Southampton, Mass Anvil:
The ninth in a series of monuments celebrating the achievements of the Pomeroy Family in America was dedicated at the Conant Memorial Park on Tuesday, July 4, 2012 at 1pm in Southampton, Massachusetts. This monument seeks to celebrate the early families of Southampton, whose descendants intermarried, and moved west seeking the American dream. Front Inscription The District of Southampton was formed in 1730. Early residents Ebenezer Corse, Samuel and Eldad Pomeroy, sons of Caleb Pomeroy, were living here then. Southampton was officially set off from Northampton by the Massachusetts General Court on April 19, 1775. These men settled over the next 5 years: Samuel Danks Ebenezer Kingsley Noah Sheldon Moses Wright Jonathan Bascomb Nathan Lymam Phineas King Stephen Sheldon Stephen Root Noah Pixley Nathaniel Searle Joseph Clark Samuel Burt Ebenezer French Roger Clapp Ezra Strong Eleazur Hannum Aaron Clark Elisha Clark Waitstill Strong Elias Lyman John Miller Ichabod Strong John Clark Elias Root Israel Sheldon John Wait These early settlers intermmarried with the Pomeroys. Their descendants have spread across the U.S.A. Sardis Pomeroy Chapman (1803-1892) a shoemaker and later a genealogist, researched the early Southampton families and lived on Main St. across from Conant Park. In 1660 Medad Pomeroy, brother to Caleb, accepted an offer of tools, an anvil shaped like this replica, and land in exchange for opening a blacksmith shop in Northampton, MA. That anvil was passed through many generations of Pomeroy blacksmiths and gunsmits, becoming a symbol of the family. Back Inscription Eltweed Pomeroy (1585-1673) was the founder of this family. Many of his descendants settled in Southampton. Pomeroy Mountain and Pomeroy Meadow Road were named for Caleb Pomeroy who settled here by 1665. Records show over 250 Pomeroys were born in Southampton by 1869. Notable among them are: Capt. Lemuel Pomeroy (1738-1819), innkeeper, commander of Militia and representative in the State Legislature. Ebenezer Pomeroy (1740-1826), served in Revolution with Lemuel Pomeroy, moved family to Otisco, NY 1806. Hon. Samuel Clark Pomeroy (1774-1854), abolitionist, agent of the Emigrent Aid Society and Republican Senator from Kansas. Otisco, NY resident. Lemuel Pomeroy (1778-1849), gun and woolen manufacturer in Pittsfield, MA. Theodore Pomeroy (1785-1860), physician and oil-cloth manufacturer in Utica, NY. Rev. Lemuel Pomeroy (1807-1889), Congregational minister, abolitionist. Preached in VT, NY, OH, IL and KS. The Pomeroy Anvil Trail celebrates the western migration of the American People through the progress and movement of one family. Putting family names to historic places connects all who view our monuments with the past, present and future of this great country. We urge everyone to discover their own family's historic trail.