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From Burlington International Airport: Get on I-89 N from White St and Williston Rd.Head northeast on Airport Cir. Turn right onto Airport Dr. Turn left at the 1st cross street onto White St. Turn right onto Williston Rd.Slight right to merge onto I-89 N toward Winooski/St Albans.Follow I-89 N to US-2 E in Colchester. Take exit 17 from I-89 N.Merge onto I-89 N. Take exit 17 for US-2 toward US-7/Lake Champlain Islands/Milton. Follow US-7 N to Main St in Milton.Turn left onto US-2 E. Turn left onto US-7 N. Turn right onto Main St.Destination will be on the right, 0.3 mi
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Author: Mark Andrew Davis
David Austin was born about 1752 in Rhode Island.
He married Judith Hall (1754 – 1774), on 27 February 1774, at West Greenwich, Rhode Island, by Justice of the Peace Philip Greene. The marriage record indicates Judith was from West Greenwich, and Daniel was from Hopkinton, Rhode Island, a distance of about 15 miles.
The children of David and Judith, as named in David’s estate, are:
Christopher was born on 14 May 1775.
Peleg was born on 3 Aug 1776.
Abigail was born on 9 February 1778.
Gardner was born in 1780.
Edith “Edy” was born on 19 June 1782.
Rachel was born on 17 July 1784.
Eleazer was born on 21 July 1787.
Ethan Allen was born on 11 August 1789.
Sarah “Sally” was born on 6 August 1791.
Simon was born on 14 July 1795.
Ruey was born on 2 July 1797.
At the beginning of the American Revolution, David Austin enlisted at West Greenwich, Rhode Island, in the company of Captain Thomas Gorton. He served for two years and participated in engagements in Newport, Point Judith, and Boston Neck.
In the late 1780s, David and his brother purchased land at Milton, Vermont, and he returned to Rhode Island for his family. In the 1790 U.S. Census, much of the family was in Vermont.
David died on 23 March 1813 at Milton, Chittenden County, Vermont, and was buried at Milton Village Cemetery. Judith applied for a widow’s pension application. However, it was rejected as David had died before the pension act, and she had remarried shortly before her death.
Sources:
Find a Grave.com, digital record, (http://www.findagrave.com: accessed 27 May 2020), memorial for David Austin, Find A Grave Memorial # 14788256, Milton, Vermont.
Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land-Warrant Application Files, Micropublication M804, roll 91. Washington: National Archives. Rejected Pension Application of Judy Austin, R323V.
Arnold, James N., Vital Record of Rhode Island. 1636-1850. Births, Marriages, and Deaths. Vol 1. Kent County, Rhode Island. Providence: Narragansett Historical Publishing Company, 1891.
Vermont. Chittenden County Probate Court,Vermont, Wills and Probate Records, 1749-1999, Chittenden County, Probate Estate Files, Folder 5.
Sons of the American Revolution, National Society, Louisville, Kentucky. Primary application of John Robert Coon, National Number 125590.
Vermont. Chittenden County. U.S. Census, 1790, Micropublication M637, roll 12. Washington: National Archives.
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