Old Families of Ludlow
History of Windsor County Vermont
Lewis Cass Aldrich published in 1891
Adams, Warren, was born at Andover, Vt., August 28, 1815, and was the youngest son of Peter and Lucy (Gibson) Adams. His father's family, besides himself, consisted of Lucy F., who married William Warner; John, died in Andover; Abraham, died in St. Louis, Mo.; Shepherd, died in Rochester, N. Y. Warren received only a common school education, and engaged in mercantile business and farming on East Hill, in his native town. He teamed his merchandise from Boston, and on his downward trips took produce to sell in that city. He came to Ludlow in 1840 and purchased real estate and built a number of dwellings in the village. He also engaged in buying cattle and drove them to the markets at Brighton, Mass, On a journey to Rutland, Vt., he was thrown out of his wagon and killed in the town of Mount Holly, October 24, 1875. He married Lucy Coleman and had four children: Lowell P.; Lucy Jane, wife of Jonas G. Reed, of Burlington, Vt.; Lizzie, wife of H. C. Hayward, of New York city ; and Norris, died young.
Adams, Lowell P., son of Warren, was born in Andover, Vt., June 10, 1838, and married Lavinia Holden, of Mount Holly. They have one child, Willie W., born in Ludlow, July 28, 1865, and married Emma J. Gates, of Bridgewater, Vt. They reside in Ludlow.
Bachelder.-Among-those that settled in the town in the year 1796 was David Bachelder. He was born in Reading, Mass., May 21, 1772. His father, Nathaniel, was born in the same town September 23, 1738. David married Sarah Adams, and had the following family : Abel, died young; Sally, widow of Daniel Sawyer, resides at Charlestown, Mass.; Hannah (deceased), married Arad Ross ; David, resides at Ludlow; Abel; Nabby, wife of Otis Ross, of Michigan ; and Lovinia (deceased), married Curtis Giddings. David died in Andover, December 18, 1840.
Bachelder, Abel, son of David, was born in Andover, October 16, 1811, and married Lois Chandler, of Chester. He died August 22, 1874. Of their family of seven children, four died in childhood; the others were : Lois Abigail (deceased), married Marshall B. Taylor; Marcia Sarah, wife of Orland W. Bishop, of Chester; and Delos Abel. From 1848 until the time of his death Mr. Bachelder resided at Ludlow.
Bachelder, Delos Abel, son of Abel, was born in Ludlow, May 6, 1855, and married Julia E. Whitcomb. They have the following children: Floyd W., Stella May, Millard G., and Ernest L.
Ball, William D., was born in Dorchester, Mass., August 28, 1843, and is the eldest son of Henry W. and Mary (Dunham) Ball. His father was a tanner and currier by trade and removed to Vermont in 1848, locating at Bellows Falls, and subsequently carried on his business in Londonderry and Jamaica, Vt. He now resides at Amsden, Vt. Mr. Ball, besides attending the local schools, was a student at the Weston Academy, and followed his father's trade till October 23, 1862, when he became a member of Company C, Sixteenth Vermont Regiment, having enlisted from the town of Weston, Vt., and was made a corporal. He was mustered out of the service August 10, 1863, and re-enlisted from the town of Londonderry, March 7, 1865, for three years, but was discharged May 12, 1865, under the proclamation issued by President Lincoln at the close of the war. Mr. Ball then attended Langsley's Commercial College at Rutland, Vt., and after completing his course of studies, entered the employ of Robbins & Marsh, at Chester, Vt. remaining with them five years. He then engaged in business for himself in Bellows Falls, but came to Ludlow in 1871, and since that time has carried on the hardware business. He is one of the most enterprising merchants of the village. He is one of the present justices of the peace of the town. Mr. Ball married for his first wife Agnes J. White ; his second wife was Eva B. Dorval, and of their three children they have lost two. The other is Allen D.
Bixby, Thomas, born in Westford, Mass., in 1762, came to Ludlow in 1784, locating on the eastern slope of the mountain, on the lands still in possession of his descendants. As early as 1789 he was taxed for fifteen acres under cultivation, and in 1792 built for himself a large frame house, and later than that kept a tavern. He married Lydia Searles, of Nottingham, Mass., and had twelve children, viz : Jonathan, died young Thankful, died at thirty years of age ; Thomas and Thomas, second, both died in infancy ; William, left no male issue; Lydia, died twenty-eight years of age ; Rhoda (deceased), married, first, Martin Bryant, and second, George Reed; Polly (deceased), married Cornelius Sawyer; Calvin, Elnathan, Betsey, Elihu, the last three died young. Thomas died September 13, 1839. He married three times, but his children were all by his first wife.
