Westhampton, MA
Bill Pomeroy spoke at the October 21, 2007, dedication of the Westhampton monument. Members of the Westhampton Historical Commission attended, dressed in period uniforms.
The Westhampton Monument commemorates two sons of Daniel Pomeroy who settled in Westhampton. Pliny Pomeroy was a cooper who lived on what is now known as Hooker Road, and Timothy Pomeroy ran a tavern near the lead mines and was one of Westhampton's earliest settlers.
Front InscriptionIn 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, MA. That anvil passed through many generations of Pomeroy blacksmiths and gunsmiths, becoming a symbol of the family.
Medad’s lands on Hooker Rd. and the area east of the intersection of Mine Rd. and Main Rd. in Westhampton were later inherited by his great grandsons, Pliny and Timothy Pomeroy.
Pliny, a cooper by trade, settled on Hooker Rd. 1.3 miles northeast of this site, by 1785. A member of the Church of Christ, Pliny opened his house for religious worship led by Nathan Hale’s brother, the Rev. Enoch Hale. Timothy, known as “Old Staghorn,” settled in 1767 and owned a tavern near Ethan Allen’s lead mines.
Both brothers were Revolutionary War veterans. Pliny was a Minuteman in Capt. Jonathan Allen’s Company of Gen. Seth Pomeroy’s Regiment that answered the alarm of April 19, 1775, the opening battle of the American Revolution. Timothy served as a Corporal in Capt. John Kirkland’s company of Col. Ruggles Woodbridge’s Regiment. Brigadier General Seth Pomeroy was the uncle of Pliny and Timothy Pomeroy.
Erected in 2007 by William Guilford Pomeroy, Jr. 4th Great Grandson of Pliny Pomeroy.
Back InscriptionPOMEROY
Eltweed ca 1585-1673
Emigrated from England ca 1630, founded first American branch of Pomeroy family
Deacon Medad 1638-1716
Third son of Eltweed, founded Northampton branch of Pomeroy family
Hon. Maj. Ebenezer 1669-1754
Third son of Medad, King's Attorney and High Sheriff of Hampshire
Lt. Daniel 1709-1755
Son of Ebenezer, owned the Red Tavern in Northampton,
died at Bloody Morning Scout, Lake George, NY
Pliny 1734-1804
Only child of Lt. Daniel and Mary Clapp
Col. Timothy 1742-1802
Second son of Lt. Daniel and Rachel Moseley
| Piny, Jr | 1758-1798 |
| Gaius | 1760-1824 |
| Elisha | 1762-1763 |
| Mary | 1764-? |
| Elisha | 1766-1767 |
| Julius | 1769-1791 |
| Sarah | 1773-1803 |
| Nancy* | 1776-1826 |
| Spencer* | 1780-1833 |
| Carlotte* | 1780-1809 |
| Carlotte* | 1785-? |
| Children of Col. Timothy Pomeroy and Ann Ashley | |
| Francis* | 1767-1836 |
| Timothy | 1768- |
| Ebenezer | 1771-1792 |
| Anna* | 1773-1860 |
| Oliver* | 1775- |
| Susannah | 1777-1864 |
| Thankful* | 1779-1860 |
| Louisa | 1781-1860 |
*Pioneer settlers of Central New York. They were among the first Pomeroys to migrate from New England westward beginning in the late 18th Century.
The Pomeroy Anvil Trail commemorates the westward migration of the American people through the movement of the Pomeroy family.
The Westhampton Pomeroy Anvil Monument is located at the Blacksmith Shop Museum, 5 Stage Rd, Westhampton, MA
