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The first passenger train on the Midland was run on the 29th day of August, 1869. It was drawn by engine "4," the " Delaware," Edwin Williams, Engineer, and Jas. T. Purdy, Conductor. It was run from West Monroe to Oneida the 29th and 30th, for the purpose of bringing in hop-pickers.
The line was opened through Madison county during the year 1870. Notwithstanding the numerous railroads re- cently constructed through this county, transportation and travel continues to increase on the Midland.
THE CAZENOVIA AND CANASTOTA, passing from Caze- novia to Canastota, through the town of Fenner, was an undertaking projected and carried out, by a company com- posed of individuals residing in those towns. It was a stupendous project, the carrying of a railroad through an extremely rugged country, by the efforts of a few individ- uals, assisted by the bonding of the three towns. It was com-
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menced in 1867, and completed in 1870. Its first directors were : Benj. F. Jarvis, Charles Brown, Lewison Fairchild, O. W. Sage, Chas. Stebbins, jr., and George L. Rouse of Cazenovia ; Dr. Theodore Mead and John Wilson of Fen- ner ; Charles Stroud, John Montross, Thomas N. Jarvis, Perkins Clark and Ralph H. Avery of Canastota.
This year, 1872, the Cazenovia and Canastota Railroad is being extended to De Ruyter.
THE UTICA, CHENANGO AND SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY, which passes through the eastern part of this county, was built in 1868-9. It is a road of immense advantage to sec- tions of Brookfield and eastern Hamilton.
THE UTICA, CLINTON AND CHENANGO VALLEY was com- pleted to the Midland at Smith's Valley, in Lebanon, in 1870. It passes through the towns of Madison and Hamil- ton, in this county. The first travel on this road from this county, of any note, was in the autumn of 1870, when an immense concourse were conveyed to the State Fair then being held in Utica.
THE AUBURN BRANCH of the Midland, was completed to Norwich in 1871. This passes through De Ruyter and a part of Georgetown.
THE SYRACUSE AND CHENANGO VALLEY, passing through this county, is in the course of construction, and the close of 1872 will probably find it completed. It will be of vast im- portance to a large section of country hitherto inland. Its route is directed through Cazenovia, (where there is a tun- nel of 1,600 feet in length,) Nelson, Georgetown and Leba- non, reaching the Midland at Earlville.
COUNTY SOCIETIES.
MADISON COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY, was organ- ized September 1, 1841. J. D. Ledyard of Cazenovia, was chosen first President ; Elijah Morse of Eaton, H. G. Warner of Sullivan, J. H. Dunbar of East Hamilton, Vice Presidents ; Alexander Krumbhaar of Cazenovia, Corres-
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ponding Secretary ; A. S. Sloan of Eaton, Recording Sec- retary ; Uriah Leland of Eaton, Treasurer. For several years the society held fairs in various sections of the county, and the annual gatherings were places of interest to those concerned in the development of agriculture and the im- provement of stock. Since the time of its formation, after its first officers, the following named gentlemen have pre- sided, and zealously promoted the agricultural interests of the county : 1842 and '43, George B. Rowe, Lenox ; 1844 and '45, Seneca B. Burchard, Eaton ; 1846 and '47, John Williams, Cazenovia ; 1848 and '49, Benjamin Enos, De- Ruyter ; 1850, Lewis Raynor, Cazenovia ; 1851, James H. Dunbar, Hamilton ; 1852, Elijah Morse, Eaton. In 1853, the society leased grounds in Morrisville where the annual fairs were held during the rest of its existence. The an- nual reports of the society furnish the names of many who have in its early days been interested in the farmers' pro- gress in this county. Among those are Curtis Hoppin, in bringing in the first flock of sheep. General Cleaveland, Col. Lincklaen, Messrs. Whitman and Douglass of Sullivan, who improved the breed of cows, and John B. Yates, that of horses. Also the following in the various departments of stock raising have invited progress : Mr. Ward of Wamps- ville, Mr. Beaumont of Eaton, Mr. Burchard of Madison, Mr. David Osgood of Hamilton, Mr. Muir of Hamilton, Sanford P. Chapman of Clockville, Amos Scott of Brook- field, Judge Enos, Mr. Gage and Mr. Merchant of DeRuy- ter, Mr. George T. Taylor and Mr. Leonard Howes of Mad- ison, Mr. Gilbert of Hamilton, Col. C. D. Miller of Peter- boro, Mr. Ackley of Hamilton and Ellis Morse of Eaton.
