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1698 .- Deacon Nehemiah Palmer, Joseph Saxton, Joseph Miner, Henry Stevens, Benadam Gallup.
1699 .- Ephraim Miner, Sr., Henry Stevens, Joseph Saxton, Manasseh Miner, Nathaniel Chesebrough.
1700 .- Ephraim Miner, Joseph Saxton, Gershom Palmer, William Denison, Nathaniel Chesebrough.
1701 .- Ephraim Miner, Sr., Gershom Palmer, Joseph Saxton, Nathaniel Chesebrough, Manasseh Miner.
1702 .- Nehemiah Palmer, Ephraim Miner, Henry Stevens, Nathaniel Chese- brough, Joseph Saxton.
1703 .- Samuel Mason, Nehemiah Palmer, Ephraim Miner, Henry Stevens, Nathaniel Chesebrough
1704 .- Ephraim Miner, Sr., Nathaniel Chesebrough, Joseph Miner, Sr., Henry Stephens, Banadam Gallup, Gershom Palmer, William Bennet.
1705 .- Nathaniel Chesebrough, Ephraim Miner, Robert Denison, Daniel Palmer, Ebenezer Searle, Ebenezer Billings, William Bennet.
1706 .- Nathaniel Chesebrough, Daniel Mason, John Gallup, Isaac Wheeler, Ebenezer Searle, Samuel Richardson, Ebenezer Billings.
1707 .- Nehemiah Palmer, Henry Stephens, Joseph Saxton, Benadam Gallup, Benjamin Hewitt.
1708 .- Nehemiah Palmer, Daniel Eldredge, Nathaniel Chesebrough, Deacon Manasseh Miner, Benjamin Hewitt.
1709 .- Nathaniel Chesebrough, Joseph Miner, Sr., William Gallup, Samuel Frink, Ichabod Palmer, Benjamin Hewitt, William Bennet.
1710 .- Nathaniel Chesebrough, Joseph Miner, Sr., Robert Denison, Ephraim Miner, Joshua Holmes, William Gallup, Benjamin Hewitt.
1711 .- Manasseh Miner, John Gallup, Thomas Noyes, Benjamin Hewitt, Samuel Stanton, Sr., Samuel Frink, Joshua Holmes.
1712 .- Nathaniel Chesebrough, Deacon Manasseh Miner, Ephraim Miner, Daniel Palmer, William Gallup, Benjamin Hewitt, Joshua Holmes.
1713 .- Ephraim Miner, Daniel Palmer, Benjamin Hewitt, Joseph Miner, Ichabod Palmer, William Bennet, Sr., Samuel Chesebrough, Sr. 1714 .- Capt. Nathaniel Chesebrough, Lieut. William Gallup, Thomas Noyes, David Hillard, Isaac Wheeler, Ichabod Palmer, Josiah Grant.
1715 .- Capt. Nathaniel Chesebrough, William Gallup, Thomas Noyes, David Hillard, Isaac Wheeler, James Miner, Moses Palmer.
1716 .- Capt. Nathaniel Chesebrough, William Gallup, Thomas Noyes, Isaac Wheeler, Benjamin Hewitt, James Miner, Moses Palmer.
1717 .- Capt. Nathaniel Chesebrough, William Gallup, Thomas Noyes, Daniel Denison, Stephen Richardson, Samuel Prentis, Benjamin Hewitt.
1718 .- Capt. Nathaniel Chesebrough, Manasseh Miner, John Gallup, Stephen Richardson, Daniel Denison, Samuel Prentis, William Bennet.
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1719 .- Ichabod Palmer, Benjamin Hewitt, Adam Gallup, Joseph Denison, James Miner, Samuel Chesebrough, Sr., Joshua Holmes.
1720 .- Deacon Manasseh Miner, Joseph Stanton, Stephen Richardson, John Noyes, Samuel Prentis.
1721 .- Ichabod Palmer, Elihu Chesebrough, Joseph Denison, James Miner. 1722 .- Capt. John Mason, Thomas Noyes, James Miner, Samuel Prentis, Joshua Holmes.
