“ In August of 1763, Samuel had obtained of Governor Benning Wentworth grants of three townships on the northeast shore of Lake Champlain, chartered by the names of Fairfield, Smithfield and Hungerford. In 1783 he was sent to manage the prudent affairs of the townships and he and Hubbard Barlow were chosen to lay out the divisions of land to each proprietor. Among the grantees, was a family by the name of Field. In the course of time, this family bought not only Mr. Hungerford’s share, but the rights of most of the others, so that nearly the whole town of Hungerford belonged to “Daddy” Field, as the patriarch was called and to Timothy Rogers, of Ferrisburg, who was one of the town’s first surveyors. From them it was purchased by Samuel, George and Elisha Sheldon, 8 November, 1792”. *
The rest of the narrative are descendants of Samuel.
Submitted by Richard Hungerford at 9:37 AM on August 19, 2020.