The settlers at Horseneck held tenaciously to their land, "while disputes, arrests, indictments, court arraignments convictions and penalties, were making the former peaceful life of the mountaineers a continuous nightmare.

"The end came in this protracted struggle in June 1755, when the following were placed on trial, having been indicted for appearance in the Supreme Court: Jonathan Squir, John Vincent, Thomas Williams, Samuel Crowell, Nathaniel Williams, Samuel Parkhurst, John Harrison, Moses Brown, Benjamin Perry, Levi Vincent, Jun., Josiah Lindsley, Bethuel Pierson, Nathaniel Ball, John Baker, Nathan Baldwin, Abel Ward, John Dodd, Timothy Ball, Ely Kent, Jonathan Davis, Jun., Ebenezer Lindsley, Eleazer Lampson, Enos Baldwin, Samuel Ogden, John Brown, Jun., Timothy Meeker, Zebedie Brown, and Thomas Day. They all subjected themselves to the mercies of the Court, but Daniel Williams, Amos Harrison, John Tompkins, Ebenezer Farrand, Robert Young, Paul Day, Joseph Williams and Elihu Lindsley were fined five shillings each and released on their own recognizance and compelled to deposit one hundred pounds to ensure 'good behavior for three years, and stand committed till fine and fees are paid.' " (1)

What became of the Horseneck settlers? The disputes were finally brought into the courts, as is shown above, where they became the longest case on record, known as the Long Bill in Chancery. Those who held the land through Indian deeds without license from the Proprietors either lost their homes, or had to pay their equivalent in money. Many did lose their lands, while others went into debt that they might re-purchase their land and their homes. (1)

Thus ends the story of the Horseneck Riots.

(1) Pierson, op. cit., Volume I, page 62.