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GAZETTEER OF VERMONT. 



Part III. 



HARDWICK. 



taught during most of the year. There 

 has also been a scliool for young ladies, in 

 which, besides the higher branches of En- 

 glish education, were taught drawing, pain- 

 ting and music. There are, in town, 1 

 grist and 8 saw mills, 2 stores, and 2 

 tanneries. Statistics of 1840. — Horses, 

 2.57; cattle, 2,417; sheep, 5,051 ; swine, 

 1,000; wheat, bu. 1,335; barley, 1,2!)4 ; 

 oats, 6,678 ; rye, 695 ; buck wheat, 587 ; 

 Ind. corn, 5,420; potatoes, 52,825; hay, 

 tons, 4,149; sugar, lbs. 46,660; wool, 

 9,875. Population, 1,399. 



Hancock, a post town in the southeas- 

 tern part of Addison county, is in lat. 43° 

 55' and long. 4'^ 8', and is bounded north- 

 erly by Granville, and a part of Ripton, 

 easterly by Rocliester, southerly by Go- 

 Bhen, and westerly by Goshen and Rip- 

 ton. It lies 30 miles southwest from 

 Montpelier, and 40 northwest from VVind- 

 Bor ; was granted November 7, 1780, and 

 chartered July 31, 1781, to Samuel Wil- 

 cox and his associates. The settlement 

 was commenced in the year 1788, bj' Jo- 

 seph Butts, from Canterbur}', Con., Dan- 

 iel Claflin, from New Salem, and John 

 Bellows, from Dalton, Mass., with their 

 families. Several young men also began 

 improvements the same year, among 

 whom were Zenas Bobbins, and Levi 

 Darling. Ebenezcr, son of Daniel Claflin, 

 was the first child born here. The town 

 was organized June 18, 1792. Zenas 

 Bobbins was the first town clerk, and 

 Daniel Claflin, John Bellows, and James 

 Claflin, the first selectmen. The town 

 was first represented by Esaias Butts, in 

 the year 1800. The religious denomina- 

 tions are Methodists, Universalists, Con- 

 gregationalists and Baptists. The Con- 

 gregational church was organized July 

 20, 1804, but lias never had a settled min- 

 ister. Emerson's brancli of White river, 

 the sixth branch of the same, and Lecies- 

 ter river, all rise near the southwest cor- 

 ner of this township. Emerson's branch 

 runs southeasterly and joins White river 

 in Rochester, tlie sixth branch runs 

 northeasterly and falls into White river, 

 near the northeast corner of this town, 

 and Leciester river runs westerly into 

 Otter creek. Middlebury river also" heads 

 in the western part of the township. 

 These streams afford several very good 

 mill privileges. The whole of the town- 

 ship lies upon the Green Mountains, br.t 

 the principal ridge is on the western side. 

 The surface of the township is high and 

 broken, and but a small portion oftt suit- 

 able for tillage ; it, however, produces 

 good grass. The timber, on the highest 

 summits, is mostly spruce and hemlock, 

 on other parts principally beech, maple, 



«fec. There are 1 grist mill, 2 saw mills, 

 1 fulling mill, and 1 carding machine, 

 and 2 stores. Statistics o/]840. — Horses, 

 96; cattle, 544 ; sheep, 1,'.>42; swine, 274 ; 

 wheat, bu. 567 ; oats, 2,994 ; buck wheat, 

 80 ; Ind. corn, 396 ; potatoes, 16,960 ; 

 hay, tons, 1,090; sugar, lbs. 10,600; wool, 

 4,890. Population, 455. 



Hardwick, a post town in the western 

 part of Caledonia county, is in lat. 44° 31' 

 and long. 4° 39, and is bounded northeast 

 by Greensborongh, southeast by Walden, 

 southwest by Monroe, and northwest by 

 Wolcott. It lies 21 miles northeast from 

 Montpelier, and 73 north from Windsor. 

 It was granted November 7, 1780, and 

 chartered August 19, 1781, to Danforth 

 Keyes and his associates, containing 23040 

 acres. Soon after the township was char- 

 tered, a man, by the name of Saffbrd, 

 made a beginning here, but was soon dis- 

 couraged and left the place. About the 

 year 1790, the first permanent settlement 

 was made by several families of the name 

 of Norris from New-Hampshire. Mr. 

 Porter Page came in about the same time, 

 and also a number of families, by the 

 name of Sabin, soon after, among M'hom 

 was Mr. Gideon Sabin, whose wife was 

 the mother of 26children. The town was 

 organized in 1795. Paul Spooner was 

 first town clerk, and also the first Repre- 

 sentative. Jonas Bundy Hardwick, son 

 of Nathaniel Norris was the first child 

 born in town. The Baptists formed the 

 first religious society soon after the settle- 

 ment commenced and settled Elder Amos 

 Tuttle, who continued their minister sev- 

 eral years. In 1804, a Congregational 

 church was organized, which, at first, 

 consisted of 12 members. By the year 

 1810, it had increased to 30 members, 

 when there was a powerful awakening, 

 and 70 more were added to their number. 

 In 1811, they settled the Rev. NatJianiel 

 Rawson, jr., who continued their pastor a 

 little more than six years, and was dis- 

 missed. On the 3d of January, 1822, the 

 Rev. Jacob N. Loomis was ordained over 

 this church, which, then consisted of 

 about 130 members. He was dismissed, 

 about 1830, on account of ill health, and 

 in 1833 the Rev. Robert Page was settled, 

 who continued a little more than two 

 years, and was succeeded by the Rev. 

 Chester Wright who was installed in 

 June, 1837, and died, much lamented, April 

 16, 1840, aged 63. The Rev. Austin O. 

 Hubbard, the present minister, was in- 

 stalled in July, 1841. The Baptist church, 

 havino- lost its organization after the dis- 

 mission of Elder Tuttle, was re-organized 

 in 1831, and in 1839 settled Elder Aaron 

 Angier, their present minister. There are 



