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Town-meeting of 1794 .- Other new names appear : Robert Getty, Ebenezer Darkney, John Davison, James O. Bail, Jonah Fish, Nathan Shearfield, Abijah Lee, Jacob Miller, Asel Norghton, Parks Putnam, Cleman Blaikley, Jotham Beams, Robert Grey, David Mather, John Serib- ner, Joel Parks, Benjamin French, Reuben Clark, Elisha Shearman, Ithamar Clothier, Dalton Crampton, Caleb Burch, Peter Johnson.
Town-meeting of 1795 .- Other names are Joseph Palmer, Thomas Thompson, Warren Cady, Isaac B. Payne, John Beamas, Eber Lewis, Silas Howland, Stephen Olney, Chris- topher Abeel, Thomas Smith, Cornelius Isman, David Shepherd, Nathan Sheffield, William Barker, Peter Du- mont, John Aldridge, Richard Burt, John Hamilton, Cum- min Salisbury, Gideon Putnam, Gad Merrils, William Kingsford, John Filkins, Gabriel Veil, William Brosbry, Jeremiah Cady, David Adams, Ebenezer Newell, Reuben Cross, Sylvanus Madison. The next town-meeting was voted to meet at Giles Slocum's. Jacob Hicks was ap- pointed as a proper person to take the census.
Among cattle-mark records, 1795, we find Enoch Phil-
lips, David Ackerman, Augustus Green, Matthew Van Amburgh, Jonathan Foster, William Smith, Christopher Perkins.
Town-meeting of 1796, we find the names of Thomas Jeffords, Ebenezer Cheever, Tunis Swart, John Tubbs, Walsingham Collins, David Linsey, Ebenezer Burley, Richard Holmes, Zebulon Aulger, John Weed, Cornelius McLean, William Steel, Gershom Saxton, Samuel Page, William King, Robert Washburn, Charles Riley, Joseph Harrington, Stephen King, sixteen pounds bounty for cach wolf killed voted. Other names, Hubbard Pendleton, Thomas Magiunis, Jacob Dennis, Jonathan Pendell, Nellie Swart, Jared Reynolds, Thomas Jordan, Ebenezer Curton, Ebenezer Wallin.
Town-meeting of 1797 .- New names: Amos Hawley, William Dudley, Gamaliel Vail. As this is the last year that the town of Saratoga included so large a territory, we add the pathmasters in full, though some of the names may have already been mentioned : No. 1, Jacob Toll ; No. 2, Thomas Bennett ; No. 3, John Dillingham ; No. 4, John Brisbin and David Reynolds ; No. 5, Ebenezer Smith ; No. 6, Samuel Bushee; No. 7, Jethro Bennett ; No. 8, Jacob Ferguson and Zopher Seidmore ; No. 9, Jesse Mott ; No. 10, Lemuel Shepherd; No. 11, John Fish ; No. 12, Robert Parks; No. 13, Grover Buel and John Shadow ; No. 14, Daniel Lindsey ; No. 15, George MeCutcheon ; No. 16, Asaph Putnam ; No. 17, John M. Berry ; No. 18, George R. Lewis and James Beard; No. 19, Richard Searing ; No. 20, Elijah Powers; No. 21, Parks Putnam ; No. 22, Peter Johnson ; No. 23, Seth Perry; No. 24, Enoch Kellogg and Richard Holmes; No. 25, William Water- bury; No. 26, Ebenezer Andrews ; No. 27, Nathaniel Wal- lis and Abraham Havens; No. 28, Caleb Fish ; No. 29, John Scribner ; No. 30, Benjamin Tripp; No. 31, Isaac Vandewerker; No. 32, Edy Baker ; No. 33, Thomas Ostrander ; No. 34, Benjamin French ; No. 35, Andrew MeCutcheon ; No. 36, Caleb Burrows; No. 37, Henry Shaft and John Whitford ; No. 38, Malachi Cox ; No. 39, Stafford Carr; No. 40, Levi Lamphir; No. 41, George Cramer ; No. 42, Robert Ellis; No. 43, William Thomas ; No. 44, William King; No. 45, Robert Washman ; No. 46, William Toll ; No. 47, Giles Slocum ; No. 48, John Perry ; No. 49, Joseph Smith; No. 50, Jacob Halley ; No. 51, Charles Granger; No. 52, Ira Stafford.