1723 .- John Mason, Thomas Noyes, James Miner, Daniel Denison, Elihu Chesebrough.
1724 .- Capt. Nathaniel Chesebrough, Capt. Thomas Noyes, Daniel Palmer, James Miner, Samuel Prentis.
1725 .- Capt. Nathaniel Chesebrough, Ephraim Miner, Thomas Noyes, Isaac Wheeler, John Frink.
1726 .- Capt. Nathaniel Chesebrough, Daniel Denison, Thomas Noyes, Israel Hewitt, Samuel Prentis.
1727 .- Capt. Daniel Denison, Joseph Stanton, Ephraim Miner, Samuel Prentis, Israel Hewitt.
1728 .- Capt. Nathaniel Chesebrough, Joseph Stanton, Daniel Denison, Daniel Palmer, Israel Hewitt.
1729 .- Daniel Palmer, Joseph Miner, Deacon John Noyes, Israel Hewitt, Increase Billings.
1730 .- Joseph Miner, Daniel Palmer, John Noyes, Israel Hewitt, I. Billings. 1731 .- Joseph Miner, Ichabod Palmer, Daniel Palmer, John Noyes, Israel Hewitt, Increase Billings, Mathew Randall.
1732 .- Joseph Miner, Ichabod Palmer, Daniel Palmer, John Noyes, Israel Hewitt, Increase Billings, Mathew Randall.
1733 .- Daniel Palmer, Joseph Miner, John Noyes, Samuel Hinckley, Israel Hewitt, Increase Billings, John Williams.
1734 .- Daniel Palmer, Joseph Miner, John Noyes, Israel Hewitt, Samuel Hinckley, Increase Billings, Thomas Miner.
1735 .- Daniel Palmer, Jr., John Noyes, Capt. Israel Hewitt, Samuel Hinckley, Increase Billings, Daniel Brown, Silas Greenman.
1736 .- Daniel Palmer, Jr., John Noyes, Capt. Israel Hewitt, Samuel Hinckley, Increase Billings, Daniel Brown, Silas Greenman.
1737 .- Daniel Palmer, Daniel Denison, Israel Hewitt, Samuel Hinckley, Increase Billings, John Denison, Silas Greenman.
1738 .- John Noyes, Israel Hewitt, Capt. John Williams, Increase Billings, Nathan Chesebrough, Simeon Miner, John Denison.
1739 .- John Noyes, Israel Hewitt, John Williams, Increase Billings, Nathan Chesebrough, Simeon Miner, John Denison.
1740 .- John Noyes, Israel Hewitt, Increase Billings, Nathan Chesebrough, John Breed, George Denison, Simeon Miner.
1741 .- John Noyes, Israel Hewitt, Increase Billings, Nathan Chesebrough, John Breed, George Denison, Simeon Miner.
1742 .-- Capt. Israel Hewitt, Nathan Chesebrough, George Denison, Thomas Wheeler, John Whiting, Nehemiah Palmer, Daniel Brown.
1743 .- Israel Hewitt, Nathan Chesebrough, John Williams, Increase Billings, Joseph Denison, Simeon Miner, Nehemiah Palmer.
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1744 .- Israel Hewitt, John Williams, Nathan Chesebrough, Thomas Wheeler, Joseph Denison, Simeon Miner, John Holmes.
1745 .- Israel Hewitt, John Williams, Nathan Chesebrough, Thomas Wheeler, Joseph Denison, Simeon Miner, Clement Miner.
1746 .- Capt. John Williams, Nathan Chesebrough, Rufus Miner, Nehemiah Palmer, Daniel Brown, William Denison, John Holmes.
1747 .- John Williams, Nathan Chesebrough, Rufus Miner, Nehemiah Palmer, Daniel Brown, William Denison, John Holmes.
1748 .- John Williams, Nathan Chesebrough, Rufus Miner, Daniel Brown, John Palmer, William Denison, John Holmes.
1749 .- John Williams, Nathan Chesebrough, Joseph Denison, William Denison, Nehemiah Palmer, John Holmes, John Randall.
