Bryan, was launched in 1717, and from that time, for a little more than one hundred years ship- building was one of the leading industries of the town. Nearly every

    * Lambert.

    HISTORY OF NEW HAVEN COUNTY. 229

    trader built his own vessels, and several yards were maintained at the village. A few small vessels were also built at Wheeler's Farm, on the Housatonic.

    About 1760 Eli Gunn came to Milford and had a ship yard near his residence. In later times the principal ship yard was on the east side of the harbor, below Fowler's mill. Another yard was on the west side, between Dock lane and Wharf street.

    Among the master builders were Isaac Jones, called " Boss " Jones, and "Boss" John Rhodes. As ship carpenters there were, among others, John Hepburn, William Tibbals, Newton Northrup, Nathan Bristol, John Bump, Samuel Greene, John Bassett, John Rood, Caleb Northrup, Isaac Bristol, Samuel B. Gunn and Asa Gunn. Other ship builders were William Durand, David and William Atwater, Abraham Tomlinson and Farrand Clark.

    Captain Noah Kelsey, who had a shop near the Episcopal church, made many of the vessel irons used. Two of the last vessels of any size launched were the " Isabella," in 1818, and the " Marcellus," in 1820. This was built for Captain David P. Halsey, but was sold to Captain Nathan Gillett. The builders were W. H. Fowler and D. L. Baldwin.

    The venerable John W. Fowler says that in the period of Milford's greatest commercial activity, for about thirty years, ending in 1820, the following vessels were owned in Milford and sailed from that port:

    Ships: " Hesperus," by Pond, Baldwin & Co.; " Garune," by Miles, Strong & Miles; " Chase," "Vaucher," " Hamlet," by Stephen A. and Isaac Treat. Brigs: " Charles," " Susan," " Martha," " Pond," by Pond, Baldwin & Co.; " Calena," " Behurin,"by Tomlinson & Clark; " Wepo- wage," " Milford," by Miles, Strong & Miles; " Friendship," " Thomas," by S. A. & I. Treat; " Patriot," by William Durand.

    The schooners built or sailing from Milford in the interests of the above were more than a dozen in number, and there was about the same number of sloops.

    A number of seafaring men dwelt at Milford, and it has been esti- mated that the casualties of such a life caused more than one hundred persons to find their last resting places in the waters of the mighty deep. It should be noted in this connection that an unusual propor- tion of Milford's seamen became the commanders of their vessels, which commends the bravery and the intelligence of this class of citi- zens. Indeed, some of the best people of the town followed the sea, and "at one time nearly every house contained a retired sea captain or the memory of one." Among those who rose to the rank of captain were: Benedict Bull, James Bull, Freeman Bassett, Mix Bradley, Philip Bull, Nehemiah Bristol, Edward Brown, William Coggeshall, Farrand Clark, Freegift Coggeshall, Charles Coggeshall, William Coggeshall,

    230 HISTORY OF NEW HAVEN COUNTY.

    Tr., George Coggeshall,* Isaac Dickinson, Samuel Dickinson, William Davidson, Howe Davidson, Samuel Davis, David Foster, Joseph Green, William Glenney, James Hitchcock, Richard Hepburn, David Hepburn, John Hepburn, William Larrabee. Daniel Miles, Isaac Miles, Daniel Mallory, Benajah Mallory, Robert Meadows, William Nott, Charles Pond, Charles H. Pond, Adam Pond, Peter Pond, Samuel Peck, Dan Peck, Joel Plumb, James Riley, Josiah Rogers, Stephen Stow, Anthony Stow, Samuel Stow, Samuel Stow, 2d, Phineas Stow, William Sanford, Frederick Stow, Elisha H. Stow, Henry Turner, Isaac Treat, William Tomlinson, Samuel Tibbals, David Treat, Stephen Trowbridge.

    In the ordinary lines of merchandising, Abraham Tomlinson & Co. were in trade at the beginning of the century, and in 1802 David L. Baldwin was one of their clerks. He became one of Milford's merchants, and was in trade until 1854. Contemporary with him latterly were Mark Tibbals, John W. Merwin and A. Clark. Nathan Fenn, a later merchant, was killed by burglars who entered his store. P. S. Bristol and the Cornwalls were merchants of a later period, the latter continuing and having as contemporaries the Fords, Platts, Shepherds and Buckinghams.

     

    THE TOWN OF MIDDLEBURY.

    Description and Natural Features. — Settlement and Settlers. — Civil Organization. —
    Town Officers. — Roads and Bridges. — General Interests. — Middlebury Village.—
    Physicians. — Quassepaug Lake. — Schools. — Religious Interests. — Cemetery. — Biographical Sketches.

    ORGANIZED as a parish in 1791 and incorporated a town in 1807, Middlebury received its name from the fact that it occupies a middle position between Waterbury and Southbury, from which it was mainly formed. On the north is Watertown, and northwest Woodbury, in Litchfield county; south and southeast are Oxford and Naugatuck. The town is small, being less than five miles square, with greater length north and south. The surface is elevated and broken by high hills, the chief ones being Mount Fair, on the east, Sandy Hill, on the south, and Breakneck in the northwestern part. The latter, tradition says, received its name in the times of the revo- lution, when General Lafayette, with his command, passed over it on his way from the east to the Hudson river country. In descending the steep hill, one of the oxen used in transporting goods, fell and broke his neck — hence the name. It is a fact, however, that the name Breakneck was applied to that locality many years before the revolution,* and was, no doubt, suggested by its perpendicular appearance, as viewed from some directions. Many huge rocks are scattered over the surface of the town, or appear in ledges. Most of them are granite. There are fine lands in some localities, which have been well improved. In other parts the soil is not susceptible of successful tillage, being rough and sterile, but has been used for grazing purposes.

    Nearly the entire drainage is into the Naugatuck and the Housa- tonic. Into the latter stream flows the Eight Mile brook, being the boundary line on the west and the outlet of Quassepaug lake or pond. This is a beautiful sheet of water, with pleasant surroundings which have caused it to become a place of resort. Southeast is Kissawaug or Long Meadow pond, whose outlet, flowing into the Naugatuck, is Towantic brook. Hop brook, flowing into the same stream several miles farther north, drains the northeastern part of the town, having *See Cothren's " History of Woodbury."