The names thus given show a very large number of the actual residents, from 1788 to 1798, upon the territory now comprised in the towns of Saratoga, Saratoga Springs, Northumberland, Moreau, and Wilton. Here are found the Parks from Baker's Falls, the Perrys from Wilton, the Putnams from Saratoga Springs, and names from all the intervening territory between them and the line of the Hudson. The town officers of Saratoga were not in posses- sion of these records, and they were only discovered by ac- cident, just as the manuscripts were being revised for the press. Neither time nor space remained to state the home- steads of the additional families here discovered. Our volume is already so complete in early family history, and the location of as many others now given can be determined by the numbering of the road districts and the general knowledge of citizens at the present time; we have hastily
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transcribed these most interesting pages, and leave them without further note or comment:
TOWN OFFICERS.
Supervisors.
Town Clerks. Collector -.
1788.
1789. John B. Schuyler." Sidney Berry.
Elihu Billings. Darius lland.
1791.
Archibald MeNeil. Malcomb Crowfoot.
1863.
R. M. Carrington.
Jonathan Howland.
1792. Alexander Bryan.
Benjamin Phillips, James Creamer.
1864.
Robert Hermance. :
1793.
Jonathan Lawrence. Josiah St. John.
1865.
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1794.
Benjamin Phillips. Jacob Hicks.
1866.
1867. Thomas Sweet.
Benj. J. Potter.
1796. Daniel Bull.
IIerm. Van Veghten. James Brisbin, Jr.
1797.
James Brisbin, Jr. Ebenezer Bacon.
1798.
Wm. Wait.
Jacob licks.
1799.
Elisha Miles.
1800. James Rrisbin, Jr. Jacob S. Viele.
1872. =
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Daniel Meader.
1801. Jesse Mott.
Win. Wait. =
1873. Douw F. Winney.
1.
Myron J. Clements.
1802. 16 64
Jacob Dennis.
1874.
Ralph Russell.
1803. "
W'in. Wait.
1875.
Chas. A. Baker.
1804.
James Brisbin, Jr. =
1876. John II. De Rider.
John Denton.
1877. Wm. H. Smith. 4+
James Barker.
1878. Daniel A. Bullard. J. O. Hannum.
Thos. Ilannahan.
1807. George Cramer.
Wm. Wait.
ISOS.
Reuben Perry.
Richard Esmond.
1809.
Win. Wait.
Silas Finch.
1810. Wm. Wait.
John R. Mott.
Renbea Scidmore.
1811. 66
David Everts.
Nathan Hill.
1812. 46
Hezekiah Dunham.
1813.
E. W. Abbott.
Robert Bryan. Samuel Green.
1814. George Cramer.
James Green, Jr.
John R. Mott.
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1831. Wm. B. Van Benthuysen. 1856. Amos M. Greene.
1832. Gilbert Purdy. 1857. M. McNaughton.
1833. Ilarvey Granger.
1858. G. II. Jones.
1819. .
Wm. L. F. Warren. =
1834. Daniel Morgan, Jr.
1858. Thomas Sweet.
1820. Harvey Granger.
Philip Cramer.
Wm. Bennett (2d).
1821. George Cramer.
Wm. C. Brisbin.
Amos Freeman.
1836. Walter Van Veghten.
1860. Charles Shearer.
1822. Philip Schuyler.
Wm. Bennett (2d).
1837. Francis K. Winney.
1861. Hervey Losec.
1823. Daniel Morgan, Jr. Edward Fitch.
1824. George Cramer.
Henry Wagman.
Thomas Milligan.
1825. Daniel Morgan, Jr. David Brisbio. Daniel Williams.
1826. 66
Ste. II. Dillingham. .6
Thomas Milligan.
1841. Francis K. Winney.
1866. George F. Watson.
1828.
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1842. Henry Holmes.
1867. Nicholas T. Howland.
1829
Orvillo B. Dibble.
1843. John B. Wright.
1867. Hervey Losee.
1830.
James Strang.
Benjamin Leggett. Thomas Milligan.
1845. John R. Mott.
1846. Embree Maxwell.
1847. Isaac Freeman. 1848. Gilbert Pordy.
1872. James B. Bailey.
1835. Daniel Morgan, Jr.
1836.
1837. Win. Wilcox.
Darius Peek. Anthony L. Maxwell.
