Oliver (Abner) was the 7th of 10 children (3rd son) born of Josiah Willard (1693-1750), Colonel commanding Fort Dummer, and his wife Hannah Wilder (1690-1736). Oliver's siblings were: Josiah Jr (1716-1786), Abigail (b. 1718), Susanna (1720-1793), Lois (b. 1722), Nathan (1725-1784), Prudence (b. 1727), Sampson (b. 1732), Josiah 3rd (b. 1734), and Wilder (1735-1777).
From February 12, 1748 to April 24, 1755, Oliver served 7 years, 11 weeks and 1 day as the Clerk (Private) of his Father's Company and after his Father's death, his brother's Company at Fort Dummer. In 1752, he cleared 250 acres around and under the protection of Fort Dummer. In 1753, he was one of the original Grantees of Brattleboro on the New Hampshire Grants, later Windham County, Vermont.
Oliver married, January 20, 1750, Thankful Doolittle (1734-1798) by whom he had 8 children (6 sons and 2 daughters), the 1st daughter was the 1sr child born in and the 1st person who died in Hertford, Vermont; Oliver Charles; Levi (1759-1827); Wilder (1760-1791), Eli (1761-1841), Peter (b. 1762); and Myra (1765-1827).
Oliver moved to Hertford, on the New Hampshire Grants (later Windsor County, Vermont) in 1763 where he was a prominent man in the public affairs of his day. During the New Hampshire and New York land controversy he was Hertford's principal petitioner for bringing the town under the jurisdiction of New York. On July 15, 1766, New York created an ordinance establishing a Court of Common Pleas for the Court of General Sessions of the Peace for Cumberland County. The next day, Oliver was commissioned an Assistant Justice for the said Court. On July 23, 1766, he and 25 associates received a confirmatory patent for Hertford from New York. At the 1st town meeting of Hartland held, March 11, 1767, he was elected moderator and Town Supervisor and an Overseer of the Poor. On April 7, 1768, New York created an ordinance establishing a Court of Common Pleas, and a Court of General Sessions of the Peace, in Cumberland County. The same day, he was commissioned an Assistant Justice of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas. In 1769, he was elected the town's 1st Town Clerk. He was also, under a New York appointment, a Justice of the Peace.
From the expense accounts for the trials of certain accused persons before the Committees of Safety, 1777-1778, at Hertford, Oliver was included: in the bill of costs for 1 day at 2 meetings of the Committee on September 29, 1777, 1st for the trial of Amasa Wright and 2nd for the trial of James N. Willard, both accused of inimical conduct towards the Unites states of America. At a meeting of the Committee on October 31, 1777 for 3 more trials, Oliver was paid for victualing prisoners and the use of a house. From an Extract from an Account of Paul Spooner to the State of Vermont February 14, 1781, Spooner received a Credit by 80 pounds Continental Money & 13/4 in Silver received of Colonel Oliver Willard for the use of a Pasture belonging to the State.
The name of the town of Hertford was changed in 1782 to Hartland.
References:
(1) "The Early Records of the Town of Luxemburg, Massachusetts including that part which is now Fitchburg 1719-1764" by Walter A. Davis, 1896, page 336
(2) "Book of the Wilders. A Contribution to the History of the Wilders from 1497, in England, to the Emigration of Martha, A Widow, and her Family to Massachusetts Bay, in 1638, and so, through her Family down to 1875; with a Genealogical Table showing, as far as may be, their Relationships and Connections" by Moses H. Wilder, 1878, page 148
(3) "Colonial Soldiers and Officers in New England, 1620-1775" pages 484-485
(4) "Annals of Brattleboro 1681-1895" by Mary R. Cabot, 1921, pages 17, 20, 27-28 and 30
(5) "Gazetteer and Business Directory of Windsor County, VT, for 1883-84." by Hamilton Child, 1884, pages 139-140 and 143
(6) "Harland in the Revolutionary War with associated History" Second Edition, by Dennis Flower, 1927, pages 7 and 29-30
(7) "The Doolittle Family in America" by William Frederick Doolittle, 1901, pages 96 and 157
(8) "Calendar of New York Colonial Commissions 1680-1770" by Edmund B. O'Callaghan, 1929, pages 67 and 71
(9) "State Papers of Vermont - Volume VII - New York Land Patents 1688-1786 Covering Land now Included in the State of Vermont" by Mary Green Nye, 1947, pages 54-60
(10) "State Papers of Vermont - Volume Six - Sequestration, Confiscation and Sale of Estates" by Mary Green Nye, 1941, pages 210, 211, 361 and 475
From February 12, 1748 to April 24, 1755, Oliver served 7 years, 11 weeks and 1 day as the Clerk (Private) of his Father's Company and after his Father's death, his brother's Company at Fort Dummer. In 1752, he cleared 250 acres around and under the protection of Fort Dummer. In 1753, he was one of the original Grantees of Brattleboro on the New Hampshire Grants, later Windham County, Vermont.
