Vermont AHGP
Part of the American History and
Genealogy Project
Range 1 ~ Lots
No. 1 was first owned by Samuel Nye, of Falmouth, who
sold the southern portion to Hezekiah Davis. It is now owned by
Nathaniel M. Clark, whose wife is a grand-daughter of Davis.
Elijah Nye, of Falmouth, Massachusetts, settled upon No. 2.
He sold to John Chapman in 1808 and moved to Calais. His
daughter Nabby, born September 28, 1796, was the 3rd child born
in town. This lot was divided into the Thomas Whittrege or
Dennis Vincent farm, and the Holmes or Dix farm.
Lot No. 3 was purchased by John Chapman, of Montpelier.
When St. Andrew's Gore was incorporated into a town, he gave a
set of record books to the town to have the name changed to
Plainfield. He was originally from a town of that name. The
northern part of this lot he sold to Benjamin Niles, Jr., father
of Albert, and grandfather of George Niles.
The southern part Chapman sold to Levi Willey, of Deerfield,
Mass. This is the lower, or old Ozias Dix farm. About 1811,
Willey, after a visit to Montreal, was taken sick with the small
pox, of which he died. His attendants buried him near the top of
the hill, close to a large stone near Montpelier line; then
killed his dog, and the alarm in time abated.
The southern part of No. 4, now owned by Ira Grey, was
cleared by Benjamin Whipple. He was town representative, and
held other offices in town, and was much respected. He removed
to Middlesex, Vermont.
John Mellen cleared portions of lots 4, 5 and 6, including
the meadow now owned by Prentiss Shepard; but he lived on the
eastern part of these lots, where Willard S. Martin now lives.
The late John Mellen was his son.
Benjamin Lyon settled in the corner of the town, on
portions of lots 5 and 6, which is now called W. S.
Martin's Enoch Cate place.
Source: History of Washington County Vermont, Collated and Published by Abby Maria Hemenway, 1882.
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