Volume 6, Issue 2 Fall 2011 N e w s l e t t e r o f t h e V e r m o n t S o c i e t y, S o n s o f t h e A m e r i c a n R e v o l u t i o n Vermont Society Hits a Homerun: Hosts SAR New England District Meeting T h e B a s i n H a r b o r C l u b a t L a k e Champlain in Vergennes, Vermont served as the backdrop for the event, October 1 4 1 6. U n d e r t h e a b l e d i r e c t i o n o f P r e s. H e r m a n C h a r l e s B r o w n a n d 1 s t V P D o u g l a s s M a t h e r M a b e e, c o m p a t r i o t s a n d t h e i r l a d i e s f r o m t h r o u g h o u t N e w E n g l a n d a n d b e y o n d e n j o y e d m e e t i n g s, r e l a x i n g m e a l s, a n d e n t h u s i a s t i c camaraderie. The New England District Council conducted the conclave with a spirit of participation and progress.
Page 2 New England Council Weekend Compatriots (from left to right) Rick Hollis, Past President, Tennessee Society; David J. Perkins, Vice President General New England District and President, Connecticut Society; Douglas M. Wood, President, New Hampshire Society; and Herman C. Brown, President, Vermont Society on board the replica Gunboat Philadelphia during their tour of at the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum. Lunch at The Basin Harbor Club New England District's Vice President General David Joseph Perkins, President of the Connecticut Society, assists President Brown swear in new Compatriots (from left to right) David Swaine of Colchester, Ronald George Betts of Belmont, Walter David Anderson of Hyde Park, William Michael Humphrey of White River Junction, and James Roland Hogue of Plainfield.
Volume 6, Issue 2 Page 3 Delegates attending the New England Council meeting held on October 15th at the Basin Harbor Club on Beautiful Lake Champlain, Vergennes, VT (from left to right: John Royden Whitworth - VTSSAR; Douglas M. Wood - President, NHSSAR; John Lucius Buttolph III - Treasurer, VTSSAR; Carlen Phillips Booth - Former Vice President General, RISSAR; Herman Charles Brown - Secretary, NEDSAR and President, VTSSAR; David Joseph Perkins, Vice President General, NEDSAR and President, CTSSAR; Michael Ellis Fishbein, President, MASSAR; and Douglass Mather Mabee, 1st Vice President, VTSSAR).
Page 4 Jacob Bayley Leader of Colonial Vermont and Revolutionary War Officer Jacob Bayley was born in West Newbury, Massachusetts in 1726, and as a young man he moved to Hampstead, New Hampshire. He was a Captain with the British in the French and Indian War, later receiving promotion to Colonel. He then settled in Newbury, Vermont in 1764 and was one of the founders of the town, serving as Judge of the Court of Common Pleas and Justice of the Peace. In 1776 Bayley was named to Vermont's Council of Safety and appointed Brigadier General of the Vermont Militia. That year he also began work with General Moses Hazen on the famed Bayley-Hazen Military Road to connect Newbury to St. Johns, Quebec. Built largely at Bayley s expense, and originally planned for use during a proposed invasion of Quebec, the road was not completed, in large part because New Englanders were concerned that it could by British soldiers and Loyalists to invade Vermont and New Hampshire. The Bayley-Hazen Road was never used by the Continental Army as originally planned, but it proved to be instrumental to enabling white settlers to move into Caledonia, Essex and Orleans Counties, the area now known as Vermont s Northeast Kingdom. Later in 1776 Bayley was appointed Commissary General of the Continental Army's Northern Department. He was friendly with the St. Francis Indians, who provided him important intelligence on General John Burgoyne's army during its expedition from Canada into New York, enabling Bayley to keep Generals Philip Schuyler and Horatio Gates informed about the size and movement of Burgoyne's force. The intelligence Bayley provided played a key role in Continental Army's victory at the Battle of Saratoga, where Bayley commanded a division. During and after the Revolution, Bayley continued his involvement with Vermont's government, serving as a Newbury Selectman and Town Meeting Moderator, Orange County Probate Judge, Chief Judge of the County Court, and member of the Governor's Council. He died in modest financial circumstances in 1815 and was buried in Newbury s Oxbow Cemetery, never having received compensation for the personal expenses he incurred in support of the Revolution. General Bayley had a large family, and many of his descendants continued to reside in the Newbury area. In 1983 the Bayley Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places. Centered on US Route 5 in Newbury, the district consists of 12 principal buildings and numerous barns and outbuildings. The Bayley Historic District is a well-preserved collection of Federal and Greek Revival style dwellings dating from the late 18th to mid-19th centuries. All of the structures are wood frame and many have ells and wings which in some cases were originally free-standing dwellings. The district is a semi-rural setting, and serves as an excellent example of New England villages in the late 1700s and early 1800s. (submitted by William McKern)
Volume 6, Issue 2 Page 5 Monuments at Newbury, VT; Built in Memory of Gen. Jacob Bayley
Page 6 Officers of the Vermont Society, Sons of the American Revolution 2011-2012 President and Alternate National Trustee, LtCol Herman Charles Brown, USMC (Ret.) Grand Isle, VT 1 st Vice President and Secretary, Douglass Mather Mabee, Saratoga Springs, NY Treasurer, John Lucius Buttolph III, Lake Elmore, VT Chancellor, Richard Ira Burstein, Randolph, VT Historian/Archivist, William Ralph McKern, Barre, VT Registrar, Robert Howard Rodgers, New Haven, VT Chaplain and National Trustee, Rev. David Albert Hockensmith, Morgan, VT Douglass George Newman VTSSAR B.S.A Program Coordinator New Compatriot and recently appointed VTSSAR Boy Scouts of America Program Coordinator, Doug Newman, has a deep family connection to the Scouting Program. George Willis Goddard, Doug s grandfather, also a member of the SAR, was a professional artist who spent much of his time working for the Boy Scouts of America. Among other things, he designed almost all of the BSA merit badges. One of his paintings may be seen on the front cover of the NSSAR Administrative Guide for the Eagle Scout Program. For more information on the VTSSAR B.S.A. Program Contact Doug Newman Pinnacle Advisors 125 Deer Hill Lane Stowe, VT 05672 802.253.7987 douglas.newman@pinnaclevt.com NEWS...Pres. Herman Charles Brown was appointed by PG Magerkurth to serve on the NSSAR Museum Board... Many Thanks to Pres. Brown, ist VP Tim Mabee, & National Trustee David Hockensmith, for representing VTSSAR at 121st National Congress in Winston -Salem, NC Thanks to Pres. Brown and Trustee Hockensmith for attending the NSSAR Fall Leadership Meeting in Louisville, KY...2012 Membership Dues are due by 12/31/11.
Published twice per year Spring & Fall Arnold E. Fallon, Jr., Editor Contributors to this issue: Herman Charles Brown, Douglass Mather Mabee, Arnold Eugene Fallon, Jr., William Ralph McKern. Compatriot Jack Barrett of Plattsburgh, NY Receives membership certificate from Pres. Brown at the July Board of Managers meeting in Stowe. Other New Compatriots Welcomed and presented certificates at the same meeting include: Ken Alger, So. Barre; Ken Strong, Stowe; Doug Blanchard and his two sons Cannon and Jared, Barre, VT. Submissions may be directed to the editor: Arnold E. Fallon, Jr. PO Box 1021 La Mirada, CA 90637 arniefallon@yahoo.com V e r m o n t S o c i e t y, S A R 2 5 0 W e s t S h o r e R o a d G r a n d I s l e, V e r m o n t 0 5 4 5 8 Newsletter of the Vermont Society, Sons of the American Revolution