Oliver married, January 20, 1750, Thankful Doolittle (1734-1798) by whom he had 8 children (6 sons and 2 daughters), the 1st daughter was the 1sr child born in and the 1st person who died in Hertford, Vermont; Oliver Charles; Levi (1759-1827); Wilder (1760-1791), Eli (1761-1841), Peter (b. 1762); and Myra (1765-1827).
Oliver moved to Hertford, on the New Hampshire Grants (later Windsor County, Vermont) in 1763 where he was a prominent man in the public affairs of his day. During the New Hampshire and New York land controversy he was Hertford's principal petitioner for bringing the town under the jurisdiction of New York. On July 15, 1766, New York created an ordinance establishing a Court of Common Pleas for the Court of General Sessions of the Peace for Cumberland County. The next day, Oliver was commissioned an Assistant Justice for the said Court. On July 23, 1766, he and 25 associates received a confirmatory patent for Hertford from New York. At the 1st town meeting of Hartland held, March 11, 1767, he was elected moderator and Town Supervisor and an Overseer of the Poor. On April 7, 1768, New York created an ordinance establishing a Court of Common Pleas, and a Court of General Sessions of the Peace, in Cumberland County. The same day, he was commissioned an Assistant Justice of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas. In 1769, he was elected the town's 1st Town Clerk. He was also, under a New York appointment, a Justice of the Peace.
From the expense accounts for the trials of certain accused persons before the Committees of Safety, 1777-1778, at Hertford, Oliver was included: in the bill of costs for 1 day at 2 meetings of the Committee on September 29, 1777, 1st for the trial of Amasa Wright and 2nd for the trial of James N. Willard, both accused of inimical conduct towards the Unites states of America. At a meeting of the Committee on October 31, 1777 for 3 more trials, Oliver was paid for victualing prisoners and the use of a house. From an Extract from an Account of Paul Spooner to the State of Vermont February 14, 1781, Spooner received a Credit by 80 pounds Continental Money & 13/4 in Silver received of Colonel Oliver Willard for the use of a Pasture belonging to the State.
The name of the town of Hertford was changed in 1782 to Hartland.
References:
(1) "The Early Records of the Town of Luxemburg, Massachusetts including that part which is now Fitchburg 1719-1764" by Walter A. Davis, 1896, page 336
(2) "Book of the Wilders. A Contribution to the History of the Wilders from 1497, in England, to the Emigration of Martha, A Widow, and her Family to Massachusetts Bay, in 1638, and so, through her Family down to 1875; with a Genealogical Table showing, as far as may be, their Relationships and Connections" by Moses H. Wilder, 1878, page 148
(3) "Colonial Soldiers and Officers in New England, 1620-1775" pages 484-485
(4) "Annals of Brattleboro 1681-1895" by Mary R. Cabot, 1921, pages 17, 20, 27-28 and 30
(5) "Gazetteer and Business Directory of Windsor County, VT, for 1883-84." by Hamilton Child, 1884, pages 139-140 and 143
(6) "Harland in the Revolutionary War with associated History" Second Edition, by Dennis Flower, 1927, pages 7 and 29-30
(7) "The Doolittle Family in America" by William Frederick Doolittle, 1901, pages 96 and 157
(8) "Calendar of New York Colonial Commissions 1680-1770" by Edmund B. O'Callaghan, 1929, pages 67 and 71
(9) "State Papers of Vermont - Volume VII - New York Land Patents 1688-1786 Covering Land now Included in the State of Vermont" by Mary Green Nye, 1947, pages 54-60
(10) "State Papers of Vermont - Volume Six - Sequestration, Confiscation and Sale of Estates" by Mary Green Nye, 1941, pages 210, 211, 361 and 475
Oliver (Abner) was the 7th of 10 children (3rd son) born of Josiah Willard (1693-1750), Colonel commanding Fort Dummer, and his wife Hannah Wilder (1690-1736). Oliver's siblings were: Josiah Jr (1716-1786), Abigail (b. 1718), Susanna (1720-1793), Lois (b. 1722), Nathan (1725-1784), Prudence (b. 1727), Sampson (b. 1732), Josiah 3rd (b. 1734), and Wilder (1735-1777).