     

    75S HISTORY OF NEW HAVEN COUNTY.

    as affluents a number of small brooks. Numerous springs abound in the town.

    Nearly all the present territory of Middlebury was included in the Mattatuck purchase and the early history is closely connected with that of Woodbury and Waterbury. Settlements were not made as early as in the localities along the Naugatuck and the Pomperaug and by far the greatest influx was after the revolution. Among those who claim pioneer distinction were the Bronsons, in the Breakneck section, where, in 1707, was born in the family of Isaac Bronson, the first white child. This also received the name of Isaac, who became a well-known citizen of that part of the town and was the great-grand- father of Julius Bronson, born in the same locality in 1807, and who was, in 1890, one of the few surviving old men in the town. The Bronsons were numerous and influential; but few have remained in Middlebury. Here the Abbott family settled later and descendants occupy some of the old places improved many years ago. The Tyler family lived west of the Bronsons, in what is to this day called the Tylertown district. Here was born the Reverend Bennett Tyler, D. D., who became famous as one of the old school theologians, and was president of Dartmouth College.

    Ebenezer Smith was nearer the outlet of the Quassepaug, locating there about 1720. He had sons named Ebenezer, Samuel and Daniel, the former serving in the revolution. For many years they were lead- ing men in that part of the town, in which some of the Tuttles also settled in 1740, and became active in affairs of the community.

    In the southern part of the town David Wooster settled about the same time. He opened a good farm and made fine improvements. The Wooster house, built before the revolution, still remains in a good state of preservation. Historic interest attaches to it on account of the fact that Chauncey Judd was there confined several days after the robbery of Captain Dayton, of Bethany,* in the revolution. The prop- erty still belongs to the Wooster family.

    In 1800, or soon after, there lived in Middlebury, James Tyler, Ash- bel Munson, Abner Munson, Thaddeus Bronson, Elisha Blackman, James Porter, Jonathan Sanford, Titus Bronson, Thomas B. Wooster, Philo Bronson, Gad Bristol, Anson Tuttle, Ephraim Tuttle, Jairus Bronson, Roswell Tyler, Jacob Hall, Beers Radford, Job Wheeler, Daniel Abbott, Eli Thompson, Ebenezer Smith, Jr., Daniel Tyler, Jr., Aaron Benedict, Ebenezer Richardson, David Hine, Adonijah Scott, Samuel Benham. Jr., Daniel Wooster, Thomas Mallory, Ezekiel Stone, John Stone, Phineas Benham, Eli Hine, David Wooster, Japhet Ben- ham, Amos Benham, Enos Bradley, David Porter, Alexander Hine, Nathaniel Richardson, Simon Manville, Asahel Bronson, Augustus Peck, Roswell Bronson, John Bradley, Truman Stoddard, Horace Bronson, Daniel Tyler, Samuel Porter, Hezekiah Clark, Josiah Porter, *See account of Bethany.

    HISTORY OF NEW HAVEN COUNTY. 759

    John Manville, Enos Gunn, David Mallory, Gamaliel Fenn, Edward Smith, Jr., Samuel Merrill, Jesse Roberts, Jonas Bronson, Marcus Bron- son, Caleb Munson, Lambert Munson, Seth Bronson, Benjamin Hine, Larmon Townsend, Asa Wheeler, David Abbott, Jacob Scott, Samuel Fenn, John Northrup, Uri Manville, Isaac Bronson, David Mallory, Gideon Piatt, Thomas Riggs, Amos Camp, John Gunn, Asa Fenn, David Hungerford, Mark Mead, William Bassett, A. M. Northrup, Stephen Stone, Agur Bassett, Andrew Clark, Hezekiah Peck, Anson Piatt, Philo Scott, Miles Newton, Henry Tyler, Alvin Tuttle, Mark Stone, Joseph Munson, Laban Hine, Nathan Clark, Caleb Nettleton, Calvin Camp, Leonard Bronson, Manville Scott, William H. Smith, Erastus Tyler, Abraham Osborne, Azubah Munson, Larmon G. Town- send, Charles Townsend, Anson Piatt, Henry Townsend, Horace Manville, Ira Mallory, Garry Scott, Stephen S. Hawley, Chester Riggs, Al- vin Hine, Garry Wooster, Elihu Baldwin and James Williams.

    In the last 50 years the character of 'the population has been changed, many of the old families becoming extinct and a new ele- ment coming in. The inhabitants are also less in number than 50 years ago, being less than 700.

    Middlebury was incorporated as a town by an act of the October, 1807, general assembly, on the petition of Ebenezer Smith and others of the Society of Middlebury, in the towns of Waterbury, Woodbury and Southbury. The petition was filed April 24th, 1807, and the prayer was that the bounds of the town should be the same as those of the parish of Middlebury. The towns of Woodbury and Southbury con- sented to the incorporation without protest, but Waterbury objected, as the arrangement would deprive it of some of its best citizens. The question of the relative support of the poor and the maintenance of the bridges on division lines was left for decision to a commission com- posed of Andrew Hull and Rufus Hitchcock, of Cheshire: Josiah Dud- ley, of Derby, and Mark Harrison, of Wolcott. This committee was to meet at Beecher's inn, at Naugatuck, in December, 1807.

    The Ecclesiastical Society of Middlebury was created by the general assembly December 29th, 1790, and the new parish was made to embrace parts of Woodbury, Waterbury and Southbury. The meet- ing for organization was held January 27th, 1791, and arrangements were soon made for preaching services. Provision was also made for building a meeting house. A frame structure, 38 by 54 feet, was put up in 1793, and was used early the following year. It was last occupied May 5th, 1839, when it was taken down and the erection of the present edifice begun. This was dedicated April 29th, 1840, and cost, as then arranged, $3,438.41. It was at that time regarded as a fine place of worship, but subsequent improvements have modernized it and made it more attractive. A parsonage on an adjoining lot affords a comfortable home.

    The members of the society were not constituted a church until February 10th, 1796, when the following 12 persons entered into cov- enant relations: Josiah Bronson, Isaac Bronson, Thomas Richardson, Nathan Osborn, Samuel Chatfield, Seth Bronson, James Tyler, Titus Bronson, Elijah Bronson, Josiah Bronson, Jr., Eunice Richardson, Elizabeth Osborn.