1750 .- Israel Hewitt, Nathan Chesebrough, Rufus Miner, John Palmer, Daniel Brown, Joseph Hewitt, Jonas Prentice.
1751 .- Israel Hewitt, Nathan Chesebrough, Rufus Miner, John Palmer, Daniel Brown, Jonas Prentice, Joseph Stanton.
1752 .- Israel Hewitt, Nathan Chesebrough, Rufus Miner, John Palmer, Daniel Brown, Jonas Prentice, John Hallam.
1753 .- Israel Hewitt, Nathan Chesebrough, Rufus Miner, John Palmer, Jonas Prentice, Daniel Brown, John Hallam.
1754 .- Maj. Israel Hewitt, John Williams, Nathan Chesebrough, Thomas Wheeler, John Palmer, Daniel Brown, Jonas Prentice.
1755 .- Israel Hewitt, John Williams, Nathan Chesebrough, Danlel Brown,. John Palmer, Jonas Prentice, John Hallam.
1756 .- Israel Hewitt, John Williams, Nathan Chesebrough, John Palmer, Daniel Brown, John Hallam, Jonas Prentice.
1757 .- Israel Hewitt, John Williams, Nathan Chesebrough, John Palmer, Daniel Brown, Jonas Prentice, John Hallam.
1758 .- Israel Hewitt, John Williams, Nathan Chesebrough, Daniel Brown, John Palmer, Jonas Prentice, Phineas Stanton.
1759 .- Israel Hewitt, John Williams, Nathan Chesebrough, Daniel Brown, Jonas Prentice, Phineas Stanton, John Denison.
1760 .- Maj. Israel Hewitt, Nathan Chesebrough, Jonas Prentice, Phineas Stanton, Benjamin Clark, Robert Stanton, John Williams.
1761 .- Maj. Israel Hewitt, Nathan Chesebrough, Jonas Prentice, Phineas Stanton, Benjamin Clark, John Williams, James Noyes.
1762 .- Jonas Prentice, Benjamin Clark, John Williams, James Noyes, Samuel Miner, Amos Denison, Capt. Samuel Hubbard Burdick.
1763 .- Jonas Prentice, John Williams, James Noyes, John Breed, Amos Denison, Paul Wheeler, Daniel Brown.
1764 .- Jonas Prentice, John Williams, James Noyes, John Breed, Paul Wheeler, Daniel Brown, John Dean.
1765 .- Simeon Miner, Paul Wheeler, Henry Babcock, Samuel Hubbard Burdick, George Denison, Thomas Prentice, Edward Hancox.
1766 .- Paul Wheeler, John Denison (2), Thomas Prentice, Samuel Hubbard Burdick, Edward Hancox, Joseph Page, Joseph Palmer
1767 .- Paul Wheeler, John Denison (2), Thomas Prentice, Samuel Hubbard, Burdick, Edward Hancox, Daniel Denison, Joseph Palmer.
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HISTORY OF STONINGTON.
1768 .- Paul Wheeler, John Denison (2), Thomas Prentice, Samuel Hubbard Burdick, Edward Hancox, Joseph .Palmer, Daniel Denison.
1769 .- Charles Phelps, Thomas Prentice, Samuel Hubbard Burdick, Joseph Palmer, William Williams, Nathaniel Miner, Simon Rhodes
1770 .- Charles Phelps, Thomas Prentice, Samuel Hubbard Burdick, Joseph Palmer, William Williams, Nathaniel Miner, Elnathan Rosseter. 1771 .- Charles Phelps, Thomas Prentice, Samuel Hubbard Burdick, Joseph Palmer, William Williams, Nathaniel Miner, Elnathan Rosseter.
1772 .- Charles Phelps, Thomas Prentice, Samuel Hubbard Burdick, Joseph Palmer, William Williams, Nathaniel Miner, Elnathan Rosseter.
1773 .- Charles Phelps, Avery Denison, Cyrus Wheeler, Joseph Palmer, William Williams, Nathaniel Miner, John Breed.
