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North Winfield-Is a post-office in the northern part of the town ; the office was established forty-one years ago and Josiah Warner was the postmaster. One year later it was taken by Nathaniel Morgan, now of West Winfield, who kept it forty years, to 1891. Earl M. Rider is the present postmaster. Mr. Morgan formerly kept a store there, but there is now no business carried on at this point. A saw and grist-mill and cheese box factory are operated by Mr. Rider ; they were built many years ago by Zadock Rider.
Following is a list of supervisors of this town with date of their in- cumbency :
James Orton, 1816-17, Matthew Reith, 1818-26; Abraham Woodruff, 1827; Sim- eon Bucklin, 1818-32; Benjamin Carver, 1833-37; David R. Carrier, 1838-39, 1853-
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54; Richard Bonfoy, 1840-41 : Caleb Dodge, 1842; Samuel McKee. 1843-44 : Zenas Eldred, 1×45-47. 1862-63: Levi S. Knight. 1845-49; Nathaniel M. Morgan, 1850; Almond Crandall, 1871-52: George Thomas. 1455 ; Walter Pa mer, 1856-89 : Myron Eldred. 1-60-61 : S. S. Morgan. 1-64-69; N. D. Taylor. 1870-72: Emery Bartlett, 1871; lletry H. Morgan, 1=73 ; Isaac T. Burgess. 1874; Henry M. Morgan, 1875-78 : Myron A. McKee, 1-79 -< 1; Delevan L. Cook, 1882-83: Philip H. Brown, 1884 96: C. D. Wheeler, 16-7: Dennis A. Dewey, 182-90: Frank T .. Brace, 1692-92.
CHAPTER XXI.
THE TOWN OF LITCHFIELD.
T HIS town was formed from German Flats at the same time as Frankfort - February 5, 1796. It includes within its boundaries parts of Bayard's and Staley's, and a small part of Conrad Frank's pat- ents. The town is bounded on the north by Frankfort; on the east by Columbia ; on the south by Winfield, and on the west by Oneida county. Its surface is elevated about 500 feet above the Mohawk and is moder- ately hilly. What are known as West Dry Hill and East Dry Hill are connected with elevated lands which form a water- shed, the streams on the northern side flowing to the Mohawk and those on the southern side to the Susquehanna. In the southern part of the town is Kibby's Pond, a small body of water without visible outlet or inlet. Cedar Lake, in the southwest part, contains twenty- five acres. Wheelock's Pond, contain- ing about five acres, named after Alvin Wheelock, an early settler, is the source of Moyer Creek, which flows west and northward from near the center of the town. The east branch of the Unadilla has its source in the western part and flows south. While some of the hill soil is thin in some localities, most of the town is arable and fertile. There are several springs in the town the waters of which are impregnated with sulphur.
Litchfield was not settled until after the Revolution, when in 1,86 Elijah Snow, a native of Massachusetts, settled on what is known as Wheelock's Hill, formerly called "Snow's Bush." William Brewer and Ezekiel Goodale, of Massachusetts, John Andrews, Christopher
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Rider from Connecticut, Ebenezer Drewry (or Drury) and John Everett from New Hampshire, and John and Eleazer Crosby from Connecticut, came into the town about the year 1787. Samuel Miller from Connect- icut, came in 1788, and James Gage and Nathaniel Ball from New Hampshire arrived about the same time. Selah Holcomb settled here in 1791. Other early settlers were Nathaniel Fish, Silas Hamilton, John Locke, William Hadley, Ira Wilkinson, Timothy Fuller, Harry Crane, John Ross, William Brayton, Daniel Ellsworth, John S. Avery, David Beals, John Paddock, Samuel Matthews, James Schooley, and the Gilletts in the Crane's Corners vicinity, William Brewer, the Un- derwoods on Jernsalem Hill, John Ingersol, Abner Rising, the Gaylord and Congdon families on Jerusalem Hill, Aaron Goodier at what is known as Goodier's Corners, the Washburns, Burpees, and others else- where mentioned. Selah Holcomb settled in the Cedarville section, as also did Nathaniel Fish ; William Hadley, also, whose grandson, J. I. Hadley, is still living. A. B. Wilkinson died in 1890; he then occu- pied the homestead of his father, Ira; Timothy Fuller settled