    At this time Josiah Bronson was chosen as the clerk of the church. On the following March 22d, 24 more persons were added to the membership of the church, the males being Daniel Tyler, John Stone and John Thompson. Among the females were the wives of Isaac Bronson, Josiah Bronson, James Tyler, James Manville, Samuel Chat- field, Seth Bronson, Elijah Bronson, Eli Bronson, Nathaniel Richard- son, Thomas Barnes, Asa Lyman, Daniel Tyler, Eli Thompson, Amos

    764 HISTORY OF NEW HAVEN COUNTY.

    Curtis, John Thomson, Josiah Bronson, Jr., Ezekiel Tuttle, Reuben Webb, Roswell Bronson. The deacons appointed this year were Na- than Osborn and Seth Bronson.

    In 1799 15 persons were enrolled as members, and in 1800, 37 joined. For the next dozen years, but a few joined each year, but in 1814, 26 joined, and in 1817, 28. A like number were added in 1822. In the three years following 1830, about 100 persons entered into fellowship. In 1842 there was another period of revival, some 25 persons joining ; about the same number were added in 1855, and nearly double that number joined in 1868. In 1889 the church had 91 members, of whom 30 were reported as living outside of the bounds of the parish.

    The church had no regular minister until the Reverend Ira Hart was ordained and installed November 6th, 179S. He was dismissed April 5th, 1809, and was succeeded by the Reverend Mark Mead, or- dained and installed November 4th, 1809, and dismissed March 30th, 1830; Jason Atwater, installed October 20th, 1830, and dismissed October 15th, 1845; George P. Prudden, as stated supply, from Decem- ber, 1845, to March 30th, 1851; Joel R. Arnold, as stated supply, from December 1st, 1851, to March, 1854; R. J. Cone, as stated supply, from June 3d, 1854, to December 16th, 1855; Jonathan S. Judd, installed June 25th, 1856, and died during his pastorate, May 11th, 1864; Clin- ton Clark, as stated supply, commencing June 1st, 1865. He was sud- denly taken ill September 23d, 1871, and died on the highway between the farms of Eli and Jerad Bronson.

    Reverend David Breed began preaching in May,1872, and was install- ed October 17th, the same year. He resigned October 30th, 1876, and was the last regular pastor. The ministers since that time have been stated supplies, as follows: H. G. Marshall, from June 1st, 1877, to June 7th, 1885; William J. Murphy, from October 4th, 18S5, to November 6th, 1887; Myron A. Munson, from May 28th, 1888, to November 25th, same year; William F. Avery, since December 17th, 1888.

    Those elected to the office of deacon were, in 1796, Nathan Osborn and Seth Bronson, the latter serving until his death in 1828; John Stone, 1799-1834; Ebenezer Richardson, 1818-26; Sherman Curtis, 1825-48; Leonard Bronson, 1833-50; Daniel Clark, 1833-6; Giles A. Gaylord, 1836-42; Robert H. Bronson, 1845-52; Joseph P. Piatt, 1852- 63; Marcus Bronson, 1853-6; Gillman E. Hill, 1856-79;* Gould S. Clark, 1864 to present time; Lewis B. Tucker, 1872-6; J. C. Scovill, 1877-87;* David M. Fenn, 1888 to present time; Frederick G. Scott, 1888 to pres- ent time.

    Doctor M. De Forest is clerk of the parish and treasurer of the several funds created for the maintenance of the church work. The oldest of these, the "Ministerial Fund," was begun March 17th, 1790, and was raised to £1,086, or about $3,621. The contributions varied

    *Died in office.

    HISTORY OF NEW HAVEN COUNTY. 765

    from £1 to ^105, the latter being given by Benjamin Munson. Josiah Bronson was the treasurer of this so-called "Bank for the support of the Gospel in Middlebury." In 1890 this fund amounted to $3,725. A second or new fund was raised by "The Middlebury Fund Company," organized January 13th, 1814, and originally amounted to $1,136. Philo Bronson was clerk of this fund and was succeeded by Ebenezer Smith, Robert Camp and Doctor De Forest, in the order named.

    The Sabbath school connected with the church has 75 members en- rolled, and D. M. Fenn is the superintendent.

    It is said that Jesse Lee visited the town as early as 1790* and preached the doctrines of Methodism; that eight years later Peter Van Ness came, and was followed, in 1800, by James Coleman; by Ebenezer Woodburn, in 1803; Phineas Pierce, in 1808; Gad Smith, in 1812; and Billy Hibbard, in 1815. They held meetings at the houses of Daniel and David Abbott; in a barn and cider mill, near Tylertown; at the Breakneck school house, and more latterly at the academy at the Cen- ter. As a result a number of persons were converted and the present Methodist church thus early had its beginning. Among the early members were: at the first period named, Daniel Abbott; in 1806, Thomas B. Wooster, Jacob Hall, Ephraim Tuttle, Joseph Mun- son, Lucinda Wooster Munson; in 1810, James Wooster and Nancy his wife, the former a very pious man and the latter also abounding in good works which were richly attested in her legacy of $1,500. In 1812 or 1813, David Abbott and Sarah Tyler, his wife, became Meth- odists, the latter leaving the Congregational church, much against the will of her parents and friends. For many years this worthy couple were leading Methodists, and their son, Ira, was a minister from 1839 until 1875. Another son, Alvin, also preached a short time. Four grandsons followed in the same steps, viz.: Larmon W. Abbott, Alvin V. R. Abbott (son of Alvin Abbott), Bennett F. Abbott (son of Ira Abbott) and Joseph W. Munson. Daniel Wooster also became a Meth- odist minister.

    In 1814, among the additions were Daniel Wooster, Almira Wheeler, Aunt "Becky" Buckley, so wonderfully gifted in prayer, and Aunt "Becky" Tuttle. In about 1818 the additions were Ruth Mallory, Anson Tuttle, Philo Woodruff, Eliza and Mary Northrup Harriet and Lucy Munson, Susan Tyler, Willis Treat, Joseph Wheeler, Joel Atwood, John Northrup and Truman Wooster.