1774 .- Charles Phelps, Avery Denison, Cyrus Wheeler, Nathaniel Miner, Joseph Palmer, Elnathan Rosseter, John Breed.
1775 .- Charles Phelps, Cyrus Wheeler, Joseph Palmer, Nathaniel Miner, John Breed, Jr., Elnathan Rosseter, Joshua Prentice.
1776 .- Charles Phelps, Joseph Palmer, Nathaniel Miner, John Breed, Jr., Elnathan Rosseter, Joshua Prentice, Samuel Mason.
1777 .- Charles Phelps, Paul Wheeler, John Williams, Peleg Chesebrough, Jon- athan Palmer, Christopher Brown, Joseph Smith.
1778 .- Charles Phelps, Paul Wheeler, John Williams, Peleg Chesebrough, John Denison (3), Joshua Prentice, Jonathan Palmer.
1779 .- Charles Phelps, Jonathan Palmer, Christopher Brown, Paul Wheeler, James Rhodes, Henry Miner, John Davis (2).
1780 .- Charles Phelps, Paul Wheeler, Henry Miner, James Rhodes, John Davis, Joshua Prentice, Gilbert Fanning.
1781 .- Charles Phelps, Paul Wheeler, Henry Miner, James Rhodes, Joshua Prentice, Gilbert Fanning, Elisha Denison (2).
1782 .- Charles Phelps, Paul Wheeler, Henry Miner, James Rhodes, Joshua Prentice, Gilbert Fanning, Elisha Denison (2).
1783 .- Charles Phelps, John Randall, William Williams, Christopher Brown, John Swan, Joseph Denison, Joshua Prentice.
1784 .- John Randall, William Williams, Paul Wheeler, Joseph Denison, John Swan, Joshua Prentice, Christopher Brown.
1785 .- John Randall, Jonathan Palmer, Joshua Prentice, Nehemiah Mason, Christopher Brown, Sanford Billings, John Holmes.
1786 .- John Randall, Jonathan Palmer, Joshua Prentice, Nehemiah Mason, Christopher Brown, Sanford Billings, John Holmes.
1787 .- John. Randall, Jonathan Palmer, Joshua Prentice, Nehemiah Mason, Christopher Brown, Sanford Billings, John Holmes.
1788 .- Charles Phelps, Jonathan Palmer, Latham Hull, Thomas Swan, John Holmes, William Woodbridge, William Chesebrough.
1789 .- Latham Hull, John Palmer, William Woodbridge, John Holmes, Chris- topher Brown, Thomas Swan, Ichabod Eclestone, Jr.
1790 .- Latham Hull, Jonathan Palmer, Samuel Stanton, John Holmes, William Woodbridge, Thomas Swan, Charles Phelps, Jr.
1791 .- Latham Hull, Daniel Denison, William Woodbridge, Elias S. Palmer, Rufus Wheeler, Daniel Main, Amos Palmer.
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CIVIL OFFICERS.
1792 .- Latham Hull, Daniel Denison, Amos Palmer, Rufus Wheeler, Elias S. Palmer, Daniel Main, James Dean.
1793 .- Latham Hull, Daniel Denison, Amos Palmer, Elias S. Palmer, Daniel Main, James Deane, Samuel Palmer.
1794 .- Latham Hull, Esq., Daniel Denison, Capt. Amos Palmer, Elias S. Palmer, Daniel Main, James Deane, Capt. Thomas Noyes.
1795 .- Latham Hull, Elias S. Palmer (2), Edward Swan, Nathan Brown, William Woodbridge, Joshua Swan, Elisha Denison.
1796 .- Latham Hull, Elisha Denison, Noyes Palmer, Edward Swan, Elias S. Palmer, Stephen Hull, Edward Smith.
1797 .- Latham Hull, Elisha Denison, Edward Swan, Edward Smith, Stephen Avery, Stephen Hull, Elias S. Palmer.
1798 .- Latham Hull, Elisha Denison, Edward Smith, Edward Swan, Stephen Hall, Gabriel Rogers, Nathan Pendleton.
