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This project, Early Settlers of Hinsdale, New Hampshire, is for researching the families that settled in town by 1800 or earlier. With the first settlers arriving in the 1720s, the charter of Hinsdale was granted on September 25, 1753.
Like most Cheshire County towns, Hinsdale was settled by families heading north due to the Southern New England land crunch of the 18th and 19th C. Located in the extreme southwest corner of New Hampshire, the town is directly across the Connecticut River from downtown Brattleboro, Vermont and directly north of Northfield, Massachusetts. The good farmland in town and easy access to the industry and services of Brattleboro made it an attractive locale for families looking to improve their circumstances.
Per Wikipedia:
Hinsdale was chartered in 1753. It was named for Colonel Ebenezer Hinsdale, member of a prominent Deerfield, Massachusetts family, whose mother had been taken captive in the famed Deerfield Massacre of 1704. Graduated from Harvard College, Hinsdale was ordained to become a missionary for Indians of the Connecticut River Valley. Instead, he would serve as chaplain at Fort Dummer, an important trading post on the Connecticut River, later enlisting as an officer in the army. Then, in 1742, he established Fort Hinsdale, including a trading post and gristmill, reportedly at his own expense. The town's earliest history recounts Indian assaults, raids and captivities.
There is no "official" list of early settlers of Hinsdale. Names can be culled from published histories, Census sheets, vital records, and other sources.
Some known settlers are: