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March 15, 1745. Ordered that the estate be distributed. This petition and order was evidently premature, as the will of Simeon Daggett, of Attleboro1, dated August 20, 1746, calls himself "mariner," mentions his sister Hannah and uncle Israel, and this instrument was proved April 5, 1758, showing that he had returned after the above order was passed. The Bristol probate records also disclose the fact that Simeon Daggett's mother, while a widow, gave him to his uncle John Daggett, of Rehoboth, after which she married Richard Tree, and then wanted him, to which he objected, August 25, 1736. Beriah Tree, son of Joseph Tree and Mercy or Marcy Chubb was b. 30 Dec 1707 in Attleboro, Bristol, Mass. Their marriage int. were entered 1 June 1734 in Attleboro. They lived in Norton and Attleboro, Mass., then about 1748 moved to Somers, Tolland Co., Conn, and then to Jericho (Now Hancock, Berkshire Co., Mass.) In the land records of the Northern District of Bershire County Mass. is found his petition for land. Chapter 52 Acts & Resolves 1771/2 Page 558 Printed Records Vol 18: The petition of Beriah Tree of Springfield sole heir of Joseph Tree late of Attleborough deceased setting forth that in the year 1738 there was granted by the General Court unto the said Joseph Tree for himself and two brethren that died in the Expedition to Canada in the year 1690 under Sir William Phipps, three rights of land but the same were never laid out. That the petitioner by unavoidable providences has been prevented pursuing his claim thereto having lived in Connecticut for many years and praying that he may have a Grant of lands that so he may enjoy the benefit intended by the Court in the Grant above-mentioned. Resolved that there be granted to the Heirs and Assigns of Joseph Tree 1095 acres of the unappropriated Lands belonging to this Province to be laid out in the westerly part thereof adjoining to some other former Grant and that they return a plan of the same taken by a surveyor and Chairman under oath to this Court within 12 months for confirmation. Passed June 4, 1771. 240 acres of this Grant was in the township of Hancock vis: Chapter 118 Acts & Resolves 1773/3 Printed Records Vol 18 Page 676 Most of this land was in Williamstown in the Gore Lots. It was 434 rods north and South and 330 rods east and west containing 895 acres. Stephen Davis, Moses Rich, Robert McMasters and John McMasters, also Moses Young had already cleared part of the same. This grant of land in the Gore Lots which had already been cleared by the above men may have been the reason of the attack on Beriah on the 24th of August 1773 as found in court case #159994. Beriah Tree living on a tract of land lying west of Williamstown in sd Co. yoeman in a plea of ............ for that the sd Stephen Davis, Moses Rich, Moses Young and Robert McMasters of Williamstown on the 24th August 1773 an assault did make upon the body of the sd Beriah who was then and there in the peace of (?) the said Beriah with clubs and fists did beat, wound and treat and did then and there throw him the said Beriah Tree on the ground and with violence stamp in and on his body, and in many parts thereof wound and bruise him, and the bones of sd Beriah's shoulder did dislocate and that the sd bones have not been in fact could not be reduced to their natural place until the present day, whereby the sd Berian Tree hath suffered great and grevious hurt and is wholly deprived of the use of his arms and other wrongs committed unto the said Beriah Tree, the said Stephen Davis, Moses Rich, Moses Young and Robert McMaster did committ against the peace. The damage of the said Beriah Tree as worth the sum 2000 pounds which shall then and there be made to appear with other due damages. The above plead not guilty - after full hearing of case - case committed to Jury - Jonathan Holcomb was the foreman. Stephen. Davis found guilty, fined 500 pounds. "The other found not guilty. Witnesses called 27 Sept 1782: Timothy Childs, Simeon Allen, John Tree, Josiah Mosley, Daniel Foot, Jesse Saxton. Witnesses called October of 1783: Timothy Child, Josiah Mosely, Daniel Foot, Callop Tree (Caleb), Ebenezer White. Power of Adm