Norwich, CT 1768 doc signed by Benjamin Huntington & Rev War /F&I Increase Rudd

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1768 Norwich, CT document signed by Benjamin Huntington (Second Continental Congress) and by F & I War/Rev War Sergeant Increase Rudd
Description: 1768 Norwich, CT document
with a very fine, bold signature of  Benjamin Huntington also signed by French & Indian war and the American Revolutionary war Sergeant Increase Rudd and by his wife Bathsheba Rudd regarding a land transaction between the Rudds and Andrew Durkee.
After 1768 The Rudds moved to Middletown Springs,VT where they were very active town members and Increase went on to serve in the Revolutionary War.
2pp., plus integral blank. Docketed on verso “
Increase Rudd and Bathsheba Rudd his wife deed to Andrew Durke 363
”. Signed by Increase Rudd, Bathsheba Rudd 2 red seals, Simon Griswold (1731-) Jonah Bi ? Eben Hawthorn and Benjamin Huntington.
Folio (14 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches). Usual folds in overall very fine condition.
Biography
:
“
Benjamin Huntington
1736-1800
A delegate and a Representative from Connecticut; born in Norwich, Conn., April 19, 1736; pursued academic studies; was graduated from Yale College in 1761; appointed surveyor of lands for Windham County in October 1764; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1765 and commenced practice in Norwich; member of the State house of representatives 1771-1780 and served as speaker in 1778 and 1779; clerk of the State house of representatives in 1776 and 1777; delegate to the Provincial Congress at New Haven in January 1778; Member of the Continental Congress 1780, 1782, 1783, and 1788; member of the State senate 1781-1790 and 1791-1793; mayor of Norwich from 1784 to 1796, when he resigned; elected as a Pro-Administration candidate to the First Congress (March 4, 1789-March 3, 1791); judge of the superior court of the State 1793-1798; died in Rome, N.Y., October 16, 1800; interment in Old Colony Cemetery, Norwich, Conn.”
“
Sergeant Increase Rudd
1734-1802
Occupation:
Cooper
Spouse
Bathsheba Johnson Rudd
1739-1821
Military record:
He was in the Revolution from Vermont - made several short tours, no long enlistments. Served in French and Indian War
“
Campaign
of  1757
The Colony of Connecticut Dr to Cap John Perkins and Company that marched from Norwich in y" Alarm in August А D 1757 for ye Releaf of forts W" Нenry and places Adjacents ”
Revolutionary War
Rudd INCREASE
Private Capt David Mosely's co Col John Mosely's regt enlisted Sept 21 1777 discharged Sept 29 1777 service 14 days on expedition to Saratoga including travel 120 miles home
Rudd INCREASE
Private Capt David Mosely's co Col John Mosely's regt enlisted Sept 21 1777 discharged Sept 29 1777 service 14 days on expedition to Saratoga including travel 120 miles home.
Sergeant in Revolutionary War - Captain Wood's Co., 1781; lived in Middletown for a number of years; was in custom house service.
Volume 13, page 643: Rudd, Increase. Private, Capt. David Mosely’s Co., Col. John Mosely’s regt.; enlisted Sept. 21, 1777; discharged Sept. 29, 1777; service, 14 days, on expedition to Saratoga, including travel (120 miles) home.
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Story from family tradition: He, being a small man, encased his body in the skin of an animal and penetrated the enemy lines and gathered needed information.
From the Kane County Biographical Record in a bio of Hiram D. Rudd: "His father, Samuel Rudd, was born in Westfield, Connecticut, of which state his grandfather,
Increase Rudd, was also a native. The latter served in the Revolutionary War, and was at the
battle of Bunker Hill
, where he broke off the butt of his gun over the head of an enemy
. From Connecticut, Increase Rudd moved to Vermont, when his son Samuel was a small child.”
“-Andrew Durkee
(1737-1814) served at the Lexington Alarm and was ensign, 1778, of a company of Connecticut volunteers.”