'Turnback Tuesday' features heroic daughter of Rev. Humphreys in Derby

This week's "Turnback Tuesday" features another event during the Revolutionary War. 
This one involves Sarah Humphreys Mills, daughter of Rev. Daniel and Sarah (Riggs) Humphreys of Derby. Sarah H. Mills fled Fairfield on July 7, 1779 while the British were burning down her home as well as the church and parsonage of her husband, Rev. Samuel Mills. 
Gathering her best feather-bed and placing it on a horse, Sarah H. Mills rode all the way home to Derby for safety, and by doing so, she was considered a very heroic woman during this time period. 
This photo is of her parents’ home, which is now located at 37 Elm St., Ansonia.


Thanks go to Derby Public Library for sharing this interesting local history.