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Date of Import: 22 May 2001
- [S193] Caleb Johnson, Genealogy- Mayflower desc Revolutionary_War.html, (Name: C:\WINDOWS\Desktop\genealogy\Pilgrims\genealogy- Mayflower desc revolutionary_war.htm;).
Soldier of the Revolutionary War: Elisha Cleveland (Abigail Paine, Elisha Paine, Mary Snow, CONSTANCE HOPKINS, STEPHEN HOPKINS
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Record for Josiah Cleveland
The Sttling of Windham County Connecticut
Other settlers soon followed Major Fitch. Samuel Adams, from Chelmsford; Elisha Paine, from Eastham; Obadiah and William Johnson, Samuel and Josiah Cleveland, from Woburn; Thomas Brooks, Rowland Jones and Robert Green, all settled west of the Quinebaug. To encourage these settlers, Owaneco, in 1698, made over to Major James Fitch, Josiah Cleveland and Jabez Utter, the land between the Quinebaug and Appaquage Rivers, extending eight and a half miles north of Norwich north line-except those lands formerly granted to Major Fitch, Solomon and Daniel Tracy and Richard Bushnell,-"in trust for ye inhabitants now dwelling in the plantation of Quinebauge, they bearing their proportion of charge, to wit: Thomas Brooks, Obadiah Johnson, Samuel Cleveland, Robert Green, Rowland Jones and Major Fitch. The above are on the west side of Quinebaug; the intention is to promote plantation work." This conveyance did not prevent Owaneco's selling the same land to other settlers at every opportunity. Indeed, some tracts were sold to three or four different purchasers by this "flexible" and unscrupulous chieftain. In 1699, Owaneco sold to Obadiah Johnson and Samuel Adams all the south part of the tract west of the Quinebaug not previously appropriated. Elisha Paine bought two thousand acres in the south of the tract from Major Fitch. Tixhall Ensworth, of Hartford, also settled on land bought of Fitch. Josiah Cleveland bought land at Wanungatuck, "both sides of Tadneck Hill," of Richard Bushnell; Solomon Tracy, Jun., took possession of the land owned by his father. In October, 1697, it was ordered by the General Court, "That the people inhabiting upon Quinebaug River shall be and belong to the county of New London." After the election of Fitz John Winthrop as governor of Connecticut, in 1698, his request for the confirmation of his Quinebaug lands received due consideration, and a committee was appointed with full power to find out and renew the bounds, but no immediate investigation was attempted. In May, 1699, the inhabitants east and west of Quinebaug River had become sufficiently numerous to present to the General Court the following petition:- "Whereas, some thirty families are here and have made some settlement, and although the place be of itself considerable for a good township there ought to be a regular, orderly settlement, and that we may have the privilege which belong to other towns, without which we cannot as we should serve God nor our country, we, therefore, pray for town privileges, and that two suitable persons be appointed to measure out ten miles square, and that we may have a name and brand and freedom from charges. We also pray that the Court would appoint a committee of indifferent, uninterested persons to lay out allotments and to equalize such as have been in part laid out, for, without any reflection on the persons that have been already concerned, we humbly conceive it cannot be reasonable to suppose that a peaceable, honorable, speedy, righteous laying out of lots and divisions of lands and meadows can be by six brothers, who also pretend to, and would hold, near a sixth part of the plantation to themselves; whereas, it is well known that this place lyeth under many pretended claims besides our honorable Governor's claim, and by their own surveying, running near two miles for less than a hundred acres to lay out spots of meadow-such actions, so contrary to law, if not regulated, the place is spoiled; and, therefore, we humbly pray the Assembly to appoint Captain Wetherell, Mr. Pitkin and Mr. Ely to inquire into the legal proceedings, and inform the weak and feeble, that they may have a more speedy and peaceable settlement, so that we may have the worship of God among us-the which above all is to be desired and sought for, and have our rights defended to ourselves and heirs. May 9, 1699. East Side Settlers. Isaac Shepard. John Spalding. Matthias Button. Richard Pellet. Edward Spalding. Joseph Spalding. Benjamin Rood. James Kingsbury. Jacob Warren. John Fellows. Thomas Pierce. Nathaniel Jewell. Samuel Shepard. Thomas Harris. Timothy Pierce. West Settlers. Robert Green. Samuel Cleveland. Thomas Brooks. Richard Adams. Josiah Cleveland. Obadiah Johnson. William Johnson." About two-thirds of the inhabitants were represented in this petition. Major Fitch and his adherents could not be expected to sign a document which, indirectly, admitted the claim of the "honorable Governor." The "six brothers" referred to are probably the various Gallups, whose names are also withheld from the petition and whose previous land operations had excited so much ill-feeling. In spite of these omissions, the petition was most favorably considered, and the following "Acts of the Governor, Council and Representatives, granted, upon the motion of the Governor, and petition of ye people of Quinebaug:" "Impr. That they shall have the powers and privileges of a township, provided it doth not prejudice any particular person's property. 2. That their bounds shall be as exprest by the Governor's Honor, viz.: Ten miles east and west and eight miles north and south, abutting southerly on Preston and Norwich bounds and westerly on Windham bounds, provided it doth not prejudice any former grant of townships. 3. That the Governor's Honor shall give the plantation a name, and also appoint a horse brand for the use of the inhabitants. 4. That they shall have three years exemption from paying rates to the country.
