Corrections and Additions for First, Second and Third Periods "Documentary History of Suffield, by Sheldon, 1879"</font>

CORRECTIONS AND ADDITIONS

FOR PERIODS I. II III

Page 17	Note: Ephraim Bartlit (son of Benjamin of Windsor, b. Jan. 17, 1674) was the first white male child born at Suffield, died Feb, 19,1750, ae 77 yrs; (Hist. of Wilbraham, p. 219.) (See pp. 17, 20.)
P. 19,	Twelfth line from top, for Fairchild read Fairfield.
P. 27,	For John Higgins read John Huggins.
P. 30,	Thomas Barber, line 22, was not of the Windsor family.
P. 39,	Fifteenth line from top, for " Taylor" read " Warner."
P. 39,	James Rising was admitted to the church in Windsor from Salem in 1669.
P. 40,	Edward Smith was a son of Hugh Smith of Rowley.
P. 42,	Twelfth line from bottom, for blank supply " Smith."
P. 43,	Rev. Benj. Trumbull was a grandson of Benoni.
P. 43,	Tenth line from top, expunge as improbable.
P. 81,	Ninth line, for "Newton " read " Lynn' "
P. 83,	Joseph Sheldon's funeral charges, £16 6s. 1d., were paid by the General Court,
P. 83,	Sixteenth line from bottom, for 1703 read 1705.
P. 85,	" Revd Benjamin Ruggles was 'baptized' August 11th, 1676."
P. 153,	The plain between Kent corner and Sandy Hill, is, called "Musketoe Hawk Plain" in the old land records,
P. 170,	Twelfth line, read " Town " pay.
P. 172,	In 1712, Martin Kellogg was allowed £25 for money paid by him for his ransom, loss of arms, and equipments. Mass. Court Rec., Vol. 8.
P. 184,	Add to note, His grave-stone says, " He was aged 74 years."
P. 209,	In last line of note, for $10,000, read $6,000.
P. 224,	For last line substitute - " In 1635, " guard seats " were ordered to be provided for the Meeting House at Hartford." (Hfd.T.Rec.)
P. 242,	In note, for Thomas Austin read Thomas J. Austin.
P. 249,	In note, after "was" supply "a part of."
P. 253,	In note, third line from bottom, for 1775 read 1785. Philip Nelson's will was made Sept. 16, 1784, prob. June 4, 1789. His estate inventoried £9O8.
P. 269,	Shadrach Hatheway was the son of Deacon Abraham and Rebecca (Wilbur) Hatheway of Taunton, Mass. Shadrach. Junr, grad. of Yale 1738, d. 1749. (Yale Coll, Obituary, Vol. I.) The Suffield Hatheway's were from Taunton or its vicinity.
P. 270,	Timothy Phelps the first was a bricklayer
P. 314,	Some records of intentions of marriage-- Marriages, Births, and Deaths from 1740 to 1762, are found in Suffield Land Records, Vol. II, and are in the transcription of 1799.

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