So great was the interest in the different towns, that these were induced to organize town societies. The Brookfield Agricultural Society was organized in 1856; Canaseraga Agricultural and Mechanical Society was organized in 1858 ; Lebanon Agricultural Society, formed 1856; Hamilton Agricultural and Horticultural Association, formed 1857 ;
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Farmers' and Mechanics' Association of Fenner, formed 1857 ; Nelson Farmers' and Mechanics' Association, formed 1858 ; Farmers' and Mechanics' Association of Cazenovia, formed 1859; and the more recent Agricultural and Me- chanical Association of Lenox.
MADISON COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY .- On the 29th day of July, 1806, the following eighteen persons met in Sulli- van to organize the Madison County Medical Society, viz : Israel Farrell, Jonas Fay, James Moore, James Pratt, John D. Henry, John Dorrance, Jonathan Pratt, Wm. P. Cleave- land, Elijah Putnam, Elijah Pratt, Thomas Greenly, Amos S. Amsden, Constant Merrick, Stephen Percival, Zadoc Parker, Rufus Holton, Asa B. Sizer, Asahel Prior.
First President, Israel Farrell ; Vice President, Jonas Fay ; Secretary, Elijah Pratt.
This was an active, efficient body, striving to elevate the medical profession, working in harmony with the reforms of the day, and as early as 1830, so far gave its influence to the temperance cause, as to pass resolutions in one of their meetings, denouncing the use of intoxicating liquors as a beverage, discountenancing the traffic, and dispensing with its use in the medical practice, as far as was possible. This Society has continued its regular meetings up to this day.
Present officers are : President, A. L. Saunders ; Vice President, Dr. H. W. Carpenter; Secretary, Dr. D. D. Chase ; Treasurer, - -
MADISON COUNTY AUXILIARY BIBLE SOCIETY, was formed October, 1816. From that date to the present it has con- tinued its sittings, faithfully prosecuting its humanitarian labors and christianizing the people. It is to be regretted that we have not the names of those who originated a so- ciety which has so long benefited our county. Its dona- tions have been up to 1858, $5,701.51. Remittances for Bibles, $6,814.87.
THE MADISON BAPTIST ASSOCIATION, was organized in the year 1808. There was then several Baptist Churches
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in Madison County, mostly belonging to the Otsego Asso- ciation. The needs of the new country and the increasing number of churches, led to a Conference held in Cazenovia October 15, 1806, by delegates from sixteen churches, with reference to forming another Association. August 26, 1807, the 2d Brookfield, Cazenovia, De Ruyter, Eaton, Fabius, German, Hamilton, Homer, Lisle, Madison, Man- lius, Nelson, Ist Pompey, 2d Pompey, Smithfield, Sherburne, Sangerfield and Truxton churches, met by delegates in Conference, in Pompey. The Revs. Vining, Robertson and Spencer, came as delegates from the Otsego Associa- tion. To the new body then formed they gave the name of " The Madison Baptist Association," which was duly recognized at its first anniversary held in German, now Pitcher, Chenango Co., August 31, and September 1, 1808. An unbroken series of minutes from that time to the pres- ent shows its changes, labors and success.
