1581. Israel HEWITT (Israel HEWITT , Anna BREED , Mercy PALMER , Ann DENISON , George ) was born 10 Oct 1758 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut. He died 10 Jul 1834 in Springville, Susquehanna Co., Pennsylvania.

DESCENDANTS OF CAPTAIN THOMAS HEWITT OF STONINGTON, CONN.. Compiled by Virginia Hewitt Watterson, 1996. Found in the Joseph Smith Library, Salt Lake City, Ut. Page 67.
    Born in Stonington, Conn., 10 Oct 1758 (VR), son of Israel Hewitt and Tabitha Wheaton; died in Springville, Susquehanna Co., Pa., 19 Jul 1834 (Rev. War Pension). Israel married SARAH WILLIAMS, 13 Dec 1781, at Ledyard, Conn. (Rev. War Pension). Sarah was born in Lebanon, Conn., 2 Feb 1757 (VR), daughter of John Williams and Annah Lyman; she died in Dimock, Susquehanna Co., Pa., 29 Jun 1840 (newspaper).
    Israel served as a private under Col. Swift of the Conn. Line during the Rev. War. He enlisted from Stonington, Conn., 10 Jan 1777, for 3 years.
    On 14 Apr 1818, Israel applied for a pension for his military service. He was then a resident of Springville, Pa., and stated that he was a farmer living with his wife Sarah, who was in poor health, his son Israel, who was too poor to give help, and a daughter Sookey (Susan), who was retarded. The pension was granted 22 Jul 1819 (Rev. War Pension #3577).
    Israel inherited the northern part of the Stonington homestead from his father in 1784. He and Sarah lived there for a while and later moved to Montville, Conn. About 1814, the family resettled in Susquehanna co., Pa.
    The widow Sarah applied for a government pension from Hartford, Pa. on 16 April 1838, saying she had no children "to lean on" and was living with Thomas Laffany of Hartford. She was granted a pension (#W2796).
References:
Vital Records of Stonington and Lebanon, Conn.
National Archives. Revolutionary War Pension File, #3577 and #W2796.
Marriages and Deaths in Susquehanna County Newspapers, 1816-1949, Susquehanna County Historical Society.
Norwich, Conn. Probate Records, LDS film #1,025,85f9.
US Census 1790-1840.

Israel married Sarah WILLIAMS, daughter of John WILLIAMS and Anna LYMAN. Sarah was born 2 Feb 1757 in Lebanon, New London Co., CT. She died 29 Jun 1840 in Dimock, Susquehanna Co., PA.

1582. Nancy HEWITT (Israel HEWITT , Anna BREED , Mercy PALMER , Ann DENISON , George ) was born 5 Jan 1760 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut.

Nancy married George WILLIAMS, son of George WILLIAMS and Eunice AVERY, on 3 Dec 1778 in New London, New London Co., Connecticut. George was born 2 Nov 1751 in Waterford, New London Co., Connecticut. He died 30 Jun 1830 in Waterford, New London Co., Connecticut.

1584. Dudley HEWITT (Israel HEWITT , Anna BREED , Mercy PALMER , Ann DENISON , George ) was born 29 Apr 1765 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut. He died 1849 in Gaines Township, Tioga Co., Pennsylvania.