5. That Captain Daniel Wetherell. Mr. William Pitkin and Captain William Ely, they or any two of them, shall be a committee to lay out the bounds of the town and to make return thereof to this Court in October next."
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?ssrc=pt_t151864_p-2096558490_g0_r-209 6558490_h_l&gss=angs-d&rank=1&gsfn=Josiah&gsln=Cleveland&gsby=1690&gsdy=1750& _82004010__ftp=Chelmsford%2cMiddlesex%2cMassachusetts%2cUSA&_82004030__ftp=Canterbury%2cWindham% 2cConnecticut%2cUSA&_83004003-n=m&_81004020=1710-08-07&_82004020__ftp=Canterbury%2cWindh am%2cConnecticut%2cUSA&_80018000=Abigail&_80014000=Josiah&srchb=p&db=HisWindCoCT& ct=502
Richard Adams. Josiah Cleveland. Obadiah Johnson. William Johnson." About two-thirds of the inhabitants were represented in this petition. Major Fitch and his adherents could not be expected to sign a document which, indirectly, admitted the claim of the "honorable Governor." The "six brothers" referred to are probably the various Gallups, whose names are also withheld from the petition and whose previous land operations had excited so much ill-feeling. In spite of these omissions, the petition was most favorably considered, and the following "Acts of the Governor, Council and Representatives, granted, upon the motion of the Governor, and petition of ye people of Quinebaug:" "Impr. That they shall have the powers and privileges of a township, provided it doth not prejudice any particular person's property. 2. That their bounds shall be as exprest by the Governor's Honor, viz.: Ten miles east and west and eight miles north and south, abutting southerly on Preston and Norwich bounds and westerly on Windham bounds, provided it doth not prejudice any former grant of townships. 3. That the Governor's Honor shall give the plantation a name, and also appoint a horse brand for the use of the inhabitants. 4. That they shall have three years exemption from paying rates to the country.
5. That Captain Daniel Wetherell. Mr. William Pitkin and Captain William Ely, they or any two of them, shall be a committee to lay out the bounds of the town and to make return thereof to this Court in October next."
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?ssrc=pt_t151864_p-2096558490_g0_r-209655 8490_h_l&gss=angs-d&rank=1&gsfn=Josiah&gsln=Cleveland&gsby=1690&gsdy=1750& _82004010__ftp=Chelmsford%2cMiddlesex%2cMassachusetts%2cUSA&_82004030__ftp=Canterbury%2cWindham% 2cConnecticut%2cUSA&_83004003-n=m&_81004020=1710-08-07&_82004020__ftp=Canterbury%2cWindh am%2cConnecticut%2cUSA&_80018000=Abigail&_80014000=Josiah&srchb=p&db=HisWindCoCT& ct=511
pammiegirl1added this on 11 Jan 2011 alavezos11originally submitted this to Daniel Alavezos on 25 Jul 2008
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Record for Abigail Paine
- [S341] Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree European Origins Vol. E1, Ed. 1, (Name: Release date: September 15, 1997;), **Tree #0958 consolidate.
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John BANGS
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, 1723 in Windham, CT63, and died February 17, 1813 in Urbana, NY63. He married LYDIA BURGESS64 January 24, 1742/43 in Cazenovia, NY, daughter of JOSEPH BURGESS and THANKFUL SNOW. She was born April 18, 1724 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA65, and died 1811 in Cazenovia, NY65.
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