History of Rutland County, Vermont Volume 2; with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers - Tapa blanda

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. 1886 Excerpt: ... called upon Mr. Estabrook, and gained some valuable information from him. He was born November 10, 1798, in Sherburne, two miles south from the Coffee-house. His father was Richard Estabrook, who came to Killington in about 1791; and his mother was, in maidenhood, Hannah Fuller. They came from Freetown, Mass. The subject of this sketch married Dorcas, daughter of Silas Colton, May 6, 1823. Silas Colton came to Sherburne, from Row, Mass., in 1819. Mr. and Mrs. Estabrook have had twelve children (nine sons and three daughters), ten of whom are now living, viz., Dudley E. and Danford M., aged respectively fifty-nine and fifty-four years, still live in Sherburne; Douglass S., in Nebraska; Dennis, in Kansas; Dalston, in Mass.; Luther, in Texas; Hannah More, South Lowell, Vt, Harriet, wife of John S. Smith, Boston, Mass.; M. M. Estabrook, Boston, and Merritt Gay Estabrook, Boston. Mr. Estabrook's memory dates back to about 1805. At that time there were about fourteen families in town; and there was little or no increase as late as 1812 or 1813. According to his recollection the first grist-mill in town was built by Jabez Bennett of Woodstock, as early as 1805. It stood on Roaring Brook, a little north of the present school-house site in Sherburne Hollow. A heavy freshet in 1812 washed out the stones of this mill, and it was never afterwards used. There w as no saw mill in town until about 1808 or 1810, when Stephen L. Dain built one on Quechee River, just below the present site of the hotel. Ichabod Johnson used to keep tavern before the turnpike from Stockbridge to Rutland was opened in 1808, on the farm now occupied by George Frink. This old tavern was built of logs. Sometimes five or six guests with teams would stay over night with Mr. Johnson. The roads were...