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JOSEPH KNAPP,
son of Nathan Knapp, is one of a family of ten children, and was born in Tioga Co., Pa., July 18, 1835. His parents were natives of New York, and his father was a soldier in the war of 1812. The son remained at home until he was twenty-seven years of age, acquiring a fair education. In 1853 his father removed to Michigan and located at Berrien Springs, and two years later changed his residence to Watervliet township, and purchased land on section 17. He died Sept. 12, 1877, his wife's death hav- ing occurred April 12, 1874 ; both are buried in the Co- loma Cemetery, and a fine monument to their memory has been erected by their son, Joseph Knapp. Joseph was married March 19, 1862, to Mrs. Maria Clark, of this township, and by her is the father of three children,-Ed- ward, born April 30, 1863; Hiram, born July 6, 1865; Annette, born Oct. 20, 1867. After his marriage, Mr. Knapp settled on forty acres on section 17, where he still resides, having since added to it ninety-six acres. Mrs. Knapp had three children by her first husband, and Elisha, the oldest, is now living with Mr. Knapp. In
1871, Mr. Knapp engaged in the manufacture of fruit- baskets, and has been very successful in that business. In 1874 his building, with all its machinery, was destroyed by fire, but was rebuilt within sixty days, and he now gives employment to a number of persons, varying from twenty- five to thirty-five. In April, 1875, he was called upon to mourn the loss of his wife. Feb. 27, 1876, he was mar- ried to Mrs. Josephine Warner, a native of Vermont, from which State her parents-also natives thereof-removed to Michigan in 1856, after having spent a few years in Mas- sachusetts. By her first husband she had one child,-Olive H. Warner, who was born in Williams Co., Ohio, Nov. 26, 1863.
In political matters, Mr. Knapp is a Republican, although he claims the privilege of voting for the persons who seem to him best fitted for office. He is a member of the Chris- tian Church, and donates liberally to all religious denomi- nations.
S. P. MERRIFIELD.
This gentleman was born Sept. 12, 1827, in Benton township, Yates Co., N. Y., and is one of a family of eleven children,-seven sons and four daughters,-all now living. His mother's maiden name was Simmons, her family being
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very highly esteemed. When the son was five years of age, his father removed to Potter, in Yates County, where he remained until 1844. In that year he emigrated to Michigan, and settled on section 30, Watervliet township, Berrien Co., where he died, in October, 1851, having reached the age of sixty-six years. S. P. Merrifield assisted on the home-farm until he was twenty-two years of age, when he left for the purpose of attending school, but was prevented by sickness from so doing. Returning to the old neigh- borhood in New York, he remained two years, working on a farm summers and teaching school winters. In the fall of 1851 he began attending school at Oberlin, Ohio, where he remained six months. He subsequently spent two years in traveling, visiting several Western States, and occasion- ally obtaining employment at teaching. In 1857, while in
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VIEWS OF POMONA POINT - PAW PAW LAKE - PROPERTY OF SEBASTIAN SMITH, WATERVLIET TP, BERRIEN CO., MICH
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Ohio, he was married to Miss S. A. Dayton, the only daughter in a family of six children. Her mother, a native of Connecticut, died in 1856, and her father, whose native State was New York, died in the spring of 1859. After his marriage Mr. Merrifield remained on the farm of his father-in-law, in Ohio, nearly fourteen years. His only child, Adin, was born Oct. 14, 1858, and in March, 1879, journeyed to California, where he is now residing. In 1871, Mr. Merrifield removed to Michigan, and settled on the place he now occupies, in Watervliet township. Mr. Mer- rifield was formerly a Republican in politics, and held the positions of supervisor and school inspector five years. He has more recently united with the Greenback party. For seven years he attended to his duties as an ordained min- ister of the Universalist Church, in connection with his occupation as a farmer, but is at this time a liberal Spiritu- alist. His entire life has been a busy one.
SEBASTIAN SMITH.