    For a period of ten years the growth was slow and some members removed; but in 1831, under the preaching of Heman Bangs, there was a renewed interest and the purpose of building a church was now formed. In 1832 James Wooster leased a lot of land at the Center on which to build the house of worship. On this lot the district school house stood and there was some objection to the Methodists occupying it, but these were overruled. The school house was moved ♦From account by Anson F. Abbott.

    766 HISTORY OF NEW HAVEN COUNTY.

    and good fellowship with the opposing Congregationalists was soon established. The building, begun in 1832, was not completed for several years, when it was occupied at a cost of $3,000. It is a plain, al- most square structure, having a two-story appearance so as to afford gallery room. In 1878 it was thoroughly improved at an outlay of about $500, and a parsonage, near by, was purchased for $1,000. The principal actors in this movement were Nelson J. Hayes, H. W. Mun- son, Ira Abbott, Lewis Tyrrell, Levings Abbott, Harriet L. Gaylord and Charity S. Fisher, a few only of whom lived in 1890. The house has a most beautiful location and the surroundings are fairly well kept. The property is valued at $4,500.

     

    caleb 1790 census New Milford 1 16under, 2 16 up 2 females 00

    all the calebs northrop/northrup are in NY by 1800

    Revolutionary officers from Richmond history of Lenoox and richmond

    Job Northrop, Caleb Northrop, Elijah Northrup.

    before 1764 the Yokuntown (Lenox and Richmond area was purchased from the indians and petition ws made to the leg to raise taxes in 1764. The first meeitng was at the house of John Chamberlain

    Amos Northrop Tyringham Berkshire, NY 00101/00101 Moses Ridgefield line

    Amos Northrop, Jr 10010/101000

    • Name: Susanna Northrup 1
    • Birth: 24 MAR 1780 in Lenox, MA
    • Death: 8 FEB 1825

      Father: Elijah Northrup
      Mother: Elizabeth

      Marriage 1 Josiah Booth Married: 14 APR 1799
      Sources:
      1. Title: The Genealogy of the Booth Family, Donald L. Jacobus, 1952
        Page: 84

    Tyringham MA marriage before 1800

    Mar. 6, 1762. The new plantation called Number One established as Tyringham.


    Manassa Fairbanks & Otave? Taylor, ----- 1793
    Elijah Hall & Ekizabeth Abbot, ----- 1793
    Sam'l Barber 3rd& Widow Eunice Bradley, ----- 1793
    Thos. Canfield & Martha Underwood, ----- 1793
    Sam'l Thompson Jr. & Jemima Chapin, ----- 1793
    Sam'l Bunn & Isabel Brann, ----- 1793
    Reubin Webb & Polly Perkins, ----- 1793
    Geo. Grown & Jerusha Markham, ----- 1793
    Loudowick Gardner & Christine Garfield, ----- 1793
    Sam'l Hulet & Susannah Wadsworth, ----- 1789
    Thos. James & Prudence Heath, ----- 1789
    Reubin Davis & Polly Abbot, ----- Ap. 1790 or 91
    John Morcey & Jemima Hurd, ----- Ap. 1790 or 91
    Rev. Jonathan Judd & Wid. Ruth Bidwell, ----- Ap. 1790 or 91
    James Davidson & Hannah Baldwin, ----- Ap. 1790 or 91
    Jeremiah Leaming? & Sarah Hawley, ----- Ap. 1790 or 91
    rodman Clarh & Hulda Leaming, ----- Ap. 1790 or 91
    Stephen Markham & Dolly Joslin, ----- Ap. 1790 or 91
    Briant Milliman & Susannah Rathbun, ----- Fr. 1791 to 92
    Ebenezer Jackson & Hannah Brewer, ----- Fr. 1791 to 92
    Barzillai Northrup & Margory Rockwood, ----- Fr. 1791 to 92
    Josiah Stowers ? & Pheby Rockwell, ----- Fr. 1791 to 92
    Reuben Marsh & Lydia Rathbun, ----- Fr. 1791 to 92
    Roswell Stanton & Anna Abbott, ----- Fr. 1791 to 92
    Benj. Howard & Betsy Howard, ----- Fr. 1791 to 92
    Abraham Milliman & Elizabeth Park, ----- Fr. 1791 to 92
    Joshua Hervey & Betsey Lewis, ----- Fr. 1791 to 92
    Simon Curver & Anna Green, ----- Fr. 1791 to 92
    Jonathan Townsend & Louis Scripture, ----- Fr. 1791 to 92
    Lemuel Tillotson & Temperance Hawley, ----- Fr. 1791 to 92
    Wm. Jencks ? & Sally Cook, ----- Fr. 1791 to 92
    Ede Mercy ? & Levine Culver, ----- Fr. Ap. 1792 to 93
    John Curtis & Naomi Spring, ----- Fr. Ap. 1792 to 93
    Noah Jr. Allen & Elizabeth Learned Partridge, ----- Fr. Ap. 1792 to 93
    Abraham Northrup & Widow Ann Culver, ----- Fr. Ap. 1792 to 93
    Silas Clark & Rebekah Chapman, ----- Fr. Ap. 1792 to 93
    Nathan Underwood & Dianthy Curtis, ----- Fr. Ap. 1792 to 93
    Noah Langdon Jr. & Pheby Ward, ----- Fr. Ap. 1792 to 93
    Geo. Paterson & Sylvia tillotson, ----- Fr. Ap. 1792 to 93
    Darius Powell & Electa Hall, ----- Fr. Ap. 1792 to 93
    Allen Taylor & Polly Myre, ----- Fr. Ap. 1792 to 93
    Joel David & Sally Johnson, ----- Fr. Ap. 1792 to 93
    Barabas Hoos ? & Parmela Stone, ----- Fr. Ap. 1792 to 93
    Ezekial Wadsworth & Zalda Taylor, ----- Fr. Ap. 1792 to 93
    Jonathon Foot & Temperance Hawley, ----- Fr. Ap. 1792 to 93
    Dan'l Jr. Chapman & Eunice Hall, ----- Fr. Ap. 1792 to 93
    Justus Markham & Submit House, ----- Fr. Ap. 1792 to 93
    Dan'l Jr. Hobbs & Sally Leaming, ----- Fr. Ap. 1792 to 93
    Varnum Gardner & Mitchell Tuttle, ----- 1794
    Isaac Cowles & Polly Brookins, ----- 1794
    Ebenezer Hall & Elizabeth MaGregory, ----- 1794
    Jonathan Tuttle & Anna Battle, ----- 1794
    Isaac Doud of New Haven, Ct. & Polly Johnson, ----- 04 Jun 1795

