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Researching
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Mount Rosa members recorded the names from inscriptions and office records by walking through the cemetery and looking at every gravestone at Littleton cemetery.   You may review this publication at a local library.
Or if you have a relative who might of been buried here and would like for us to look it up, click here and include their name. We will research the information for you.

Name of Publication:   Littleton Cemetery, Littleton, Colorado, by Mount Rosa Chapter Mount Rosa Chapter, National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, copyrighted © 1983.

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Justus Hubbell was born about 1774 in Connecticut [1] to David and Eunice Sanford Hubbell. In the muster roll mentioned in the previous footnote, Justus’ name is spelled Justus Huble. He is listed as 32 years old, born in Connecticut , a yeoman, 5 ft. 11 1/2" in. tall, with fair complexion, blue eyes and sandy hair.

Justus was with his family in Courtland Manor , New York by 1757. David and Eunice, his wife, late of Fairfield , now of Courtland Manor , New York sold in 1757 their right in the estate of Eunice’s father, Thomas Sanford.[2]

Justus was married to Waitstill Bishop at the Church of Christ , Salem , Westchester County , New York on 18 June 1766 .[3] The Church of Christ is located in the hamlet of South Salem , Town of Lewisboro . Van Cortlandt Manor extended from the Hudson River to the disputed boundary of Connecticut ; the western two-thirds of Salem was included in the Manor.[4]

Justus and his brother, Seth, signed the Articles of Association protesting the closing of the Port of Boston by the British, in New Paltz, Ulster County , New York in 1775.[5] Justus signed receipt rolls for service during the Revolution at Forts Montgomery and Independence in August and September 1776.[6] The microfilm copy even shows his own signature and he signs “Justus Hubbell”.

Family tradition is that Justus served with Nathanial Greene in the Virginia campaigns and liked the country so well that he later brought his family from New York to Seven Hill Ford, Virginia. We do not know where Seven Hill Ford is, but we do know that he was granted 282 acres of land 31 August 1781 at the south fork of the Holston River near Chilhowie which is now in Wythe County . He had rheumatism so bad his wife had to help build their cabin home.

Justus’ family consists of the following children: Millie, David, Eliphalet who married Elizabeth, Sarah who married Reuben Debord, Joel who married Elizabeth Johnston, Eunice who married Thomas Tilson, Levi Hubbell who married Jane Buchanan, Ruth who married Adam Surber, and Mary who married M. H. Gastinau.   He served on a Washington County jury in 1779 and witnessed a will in 1780.[7] It is also known that his wife’s relatives came to Southwest Virginia after the War so perhaps Justus came along with them.

In Washington County Deed Book 2, Page 202, an appraisement of the personal estate of Justis Hubell [sic] deceased, was made. The appraisers were Tobias Main, Adam Surber and Thomas Douglas. The administrator was Thomas Tilson. The abstract is not dated but appears among other documents dated in 1796 and 1797.[8]

A note of interest is that Joel Hubble (as he spelled his name) was the second great grandfather of Edwin Powell Hubble (1889-1953), a known astronomer for whom the Hubble Telescope was named.

[1] A Muster Roll of Captain Benjamin Kortright’s Company of Militia in the Service of the United States of whereof Levi Pawling is Colonel, made this sixth day of August, 1776. Federal Archives, Revolutionary War Records, Levi Pawling’s Regiment, Microfilm M246, Roll 75, Frame 0567.

[2] Jacobus, Donald L., History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield, pg 482.

[3] The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol. XXXI, No. 2, April, 1900, pg 87.

[4] Letter from Richard de Frances, Historian, Town of North Salem . Dated 27 November 1980 .

[5] Hubble, Walter, History of the Hubbell Family, 1915, pg. 433. The information in his book came from Abstracts from Colonial Records of Connecticut: Former Places of Residence.

[6] See Footnote #1.

[7] See Footnote #5, pg. 119.

[8] Summers, Preston , Annals of Southwest Virginia 1769-1800, 1929, Volume II, pg. 1334.

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WORLD WAR II
MEMORIAL

Mount Rosa Chapter is pleased to have participated in The Daughters of the American Revolution's effort of honoring individuals who participated in the World War II by enrolling them in the World War II Registry - a national program put together by the National World War II Memorial. Members, Chapter and States of the DAR donated more than a quarter of a million dollars to this tremendous endeavor. Click here for more information.

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GENEALOGICAL WORKSHOP		Genealogy Workshop for DAR Prospective Members! Need assistance with your genealogy to join DAR?! We will provide prospective members with individual assistance to get you in the right direction for your DAR application. Contact Bev Nelson for the next genealogy workshop!