1799 .- Latham Hull, Elisha Denison, Edward Smith, Edward Swan, Stephen Hall, Nathan Pendleton, Luther Avery.
1800 .- Latham Hull, Elisha Denison, Nathan Pendleton, Edward Smith, Luther Avery, Chester Smith, Gershom Palmer.
1801 .- Latham Hull, Elisha Denison, Nathan Pendleton, Luther Avery, William Williams, Chester Smith, Gershom Palmer.
1802 .- Latham Hull, Elisha Denison, Nathan Pendleton, Luther Avery, William Williams, Chester Smith, Gershom Palmer.
1803 .- Latham Hull, Nathan Pendleton, William Williams, Chester Smith, Gershom Palmer, Coddington Billings, William Stanton.
1804 .- Latham Hull, Nathan Pendleton, Chester Smith, Oliver York, Amos Gallup, Jeremiah York, John Davis.
1805 .- Latham Hull, Nathan Pendleton, Chester Smith, Amos Gallup, John Davis, Jeremiah York, Coddington Billings.
1806 .- Latham Hull, Nathan Pendleton, Chester Smith, Amos Gallup, John Davis, Coddington Billings, David Coats.
1807 .- Latham Hull, Nathan Pendleton, Chester Smith, Amos Gallup, John Davis, Jeremiah York, Coddington Billings.
1808 .- Coddington Billings, Amos Gallup, Enoch Burrows, William Randall, Amos Denison, Adam States, Richard Wheeler.
1809 .- Coddington Billings, Amos Gallup, William Randall, Elisha Faxon, Amos Denison, Nathaniel Clift, Adam States.
1810 .- Coddington Billings, Amos Gallup, William Randall, Elisha Faxon, Amos Denison, Nathaniel Clift, Adam States.
1811 .- Coddington Billings, Amos Gallup, William Randall, Amos Denison, Nathaniel Clift, Adam States, Lodowick Niles.
1812 .- Coddington Billings, Amos Gallup, William Randall, Amos Denison, John Brown, Nathaniel Clift, Adam States.
1813 .- Amos Gallup, William Randall, Amos Denison, Enoch Burrows, Adam States, George Haley, Jesse Breed.
1814 .- Amos Gallup, William Randall, Amos Denison, Enoch Burrows, Jesse Breed, Adam States, Jeremiah Holmes.
1815 .- Amos Gallup, William Randall, Amos Denison, Enoch Burrows, Adam States, Jesse Breed, Joseph D. Mason.
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HISTORY OF STONINGTON.
1816 .- Amos Gallup, William Randall, Amos Denison, Enoch Burrows, George Hubbard, Joseph D. Mason, Elias Chesebrough.
1817 .- William Randall, Amos Denison, George Hubbard, Elias Chesebrough,
Samuel Stanton (2), Amos Williams, Alexander Bradford.
1818 .- William Randall, Amos Denison, Giles R. Hallam, Elias Chesebrough,
Samuel Stanton (2),, Amos Williams, Alexander Bradford.
1819 .- William Randall, Amos Denison, Giles R. Hallam, Elias Chesebrough, Amos Williams, Alexander Bradford, Thomas Palmer.
1820 .- William Randall, Amos Denison, Giles R. Hallam, Elias Chesebrough, Amos Williams, Thomas Palmer, John Davis.
1821 .- William Randall, Amos Denison, Giles R. Hallam, Elias Chesebrough, Asa Fish, Thomas Palmer, John Davis.
1822 .- William Randall, Amos Denison, Giles R. Hallam, Elias Chesebrough, Jesse D. Noyes, Thomas Palmer, Asa Fish.
1823 .- William Randall, Amos Denison, Giles R. Hallam, Elias Chesebrough, Henry Harding, Thomas Palmer, Asa Fish.
1824 .- William Randall, Amos Denison, Giles R. Hallam, Thomas Palmer, Elias Chesebrough, John Davis, Henry Harding.
1825 .- William Williams, Elisha Faxon, Jasper Latham, Nathaniel Clift, David C. Smith, Denison Palmer, Thomas Hinckley.
