First settler or not, Old Capt. Timothy Lull or Willard?

Article with Proof Dec. 2003: by Gary Allen Lull, writer, historian, researcher of 41 years and compiler of stones.

In 1761 three Charters were applied for and granted from New Hampshire by the Governor Benning Wentworth for Hartland area. Most researchers only consider the Hertford Grant when looking at what today is Hartland, Vermont. These were Bridgewater, Hertford, Woodstock and now known as Hartland as we see it today. The land Grants pass by each other in North Hartland, running parallel to each other along it's North Western Lines.

One asks where is the boundary line in question? The boundary line that runs North and South parallel to the Connecticut River. As Provided by the Archive files of New Hampshire Land Grants July 10th 1761 and as recorded to the back and to the original Charter with map: Theodore Atkinson acting Sec. Treasure. This document is among the documents attached at the end of this article. Also it can be viewed in Gary Allen Lull books “The Lull History Book.” see last pages therein and entered into the Archive file to Hartland, Vermont Historical building this year 2003 and Library. See also his 41 years of research for Hartland in his books in CD form “The Lull Genealogy Book” including “The Lull History Book.”

A Little Time Line

In 1750, under Col. Hawks, a British Officer in charge of building the Crown Point Road provided a log cabin in Bridgewater Woodstock Land Grant area where Old Capt. Timothy Lull who had been hired to act as a scout for the British and where he took his family after the treaty of Paris was signed in 1763, making it safe for the families to enter those Grants. So when one looks for Grants with his name on them for Hertford or Hartland they will not find him on those grants, but instead they will find him listed in Bridgewater Grant. Placing him in South Woodstock and on the Bridgewater Grant line, just over in what was know as Hertford Grant and then placing him in the town of Hartland when the Hartland Grant was excepted South of Hertford Grant as established, but still in North Hartland or West Windsor as we know it today. Then bumping Willard from the first settler and where it is still argued today as who was the first settler of Hartland, Vermont as we know it today. Thus making the other name (s) Mr. Thomas Park Rood, for Woodstock the first settler and changing the Bridgewater person as first settler also. Which here should and does explain the changes not found by those who also research Hartland History only! Making those changes know on this Web Page.

The elders of Hartland, Vermont back than accepted Old Capt. Timothy Lull as the first settler and placed that information on his tombstone, where it stills shows him the be the first settler above Fort # 4 today in stone. Old Capt. Timothy Lull also naming Lull Brook after himself, (“NOT Lulls Brook” as it is called and listed today). Why was it accepted as Lull's Brook? Because the Lull family all 12 children of Old Capt. Timothy Lull grew up and lived along this brook, including Titus Lull buried in Jenneville cemetery closer to Old Capt., Timothy Lull's homestead and Log Cabin next to Lull Brook. Asa Lull's tavern in what is now Four Corners, and North Hartland with Lull Brook at his back yard was used to cool the Rum or Heat the Rum in the Tavern Fireplace. The Brook acting as a cooler in those times.

Old Capt. Timothy Lull was also made Capt., by the New York State as Captian they also claimed Hartland as we know it today. Or Co'hoe's meaning land of Falls by the Indians and where they claimed the land as their land long before we did. Who own it just before the Grants was issued was two persons: A British, “Lord Hunt” and a French person named “Prince Tracy.” Both had financed the Indian Wars and now needed to pay for that War.

The Crown Point road was built to move cannons to Fort Ticonderoga in New York by the British after capturing it from the French. Therefore the British laid Claim to the Cohoes due to the Road being built and also bestowed the rank of Capt. to Old Capt. Timothy Lull from Albany, NY. Under the British Governor of that location as we now know him, due to his effort in helping in the Cohoes and being paid for that work in British pounds and pence. Where I have placed that payment into the Lull History Book. For his war efforts, in marching to those alarms.

All three of those Grants were filed on the same day, same month at Fort Dummerston, Vermont, after the treaty was signed in 1763. Thus placing the men in question who filed for those grants as “A Group” of men in each group for the lands they were more familiar with during those times of building of that Crown Point Road. All of those men were also registered at Fort # 4, so to speak, and gives us a reason for them being at that location as the Crown Point Road was Started from Fort # 4.

The Crown Point Road connected the other Road at that location from Fort # 4 back to Boston. Where the British men captured at Saratoga and the Battle of Bennington where marched back to Boston with military escorts, some of which were John Lull, Moses Lull, and one other Lull family member of which are listed in “The Lull History Book” during 1776 War.

Two attachments are placed here-in as proof of those lands Grant information and I have the maps listed in “The Lull Books” also, but not complete here, as this takes up space on the net, must see this information in my books. Ref: “The Lull History Book.”

To each New Hampshire Claim those groups of men mentioned earlier here in this article were for most part the first groups of men to lay claims under these times of those areas in question. Having the land for Hartland finally settled? It was later settled by agreements of where the real boundaries were and Hartland won out, thus accounting for the claim map, as establish in the Grant Land as documented on the back of Hartland Grant.

So this argument is finally settled as to who was the real first settler. “Old Capt. Timothy Lull,” as documented in Stone. Which started the argument in the first place, which still goes on today. 2003 some 240 years later. Wow.!

Why do we call him Old Capt., Timothy Lull? Because his first born son at Hartland was a Capt. Timothy Lull Jr. and he made Major in the first USMC established from that location. He is also buried with father and grandfather in Plains Cemetery.

One can read Gary's books and see 90% of Hartland folks is related to the Lull family is some form or another. We are all one big family, in Gods eye.

I have listed over 5,000 Lull families and their marriages in and around Hartland with those surnames that are connected to the Lull family. Over 288 pages of Lull Genealogy have been completed. Where Col. Thomas C. Lull in Brownsville, Vermont left off in his writing. I have not only included his works, but elaborated much more to his works and beyond. Several Articles have been added from my site in the Roots Web as well concerning Hartland and Windsor.

By Gary Allen Lull, age 63, Corp, U.S. Army, Capt., Major in Security work now known as Homeland Security. Eng., Nuclear Power, Graduate from Claremont, New Hampshire Technical College., & kin to Ethan Allen.
s/o Norman Harvey Lull buried in Cal.
s/o Laurance Marcus Lull buried in Cal. Marker in Washington State.
s/o Herman Marcus Lull buried in Richmond, Cemetery Washington State.
s/o Marcus Scott Lull buried in Civil War Cemetery, Salisbury, NC. Corp. Union Army. G.A.R.
s/o Joseph Lull in New York, drowned, Susquehanna, River, at Unadilla, New York. Served 1776 with Ira Allen in New Hampshire and 1812-1815 in New York at Unadilla.
s/o Old Capt., Timothy Lull buried in Plains Cemetery. 9-11-1811 correcting the date as earlier shown. Served 1776
s/o Benjamin Lull buried in Plains Cemetery. Served 1776
s/o John Lull buried in Mass, Nation Cemetery Bunker Hill. Served 1776
s/o Thomas Lull buried on farm in Ipswich, Mass.
s/o Thomas Lull buried on farm in Ipswich, Mass.
s/o George Lull buried in England. 1558


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