An historical sketch of Troy [] and her inhabitants, from the first settlement of the town, in 1764, to 1855 . Mary Sawyer of Lancaster, raised up anumerous family of children, and lived to a good old Bakers grand-father, Thomas Sawyer, was oneof the first settlers of Lancaster. He built him a housesurrounded by a fort, and a saw-mill, to which the in-habitants of his village resorted in case of Indian hostili-ties, which were very common from 1670 to 1710. Atone time, supposed to be between 1675 and 1680, hisgarrison was attacked by the Indians, and all were killedexcept Mr. Sawy
An historical sketch of Troy [] and her inhabitants, from the first settlement of the town, in 1764, to 1855 . Mary Sawyer of Lancaster, raised up anumerous family of children, and lived to a good old Bakers grand-father, Thomas Sawyer, was oneof the first settlers of Lancaster. He built him a housesurrounded by a fort, and a saw-mill, to which the in-habitants of his village resorted in case of Indian hostili-ties, which were very common from 1670 to 1710. Atone time, supposed to be between 1675 and 1680, hisgarrison was attacked by the Indians, and all were killedexcept Mr. Sawyer and two women. Night came on,the women loaded the guns and Mr. Sawyer continuedto fire from the port-holes till nearly mid-night, at whichtime the Indians withdrew from the place. Mr. Saw-yer went and caught his horse, and after setting fire tohis house, which contained shocks of grain, the womenmounted the horse, and he walked by their side untilthey reached a place of safety. On the 15th of October,1705, Mr. Sawyer, with his son Elias, and John Bige-low were taken captive by the Indians, at his saw-mill,. £^V7^e f fect^/c^v IIISTORY OF TROY. K>1 a little after clay light, whither he had gone to commencethe lahors of the day, and the Bavagea immediately setout with their prisoners for Canada. On their journeythey treated Mr. Sawyer with greal cruelty, but on ai-ming at Montreal, he observed to the governer, whoseresidence was at that place, that there was a good sitefor mills on the river Chamblee, and that he would buildhim a saw-mill, on condition that he would procure his,his sons, and ]>igclows redemption. The governorreadily closed in with the proposal, as at that time therewas not a saw-mill in all Canada, nor artificers capableof building one. lie accordingly applied to the Indians,and very readily procured the ransom of young Sawyerand Bigelow, but no sum would procure Mr. Sawyersredemption; him—being distinguished for his bravery,which had proved fatal to
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