This gentleman, the son of George Smith, is the third in a family of five children, and was born May 11, 1826, in Redfield, Kennebec Co., Me., of which town his parents were also natives. When he was thirteen years of age Sebastian Smith went to New Brunswick, where he lived and worked with his uncle, Oliver Smith, until he was twenty-four. July 9, 1850, while in the province named, he was married to Miss Harriet, daughter of John and Re- becca Barker, and by her was the father of five children, three of whom are now living. In 1849, before he was married, his uncle died and left him executor of his will. In 1854, after the final settlement of his uncle's business, he came to Michigan, and selected a site for a future home, and sent for his family, which arrived in the fall of 1855. His uncle's affairs were in such a state that he could pay his nephew nothing, and the latter, upon his arrival in Michigan, was the possessor of the very small sum of fifty cents; but he soon found employment at rafting lumber for the firm of Medbury & Aldrich, who had just become proprietors of the Watervliet Mill. He remained in their employ nearly two years. In the fall of 1856 he formed a copartnership with Henry R. Holland, and together they built a saw-mill on Mill Creek, and operated it two years, when they dissolved partnership. At that time Mr. Smith had accumulated one hundred dollars in cash, as the result of his extreme labor. The panic of 1857 dealt roughly with him, he only saving one hundred and sixty acres of land (on which was an incumbrance of fifteen hundred dol- lars), ten thousand feet of lumber, and five bushels of corn (which he never received), and seventy-five cents in cash. He again found employment in rafting lumber, and in 1868 built a house on his place which cost sixteen hundred dol- lars, his father furnishing him with means to pay off the indebtedness upon his land. In 1859 his house was de- stroyed by fire, but was replaced in ninety days. To this farm he has made numerous additions, and now owns five hundred and thirty-two acres, of which two hundred and fifty are improved, sixty being included in an apple orchard. Mr. Smith has been an extensive shipper of fruit; in 1878
one car-load of apples-one hundred and fifty barrels-was shipped from his orchard direct to London. The farm shown in the view accompanying this notice is located on section 14, about two miles from the homestead, and one mile north of the village of Watervliet ; it contains one hundred and twenty acres, twenty of which are set to fruit, and twenty more will be utilized in the same way in 1880, when Mr. Smith's entire orchard will contain one hundred acres.
Mr. Smith is a Democrat in politics and belongs to no religious body. Until he was thirteen his years were spent on his father's farm, where he found plenty of hard work and but small opportunity to obtain an education. By per- severance, however, aided by his mental and physical vigor, he became possessed of much practical knowledge, which fitted him for the duties of life in no small degree.
CHAPTER XLV.
WEESAW TOWNSHIP .*
Description and Original Land-Entries-The Early Settlers-Land- Owners in 1844-Township Organization and List of Officers-,- New Troy Village-Hill's Corners-Schools-Religious Societies.
THE township of Weesaw contains 36 full sections, and is bounded on the north by the township of Lake, east by Buchanan, south by Galien, and on the west by the town- ships of Chickaming and Three Oaks. It is quite destitute of abrupt elevations, and is more nearly level than any town- ship in the county. The northwesterly and central portions of the township are low and marshy, much of which has been reclaimed, making excellent grass-land. The eastern portion is high rolling land, well adapted to grain crops. The western part embraces rich loamy lands of very fine quality. West and southwest of New Troy there is a large admixture of sand. Originally the township was heavily timbered with beech, maple, ash, basswood, whitewood, and black walnut, largely the two latter. The township was de- layed many years in its settlement from this fact, and sections were purchased for the timber by parties owning mills, and who held the land until the timber was cut off. The land is now in fine condition, and in the possession of an enter- prising, thrifty people, and the future prosperity of Wee- saw is assured by the energy of its inhabitants. The town- ship has but few lakes, and its roads are nearly all straight and in excellent condition. Its principal water-course is the Galien River and the branches that form it. The northern branch rises in the north part of Buchanan town- ship, and flows westerly, with many windings mainly through the second tier of sections from the north line, and joins the main stream formed there by the confluence of this and other branches. The largest branch rises in Galien and flows northerly. Thence the river flows west through New Troy and passes into Chickaming township. Blue Jay Creek rises in the southwest part and flows westerly, and joins the large branch on section 20.
The original entries of government land on the several
* By Austin N. Hungerford.
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sections of Weesaw township were made by the following- named persons, viz :
Section 1 .- R. W. Landon, G. Kimmel, W. Stephens, J. Hickman. Section 2 .- G. Kimmel, Mary J. Gould, Henry Blinn, Chas. P. Beard,
J. H. Armstrong, W. Bardin, W. Stephens.
Section 3 .- Chas. F. Beard, J. W. Willis, R. W. Landon, John Orris, M. J. Gould, P. Humphrey, T. Dennison.