DESCENDANTS OF CAPTAIN THOMAS HEWITT OF STONINGTON, CONN.. Compiled by Virginia Hewitt Watterson, 1996. Found in the Joseph Smith Library, Salt Lake City, Ut. Page 68.
    Born in Stonington, Conn., 29 Apr 1765 (VR), son of Israel Hewitt and Tabitha Wheaton; died in Gaines Township, Tioga Co., Pa. in 1849 (Tioga Co. Probate Records). Dudley married LUCY ____. Nothing is known of Lucy except she was his wife when they sold property in Tioga co., Pa. in 1819. She may have been a 2nd wife. Lucy was living in Feb 1839, Tioga Co., Pa. when she and Dudley assigned property to a son, Russell Hewitt, for $1.00.
    Dudley was only 18 years old when his father died and left him the southern part of the homestead in Stonington, Conn. He and his wife lived there until about 1796, when Dudley and his brother Gurdon moved their families to Chenango Co., NY. Dudley first bought property in Norwich, Chenango Co., on 29 Dec 1797 (Deed Book A, p. 95). The family remained there for many years, Dudley sold his land in Norwich in 1814 (Deed Book R, p. 422), and resettled in Tioga Co., Pa. He purchased property in Delmar Township and later in Shippen and Gaines Townships. By 1820, he was operating a sawmill on Mill Run near the town of Gaines, Pa. Later, Dudley built the first sawmill on Pine Creek in Shippen Township, an area now encompassed by Gaines Township. With the help of his sons, Dudley, Jr., Weaton and Russell, he carried on an extensive lumbering business for many years.
    Dudley served as a Lt. Colonel in the 67th Regiment of the New York militia during the War of 1812. He was referred to as Col. Dudley Hewitt in the histories of both Chenango Co., NY and Tioga Co., Pa.
    A Letter of Administration was granted 7 April 1849, to Wheaton Hewitt on the estate of Dudley Hewitt, late of Gaines Township, Tioga Co., Pa. (Tioga Co. Probate Records, case #180). An inventory taken 15 May 1849, showed assets comprised of oxen, a team of horses, a cow, blacksmith tools and household goods. The total value was placed about $250.
    The US Census 1790-1810 indicates that Dudley and his wife had at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. Not all the names of the children are known.
References:
Vital Records of Stonington, Conn.
Tioga Co., Pa. Probate Records.
James H. Smith, HISTORY OF CHENANGO & MADISON COS., NY, Syracuse, 1880, pp. 350 & 364.
R.C. Brown, HISTORY OF TIOGA CO., PA, Chicago, 1897, p. 477.
W.W. Munsell, HISTORY OF TIOGA CO., PA., NYC, 1883, pp. 172 & 174.
Land Records of Chenango Co., NY and Tioga Co., Pa.
Hugh Hastings, MILITARY MINUTES OF COUNCIL OF APPOINTMENTS OF NY, Albany, 1901, Vol. II, p. 1523.
US Census 1790-1850.

Dudley married Lucy.

1585. Gurdon HEWITT (Israel HEWITT , Anna BREED , Mercy PALMER , Ann DENISON , George ) was born 10 Mar 1767 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut.