Bixby, Calvin, son of Thomas, was born in Ludlow, October 16, 1810, and married Betsey, daughter of Lieutenant Silas Proctor. Their children are Charles Calvin; Henry Clay, a resident of Norwalk, Ohio; Martha Elizabeth and Mary Eliza, twins, the former the wife of Harvey Dudley, of Healdville, the latter is not living, but was the wife of Freeman Wallace, of Acworth, N. H.; Hiram Proctor; Sarah Jane, wife of Levi A. Pettigrew; John Reed. The three sons, Charles, Hiram and John, were residents of Ludlow and, excepting John, were single; he has two children, Mary and James. Calvin is now the oldest man living in Ludlow who is a native of the town.
Cook, Samuel, third son of Thaddeus and Zerviah (Hinckley) Cook, and the fifth in descent from his Puritan ancestors, Gregory Cook, of Cambridge, Mass., (through Stephen who had a son John, who was the father of Thaddeus,) was born at Preston, Conn., May 18, 1765. On becoming of age his father gave him $1,000 with which he purchased land in Ludlow on which he always resided. He built a large two-story house, which he beautified with shade trees, and also a large fruit orchard. He early became interested in town affairs and was elected to various positions, among which were Selectmen, Grand Juryman, Lister, etc. He early joined the Quakers and was among their most respected and influential members. Previous to this he was lieutenant in the militia, which office he resigned on joining the above named denomination. He also refused to pay the war tax levied in 1812, and part of his farm was sold, but the matter was finally compromised. He married Sally Chamberlain, of Weathersfield, and had the following family : Hinckley, born October 27, 1792 ; Wyatt, born February 3, 1794 ; Thaddeus, born May 31, 1795 ; Sabrina, born May 28, 1797 ; Chauncey, born April 27, 1800; Lumas, born February 21, 1802; Mary, born March 14, 1804; Uriah, born September 12, 1806; Anson, born February 25, 1809; Julia Elma, born August 1, 1812.
Goddard, Martin H., of Ludlow, was born in Londonderry, Vt., February 26, 1844, and is the eldest son of Henry W. and Lucina (Babbitt) Goddard. His early life was spent on his father' s farm, and he entered Black River Academy in 1863, graduating in 1867. While attending school at the academy he studied law with Judge William H. Walker, and was admitted to the Windsor County Bar at the May term of 1869. The same year he formed a partnership with Judge Walker, which continued till 1884. Since that time he has practiced his profession alone. Mr. Goddard was Democratic candidate in 1884 in the second Congressional district, and was a member of the Democratic National Convention of 1888. His first wife was Emma Wilder, by whom he had one child, Henry M., a member of the class of 1890, of Middlebury College. His second wife was Miss Agnes A. Henderson, of Salisbury, Vt., and their children are Emma A., Agnes B. and Silas C.
Hathorn, Ransom E., was born in Londonderry, November 3, 1843, and is the eldest son of Eleazer and Lydia (Foster) Hathorn. His father being engaged in harness-making. Ransom learned that trade early in life. On August 11, 1862, he enlisted as a private in Company G, Eleventh Regiment of Vermont Volunteers, and was discharged June 24, 1865. During the war he was located in Virginia and took part in seventeen battles and .skirmishes. After leaving the army Mr. Hathorn came to Ludlow and began work at his trade for George Walker. In 1878 he formed a partnership under the name of Walker & Hathorn, and on account of the death of the former the following year, he purchased the business, which he has since conducted. Mr. Hathorn is one of the justices of the peace of the town; was aid-de-camp on Governor E. J. Ormsbee's staff in 1880-87 ; was for four years commander of 0. 0. Howard Post, No. 33, G. A. R.; also Senior Vice-Commander of the Department of Vermont, and represented the State at the National Encampment at San Francisco. He has been twice married, his first wife having been Jennie Ward, by whom he had one child, Willie. His second wife was Clara Wright, of Coventry, Vt.
Howe, Elwin A., was born in Londonderry, Vt., September 18, 1843, and was the eldest son of Alva and Julia Ann (Miles) Howe. His early life was spent on his father's farm and he was also engaged in teaching .school. On July 30, 1862, he enlisted in Company G, Eleventh Regiment of Vermont Volunteers, as a private, and served in that regiment two years. He was mustered out to receive the appointment of first lieutenant in the One Hundred and Eighth United States Colored Infantry. He was connected with the latter regiment until March, 1866, when he was mustered out of service, having been promoted captain. Returning to his native town. Captain Howe remained there till April 1, 1869, when he came to Ludlow and was engaged until November, 1872, in the saddlery and harness business with his brother-in-law, George E. Walker, under the firm name of Walker & Howe. The next business enterprise he was connected with was the Ludlow Toy Manufacturing Co., of which he was superintendent and business manager for fifteen years. He was appointed postmaster at Ludlow, Vt., by President Harrison, taking possession of the office April 1, 1890. He was elected a member of the Vermont House of Representatives in 1878 from Ludlow, was re-elected in 1880, and was elected Senator from Windsor county in 1884. Captain Howe married Lydia Jane, daughter of Ephraim and Lydia (Harris) Walker, and has nine children, viz.: Eugene E., a graduate of Middlebury College, and now a counselor-at-law at Albany, N. Y.; Henry E., Ella J., Hattie L., Alice M., George W., William H., Donald, and Alva.