     

    Elijah washington ct Samuel line

  • ID: I03791
  • Name: Samuel Northrup III 1 2 3 4 5
  • Birth: 9 JUN 1718 in Milford, New Haven Co., Connecticut 2
  • Death: BEF. 1787
  • Will: 1787 Samuel's estate settled. He spelled his name "Samuel Northrop" in his will. 2
  • ADDR: Washington Connecticut

    Father: Samuel Northrup , Jr. b: ABT. JUN 1687 in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut
    Mother: Sarah Andrews b: ABT. SEP 1688

    Marriage 1 Lydia Thomas b: ABT. 1723 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut Married: 10 JUN 1746 in New Milford, Litchfield Co., Connecticut 2Children
    1. Has No Children Lydia Northrup b: 22 OCT 1747 in Washington Co., Connecticut
    2. Has No Children Samuel Northrup b: 1 APR 1749
    3. Has No Children Phoebe Northrup b: ABT. 1751 in Washington Co., Connecticut
    4. Has No Children Samuel Northrup b: ABT. 1753
    5. Has No Children Samuel Northrup b: 18 OCT 1755 in Washington Co., Connecticut
    6. Has Children Samuel Northrup IV b: ABT. 1757 in Milford Township, Connecticut
    7. Has Children Enoch Northrup b: ABT. 1759 in Washington Co., Connecticut
    8. Has Children Elijah Northrup b: ABT. 1761 in Washington Co., Connecticut
  •  

    • ID: I2647
    • Name: Heth (Heath) Northrup 1 2 3
    • Birth: 30 MAY 1754 in Milford, New Haven Co., CT 4 1 5 6
    • Death: 1807 in Milford, New Haven Co., CT 4 7 8
    • Burial: Center Cemetery, Milford, New Haven Co., CT 4
    • Note: 9 Soldier in Revolutionary War, his wife drew a pension. Married "on the day he marched away to war."
    • Change Date: 16 JUN 2005

      Father: Joseph Northrup b: 6 Feb 1697/98 in Milford, New Haven Co., CT
      Mother: Ruth Allen b: 1700 in Milford, New Haven Co., CT

      Marriage 1 Anna Newton b: 1759 Children
      1. Has Children Newton Northrup b: 26 MAY 1781 in Milford, New Haven Co., CT
      2. Has No Children Elizabeth Ann Northrup b: 7 MAY 1783 in Milford, New Haven Co., CT
      3. Has Children Ephraim Northrup b: 15 NOV 1786 in Milford, New Haven Co., CT
      4. Has Children Abner Northrup b: 28 JUL 1788 in New Haven, New Haven Co., CT
      5. Has Children Mercy Northrup b: 25 APR 1791 in Milford, New Haven Co., CT
      6. Has No Children Wheeler Northrup b: 7 OCT 1793 in Milford, New Haven Co., CT
      7. Has Children Luther Northrup b: 17 AUG 1796 in Milford, New Haven Co., CT
      8. Has Children Andrew Northrup b: 12 JAN 1800 in Milford, New Haven Co., CT

    An Ira from the confusing Isaac Ridgefield/South Salem line

    • Name: Jeremiah Northrup 1 2
    • Birth: 7 MAY 1801 in Ridgefield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut 2
    • Death: 5 AUG 1855 in Brookfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut 2
    • Residence: Brookfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
    • Occupation: Farmer and comb-maker
    • ADDR: Brookfield, Fairfield Co.
      Connecticut

      Father: Jonah Northrup b: 1771 in Ridgefield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
      Mother: Harriet Nash b: ABT. 1773

      Marriage 1 Mary Curtis b: ABT. 1810 in Southbury, Connecticut Married: 1830 2Children
      1. Has Children Ira Curtis Northrop b: 4 JUN 1831 in Brookfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
      2. Has Children William Lewis Northrop b: 3 NOV 1832 in Brookfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
      3. Has Children Francis Jerome Northrop b: 15 MAR 1834 in Brookfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
      4. Has Children Mary Eliza Northrop b: 2 FEB 1839 in Brookfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut

    Newtown 1840

    It appears most of the remaining Northrops in Newtown are the children of Alanson and Lydia Hull Northrop He died in 1812 was thrown from a horse when cyrenius as ~ 17, Lydia Ann ~ 13, Elizur ~ 5

    Also Walter (Peter)

    1830 Netown Huldah is prob widow of Hezekiah (Nathaniel[benjamin<Jeremiah] & Esther Gould)
    1840 Nabby is prob Mable Abigail Baldwin widow of John1772<John1732 & Lois
    Heman is son of Oliver (Alanson Jeremiah line) & Nancy Northrop(john<John & lois)
    1830 Newtown Polly age 60-70 b 1760-1770 prob Polly Underhill Northrop widow of David son of William1734 & Elizabeth(Northrop Northrup - Jonathan line)
    1840 Newtown Abigail prob wid of Nelson(john<John & Lois) prev m.1 Walker b: ABT. 1790 Married: BEF. 1834 2

    history of derby

    JOSTAH Whitney, son of Henry and Eunice Whitney; m. Hannah, dau. of Capt. Joseph Riggs in 1784, and dwelt in Derby; was commander of a vessel in the South American trade; was cast away in 1794, and died in consequence of his sufferings in Demarara, in August of that year. She afterwards m. Philo Northrop of Woodbridge and had two Children: Deborah Ann Northrop and George Northrop. Children:
    47. Hannah, b. June 20, 1785; m. Aug. 10, 1805, Henry Remer, who carried on a large business as shoe-maker in Derby until May, 1827, when they removed to Seneca Falls, N. Y.
    48. Maria, b. Mar. 14, 1787; m. George Finley, grandson of Rev. Samuel Finley, D. D., of New Jersey. He d. at Bridgeport. She d. at Tremont, N. Y.
    49. Josiah Clark, b. Apr. 1, 1789; m. in 1811, Esther E. Mosier of Derby; was a cooper; d. in New York; she d. in Trumbull, Conn., in 1873.
    50. Martha, b. Mar. 26, 1792; m. Mar. 4, 1808, at Hinesburgh, Vt., Jonathan Stone, where they resided; had family.
    51. Stephen Merit, b. Feb. 17, 1794; a master mariner; m. Charlotte Lewis Sept. 22, 1822; resided a time in New York city; removed to Mount Vernon, O.

