. Andrew Benton, 1620-1683 : a sketch . built on their lots,though Andrew Benton may not have built until a year or twolater. All the lots were surrounded by palisades for commonprotection. These palisades were of the trunks of treesplanted in the ground, and set so thickly that a man couldnot pass between them, making a fence ten or twelve feet inheight, enclosing an area of nearly a mile square on both sidesof the river. But for this the little settlement would probablyhave been destroyed at the time of the Indian combinationagainst the white men in 1645 ^^^ 1646. At that time thesettlers ke
. Andrew Benton, 1620-1683 : a sketch . built on their lots,though Andrew Benton may not have built until a year or twolater. All the lots were surrounded by palisades for commonprotection. These palisades were of the trunks of treesplanted in the ground, and set so thickly that a man couldnot pass between them, making a fence ten or twelve feet inheight, enclosing an area of nearly a mile square on both sidesof the river. But for this the little settlement would probablyhave been destroyed at the time of the Indian combinationagainst the white men in 1645 ^^^ 1646. At that time thesettlers kept guard by sentinels every few rods along thewhole line of palisades day and night. As early as March10, 1640, the settlers organized themselves in military service,and provided that every male above the age of 16 years,whether magistrates, ministers, or any other (though exemptfrom training, watching and warding) shall always be pro- :anliretD Benton ANDREW [Herewith is given a plan of the original town -plot of Milford^ BENTON 1620. proje^ed on a scale of three inches to a mile. The lot of AndrewBenton is number 64 on the plan at the left of the plate.] 2L g)ftetCt> 5 vided with and have in readiness, both a pound of powder andrewand two pounds of bulletts or shott, and two fathoms of bentonmatch for a matchlock, on penalty of 5^. a month for such ^^^default, in case ye amunition is to be had from ye town mag-azine. In 1645 ^^^ Indians set the country about Milfordon fire, which did much damage to timber and meadows,although by strenuous exertions the settlers stopped the fireat the swamps on the West and North before it reached thepalisades. The Milford Church, organized at New Haven, August22, 1639, was formed in the following manner:—Seven per-sons were first chosen, who joined in covenant to be thechurch, and were called the seven pillars. Others were after-wards added and joined in the covenant, making the visiblesaints who were the church. In 1640 this church chos
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