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About Capt. Simon Davis
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From History of Chesterfield, New Hampshire, 1736-1881, page 270
Page: “DAVIS, Capt. Simon, from Greenwich, Mass., was one of the earliest settlers of Chfd. Apr. 13, 1762, he purchased the whole of Simon Stone’s right, or share, in this township; and about one year later that of Wm. Dean. He appears to have lived in the western part of the town, near the river road. His wife’s name was Abigail*
. Selectman 1767. He probably d. in 1784 or ’85. It appears quite probable that he was the father of Capt. Isaac Davis (1) , and he may have had another son, Simon, m., 1788, Deborah Rice.
- It is possible that this was not the name of his first wife, as a Simon Davis m. in Chfd., in 1778, Abigail Chapman.”
Greenwich (pronounced "Green-witch")[1] was a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts.
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From Exploring Western Massachusetts Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Greenwich, Massachusetts (1754 - 1938)
The town of Greenwich was incorporated per Chapter 37 of the Massachusetts laws on April 20, 1754.
Greenwich was originally part of an area known as Narragansett Township Number Four and was settled by land grantees in the 1730s who had served England in the Indian Wars against the Narragansetts. Many of the settlers were of Scottish or Irish heritage.
Of the four flooded Quabbin towns, Greenwich was the oldest.
When Greenwich was incorporated it was known as the 'Plantation of Quabbin,' named after an Indian Sachem from the local Nipmuc tribe, who was known as "Nini-Quaben." It was renamed Greenwich in honor of the Scottish 1st Duke of Greenwich, John Campbell.
Greenwich was the location of the first church constructed in the Swift River Valley, built in 1749, five years before the town was officially incorporated. The first four pastors served for a combined total of one hundred thirty-four years. The congregation was known as the Standing Order of Christians. The Rev. Peletiah Webster was the first Pastor and served eleven years.
In the fiscal year ending June 1, 1855, Greenwich's scythe factory reported the manufacture of 6,000 scythes with a value of twenty-five hundred dollars. Another factory employing six and involved in the manufacturing of "silver-plated trimmings for harnesses" was the high earner in the town that year, recording six thousand dollars worth of product sold.
Like its neighbor to the northeast, Dana, Greenwich also had businesses employing people in the making of palm-leaf hats, with a reported three thousand dollars worth of product hitting the market in 1855. According to the 1855 Secretary of State's report "Industry in Massachusetts," the palm-leaf hat industry was a major employer of the town's women, with the interesting note in the report: "f. emp., almost all in the town, when occupied with nothing else of more importance."
In the winter, ice-harvesting was an important industry in town, with ice being shipped to Springfield, Worcester and even New York City.
Even X. Henry Goodnough, head of the Metropolitan Water & Sewer Board and an avid angler, couldn't resist, bringing his fishing pole with him on scouting missions to the Swift River Valley during the early planning stages of the construction of Quabbin Reservoir. Ironically, enjoying the splendor of the valley while plotting its demise. Today, the Quabbin Baffle Dam is located where Greenwich Village once stood.
There are differing accounts of the date of the last town meeting of Greenwich. Some place the date as February 14, 1938, others as April 21, 1938.
No matter what the date was, one date is certain, the town of Greenwich was disincorporated on April 28, 1938 at 12:01 a.m., per order of Chapter 240 of the Acts and Resolves of April 26, 1938, passed by the Massachusetts General Court and signed into law by Gov. Charles Hurley.
Greenwich ceased to exist eight days after its 184th birthday.
- http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=kopf&id=I...
- From Roberta Tuller:
- "Lieutenant/Captain Simon Davis; b. 1 NOV 1702 in Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; d. 1784 in Wilmington, Windham County, Vermont; f. Samuel Davis; m. Hannah Unknown; m1. ABT 1723 in Massachusetts, Jane Unknown; m2. AFT 1744 in Chesterfield, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, Abigail Chapman"
- From Roberta Tuller:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenwich,_Massachusetts
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Capt. Simon Davis's Timeline
| 1702 |
November 1, 1702
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Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts
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| 1724 |
September 2, 1724
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Charlestown, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, United States
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| 1726 |
September 11, 1726
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Greenwich (Quabbin), Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States
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| 1728 |
August 27, 1728
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Littleton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
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| 1731 |
January 7, 1731
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Littleton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
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| 1732 |
November 16, 1732
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Littleton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
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| 1734 |
March 20, 1734
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Littleton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
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| 1737 |
April 20, 1737
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Littleton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
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| 1740 |
September 11, 1740
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Littleton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
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