Section 4 .- R. W. Landon, Isaac Sherwood, Elisha Alvord.
Section 5 .- D. Murry, J. Smith, Townsend & Co.
Section 6 .- J. Sherwood, S. Gould.
Section 7 .- S. Gould, R. S. Morrison, E. Hitchcock, A. Edwards, B. Redding, C. W. Reed.
Section 8 .- W. Stevens, Townsend & Co., B. Redding, H. Gould, C. J. Lanman, J. Front.
Section 9 .- Wm. Smith, Elisha Alvord, E. Grice, W. Stephens.
Section 10 .- W. Stephens, John H. Armstrong, - Kimmel.
Section 11 .-- Armstrong, - Stephens, J. Garwood, S. Garwood, J. Rush.
Section 12 .- J. Hickman, W. Dodd, W. Stephens, - Martin. Section 13 .- J. Harris, T. D. Vail, J. Rush, J. Maple.
Section 14 .- Wood & Roof, T. D. Vail, Andrew Caton, W. & L. C. Redding, Arthur Squim, Ozman Eddy.
Section 15 .- J. Turner, J. Darwin, J. Turner and J. Redding. Section 16 .- School lot.
Section 17 .- J. Rush, N. Willard, B. Butterworth, H. Gould, J. Red- ding, H. A. Ranstead, J. Murphey.
Section 18 .- B. Butterworth, J. Murphey.
Section 19 .- H. A. Ranstead, - Stephens, S. Gould, C. Hoag, B. Butterworth, S. Edes, D. G. Jones.
Section 20 .- N. Willard, J. Rush, S. Cannon, J. Mitchell, H. Bement. Section 21 .- W. Scott, T. H. Richardson, Patrick Sullivan, John Mc- Donnell, Daniel Darby, L. L. Harding, Morris Dulin.
Section 22 .- Wm. Hollabrough, Wm. Stephens, D. G. Bouton, S. L. Maynard, M. Turner, Lewis Benton, J. B. Phyle.
Section 23 .- Elisha Alvord, J. Wills, Sr., Lydia Ingersoll, W. Ern- hart, Eli Hubbell, J. P. Ingersoll, B. F. Pennell, J. W. Utley.
Section 24 .- J. Parote, J. Wills, N. Millard, W. Ernhart, J. Ryan, J. Jack.
Section 25 .- W. Stephens, J. Allen, N. Wilson, T. Helves, J. A. Stokes.
Section 26 .- J. Wills, J. A. Stokes, J. H. Rugg, D. Sharp, J. Davis. Section 27 .- V. L. Bradford, Silas Stearns, Henry B. Hoffman.
Section 28 .- V. L. Bradford, J. Snyder, M. Dulin, E. Murdock.
Section 29 .- J. Mitchell, W. Scott, Ruel Blackman, Jas. Smith, T. M. Bennett, J. Bennett, N. Millard.
Section 30 .- Townsend & Co., N. Millard, W. Massar, J. Turner, J. Gerrish, W. White, N. Turner.
Section 31 .- G. B. Avery, J. Gerrish, Wm. Scott, John Burch, J. Curry, C. Thomas.
Section 32 .- W. Cash, W. B. Gray, R. Hunt, N. Millard, V. L. Brad- ford.
Section 33 .- V. L. Bradford, John Hunt, J. Snider, H. B. Hoffman. Section 34 .- E. Murdock, Sally Batts, M. M. Price, O. Paddock, Vail Smith, Wm. Stearns, M. Paddock, C. Clopp.
Section 35 .- Simeon Berry, S. S. Ford, J. L. Allen, A. Dow & Co., H. B. Hoffman, W. Cash, B. Redding.
Section 36 .- W. Stephens, F. Hutchinson, J. W. Mckinley, - Cochran, J. Front, B. Redding.
THE EARLY SETTLERS.
The territory that comprises this township remained en- tirely unsettled until about 1836, when the first pioneers came in. Squatters had been on the land in different parts, but left no permanent improvements. Among the first to settle were Phineas Stratton, Timothy Atkins, and others, about 1836. Phineas Stratton was a native of New York, and located on 40 acres in the southwest quarter of section 7. His son James lived on the homestead. Another son, Nathaniel, married, in 1843, a daughter of Mrs. Murdock, who lived for some time on section 34, and is now at Sau-
gatuck, Allegan Co. Harvey lives at New Troy, and John at Michigan City.
