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The Northampton, MA Pomeroy Anvil Monument

The Northampton Monument commemorates Eltweed Pomeroy's son Medad and his descendants who settled in Northampton MA in the 1660s. The monument also pays tribute to brothers General Seth Pomeroy and Lieutenant Daniel Pomeroy.

Front Inscription

In 1660 Medad Pomeroy accepted an offer of tools, an anvil shaped like
this replica, and land in exchange for opening a blacksmith shop in
Northampton. That anvil was passed through many generations
of Pomeroy blacksmiths becoming a symbol of the family.

His grandson, General Seth Pomeroy, was one of many
Pomeroy gunsmiths and blacksmiths in Northampton.
A patriot and father of nine, Seth served in the
Massachusetts militia and saw action as a Major
at Louisbourg in 1745 and as Lt. Col. at the Battle
of Lake George, NY in 1755. In that battle, which
started as the Bloody Morning Scout, his brother
Lt. Daniel Pomeroy and many other sons of
Northampton were lost.

At age 69 in 1775, Seth fought at Bunker Hill.
George Washington then offered him the
commission of Brigadier-General which he declined
due to his age. He died of pleurisy in Peekskill, NY
in 1777 while on a march with his militia unit
to join General Washington in Morristown, NJ.

Brenton C. Pomeroy (1891-1952) was the last Medad descendant to own the Pomeroy Anvil.
It was acquired by the Historic Northampton Museum in 1953.

Back Inscription

Eltweed Pomeroy (ca 1585 - 1673),
Emigrated from England ca 1630, founded the first
American branch of the Pomeroy family.
* Deacon Medad Pomeroy (1638 - 1716)
Third son of Eltweed, founded the
Northampton branch of the Pomeroy family.
Hon. Major Ebenezer Pomeroy (1669 - 1754)
Third son of Medad Pomeroy.

Children of Ebenezer Pomeroy and Sarah King
of Northampton:

	Sarah	1693 - ca 1693
*	Capt. John	1695 - 1736
*	Ebenezer	1697 - 1774
*	Sarah	1700 - 1777
*	Simeon	1702 - 1725
*	Ensign Josiah	1703 - ca 1789
**	General Seth	1706 - 1777
	Lt. Daniel	1709 - 1755
	Thankful	1713 - 1790
* buried at Bridge Street Cemetery
** memorial at Bridge Street Cemetery

Medad's descendants buried at Bridge Street Cemetery:

Joseph Lyman	1699-1763		Asahel Pomeroy	1749-1833
Catherine King	1701-1791		Hon. Joseph Lyman III	1767-1847
Eunice Lyman	ca 1706-1720		Sarah Kingsley	1775-1801
Capt. Elisha Pomeroy	1721-1762		Judith Pomeroy	ca 1783-1804
Capt. John Pomeroy	ca 1728-1760		Lucretia Pomeroy	ca 1786-1847
Quartus Pomeroy	1735-1803		Frances Lyman	ca 1797-1809
Rachel Pomeroy	ca 1744-1826		Infant Pomeroy	1801-1801

Erected in 2006 by William Guilford Pomeroy, Jr.
5th Great Grandnephew of General Seth Pomeroy
5th Great Grandson of Lt. Daniel Pomeroy