DESCENDANTS OF CAPTAIN THOMAS HEWITT OF STONINGTON, CONN.. Compiled by Virginia Hewitt Watterson, 1996. Found in the Joseph Smith Library, Salt Lake City, Ut. Page 69 & 70.
    Born in Stonington, Conn., 10 Mar 1776 (VR), son of Israel Hewitt and Tabitha Wheaton; died in Towanda Township, Bradford Co., Pa. in 1815 (Bradford Co. Probate Records. Burdon married EUNICE ____. Little is known of this lady except that she was the mother of his children, probably married in Conn., and she was still living on 30 Dec 1815, when she signed off on her dower rights in Towanda, Pa. (Bradford Co. Probate Records). No cemetery markers have been found for Gurdon or Eunice Hewitt.
    Gurdon was 15 years old when his father died in Stonington, Conn. and left a will stating that Gurdon was "to be put to a suitable trade". When he became age 25, Gurdon was to inherit money in the amount of 10 pounds. The court appointed his sister Nancy's husband, George Williams, to be Gurdon's legal guardian while he was a minor (Stonington Probate Records, docket #1624).
    Gurdon and Eunice were living in New London, Conn. in 1790, with 2 young sons. In 1796, they left Conn., accompanying his brother, Dudley and family, for Chenango Co., NY. They first settled in the town of Norwich and later moved to a farm in Oxford, NY. Gurdon purchased and sold a number of parcels of property from 1797 to 1811, and became prosperous. He was on the board of trustees of the Oxford Academy in 1809. At one time, he owned a tavern at Fort Hill near Oxford.
    When a friend defaulted on a note which Gurdon had co-signed, he was obligated to make good. This ruined him financially. Gurdon sold what property he could and left Oxford to start over in Bradford Co., Pa. He moved his family to Monroe, Pa. where he became a lumberman in 1811. For a while, before his early death, he operated a sawmill near Towanda, Pa.
    Gurdon died interstate. On 30 Dec 1815, the widow Eunice renounced her dower claim to any real estate of her deceased husband, and requested that son, Gurdon Hewitt, Jr., act on her behalf. A Letter of Administration was granted to Gurdon, Jr. the same day, to settle his father's estate (Bradford Co. Probate Records, docket #40, Book 1, p. 12). On 14 Feb 1816, Gurdon, Jr. Posted a $1000 bond with the court. A Letter of Administration was also issued to Gurdon, Jr. in Chenango Co., NY on 3 July 1816, to settle the father's estate of property still owned in Chenango County (Chenango Co. Probate Records, Book A, p. 103).
    Eunice died a few years after her husband, in Towanda, Pa. Gurdon Hewitt, Jr. made a deposition on 22 May 1819, to the court stating that his father and mother were both deceased and that they left only 2 children then living, himself and Calvin Hewitt, who was still a minor. Silas Marsh of Oxford, NY, a son-in-law of the deceased couple, also signed a deposition dated 2 July 1819 (Chenango Co. Probate Records).
References:
Vital Records of Stonington, Conn.
Stonington, Conn. Probate Records, LDS film #1,032,097.
Index to land Records of Chenango Co., NY, LDS film #816,373 & 816,385.
 Chenango Co., NY Probate Records.
Bradford Co., Pa. Probate Records
Smith, HISTORY OF CHENANGO AND MADISON COS., NY, pp. 277 & 359.
R.C. Brown Company, HISTORY OF TIOGA CO., NY., Harrisburg, Pa., 1879, pp. 170, 477 & 478.
Clement F. Heverly, PIONEERS AND PATRIOTS OF BRADFORD CO., PA., Townada, Pa., 1913-15, 2 Vols., Vol. 1, p. 145, Vol. 2, p. 205.
Dr. Kenneth Scott, GENEALOGICAL DATA FROM ADMINISTRATION PAPERS, Middletown, NY, 1972, p. 152.
Janet Wethy Faley, EARLY SETTLERS OF NEW YORK STATE, Baltimore, 1993, p. 179.
US Census 1790-1860.

Gurdon married Eunice.

1587. Darius HEWITT (Israel HEWITT , Anna BREED , Mercy PALMER , Ann DENISON , George ) was born 28 Oct 1771 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut. He died about 1802 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut.

DESCENDANTS OF CAPTAIN THOMAS HEWITT OF STONINGTON, CONN.. Compiled by Virginia Hewitt Watterson, 1996. Found in the Joseph Smith Library, Salt Lake City, Ut. Page 71.
    Born in Stonington, Conn., 28 Oct 1771 (VR), son of Israel Hewitt and Tabitha Wheaton; died about 1802 (Avery), date and place unknown. Darius married WEALTHY AVERY, 23 Jun 1793 (VR), in Stonington, Conn. Wealthy was born in Stonington, 5 Oct 1772 (VR), daughter of Nathan Avery and Hannah Stoddard; she died at Stonington, 29 Dec. 1805 (Avery). After Darius died, she married 2nd, Capt. William Randall, 30 June 1803 (VR), in Stonington, Conn.
    Darius was a twin of his sister Diadama. They were 12 years old when their father, Israel Hewitt, died. The father's will stated that Darius was to have 5 acres of land and the dwelling house of the homestead farm when he was of age (Stonington Probate Records, docket #1618).
  There is little information on Darius. He does not appear on the Conn. census for 1790 or 1800. No cemetery marker has been found for Darius. He and Wealthy had only one child, a daughter named for her mother.
References:
Vital Records of Stonington, Conn.
Stonington, Conn. Probate Records, LDS film #1,032,097.
Elroy McKenndree Avery and Catherine Hitchcock Avery, THE GROTON AVERY CLAN, Cleveland, 1912, pp. 176-7 & 287-8.
Wheeler, HISTORY OF STONINGTON, CONN., p. 428.

Darius married Wealthy AVERY, daughter of Nathan AVERY and Hannah STODDARD "Anna", on 5 Oct 1793 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut. Wealthy was born 5 Oct 1762 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut. She died 29 Dec 1805 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut.

