George McEwen (1755 - 1813)

Born 13 Mar 1755 in New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut, British Colonial America

Ancestors

Husband of Mercy (Wright) Royce — married 12 Nov 1783 in Shaftsbury, Bennington, Vermont, United States

Descendants

Died 27 Feb 1813 at age 57 in Hinesburg, Chittenden, Vermont, United States

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Biography

George McEuen/McEwen was born 13 Mar 1755 in New Milford, Connecticut, the son of John & Elizabeth McEwen. ^[1] George married on 12 Nov 1783 to Mercy Wright, daughter of Ebenezer Wright and Mercy Leach of Shaftsbury, Vermont. ^[2]

George built them a cabin in 1784 on his land in HInesburg, Vermont and moved his family from Shaftsbury in February of 1785, driving a yoke of oxen and a sled 100 miles through the snow. The summer of 1785, he built a log house where they lived until the summer of 1797 when they moved into their new two-story brick house -- the first brick house built in Hinesburg. George served as proprietor clerk of Hinesburg from 1787-92, selectman in 1787-88, and town clerk in 1788. He served as captain of the military company formed by the town and was listed as a contributor to the founding of the First Congregational Society of Hinesburg on 26 Nov 1807. George "died of an epidemic" (possibly spotted fever) in 1813, leaving behind six sons and three daughters: ^{[3] [4]}

1. James, b. 23 Jan 1786, m. Lucy Bucher, d. 21 Feb 1869
2. Charles, b. 19 Jul 1787, m. Anna Cooley, d. 01 Dec 1828
3. Augustus, b. 17 Dec 1788, m1. Phebe Ray, m2. Belina Palmer, d. 31 Dec 1872
4. Carlton, b. 25 Mar 1791, m1. Wealthy Calkins, m2. Phebe Millington, d. 02 Feb 1866
5. Ransom, b. 20 Dec 1792, m. Amarillis Morse, d. 20 Sep 1817
6. George, Jr., b. 19 Dec 1794, m1. Betsy Bishop, m2. Cloe Stanley, m3. Eliza Church, d. 30 Jun 1877
7. Caroline, b. 29 Jan 1798, m. Alson Hoyt Post, d. 27 Aug 1819
8. Rebecca, b. 11 Jul 1800, d. 11 Sep 1819
9. Mercy Morenda, b. 30 May 1802, m. Alson Hoyt Post, d. 17 Jan 1887

George's sons Augustus and Carleton both served in the War of 1812. ^{[5] [6]}

George passed away on 27 Feb 1813 at Hinesburg. ^[7] His estate was recorded in Hinesburg Deed Book #5, p. 246, and he was buried at Gilman Road Cemetery in Hinesburg. ^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F743-H2N : 7 January 2020), George Mc Euen, 1755.
2. ↑ Stewarts from Virginia with Wright Connections, by Hazel Wright Dishman & Frances Gilliam Wright, United States: Gateway Press, 1990, pg. 27.
3. ↑ Genealogical and Family History of the State of Vermont: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Founding of a Nation, Volume 1, by Hiram Carleton, Vermont: Lewis Publishing Company, 1903, pg. 302.
4. ↑ George McEwen, 1755-1813: Pioneer, New Milford, CT to Hinesburg VT, by Ruth McEwen Coleman, Peterborough, New Hampshire, 1980.
5. ↑ United States War of 1812 Index to Service Records, 1812-1815, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29K-NFV9 : 8 March 2021), Augustus Mcewen, 1812-1815; citing NARA microfilm publication M602 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); roll 138; FHL microfilm 882,656.
6. ↑ United States War of 1812 Index to Service Records, 1812-1815, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29K-NXD6: 12 March 2018), Carlton Mcewin, 1812-1815; citing NARA microfilm publication M602 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); roll 138; FHL microfilm 882,656.
7. ↑ "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFKH-4S7 : 6 December 2014), George Mcewen, 27 Feb 1813, Death; State Capitol Building, Montpelier; FHL microfilm 27,626.
8. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #26378087 for George McEuen (13 Mar 1755–27 Feb 1813), citing Gilman Road Cemetery, Hinesburg, Chittenden County, Vermont, USA ; Maintained by Barb Destromp (contributor 46785064) .

See also:

• Chittenden County, Vermont town records, Film #0028318