1850. Cornelius A. Russell.
1875. Nicholas T. Howland.
1838. John B. Wright.
Joseph T. Smith.
Thomas V. Losec.
1850. David R. Oakley.
1876. James B. Bailey.
1839. Daniel Morgan.
1810. Samuel J. Mott.
1811. Henry D. Chapman. Rich'd S. Sheldon.
1842. Wm. Wilcox.
Joseph T. Smith. Daniel W. Belding. Samuel Travis.
1844. Mayo Pond.
Rich'd S. Sheldon.
Samuel N. Pettis.
1845. Daniel Morgan.
1846. Phineas Richardson. Wm. Cox.
1847. Geo. W. Lester.
1848. Henry Holmes.
Rich'd S. Sheldon.
1819. Jacob Osborne.
1850. Ste. H. Dillingham. =
1851.
1852. llenry Ilolmes.
1853. Samuel J. Mott. Cyrus F. Rich.
1854. Phineas Richardson.
Stephen II. Winney. Ira D. Esmond.
Supervisors.
Town Clerks.
Collectors.
1855. John Lewis.
Thomas Losee.
1856. Peter J. Cook.
George L. Ames. Chauncey Curtis. =
Jerem'b Mckinstry. Thomas V. Losee.
1857. Balph Brisbio. 185S. Peter J. Cook. 1859.
Jonathan Howland.
1860. Geo. W. Wilcox.
Joseph W. Hill. Dunham St. John.
1861. Stunnel J. Mott. Albert L. Ferguson. Nich. T. Howland.
1862. Win. P. Ostrander. Martin B. Perkins. Sheldon B. Gates.
Robert Hermanec. Philip Reynolds. C. H. McNaughton.
1868. Edmond Raymond. Chauncey Curtis.
1869.
1870. Geo. F. Watson.
Seth R. Lawrence.
Barney MeMahon. ..
1805. James Brisbin, Jr. I'm. Wait.
1806. Thomas Ostrander. Jacob Deonis.
Henry Greene.
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE ELECTED BY THE PEOPLE.
The law authorizing such election took effect in 1828 ; but the town records do not show any election until 1830. Probably there were enough still holding office under the appointment of the governor.
1830. Daniel Morgan. Jr. 1855. Benjamin Taber.
1815. Jonas Olmstead.
1816. Win. Wait.
1817.
1818. Jesse Mott.
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Abner Smith.
1838. Ilenry Holmes.
1862. Malcom McNaughton.
1839. Win. B. Caldwell.
1863. Win. C. Brisbin.
1839. Daniel W. Belding.
1864. Charles Shearer. 1865. S.unnel Wells.
1840. Stephen II. Dillingham.
1844. Malcom McNaughton.
1868. Moses II. Colby. 1869. Samuel Wells. 1870. Hervey Losce.
1832. ¥
Alfred Scofield.
Stephen E. Duel. John Taylor.
1819. Ilenry W. Dennis.
1851. Gilbert Purdy.
1877. Edward G. Cochrane.
1852. Cornelius A. Russell.
1877. S. Fort Brott.
1853. Chas. H. Van Beuthuysen. 1854. E. 11. Wilbur.
1878. Darwin Dean.
The following document is really a fragment of distriet records preceding town organization, and covering what is now Saratoga, Saratoga Springs, Stillwater, Milton, North- umberland, Moreau, Wilton, and part of Greenfield :
" A DESCRIPTION OF THE PUBLIC HIGHWAYS LAID OUT FOR THE DIS- TRICT OF SARATOGA BY THE COMMISSIONERS OF ROADS, 1784.
" Road No. 1 .- Begins by the house of Widow Fuller : thenee west- erly to a maple stump marked No. J. C. : thence a west course between the farmus of Robert Ripley and William Ross, and between the farms of the Widow Gamble and William Manson, where he now lives : thence to a large oak-trer marked J. C .; thence southwest to the
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John B. IIolines. Thomas Milligan.
1871. Nicholas T. Howland.
1833. James Mott.
1834. IIenry D. Chapman. Herm. Van Veghten. John C. Jeffords.
1849. Daniel W. Belding.
1873. Joseph T. Smith. 1874. Darwin Dean.
John L. Robertson. Clark Perkins.
Chauncey Bennett. Walter Barker.
1843. 4
Abram Cox.
