”No. 26. Samuel Daniels, who lived here before Philip’s war. Held later by Samuel Northam, carpenter. In 1696 he sold to John Catlin. In 1703 George Stileman of Hadley came in possession through a suit at law, and sold it in 1705, with house and barn thereon, to William Arms, a great speculator in real estate. Thomas Wells sold it in 1717 to Ebenezer Wells, who here kept tavern. His house was burned and he probably built the one now there. David Wells, son of Ebenezer, sold the place in 1801 to Hezekiah W. Strong, who had a law office here, probably in the north chamber, which was reached by outside stairs on the east side. Ebenezer Barnard kept a store and the post office here in 1804. There was also a tailor’s shop here not far from that date. South of the house stood a store building, which was moved to the east end of the lot and made into a dwelling for Arad Munn, about 1810. This has since been owned by his son Philo, Osborn Hutchins, Cyrus Brown, Charles H. Sturtevant and William P. Saxton. About 1805 Strong sold out to Orlando Ware, trader. Ware was for many yens a large manufacturer of cider in the building lately standing east of the barn on Memorial Lane.”

Reference Data:

A History of Deerfield, Massachusetts, by George Sheldon, 1895, page 617