Ives, Elihu, called " the Captain," was the fifth settler in Ludlow. He was descended from William Ives, the original settler of that name in America, who sailed from London and arrived in Boston in 1635. He was of the sixth generation, as follows : First, William ; second, John ; third, Nathaniel; fourth, Caleb ; fifth, Charles. He was born in Meriden, Conn., February 28, 1764, and married Phoebe Hall, and had two children : Isaac, who died without issue; Roxanna, widow of Jonathan Atherton, resides in Cavendish at the advanced age of ninety-three years. Captain Elihu died October 14, 1834. The farm settled by Captain Ives is now in possession of his grandson, Solon Ives Atherton.
Lane, George E., M. D., of Ludlow, was born in Westminster, Vt., February 13, 1834, and was the only son of Erastus and Fanny (Dickinson) Lane. After attending the local schools he entered Black River Academy in 1852, where he graduated in the summer of 1855. He then became a student of Middlebury College, graduating there from in 1859. From graduation to 1862 he was principal of. the Leland and Gray Academy of Townshend, Vt. Dr. Lane began the study of medicine with Dr. William A. Chapin, at Ludlow, and took a course of lectures at the Medical Department of Dartmouth College, and another course at the University at Vermont, at which institution he received his diploma in 1864. In the same year he began to practice his profession at Williamstown, Vt., where he remained until December, 1877, when he removed to Ludlow, where he has since practiced. Dr. Lane is a member of the Vermont Medical Society. He married Fanny Angelia Howard, at Townshend, Vt., and has two children, viz.: Richard H., engaged in the National Black River Bank, of Proctorsville, Vt., and Winfred H.
Pettigrew Family. -The first settler of this family in Ludlow was Andrew Pettigrew, who was born in Sterling, Mass., February 1, 1769, and came to Ludlow in 1800. He married Ruth Ross, and of their children seven reached maturity, as follows : Parker, James, Andrew, Sophia (deceased), married Josiah Walker; Phoebe, wife of Warner Bates, of Sherburne, Vt.; Phidelia, widow of Joel Sheldon, lives in Nehawka, Neb.; Ruth (deceased), married Dr. Ardain G. Taylor. Deacon Andrew Pettigrew was an active member of the Baptist Church of Ludlow, and was the first male baptized in the town. He died September 24, 1854.
Pettigrew, Parker, son of Andrew, was born in Sterling, Mass., December 13, 1793. He married Mary B. Dickerson and had eight children: Horace M., a resident of Worcester, Mass.; Josiah W.; Nehemiah; Rosetta, wife of Otis M. Heald, of Cavendish; Rebecca (deceased), married Ebenezer Robbins; Elon G., Marcus De LaFayette, both residents of Flandrau, South Dakota; and Benjamin Franklin, of Ludlow, Vt. Parker died in September, 1877
Pettigrew, Josiah W., son of Parker, was born in Ludlow, May 3, 1823, and married for his first wife Susan Ann Atwood, by whom he had three children: Julian P., died at the age of sixteen years; George A., resides in Flandrau, South Dakota, and is a physician ; Stella A., died at the age of two years. His second wife is Amelia T. Newcomb. There are no children by this marriage. Mr. Pettigrew has been engaged in mercantile business in Ludlow since 1846.
Pettigrew, George A., son of Josiah W., was born in Ludlow, April 6, 1858. In 1887, October 19, he married Dora L. Stearns, of Felchville, Vt., and went to Flandrau, South Dakota. They have one child, a daughter, born September 17, 1890.
Pettigrew, James, son of Andrew, was born in Ludlow, April 29, 1800, and married Almira Adams and has eight children, two of whom died young. The others were Lewis, died at the age of thirty-nine years; Mary Ann, wife of Lyman Horsley, of Union, Wis.; Lorinda, widow of Moses Baldwin, lives in Ludlow, Vt.; Levi E.; Rhoda, wife of Alfred Moore, of Plymouth, Vt.; James, died at nineteen years of age. James, sr., was engaged in farming, and was the oldest man living in Ludlow at the time of his death, August 9, 1889, who was a native of the town.
Pettigrew, Levi A., son of James, was born in Plymouth, Vt., October 21, 1835, and married Sarah Jane, daughter of Calvin Bixby. They have one child, Effie J., wife of Rev. F. M. Preble, a Baptist clergyman, now located at Camden, Me.
Pettigrew, Andrew, son of Andrew, was engaged in mercantile business in Ludlow from 1830 to 1854, when he went to Evansville, Wis., where he died. His son, R. F. Pettigrew, of Sioux Falls City, a native of Ludlow, was elected United States Senator from South Dakota on its admission as a State, in 1889.
Spafford, Artemas (6), son of John (5), Samuel (4), Jonathan (3), John (2), John (1), was born in Sterling, Mass., April 12, 1782, and married for his first wife Sally Warren, by whom he had one child, John F. His second wife was Mary Brimhall, and their children were Alvah M.; William P., born in Ludlow, March 26, 1823; Sarah W., resides in Ludlow; Charles 0., who died single in Ludlow. His third wife was Mrs. Betsey Cleveland. Artemas came to Ludlow in 1801 and though a carpenter by trade, was engaged in farming. He died February 26, 1862.
Stimson, Charles, a native of Maine, came to Ludlow in 1803. His wife was Comfort Walker, and their children were William, who died at Danby, Vt; Charles; Sally, died single; David, died at Danby, Vt.; Comfort (deceased), married Aaron Rogers; John, died at Lexington, Mass.; Anna (deceased), married George Rogers; Mary, wife of Richard Bradford, North Springfield, Vt; Anson, lives at Rockport, Mass ; Aaron, a resident of St Paul, Minn.
Stimson, Charles, son of Charles, was born in Milford, Mass., January 27, 1799, and lived in Ludlow till May 6, 1887. He married Helena Bassett, and their children were Harriet, wife of John McGowan, of Ludlow ; Elizabeth (deceased), married L. W. Nourse; Emerson, resides at Brownsdale, Minn.; Surry W.; Mary, widow of Nathaniel Reed, resides in Adams, Neb.; Sophia, wife of A. W. Thompson, of Glens Falls, N.Y.
Stimson, Surry W., son of Charles, born in Ludlow, June 26, 1827, married for his first wife Harriet Edgerton, by whom he had one child, Harry P., president of the American National Bank in Kansas City, Mo. His second wife was Mary A. Parker. His third wife was Emma P. Howe, and by this marriage there is a daughter, Margie H. Mr. Stimson was engaged in farming until 1857, when he removed to Ludlow village and kept a livery stable until 1868, when he was elected sheriff. He filled this office until 1880. Since that time he has dealt in real estate, lumber and carried on manufacturing.
Warner. Hiram Lindsay, was born in Mount Holly, Vt., July 4, 1825, and is the youngest son of Aaron and Esther (Pierce) Warner. He was a resident of Mount Holly till 1866, being engaged in farming. In that year he came to work in the hotel at Ludlow. The following year he engaged in hotel business at East Wallingford, Vt., which he carried on ten years. From that time till 1882 he was in the hotel business at different places, but in that year he bought the Ludlow House, which he ran till 1887. Since that time he has been engaged in farming. He married Drusilla Priest and has two children, Ina, widow of Eugene Dickerman, resides in Ludlow; Irvin, who married Mattie Holt, and has two children, William and Arthur.
Warner, Rufus S., was born in Andover, Vt., May 12, 1831, and is the eldest son of Joel and Betsey (Flint) Warner. His father was a blacksmith and removed to Ludlow in 1831, where Rufus attended the local schools and also the Black River Academy. He learned the printer's trade with the Rev. Aaron Angier and has been engaged in that business in Ludlow ever since, excepting about a year and a half, from 1861 to 1863, when he worked at his trade at Rutland, Vt. He married Ann Walker and has two sons, viz.: Edwin C. and Joel R., the latter a resident of Boston, Mass.
White, Asa. was born in Washington, N. H.. July 10, 1782, and came to Mount Holly Vt., with his father, Thomas, when he was six years of age. Soon after reaching manhood he came to Ludlow, locating in the southern part of the town. He afterwards built and lived in the first house erected on what is now Main street in Ludlow village. It stood directly in front of the woolen-mill. He married Lydia Dutton and had ten children: Lucy, widow of Amasa Adams, resides in Ludlow; Maria, died single; Lydia, widow of Asa Webster, lives in Ludlow; Alvin, died in the West; William H. H., died young; Asa, died young; Louisa (deceased), married Judson Chellis; Salina, widow of Rodney L. Piper, lives in Ludlow; Olive L., widow of William Earl, resides in Fitchburg, Mass.; Harriet B., wife of Joseph Sanders of Ludlow. Asa died March 28, 1853.
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