the donation of land by Joseph Johnson to the school district. The land was east of Pearl Street. He continued to reside in that vicinity and was listed as a resident of that school district as late as 1804. He died on November 15,1826, at the age of 70 years, and was buried on the Rimmon Burial Ground.

    Johnson was one of the men who served under Captain Nathaniel Johnson at West Point in 1776 at the Battles of Long Island and White Plains. He was also listed as a member of the Militia under General Gates to the Northward in 1777.
    He is buried in the cemetery of the Seymour Methodist Church.

Joseph Hemstead:
Joseph Hemstead, of the old town of Derby, marched to the relief of Boston and served two days in that area. This author has been unable to find any other records of the man's participation in the community or in the American Revolution.

Samuel Allen:
Samuel Allen spent two days in service at Lexington-Concord. Although there are a number of Samuel Allens listed in the Records of Connecticut men, none appear to be the area man who served in the Lexington Alarm. There is a record of a Connecticut man residing in New York in 1818, who may possibly be the same man.

Samuel Hallep:
Samuel Hallep also spent two days at the relief of Boston, and there appear no further records of his activities. However, as his name was on the list of those that were eligible for payment for their services, he presumably survived that encounter and simply did not re-enlist for military service.

Joseph Pease:
Joseph Pease spent two days in the Lexington-Concord Alarm and is also listed as serving from July 1, 1780 to December of that year in the Second Regiment of the Connecticut Line.