History of Western Massachusetts (Volume 2, PT. 3); The Counties of Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin, and Berkshire. Embracing an Outline Aspects and Lead

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1855. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... miah Dickinson and Mr. Samuel Porter, town measurers. The precise date of the settlement of these lands is not known. A Mr. Foote, probably from Hatfield, is said to have built a shanty in the East part of the town prior to 1703. The location was a little North of the East Parish Meeting House. He chose the spot, thinking that he could subsist there by hunting and fishing, but failing to do so, he left, and, in commemoration of his folly, the East part of the town was for many years called Foote-folly Swamp. On the 5th of January, 1730, the town of Hadley appointed men to lay out a burial place for the East inhabitants. In 1731, these inhabitants were the following: John Ingram, Senior, John Ingram, Jr., Ebenezer Kellogg, John and Jonathan Cowls, Samuel Boltwood, Samuel Hawley, Nathaniel Church, John Wells, Aaron Smith, Nathaniel Smith, Richard Chauncey, Stephen Smith, John Nash, Jr., Joseph Wells, Ebenezer Ingram, Ebenezer Dickinson. Prior to 1737, the following persons had joined the foregoing: Joseph Clary, Zechariah Field, Jonathan Atherton, Solomon Boltwood, Charles Chauncey, William Murray, Nathan Moody, Pelatiah Smith, John Perry, Ebenezer Williams, John Morton, Moses Smith. A few years later came Charles Wright, Lt. Jonathan Smith, Eleazer Mattoon, Joseph Eastman, Westwood Cook, Preserved Clap, Jonathan Edwards, Aaron Leonard, Moses Warner, Aaron Warner, Simeon Clark, Nathaniel Coleman, Alexander Smith, Peter Smith, Jonathan Moody, Samuel Church, Nehemiah Strong, Nathan Dickinson. Most of the settlers were from Hadley, though those bearing the names of Cowls, Field, Morton, Jonathan Smith, Coleman, Nathan and Jonathan Dickinson, were from Hatfield, while Hawley, Wright, Clap, Edwards, Clark and Strong were from Northampton. Amherst was made the 3d...