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The population, according to the Census of 1845 was 783-males, 406; females, 377. Number of acres of occupied land, 7,058. The quantity of Grain raised in one year was as follows : Barley, 49 bushels ; Peas, 1,040; Beans, 33; Buckwheat, 437; Turnips, 70; Potatoes, 9,186 ; Wheat, 2,446 ; Corn, 2,340; Rye, 987; Oats, 9,331 ; Flax, 456 lbs. Number of Neat Cattle, 1,481 ; Cows, 518 ; Horses, 233 ; Sheep, 5,260 ; Hogs, 467.
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TOWN OF PUTNAM.
We give below a list of the principal Town Officers from its or- ganization to the present time :
SUPERVISORS.
John Gourlay,
1806
Alexander McLaughlin, 1830
to 1810, inclusive.
Alexander Robertson, 1831
James Burnet,
1811
to 1834, inclusive.
do
1812
Andrew Mickle John, IS35
Robert Cummings,
1813
Robert Wright,
1836
do
1814
Alexander Robertson,
1837
do
1815
James Blair,
1838
Alexander McLaughlin,
1816
do
1839
do
1817
William Hutton,
1840
David Congdon, do
1819
William G. Corbet, do
1843
David Congdon,
1921
1844
Peter Hutton,
1822
1845
Not recorded,
1823
John Backus,
1846
Peter Hutton, do
1824
Alexander Wiley, do
1848
Robert Easton,
1826
William G. Corbet,
1849
to 1829, inclusive.
Robert Patterson,
1850
TOWN CLERKS.
George Wiley,
1806 Daniel Williamson,
1832
to 1817, inclusive.
do
1833
Freeman Clark,
1818
James Blair,
1834
do
1819
George Wiley,
1835
George Wiley,
1820
to 1838, inclusive.
Anthony Welch,
1821
William Hutton,
1839
George Wiley,
1822
George Wiley,
1840.
Not recorded,
<1923
to 1842, inclusive.
A bel Comstock, do
1825
William E. Woodstock,
1844
Alexander Robertson,
1826
William G. Corbet, to 1847, inclusive.
1845
to 1828, inclusive.
George Wiley,
1829
James Burnet, 1848
do
1830
James McLaughlin,
1849
do
1831
do
1850
1818
do
1841
1842
Alexander McLaughlin,
1820
John Wright, do
1847
1825
1824
William M. Wiley, 1843
$55
TOWN OF PUTNAM.
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
James Blair,
1830
Alexander Robertson. 1841
Anthony D. Welch,
1831
Daniel McLaughlin, 1842
Abel Comstock,
1832
James Blair, 1312
Alexander McLaughlin,
1833
William Hutton,
1843
James Blair,
1834
Alexander Robertson,
1844
Robert Wright,
1834
Jasper Shear,
1844
Anthony D. Welch,
1835
Alexander Wiley,
1845
Andrew Mickle John,
1835
James Blair,
1846
George Wiley,
1836
William Hutton,
1847
James Cummings,
1837
Robert Patterson, jr ,
1848
Alexander Wiley,
1838
Alexander Wiley,
1849
Jasper Shear,
1838
James Blair,
1850
Robert Patterson, jr.,
1839
William McArthur,
1850
Alexander Robertson,
1840
PUTNAM CORNERS.
This is a small place containing, perhaps, 150 or 200 inhabitants. It also contains a Post Office, a Hotel, and two Stores. It is situa- ted 24 miles West of Lake Champlain, and about 4 miles East of Lake George. Distance from Whitehall, 20 miles. Distance to Ticonderoga, about 5 miles. This village is surrounded by enter- prizing farmers, and the land is of as good a quality as any in the County. The Landing near this place, on Lake Champlain, is called Kinyon's Bay, or Benson's Landing.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
MERCHANTS.
POST MASTER.
William G. Corbet,
William G. Corbet.
James Burnett.
TAVERN KEEPER.
PHYSICIANS.
George Mickle John.
Samuel W. Haynes,
BLACKSMITH.
Ezra B. Francisco.
Solomon French.
The Putnam Post Office was established about thirty years ago. The mail arrives daily. James Miller was the first Post Master, George Burnet the second, William G, Corbet the 3d, and James Burnet the 4th, and William G. Corbet the 5th.
About one mile South of Putnam Corners is a Hotel, kept by Dan-
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TOWN OF PUTNAM.
iel Williamson, jr., and a Blacksmith Shop, occupied by George Res cord. Also, Wagon Shop and Turning Works.
About two miles still farther South there is a Blacksmith Shop, occupied by Henry Deddrick.
ASSOCIATE CHURCH.
