Genealogy of the Fitch family in North America - citizen hylbom blog

GENEALOGY. 27
•quarter"), is a beautiful and excellent one, including
a large slice of the Willimantic Meadows"
mentioned in the early records where the first
Windham and Norwich settlers it is said, were ac-
customed annually to resort for their winter supply
of hay before the country was much cleared. In
October, 1708, he was commissioned Captain of the
second company of militia in the town of Lebanon.
This second company was probably in the second
society (now the town of Columbia, Conn.,) then
known from the shape of the district, as Lebanon
Crank.* Capt. Jeremiah and his wife were mem-
bers of the Windham Church before that in Cov-
entry was formed, and the first mention of him in
the latter Church's records (the first portion of
which is missing) is October 22, 1719, when he was
appointed one of the committee to "seat" the in-
habitants of the "Mile and a Quarter" in the meet-
ing-house, L e. to assign them their proper places.
In 1723 he was chosen a Selectman of Coventry,
which office he held for six years—the last time
being in 1735. He represented the Town in the
General Assembly during ten sessions (1725-1734),
possessed considerable influence in town affairs,
and was esteemed by his cotemporaries.
*MSS. Rec. Vol. IV p. 48, Sec'y of State's Office.