    http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ctcderby/books/hotod016.html

     

    • ID: I2816
    • Name: Nichols NORTHROP

      Marriage 1 Caroline M. SHERMAN b: 1795 in Bridgeport,Fairfield,Connecticut Married: 7 APR 1822
    • ID: I29344
    • Name: A. Northrop
    • Sex: M
    • Birth: ABT 1775
    • _UID: 353C7B33715E7B4684E1DFC301E0DF4CC2BD
    • Change Date: 8 Mar 2009 at 16:34:04

      Marriage 1 L. Botsford b: ABT 1778 Married: ABT 1805Children
      1. Has   Children E. Northrop b: 21 Aug 1807
    • ID: I22329
    • Name: Mary Northrop
    • Birth: 1780
    • Death: BEF 1804
    • _UID: 6D3B63A39AEDD6119804AF31BE9FBE4BFED9
    • Change Date: 7 May 2002 at 06:11:57
      Father: Joel Northrup b: 27 Jan 1753 in New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut
      Mother: Mabel Sarah Bird b: ABT 1757 in of Milford, New Haven, Connecticut c: 2 Jan 1757

      Marriage 1 Elihu Ives Married: 16 Mar 1802
    • Name: Mary Northrop
    • ALIA: /Molly/
    • Birth: 1780 in Litchfield County, Connecticut
    • Death: 6 SEP 1866 in Fairfield County, Connecticut
    • Reference Number: 64234

      Marriage 1 Lewis Osborn b: 9 SEP 1768 in Fairfield County, Connecticut Children
      1. Has   Children Orrin Osborn b: 23 DEC 1799 in Fairfield County, Connecticut
      2. Has No Children Lewis Osborne b: 1805
    • ID: I185529
    • Name: Polly Northrop
    • Birth: 16 Mar 1779
    • Death: 23 Jan 1803

      Marriage 1 Elihu Ives b: 10 Aug 1777 in New Haven, New Haven, CT Married: 16 Mar 1802

     

    1854 dr dennison, ayers & northrop repeatedly practiced homeopathy
    came to Bridgeport, then a small vilhige, as clerk for the late D. H. Sterling, who was a wholesale grocer, iind for that day doing a large business. He remained in the employ of Air. Sterling about four years, aud on the 12th of April, 1845, thirty-five years ago, commenced business for himself a-s a member of the firm of Morford. Blakcman & Co., wholesale grocers. Mr. Blakeman, who is now a member of the firm of Ivison, Blakeman, I'hinney & Co., publishers, of New York, continued with the firm only about six months, and disposed of his interest to Mr. L. C. Northrop, and the business wn.s conducted under the firm-name of Morford, Northrop it Co., the "Co." being Mr. Philo Hurd, about four years, when -Mr. Samuel C. and David Trubce pureha.scd Mr. Northrop's interest. Samuel C. remained with the firm but a few years, when he retired, and this large l)usiness has since been carried on under the name, familiar to business men throughout Connecticut and Massachusetts, of Morford & Trubce. During the long career of this firm they have occupied only two stores, the old one. No. ;54(J, and the present one, first occupied in 1870, 35l) aud 358 Water Street.
    METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, SOUTHPORT.'S
    From about the year 180.5 to 1820, Methodist meetings were held at Green's Farms in the houses of Peter Jennings and Noah Osborn, and in the schoolhouse. Green's Farms formed part of an extended circuit, and was visited by the Conference preacher once a month. In the absence of the preacher, Bradford Croft, a local preacher, supplied for them. Ebenezer Washburn was the first preacher appointed by Conference ; Samuel Croft was the first class-leader. He and Bradford Croft and Joshua and Peter Wakeman were among the first official members of the church. The Crofts and their wives, Mrs. Wakeman, and Mr. Stratten were among the first members of the church. In 1820, when the Green'.s Farms church was built, there were about forty members. They worshipped in that church till 1845, when the present church was built at Southport, largely by the liberality of Capt.
    Davis, a noble, generous, and faithful Chiristian, who is still living. The determination to build the present church was made during the ministry of Rev. Zachariah Davenport, still living and greatly respected; he preached on the circuit that included Green's Farms during the years 1843—44. In 1845 it was dedicated.
    The following is the list of preachers who have been appointed to Southport since the erection of the present church: Charles C. Keys, 1845; Charles Bartlett, 1840; James H.Perry, 1847-48; G. Gilbert, 1849- 50; Levis. Weed, 1851; William McAllister, 1852- .53; Reuben II. Loomis, 1854; George Hollis, 1855- .56; Samuel A. Seaman, 1857-58; Seymour Landon,
    1859-GO; David Osborn, 1861-62; Charles Kelsey, 1863; W. Smith, 1864-65; G. Gilbert, 1866; David Nash, 1867-69; William Stebbins, 1870-72; L. W. Abbott, 187.3-75; William Brown, 1876; Henry A. Van Dalscm, 1877-78; .Joseph Smith, 1879-80. The present official members of the church are Stewards, Bradley Goodsell, Sr., Benjamin N. Hawkens, Andrew W. Jennings, Lewis B. Jennings, William F. Northrop, George E. Northrop, George F. :McKeel, A. P. Jennings, Elijah Gray ; Trustees, B. N. Hawkens, A. W. Jennings, L. B. .Jennings, Bradley Goodsell, Elijah Gray, Josiah Hawkens, William F. Northrop, A. P. .Jennings, and George E. Northrop. The present number of members is one hundred and
    twelve.*
    History of Fairfield county, Connecticut (1881)Hurd

    New Milford

    1722: Town buys "North Purchase," taken from Waramaug's Reserve. Committee appointed to raise money to hire a school master three months in winter and a school mistress three months in summer.

    1725: Ensign William Gaylord builds a log home in Gaylordsville. First Grand List made. Captain John Warner is he first settler of the "South Farms" (lower part of New Milford).

