On April 5, 1638, he was sent with Captain Mason on an expedition to the Warranocke Indians to trade for corn.The public records of the colony of Connecticut, 1636-1776, Press of the Case, page 17, 1850. This service qualifies his descendants to become members of the General Society of Colonial Wars. He was: an Officer of the Court, a Tax Assessor, a collector for the town, a Juror, a Collector of Customs and traded with the Indians for the General Court of Connecticut. In 1660, he was the only resident of the colony allowed to sell wine or liquor.
