The History of Ancient Windsor, Connecticut: Including East Windsor, South Windsor, and Ellington, Prior to 1768, the Date of Their Separation from the Old Town; and Windsor, Bloomfield and Windsor Locks, to the Present Time. Also the Genealogies and Genealogical Notes of Those Families which Settled Within the Limits of Ancient Windsor, Connecticut, Prior to 1800C. B. Norton, 1859 - 922 pages |
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Page 149
... Pinney , 6s Walter Fyler , .. 6s John Moore ,. 68 tion in this Commonwealth , " which bounty was to be paid by the town in which the animal was killed , or by the nearest town . The earliest town act of Windsor , which is preserved in ...
... Pinney , 6s Walter Fyler , .. 6s John Moore ,. 68 tion in this Commonwealth , " which bounty was to be paid by the town in which the animal was killed , or by the nearest town . The earliest town act of Windsor , which is preserved in ...
Page 159
... Pinney , the like , ... Samuel Rockwell , for making the ferry rope , Nath'l Bissell , for 40 lbs . of hemp for the ferry rope , betwixt his father and himself ,. Jacob Drake , for 2 gallons of Tar , .... John Grant , for carting boults ...
... Pinney , the like , ... Samuel Rockwell , for making the ferry rope , Nath'l Bissell , for 40 lbs . of hemp for the ferry rope , betwixt his father and himself ,. Jacob Drake , for 2 gallons of Tar , .... John Grant , for carting boults ...
Page 215
... PINNEY , WILLIAM STRATTON , STEPHEN TAYLOR , SAMUEL THRALL . died aboard the vessell coming from Albany . " In this expedition Mr. Timothy Edwards of ( East ) Windsor , and the Rev. Mr. Buckingham of Milford were appointed by the ...
... PINNEY , WILLIAM STRATTON , STEPHEN TAYLOR , SAMUEL THRALL . died aboard the vessell coming from Albany . " In this expedition Mr. Timothy Edwards of ( East ) Windsor , and the Rev. Mr. Buckingham of Milford were appointed by the ...
Page 217
... PINNEY , ISAAC PINNEY . ROGER WOLCOTT ( afterward Governor ) was Commissary in the expedition . The following year 1712 was unmarked by any occurrence of importance . Various scouting parties were employed in rang- ing the woods ...
... PINNEY , ISAAC PINNEY . ROGER WOLCOTT ( afterward Governor ) was Commissary in the expedition . The following year 1712 was unmarked by any occurrence of importance . Various scouting parties were employed in rang- ing the woods ...
Page 218
... PINNEY , SHUBAL GRISWOLD and NATHAN WATSON were stationed at Litch- field on this scout . Watson claimed to have shot an Indian , which was stoutly denied by some of his companions , but as stoutly affirmed on affidavit by others . At ...
... PINNEY , SHUBAL GRISWOLD and NATHAN WATSON were stationed at Litch- field on this scout . Watson claimed to have shot an Indian , which was stoutly denied by some of his companions , but as stoutly affirmed on affidavit by others . At ...
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