THE GROTON AVERY CLAN, Vol. I, by Avery & Avery, page 176 & 177.
    Wealthy Avery, born Oct. 5, 1762, at Stonington.

THE GROTON AVERY CLAN, Vol. I, by Elroy McKendree Avery and Catherine Hitchcock (Tilden) Avery, Cleveland, 1912. Found in the DAR Library, Washington DC. Page 288.

1594. Rufus HEWITT (Rufus HEWITT , Anna BREED , Mercy PALMER , Ann DENISON , George ) was born 23 Jul 1762 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut. He died 16 Mar 1848 in Lee, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts.

DESCENDANTS OF CAPTAIN THOMAS HEWITT OF STONINGTON, CONN.. Compiled by Virginia Hewitt Watterson, 1996. Found in the Joseph Smith Library, Salt Lake City, Ut. Page 72.
    Born in Stonington, Conn., 23 Jul 1762 (VR), son of Rufus Hewitt and Abigail Frink; died in Lee, Berkshire Co., Mass., 16 March 1848, age 85 years (VR). Rufus married MARTHA WHEELER about 1788. Martha, also called Patty, was born in Stonington, Conn. about 1768, daughter of Charles Wheeler and Martha Williams (Wheeler); she died in Lenox, Berkshire Co., Mass. after 1850.
    Rufus and Martha resided in Stonington, where all their children were born, and North Stonington, Conn. until 1823, when they moved to Berkshire Co., Mass. and settled in Lenox, near the town of Lee.
    After Rufus died, Martha remained in Lenox near her grown children. She was still living there at age 82 years when the 1850 US Census was taken.
References:
Vital Records of Stonington and North Stonington, Conn.
Vital Records of Lee, Mass.
Records of Lenox Congregational Church, LDS film #238,334.
Wheeler, HISTORY OF STONINGTON, CONN., p. 424 & 462.
Albert Gallatin Wheeler, HISTORY OF THE WHEELER FAMILY IN AMERICA, Boston, 1914, pp. 309-310.
Miner, THOMAS MINOR AND HIS DESCENDANTS, p. 171.
Avery, THE GROTON AVERY CLAN, p. 715.
Denison, DENISON GENEALOGY, p. 320.
Conn. Cemetery Records, LDS film #3139.
US Census 1790-1850.

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Rufus married Martha WHEELER, daughter of Charles WHEELER and Martha WILLIAMS, on 15 Nov 1788 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut. Martha was born about 1778 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut. She died after 1850 in Lenox, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts.

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1595. Elias HEWITT (Rufus HEWITT , Anna BREED , Mercy PALMER , Ann DENISON , George ) was born 27 Aug 1764 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut. He died 18 Jul 1828 in No. Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut and was buried in Wheeler Cemetery, Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut.

DESCENDANTS OF CAPTAIN THOMAS HEWITT OF STONINGTON, CONN.. Compiled by Virginia Hewitt Watterson, 1996. Found in the Joseph Smith Library, Salt Lake City, Ut. Page 73.
    Born in Stonington, Conn., 27 Aug 1764 (VR), son of Rufus Hewitt and Abigail Frink: died in North Stonington, Conn., 18 Jul 1828, age 63 years (tombstone). Elias married ANN HULL, 27 Jan 1791, in Stonington (VR). Ann was born in Stonington, 27 Aug 1770 (VR), daughter of Latham Hull and Anna Wheeler; she died in North Stonington, 17 Sept 1828, age 58 years (tombstone). Both are buried in the Wheeler Cemetery, Stonington, Conn.
    Elias and Ann resided in Stonington and North Stonington, Conn, where he was a farmer. Active in civic affairs, Elias held several high offices in North Stonington. He was elected a Selectman, 1807-1818, and a Representative in 1808.
    Elias' will dated 15 May 1828, was probated 6 Aug 1828 (Stonington Probate Records, docket #1622). He made provisions for his wife Ann; his 4 sons, Elias, Ezra, John and Gurdon; his daughter, Nancy Williams, wife of Erastus Williams; and the 3 children of deceased daughter, Lydia Wheeler.
Elias also mentioned his sister, Molly Thompson, and his brother, Rufus Hewitt. Sons, Elias and Ezra Hewitt, were named executors of the estate.
References:
Vital Records of Stonington, North Stonington and Groton, Conn.
North Stonington Probate Records, LDS film #1,309,961.
Stonington Probate Records, LDS film #1,032,097.
Ledyard Probate Records, LDS film #1,022,319.
Stonington Cemetery Records, LDS film #1,311,117.
Wheeler, HISTORY OF STONINGTON, CONN., pp. 424, 645, 683 & 684.
John Oliver Williams, GENEALOGY OF THE WILLIAMS FAMILIES, Brookline, Mass., 1938, pp. 66-67.
Denison, DENISON GENEALOGY, p. 320.
D. Hamilton Hurd, HISTORY OF NEW LONDON CO., CONN., Phila,, 1882, pp. 739-740. US Census 1790-1850.