Daniel II. Potter. Killian F. Winney. Jarvis Cooper. Gabriel L. Leggett. Robert Schinner.
Abner Howland. James Davis.
1871. Henry C. Holmes.
Emery Doolittle.
1795. John B. Schuyler. Daniel Bull. Win. Thomas.
1790. 66 16
1827.
1831. Walter Vao Veghten. Wm. R. Slocum.
1835. Samuel J. Mott. 1859. Phineas Richardson.
JOSEPH WILBUR.
Photos. by Baker & Record, Saratoga Springs.
MRS. JOSEPH WILBUR.
JOSEPH WILBUR.
The subject of this sketeli was born in the town of Old Saratoga, Feb. 2, 1807. Ile was the sixth ehild in the family of William and Priscilla (Mead) Wilbur, which consisted of eleven. The elder Wilbur was a native of Rhode Island, and emigrated to Easton, Washington county, about the year 1780. Shortly after he removed to Saratoga, and when Joseph was two years of age he again returned to Easton, where he remained until his death, which occurred in the year 1820. He was a man of ability, and possessed of many of the virtues and but few of the failings of human kind. He early taught his children those lessous of economy, sobriety, industry, and integrity which did much to enable them to attain and hold the respect and esteem of all those with whom they came in contact. Joseph remained with his father until he was married to Miss Ellen Woodruff, in 1829. Her father, Ithamar Woodruff, was one of the early settlers of Schaghticoke. He was a farmer, and in 1814 he removed to the town of Easton, where he lived until his death. Mrs. Wilbur was born in Connecticut, Dec. 25, 1807. After their marriage they commenced life by purchasing a farm in the town of Easton, upon which they resided until
1852; then he sold and came to Saratoga, and purchased the farm upon which he now resides. The farm was first settled by one Joseph Dillingham, and the first house was erected in 1796. Mr. Wilbur is emphatically a self-made man. Commencing life with only his natural resources for his eapital, and the limited education afforded by the ordinary district school of early days, he has conquered success and secured a competence which is the result of a long life of industry, economy, and honorable dealing. His beautiful home (a view of which we present on the following page) attests his thrift and energy. The elder Wilbur was a member of the Society of Friends, and our subject holds to the same belief, although not a member of " The Meeting." Mr. Wilbur's aim in life has been to be a worthy member of society and a successful farmer, and well has he accom- plished his purpose. Two children have been born to him, -James II. and Seth E., the former in 1830, and the latter in 1832; both are deceased. Seth was married in 1857 to Miss Matilda Kenyon; one child was born to them, James E., who is the sole prop of his grandparents' declin- ing years.
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place where John W. Dole now lives : thence in the most convenient place near where the road now goes to the place where Peter Johnson lives : thence in the most convenient place to the house where Reuben Perry now lives ; thenee northwesterly over the mountain in the most convenient place near where the path now goes to the place where Joseph Egleston lives ; thence northerly in the most conve- nient place near where the path now goes to the North river, at the place commonly called Jessup's Laoding : thence northerly along the west bank of the river to the place where Mills now lives ; also, from a large white-pine tree, marked Il, standing on the highway nforesaid, ahont a quarter of a mile from Reuben Perry's aforesaid ; thence running south along the east line of Renhen Perry's farm to a white-pine tree marked II, near a small creek, or brook; thence sontherly in the most convenient place to a division line between Frechont's and Lefferts' lands, continuing said line to the south side of a stony hill near John Stiles'; thence westerly in the most con- venient place to Goodwin's mill ; also, easterly from the aforesaid hill till it intersects the north line of John Stiles' farm ; thence contin- ning stid line to the northeast corner of Stiles' farm ; thence easterly in the most eunvenient place until it intersects the road leading from the Widow Fuller's to Reuben Perry's; the above-mentioned road to be three rods wide, and where lines of lots are mentioned they are to be the centre of the road.