Much was done by supplying destitute churches within its bounds with preaching, and considerable missionary work was done in northern and western New York by John Peck, Elisha Ransom, Joel Butler, Alfred Ben- nett, Ashbel Hosmer, John Lawton, Nathan Baker and Hezekiah Eastman. In 1815, a Missionary Society was formed within the bounds of the Association, auxiliary to the Baptist Board of Foreign Missions. The Hamilton Literary and Theological Seminary, now more generally called Madison University, has also risen within the bounds of this Association, and through the influence of the beloved Hascall and Kendrick, it was wedded to the churches, and the churches to it. Within the last thirty- five years, fourteen Baptist brethren and sisters, belonging to this county, have become foreign missionaries. Through all the pioneer service, men and women have not been wanting, who were capable and willing to endure hardship as good soldiers of Jesus Christ-brave and decided servants of God, who were not afraid to do their
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duty. Proofs are on record that the evangelical efforts of those early days were efficiently aided by the sisters ; " many a Deborah arose a mother in Israel ; many a be- loved Persis labored much in the Lord; many a Phebe served the church, and many a Mary bestowed much labor on Christ's weary ministers."
The Semi-Centennial Anniversary Meeting was held in Cazenovia Village, September 8 and 9, 1858.
This Association has of late years combined with its meetings, the Madison Baptist Sabbath School Association. The two, form a society whose annual and semi-annual meetings held at different points, are full of interest.
THE MADISON COLONIZATION SOCIETY, was organized June 8, 1830. Its first officers were Dr. Nathaniel Ken- drick, President ; C. S. Jackson and Gerritt Smith, Vice- Presidents ; Rev. E. White, Secretary ; Epenetes Holmes, Treasurer ; Stephen F. Blackstone, Rev. Daniel Hascall, Edward Lewis, Rev. T. Mills and Prof. Barnas Sears, Managers. The society had for its object the gradual emancipation of slaves, (to the end that slavery might be extinguished,) and their return to Africa effected by the planting of colonies. The Liberia colony was the work of the Colonization Society of the United States. Madison County Colonization Society was merged into the Madison County Anti-Slavery Society in 1835.
A COUNTY TEMPERANCE SOCIETY was in existence between the years 1825 and '35. Andrew Yates, Nathaniel Kendrick, Samuel T. Mills and Gerrit Smith, were its leaders.
THE MADISON COUNTY HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICAL SOCIETY, was organized at Morrisville, July 4, 1865. President, Dr. D. D. Loomis, Morrisville ; Vice-President, Dr. Ira C. Owen, Sherburne; Secretary and Treasurer, Dr Geo. B. Palmer, Hamilton; Censors, Drs. E. A. Wal- lace, G. L. Gifford, and Geo. B. Palmer.
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MADISON COUNTY LODGE I. O. OF G. T., is a secret tem- perance organization, having for its object the promotion of to- tal abstinence, the reformation of inebriates, the suppression of the sale of intoxicating drinks, and in all ways, promoting the interests of temperance.
The Association first met May 14th, 1868, at Oneida, where the Articles of the Association were drafted. Quar- terly meetings were held with the subordinate lodges in different towns.
Madison County Lodge was formally organized May 13th, 1869, (said meeting being held at Nelson Flats,) in accordance with the Constitution of the Grand Lodge of New York, and the Constitution and By-Laws drafted for the County Lodge were adopted.
Henry Brown of Brookfield, was its first C. C. T ; L. E. Bonney of Georgetown, P. C. C. T .; C. W. Hatch of New Woodstock, C. S. William Girvin of Oneida, was elected C. C. T. for the year 1870, and has continued in that office since ; Mrs. L. M. Hammond of Eaton, C. S., in 1871, was succeeded by J. H. Messenger of Madison, in 1872 ; Rev. B. W. Hamilton was appointed C. D. in 1870, and has con- tinued in that office since. There are fourteen good, work- ing subordinate Lodges in the County, over which this Lodge has supervision, namely : Oneida Chief, Oneida ; Alert, Canastota ; Owahgena, Cazenovia ; Morning Light, New Woodstock ; Clockville ; Madison ; South Brookfield ; West Eaton ; Chittenango; Nelson Flats; Perryville; Brook- field Central, Clarksville ; Poolville; Dundee, Oneida Valley.