at Jeru- salem Hill where he has grandsons still living ; Jeremiah Kinne is rep- resented by his son Jeremiah; and John S. Avery, who lived to be nearly a centenarian, is represented in the town by his son William ; Samuel Matthews by his grandson Chauncey at Cedarville; David Beal by his grandson Oliver; the James Schooley home is owned by his son Andrew; Chester D. Gaylord occupies the homestead of his father, Lyman, near North Litchfield, and Samuel Norton the home- stead of his father, Russell, in that vicinity. James Congdon is repre- sented by his son, A. G. Congdon, near Cedar Lake; and Richard Smith by his son W. H. Smith in the same section. Lewis Devendorf was a son of Henry, and C. T. and E. F. Wheelock are grandsons of Alvin ; (see history of Winfield). The farm of Lester Smith is now owned by Seymour, and Aaron Goodier's homestead by his grandsons, near Goodier's Corners. Representatives also of the families of Nathan- iel Ball (his grandson, H. H., being town clerk), children of Ebenezer Bennett, Archibald Parker, and others still reside in the town. Jonas Washburn settled early on Jerusalem Hill on the farm now occupied by his son, Edward V. Washburn ; and in the same vicinity Lyman Gay- lord lives on the farm settled by Nathan Underwood. Ransford Cole's
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father settled early at North Litchfield, and George E. Holland, the present merchant and postmaster, bought the farm twenty-one years ago. He also carries on the manufacture of lime.
The first school was taught by Jeremiah Everett ; there are now nine districts in the town. The first store was kept by David Davis and the first tavern by Joseph Sheppard. John Littlejohn established the first grist-mill about 1806.
The first town meeting was held on the 5th of April, 1796, and the following officers were elected :
Supervisor, Abel Brace; town clerk, Josiah Shepard; assessors, John Littlejohn, Wm. C. Jones, Jeremiah Holmes ; overseers of the poor, Joseph Hooker and Joseph Walker; commissioners of highways, Asa Way, Oliver Harwood, Samuel Murray ; constables, Peleg Harwood, Abel Brace, jr., Timothy Greenly ; collectors, Abel Brace, jr., Timothy Greenly ; school commissioners, Abel Brace, Tilley Richardson, Josiah Shephard.
The first road laid out after the formation of Litchfield is described as " a road from Aaron Budlong's to Josiah Shepard's," and was sur- veyed by Israel Porter and recorded in May, 1796. The old Utica and Minden turnpike crossed this town and the Ilion and Cedarville plank road was built in 1848; it was a toll road until 1868. The Utica and Burlington plank road crossed the town, ending at Burlington Flats.
At the present time there is no manufacturing of any account in Litchfield. The farming community is fairly prosperous and carries on cheese-making to a large extent. There are six cheese factories in the town, one of which, the Kinne factory, was the second one established in the county. In early years wool was extensively produced, but since 1870-75 little has been done in this industry. The Litchfield furnace was established in 1816, on Moyer creek, near the Frankfort town line. The ore used came from Oneida county, and considerable smelting and casting was done for a number of years. Charcoal was used in the fur- nace, which gave the farmers who were clearing their lands quite a source of profit. Elisha Wetmore was the last owner of the furnace.
There are a few small hamlets in Litchfield, but no village of impor- tance. Cedarville, a part of which is in the town, has been sufficiently noticed in the history of Columbia. Crane's Corners (Litchfield post- office) is in the northeastern part of the town, and was named after Harry Crane, before named as an early settler, who kept a tavern there in early
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years. John Ecker was an early merchant and Roswell Champion carried on a tannery. Warner Wheelock kept a store a number of years. There is no business there now. Stephen Matthews is post- master, succeeding Thomas Cary, and he succeeded Seymour Gage, who had the office a number of years.