Researching your Ancestors in Littleton?		Mount Rosa members recorded the names from inscriptions and office records by walking through the cemetery and looking at every gravestone at Littleton cemetery. You may review this publication at a local library. Or if you have a relative who might of been buried here and would like for us to look it up, click here and include their name. We will research the information for you. Name of Publication: Littleton Cemetery, Littleton, Colorado, by Mount Rosa Chapter Mount Rosa Chapter, National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, copyrighted © 1983. Click here for more information on the Littleton Cemetery.

About Our Ancestors		Justus Hubbell was born about 1774 in Connecticut [1] to David and Eunice Sanford Hubbell. In the muster roll mentioned in the previous footnote, Justus’ name is spelled Justus Huble. He is listed as 32 years old, born in Connecticut , a yeoman, 5 ft. 11 1/2" in. tall, with fair complexion, blue eyes and sandy hair. Justus was with his family in Courtland Manor , New York by 1757. David and Eunice, his wife, late of Fairfield , now of Courtland Manor , New York sold in 1757 their right in the estate of Eunice’s father, Thomas Sanford.[2] Justus was married to Waitstill Bishop at the Church of Christ , Salem , Westchester County , New York on 18 June 1766 .[3] The Church of Christ is located in the hamlet of South Salem , Town of Lewisboro . Van Cortlandt Manor extended from the Hudson River to the disputed boundary of Connecticut ; the western two-thirds of Salem was included in the Manor.[4] Justus and his brother, Seth, signed the Articles of Association protesting the closing of the Port of Boston by the British, in New Paltz, Ulster County , New York in 1775.[5] Justus signed receipt rolls for service during the Revolution at Forts Montgomery and Independence in August and September 1776.[6] The microfilm copy even shows his own signature and he signs “Justus Hubbell”. Family tradition is that Justus served with Nathanial Greene in the Virginia campaigns and liked the country so well that he later brought his family from New York to Seven Hill Ford, Virginia. We do not know where Seven Hill Ford is, but we do know that he was granted 282 acres of land 31 August 1781 at the south fork of the Holston River near Chilhowie which is now in Wythe County . He had rheumatism so bad his wife had to help build their cabin home. Justus’ family consists of the following children: Millie, David, Eliphalet who married Elizabeth, Sarah who married Reuben Debord, Joel who married Elizabeth Johnston, Eunice who married Thomas Tilson, Levi Hubbell who married Jane Buchanan, Ruth who married Adam Surber, and Mary who married M. H. Gastinau. He served on a Washington County jury in 1779 and witnessed a will in 1780.[7] It is also known that his wife’s relatives came to Southwest Virginia after the War so perhaps Justus came along with them. In Washington County Deed Book 2, Page 202, an appraisement of the personal estate of Justis Hubell [sic] deceased, was made. The appraisers were Tobias Main, Adam Surber and Thomas Douglas. The administrator was Thomas Tilson. The abstract is not dated but appears among other documents dated in 1796 and 1797.[8] A note of interest is that Joel Hubble (as he spelled his name) was the second great grandfather of Edwin Powell Hubble (1889-1953), a known astronomer for whom the Hubble Telescope was named. [1] A Muster Roll of Captain Benjamin Kortright’s Company of Militia in the Service of the United States of whereof Levi Pawling is Colonel, made this sixth day of August, 1776. Federal Archives, Revolutionary War Records, Levi Pawling’s Regiment, Microfilm M246, Roll 75, Frame 0567. [2] Jacobus, Donald L., History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield, pg 482. [3] The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol. XXXI, No. 2, April, 1900, pg 87. [4] Letter from Richard de Frances, Historian, Town of North Salem . Dated 27 November 1980 . [5] Hubble, Walter, History of the Hubbell Family, 1915, pg. 433. The information in his book came from Abstracts from Colonial Records of Connecticut: Former Places of Residence. [6] See Footnote #1. [7] See Footnote #5, pg. 119. [8] Summers, Preston , Annals of Southwest Virginia 1769-1800, 1929, Volume II, pg. 1334. Click here for our Ancestor Archive

A LIST OF OUR PATRIOTS		Here is a listing of our ancestors! Are any of these your ancestors? Click here and find out. If so, you can probably join the DAR too!

WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL		Mount Rosa Chapter is pleased to have participated in The Daughters of the American Revolution's effort of honoring individuals who participated in the World War II by enrolling them in the World War II Registry - a national program put together by the National World War II Memorial. Members, Chapter and States of the DAR donated more than a quarter of a million dollars to this tremendous endeavor. Click here for more information.