History of Fairfield County, Connecticut

— .'■■ ' ■ "■ 'into— Tlio Ikiniugli of Norwulk — OrgaiiizJitlDii — Firet di' Tho Firo Department— Wntor-Worku— Homo Itall- r. . • .ro«— TlicTniM— TlioNonvnlkGim!lt<' — TlioXomolk il.iir— Tlio liFlDocrat— Tin ScliulU) Munior— Tlio Dravrbrlilgo DLioiitcr — Hull. Clark Utaell 618 CHAPTER LV. NiiKWALK ( Cvniiiiiied). — Ecclksiasticai. Tint CoiiBroKullonnI Clnircb of Nurwalk — First Congrcgotioiml Cliurch of Soiitti Nurwalk— Tlio Epi«coi>al CInircli — Bniitint C'liurrli— Tlio First Mi'llii>dl9l Kplii'o|uil CliurcU— Tlio Soconil Slctliutliiit EiiUcopnl riiurcli 658 CHAPTER LVI. Keddino. Urrs'.uii/jition— TopognipliIcAl — TUo IiKjinns — Clifckon AVarniiis — Tho Kii>t iJraiit of LuiiiL'i — Sul«cquoiit Grants — C«i>t. Sainiivl Couch's I'lirihiuo 674 CHAPTER LVir. Reddinq (Cmi'i'iined). Tlie First DvpfllltiK*— Skotrhos of thp Ynrioii* Fiimilic.4 : Adams, Banks, Burluw, Diirtlill, lUrtnuii, Ilnlf8,I)..iiih, Uciiedlct, l!ill.>. Ilurr, Uurrilt, Ilur^Jn, ChiitlUM, I'.Mich, Dorliiig. FnircliiM, Foster, Uol.l. Gorhnm, Gniy, GrilTeii, llnll, Hawlcy, Hilt, Heron, Hull, JaL'k»44>ii, Leo, Lyon, l-onl, Slallury, Mi'ado, BU-okor, Morchnnt, Blorohouso, Perrj', Plutt, Koail, Bogors, Rumiioy, SaiiforJ, Smith, Stowo, etc 677 CHAPTER LVIII. Rrddiko (Conlinutd). — TiiE War of rne RBVOnrriOM. Kitnurtji fmm Town Records — Tryon's Invasion — Iloltistor's History of llii' luviLilitri — Gen. rntnnni — Execution of .lolin Smith for Dcsorllon, IliirU'r's A ' '-■■■ l ' "■ ' IN'Vulnti<ilinry I'ensUinor? — Cnpt \\ I -liiry Accounts— William l..\ne»— "I 1 di"— Boston Scliool Dis- CII.APTEU LXIV. RlDGI^KIIll.D ( Contintied). Ridgefleld Ust In Yc Tear 1746— Kidgeneld in 1800— Skobli In 1856.. 690 CHAPTER LIX. REDDixn (Coillinue<<]. — Ercl.K.SIA8TICAL Hi.«torv. Tfis f^inKrecnti-inal Church — Christ Church — BlotbodlKt Episcoiial '■linrth— Jlilli'idlst Episcopal Church of Long Ridge- Baptist Church, '..'tftowD— Tho Congregational Cliurcb, Goorgotown GOO CHAPTER LX. RKDDt.XO I Cunliniltd). — MlSCELLANEOIS. '•1, r. and A. M.— Lynch Chapter, R. A. M — ry Society — Schools, I'lihllc and Private — -u— Munlorand Sulddo— Biographical..... C14 I'i I r,.ii Uauurocturiiij i:>t CHAPTER LXI. Br.i>Di.io (CandMiieif). — Civil, Military, axd Bocitventart UlSTOHT. OrKmnllaUoD of the Parish — Organization of tho Town — Ust of Repro- Prubale Judges— Extracti from Town Records — Origin and i.v of Name of Town— Uilltory Itecord— List of Sol- 020 CHAPTER LXir. Riixii:Fiin.i>. l-i, I'loui.f l;, Indiana- 1 'il.:im.l .Niirii. Ci.ii.I.-i lU— Fuilliwr Pun;lia -litL.n for The The 1 from the ktrnrts ttom To^» Ilnltle at Rldgall' illi-uto The Perrj Family 031 CHAPTER LXIir. <y of the Invosjon— Tlie •^"oiidod— RoTolutiuDory In- - <B» CHAPTER LXV. RiDGKFIKI.n {Continued). j The CoDgrcgatlonnl Cliurch — St. Stephen's Chutrh — Metho'' I Church — CongregatioDol Church of Bldgehury — Frotestji Church of Ridgebur^- CHAPTER LXVI. Ri11|:KFIELD (Coil(l'ni/eJ). — Ml.SCF.Lt.ASK0U8. I Town-Keeting, 1715 — Early Births — The Schools — Burtsl-]". j Change In the Boundary of Ridgefleld — Tlio Ridgefleld T' from 1756 to I8S0— suite Senntore— Judgo of Proliato— Bt fhim 1740 to 18S0— Town-IIouses— Tile Pound— Jirn- i' 40, F. and A. >1,— Jonisalom CImpter, U. A. Jl — I'i 46, 1..0. of O.F.