North Litchfield is a hamlet and post-office in the northern part of the town, with George E. Holland as postmaster. This lias been known as Day's Corners, after Almeron Day, who kept a store here. Mr. Hol- land took the post office in 1875, buying out the business of Mr. Day. He also carries on the manufacture of lime, in which business John E. Salisbury and Dixon & Lewis are also engaged in that vicinity.
Cedar Lake is a hamlet and post-office in the southern part of the town. Edwin Goodier is postmaster, succeeding Almeron Norton in 1891. The old saw-mill belongs to the estate of John Gird. A store is kept by Duane Histed and B. F. Wheeler is the blacksmith.
A post-office was established ten or twelve years ago at Norwich Corners, where a store was formerly kept. N. L. Harrison is the pres- ent postmaster.
The town of Litchfield is divided into nine school districts, and while there is no institution of learning in the town of higher grade than the common schools, these are kept up with sufficient vigor to suffice for the needs of the community.
Churches .- The First Baptist church of Litchfield was organized at the house of Nathaniel Ball on the 15th of March, 1795. Meetings were held in private houses until the school-house at North Litchfield was finished in 1815. The first pastor was Elder Harris. The first church building was erected in 1834, and it was remodeled in 1875. Services have been kept up with considerable regularity, either by settled pastors or by students from Madison University.
Congregational (Presbyterian) Church .- A church that was Congre- gational in form was organized in the town in August, 1796; but its history is unknown and unobtainable. On the 24th of December, 1840, " a number of the inhabitants of the town for the purpose of enjoying social and religious privileges, met at the school-house near John Under- wood's and, agreeable to the statute of this State, formed themselves into a religious society called the Litchfield First Congregational Socie-
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ty, with constitution and rules of government." The first trustees were Ebenezer Cowles, Timothy Foster, Wm. Brewer, Francis Smiley, John Underwood, Isaac Jillet and Eliphalet Fuller. In April, 1813, the church took the name of the Litchfield Presbyterian Society and joined the presbytery of Oneida, with Rev. Thomas Mills as pastor ; he con- tinued until 1820. The first church building was commenced at Jeru- salem Hill about the year 1810, and was finally finished in 1814. This building in course of time fell into decay and a smaller church was erected across the road. In 1890 this building was removed to near the site of the first one. Services have been generally regular, either by settled pastors or by students of Auburn Theological Seminary. Rev. John H. Pollock is the present pastor.
The Norwich Congregational Church - Was organized in 1799, with over eighty members. The first church was built in 1802, and was struck by lightning and burned in 1810. In the following year the present church was erected. In 1842 it was remodeled. The first minister was Rev. John Eastman, who remained ten years. In about the year 1845 an unhappy dissension arose in the church which divided into two factions, each of which had services most of the time for more than twenty years, and until 1866, when they were again united under the ministry of Rev. David Biggar. In May, 1876, the society united with the Jerusalem Hill church. At the present time the society, though small, is prosperous and active.
The Methodist Episcopal Church -At Cedar Lake was formed prob- ably previous to 1813. Aaron Goodier, one of the pioneers, and an esti- mable preacher, was ordained as a deacon in that year. A church was built in 1838, and dedicated by Aaron Goodier and Zachariah Paddock ; this was burned in 1858, and the present church erected in its place in 1862.
The Methodist Society -At Crane's Corners was formed very early in the present century, for a wooden church owned by the society was standing in 1804. A new church, which is still in use, was built about the year 1862, at a cost of $3,000. There is no service held there at the present time. This church and the ones at Frankfort Hill and Cedar Lake were served by the same ministers for many years.
The First Universalist Society - Of North Litchfield was organized March 19, 1838, with Samuel Rider, Horace E. Ball and William Wet-
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more as trustees ; Boughton Everett, clerk. Rev. Dolplus Skinner and T. D. Cook were among the early ministers. Rev. O. A. Brown- son served the church for many years.