1826 .- William Williams, Elisha Faxon, Jasper Latham, Nathaniel Clift, David C. Smith, Denison Palmer, Thomas Hinckley, Jr.
1827 .- William Williams, Reuben Chesebrough, Jasper Latham, John D. Noyes, David C. Smith, Denison Palmer, Nathaniel Clift.
1828 .- William Williams, Elias Chesebrough, Benjamin F. Babcock, Jasper Latham, John D. Noyes, Thomas Hinckley, Jr., John Davis.
1829 .- William Williams, George E. Palmer, Joseph D. Mason, John Davis, Thomas Hinckley, Jr.
1830 .- Elias Brown, George E. Palmer, Joseph D. Mason, George Sheffield, Denison Palmer.
1831 .- Elias Brown, George E. Palmer, Joseph D. Mason, Mason Manning, Thomas Hinckley.
1832 .- Jesse Dean, Mason Manning, Thomas Hinckley, Gilbert Collins, Jesse York.
1833 .- William Randall, Mason Manning, Gilbert Collins, Thomas Hinckley, Denison Palmer.
1834 .- William Randall, Mason Manning, Thomas Hinckley, Eleazer Williams, Charles Bennet.
1835 .- Thomas Hinckley, Eleazer Williams, Charles Bennet, Samuel Chese- brough, Daniel Bentley.
1836 .- Thomas Hinckley, Eleazer Williams, Charles Bennet, Samuel Chese- brough, Daniel Bentley.
1837 .- Asa Fish, J. D. Noyes, C. H. Smith, W. C. Moss, Gilbert Collins.
1838 .- Asa Fish, Jesse D. Noyes, Charles H. Smith, William C. Moss, George W. Noyes.
1839 .- Asa Fish, Jesse D. Noyes, Charles H. Smith, George W. Noyes, Daniel Bentley.
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CIVIL OFFICERS.
1840 .- Asa Fish, Jesse D. Noyes, Charles H. Smith, George W. Noyes, Daniel Bentley.
1841 .- Charles T. Stanton, George W. Noyes, Daniel Bentley, Benjamin F. Langworthy, Elias B. Brown.
1842 .- Charles T. Stanton, Elias B. Brown, Benjamin F. Langworthy, Francis Sheffield, John Davis.
1843 .- Ephraim Williams, Elias B. Brown, Benjamin F. Langworthy, John Davis, Henry Noyes, Oliver B. Grant.
1844 .- Ephraim Williams, Elias B. Brown, John Davis, Oliver B. Grant, Henry Sheffield, Ezra Miner.
1845 .- Elias B. Brown, Oliver B. Grant, Benjamin F. Palmer, Henry Sheffield, Richard A. Wheeler.
1846 .- Ephraim Williams, Benjamin F. Palmer, Henry Sheffield, Richard A. Wheeler, Hiram Shaw, Perez Wheeler, Giles C. Smith.
1847 .- Benjamin F. Palmer, Hiram Shaw, Perez Wheeler, Giles C. Smith, John W. Hull, Francis Sheffield, Samuel Copp.
1848 .- Hiram Shaw, Giles C. Smith, John W. Hull, Samuel Copp, Elias P. Randall, Pitts D. Frink, Henry Harding.
1849 .- Giles C. Smith, Elias P. Randall, Pitts D. Frink, Peleg Noyes, Daniel P. Collins, David N. Prentice, George D. Hyde.
1850 .- Giles C. Smith, Pitts D. Frink, Peleg Noyes, David N. Prentice, Ezra Chesebro.
1851 .- Giles C. Smith, Pitts D. Frink, Peleg Noyes, David N. Prentice, Ezra Chesebro.
1852 .- Giles C. Smith, Pitts D. Frink, Peleg Noyes, David N. Prentice, Ezra Chesebro.
1853 .- John W. Hull, Elisha D. Wightman, Ezra Chesebro.
1854 .- John W. Hull, Clark Greenman, Henry Sheffield.