Elias married Anna HULL, daughter of Latham HULL and Anna WHEELER, on 27 Jan 1791 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut. Anna was born 24 Aug 1770 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut. She died 17 Sep 1828 in No. Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut and was buried in Wheeler Cemetery, Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut.

1607. Anna MINER (Anna HEWITT , Anna BREED , Mercy PALMER , Ann DENISON , George ) was born 22 Jul 1754 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut. She died 29 Mar 1839 in Charlton, Saratoga Co., New York and was buried in Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Charlton, Saratoga Co., New York.

Anna married Amos HEWITT, son of Abijah HEWITT and Mary, on 19 Mar 1776 in No. Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut. Amos was born about 1752 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut. He died in the sea.

DESCENDANTS OF CAPTAIN THOMAS HEWITT OF STONINGTON, CONN.. Compiled by Virginia Hewitt Watterson, 1996. Found in the Joseph Smith Library, Salt Lake City, Ut. Page 63.
    Born in Stonington, Conn about 1752, son of Abijah Hewitt and Mary _____; died at sea, probably during the Revolutionary War. Amos married ANNA MINER, 19 Mar 1775, at the 2nd Church of Christ, North Stonington, Conn. (CR). Anna was born in Stonington, 22 Jul 1754 (VR), daughter of Simeon Miner and Ann Hewitt (#41); she died in Charlton, Saratoga Co., NY, 29 Mar 1839, age 84 years (tombstone) and was buried in the Presbyterian Church Cemetery at Charlton, NY.
    After her husband's early death, Anna and her son, Amos, Jr., went to Cayuga Co., NY before 1795. The son apparently died as a young man in Cayuga Co. Anna then went to live with her brother-in-law, Thomas Hewitt (#114), and his family. She remained with them the rest of her life and was living with them in Broadalbin, Montgomery Co., NY, and later n Charlton, Saratoga Co., NY, where she died at their home. Thomas, in his will written 9 Jan 1837, provided for his wife and for his sister-in-law, Anna Hewitt, the rest of their natural lives (Saratoga Co. Probate Records, Book 13, pp. 463-466).
     Wheeler, in his book, THE HISTORY OF STONINGTON, CONN., p. 423, incorrectly identified Anna's husband as Amos (#66), the son of Henry Hewitt and Joanna Denison, but that Amos Hewitt died at Canterbury, Conn., 17 May 1753, at age 16 years, and was buried in the Old Weaver Cemetery in Canterbury (VR and tombstone). Wheeler stated that Anna's husband was lost at sea and the widow went to Cayuga Co., NY to live with her son, Amos, Jr. but she didn't stay long and then went to live with her husband's brother, Thomas Hewitt, until her death many years later. Other authors of genealogies, which mention this Anna Miner, who married Amos Hewitt, such as John Augustus Miner in his book, THOMAS MINOR AND HIS DESCENDANTS, p. 78 have perpetuated the Wheeler error.
References:
Vital Records of Stonington and Canterbury, Conn.
Records of 2nd Church of Christ, North Stonington, Conn., LDS film $5080.
Cemetery Records of Charlton, Saratoga Co., NY, LDS film #17,934.
Saratoga Co., NY Probate Records, Book 13, pp. 463-6, LDS film #555,721.
Wheeler, HISTORY OF STONINGTON, CONN., p. 423.
John Augustus Miner, THOMAS MINOR AND HIS DESCENDANTS, Trevett, Me., 1981, p. 78.
Connecticut Cemetery Inscriptions, LDS film #3139.

