In America, Simon Willard became a military commander and dealt fiercely with the Indians.

He was born in 1757, at a farm located in the hill-region of Grafton, in Worcester County, Massachusetts.

Their well-organized modern workshops demanded supplies—such as mahogany or previously cast pieces—which stemmed from more than 20 manufacturers within a mile-zone.

Both brothers had successful uncompromising policies in commerce, although they were permanently pledged into improving the design of their clocks too.

They simplified its action-mechanism and, for casing, they used specifically tailored wooden frames—which were uncomplicated for either manufacturing or assembling.

Therefore, sales rose quickly, and the Willard brothers supplied clocks to both public and domestic consumers.

The clocks' tops were adorned with a series of wooden curly arrangements called Whales-Tails.

They are fitted with a small depiction of a sailing ship that rocks back and forth in the arch of the dial.

About 1812, the Napoleonic Wars altered the national economy, forcing a simplification of the most expensive models, due to cost-problems.

For example, the dial-door became a conventional square, and the extra devices, which were traditionally around the dial, were simplified.

This model was much smaller than the tall case clocks and as a result, was suitable for being placed on a mantle, shelf or a piece of furniture.

Aaron Willard's third clock-model was the Banjo clock, which eventually became the factory's mainstream.

In 1776, Benjamin Willard began learning the horologist profession there, and he built a small workshop for commerce.

The factory's workshop functioned inside an extension which was bigger than the actual residence.

Within a radius of a quarter of a mile, 21 other important manufacturers supplied the factory in different capacities.

After his two brothers had already settled in Boston, Aaron Willard met a lady who was from nearby.

Catherine Gates was from the Roxbury region, which neighbored Boston to the south, in Suffolk County.

In the same decade, Aaron Willard married again, to Mary Partridge, who lived on nearby Roxbury St. She was 27 years old.