MADISON COUNTY MUSICAL SOCIETY, was organized about 1830, having for its object, improvement in sacred music. The public meetings of the Society, held at different points in the county, were addressed by eminent speakers, and the popularity of their concerts drew large and enthusiastic audiences. The name of S. Glidden was popular among them as a leader and teacher of vocal music. From among the officers who served in this society we give the follow-
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ing names : Dr. Onisimus Mead, Nelson ; Roswell Thomp- son, Eaton ; Eli Buell, Hamilton ; Wm. L. Palmer, Lenox ; Dr. John Putnam, Madison ; Hiram C. Paddock, Fenner ; Oren Stephens, Smithfield ; Elijah Buell, Lebanon ; Alfred Goodrich, Cazenovia ; Gurdon Hall, Georgetown; Moses Parmlee, Sullivan; Hosea Clark, Brookfield ; Thomas C. Nye, De Ruyter.
To the above names is added Alexander Simpson of Eaton.
The recent County Musical Associations are a revival of the same spirit in the sons and daughters of the old mu- sicians of Madison County.
MADISON COUNTY UNION SABBATH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION was organized September 26th, 1866. Years previous there had been a Sabbath School Union Society, which had an ex- istence of several years' duration. This sowed the seed which blossomed in the present organization. First officers of the present Association, James Barnett, Peterboro, Pres- ident ; Frank Phelps, Cazenovia ; James Walrath, Chitte- nango ; Rev. D. McFarland, Oneida, and Rev. M. S. Hard, Morrisville, Vice Presidents ; C. D. Rose, Hamilton, Re- cording Secretary ; L. P. Clark, Morrisville, Corresponding Secretary ; Jonathan Wells, Morrisville, Treasurer.
The present officers are : J. D. Avery, Hamilton, Presi- dent ; Rev. B. W. Hamilton, Canastota, Recording Secre- tary.
MADISON COUNTY PROCEEDINGS FROM 1806 TO 1810.
At the first general election held in and for the county of Madison, Erastus Cleaveland of Madison, and Sylvanus Smalley of Sullivan, were elected Members of Assembly over Jonathan Morgan of Brookfield, and John W. Bulkley of Hamilton.
The first county officers, including Justices of the Peace, were appointed by the " Council of Appointments," and were as follows :-
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Common Pleas Fudges .- Sylvanus Smalley, Sullivan ; Peter Smith of Peterboro ; Edward Green of Brookfield ; Elisha Payne of Hamilton ; David Cook of Sullivan.
Sheriff-Jeremiah Whipple, Cazenovia.
Under Sheriff-Levi Love, Hamilton. County Clerk-Asa B. Sizer, Hamilton. Deputy Clerk-Samuel Sizer, jr., Hamilton.
Surrogate-Thomas H. Hubbard, Hamilton.
Coroner-Jabish N. M. Hurd, Cazenovia.
At this time there were only five towns in Madison county, viz :- Brookfield, Cazenovia, De Ruyter, Hamilton and Sullivan. The justices appointed for these towns were :-
Oliver Brown, Daniel Maine, Henry Clark, jr., Jonathan Morgan, Samuel Marsh and Edward Green, Brookfield ; Da- vid Tuthill, Samuel S. Breese, Phineas Southwell, Perry G. Childs, Elisha Williams, Daniel Petrie, William Powers and Joshua Hamlin, Cazenovia ; Eli Gage, Hubbard Smith and Eleazer Hunt, De Ruyter ; Joseph Morse, Simeon Gillett, Benjamin Pierce, Erastus Cleaveland, Elisha Payne, Amos Maynard, Russell Barker, Geo. Crane, Winsor Coomar (now spelled Coman), Hamilton ; Gilbert Caswell, Samuel Foster, Walter Beecher, Joseph Frost, Sylvanus Smalley, Peter Smith, David Cook, William Hallock, James Campbell and Joseph Yeaw, of Sullivan.