A Society of this denomination existed in this town for several years before a regular organization was effected. In 1819 it was regularly organized, and November 4th in the same year the Presbyte- ry met and ordained Rev. James Miller. The ordination Sermon was preached by Rev. Alexander Bullions, D. D., now a resident of Cambridge. Rev. Peter Bullions preached in the afternoon. In 1823 Rev. Alexander Gordon became Pastor of the Church. Rev. Isaac Law is the present minister. The first Ruling Elders were Alexander McLaughlin, John Gourlay and William Shiell. In 1823 Adam Darling, Robert Shiell and John W. Graham acted as Elders. The present Elders are John Gourlay, James Cummings, James Burnet, James McLaughlin, Joseph Thompson and Robert Simpson. The Church edifice is located one mile and a half North of Putnam Corners, on the road leading to Ticonderoga, and is built of brick. The present number of members is about 100. The Lot and Par- sonage cost $1,800
FREE WILL BAPTIST CHURCH.
This is a small Church located in the South part of Putnam, in the valley between the two mountains bordering on Lakes Champlain and George. The denomination has but few members in the Coun- ty. It is said that there is a Society in Fort Ann, but we did not hear of it while travelling through that town recently. The disci- pline of this sect is similar to that of the Methodists. The Free Will Baptists, however, believe immersion to be the only proper method of baptism. This Society was organized about twenty years ago by Rev. Charles Bowles, a colored minister. About that time Rev. John S. Carter was settled. He remained but a short time, and after he left the pulpit was occsionally supplied for several years by ministers from abroad. The names of those who officiated at different times are Leland Huntley, Samuel Hart, Samuel Ken- neston, Alanson Kelburn, R. L. Harvey and L. E. Bixby. The present officiating minister is Henry Beldin. The first Deacons
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TOWN OF PUTNAM.
were Silas Roberts. John Backus, and Cornelius G. Vandenburgh. Trustees-John Backus, Jeremiah Beldin and Henry Deddrick. Present Clerk-Henry Beldin. The present number of members is forty. The Church edifice is small. but was built with much taste. It was erected in 1841 at a cost of $600.
OMISSIONS.
In giving the Business Directory of Galesville we omitted to mention Jacob Owen's Axe establishment. Mr. Owen has an exten- sive patronage in repairing axes and other edge tools. His estab- ishment is of great benefit to the surrounding country.
We also neglected to state that George Forbush carries on the Boot and Shoe business in Washington Place, Union Village.
PUBLIC ENTERPRIZES.
The Telegraph from Troy to Whitehall, through Union Village. Cambridge, Salem, Granville, &c., is useless-the stations North of Schaghticoke being out of order.
The Troy and Rutland Rail Road, through Cambridge Salem, Granville, &c., is under contract, and the work is fast progressing.
The Saratoga and Washington Rail Road passes through Fort Edward and Fort Ann to Whitehall, and is said to be a paying Road.
GRANVILLE. ( Continued from Page 188.)
BAPTIST CHURCH.
This Church was organized in August, 1784. It appears from the records that the first meeting held for the purpose of organizing the Church assembled at the honse of John Stewart, near what is called Middle Granville, on the 18th of August, in the year above named. At the time of its organization there were but twenty-two members. In January, 1785, Richard Sill was called to the minis- try, and in 1792 Elder Dodge was called and officiated as Pastor un- til September 13th, 1800, when he was succeeded by Elder Holly On the 24th of July, 1802, Elder Sawyer was called. He officiated until about the year 1807, when he was succeeded by Samuel Row. ley, who was silenced in 1817 for disorderly conduct. On the 28th of November, 1822, Elder Dillaway took the Pastoral charge of the Church, and in January, 1834, was succeeded Rev. J. C. Stott. Elder Norris became Pastor on the 19th of December, 1834; Elder Bryant in 1835 ; Elder Ransom M. Sawyer in 1839, who officiated for a short time and was succeeded by Elder Samuel C. Dillaway. In 1841 Elder Delana took charge of the Church. In the following year Elder Ewer was settled. He remained a short time, and was followed by Elder Harvey. In June, 1846, Rev. S. Grant was called to the ministry and ordained as Pastor of the Church, and in September, 1819, Elder William Hutchinson was called, and is still
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TOWN OF GRANVILLE.
Pastor. The Meeting House was erected in 1802, about three quarters of a'mile East of North Granville Village. The present number of members is 16S.
First Deacons-Jonathan Brown, Caulkins, Bejamin Ba- ker. Second Deacons-Jacob Savage, Job Leonard, Samuel Stand- ish, Z. Waldow. Present Deacons-Truman Mason, Albert Ken- drick, Comer Mason.
Clerks-Benjamin Baker, sen., Samuel Everts, Elisha Sill, Calvin Needham, Jesse Averil, Harry Reynolds, Jacob Savage, Warner Wright, Linus R. Mason, Aaron C. Mason, and William R. Robbins, who is the present Clerk.
