Northampton, MA
The monument was installed at the old entrance to the Bridge Street Cemetery in Northampton, MA on November 10, 2006. A unit of the 25th Massachusetts Militia reenactment group gave a 21 gun salute to mark the occasion. Our thanks to Marie Panik and Kerry Buckley of the Historic Northampton for coordinating the dedication ceremony.
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 InscriptionPOMEROY
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 InscriptionPOMEROY
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: | |
| * 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 |
| Catherine King | 1701-1791 |
| Eunice Lyman | ca 1706-1720 |
| Capt. Elisha Pomeroy | 1721-1762 |
| Capt. John Pomeroy | ca 1728-1760 |
| Quartus Pomeroy | 1735-1803 |
| Asahel Pomeroy | 1749-1833 |
| Hon. Joseph Lyman III | 1767-1847 |
| Sarah Kingsley | 1775-1801 |
| Judith Pomeroy | ca 1783-1804 |
| Lucretia Pomeroy | ca 1786-1847 |
| 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
