Early Settlers - Smyrna

Early settlers in the Town of Smyrna (#8) of Original Twenty Towns taken from "1784 History of Chenango & Madison Counties, NY" by James H Smith; pub. 1880. Tried to use year, where stated, person and where they were from.

Smyrna was formed from Sherburne as Stafford, March 25, 1808, and name changed April 6, 1808. This is the eighth of the Twenty Townships and one of the six originally purchased of the State by William S. SMITH, who, in 1794, sold it, with the exception of lots 6, 8, 10, 14, 20, which had been sold to settlers, to John LAWRENCE, of New York city, whose heirs owned about three-fourths of the town as late as 1824.

1792, August
first settler-Joseph PORTER, Conway, Mass
second-Joseph TOBEY, native of Conway, Mass

1793
David WILBUR (now WILBER), Nine Partners, Dutchess Co.,
Joseph COLLINS, Somers, Tolland, Co., Conn, and
Joseph BILLINGS, Somers, Tolland Co., Conn

1795
Hopson WILLCOX & son, Lillibridge, Exeter, R.I.
Hon. Isaac FOOTE, born Colchester, Conn; Staford, Conn 1773; then Smyrna

1795 or '6
Elijah SEXTON, born Somers, Conn

1798
Simeon REXFORD
John BILLINGS, native of Stonington, Conn previous to 1800
John PARSONS

1799
John PERCIVAL

1800
Obadiah SPENCER,
Stephen PARKER

1803
Jesse HUTCHINSON
Apollos ALLEN
Squire John MUNSON
Alpheus HALL
Col. Solomon HALL
Aaron HUTCHINSON
William STOVER
David FELT
Comfort RECORD
John PARKER
Luke HALL - Somers, Conn

1805
Benjamin PAUL, Westminister, VT; moved to Norwich 1810

1809
John MUNSON, Barkhampsted, Conn

Transcribed and contributed by Sandy Goodspeed, 1999.

Last updated: 26 Mar 2000

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