A One-Name Study for the BARNUM/BARNHAM Surname
Notes for Amos Thompson:
Dorset Land Records Volume 2:48; Ebenezer Chever to Amos Thompson of Dorset, Carpenter for 50 acres plus 5 acres, Jan.20, 1789.
There exists a list of those freemen of the town of Dorset who swore agreement to the Constitution of the State of Vermont at various times between 1783 and May of 1788. That list includes the Dunnings, John Gray, Francis and Daniel Barnham, Zadok Huggins, Isaac Gray, Edward Gray, and Amos and Nathan Thompson. If they are entered as they moved into town, Amos and Nathan probably arrived about 1785. Amos built a sawmill north of Dorset on the Mettawee River for a Shumway, which later was called Sykes Sawmill.
The 1791 Vermont Census for Dorset town had a total of 957 people. Amos and his wife had 2 males under 16 living with them.
None of the sons of Amos and Catherine remained in Dorset. Francis died in Indiana, Cyrus and Hiram were also in Indiana, Amos and John in Wisconsin, Daniel B. was in _?_. Daughter Lucine was also in Wisconsin; daughter Hannah lived in Manchester, where she died before 1841.
Land transactions:
In 1830 Daniel B. Thompson sold all of his Dorset property.
In April 1833, John Thompson gets all the property of Amos and Kate Thompson, with a promise to provide for their care. Shortly, John sold back to Amos.
In June, 1834 Amos sold all of his property (88 acres) to Hiram with a promise to provide for their care.
In April, 1841 Hiram sold to George Baldwin for $1225, who sold it back to him the same day for $612.
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