The history of ancient Wethersfield, Connecticut : comprising the present towns of Wethersfield, Rocky Hill, and Newington, and of Glastonbury prior to its incorporation in 1693 : from date of earliest settlement until the present time . lastof the name, Amos, in 182(1, who devised his property to XcwingtonChurch, from which it was purchased by Gen. ^[artin Kellogg, grand-fatlier of 31 rs. II. SI. Robliins, who was its owner, at the time of itsdestruction by fire in December. 1897. The IIovse, in its day a fine example of eood Colonialarchitecture, was erected by Cai)t. Charles C
The history of ancient Wethersfield, Connecticut : comprising the present towns of Wethersfield, Rocky Hill, and Newington, and of Glastonbury prior to its incorporation in 1693 : from date of earliest settlement until the present time . lastof the name, Amos, in 182(1, who devised his property to XcwingtonChurch, from which it was purchased by Gen. ^[artin Kellogg, grand-fatlier of 31 rs. II. SI. Robliins, who was its owner, at the time of itsdestruction by fire in December. 1897. The IIovse, in its day a fine example of eood Colonialarchitecture, was erected by Cai)t. Charles Churchill, the son of EnsignSamuel, and great grandson of Josiah Churchill, the first of the namein Xewington. He was born in a man of means, of markedability in local, public and military affairs; married Lydia Bclden ofXewington; wa^ licenscil as a ?•tavener by the County Court in June,1747; served a? a lieutenant in (apt. Ilezekiah Welles Co., in TJrig. of State Troojis i^efore Boston, from January t(5 ^larch,1776, and by January, 1770, was Captain in the 2d Regiment of the1st ]\[ilitia Brigade in which his company rendered some service; , he was chosen a Deacon in the Xewington Church, and died in. OLD TAVERNS, ETC. 73 ^ October, 180:2. Alwut 1T>^, lie croctod the fine mansion rcprcJcnteJin the aecouipanviiii; illustration, and which, even in its present ruinedstate, fully indicates its chiini to liavins>- been one of the ftnest dwellingsof its day in the Colony of Connecticut. It was a large, two story,gambrel-roofcd structure; most substantially built, and in its architec-tural details (especially the mouhliugs of its doors and windows) muchmore ornate than most dwellings nf its class. Besides seven openfireplaces, the house contained foitr ijrcat oi-cns, one of which is saidto have been large enough to roast an entire ox; and the tradition ispreser\-ed that, on one occasion, when AVashington and Lafayette wereentertained here, all these f
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