of Estate of Beriah was given to Charles Goodrich of Pittsfield about 1786 or 1790, however the inventory was not taken until 1793 such as there was left of it. We the Subscribers have met and appraised the Estate of Beriah Tree deceased: such was was shown us by Charles Goodrich Esq. As follows - one Bed and Blanket 12/ one Iron Kettle 4/L - 16 One Trammel 4/ one wooden Wheel 1/6 one Bell 1/ 6 6 Two Pewter Plates 1 3 Charles Goodrich Martin Townsen 1 r33 sworn the 9th Sept 17 93 James Reynolds George S One wonders where his children all were at the time of his death as his circumstances seem so sad as the above inventory is read. One record lists the heirs of Beriah Tree as they claim possession to land called Trees lying west of Williamstown. 9 Sept. 1791 John Tree of Lanesborough, Caleb Tree of Pittsfield, Simeon Allen of Little Hoosack, Margaret his wife, Simeon Odel of Little Hoosack, Mary his wife, Gad Lane of Suffield, Conn., Olive his wife. Children of Beriah Tree and Mercy Chub:
Odle
Jesse Sexton
Gad Lane, son of Samuel Lane and Elizabeth Adams of Suffield, Hartford, Conn. 28 Oct 1772. They were divorced 29 Dec 1797. We may never know the whole story but an interesting bit is found in "The Biography of a Town - Suffield, Conn by Robert Hayden Alcorn. "In 1797 Olive Lane "formed an improper connection" with one Joseph Freeman. It was a polite way of saying that Olive and Joseph were living in adultery. Her husband Gad Lane who kept the small tavern on Halladay Avenue currently owned by Raymond Kent Jr., was granted a divorce by the General Assembly. After all, he had been wantonly abandoned by his wife. Not that Gad Lane seemed to grieve overly much at his loss. He ran a notice in the IMPARTIAL HERALD at the time to alert the general public. It announced that one Olive Lane had eloped with one Joseph Freeman "taking with her a horse, saddle and bridle. Whoever shall return the horse will receive a reward." Children: (All born in Suffield) 1. Hosea b. 11 Sep 1778, md. Sybil Winchell2. Gad b. 27 Dec 1780, md. Polly Gould d. 3 Mar 1860 3. Comfort b. 28 May 1783, md. Betsy Sikes 15 July 1807. d. 21 Sep 1828 4. Ashbel b. 16 June 1785, md. 2 Jan 1811 Anna Stannard d. 2 Mar 1866 5. Zebina b. 1 Feb 1788, md. Sep 1814 Polly Sikes d. 3 Aug 1858 . 5. Margaret b. 16 May 1749 Somers, Tolland Co., Conn. Md. Simeon Allen
Children: (from info in his Pension File)
He had a grandson, George F. Albro, of Lyndon, Cattaragus Co., N.Y. who lived with him from age of 10 months to 18 years. He was living in Lyndon the 11th day of June 1855 when he appeared in court in Cattatagus Co. 9. Caleb b. 28 Aug 1761 Somers, Tolland Co., Conn. Served in the Revolutionary war from Mass. Descriptive list of men raised in Berkshire Co. in 1779 to serve in the Continental Army; age 17 years stature, 5 ft. 4 in; complexion, dark; engaged for town of Williamstown; delivered to Lieut. Story. He married Dorcas Babbit and moved to Stanbridge East, Quebec about 1797. Further history of Caleb in the Quebec Branch of the Tree Family. Land records of Berkshire Co., Mass. reveal that:
3. Caleb Tree sold his land in the Trees Grant to Nathan Eldredge for $900 the 29th Dec 1797. Caleb signed and Dorcas Tree and Hannah Tree made their mark. The following letters were in the Rev. War Pension File of John Tree & contain interesting insights into his life and period of time. State of New York, Allegany Co. On this 30th day of October 1832 personally appeared in open court before John Griffin of the court of common pleas of this county of Allegany now sitting John Tree aged Seventy four years who being first duly sworn according to doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of congress passed June 7th 1832. "That he was born the 7th of June 1758 in the town of Somers in the state of Connecticut, has no record of his age as being burnt with his house 30 or 40 years ago. In June 1775 being then a resident with his Father at Williamstown in the county of Berkshire and State of Massachusetts he enlisted as a private for eight months under Lieut. Isaac Warren of Lanesborough in the state troops. Brewer was his colonel Angel Capt. and Larnard of Pittsfield Ensign in the same month marched for Boston and was