▁pre ached ▁against ▁it . ▁Rev . ▁Lem uel ▁H edge ▁was ▁bar red ▁from ▁leaving ▁the ▁town ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 7 7 5 . ▁He ▁died ▁October ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 7 7 7 , ▁the ▁day ▁British ▁General ▁Bur go y ne ▁surrender ed ▁his ▁troops ▁to ▁the ▁colon ists ▁in ▁Sar at oga . ▁In ▁ 1 7 7 6 , ▁Lieutenant ▁Thomas ▁Rich ▁was ▁selected ▁to ▁represent ▁the ▁town ▁at ▁the ▁General ▁Assembly ▁of ▁Massachusetts . ▁ ▁Short ly ▁before ▁and ▁after ▁the ▁turn ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁many ▁of ▁Franklin ▁County ' s ▁old ▁families ▁began ▁to ▁move ▁into ▁Wind ham ▁County , ▁Verm ont , ▁in ▁the ▁gener ational ▁quest ▁for ▁in exp ensive ▁land ▁and ▁front iers ▁to ▁t ame . ▁ ▁Among ▁those ▁from ▁War wick ▁was ▁the ▁Nathan ▁H ast ings ▁family ▁who ▁settled ▁in ▁Wind ham , ▁Verm ont , ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 6 . ▁ ▁They ▁were ▁joined ▁in ▁Wind ham ▁by ▁others ▁from ▁adjacent ▁villages ▁such ▁as ▁Royal ston ▁and ▁that ▁part ▁of ▁Orange ▁now ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁North ▁Orange . ▁ ▁A ▁significant ▁event ▁in ▁War wick ' s ▁late ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁history ▁was ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁the ▁Bro ther hood ▁of ▁the ▁Spirit ▁Comm une , ▁which ▁remained ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁through ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁and ▁into ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁The ▁commune ▁was ▁led ▁by ▁Michael