Episcopal Church Cemetery. John has been overshadowed in local history by his famous brother, General David Humphreys. The reader will note that the spelling is different, and it was common in those days for spelling to be inconsistent. Both Sergeant John and General David were children of the Rev. Daniel and Sarah (Riggs) Humphreys. Sergeant John Humphrie was born January 3, 1744, and married Rachel Durand. John was a farmer and continued in this area until his death on February 18, 1832.
    His participation in civic affairs included an assignment from the Derby Town Meeting in 1782 to work with Lt. Joseph Riggs to lay out a road from Derby to Woodbury.
    His military record, besides the Lexington Alarm and service in the local militia, includes participation in Col. Canfield's Regiment at West Point in September, 1781.

Private Turrel Whitmore:
Turrel Whitmore, a name which is variously spelled on several documents, resided in Seymour. He kept a tavern there which achieved a notoriety because it was the place where the plot to rob Captain Ebenezer Dayton was laid, a story which is outlined in full detail in the book Chauncey Judd. In some records he is listed as Ebeneezer Turel Whitimore. He was the son of Francis and Elizabeth (Bassett) Whitimore, and came to Derby from Killingly.
    Whitmore took the freeman's oath of allegiance to the Colonial Cause in 1777. In addition to his service at Lexington - Concord, he is listed as a member of the Third Company of General David Wooster's First Regiment, serving at the siege of Boston. He was inducted on May 7 and discharged on December 7, 1775. He is listed as a private, serving under Captain Jabez Thompson.

Levi Hotchkiss:
This man built a home in Seymour in 1774 and was presumably a resident of that area at the outbreak of the American Revolution.
    His name appears in the records of the Derby Town Meeting of March 8, 1780, when he was named to a committee to enlist state and continental men and pay their premiums.
    His military service included his march to the relief of Boston, his participation in the Sixth Regiment of the Connecticut