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I have started a blog at http://firelands.wordpress.com to tell the history of my ancestors, Platt and Sally Benedict of Danbury Connecticut, who founded the town of Norwalk, Ohio in 1817 during the settlement of the Firelands or “Sufferers’ Land,” a section of the Connecticut Western Reserve that was given to “Sufferers” who were burned out of their homes by the British during the Revolution.
Platt Benedict founded the Firelands Historical Society in 1858 and was its chair until his death in 1866. The society has published a journal since its founding, which is a rich source of information about the settlement of the region. I used this journal and family documents in my possession to write the history I am posting on my blog.
I will post an episode every Monday for the next twelve months. My fondest wish is that people interested in the role of Connecticut families in the settlement of the Firelands will be entertained and informed by these postings, and fill in gaps and correct inaccuracies in my research.
Thank you for your kind attention. I hope you visit my blog and enjoy my story of the settling the “Sufferers” Land.”
David Barton
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