Timothy Atkins was a native of Southern Ohio, and came here about the same time as Stratton. He lived in what is now New Troy. Several of those who came in about that time did not locate on farms, but lived near the mills and worked in them.
Charles McCracken was also at New Troy, and was town- ship clerk in 1844-46. He died mysteriously at that place, and parties were arrested, but nothing was proved and they were released.
Sidney S. Ford located in the village. He was a justice of the peace in 1839.
Stephen Hobart settled also at Troy, and was elected treasurer of the township in 1839, and in 1847 moved to Buchanan and died there. He was from Ohio. William H. Gould settled first at New Troy. He was supervisor in 1842, 1844-47. He moved west to Missouri. John Rugg lived in the township, on the northeast quarter of section 20. He was a justice of the peace in 1839. He after- wards removed to Niles township. Erastus Hart also lived in the township, and was justice of the peace in 1847. George Brong was a blacksmith, and lived about a mile north of Hill's Corners, on the northeast quarter of section 2. He was a justice of the peace in 1843. Rugg, Hart, and Brong were the only families who lived out of New Troy in the township before 1840. Ezra Stoner was the first town clerk, in 1837, and justice of the peace in 1839. Joseph G. Ames and'Hiram Gould (a brother of Solomon and William) were commissioners of highways. Samuel Garwood also filled that office, but he was located in what is now Galien township. Solomon Gould, a brother of Hiram, was located at the settlement of New Troy, and he, with Hiram, built the first mill. He was one of the first justices. John J. Knapp was also here before 1840, and located on the southeast quarter of section 18.
During and after the year 1840 settlers came in rapidly. Pitt J. Pierce, a native of Hamburg, Erie Co., N. Y., went to Ohio when twelve years of age, and emigrated to Wee- saw in the spring of 1840. He located 160 acres on the east half of the southwest quarter and west half of the southeast quarter of section 9. He still lives on the farm. Arnold W. Pierce, the eldest son, lives at New Troy, and is the town clerk, a position he has held for nine years. A daughter, Lucinda, married Richard Jennings, and lives at New Troy.
Alpheus Hill, a native of Connecticut, emigrated to Ohio, and in 1840 to Weesaw, settling in New Troy, where he remained until the spring of 1846, when he removed to what is now known as Hill's Corners. He was a justice in 1841. Abner, the eldest son, cut the first trees at the Corners, and is now living at New Troy. Edward, another son, kept the first store at Troy, and died there. His widow married A. A. Morley ; his daughter Mary married P. J. Pierce; Elmira married William S. Pierce; Maria married Henry H. Pike, of Niles ; Louisa lives in La Porte, Ind.
William S. Pierce, a brother of Pitt J., came in about the same time, and located on the northwest quarter of
GEORGE BOYLEV
MRS. GEORGE BOYLE.
RESIDENCE OF GEORGE BOYLE, WEESAW TP., BERRIEN CO., MICH.
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section 10, adjoining his brother. His son lives on the place. A son, Albert, is in California. He was town clerk in 1847-49.
William Strong, in 1841, settled on the northeast quarter of section 2, where his son now lives. Henry Searles set- tled at the Corners in 1845. Samuel Washburn settled, in 1842, on the southeast quarter of section 3. He was treasurer in 1844-46 and 1849. Hiram Wells located on the north west quarter of section 11, in 1845, where Peter Smith now owns. He was town clerk in 1848.
All the settlers mentioned above located in the north part of the township before 1845.
In June, 1840, Matthew M. Paddock, a native of Wash- ington Co., N. Y., bought 200 acres of land in the south half of section 34, in the township of Weesaw, and 40 acres adjoining, in the northwest quarter of section 2, now in the township of Galien, and built a cabin on the 200 acres. He still lives on the farm. He was justice of the peace in 1844, and town clerk in 1850. When he settled there were no families west of him. John Unrugh, John P. Johnson, and Richard Huston lived south of his place, in Galien. Settlers were few in that section for ten years succeeding 1840.
About 1842 the family of Ephraim Murdock located the northwest quarter of section 34, where his widow, with her youngest son, still lives. Her eldest son, John, lives on the southeast quarter of section 32. Robert Eaton settled, about 1846, on the southwest quarter of section 25, now owned by A. T. Hall.
