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History of the Town of Plymouth, Connecticut HistoryoftheTownPlymouth,Connecticut Atwater Francis HISTORY OFHE T TOWNF O PLYMOUTH CONNECTICUT WITHN A ACCOUNT OF THE Centennial C elebration May4 1 and 15, 1895. Also a S ketch of Plymouth, Ohio Settledy b Local Families. Mr COMPILED B Y FRANCIS A TWATER. .*. Printed. I llustrated and Bound bv THE JOURNAL PUBLISHING COMPANY MERIDEN, CONN. 1895. PREFATORY W ORDS. 'IS I " H book is herebv taken possession of for the insertion of a few Prefatory W ords, eto b spoken, independently of him whose production it is, to you whom it cordiallv greets, as, honoring it with your attention, you are now about to turn its pages, and aided by the illustra tions which embellish it, peruse with more or less care its record of the people and the times that have been in this ancient town. When r esidents of Plymouth made known their purpose to observe with appropriate celebration, upon May 14 and 15, 1895, the first centennial of the setting off of the town, among many to whom this intelligence was of great interest was one, who, born and reared till the period of youth in the town, had then gone elsewhere, an orphan boy, to seek, or rather under God to make his fortune, and after varied experience in the remote West as well as in the East had at length won his way to become the head of a leading publishing house located in one of the cities of Connecticut. Cherishing with fond and grateful affection the memories of his early years he recognized in the projected cele bration an opportunity of rendering a tribute of filial regard to his native town. Hardly had the wish sprung up within him, akin to that which "heaved the breast" of the peasant poet of Scotland, "That I , lor poor auld Scotland's sake, Sume usefu' plan or book could make," before i t matured into the purpose, which at length materialized in the result of a Souvenir History of Plymouth, a quarto volume of ninety-one pages, which appeared fresh from the press on the day of the Centennial celebration, and was one of the most appropriate and pleasing features of that memorable occasion. It had been accepted in advance as the onlv authorized publica 4 H ISTORY OF PLYMOUTH. tionf o the sort in connection with the day ; and a thousand copies were donated to the town to aid in defraving the expenses incidental to the celebration. But the compiler having collected much valuable information beyond what entered into the Souvenir History in its original form, could not be content with so limited a publication ; neither was he willing that a work which of necessity had been hurriedly produced, with unavoidable errors detracting from its value, should be the finality of his endeavors to hand on to the future a volume which should be at once a contribution to the history of his native town, and a memorial of the first centennial celebration of its organization. It was in his purpose also that the book in its ultimate scope should include a full account of the centenary. Accordinglv he regarded the volume issued at that time as a provisional publication pre paratory to one more complete and accurate which should follow it at the earliest practicable date. Hence this book. It is the tribute of a son of Plymouth to his civic mother upon the hundredth anniversary of her life. The production of it has been a labor of love and has involved months of unwearied effort including many journeys and a large expenditure of means, not indeed without hope of pecuniary return, but with a generous purpose unrestricted by considerations of personal gain. It has not been the product of one hand alone, but while many col laborators have contributed to it, the casting of the whole, and much of the composition of it, have been the work of him with whom the design of the book had its origin. As it now goes forth in its concluding form, that were an unworthy omission which should leave unspoken any mention of the public spirit, the amor patriae which has had expression in the production of this volume, as tender and true as was manifested by those other sons of Plvmouth who wore the blue in the war for the Union. And so upon this opening page his appreciative townsmen and friends inscribe the name of Francis A twater, with g rateful acknowledgement of the honorable and amiable spirit manifested by him in giving being to this memorial. Levered S tearns Griggs. INTRODUCTION. HE h istory of the Town of Plymouth herewith presented is *s a near complete as can now be obtained. The early period is not as thoroughly covered as one could wish from the fact that the traditional circumstances handed down cannot at this late day be verified. The town recouls in the first vears were loo'selv kept and afford meagre information, while to go still further back to those of Watertown and Waterbury, of which towns Plymouth was formerly a part, it is impossible to define strictly the portions relating to Northbury parish as it was then known. The author, however, in the matter now pre sented, has taken great pains to have the details as near correct as it is possible to get them. The Souvenir History published as a feature of the Centennial Celebration of the incorporation of the town May 14 and 15, 189^, contained considerable here reprinted, but as it was accompanied with the request that any errors or omissions be corrected by those interested, it is pre sumed as the book now goes forth the facts can be relied upon. Its i to be regretted that only the fragmentary history of the ancient parish of Northbury in revolutionary times can be col lated. It is known that several of her loyal sons gained honor able distinction of which mention is made, that many others participated of whom no trace exists, and that the material facts which would be of great interest to the descendants of these soldiers, have been lost sight of and are beyond recall. This parish can claim one honor, however, that no other is entitled to, in being the birthplace of the last pensioner of the revolutionary war. A f eature of this volume which will be found interesting is a sketch of Plymouth, Ohio, settled by former well known residents of this town, the descendants of whom now number some 400 or 500, many of whom still reside there. There are other towns in Ohio called Plymouth, and to designate one from the other the 6 H ISTORY OF PLYMOUTH. one r eferred to has been named East Plymouth by the post office authorities. The b ook is given up largely to biographical sketches and portraits, as it is due to the genius, skill and enterprise of the townspeople that Plymouth lays claim to such a grand historic career which every son and daughter may glorify and feel proud of. It was here that Eli Terry developed his wonderful inven tions which made American clock-making what it is to-day. The names of Seth Thomas, Silas Hoadley, Chauncey Jerome, and Hiram Camp, all former residents of Plymouth, have since become famous in this line. In the past century the business has grown to vast proportions, and millions upon millions of clocks have gone forth from Connecticut alone. Other names deserving of the highest praise are those of James Terry and Sereno Gay- lord, who it is safe to say, were the successful founders of the cabinet and trunk lock business in this country. The local com pany, which has grown to be a vast concern, owes its prosperity entirely to their forethought, perseverance and integrity. The a uthor, knowing of how much importance Plymouth has been to the country, has undertaken to preserve so much of its history as is now available, trusting, as the years go bv that it will be appreciated and valued for its intrinsic worth. CHAPTER I . THE T OWN OF PLYMOUTH. Actf o Incorporation, Describing the Boundary Lines and the Stipulations to be Abided By— Disposition of the Poor of the Old Town— List of Incorporators— Grand List— First Officers— Full List of Representatives, Judges of Probate and Town Clerks. 'HE I ' town of Plymouth was Hist made distinct as the society If o Northbury in 1780, when it was incorporated with the society of Westbury under the name of Watertown, both societies being set oft' from Waterbury. In 1795 Northbury was set off as a town by itself, called Plymouth, under the following act of the legislature : At a G eneral Assembly of the State of Connecticut, holden at Hartford, in said State, on the second Thursday of May, Anno Dom., 1795: Upon t he memorial of the inhabitants of the town of Water- town, showing to the Assembly that the said town and the same as now incorporated, including the parishes of Westbury and Northbury, and a part of the parish of Northfield, extends from east to west, on the north adjoining on Harwinton and Litchfield, about ten miles and a half; and from north to south, adjoining west on Woodbury and Bethlehem, about eight miles ; and from west to east, adjoining on the south on Waterbury, about nine miles; and from south to north, adjoining east on Bristol, about five miles and a half; and that the same is so situated that it is very inconvenient to do this town business owing to the badness of the roads, length of the way, and other inconveniences, and also showing that the situation of said town and their amount in the list are sufficient to entitle them to be incorporated into two distinct towns, and that they are willing to be restricted to one representative from each town at the General Assembly, praying for relief as per memorial on file.
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