Following is a list of supervisors of this town, with date of their in- cumbency :
1796, Abel Brace ; 1799, Abel Brace and Francis Smiley ; 1800, Francis Smiley ; 1801, Francis Smiley and Mason Hatfield ; 1802, Mason Hatfield ; 1805, Jared J. Hooker; 1806, Selah Holcomb; 1808, Abraham Woodruff; 1810, Benjamin Wood; 1812, George Paddock ; 1813, James Orton ; 1816, Matthew Keith ; 1817, John Everett; 1822, John Ross; 1824, Samnel Fish; 1826, Stephen Crosby ; 1828, Thomas Phelon ; 1830, Samuel Rider; 1832, Selah Holcomb; 1833, Thomas Phelon; 1835, Jonathan Butler; 1838, Samuel Rider; 1840, Ehas W. Fish; 1842, Alanson Townsend; 1844, Julins C. Warren ; 1846, Elias W. Fish ; 1847, Amasa B. Miller; 1848, William Bray- ton; 1850, Anson Rider; 1852, James M. Dodge; 1854, Boughton Everett ; 1856, Horace E. Ball; 1858, Archibald Parker; 1860, Alonzo L. Fish; 1863, Philander Rewry ; 1865, Archibald Parker; 1867, Alonzo L. Avery ; 1871, Jacob M. Beals; 1873, Chauncey Matthews; 1878, Chauncey Matthews; 1879-1883, H. L. Harrison ; 1884 1887, Levi C. Smith; 1888-1890, Irving K. Fish; 1891-1892, E. B Holcomb.
CHAPTER XXII.
THE TOWN OF FRANKFORT.
T HE town of Frankfort was formed from German Flats on the 5th of February, 1796. In 1798 a part of it was annexed to Deerfield in Oneida county. It is bounded northerly by the town of Schuyler; easterly by Herkimer and German Flats; southerly by Litchfield, and westerly by Oneida county. The Mohawk River flows along its north- ern boundary. The town is watered by many small brooks, and the soil is fertile. Limestone exists in the southwestern part, from which excellent lime is made.
Frankfort contains a considerable portion of Cosby's Manor, and about one and one-quarter of a tier of great lots in Bayard's patent, four lots in Burnetsfield, and about half a lot in Frank's patent, four and a half lots in Staley's, and a part of Colden's patent. The original western limit of the town was at the foot of what is now Genesee street
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in Utica. After leaving the valley of the Mohawk, which averages about half a mile in width in this town, the surface is hilly. Moyer Creek flows into the Mohawk at Frankfort, and Ferguson Creek dis- charges into the river about a mile from the west boundary of the town. The principal business of the farming community is dairying, which is very successfully pursued.
Frankfort received its name from Lawrence Frank, who was among the early settlers. The first permanent settler was Jacob Folts, who came in 1723, with other Palatines. He was given lot No. 3, of the Burnetsfield patent, south of the river, and afterwards became owner of the adjoining lot, No. 2. This lot remained in possession of members of the Folts family until recent times. Conrad Folts was a brother of Jacob, and was lost in the Mohawk in June, 1793, leaving nine children, among whom was Jacob C. Folts, who was the ancestor of Jacob J. Folts. Col. James Folts was another prominent member of this family. The ancestral home of the family was erected by Jacob C. Folts, and for many years was the finest residence in the town.1 Other early settlers were Andrew Piper, David Dederick, Aaron James, Evan Evans, Joseph Harris, John Morris, John Myers, Adam Weber. Some of these were of Welsh origin, of which nationality a large number set- tled in the upper Mohawk valley about the year 1800 and later.