Hugh Lamb, with his wife and sons, emigrated from New York State, and purchased the John Rugg farm, on the northeast quarter of section 26, in October, 1851. His son William settled on the northwest quarter of section 25, east of his father, where he still lives. Alexander lives on the southwest quarter of section 36, and Thomas lives south of his brother Alexander, on the same quarter section. Curtiss lives on Terre Coupée Prairie.
Elijah Hall purchased 120 acres in Weesaw, in the southeast quarter of section 36, and 80 acres adjoining it on the east, in Buchanan township. He lived on the 80 acre tract for a time, but now lives in Weesaw.
Benjamin F. Pennell and Union Pennell, brothers, emi- grated to this township about 1849, and located in the northeast quarter of the township, near New Troy. Ben- jamin F. was supervisor from 1850 to 1858; Union was treasurer from 1853 to 1859, and justice of the peace two terms, from 1852.
Ambrose A. and Thomas Morley came to New Troy in 1853, and built a mill on the river. Ambrose was the first postmaster ; he is still living at Troy, and keeps the hotel.
Dr. A. B. Herman, a native of Ohio, came to Niles town- ship, where he lived a short time, and in 1855 came to Troy and established practice there as a physician. He now lives in Buchanan.
Alonzo Sherwood is a son of Seth Sherwood, one of the earliest settlers on the St. Joseph River, in Niles township. He settled on the north half of section 5, originally entered by D. Murray. He engaged largely in lumbering and farming. A horse-railroad was run for several years from his Oak Grove saw-mill, along the line of the township, to
. Brown's Station on the railroad and to Brown's Pier on the lake. Mr. Sherwood purchased 240 acres in Weesaw, and 240 acres in Lake township. He was supervisor in 1869, '70, and is now (1879) a member of the Legislature.
The Land- Owners in Weesaw in 1844, as shown by the assessment roll of that year, were as follows: Stephen Hobart, William Strong, Joseph Thornton, Alpheus Hill, George Brong, Samuel M. Washburn, Joseph Williams, P. G. Stratton, Samuel Stratton, C. Wheeler, Pitt J. Pierce, William S. Pierce, William H. Gould, John J. Knapp, Erastus Hart, John Rugg, W. M. Maynard, S. C. May- nard, Mary Murdock, M. M. Paddock, N. Stratton, T. Atkins, John Porter, Charles McCracken, Francis Finne- gan, J. H. Armstrong, J. Hickman, W. Stephens, T. Den- nison, Isaac Sherwood, H. Alvord, D. Murry, J. Smith, Townsend & Co., Sherwood Gould, John Law, E. Hitch- cock, A. Edwards, C. W. Reed, B. Redding, C. J. Land- mann, E. Alvord, W. M. Smith, J. Garwood, S. Garwood, J. Rush, W. Dodge, - Martin, J. Harris, T. D. Vail, J. Maple, Wood & Rapp, W. Redding, L. C. Redding, Osmer Eddy, J. Redding, J. Turner, J. Dawson, R. Butterworth, H. A. Ranstead, N. Willard, S. Gould, C. Hoag, S. Edes, D. G. Jones, J. Mitchell, H. Bennett, W. Scott, - Rich- ardson, J. B. Uhle, J. Willison, W. Earnhart, M. Willis, P. Y. Parrote, M. Ryan, M. Jack, N. Willson, T. H. Ives, M. A. Stokes, J. Davis, V. L. Bradford, H. F. Hoffman, Y. Mitchell, T. M. Burnett, A. Bennett, W. Massey, Y. Garrish, W. White, Y. Bursch, T. Thomas, R. Hunt, W. Cash, Paul Smith, Sally Butler, A. Daw & Co., T. Barry, J. W. McKinly, T. Hutchinson, W. Stephens, Y. Frost, W. Hall.
The lands in the village of New Troy were at that time held as follows: N. Willard & Co., the larger part of blocks 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 19, 20, 21, 22, and 24. Francis Finnegan on block 3; R. C. Payne on blocks 3, 4, 18, 10, and 11 ; A. Hill on block 3; Stephen Hobart, 10 and 11; Samuel Stratton, 3; Charles McCracken, 11; W. H. Gould, 11 and 13; A. Calvin on block 11 ; Strand on 3; P. Castle, blocks 3, 4, 5; Sanford on 11; Strand on blocks 12, 13, 17, and 18. Valuation for 1844, $25,401.
