Part III. 



GAZETTEER OF VERMONT. 



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SHELBURNE. 



SHELDON. 



^HERBURNE. 



ing into lake Champlain, which still bear 

 the names, " Pottier's point" and " Lo- 

 gan's point." The first settlers were 

 employed principally in getting out lum- 

 ber for the Canada market, and tradition 

 says tliat Pottier and Logan were mur- 

 dered lor their money, near the north 

 end of lake Champlain, by a party of 

 soldier.s sent out from Montreal to protect 

 them from the Indians, on their return 

 after having sold a raft of lumber. Be- 

 fore the revolution commenced, tliere had 

 about ten families settled along the lake 

 shore, among whom were Thomas and 

 Moses Pierson. The Messrs. Piersons had 

 a large crop of wheat which was harvest- 

 ed before tlie town was abandoned on the 

 advance of the British up the lake, and 

 they came here during the fall with a 

 number of hands for the purpose of 

 threshing it out. While engaged in this 

 business they were attacked by a party of 

 Indians, and two of tb.eir number, Barna- 

 bas Barnum and Joshua Woodward, were 

 killed. The others, however, succeeded 

 in repelling the Indians, and securing the 

 grain. During the war the settlement 

 was abandoned, but recommenced imme- 

 diately upon its close. The early settlers 

 were mostly from Connecticut. In 1787 

 tliere were about 24 families here, and on 

 the 20th of March of this year the town 

 was organized. Caleb Smitli v.'as the first 

 town clerk. The principal religious de- 

 nominations are Episcopulians and Meth- 

 odists. The Methodist church is the most 

 numerous, and has a neat chape], built in 

 lb31, and parsonage at the centre of the 

 town. There was a small Episcopal ])ar- 

 ish here, under the charge of the Rev. 

 Bethuel Chittenden, soon after the town 

 was settled ; but the present organization, 

 by the name of Trinity Church, was effect- 

 ed about 1810, when tlie Rev. Joel Clapp 

 was settled here, who continued 4 or 5 

 years. The present minister is the Rev. 

 Charles Cleveland. Their church is of 

 wood, and was erected in 1807. The 

 epidemic of 1813 was very mortal. La- 

 plot river is the principal stream, and af- 

 fords some mill privileges. Slielburne 

 bay extends about four miles into the 

 township in a southeasterly direction. 

 Pottier's or Shelburne point projects into 

 the lake on the southwest side of this 

 bay. Shelburne pond is in the northeast- 

 ern part of the township, and covers 

 about 600 acres. The soil is of an excel- 

 lent quality, and is principally timbered 

 with hard wood. There are, in town, 13 

 scjiool districts, 2 saw, 1 grist and I full- 

 ing mill, 2 stores and 1 tavern. Statis- 

 tics of 1840.— IIorBes, 304 ; cattle, 1,376; 

 sheep, 17,636; swine, 99^; wheat, bus.] 

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1,768; barley, 772; oats, 11,54.'); rye, 

 944; buckwheat, 462; Ind. corn, 5,8-54; 

 potatoes, 35,28J ; hay, tons, 2,158; sugar, 

 lbs. 1,220; wool, 36,677. Popula. 1,089. 



Shelburne Point. See Pottier's Point. 



Shelburne Bay. See Shelburne. 



Sheldon, a post town in the centra! 

 part of Franklin county, is in lat. 44° 54' 

 and long. 4° 5', and is bounded north by 

 Highgale and Franklin, east by Enos- 

 burgh, south by Fairfield and west by 

 Swanton. It lies 46 miles northwest from 

 Montpelier and 32 northeast from Bur- 

 lington. The township was chartered 

 August 13, 1763, containing 23,040 acres. 

 The settlement of this township was com- 

 menced about the year 1790, by Col. Eli- 

 sha Sheldon and Sam'l B. Sheldon, emi- 

 grants from Salisbury, Con. The settle- 

 ment advanced with considerable rapid- 

 ity, and the town was soon organized. 

 Samuel B. Sheldon was the first town 

 clerk, and also the first representative. 

 The religious denominations are Metho- 

 dists, Episcopalians and Congregational- 

 ists. Each of these churches is small. 

 The Congregational church was organ- 

 ized in 18J6, and the Episcopal church by 

 the name of Grace Church, not far from 

 the same time. Neither has at present a 

 settled minister. There are two houses 

 for public worship in which each denom- 

 ination has a share, and one belongino- to 

 the Episcopalians, built in 1624. The 

 only streams of consequence are Missisco 

 river, which runs through the township 

 from east to west, and Black creek, a con* 

 siderable tributary of the ftlissisco. On 

 the latter arc some good mill privileges. 

 The surface of the township is diversified 

 v/ith hills and va]lies,and the soil is gen- 

 erally good and easilj' cultivated. There 

 are in town 9 school districts, 1 grist, 1 

 fulling and 4 saw mills, 1 woollen facto- 

 ry, 5 stores, 3 taverns, and 2 tanneries. 

 Statistics of 1840. — Horses, 300; cattle, 

 2,300; sheep, 5,900 ; swine, 600; wheat, 

 bus. .3,850; oats, 7,800; rye, 760; buck- 

 wheat, 400; Indian corn, 5,000 ; potatoes, 

 66,185; hay, tons, 4,340; sugar, lbs. 

 29,270; wool, 14,721. Population, 1,734. 



Sherburne, a post town in the eastern 

 part of Rutland county, i.s in lat. 43" 38' 

 and long. 4'' 15', and is bounded north by 

 Stockbridgc, east by Bridgewater, south 

 and west by Mendon. it lies 22 miles 

 northwest from Windsor, and 9 northeast 

 from Pvutland. It was chartered to Ezra 

 Stiles and Benjamin Ellery, of Newport, 

 R. I., by the name of Killington, July 7, 

 1761, containing 23,040 acres. A tract 

 of land, called Parker's gore, lyinnr be- 

 tween this township and Bridgewater, 

 was annexed to it November 4, lb22. It 