    1731-32: Eighteen or so members of the First Church of Christ convert to Quakerism.

    1733: Ironworks erected at Halfway Falls (now Brookfield).

    1782: Jemima Wilkenson comes to New Milford and holds meetings in Northville. Jemima Wilkinson (November 29, 1752 - July 1, 1819) was a charismatic American evangelist who preached total sexual abstinence and the Ten Commandments to her congregation of "Universal Friends." Her family were strict Quakers, most of her views were from her upbringing in the Quaker religion. She changed her name to "Publick Universal Friend" and was reborn to her cause.Wilkinson was one of the first female visionaries of religion and Women's rights in the United States.

    1790: Professor Nehemiah String is operating a private school for boys.

    The Underground Railroad consisted of a series of places where slaves were able to take refuge on their trek to freedom. Started by the Quakers, abolitionists and black free men soon became involved. This secret avenue to freedom was taken by an increasingly large number of daring runaways from the beginning of the nineteenth century through the decade between the Fugitive Slave Act and the outbreak of the Civil War. New Milford has three documented houses (Gaylordsville has one and Washington, two) that were part of the Underground Railroad. Still standing today, they are:

    Charles A. Sabin House Lanesville Road, Wanzer Farm New Milford
    Agustine A. Thayer House Grove Street New Milford
    Elisha Bostwick House Grove Street New Milford
    James Stuart House Gaylordsville
    Frederick W. Gunn House Washington
    Daniel Platt House Washington

    1812 - `New Milford Fever;' an epidemic lasting six months, claimed 99 lives.

    1823 - A Baptist Meeting House erected near Lower Merryall burying place. Glover Sanford began making hats in Bridgewater.

    1832 - Roswell and Sheldon Northrop started Machinery and Foundry business in Maryland District. Now carried on by The New Milford Foundry and Machine Works.

    1844 greens register & Manual
    Lemuel B. Northrop Andrew Northrop commission on bridges - Hawley's

    Board of relief Ira Northrop, Walter B. Ferris, Sanford H Gould

    justices of the peace New Milford Goshen—Truman Starr, Birdsey Baldwin, Phineas Ives, Myron Norton, Eber Bailey, Alexander Norton, Lemont Streot, Francis A. Beach, Charles Lewis, Nelson Brewster.Harwinton—Benajah Hayden, Abijah Catlin, Andrew Abernethy, Jacob O. Cat'.in, Sheldon Oaborn, Augustus S. Johnson, Henry Holt, Martin Cook, 2d., Lewis Smith. i

    Kent
    Nathaniel P. Perry, Hubboll Mellen, Rufus Fuller, Jr., Samuel H.Chamberlain, Benj. Tompkins, John Wilson, John L. Stewart, Luther Skiff, Jore. miah Fry, Clark Beardsloy, John R. Fuller, Epaphras B. Goodsell.
    New Hartford
    —Heman Chapin, Isaac Kellogg, W. Garrett, Roger H. Mills, Royal A. Watson, Daniel Lyman, Anthony Baker, Freeman Graham, Salmon Merrill, Daniel S. Bird, Wilson B. Sprague, Edwin A. Wooden.
    New Milford
    —Perry Smith, David C . Sanford, Nathaniel Perry, Samuel D. Orton, Daniel B. Wilson, Lyman Hine, Sherman Peek, Glover Sanford, Doming Babbitt, Philip Wells, Anson Squires,. Henry Mer. win, Solomon E. Bostwick, Isaac Northrop, Homer Waller, Sheldon Buckingham, Albert N. Baldwin, J. H. Keeler, Sheldon Northrop(prob sheldon G s/o jared & lucretia hard gs/o Abel<wm of Greenfield, Sylvanus Morwin.
    Warren
    —George Starr, Elijah Hayes, Dan Carter, Benajah Mallory, Jarvis C. Howard, J. W. Bement.

    Washington—Daniel B. Brinsmade, Wm. Moody, Frederick Chittenden, Matthew Logan, H. Baldwin, Joel Morehouse, Stiles Titus, Truman Baldwin, D. Tomlinson, John B. Newton, Alvin Brown, David C. Whittlesey, Frederick Beardsley.


    Nathaniel Betts of Sandisfield & Candace Ives, Jan. 27, 1791

    Theophilus Taylor, Jr., of Danbury & Rachel Northrop, Dec. 4, 177
    Elihu Northrop & Keziah Seeley, Oct. 15, 1767

    Nathaniel Taylor, 3d, & Anne Northrop, Aug. 31, 1774

    Thomas Wells & Anne Northrup, Jan. 11, 1780

    Reuben Mills Booth & Anne Eunice Northrup, Nov. 25, 1788

    Elnathan Sanford & Patience Northrop, dec 30, 1792

    David Northrop & Ruamah Rogers, 1796

    Elijah Stone & Anna Northrop, 1797

    Joseph Bradley & Rachel Burr, Jan. 18, 1784

    Lent Ives & Hannah Burr, July 2, 1776

    ID: I645 Name: Samuel Northrup 1 2 3 4 5 6
    Birth: 9 JUN 1718 in Milford, New Haven Co.,
    CT 8 9 10 3 11 5 6 Death: BEF 1787 in Washington,
    CT 12 Note: 12 He lived in Washington, CT and his
    estate was settled in 1787. Father: Samuel Northrup
    b: 5 JUN 1687 in Milford, New Haven Co., CT Mother:
    Sarah Andrews b: 30 SEP 1688 in Waterbury, New Haven
    Co., CT Marriage 1 Lydia Thomas b: ABT 1722 in Milford,
    New Haven Co., CTMarried: 10 JUN 1746 in New Milford,
    Litchfield Co., CT 13 14 15 16 17 Children

    Has No   Children Lydia Northrup b: 22 OCT 1747 in Milford, New Haven Co., CT m. isaac northrop (s/0 Thomas)

    Has No Children Samuel Northrup b: 1 APR 1749 in Milford, New Haven Co., CT

    Has Children Samuel Northrup b: 18 OCT 1755 in Milford, New Haven Co., CT m Sarah FRISBIE (Dutton) b: 1756 c: 1756 in Branford, CT Married: 3 JUN 1779 in Washington, CT

    Has No Children Enoch Northrup b: ABT 1757 in Milford, New Haven Co., CT

    Has No Children Elijah Northrup b: ABT 1759 in Milford, New Haven Co., CT

    Has No Children Phoebe Northrup b: ABT 1761 in Milford, New Haven Co., CT

    1786 John Stoddard Woodbury & Phebe Northrop
    (Samuel1718<Samuel1687Joseph) Thomas Andrews
    Porter(Birth: 19 Feb 1766 in Salisbury,)sept 1786

    abigail northrop 1753 died bethlehem prob widow of Abraham or Thomas

    Dr Elijah Northrop m. Betsey ? b: ABT. 1795
    Married:
    ABT. 1816 move to Perinton then michigan

    Perhaps this is why we see Amos in Kent and later in Warren - Woodville?