Sylvester Joslin, whose farm is still owned by his granddaughter, was an early settler of Frankfort ; also Christopher Joslin, who has a grand- son living in Frankfort village ; as well as Alexander Watson, whose farm is occupied by his grandson, Alexander B. Watson. Amos Till- inghast came early, and his farm is in part occupied by his descendants ; also John Joslin, whose land is occupied by Merritt F. Joslin ; Aaron
1 To Jacob Folts was assigned lot No. 3 on the south side of the Mohawk River. This lot is in the town of Frankfort and is now owned by Daniel W. Folts, who is a descendant in a direct line from the original proprietor of the lot, andwhich has been in the same name and blood for more than one hundred and fifty years. Jacob Folts, the original proprietor of lot No. 3, was a useful man in the church of German Flats and to his country. He held a commission in the Provincial army, issued by Governor Moore, bearing date October 8, 1768. He became owner of the adjoining lot No. 2 before the War of the Revolution ; and by his will, which is dated October 16, 1793, he gave to his grandson, Warner Folts, his lot No. 3, and to his grandson, Jacob C. Folts, lot No. 2. He died in 1807, at the great age of 97 years, and consequently was only 13 years of age when lot No. 3 was originally assigned to him. His grandson, Warner Folts, was the father of Daniel W. Folts, the present owner and occupant of lot No. 3; and his grandson, Jacob C. Folts, was the father of Col. James Folts, the present owner and occupant of lot No. 2. The present occupant of lot No. 3 is in the fourth generation of the same name and blood as owner of the lot .- From Samuel Earl's writings of 1876.
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Budlong, still represented by his grandson Robert ; Samuel Ferguson, by his grandson, James D .; William Bridenbecker, by his grandsons, Judson and Sherwood B., sons of Alexander. These men and others laid the foundation of the prosperous town; opened roads, built mills and cleared the forests.
Others who settled in this town and became prominent in its affairs were John B. Dygert, Chauncey Devendorf, who was for forty years a merchant ; Edward Davis, who lived about two miles west of Frankfort village ; Epaphroditus Palmer, a prominent farmer just east of the vil- lage ; William H. Tisdale, who is still living ; and Robert Etheridge. Sketches of others appear a little further on.
The first town meeting was undoubtedly held in 1796, but the rec- ords are mutilated and do not show its proceedings. In 1797 the following town officers were elected :
Joseph McKee, Benjamin Levaley, David Dederick, Benjamin Ballou, Jeremiah Powell, Ezekiel Baker, Thomas Whitcomb, and Samuel Wood, overseers of highways, fence viewers and poundmasters : Joseph McKee, Solomon Johnson and Joseph Lowe, commissioners of schools ; and it was " voted that the next annual town meeting be held at the house of David Dederick. Attest Joseph McKee, town clerk."
The usual town regulations were adopted. In 1799 it was voted that the town be divided "into four wards for the convenience of erecting pounds." Running at large of cattle, the height of fences, etc., were regulated by early ordinances. Some of the numerous entries relative to stray cattle are very curious, as witness the following :
In 1815 Michael Widrig bad taken up "four calls ; one of them a Bool Calf, and three are black, one with a wite face, and the other two some wite spots on their forret." Jesse Hamblin took up " one Red Cow a bout twelve years okl, without any mark, the Right horn Lops down and a short tale ; " and Jacob Hofstater records " one Red Cow with a pease of wood on her horns."
Warner Folts, of this town, had at least one slave as late as 1822, concerning which the following record appears :
I, Warner Folts, of the town of Frankfort, in the county of Herkimer, farmer, do certify that a negro girl named Susan, to whose service I am entitled, was born of Flora, a slave, then owned by Mr. Doneken, in Canajoharie, in the county of Mont- gomery, on the 28th day of February, 1804, according to the best of my knowledge, information and belief.
CALEB BUDLONG, Town Clerk.
WARNER FOLTS.
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There were at first eight road districts in the town ; and in 1832, pre- vious to which date the school records are lost, there were eleven school districts.
It is believed that there was a grist-mill and a saw-mill on the creek just east of the site of Frankfort village previous to the Revolution, which were both burned by the French and Indians in 1757. In 1794 John Hollister built another saw-mill, and near it, on Moyer creek, Adam 1. Campbell built a grist-mill in 1808. In 1823 it was abandoned and a second was built near the other, which last mentioned one was burned in 1853. A paper-mill was erected on the site which was converted into a distillery, and that into the present grist- mill.