From February 12, 1748 to April 24, 1755, Oliver served 7 years, 11 weeks and 1 day as the Clerk (Private) of his Father's Company and after his Father's death, his brother's Company at Fort Dummer. In 1752, he cleared 250 acres around and under the protection of Fort Dummer. In 1753, he was one of the original Grantees of Brattleboro on the New Hampshire Grants, later Windham County, Vermont.
Oliver married, January 20, 1750, Thankful Doolittle (1734-1798) by whom he had 8 children (6 sons and 2 daughters), the 1st daughter was the 1sr child born in and the 1st person who died in Hertford, Vermont; Oliver Charles; Levi (1759-1827); Wilder (1760-1791), Eli (1761-1841), Peter (b. 1762); and Myra (1765-1827).
Oliver moved to Hertford, on the New Hampshire Grants (later Windsor County, Vermont) in 1763 where he was a prominent man in the public affairs of his day. During the New Hampshire and New York land controversy he was Hertford's principal petitioner for bringing the town under the jurisdiction of New York. On July 15, 1766, New York created an ordinance establishing a Court of Common Pleas for the Court of General Sessions of the Peace for Cumberland County. The next day, Oliver was commissioned an Assistant Justice for the said Court. On July 23, 1766, he and 25 associates received a confirmatory patent for Hertford from New York. At the 1st town meeting of Hartland held, March 11, 1767, he was elected moderator and Town Supervisor and an Overseer of the Poor. On April 7, 1768, New York created an ordinance establishing a Court of Common Pleas, and a Court of General Sessions of the Peace, in Cumberland County. The same day, he was commissioned an Assistant Justice of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas. In 1769, he was elected the town's 1st Town Clerk. He was also, under a New York appointment, a Justice of the Peace.
From the expense accounts for the trials of certain accused persons before the Committees of Safety, 1777-1778, at Hertford, Oliver was included: in the bill of costs for 1 day at 2 meetings of the Committee on September 29, 1777, 1st for the trial of Amasa Wright and 2nd for the trial of James N. Willard, both accused of inimical conduct towards the Unites states of America. At a meeting of the Committee on October 31, 1777 for 3 more trials, Oliver was paid for victualing prisoners and the use of a house. From an Extract from an Account of Paul Spooner to the State of Vermont February 14, 1781, Spooner received a Credit by 80 pounds Continental Money & 13/4 in Silver received of Colonel Oliver Willard for the use of a Pasture belonging to the State.
The name of the town of Hertford was changed in 1782 to Hartland.
References:
(1) "The Early Records of the Town of Luxemburg, Massachusetts including that part which is now Fitchburg 1719-1764" by Walter A. Davis, 1896, page 336
(2) "Book of the Wilders. A Contribution to the History of the Wilders from 1497, in England, to the Emigration of Martha, A Widow, and her Family to Massachusetts Bay, in 1638, and so, through her Family down to 1875; with a Genealogical Table showing, as far as may be, their Relationships and Connections" by Moses H. Wilder, 1878, page 148
(3) "Colonial Soldiers and Officers in New England, 1620-1775" pages 484-485
(4) "Annals of Brattleboro 1681-1895" by Mary R. Cabot, 1921, pages 17, 20, 27-28 and 30
(5) "Gazetteer and Business Directory of Windsor County, VT, for 1883-84." by Hamilton Child, 1884, pages 139-140 and 143
(6) "Harland in the Revolutionary War with associated History" Second Edition, by Dennis Flower, 1927, pages 7 and 29-30
(7) "The Doolittle Family in America" by William Frederick Doolittle, 1901, pages 96 and 157
(8) "Calendar of New York Colonial Commissions 1680-1770" by Edmund B. O'Callaghan, 1929, pages 67 and 71
(9) "State Papers of Vermont - Volume VII - New York Land Patents 1688-1786 Covering Land now Included in the State of Vermont" by Mary Green Nye, 1947, pages 54-60
(10) "State Papers of Vermont - Volume Six - Sequestration, Confiscation and Sale of Estates" by Mary Green Nye, 1941, pages 210, 211, 361 and 475
From February 12, 1748 to April 24, 1755, Oliver served 7 years, 11 weeks and 1 day as the Clerk (Private) of his Father's Company and after his Father's death, his brother's Company at Fort Dummer. In 1752, he cleared 250 acres around and under the protection of Fort Dummer. In 1753, he was one of the original Grantees of Brattleboro on the New Hampshire Grants, later Windham County, Vermont.
