David was four months old when Indians attacked the homestead. His mother and three of his brothers were killed by the Indians and he was thrown from the loft of the house and landed on a pile of clapboards. Though stunned, he was found by his grandfather, Lt. John, and revived. He was brought up by him and moved to the town of Rowley after Lt. John married his forth wife. In later years he was noted for his size and strength, well above average in height. It was a common joke that his large frame was the result of being thrown from the window by the Indians. When Mary died, in 1719, they moved to Norwich and lived with Martha and Samuel Ladd. By 1730 (age 22) he had gone to Norwich West Farms where he soon settled. At the home of his Uncle Johnathan-3 Hartshorn, he would meet many of the Birchard family, and he married a niece of Jonathan's wife. This locality was not far from the Birchard Plains where the church and graveyard were. David married Sarah Birchard June 17, 1731 in Norwich, Connecticut. The had seventeen children: John-1732, Martha-1733, Ezeakell-1734,Sarah-1736, Elizabeth-1737 died young, Phoebe-1738, Jacob-1740-died young, James-1742, Hannah-1744, Elizabeth-1746, Jamima-1747, Daniel-1749 was the inventor of the circular saw in his life, Joseph-1750, Jacob-1752, Elijah-1754, Andrew-1755 he was the inventor of the screw auger in his life later, and Nathan-1756.
David was four months old when Indians attacked the homestead. His mother and three of his brothers were killed by the Indians and he was thrown from the loft of the house and landed on a pile of clapboards. Though stunned, he was found by his grandfather, Lt. John, and revived. He was brought up by him and moved to the town of Rowley after Lt. John married his forth wife. In later years he was noted for his size and strength, well above average in height. It was a common joke that his large frame was the result of being thrown from the window by the Indians. When Mary died, in 1719, they moved to Norwich and lived with Martha and Samuel Ladd. By 1730 (age 22) he had gone to Norwich West Farms where he soon settled. At the home of his Uncle Johnathan-3 Hartshorn, he would meet many of the Birchard family, and he married a niece of Jonathan's wife. This locality was not far from the Birchard Plains where the church and graveyard were. David married Sarah Birchard June 17, 1731 in Norwich, Connecticut. The had seventeen children: John-1732, Martha-1733, Ezeakell-1734,Sarah-1736, Elizabeth-1737 died young, Phoebe-1738, Jacob-1740-died young, James-1742, Hannah-1744, Elizabeth-1746, Jamima-1747, Daniel-1749 was the inventor of the circular saw in his life, Joseph-1750, Jacob-1752, Elijah-1754, Andrew-1755 he was the inventor of the screw auger in his life later, and Nathan-1756.
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