It was just before the beginning of the Revolution that this David Anthony, with his wife, Judith Hicks, moved from Dartmouth, Mass., to Berkshire and settled near Adams at the foot of Greylock, the highest peak in the mountain range.  This was considered the extreme West, as little was known of all that lay beyond.  They brought two children with them and seven more were born here in the shadow of the mountains.  Humphrey, the second son, born at Dartmouth, February 2, 1770, married Hannah Lapham, who was born near Adams (then called East Hoosac), November 11, 1773; and here, also, January 27, 1794, was born the first of their nine children, Daniel, father of Susan B. Anthony.

On the maternal side the grandfather, Daniel Read, was born at Rehobeth, Mass., and said to be a lineal descendant and entitled to the coat of arms of Sir Brianus de Rede, A.D. 1075; but he had too much of the sturdy New England spirit to feel any special interest in the pomp and pride of heraldry, and the family tree he prized most was found in the grand old grove which shaded his own dooryard.  Susannah Richardson, his wife, was born at Scituate, Mass., and her family were among the most wealthy and respected of that locality during the eighteenth century.  Both Reads and Richardsons removed to Cheshire, Mass., before 1770, and Daniel and Susannah were married there.  It was but a few months after this marriage when the first gun was fired at Lexington and the whole country was ablaze with excitement.  At the close of the sermon, on a bright spring morning, the old minister, his voice trembling with patriotic fervor, asked every man who was ready to enlist in the Continental army to stand forth, and Daniel Read was the first to step out into the aisle of the little meeting-house.  Leaving the girl-bride he entered the service and soon became conspicuous for his bravery.  He was one of the memorable expedition against Quebec under Arnold, in 1775, and of the party commanded by Ethan Allen at the capture of Ticonderoga.  He was among that brave band from Cheshire (Stafford’s Hill) who fought under Colonel Stafford at Bennington.  On the 19th of October, 1780, he took part in the fatal fight of Stone Arabia, under Col.  John Brown, and served with honor throughout the war.  It was several years after peace had been declared and he had returned home and settled down to the quiet life of a New England farmer that, December 2, 1793, was born Lucy, the mother of Susan B. Anthony.

[Illustration:  The “Old hive,” Adams, mass.

  Birthplace of Daniel, father of Susan B. Anthony.]