tell a story of its being so dark one night that he "couldn't hold up his hand;" meaning that he could not see it were it before him. He m. Miriam Pratt.
Sawin, Benjamin, from Westminster, was a farmer, residing about a mile south of the centre of the town; the place is now owned by G. F. Parish. He m. Lucy Laws; whose ch. were:—Lucy and Benjamin.
Seaver, Ethan, from Westminster, was a farmer, in the east part of the town. He m. Lydia ———; their ch. were:—l. Luther, m. Eunice Holden; whose ch. were:—Sarah Holden, Luther, Mary Bancroft and John Holden. 2. Lydia, m. Mr. Bancroft. 3. Aaron, m. Louisa Fairbanks; whose ch. were:—Abigail, Fanny, Joseph and Lucy. Mr. Seaver d. in 1823, ae. 58.
Scollay, James, from Ashburnham, was a farmer, in the east part of the town, where John Brinkman now resides. He m. Dolly Corey; their ch. were:—1. Dolly, m. Amasa Whitney; whose ch. were:—Charles and James. 2. Sarah, m. David Parker, M. D., his first wife was Eliza Sawin; whose ch. were:—Lucy, Eliza, d., and Horace Fletcher. His second wife was Sarah Scollay; they had one child whose name was Eliza. 3. James, m. Lucy M. Young; whose ch. were:—George and Lucy Maria. 4. Charles, m. Elizabeth A. Garfield. 5. Lucy, m. Alfred H. Brick; whose ch. were:—Francis, Eliza, d., and Harriet Shattuck. His second wife was Martha C. Mahoney; whose ch. were:—George A., Henry H., Charles E. and Helen M. 6. Ezra. Mr. Scollay d. in 1852. ae. 69.
Temple, Ephraim, from Shrewsbury, was a farmer, resid-
