History of Barnard, Vermont, USA

Sir Francis Bernard, 1st Baronet, and since 1760 Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay.

BARNARD, a post town in Windsor County, 21 miles northwest from Windsor, and 37 south from Montpelier, is in lat. 43° 44′ and long 4° 20′. It is bounded northerly by Royalton and Bethel, east by Pomfret, south by Bridgewater and west by Stockbridge. The town was chartered July 17, 1761, to William Story, Francis Barnard and their associates. In 1774, the first permanent settlement was made by Asa and Lot Whitcomb, Thomas W. White and others, emigrants from Massachusetts and Connecticut. At the time of the battle of Bunker's hill, (properly Breed's hill,) which took place on the 17th of July, 1775, the firing was distinctly heard in this town by Thomas Freeman and others, a distance of more than 100 miles. On the 9th of August, 1780, this town was visited by a party of 21 Indians, who made prisoners of Thomas M. Wright, Prince Haskell and John Newton, and carried them to Canada. Newton and Wright made their escape the spring following, and Haskell was exchanged the succeeding fall....

Barnard, Vermont
Windsor county. First settled, 1774. Incorporated, 1778. Population, 1830, 1,881. It is watered by Broad Brook which empties into White river in Sharon; and by Locust Creek, which also empties into White river in Bethel. On this Creek, during the revolutionary war, there was erected a Fort, where the militia of this and other towns were stationed as a defence against Indian depredations—they having surprised and carried to Canada number of its first settlers in 1780. In the centre of this town is the village, and a beautiful pond, from which issues a stream on which there are mills. On this Creek is an establishment for the manufacture of starch from potatoes. This stream joins its waters with the Creek one mile from the pond. The surface of the town is hilly. The soil is well adapted for grazing; and there are but few towns that turn off yearly more cattle, butter and cheese, sheep and wool. The number of sheep is about 6,000. It lies 10 miles north of Woodstock,...

Windsor Co. Barnard is watered by Broad Brook, which empties into White River in Sharon : and by Locust Creek, which also empties into White River in Bethel. On this creek, during the revolutionary war, there was erected a fort, where the militia of this and other towns were stationed, as a defence against Indian depredations - tbey having surprised and carried to Canada a number of its first settlers, in 1780.

In the centre of this town is the village, and a beautiful pond, from which issues a stream on which there are mills. On this creek is an establishment for the manufacture of starch from potatoes. This stream joins its waters with the creek one mile from the pond.

The surface of this town is hilly. The soil is well adapted to grazing ; and there are but few towns that turn off yearly more cattle, butter and cheese, sheep and wool.

It is stated as a singular fact, that the firing on Bunker Hill, on the 17th of June, 1775, was distinctly heard in this town, 130 miles...

Barnard, a post-township of Windsor county, Vermont, about 35 miles S. of Muontpelier, watered by several tributaries of White river. Population, 1647.

ROYLTON, VT., March 9. - On Saturday the dwelling of Mrs. Levi Belknap, East Barnard, Vermont, was burned and her body found in the ruins. There are suspicious circumstances strongly indicating murder, which will probably lead to the arrest of one or more persons.

Bar'nard, a post-hamlet and township of Windsor co, Vt., about 20 miles E.N.E. of Rutland. It has 2 churches, a carriage-shop, and lumber-mills. Pop. 1208.