1612. David BROWN (Samuel BROWN , Mary Palmer BREED , Mercy PALMER , Ann DENISON , George ) was born 18 Mar 1762. He died 14 Sep 1825 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut and was buried in Old Hilliard Cemetery, Old Mystic, New London Co., Connecticut.

David married Lydia MINER. Lydia was born 1759. She died 23 Sep 1954 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut and was buried in Old Hilliard Cemetery, Old Mystic, New London Co., Connecticut.

DENISON GENEALOGY, by E. Glenn Denison, Josephine Middleton Peck, Donald L.
    Jacobus, The Pequot Press, Inc. Stonington, CT, 1963. Page 322.

1620. Susannah BROWN (Daniel BROWN , Mary Palmer BREED , Mercy PALMER , Ann DENISON , George ) was born 3 Sep 1760 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut.

DENISON GENEALOGY, by E. Glenn Denison, Josephine Middleton Peck, Donald L. Jacobus, The Pequot Press, Inc. Stonington, CT, 1963. Page 321.

BROWN GENEALOGY, Vol I, Boston, The Everett Press Co., 1907, by Cyrus Henry Brown, pp. 20.
   Married a Mr. Robinson, and went to Genesee, NY.

Susannah married Mr. ROBINSON.

DENISON GENEALOGY, by E. Glenn Denison, Josephine Middleton Peck, Donald L.
    Jacobus, The Pequot Press, Inc. Stonington, CT, 1963. Page 321.

1622. Jabish BROWN (Daniel BROWN , Mary Palmer BREED , Mercy PALMER , Ann DENISON , George ) was born 25 Aug 1765 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut. He died 18 Jul 1843 in Brookfield, Madison Co., New York.

BROWN GENEALOGY, Vol I, Boston, The Everett Press Co., 1907, by Cyrus Henry Brown, page 256.
    Jabish Brown was known as "Great Jabie" to distinguish him from his son, called "Little Jabie". He removed to Brookfield, June 2, 1794.

Jabish married Abigail BABCOCK, daughter of Oliver BABCOCK, on 15 Nov 1787 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut. Abigail was born 11 Oct 1770 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut. She died 15 Jul 1851 in Brookfield, Madison Co., New York.

BROWN GENEALOGY, Vol I, Boston, The Everett Press Co., 1907, by Cyrus Henry Brown, page 256.
   She was the daughter of Oliver Babcock, who died of small pox contracted during the Revolution. [For account of his life and picture of his tombstone, see Babcock Genealogy, page 106]

1623. Anna BROWN (Daniel BROWN , Mary Palmer BREED , Mercy PALMER , Ann DENISON , George ) was born 17 Jan 1767 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut. She died 31 May 1823 in Brookfield, Madison Co., New York.

Anna married Nathan STEWART, son of Nathan STEWART and Barbara PALMER, on 1 Nov 1781 in Connecticut. Nathan was born 20 Feb 1769 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut. He died 30 Apr 1850 in Brookfield, Madison Co., New York.

BROWN GENEALOGY, Vol I, Boston, The Everett Press Co., 1907, by Cyrus Henry Brown, page 257.
   It is related among some of his descendants that the marriage of Nathan Stewart to Anna Brown gave offence to his family, and was the cause of his leaving Connecticut, where the Stewart homestead had descended from father to the oldest son, according to the English custom. The reason given is that her father, Capt. Daniel Brown, was a British officer. It is quite certain that this part of the story is unfounded, and is based on a misapprehension, and it may be that the whole story is equally doubtful. Some of the oldest and best informed of his descendants have never heard the tradition.
     His father-in-law is said to have offered him fifty acres of land and provisions for a year if he would remove with him to the wolds of Central New York. He removed to Brookfield shortly after Capt. Daniel located there, and added to his holdings of real estate so that at the time of this death he owned a farm of about one hundred and forty acres.