The first deed recorded in the Madison County Clerk's office, was from John Lincklaen of Cazenovia, and Gerrit Boon, " formerly of Oneida County," to Elisha Farnham of Cazenovia. The deed is dated April 5, 1806 ; acknow- ledged May 5, 1806, before Perry G. Childs, Esq., Master in Chancery, and was recorded on the 7th of May, 1806. The premises conveyed were about 54 acres of lot P. S. of the 4th Allotment of New Petersburg, lying in the very heart of the present village of Cazenovia, and yet the con- sideration was but $648.
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The first supervisors were : Stephen Hoxie, Brookfield ; Lemuel Kingsbury, Cazenovia ; Jeremiah Gage, DeRuy- ter ; Erastus Cleaveland, Hamilton, and Jacob Patrick, Sul- livan.
A Brigade had been formed in the county, under the command of General Jonathan Foreman.
Among the Military officers in commission, in 1806, were Capt. Noyes Palmer, (afterwards Major-General) ; Capt. David Matthews of Sullivan ; Lieut. Ethan Clark of Leon- ardsville ; Ensign Oliver Clark of Lenox; Ensign Peter Chappell of Hamilton, who were living a few years since. There were also Lieut. Oliver Babcock, and Adj't Phineas Babcock of Clarksville, brothers, who died in 1854.
In 1807, several new towns were formed, and the list gives Brookfield, Cazenovia, DeRuyter, Eaton, Hamilton, Lebanon, Madison, Nelson, Smithfield and Sullivan,-ten instead of five towns.
The two political parties of 1807, were Federals and Re- publicans (Democrats), and between them there was a desperate struggle for victory, it being supposed that the result of the election would fix the future political com- plexion of the county. That year, Sylvanus Smalley, Dem- ocrat, and John W. Bulkley, Federalist, were elected to Assembly, making it a drawn battle. Peter Smith was ap- pointed First Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, and Oliver Brown appointed Common Pleas Judge in the place of Judge Cook.
Judges Smith and Brown were both decided Federalists, and warm supporters of Governor Lewis in opposition to Daniel D. Tompkins, and were doubtless appointed in con- sideration of their political services, yet at that period, the judiciary when once appointed, were comparatively free from political influences.
Henry Clark, jr., Brookfield ; Elisha Williams, Cazeno- via ; Robert Avery, Eaton ; John Hall, Hamilton ; John J
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W. Bulkley, Lebanon; Amos W. Fuller and Stephen F. I ackstone, Madison ; John Dorrance, Asa Dana and San- ford G. Calvin, Smithfield, and Jacob Patrick, Sullivan, were appointed Justices of the Peace for the year 1807.
The Military Commissions were as follows : Nathaniel King of Hamilton, Brigadier General ; Zebulon Douglass of Sullivan and Nathaniel Collins, Lieutenant Colonels ; Amos Maynard and Erastus Cleaveland of Madison, Majors ; Daniel Petrie of Smithfield, William Hallock of Sullivan, Jacob Balcom, Nathan Crandall and Gaylord Stevens, Cap- tains ; Daniel Olin, Roswell Hutchins, Ambrose Andrews, Timothy Brown, Nicholas Woolaver, Benjamin Wilber, Seth Miner, Charles Huntington, William Bradley, Jabez Lyon, Daniel Jones, Stephen Lee, Samuel Rawson, Asa Randall, Oliver Clark and Sylvester Clark, Lieutenants ; Pardon Barnard, Martin Lamb, William Abercrombie, Gilbert Reed, Albert Beecher, Jonathan Nye, John Chambers, Elihu Foote, Stephen Clark, jr., and Thomas Wylie, Ensigns ; M ses H. Cook, Adjutant ; Asahel Prior, Surgeon.