— Grand Lbt, ISTO-MlliUry— Tht- ^ Ware — Mu8ter*l{oll of Capt. Gamaliel Nurtbrop's Comimr of the Rebellion- Action of tho Town— List of Soldiers. CHAPTER LXVII. SlIKIIUAN. Geographical — Topographical — Early Sottlet^ — Physicians, etc. — Tho Congregational t'hurcli — MUslon Church— St. Polycarp's Church — • Bccolloctions of Morgan Stuart — The Iloyt Munior — Civil and Mili- tary Ulslor)- 084 CHAPTER LXVIII. Stamford. Geogmplii-al — T.'piiCTapliical — The First Settlement in 1040— Order under which Setlleiiieiit was made — First .Vsslgnmcnt of Lands — First Pennanent Sotllcns- Pioneers frvni lO-lo to 1775— Finit Grint-Miil — The Porfldy of tho Dutch Traders- The Underbill ^lus-iucrc— Stamford in 1C85— Indian Deeds, etc.- Deed of 1CI5— Report to General Court of Deed of 104.') — .\greement of Ponus and Ona.v, lOSi^Agrcement with Tupbance and Penalmy, 1007- The Stamford Patent..... OO'i CHAPTER LXrX. ST.iUFORD (Conlinned). — TllF. SoLDIERY OF StAVlFORD — TuK Ukroks of Four Wars. The French and Iiidlau Wars— List of Soldien<— Stanifoi-d in tho Revo- lution—List of Uevolutioiiary Soldiers— List of Stanifonl Loyalists— Worof 1812— List of 'Voluntoere 701 CHAPTER LXX. Stamford ( 6'i«i(i°iiu«{). 'llie Indians— Early llulea and Regulations — Freeholders of 1701— Stam- ford Id 1700— Stamford in ISOO— Troubles of the Settlers uiuler the Now Haven Jiirisilictlon — Tho Greenwich Troubles— Ecclesiastical Troubleo— The First Heretical Outbreak— Tho Enraged Quakers. 707 CHAPTER LXXI. Stamford (Cunlinucd). Tho SUuuford Adv.icalo- The Stanifonl Herald— Stamford Dorungli— Stamford National Bank— The First National Bank— The Stamford Savlngs-Baiik— Citi/ens'Suvings- Bank— Woodland Cometory— Fire Dk^ |iurtmont— Yale Lock-Slaniifiu;turiiigOoinpauy— Tiio 11. W. Colloud«c 4 Oi. BllUord-Tnble Muuuriictory— St. John, Hoyt & Co.— E. L. NIeull 4 C<..— Other Manuf.uUirles- Ship Canal— New York, New Haven and Hartford lUilroiul— New Canaan and Stanifonl Railroad— Uniiio Lodge, F. and A. 51.— Ilittoiibonso Cliapter, No. 11, K. A. M.— Wash- ington Council, No. C, Royal and Select Jlastors— Pbyslciaus- Lawyon — Educational 714 CHAPTER LXXir. Stamford (C-miinutd). Indian Name of Town— Boprceentnllvea from 1041 to 1880— State Son*- '»>'»— Selectmen from 1040 to 1S79— Poetmastere at Stamford— Probate District of Stamford- Ust of Jiidgee to Present Time— Town Clerks from 1041 to 1881— Grand List, 1879— Population 7Jl CONTENTS. CHAPTER LXXIII. Stamfoud {Continued). I-'ifst ('Inirch of Christ iu Stamford — LungRiHgeCongregntional Church — Ciiii-rt'-aliou of North StamforJ—Saiut John's Episcopal — St. Andrew's Chaiiel — EDinianuel Church, Shinuli — Haptist ('hnrchcs— Metliodist Ei'iscopal Churcli — Sletlioiiist Episcopul Cliurch, IJigb Riilge — Long liidgo Metliodist Episcopal Cliurch — Bangall Cliapel — Ilainburg Eidge fliapel — Univeitialist Church, Long Kidge— Stamford Uuivei-salist Chur.Ii— Catholic Chinch— Fiivt rre^hvtcriaii Churcli.. 7.^4 CHAPTER LXXIV. Stratford. Geogiajihical — Topograpliical — The Indians— The Tniliaii Piircluise — Set- th'incnl of tlie Town — Home-Lots and tlicir Owners — Kiclesiastical Tionldcs — Dftaik-d Aicount of tho Schisms wliich Kesnltorl in the Sftth-mtnt of Woodbury— View of Ancient Stratfurd 750 CHAPTER LXXV. STRATFttUD (Cfnithiued). — Tim P^KVOLUTIOX, EtC. Gen. David Wooster — Stratford iu 17S1 — OMen Time Accounts — Slavery — Ohl Fishing Place—Incident of 1812— Stratford Post-Oflice 75G CHAPTER LXXVI. STUATioiiD ( Contimird). — WiTciiri: VKT AND Knock I NHS — Ro- jiANci-: AM) Tkaihtion. Connecticut Witchcraft— C-odwife Basset, of Stratford— Her Tri:il— Her Execution— Tlie Stratford Knockings— The Slirling-Folsome Mar- riage— The Blue Laws 7.59 CHAPTER LXXVII. Stratford {Continued). — Chuucuks, Lougks, Schools. The Congregational Church — C'hrist Cliurch — Methodist Episcopal Church— Summerfield Cliurch — Trinity Memorial Chai>el — St. John's Lodge, No. S, F. and A. 31.