FOUNDERS OF FORT NO. 4, CHARLESTOWN, NH
From:	Farns10th@aol.com - Janice Farnsworth
        
Surname:  STODDARD
Source:   History of Charlestown, NH by Rev. H. H. 
          Saunderson

p.l9
Colonel John Stoddard b. Feb l7, l682 grad. Harvard in
l70l practiced law in Northampton.  Was a colonel of
a regiment and Supt. of Defence, Judge of Probate, Chief
Justice of the Court of Common Pleas and one of the
governor's council. He d. while attdg General Court
at Boston June l9, l748.  His death was a serious loss
to the western frontiers of Massachusetts. His invent-
ory was nearly Sl80,000 viz: real estate fl8,238; per-
sonal estate, fl7,l94 and his gold watch, the lst one
had at Northampton was appraised at fl50.

The Fort 4 at Charlestown, NH is said to have been 
built under the direction of Col. John Stoddard of
Northampton, MA who was for many years the principal
military engineer on the Connecticut River Frontier and
had, 20 yrs before superintended the building of the
Blockhouse at Fort Dummer.  Fort 4 was constructed in
the manner of other fortifications of the time which
were only intended to afford a defense against musketry.
It covered, says Rev. Dr. Crosby (in his Annals of
Charlestown) about 3/4 of an acre.  This would be abt
the size of Fort Dummer.  Within the enclosures were
bldgs called province houses.  These before being en-
closed in the fort had been the houses of Capt. John
Spafford, Capt. Phineas Stevens, Lieut Moses Willard
Lieut Ephraim Wetherbe and John Hastings. (excerpt,
Belknap, p.286)

p.276
John Adams son of John Q. Adams and his wife, Esther
Jane (Taylor) Adams of Charlestown, NH. 
John Adams m. Lucy Stoddard and they resided at
Topsfield, MA.

p.277
Simeon Albee b. l760 son of Levi Albee (who was son of
John Albee of Mendon, MA).
Simeon Albee m. Rebecca Stoddard of Milford, MA.  She b.
Oct 7, l767. He d. Oct 8, l848.  She d. Sep. 26, l82l 
The had fifteen children, not listed.

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