1855 .- Henry Sheffield, Harris Pendleton, Mason C. Hill.
1856 .- Henry Sheffield, Harris Pendleton, Jr., Mason C. Hill.
1857-58 .- Alexander S. Palmer, William C. Moss, Leonard C. Williams.
1859-60 .- Horace R. Hall, William S. Noyes, Franklin Williams, Leonard C. Williams, Benjamin B. Hewitt.
1861 .- Horace R. Hall, William S. Noyes, Leonard C. Williams, Benjamin B. Hewitt, Harris Pendleton, Jr.
1862 .- Horace R. Hall, William S. Noyes, Leonard C. Williams, Benjamin B. Hewitt, Thomas E. Swan.
1863 .- Horace R. Hall, William S. Noyes, Benjamin B. Hewitt, Thomas E. Swan, Benjamin F. Stanton (2).
1864-65 .- Horace R. Hall, Benjamin B. Hewitt, Benjamin F. Stanton (2), Gurdon S. Crandall, Charles H. Denison.
1866 .- Horace R. Hall, Benjamin B. Hewitt, Benjamin F. Stanton (2), Gurdon S. Crandall, Charles Grinnell.
1867 .- Benjamin F. Stanton (2), Gurdon S. Crandall, Charles Grinnell, Nathan G . Wheeler, Charles H. Rhodes.
1868 .- Horace R. Hall, Benjamin F. Stanton (2), Charles Grinnell, George S. Brewster, Nathan G. Wheeler.
1869 .- Horace R. Hall, Benjamin F. Stanton (2), Charles Grinnell, George S. Brewster, Nathan G. Wheeler.
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1870 .- George S. Brewster, Charles Burch, Joseph S. Williams, Sr., Charles
S. Bennet.
1871 .- Leonard C. Williams, Benjamin F. Stanton (2), Charles Grinnell, Amos B. Taylor, Samuel H. Chesebrough.
1872 .- Benjamin F. Stanton (2), Charles H. Rhodes, Joseph S. Williams, Nathan G. Wheeler, William E. Brewster.
1873 .- Benjamin F. Stanton (2), Charles H. Rhodes, Joseph S. Williams, Nathan G. Wheeler, William E. Brewster.
1874 .- Benjamin F. Stanton (2), Charles H. Rhodes, Joseph S. Williams, Nathan G. Wheeler, William E. Brewster.
1875 .- Benjamin F. Stanton (2), Charles H. Rhodes, Joseph S. Williams, William E. Brewster, Leonard C. Williams.
1876 .- John Forsyth, Samuel H. Chesebrough, Abel H. Hinckley, George W. Bliven.
1877 .- Elijah A. Morgan, Charles Grinnell, Samuel H. Chesebrough, John Forsyth, George W. Bliven.
1878 .- Elias Babcock, Joseph S. Williams, Jr., Elijah A. Morgan, Charles Grinnell, George W. Bliven.
1879 .- Elias Babcock, Alexander G. Frink, Joseph S. Williams, Jr., Joseph E. Smith, Benjamin F. Stanton (2).
1880 .- Elijah A. Morgan, Benjamin F. Stanton (2), Elias Babcock, Joseph S. Williams, Jr., Laughlin Harty.
1881 .- Elijah A. Morgan, George S. Brewster, Laughlin Harty, Benjamin F. Stanton (2), Joseph S. Williams, Jr.
1882 .- Samuel S. Brown, Samuel L. Dickens, William C. Harris, George E. Tripp, Albigence Hyde.
1883 .- Charles H. Cottrell, Samuel L. Dickens, George D. Stanton.
1884 .- Charles H. Cottrell, Samuel L. Dickens, George D. Stanton.
1885 .- Charles H. Cottrell, Benjamin F. Stanton (2), George D. Stanton, George W. Bliven, William H. Weems.
1886 .- George D. Stanton, Joseph W. Chesebro, William H. Weems, Charles H. Cottrell, Samuel L. Dickens.
1887 .- Charles H. Cottrell, James Pendleton, George D. Stanton, Eugene O'Neil, George W. Tingley.