stationed at Roxbury. In February 1776 at the expiration of his 8 months time he again enlisted as a regular in the artillery for one year in the regular or continental line. Jonathan or Jotham Drury was his captain and crane was his Colonel. Marched from Roxbury in the following . . .and passed through Norwich and Newhaven in Connecticut to New York - Stationed then most of the summer in ....... then went over to Long Island under General Sulivan and was in the battle of flatbush, now Brooklyn, came back in the night - Soon afterwards he crossed over to New Jersey marched through Morristown and Chatham and was in the battle of Trenton and saw the Hessians that were taken there - Was also at the battle of Princeton saw the british that were taken in that battle. In February 1777 when his year enlistment expired he was on the west side of the Delaware (or as he says beyond the river) he then again enlisted under the same officers during the war. Continued in that part of the country the whole of the ensuing season and was in the battle of Brandywine - and he thinks but is not quite clear in it that he was in battle of Germantown. About the first of January 1778 in winter quarters of Valley forge (he then became out of health in consequence of which he got a furlough and went home to Williamstown, continued there and could not return in the spring as he agreed. Lieut. Sturgeon Sloane afterwards came to his father's probably with a view of taking him back to the army - Other officers also often visited his father's doubtless with same intent, but being sick in bed he does not recollect any of their names. Did not recover his health till the war had been ended a long time, probably two or three years— Remembers to have seen Col Lambs Regt of Artillery frequently. Thinks the whole time he was in the service of the revolution was more than thirty (3) months and knows it was not up then that time. Moved from Massachusettes to New York state about the year 1798 and has always lived in this state since that time, has not been out of these two states since he returned from the army in '78 Thinks he never had a discharge from the service. Remembers he had on writing from the general doctor of the army (as was said) but don't know how it mad nor the name signed to it — Gad Lane his brother in law got it and handed it to him while he was sick — All his papers were destroyed when his house was burned as above stated. He has no documentary evidence unless his name can be found on the rolls of the artillery as above described and does not know of any person whose testimony he can procure to prove his service. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the ....of any state - Sworn and subscribed the day and year afore said. J.W. Sherman Clerk Solomon Raneson (?) and Ezra Brockway and John Burt (John O.. ) residing in the neighborhood of John Tree hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Tree in ....has subscribed and sworn to the above Declaration; that we believe him to be seventy four years of age that he is imputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion ....has known him for 25 years and was always of the same opinion he now is. Sworn and subscribed this day and year afore said. Exra Brockway, s. Rawson, John Burt J.W. Sherman Clerk And the said court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogations prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he said. And the court further certifies that it appears to them that the said Rawson Ezra Brockway and John Burt who have signed the preceding certificate are residents in the neighborhood of the said John Tree and are credible persons and their statement is entitled to credit. I Judson W. Sherman clerk of the court of common pleas of the said county of Allegany do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original procedings of the said court in the matter of application of John Tree for a pension. In testimony whereor I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 30th day of October 1832 J.W. Sherman Clk State of New York - Allegany County - On this 8th day of June 1833 personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace of the said county John Tree who being duly sworn ........ the written declaration that it is the same which he subscribed and swore in open court in the town of in said county on the 30th day October last year without any addition, diminution or alteration and to the interrogations prescribed by the war department put to him sepparately by the said Justice he upon his oath gave the following answers viz 1st Where and in what year were you born? Answer Somers, Conn 7th June 1858. 2nd have you any record of your age Answer No. it was burned with my house 30 or 40 years ago. 3rd Where were you living when enlists service and answer At his fathers house in Williamstown - thinks the year 1792 or 3 moved from there to Little Hoosack in state and since then has lived in as many as 6 or 8 different places in this state and now lives in the town of Haight Allegany county. - 4th How were you called into the service and answer Enlisted June 11th 1855 Dear Sir, Again I resume my seat to hold correspondence with you, In regard to My Fathers pension I wish to know why you will not give me "the back money on my Father on my pension that he never received in his life time, as I am the only heir to it, since the law was that pensioners should have their pension, he could not .... it until the year 1832, and received, in, 1837, will you please to tell me if revolutioners cannot receive Land under the latest act of bounty land. My Name when I was a girl was Adelia Tree, My name now is Adelia Tailor (Widow) I also had a Brother his Name was Nathaniel, Peter (?) Tree, he was shot in Queenston Battle in 1812, as near as my memory serves me, his age was, 25, he had no wife, No children he almost 6 feet high dark skin, Black Eyes, Black hair, I Cannot tell the Captain Name Nor the regiment he Belonged to But I Expect Many will know at Washington I know, that My dear Brother is dead for a man Brought the sad tiding of his Death and a lock of his hair I know the stat is granting Land warrent to them that their situation is the same as mine for any thing that I can see there Father there Brother, there grandfathers to my Neighbors all around em where I live in the town of Hannibal County of Oswego I think it is as hard for my Father to fight and my Brother to be killed in the war as any other man and there are giving to every one But me, and I am the honest hier to it, and the only one. There was a pension Agent, his Name was William Powel his place of residence was in Livionen (?) County of Livingston, stat of NY, told me Adelia Tailor that he knew he could get this pension that I am asking you about, for me, I agreed to give him half of the money and half of the Land I payed him 7 dollars down, one year ago the 1 day of last October I have written 5 letters to him about this I cannot get one scratch of a pen from him ...if he has received any thing from you for me said A, Tailor, Alas write to me about it and tell me the truth about it, and if he has not received anything, and if the stat will not grant me any favour write and let me know it so I shall not blame him. I want to know the plain truth about I want you to take the pains to write, to me for I am a woman and alone and one the weakest of Astrology. I want a decided answer if you please, I do not want to waist my money, when I am so poor if ther is nothing to Washington for me . Write as soon as you receive this. If I had been older I could told you more about my Brother but I was young when my Brother was shot in the Battle My age is 50 Adelia Tailor town of Hanibal County of Oswego N York THE QUEBEC BRANCH OF THE TREE FAMILY Caleb and John Tree, both sons of Beriah Tree, from Jericho Valley (now Hancock) in the Berkshire mountains of Massachusetts served in the Revolutionary War according to the records of Massacusetts. Both petitioned for land in Quebec along with Stephen, David and Amariah Babbit on December 25, 1786. Caleb sent in another petition in 1799 but John moved to New York in 1798 according to his pension papers. He first setted in little Hoosack and then moved to several other places in New York until June of 1833 when he applied again for a pension in open court in Allegany County while a resident of Haight. From the Revolutionary War Records of Massachusetts