Present Trustees-Comer Mason, Charles G. Baker, William Rhodes, Amos Mason, Franklin Wyman, William R. Robbins.
KINGSBURY. (Continued from Page 156.)
KINGSBURY VILLAGE.
This is a small place five miles North of Sandy Hill. It contains a Post Office, a Baptist Church, Store, Hotel, &c. - Derby keeps the Store, and C. B. Vaughn the Hotel. The place formerly contained two Stores and several Mechanic's Shops, and did much more business than it does now.
The Kingsbury Post Office was established here about the year 1810. Jonathan Bellamy was the first Post Master. He was suc- ceeded by Gabriel T. Leggett. William A. Vaughn, James F. Acker and Thomas A. Sherwood. Charles B. Vaughn is the present P. M. SMITH'S BASIN.
This is a small settlement on the Northern Canal about four miles north-east of Sandy Hill. It contains a Store, Grocery. Tavern, and several Mechanics' Shops.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
MERCHANT. Ezekiel Smith.
WAGON MAKER.
Morris Mead.
GROCER AND TAVERN KEEPER, E. Smith.
BLACKSMITH.
Morris Mead.
The Post Office at ihis place was established in 1849, and L. C. Holmes was appointed Post Master. He still holds the office.
PATTEN'S MILLS.
This is a small place situated about five miles north from Sandy Hill. It contains a Post Office, Store, Grist Mill, &c.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
MERCHANT.
PHYSICIAN.
James W. Harvey.
Danforth Edmunds.
MILLER. WAGON MAKER
E. E. Palmer. BLACKSMITH.
E. H. Orcut. SHOE MAKER Nimms.
Joseph Savory
The ratten's Mills Post Office was established about the year 1833. benjamin Frost was the 1st P. M., Samuel Adams the 2d, James W. Harvey the 3d, and present incumbent.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
The Presbyterian Church at Sandy Hill has a large number of members, and is in a prosperous condition. Rev. George Tay- Jor is the present. We are unable to give the history of this Church, in consequence of having mislaid the statistics we received.
There is also a naptist Church at Kingsbury, and another at Ad- am-ville, on the line between this town and Hartford ; but we were unable to obtain anything concerning their history.
COUNTY OFFICERS.
FIRST JUDGES.
The following are the names of those who have served as First Judges of the County since the year 1800 :
Ebenezer Clark,
John Willard,
Anthony I. Blanchard,
John McLean,
John I. Wendell,
Martin Lee, (present Judge.)
Roswell Weston, *
From 1786 until 1800, the First Judges were Alexander Webster, Ebenezer Russell and David Hopkins ..
SIDE JUDGES.
We copy from the Records the following names of those who have acted asSide Judges since the organization of the Courts :
David Hopkins,
Melancthon Wheeler,
Edward Savage,
Joseph Boies, Benjamin F. Skinner,
Micajah Pettit,
Charles F. Ingalls,
Stephen Thorn,
George W. Germain,
John McLean, sen.,
Zina Hitchcock,
William H. Parker,
Asa Fitch,
Luther J. Howe,
Henry C. Martindale,
John McLean,
Simon Stevens, jr.,
Solomon S. Cowen,
Jonathan Sprague,
Luther Wait,
John Moss, Jacob Holmes,
Albert L. Baker, James I. Lourie.
The names of others may appear on the list of Justices, though they are not recorded as Judges. The Records do not state the pricise time the several Judges were in office.
* Although Mr. Weston's name appears in this connection, we are not certain that he was First Judge.
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COUNTY OFFICERS.
ASSISTANT JUSTICES.
We annex a list of the Justices who officiated at the Courts from 1786 until 1827. They were sometimes recorded as Assistant Judges, but most frequently as Assistant Justices :
Moses Martin,
Albert Baker,
Edward Savage, Daniel Earl, Charles Kane,
Aaron Fuller, John McAllister, John Rowan,
Daniel Mason,
Adiel Sherwood,
Walter Raleigh,
Samuel Crossett, Gideon Warren, James Randolph,
Zina Hitchcock, John Honeywood,
James Randall,
Nathaniel Hall,
William Roberts,
David Thomas, Mathias Ogden, Samuel Crosier, John Harroun,
AsahelHitchcock, Sidney Hay,
John Gray, Asaph Cook,
Job Whipple,
Samuel Crosset, Asahel Hodge,
William Reid,
Jeremiah Russell,
Charles Kane,
Joel Adams,
Edward Savage,
Seth Sherwood, John Younglove, Stanton Tefft,
John Vernon,
.John Whorter,
Simon Stevens, jr.,
Edmund Wells,
David Hopkins,
Samuel Beman,
Jason Kellogg,
Thomas Dennis,
Stephen Thorn,
John Hamilton,
John Rowan, Isaac Sargant,
Thomas Bellows,
Daniel Curtis, Edward Harris,
William Robards,
Phineas Freeman.