TOWNSHIP ORGANIZATION AND LIST OF OFFICERS.
The act that created the township of Weesaw, approved March 20, 1837, provided that " All that portion of the county of Berrien designated by the United States survey as townships 7 and 8 south, of range 19 west, be and the same is hereby set off and organized into a separate town- ship by the name of Weesaw, and the first township-meet- ing therein shall be held at such place in said township as the sheriff of the county of Berrien shall designate and appoint."
In the organization of the township of Bertrand, in the previous year, the territory now known as Galien-being township 8 south, of range 19 west-was attached to Ber- trand. In the erection of Weesaw this was taken from Bertrand and became part of the territory of Weesaw, to which it belonged till Feb. 29, 1844, when it was set off as Galien.
The township in 1840 contained but 142 inhabitants ; 1845, 155; 1854, 404; 1860, 753; 1870, 1243.
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The records of the township were kept on loose sheets of paper until 1841, and the names of officers prior to that time are gleaned from highway reports, oaths of office, and other papers.
The officers of the year of organization are not known, except Ezra Stoner, the first township clerk, who, as such, entered a record of a road Nov. 15, 1837. Joseph G. Ames, Hiram Gould, and Samuel Garwood were commis- sioners of roads ; John P. Johnson, justice of the peace. The principal township officers from 1839 to the present time have been as follows :
1839 .- Joseph G. Ames, Supervisor; Ezra Stoner, Town Clerk ; Ezra Stoner, John Rugg, Solomon Gould, and Sidney S. Ford, Justices of the Peace; Stephen Hobart, Treasurer.
1841 .- James Edson, Supervisor ; James H. Willson, Jr., Town Clerk; James Edson, Treasurer; John P. Johnson and Alpheus Hill, Justices of the Peace; Matthew M. Paddock, School Inspector.
1842 .- William H. Gould, Supervisor; Daniel Bellinger, Town Clerk; Samuel Garwood, Treasurer; M. M. Paddock and William H. Gould, School Inspectors.
1843 .- William Burns, Supervisor; Daniel Bellinger, Town Clerk ; Samuel Garwood, Treasurer ; George Brong, Justice of the Peace; Daniel Bellinger, Samuel M. Washburn, and Wil- liam Burns, School Inspectors.
1844 .- Wm. H. Gould, Supervisor: Charles McCracken, Town Clerk; Erastus Hart, Matthew M. Paddock, Justices of the Peace; Samuel M. Washburn, Treasurer and School Inspector.
1845 .- Wm. H. Gould, Supervisor ; Charles McCracken, Town Clerk ; Samuel M. Washburn, Treasurer; Joseph Thornton, Justice of the Peace; Lorenzo Thornton, School Inspector.
1846 .- Wm. H. Gould, Supervisor ; Charles McCracken, Town Clerk ; Samuel M. Washburn, Treasurer ; B. F. Pennell, M. M. Pad- dock, Justices of the Peace.
1847 .- Wm. H. Gould, Supervisor ; Wm. S. Pierce, Town Clerk ; Stephen Hobart, Treasurer ; Samuel Stratton, Erastus Hart, Justices of the Peace; Lorenzo Thornton, School Inspector. 1848 .- Wm. H. Gould, Supervisor ; Hiram Wells, Town Clerk ; John H. Rugg, Treasurer; Pitt J. Pierce, Justice of the Peace; B. F. Bennett, School Inspector.
1849 .- Benjamin M. Lyon, Supervisor; Wm. S. Pierce, Town Clerk ; Samuel M. Washburn, Treasurer; William S. Pierce, Levi Logan, Benjamin M. Lyon, Justices of the Peace ; Truman Royer, John J. Knapp, School Inspectors.
1850 .- Benjamin F. Pennell, Supervisor; Matthew M. Paddock, Town Clerk; Union Pennell, Treasurer ; Daniel B. Mead, School Inspector : James W. Wells, Justice of the Peace.
1851 .- B. F. Pennell, Supervisor; Daniel B. Mead, Town Clerk ; James W. Wells, Treasurer; Hiram Wells, Justice of the Peace; Benjamin M. Lyon, School Inspector.
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