The election of 1808, gave Sylvanus Smalley the place of State Senator, and Daniel Van Horne, John W. Bulkley and Oliver Brown a seat in the Assembly. The State " Council of Appointments," being Democratic at this period, placed in office the following for this County :
Fudges of the Court of Common Pleas :- Erastus Cleave- land of Madison, and Hubbard Smith of DeRuyter.
Fustices of the Peace :- David Waterman, Brookfield ; Elisha Farnham, Samuel Ackley and William Card, Caze- novia ; Daniel Alvord and Josiah Purdy, DeRuyter ; John Pratt, Eaton ; Daniel Smith and Eleazer Sweatland, Ham- ilton ; Amos Maynard, Amos Burton and Gilbert Stebbins, Madison; Isaac Bumpus, Ebenezer Lyon and David Wel- lington, Nelson ; Daniel M. Gillett, Wright Brigham, David Tuttle, Thomas Dibble and Joshua Hamlin, Smithfield ; John Lee and John Knowles, Sullivan.
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It is believed that the following persons were Supervisors for the year 1808 : Jonathan Morgan, Brookfield ; Elipha- let S. Jackson, Cazenovia ; Eli Gage, DeRuyter ; David Gaston, Eaton ; Reuben Ransom, Hamilton ; John W. Bulkley, Lebanon ; Erastus Cleaveland, Madison ; Ebenezer Lyon, Nelson : Asa Dana, Smithfield ; Jacob Patrick, Sul- livan.
Congress had, in the year 1808, placed an embargo upon all American shipping. This bore hard upon the northern and middle States, particularly upon the State of New York, which, at that period, was the greatest grain producing State of the Union, by preventing the exportation of her surplus grain. The Federalists denounced the embargo, and in the State election of April, 1809, this party succeeded in both County and State. For this county, Daniel Van Horne, John W. Bulkley and Amos B. Fuller, Federalists, were elected to Assembly by a large majority. But the incumbent "Council of Appointments" was con- tinued through the year, and which, being nearly all Dem- ocrats, only the following appointments were made for this year :
Samuel Marsh, Brookfield, Judge of Common Pleas ; Dennison Palmer, Brookfield, Coroner.
Fustices of the Peace :- Samuel Livermore, Charles L. Usher and Samuel Marsh, Brookfield ; Philip Wager, Ros- well Harrison and Chauncey Butler, Sullivan.
Sylvanus Beckwith of Hamilton, was appointed a Lieu- tenant, and Zenas Nash and Rufus Skeel of Hamilton, En- signs.
In February, 1810, the Council of Appointments was again changed, and being composed of a majority of Fed- eralists, the following appointments were made for this county :
Common Pleas Fudges .- Oliver Brown of Brookfield, Stephen F. Blackstone of Madison, Jeremiah Gage of
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DeRuyter, and James Green, in place of Judges Smalley, Cleaveland, Edward Green and Hubbard Smith, removed.
Sheriff .- William Hatch, in place of Jeremiah Whipple.
Coroners .- Samuel Woods jr., Madison ; Myndert Wemple, Sullivan ; John D. Blish, Hamilton, and Daniel Russell, DeRuyter.
Fustices of the Peace .- Ezra Sexton, James McElwain, Daniel Watson and William Russell, DeRuyter ; Robert Henry and James Pratt, Eaton ; Ezra Fuller and Erastus Daniels, Hamilton ; John Sheldon, Josiah Lasell and Elisha Wheeler, Labanon ; Nathaniel Hall and Ichabod S. Spencer, Lenox; Levi Morton and Seth Blair, Madison ; David Cook, Asa Dana and Nehemiah Huntington, Smith- field ; David Beecher of Sullivan.