Nathan Wilson, Anthony I. Blanchard,
Ebenezer Clark, Stephen Thorn, Manning Bull,
James Green, Leonard Gibbs, William Porter,
John Kincade,
Thomas Smith,
John Williams,
John McLean,
David Thomas,
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COUNTY OFFICERS.
Jonathan Woods, Alexander Simpson,
Van Schaick,
R. Whallon,
Jonathan Dorr,
Asa Fitch,
William Livingston,
Jacob Holmes.
William Adams,
John Thomas,
Joli Willard, David Sill, John L. Wendell , John Baker. Philo Curtis, Silas D. Kellogg.
Samuel T. Shepherd,
William Williams,
Alexander Robertsou
Jonathan Mosher,
Benjamin F. Skinner,
John Reid,
Roswell Weston,
Abner Stone,
George W. Germain,
Jonathan Sprague,
James B. Gibson,
John C. Parker,
James Coon,
John P. Becker,
David A. Boies.
Henry C. Martindale,
John Norton,
Henry Mattison,
Paul Dennis, Joseph Stewart. Alexander McDougall. Martin Lec. James McNaughton,
We cannot ascertain from the Records the years that the several Justices officiated, nor their places of residence.
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
The following persons have officiated as Justices of the Peace, though their names do not appear on the Court Record :
Allen Dwinnolds, Joseph Stewart, Benjamin Smith, Isaac Lacey, Duty Sayles, Wareham Hastings, Paul Dennis, Jesse Fairchilds, .Austin Wells, William J. Joslin, William Briggs, James Hill, James Irvine, David Sprague, Paul Cornell, and Jesse Pratt, of the Old Town of Cambridge. Eraspus Fulsom, Marmaduke Whipple and Lewis Shearer, of Greenwich. James Teff't and James S. Tefft, of Easton. Stephen Ransom, of Salem. Lyman Hall, of Hartford.
SHERIFFS.
We annex the names of those who have held the office of Sheriff since the County was organized. No record having been kept, we are unable to state the time they officiated :
COUNTY OFFICERS.
264 1st. Stone,
Oth. Benjamin Ferris,
2d. David Woods,
10th. Philander C. Hitchcock,
3d. Manning Bull,
11th. Leonard Wells,
4th. John Doty,
12th. Horace Stowel',
5th. John Gale,
13th. Daniel T. Payne,
6th. William i cFarland,
7th. Warren F. Hitchcock.
Sth. Darius Sherrill,
14th. William A. Russell, (pres- ent Sheriff.)
But two persons have been hung since the organization of the County. Their names were Holmes and Qua ; and they were exe- cutel by Sheriff's Stone and Woods.
ERRATA.
Page 11 -Among the Post Masters, read William Henry instead of Wibiam Henney. Moses H. White was the 4th P. M., and Jona than K. Horton the 5th.
Page 14 .- Rev.JosiahB Grenell was installed in 1S47,instead of 1849. Page 19 -James K. Ifyatt should appear as Trustee, instead of Francis K. Hyatt.
Page 40 -In the 2d line read, about one mile east of Barker's Grove, instead of about one mile north of Beadle & Baker's Store.
Page 51 .- Archibald M. Rowan was Town C'erk, and not Archi- bald M Bowan.
Page 52 .- The Justice and Town Superintendent was Mason Mar- tir, and not Martin Mason.
Page 75 .- Under the head of Shoe Shops read James Archibald, instead of John Archibald.
Page 88 .- Joseph Branch and John McLean should appear as Post Masters before Nathan Collins and others.
Page 98 .- Among the first settlers read John Younglove, instead of John Young. The same on page 104.
Page 102 .- Read Dyer P. Sisson, instead of David P. Sisson.
Page 103 .- The Post Office was established in 1833,instead of 1823: Page 105 .- The first Pastor was Samuel, instead of James Covel.
Page 106 -Read Amon, instead of Anson Fowler. The same ou page 108.
Page 108 .- Read Increase Mosely, instead of Increase Moses; and for Justus Dalu, read Justus Dalee.
Page 109 .- Read Nathaniel S. instead of Nathaniel J. Prime.
Page 121 .- The PostOffice was established in 1798,instead of 1788.
Page 122 .- Read David Qua, instead of David Cole.
Page 160 .- Asahel Hodge was Supervisor until 1799. instead of 1789.
Page 165 .-- Church edifice erected in 1759, instead of 1739.
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