    Warren and Litchfield Ironworks 1818 to 1822

    Thanks to Howard Whitney of Warren we have been given notes on some of the ironworks gathered by him in his research on the Petersville Ironworks of Warren.

    Woodville - Commings Forge

    Originally built by Pratt and Hitchcock in the 1780s, the forge came under the control of Elias Guthrie by 1797, and was referred to as Guthrie's forge until taken over by Commings. The Commings/Cummings Forge was located in the vicinity of the junction of present day Route 202 and Route 341 (1988). In 1810, Abel Clemons of Litchfield sold to Israel Stone of Litchfield one third of a forge, about a half mile from Forbes and Adam's Slitting mill. In 1810, Levi Hoyt purchased from Jacob Commings one sixth of a forge a quarter of a mile below Forbes and Adam's mill. In 1815 Jacob Cummings of Washington bought five sixths of a forge about 80 rods south of Forbes and Adam's Slitting mill, together with a coal house from Israel Stone of Litchfield.

    david whitney1783 - warren just above washinton border - is a census neighbor. close to the Iron works (1854 map)

    Woodville - Forbes and Adam Slitting Mill

    Samuel Forbes, iron master of Canaan, around 1794 began buying up interests in a Grist Mill, called Landon Mill, on the Shepaug River a little below old Mt. Tom Bridge, with dam and water privilege. By 1798 Forbes had a slitting mill in operation at the same place where the Grist Mill formerly stood. The mill was managed by John Adam, Jr.

    After Samuel Forbes' death, the property fell to several inheritors, and was sold to John Adam of Litchfield, who in turn on October 21st, 1836 sold it to Frederick Chittenden. That same year Chittenden sold half of a rolling mill, sawmill, store and barn in Woodville to Isaac Toucy of Hartford. This sale included some of the Forbes property.

    Milton - Simmons Forge

    Simmons Forge in Milton was started by Ebenezer Marsh and Abner Land, both of Litchfield. It was known as Marsh Iron works and located in Blue Swamp on a stream flowing into the Shepaug River. Built around 1781, the terms to use and occupy were for 999 years. John and Solomon Simmons bought the iron works from Marsh, together with a dwelling house and a coal house in November of 1787.

    In January of 1790 Elisha Forbes bought of John Simmons in the Blue Swamp, one acre of land, bounded east on Simmons, with intention of building a forge.

    Guerdon Grannis bought of Solomon Simmons, one eighth part of the forge which was the same part Simmons had purchased of Seth Bishop on September 17, 1804, together with a coal house. In October 1807, Chauncey Dennison sold to Eri Grannis one eighth part of the forge known as Simmons Forge, with one fourth part of a coal house known as Landon's, also one eighth of anvil, hammer and tools, reserving use to May 1st, 1808. In 1809 Elisha Glover purchased of Thomas Grannis one eighth of the Simmons Forge in Milton and later in 1834 sold his right to Job Simmons.

    Hicks Smith owned land around Simmons Forge. In 1814, he purchased from Samuel Gilbert the dwelling in Litchfield standing on land of Smith. It appears he worked for Simmons.

    Warren - Hayes Forge

    Eri Grannis sold to Justis Sackett, Elijah Hayes, Sherman Hartwell of Warren, and Alanson Swan of Litchfield, a water privilege on the west bank of the Shepaug, together with land required for the purpose of building and erecting a forge, coal house, etc., in the 1820s.

    Stephen Wedge lived not far from the Warren road to Milton, and at one time owned one ninth of a forge south of the dwelling of Eri Grannis, with the middle small coal house. His estate sold to George F. Grannis his share of the forge operated by Hayes, Grannis and others in November of 1831.

    Warren - Peters Forge

    This forge was built by Abijah Pratt in the early 1790s, and had a number of part-time owners, until Eber Peters gained full control. The mill burned down October 15, 1815, but was rebuilt by Peters and called Peters Forge until its closing around 1860. It was on the west bank of the Shepaug, about one mile north of Woodville.

    Around 1818, Samuel Gilbert of Warren gave a quit-claim to his share in a certain forge to Eber Peters, which had been bought by Lysander Curtis when it was known as Pratts Forge. Gilbert had several attachments against him, evidently due to his varied interests.

    The mill was operated by Eber, Sr., and later by his sons Eber, Jr., John, and Manley. Eber, Jr. moved to the Macedonia section of Kent in 1830, continuing in the iron business. After the father died, John occupied his father's house on the east bank of the Shepaug in Litchfield, and Manley lived on the west bank, in Warren.

    New Preston - Waramaug, Romaug, Raumaug Mill

    Edward Cogswell built this mill around 1745, as records show sale of one half an iron works, located on the Aspetuck River, in New Milford North Purchase (south of Lake Waramaug) to Matthew Whipple of Ipswich, Massachusetts on October 24, 1747.

    In 1791, Reuben Booth, "being highest bidder at Publick Vendue," sale of the Hitchcock estate, acquired one quarter of an iron works called Romaug's Iron Works on the Aspetuck River in New Milford North Purchase.

    Owners in 1834 were David Whittlesey, Joseph Bennit, Benoni E. Beardsley, Erastus Lovenridge, and Daniel Beeman, Jr., of Warren. It was then known as Waramaug Iron Works.

    Also noted without any details was the Wolcott Iron Works of Litchfield.

    All of these forges used South Kent ore, and many of the names of the individuals mentioned appear in the records of Rufus Fuller.

    from http://www.kenthistoricalsociety.org/rufus-fuller-south-kent-ore-bed.htm