1888 .- George D. Stanton, Eugene O'Neil, George W. Tingley, James Pendleton, Samuel L. Dickens.
1889 .- George D. Stanton, Eugene O'Neil, George W. Tingley, James Pendle- ton, Benjamin F. Stanton (2).
1890 .- George D. Stanton, Bernard Halpin, Benjamin F. Williams.
1891 .- George D. Stanton, Bernard Halpin, Benjamin F. Williams.
1892 .- Benjamin F. Williams, James Purtell, George D. Stanton.
1893 .- George D. Stanton, James Purtell, Benjamin F. Williams.
1894 .- Benjamin F. Williams, Eugene O'Neil, Henry M. Stillman.
1895 .- George D. Stanton, Benjamin F. Williams, Henry M. Stillman. 1896 .- Benjamin F. Williams, Henry M. Stillman, George D. Stanton.
1897 .- Benjamin F. Williams, George D. Stanton, Henry M. Stillman.
1898 .- Benjamin F. Williams, Henry M. Stillman, James Purtell.
1899 .- George D. Stanton, M. D., Henry M. Stillman, Benjamin F. Williams.
PEQUOT INDIANS.
The Pequots were doubtless a branch of the great Mohegan natives, whose principal seat or central place of residence was on the east bank of the Hudson River nearly opposite Fort Orange, now the city of Albany, New York. In their efforts to enlarge their dominions they crossed the Hudson River and attempted to invade the tribal land of the Mohawk Indians, which resulted in war, and after an exhaustive struggle they were driven back across the Hudson and away from their tribal homes and lands in a southeasterly direction, until they reached the territory now known as the State of Connecticut. During their war with the Mohawks, a powerful sachem by the name of Pequoat greatly distinguished himself, and his followers as- sumed for him the name of Pequot, and in their eastern progress they gave him the name of Wopigwooit, alias Wapyquart, sig- nifying a powerful leader.
After the defeat and dispersion of the Mohegan tribe by the Mohawks, they emigrated easterly and became divided into small tribes, under, and sometimes hostile, chiefs. The Pequots were the most powerful clan of the great Mohegan tribe and lorded it over the smaller clans with a high hand, and in their progress. they crossed the Connecticut River and invaded the tribal lands of the Niantic Indians, which bordered on the seashore between the Narragansett and Connecticut Rivers.
The Pequots succeeded in dividing the Niantic tribe into two clans, leaving one clan to occupy Niantic in Rhode Island, and the other clan to occupy Niantic in Connecticut, taking pos- session of and holding all the lands between the divided clans of the Niantic Indians.
After establishing their authority over the central tribal lands of the Niantic Indians, they commenced and built for themselves two wigwam villages, one on each side of the River Thames, now known as the city of New London and Groton
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Bank, which the Pequots occupied when Governor John Endi- cott, in 1636, came with ninety men to chastise them for murdering Capt. John Oldham and others. Elated with their success in dividing the Niantic Indians, and in being able to hold their central tribal lands in defiance of their power and authority, yet, while so doing they were apprehensive of an invasion by the eastern Niantics and the powerful Narragansett tribe of Indians, who might dispossess them of their seashore dominions and restore the entire Niantic tribal lands to them. So they built two forts to protect themselves from any invasion of the eastern Niantics and Narragansetts, on or near what is now known as Fort Hill in the town of Groton, and the other farther east on Mystic Hill in said town, which they regarded as an all sufficient defense against their eastern enemies.
Thus protected, they felt able to extend their dominions to the north and west, and after arming themselves with their rude munitions of war, they invaded the tribal lands of the Sequeen Indians, which lay on both sides of the Connecticut River in the present county of Hartford, Conn., which was doubtless one of the clans of the original Mohegan tribe, and after three hand to hand conflicts with them compelled the Sequeens to acknowledge their power and authority and became tributary to them.
According to the Dutch account the successful invasion of the tribal lands of the Sequeens by the Pequots was after the discovery of our seacoast by the Dutch in 1614, but no exact date of the time has been preserved.
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