- Orono<iu.: Lodge, No. 90, I. O. of O. F.— The Stratford Academy— Present (;<»nditiuu of the Schools 701 CHAPTER LXXVIII. Stratford (Continued). — Civii. and IVIilitarv, Eto. Original Name and Area — Representatives — Selectmen — Extracts from Records — Ear-Marks— Borough of West Stratford— Organization — First Officers — Officers from Organization to Present Time — Strutford of To- Pay— Military 768 CHAPTER LXXIX. Trumbull. Geographical— Topographical — Listof Pioneers— Early Phy>icians— First Mai-riages— First Birtlis— Schools— TJie Revolution— War of 1812— The RevolutionoflS09—TheWhipping-Pust—Post-0ffices— The Birth- place of Professor Benjamin Silliman 772 CHAPTER LXXX. Trumkull (Continued), — CiviL AND Ecclesiastdwl History. Organization of Town— First Town-Meeting— Officers Elected— Select- men fr<jm 1797 to 1881 — Representatives from 1798 to issl — Ecclesias- tical History — Congregational Church — Trinity Church, Nichols' Farms— Grace Church. Long Hill— Methodist Episcopal Church, Nichols' Farms — Christ Cliurch, Tashua — Military lli-itory 770 CHAPTER LXXXr. Weston. Geographical— Topographical — Surface— Soil—The I'ione.T^ — Con-^re- gational Church— Cliurch Discipline — Military Academy— Civil Hii- tory— First Town-Meeting— Representatives from 17SS to ISSO- Mili- tary Record su5 CHAPTER LXXXir. AVksttort. Geogrnphical— The Fii-st Settlements iu 1C45— The Pioneers and their Locations— The First Grist-Mill— The First School in I74ii— The Revo- lutionary War— The Gallant Seventeen— llit^hways-Eaily Merchants —Taverns, etc.— The Whipping-Post— Early Ile|,nilations— Slaves, etc. —Early Customs— Physicians— Lawyers— Manufarturing — Commer- cial 811 CHAPTER LXXXIU. AVhsti'ort {Continued). — ErcLi;siASTiCAL. Congregational Church, Green's Farms — Congregational, Saugatuck — Methodist Episcopal— Churcli of tho Holy Trinity— Clirist Churcli— Univei-salist Church 819 CHAPTER LXXXIV. Wkstport (Continued). The Press- The Saugatuck Journal— Tlie Fairfield County Hepublicau — The Westport Advertiser— The West porter— Tlie Westport and Sau- gatuck Hoi-se Kailroad Company — Manufactures — Sloops— Temple Lodge, F. and A. M,, No. Go-The T. A. B. Society— The First National Bank— The Westport Savings-Bank— Tlio Fire Department— Ceme- teries— Civil History — Incurjioration of Westport — Firet Town-3Iect- ing— Selectmen from Organization to 1881— Representatives from 1836 to 1881— Probate Judges from 1835 to 1381— Postmasters— Historical Notes — Incident 827 CHAPTER LXXXV. Wilton. The First Settlement— Organization of tlie Parish— List of Early Set- tlers—The Revolutionary War— The British March through the Town — Firing of a Building — Secreting Valuables- Listof Suldiei's — Slaveiy — The Lease of a Slave — Ear- Mark?— Price of Produce in 1777 — The Silver-Mine— Statue of George III 813 CHAPTER LXXXVI. Wilton (Conlinnt-d). Ecclesiastical History — CoDgregatiorial Church — St. Matthew's Church— 847 Zion Hill Church— Other Churches.. CHAPTER LXXXVir. Wilton ( Continued). — MisCELLAXEOrs. Prominent IMen- List of College Graduates— Postmasters— Burying- Grounds — The Ladies' Home Missionary Association — Educational— The Wilton Academy — Wilton Division S. of T. — Civil History — Select men from Orgauizatiou to 1880 — Representatives — Military Record — List of Soldiers 803 CHAPTER LXXXVIIT. Bethel.