Vol. XVI we find the following: Tree, Caleb - Descriptive List of men raised in Berkshire County in 1779 to serve in Continental Army. C.T. aged 17 years stature 5 ft. 4", complexion dark, engaged for town of Williamstown; delivered to Lieut. Story (See also Caleb Trea) Trea, Caleb - Lieut. Hull's Co., 3rd Mass. Reg't. entered service July 11, 1779, discharged April 21, 1780; term 9 mos. (see also Caleb Free) Mass. Soldiers and Sailors of Rev. War Vol. VI; Free, Caleb - private in Capt. Amariah Babbitts detachment. Col. Barnes' reg't. service was 8 days, Oct. 1781 on an alarm. see Caleb Tree In 1800 Caleb petitioned for land in Stanbridge, Quebec; Lots #11 in range 2 and lots #21, 22, 23, 25 in range 3. On May 22, 1801, Caleb is listed among the names of the associates who have been duly admitted and sworn that are to be inserted in the Patent for the township of Stanbridge. From the History of the Eastern Townships we read "The first locations in this township were made as early as 1797, when Nathan Andrews came in from Rhode Island and settled here. The same year Caleb Tree with his family came from Williamstown, Mass. These two pioneers settled near the site of Stanbridge Village. The latter left a large family, some of whom retain the old homestead." Mr. Kenneth Tree, one of Caleb's descendants, wrote the following in an article for the Missisquoi Co. Historical society, "Previous to 1786 Loyalists from New York State founded Philipsburg which is only 12 miles south-west of Stanbridge East, so it was evidently 10 years before the first settlers pushed this far from the boundary. In 1791 another band of Loyalists headed by Hugh Finley petitioned for land in this area and in 1796 Anders and Tree moved in as squatters. Anders returned to New Hampshire that fall and the following spring returned with the women folk, but Tree reamined here and built a log cabin about one half mile south-west of our village. The stoned up well that he dug is still in existence and can be seen today by anyone interested." Land records listed in the Phelps Family History by Ethelmae Carter, obtained from the Bedford Dist. Archives At Sweetsburg, Quebec include the following: Mar 31, 1802 Sale By Caleb Tree to Amos Phelps of Stanbridge. Lot 11 Range 2 100 acres. Feb 24, 1821 Deed of Sale by Eldad Phelps to Lyman Tree Lot 11 Range 2 for $500. On January 29, 1805 Eldad Phelps and Abigal Tree were married in Franklin, Vermont. Records at Sweetsburg Archives show a daughter Olive was born to them 9 Sept 1817. They were of Stanbridge, Quebec when she was Bapt. 16 Oct 1842. Other Tree marriages in Vermont were 8 Feb 1810 Simon Tree to Phebe Phelps and 4 May 1809 Zebuon Atulyer (?) to Polly Tree. (The records are difficult to read) Among the members listed from 1799-1820 of the Baptist Church at Abbott's Corners in the Parish of St. Armand are Caleb and Dorcas Tree along with Amos and Diadam Phelps. Members for 17 May 1863 were Deacon Albert A. Ayer and Mrs. Mary J. Ayer Tree. Private Eldad Phelps and Stephen Tree of St. Armand were among the township militia who were given permission the 9th of Oct 1813 to return to their homes to attend to domestic concerns for 6 days. Caleb Tree was appointed the Justice of the Peace for the District of Montreal as recorded in the Quebec Gazette 5 May 1823. He died 10 June 1824 in Stanbridge East, Missisquoi Co. and is buried in the Stanton Cemetary. He was born 28 Aug 1761 in somers, Tolland Co., Conn, to Beriah Tree and Hannah Chub. He married Dorcas Babbit who was born 1760 and died 7 October 1828 in Stanbridge East and is also buried in the Stanton Cemetary. Dorcas was possibly the daughter of Christopher (Josiah-Elkanah-Edward) who lived for a time in Lanesboro, Mass. and was witness to the deed between John Tree of Lanesborough, Berkshire Co., and Caleb Tree of Pittsfield the 27th of October 1791. Or she may have been the daughter of Amariah (Elkanah-Elkanah-Edward) who was one of the first settlers of New Ashford. He moved to Lanesboro about 1761 and died 6 March 1798 in New Ashford, Mass., where he is buried. It is not known if this is the same Amariah who was Capt of Caleb's detachment and the same one who applied for land in Quebec with Caleb. |