The first tavern in the town was kept in 1795 by John Myers, about a mile and a half northwest from the present village of Frankfort, on the State road.
About 1816 Matthew and Michael Myers built a large ashery on the bank of the river near the village, which was successfully operated for many years. George WV. Henry established a manufactory of cow-bells in 1823, and later engaged in various enterprises. Several attempts have been made in Herkimer and Oneida counties to develop iron in- dustries, both in smelting and manufacturing. The Frankfort furnace was established in 1819, by a stock company, bringing its ore from Clinton, Oneida county. It was quite successful for some years, but was finally abandoned. The town of Salisbury has an iron ore bed.
The Frankfort Woolen Factory was built in 1807 by Joseph Ingham, of Schuyler, and Joseph Collins, of Frankfort. It has continued to do business until the present time, the first primitive machinery being used down to 1865, when Robert Kerr purchased it from Mr. Collins, and refitted it with modern machinery. It was the first woolen factory in Herkimer county.
Dr. Caleb Budlong was the first physician in the town and village of Frankfort; he was one of the four persons who made up the first gradu- ating class of Fairfield Medical College in 1817. The first attorney was Samuel Chapman. Later Col. George B. Judd was a prominent lawyer in this town.
Following is a list of supervisors of Frankfort, with date of their incumbency :
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In 1796, James Kipp; 1798, Joseph McKee ; 1801, Aaron Budlong : 1806, Warner Folts; 1807, John Joslin; 1822, Joseph French; 1825, Samuel Ethridge; 1826, John B. Dygert; 1828, Erastus Everett: 1832, Warner Folts; 1833, Robert Cook; 1835, Caleb Budlong; 1839, John Morgan ; 1841, Warner Dygert; 1843, William Briden- becker ; 1844, James Macauley ; 1845, Lewis F. Joslin; 1846, Charles Crow : 1847, Chauncey Devendorf; 1848, Edward Davis; 1849, Edward Davis, jr. ; 1850, Epaphiro- ditus Palmer; 1851, William Gates, jr ; 1853, James MI. Hulser ; 1854, George John- son; 1855, William Gates; 1856, Peter J. Hotaling; 1859, Richard Davis; 1860, William H. Tisdale ; 1861, Robert Ethridge ; 1863, Lewis Davis ; 1864, Robert Ethridge; 1865, Thomas Devendorf; 1867, Archibald McGowan ; 1870, John W. Bridenbecker ; 1871, P. A. Skiff; 1874, W. H H. Parkhurst; 1875, William W. Crosby ; 1878-1881, W. W. Crosby ; 1882-1885, George I. Seaman ; 1886-1889, John Loftis : 1890, C. W. Harter; 1891, George I. Seaman; 1802, John T. Kerivan.
The building of the Erie Canal and the later opening of the railroad, with a station at the northeast corner of the town (though just in the edge of Schuyler) inspired the hope felt all along the line, that they would lead to the rapid development of the town and village; but such a hope was to a large extent groundless, as must always be the case with the larger number of railroad towns. The opening of the West Shore road, however, in 1883, proved a boon to Frankfort, through the liber- ality of her citizens. When it became known that the immense shops of the new railroad would be located where the most generous offers were made of land and other conveniences, the people of Frankfort village and other citizens of the county and State fairly out-bid all other points, gave the company real estate valued at about $75,000 and secured the prize. The present great shops, employing several hundred men at all seasons, were erected, and have been the means of giving the village a degree of vitality and thrift which it could not otherwise have acquired.
In 1872 the village of Frankfort was connected with Ilion by a street railroad, giving frequent and easy connection with that village, as well as with Mohawk and Herkimer by similar lines.
In 1807 there were only seven houses within the limits of the present corporation of Frankfort village. About 1810 Jacob Weaver opened a tavern here, and in 1814 Matthew and Michael Myers opened a store nearly opposite the woolen factory. In 1809 a grist-mill was built, which is still standing, and in 1811 a tannery was erected by a Mr. Griswold; this was continued in operation until about 1860. Elias
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