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estate. He died in August, 1640, and his name is inscribed on a stone column in the rear of the Centre CTiurch, o f Hartford* erected m memory of the first settlers of the city. His w ife, ^ r ^ h. (lied soon afterw*ard. Rkharcj Lym an is reported to have bc^^un life in the new world as a man o f 'considerable estate. kee|Hng two servants/ "Jo h n Lym an, known as Lieutenant Lym an. 1)0rn in High O ngar. September, 1623. came to New England with his father. He mar­ ried Dorcas, daughter o f John Plumb, o f Branford, Conn. T ie settled in Northampton. M ass.. where he resided until his death, Aug. 20, 1690. Lieut. John Lym an was in com­ mand of the Northampton soldiers in the famous Palls fight, above Deerfield. M ay iK i6y0. "M oses Lym an, son o f Licui. John Lym an, was bom in Northampton, Mass.. Feb. 20. 16—, and died Feb. 2$. 1 701. "C apt. Mo.scs Lym an, the only son o f Moses l.ym an, was bom Feb. 27, 1689. nnd died March 24, 1762. H e married M ind­ well Sheldon. Dec. 13* 17 12 . "Sim eon l.ym an, son o f Cairt. .Moses L y ­ man, w as liom in 1725 in Northampton, M ass.. settlal in Salisbury, Conn.. nnd joined the church in that niacc in 1740 by letter from the church in Northampton. He nuirricd Abigail Beebe, o f Canaan, Conn., and l>olh died in Salisbury in Ihe year 1800. "Jo h n Lym an, son o f Simeon Lym an, of Salisbury, Conn., was bom March ii* rytK). l i e married Huldah Brinsmadc, of S ln ilfo rd, Conn. H e migrated to Jericho, 't., soon after the Rexaihuionary war, among the first settlers of the Slate. He was a man o f deep thought, sound judgment, and an earnest (K ristian. .As a Indd and fearless soldier and sure marksman, he scrvctl his country faithfully in the w ar of the Revolution. He died in 1840. I^iura Lym an w as l)om Nov, to. 1789. and marriccl Sept. 7. 1807, William P. Richardson. She died at Butiermiis, Ot­ sego Co., N. Y ., Feb. 28. iW v." W IL L IA M H A R T M A N W O O D IN was liom in Salem, Luzcm c Co., Pa., Nov. 4, 18 2 1. H is father, David Charles Woodin (fro m ConnecticutL an architect by profession, settled in Pennsylvania, where he died Oct. 2 1, 1825. In i8 ig he marrietl Sarah Hartman, who was liom in Catawissa. Columbia C o „ Pa., in 179^* and died in 1825. the same year as her hus­ band. T hey had two sons and one daughter, ihc sons l)cing William Hartman and Joseph B. One o f William Hartman Woodin*s early

business ventures was the building o f a foun­ dry at Foundryvillc, in Briarcreek township, Columbia county, where he engaged in the manufacture o f pig iron, later turning out stoves and plows. In 1849 he joined interests with Mordecai W. Jackson, who, in partner­ ship with G coige M ack, had established the foundry at Berwick in 1840. I^ te r Mr. Jack­ son w as associated with Robert McCurdy, whose interest w as taken up by M r. Woodin. the firm becoming Jackson & W(x>din. They started business at Berwick in a building 25 by 40 feet in dimensions, on the corner o f Market and T hird streets, producing the Robb stove, with open grate, and a round stove, with a bakeovcn on top, also turning out plows and making a specialty of the old Ttull plow, whkh ranked with the best o f its kind at (he time, 'rh e practical energy and executive ability which both partners displayed gave the busi­ ness a substantial position from the very out­ set. In 1850 they entered upon the m anufac­ ture o f iron p ip ^, and in 1 8 ^ commcnceil making bridge castings for the rhiU dclphia & Erie railroad. In i86i the business w as given a strong impetus by an important order from Mr. Creveling, who w as extensively cngagccl in the manufacture o f lime at E sp y, in Columbia county, 'rh ey took a contract to make sixteen four-wheeled cars for hint. Con­ sidering their equipment and the usual vo)un>e of their business, it might have been regarded as too much for them to handle, hut they did not hesitate about nccc(>ting it, nor did they fail in its completion. When the cars w ere fin­ ished. the sides of the shop in w hkh they were con S t met cd were tom down, as it was the only means o f running them out conveniently, .and they were drawn to the railroad by horses. The instance was a momentous one in the career of the firm, and many U rge orders cam e in the future because of (he confidence which its suc­ cess had established. .After a while the firm made a specialty o f mine cars and mine cast­ ings, in which line they were never excelled. Their (>Unt has alw ays maintained a reputa­ tion fo r superiority in this regard. T he Ute .A. C. Whitney, o f I’ hiladclphia (friend o f lioth [lartners), took great interest in their prepress, and his able advice and generosity in loaning them {latterns and chills fo r molding car wheels was a considerable factor in their early success. Facilities and equipment were im­ proved a s ihc business enlarged and great progress had been made by the time ihc Jack ­ son & Woodin M anufacturing Company was organized, on M arch 1. 1872. .At that time Imth Mr. Jackson and Mr. Woodin retired, as