Oliver married, January 20, 1750, Thankful Doolittle (1734-1798) by whom he had 8 children (6 sons and 2 daughters), the 1st daughter was the 1sr child born in and the 1st person who died in Hertford, Vermont; Oliver Charles; Levi (1759-1827); Wilder (1760-1791), Eli (1761-1841), Peter (b. 1762); and Myra (1765-1827).
Oliver moved to Hertford, on the New Hampshire Grants (later Windsor County, Vermont) in 1763 where he was a prominent man in the public affairs of his day. During the New Hampshire and New York land controversy he was Hertford's principal petitioner for bringing the town under the jurisdiction of New York. On July 15, 1766, New York created an ordinance establishing a Court of Common Pleas for the Court of General Sessions of the Peace for Cumberland County. The next day, Oliver was commissioned an Assistant Justice for the said Court. On July 23, 1766, he and 25 associates received a confirmatory patent for Hertford from New York. At the 1st town meeting of Hartland held, March 11, 1767, he was elected moderator and Town Supervisor and an Overseer of the Poor. On April 7, 1768, New York created an ordinance establishing a Court of Common Pleas, and a Court of General Sessions of the Peace, in Cumberland County. The same day, he was commissioned an Assistant Justice of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas. In 1769, he was elected the town's 1st Town Clerk. He was also, under a New York appointment, a Justice of the Peace.
From the expense accounts for the trials of certain accused persons before the Committees of Safety, 1777-1778, at Hertford, Oliver was included: in the bill of costs for 1 day at 2 meetings of the Committee on September 29, 1777, 1st for the trial of Amasa Wright and 2nd for the trial of James N. Willard, both accused of inimical conduct towards the Unites states of America. At a meeting of the Committee on October 31, 1777 for 3 more trials, Oliver was paid for victualing prisoners and the use of a house. From an Extract from an Account of Paul Spooner to the State of Vermont February 14, 1781, Spooner received a Credit by 80 pounds Continental Money & 13/4 in Silver received of Colonel Oliver Willard for the use of a Pasture belonging to the State.
The name of the town of Hertford was changed in 1782 to Hartland.
References:
(1) "The Early Records of the Town of Luxemburg, Massachusetts including that part which is now Fitchburg 1719-1764" by Walter A. Davis, 1896, page 336
(2) "Book of the Wilders. A Contribution to the History of the Wilders from 1497, in England, to the Emigration of Martha, A Widow, and her Family to Massachusetts Bay, in 1638, and so, through her Family down to 1875; with a Genealogical Table showing, as far as may be, their Relationships and Connections" by Moses H. Wilder, 1878, page 148
(3) "Colonial Soldiers and Officers in New England, 1620-1775" pages 484-485
(4) "Annals of Brattleboro 1681-1895" by Mary R. Cabot, 1921, pages 17, 20, 27-28 and 30
(5) "Gazetteer and Business Directory of Windsor County, VT, for 1883-84." by Hamilton Child, 1884, pages 139-140 and 143
(6) "Harland in the Revolutionary War with associated History" Second Edition, by Dennis Flower, 1927, pages 7 and 29-30
(7) "The Doolittle Family in America" by William Frederick Doolittle, 1901, pages 96 and 157
(8) "Calendar of New York Colonial Commissions 1680-1770" by Edmund B. O'Callaghan, 1929, pages 67 and 71
(9) "State Papers of Vermont - Volume VII - New York Land Patents 1688-1786 Covering Land now Included in the State of Vermont" by Mary Green Nye, 1947, pages 54-60
(10) "State Papers of Vermont - Volume Six - Sequestration, Confiscation and Sale of Estates" by Mary Green Nye, 1941, pages 210, 211, 361 and 475
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