The history of Waterbury, Connecticut - citizen hylbom blog

12 HISTORY OF WATEKBUEY.
sand people, (Connecticut perhaps ten thousand,) widely dis-
persed in small settlements, and destitute of almost everything
but stout hearts and a trust in Heaven. It was brought to a
successful termination, without any assistance from the mother
country, or the neighboring colonies, in the latter part of 1676,
by the death of King Philip, an able, and, in many respects, a
wise chief.
Who among those who subsequently became the planters of
Mattatuck were personally engaged in the war against King
Philip and his confederates, I am -unable to say. I find,
however, the following:
A meeting of the Coimcill in Hartford Dec. 5, 1670.
The Councill granted John Brunson of Farmington the sume of fine pounds,
as a reparation for his wounds and damage rec*. thereby, and quarteridg and half
pay to the first of this present moneth. [Col. Rec. II, p. 483.]
There were, at this time, three persons bearing the name of
John Bronson living in Farmington, John, John the son of
John, and John, Jr., the son of Richard. Probably the ex-
tract refers to John, the son of John, who went to "VVaterbury,
and the reward was for injuries received in the war just closed.
His father, though an old Pequot soldier, was now doubtless
too old for active service.
CHAPTER 11.
THE SETTLEMENT BEGUN: TOWN CENTER.
In the spring of 1677, the tranquillity of the colony being
secured, the Farmington people began once more to think of
making a settlement at Mattatuck. They were, however, dissatisfied
with the place selected for a village site. Though
attractive from its sightliness and probable healthfulness, a
closer examination brought to light disadvantages and objec-