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m. Abt 1749-1750
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m. 20 Jan 1779
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MARRIAGE In "Family History of Wales" (Corbin Collection), Absalom Gardner says that Joshua Ewings and Lavina Durkee were married Jan 20, 1779. Gardner goes on to say..."Joshua - Was reckoned an inhabitant of this place in 1779: directly after marriage he commenced business as a merchant in Somers, CT where he remained several years and until his decease...... Lovina - Daughter of Phineas and Phebe Durkee - note p. 116. After her husband's demise, she returned hither with her children, in condition of pecuniary destitution; but she found a friend, kind and generous in Capt. Daniel Winchester, who gratutiously furnished her much assistance in rearing, supporting, and educating her children in their state of fatherlessness. She married a second husband by name Merrick, of Brimfield. It is no more the requirement of simple justice if we are to accredit traditionary tales to throw in here a remark, the the generousness of Capt Winchester was sont to show itself in helpfulness to the needy widow and orphan. Immortal and grateful be the remembrance of the benefactor of the destitute and helpless." Gardner also relates that Rev. William Ewing came to Wales from Sturbridge in 1770 and stayed two years Gardner also relates that Rev. William Ewing came to Wales from Sturbridge in 1770 and stayed two years. Joshua Ewing was listed as a drummer in Captain Daniel Wincehster's company, Col Ruggles Woolbridge's regiment, Aug 17-Nov 29, 177. He may be the Joshua Ewing who is listed on the 1800 census in Longmeadow, Massachusetts (less than ten miles from Somers, CT).
[edit] ==============================DIVORCE On 5 March 2009, I found a listing on the Tolland County Divorce Index for Joshua Ewing and Livinia - p 184. I then found a person who has done look-ups re details of such entries and I requested such a look-up On 8 Mar 2009, I received the following information from e-mail received on 8 Mar 2009 from debrainman <connectionservice@cbsvc.myfamily.com> "Livina - Somers m. Joshua Ewing - 20 Feb. 1780 at South Brimfield, Mass. Bay - violent cruelty when pregnant with sixth child - fornication - adultery - 28 Feb. 1792." Source citation for this information is "Connecticut Divorces: Superior Court Recrods for the Counties of New London, Tolland, and Windham 1719-1910". Compiled by Grace Louise Knox & Barbara B. Ferris. Heritage Books, Inc. 1987
[edit] ===============================JOSHUA EWING IN CONNECTICUT The "American Mercury" 2/26/1787, Vol III Issue 138, page 4, has this notice... "JOSHUA EWING (in Somers) Takes this method, for the last time, to inform his customers, that he has sold all the Goods he had on hand to Mr. William Ewing and Dr. Samuel Barns: and he is not determined to collect his debts at all events. As seven years is almost expired since he has been doing business in this town and has never put an inhabitant of the town to cost, by way of sueing and would with to have his Accounts and Notes finally settled without; but those who are deficient, on the 1t day of March next, must excpect cost to be made. As it has ever been his practice to take produce, of every kind, he will still continue to take Pork, Beef, Wheat, Rye, Corn, Oats, white and grey Beans, Flaxseed, Butter, Hogs-lard and Tallow; for debts due. Somers, February 13, 1787. Another notice, a day earlier, (Feb 12, 1788)...WILLIAM EWING & SAMUEL BARNS (Under the firm of Ewing and Barns, respectfully inform the public, that they have purchased all the Goods, on hand, from Mr. Joshua Ewing, and have the following articles for sale, vis" (a long list of goods) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From William and Mary Quarterly
Many of the taxes levied in New England and other regions during the era of the Articles of Confederation (1781– 1789) were "certificate taxes" that taxpayers could discharge using government bonds, all of which had depreciated. Thus, a certificate levy, even if "large in sound,'" could be paid off at considerably less expense than a hard-money tax of the same nominal amount. Yet certificate taxes still took a heavy toll on the majority of New England taxpayers who owned no bonds and had to purchase them from speculators. When a Rhode Island writer proposed that the state government furnish bondholders with certificates for their annual interest and a part of their principal, then tax the certificates back in to the state treasury, "A Real Farmer" objected, pointing out that "every person not possessed of [bonds] will be obliged to pay silver money" to obtain bondholders' surplus certificates. Actually, as a pro-tax writer pointed out, certificates could "always be obtained at their circulating value, with some commodity or another." "I dont Let a Yoak of Cattle Leave me where I can make the Greatest part pay in securities," merchant Joshua Ewing of Somers, Connecticut, informed his trading partner Peter Colt. Many farmers nonetheless resented having to part with their livestock and crops— which otherwise could have been converted into the gold and silver they required for other obligations, including some taxes— in order to obtain certificates. In 1784, the New Hampshire legislature decided to redeem the state war bonds by giving the holders certificates that it planned to tax back into the treasury in six annual installments [edit] =========================CENSUS Census 1800 Massachusetts Hampshire Longmeadow Joshua Ewings One male 26-44 One female 26-44 Census: 1810 Connecticut, Hartford, Enfield Joshua Ewing: One male under 10, one male 26-45 (Joshua), Two females under 10, One female 26-45 [edit] ======================LAND 1787 Joshua Ewing "Of Somers, CT" purchased land in Shutesbury, MA Book 38 pg 182
[edit] =======================MISCELLANEOUS This might be a daughter of Joshua and Lavinia (From NEHGS ) BOYINGTOW (Byington), Elbridge E. int. of Springfield and int. Miss Lavinia D. Ewing int. of W. S., Nov. 24, 1836. more Marriage West Springfield This marriage is also recorded: 1849 MILLER Simeon, Rev., and Miss Charlotte A. Ewing, both of W. S., int. Aug. 25, 1849. Marriage West Springfield Joshua Ewing included in list of letters remaining in postoffice at Harford, CT 1784 - 03-23 Date: 1784-03-23; Paper: Connecticut Courant GenealogyBank An ancestry.com family tree asserts that Joshua Ewing died at Brimfield, Massachusetts, 25 Oct 1811 edgriff2000 Grifiths, "Griffiths Master Dec 2008"; digital images, Ancestry.com, «i»Family Trees«/i» (http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/person.aspx?pid=-847041814&tid=9145420&ssrc=). From: "New York Herald" April 1, 1809 Downloaded 15 June 2009 from Historical Newspapers, GenealogyBank at http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/ "At a general Assembly of the State of Connecticut, holden at New Haven on the second Thursday of October AD 1808... On the Petition of Joshua Ewing, paying for an act of insolvency, and shewing that some of his creditors live without the state. - Resolved, That the said petition be continued to the General Assembly, to be holden at Hartford on the second Thursday of May next; and that an advertisement of the pendincy of said petition be published for three weeks succesively in the newspaper called the 'Herald", printed in the city of New Yok, at least three weeks before the session of said assembly in May next, which advertisemtn shall be sufficient notice to said creditors of the pending of said petition." References
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