The ancient historical records of Norwalk, Conn ... - Hay genealogy

172 NORWALK.
REMINISCENCES.
Mrs. Philips, widow of Ebenezer, aged 84, Feb. 5,
1S47. Her brother was in the army, and died of the
camp distemper, at Bergen Point, N. Jersey. Her
father went to his relief, took the disease, and died
soon after returning home.
Her mother moved to South Salem soon after the
burning of Fairfield.
Rev. Mr. Lea^^iing was a strong tory. He went
off with the British when the town was burnt.
CoL. Buckingham Lockwood says that he always
understood that the first meeting-house stood on the
corner north of Dennis Hanford's house ; that is, on
the south corner of the lot now occupied by Rev. Mr.
Ellis. He remembers when the space was all open to
the common.
The second meeting-house stood where the widow of
John Mallory now lives. He remembers when that lot
was all open.
The third meeting-house
stood very near the site of
Charles Thomas's present residence, on the highest
spot between him and Storrs HalPs. The whole lot, including
the three lots south, lay open. He remembers
the old foundation of the meeting house that was burnt.
At the burning of the town his mother and five children
were in Wilton ; and on an alarm fled with her
children to the woods. This he remembers. His mother
spoke of her distress when her children cried for somethin.f;
to eat.