The Refugees of 1776 from Long Island to Connecticut


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A history, accompanied by documentary material and biographical sketches, of the American sympathizers who emigrated to Connecticut after the battle of Long island.




Dering Letters Volume 2


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The Dering Family settled on Shelter Island in 1761 and endured crop failures, revolution, and the difficulties of a new nation. Throughout it all they raised their children, emphasizing good manner, civility and mostly education. These letters deal with business and family matters.




The Refugees of 1776 from Long Island to Connecticut. One Volume in Two Parts. Part I


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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1913 edition. Excerpt: ... 5, who went into the War and was killed. His children, by second marriage, were: John 5, bapt. in 1771; Joshua 5, bapt. in 1774; Luther 5, bapt. in 1777; Hannah Moore 5, bapt. in 1769; Mary 5, bapt. in 1770; Eunice 5, bapt. in 1779. (" Storrs Family ") One of his daughters m. Prof. Packard, who succeeded President Woolsey in the Chair of Greek, at Yale, and d. in 1884. (Rev. Epher Whitaker, D. D.) Rev. Richard Salter 5, m. (1) Oct. 12, 1785, Sally, dau. of Rev. Noah Williston, of E. Haven, Conn.; m. (2) Oct.--, 1798, Sarah Williams. He was Pastor of a Church at Long Meadow, Mass. His son, Rev. Richard Salter 6, b. Feb. 6, 1787; m. (1) Apr. 2, 1812, Sarah Woodhull, (2) Sept. 16, 1819, Harriet Moore; d. in 1873. A son of Rev. Richard Salter 6, Rev. Richard Salter 7, b. Aug. 21, 1821; m. Oct. 1, 1845, Mary Jenks. He was Editor of the "N. Y. Independent;" and Pastor of the Church of the Pilgrims, in Brooklyn, N. Y. (" Storrs Family ") STRATTON--The first of the name, in Southampton, was John, in 1644. He settled at East Hampton, in 1649. A Richard Stratton, was on the Whale List, 1643-4; and resided at East Hampton, in 1643. (Howell's "Southampton," p. 439) Richard was a brother of John. He was in Southampton, in 1643. (" L. I. Traveler," Dec. 27, 1912; q. v. for descendants) STRATTON SAMUEL ( )--From East Hampton. He served in Col. Smith's Regt. (G. 7, 31); and in Conn. (G. 98) He signed the Association, in 1775. (H. 28) Another of the name, in Huntington, also signed. (H. 29) He was b. about I759-(G. 31) The name does not appear in the East Hampton Town Records. In the Church Records, there are two Samuels--one, b. in 1728, d. in 1789; the other, b. in 1771, d. in 1845. The Refugee soldier may have...




The Refugees of 1776 from Long Island to Connecticut. One Volume in Two Parts. Part II. Includes Index to Both Parts


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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1913 edition. Excerpt: ... 5, who went into the War and was killed. His children, by second marriage, were: John 5, bapt. in 1771; Joshua 5, bapt. in 1774; Luther 5, bapt. in 1777; Hannah Moore 5, bapt. in 1769; Mary 5, bapt. in 1770; Eunice 5, bapt. in 1779. (" Storrs Family ") One of his daughters m. Prof. Packard, who succeeded President Woolsey in the Chair of Greek, at Yale, and d. in 1884. (Rev. Epher Whitaker, D. D.) Rev. Richard Salter 5, m. (1) Oct. 12, 1785, Sally, dau. of Rev. Noah Williston, of E. Haven, Conn.; m. (2) Oct.--, 1798, Sarah Williams. He was Pastor of a Church at Long Meadow, Mass. His son, Rev. Richard Salter 6, b. Feb. 6, 1787; m. (1) Apr. 2, 1812, Sarah Woodhull, (2) Sept. 16, 1819, Harriet Moore; d. in 1873. A son of Rev. Richard Salter 6, Rev. Richard Salter 7, b. Aug. 21, 1821; m. Oct. 1, 1845, Mary Jenks. He was Editor of the "N. Y. Independent;" and Pastor of the Church of the Pilgrims, in Brooklyn, N. Y. (" Storrs Family ") STRATTON--The first of the name, in Southampton, was John, in 1644. He settled at East Hampton, in 1649. A Richard Stratton, was on the Whale List, 1643-4; and resided at East Hampton, in 1643. (Howell's "Southampton," p. 439) Richard was a brother of John. He was in Southampton, in 1643. (" L. I. Traveler," Dec. 27, 1912; q. v. for descendants) STRATTON SAMUEL ( )--From East Hampton. He served in Col. Smith's Regt. (G. 7, 31); and in Conn. (G. 98) He signed the Association, in 1775. (H. 28) Another of the name, in Huntington, also signed. (H. 29) He was b. about I759-(G. 31) The name does not appear in the East Hampton Town Records. In the Church Records, there are two Samuels--one, b. in 1728, d. in 1789; the other, b. in 1771, d. in 1845. The Refugee soldier may have...




Dering Letters Volume 1


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The Dering letters involve members of the family from 1733 to 1838. Henry Dering arrived in America in the mid-1600. He began as a bar keep in a small village in New Hampshire and ended up as a merchant in Boston, a business that he left to his only son, who in turn left it to his two sons. The business was lost to fire and bad credit and Thomas took his wife and child to the 1,000 acre estate on Shelter Island the wife and her sister had inherited.Three generations lived and worked there through the Revolution and the beginnings of a new nation before a tragic death caused the family to sell.




The Reprint Bulletin


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1775


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A groundbreaking account of the American Revolution—from the bestselling author of American Dynasty In this major new work, iconoclastic historian and political chronicler Kevin Phillips upends the conventional reading of the American Revolution by debunking the myth that 1776 was the struggle’s watershed year. Focusing on the great battles and events of 1775, Phillips surveys the political climate, economic structures, and military preparations of the crucial year that was the harbinger of revolution, tackling the eighteenth century with the same skill and perception he has shown in analyzing contemporary politics and economics. The result is a dramatic account brimming with original insights about the country we eventually became.




The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series, Volume 1


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This volume inaugurates the definitive edition of papers from Thomas Jefferson's retirement. As the volume opens, a new president is installed and Jefferson is anticipating his return to Virginia, where he will pursue a fascinating range of personal and intellectual activities. He prepares for his final departure from Washington by settling accounts and borrowing to pay his creditors. At Monticello he tells of his efforts to restore order at his mismanaged mill complex, breed merino sheep, and otherwise resume full control of his financial and agricultural affairs. Though he is entering retirement, he still has one foot firmly planted in the world of public affairs. He acknowledges a flood of accolades on his retirement and has frequent exchanges with President James Madison. While fielding written requests for money, favors, and advice from a kaleidoscopic array of relatives, acquaintances, strangers, cranks, anonymous writers, and a blackmailer, he maintains a wide and varied correspondence with scientists and scholars on both sides of the Atlantic. The volume's highlights include first-hand accounts of Jefferson's demeanor at his successor's inauguration and one of the most detailed descriptions of life at Monticello by a visitor; Jefferson's recommendations on book purchases to a literary club and a teacher; chemical analyses of tobacco by a French scientist that first isolated nicotine; the earliest descriptions of the death of Meriwether Lewis; one of Jefferson's most eloquent calls for religious tolerance; and his modest assessment of the value of his writings in reply to a printer interested in publishing them.




Reprint Bulletin


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