Thus the reader obtains a glimpse of the management of civil affairs under the first constitution, when the cele- brated " Council of Appointments," controlled in so many departments.
The various changes made, and the selection of men by the people of our county, may be seen in the following civil list :-
CIVIL LIST. Fudges of Madison County Courts.
First, Judge Peter Smith, Peterboro, appointed June 10, 1807. Served till 1821.
Judge, Justin Dwinnell, Cazenovia, appointed Feb. 7, 1823.
James B. Eldridge, Hamilton, Mar. 16, 1833.
John B. Yates, Chittenango, 66 Mar. 16, 1836.
Thomas Barlow, Canastota, Jan. 24, 1843.
James W. Nye, Hamilton, June .- 1847.
Sidney T. Holmes, Morrisville, Nov .- 1851.
" Joseph Mason, Hamilton, Nov .- 1863.
Sylvanus Smalley was Judge when Madison County was formed in 1806.
Surrogates of Madison County.
Judge, T. H. Hubbard, Hamilton, appointed Mar. 26, 1806. Asa B. Sizer, Madison, Feb. 26, 1816.
John G. Stower, Hamilton, Feb. 19, 1821.
Otis P. Granger, Morrisville, Apr. 13, 1827.
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Judge Jas. B. Eldridge, Hamilton, appointed Feb. 18, 1840. " James W. Nye, Hamilton, Feb. 18, 1844.
Chas. L. Kennedy, Morrisville, elected Nov .- 1867. " re-elected 1871. Judge of the Court of Appeals, Charles Mason of Hamilton, appointed Jan. 20, 1868; he still continues in the office. Sheriffs of Madison County.
Jeremiah Whipple, Cazenovia, appointed Mar. 26, 1806
William Hatch,
Mar. 5, 1810
Jeremiah Whipple, Feb. 5, 18II
Elijah Pratt, Smithfield,
16 Mar. 25, 1814
John Matteson, Nelson, Feb. 28, 1815
Moses Maynard, Madison,
Mar. 2, 1810
Ezra Cloyes, Morrisville,
66 Feb. 19, 1821 elected Nov. 1822
Ezekiel Carpenter, Cazenovia,
1825
Pardon Barnard, Lenox,
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1831
Thomas Wylie, Lebanon,
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1834
John M. Messenger, Smithfield,
1837
Isaac Brown, Brookfield,
1840
William B. Brand, Brookfield,
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1846
Francis F. Stevens, Eaton,
66 1849
Milton Barnett, Smithfield,
1855
Sanford P. Chapman, Lenox,
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1858
William F. Bonney, Eaton,
1861
Asahel C. Stone, Smithfield,
1864
Andrew J. French, Morrisville,
1866
Edwin R. Barker, Morrisville,
1869
County Clerks.
Asa B. Sizer, Madison, appointed March, 26, 1806
5, 1814
Josiah N. M. Hurd, Cazenovia,
Feb. 28, 1815
Bennett Bicknell, Morrisville, 19, 1821
Bennett Bicknell, Morrisville,
elected Nov. 1822 66
John G. Curtis,
1825
Andrew Scott Sloan,
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Alexander Donaldson, jr.,
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1837
Lewison Fairchild, Cazenovia,
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1840
Ezra Cloyes, Morrisville,
1828
Joseph S. Palmer, Lenox,
Samuel French, Sullivan,
1843
Stephen M. Potter, Cazenovia,
1852
Samuel S. Foreman, Cazenovia,
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Zadoc T. Bentley, DeRuyter,
elected Nov. 1843
Andrew S. Sloam,
1846
Lorenzo D. Dana, Fenner,
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1849
Lucius P. Clark, Morrisville,
1852
William E. Lansing, Chittenango,
1855
Charles L. Kennedy, Morrisville,
1858
Loring Fowler, Morrisville,
1861
Calvin Whitford, Brookfield,
1864
Nathan Brownell, Hamilton,
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