Samuel Granger

Samuel Granger ye 1st was a farmer, and lived on the homestead of his father, Thomas, on the Springfireld road, now called Crooked Lane, about a mile and a half north of the meeting-house. He gave little attention to town matters, rising no higher than hog reeve and fence viewer. He was called captain, and it is preseumed he must have commanded the militia company. To distinguish him from others of the same name he was called "ye first." It was customary in old times, when several of the same name were living in a town, to call one ye first, another ye second, etc., according to the date of their birth. There were five men named Samuel Granger living in Suffield at one time.