" Rond No. 2 .- Begins on the south side the bridge by Colonel Van Veghten's mill ; thenee westerly in the most convenient place near where the path now goes to where the path parts, the one to go to John Davis, Jr.'s, and the others to Jesse Billings'; thence northwesterly in the most convenient place until it passes a bridge anil causeway about a quarter of a mile southeasterly from Jesse Billings' to an oak-tree un the west side of the old path marked H : thence hearing away to the left in the most convenient place to a white-oak tree marked It; thenee continuing much the same direc- tion up the hill to a pitch pine tree marked II ; thenee by a straight line to the east side of a gate now used by Jesse Billings west of his barn (the above-mentioned trees are to bound the right-hand side of the road) ; thence northerly to a white-oak tree on the side of the hill marked II ; thence northerly in the most convenient place near where the path now goes to the line between lots Nos. 26 and 25 ; thence westerly along said line about three-quarters of a mile to a tree marked II ; thence northerly to James Brisbin's house ; thence westerly near where the path now goes to Stephen -; thence northwesterly in the most convenient place near where the path now goes until it intersects a line between lots Nus. 25 and 26; thente northwesterly in the most convenient place across lot No. 26 on to lot No. 27 ; thence westerly on said lot notil it comes near where the Hemlock ereek interseets the line between lots Nos. 26 and 27; thence erossing said line and creek on to lot No. 26 ; thence westerly on said lot in the most convenient place near - ----; thence southerly in the most convenient place to W. Velie's : thence in the most conve- nient place to Michael Mead's; from thenee in the most convenient place to the place where Jonathan Fish now lives; thence in the most convenient direction to the house of John Irish ; thence sonth- westerly up the hill, leaving the house of John Irish on the right hand ; thence continuing in much the same direction in the most convenient place to the northeast corner of Zopher Seidmore's field, where lie has corn this summer; thence quartering across the said field by consent of the said Scidmore in the most convenient direction to Abner Scidmore's house ; thence southwesterly np the hill in Abner Seidmore's field by his consent until it intersects what is commonly called the old six-mile line ---- Saratoga patent ; thence southerly in the most convenient place near said line to the easternmost corner of Samnel Couklin's house ; thence nearly in the same direction until it intersects the road that leads by James Ackerman's to Saratoga lake from near the corner of Christopher Sheffield's fieldl ; thence southerly as near straight as the nature of the ground will admit to Francis West's ; thengo suntherly in the most convenient place near where the path now goes until it intersects the path that goes by Samuel Cooper's; thence easterly along said path a little east of Samuel Cooper's house: thence southerly across the field of said Cooper to the house of Mordecai Sayles ; thenve southerly by Philip Rogers'; thence southerly in the most convenient place near where the path now goes to Alexander MeCreas' old place.
" Rond No. 3 .- Begins at the great road near General Schuyler's grist-mill ; thence westerly round the field of General Schuyler in the most convenient place near where the path now goes round the
breastworks; thence southerly in the most convenient place near where the path now goes across the Fish creek at the old bridge by Joseph Plumer's : thence westerly to the school-house ; thence in the most convenient place to Ehhu Webster's; thence southerly to Cap- tain Dunham's ; thence southerly in the most convenient place until it intersects road No. 2 between Captain Dunham's and Jesse Bil- lings', on the line between lots Nos. 24 and 25.
" Road No. 4 .- Begins on the north side of the road that leads hy James Ackerman's towards Saratoga lake opposite James Ackerman's house; thence northerly as straight as the nature of the ground will admit to Shubael Tyler's ; thence northerly on the side of the hill by the house of Wm. Wicks, until it leads on the ridge north of Wicks' ; thence northerly on said ridge until it comes into the old road lead- ing from John Vroman's; thence bearing a little easterly near where the old path now goes until it intersects the line between lots Nos. 24 and 25; thence casterly in the most convenient place near said line until it comes to the line near William Potter's and James Young's farm ; thence northerly along said line as near as the nature of the ground will admit until it intersects road No. 2.
" Roud No. 5 .- Begins at a red-oak tree marked II on road No. 2, near to Win. Viele's : theneo running southwesterly as near straight as the nature of the ground will admit to a large oak-tree marked H, a little over the first hollow; thence nearly the same course to a white-oak tree marked II; thence westerly straight to a white-oak tree marked H, near to Jonathan Lawrence's : thence southerly in the most convenient place near where the path now goes to Pardon Fish's ; thence in the same direction, near the foot of the hill, in the most convenient place, and through the field of John Grippen, by his consent; thence across the farm now in possession of Samnel Chapman, considerably west of his house, in the most convenient place, to the bars on the north side the farm of William Gifford ; thence sontherly in a straight course to the top of the hill by the old house; thenee west to the lake side, a little north of the house where William Gifford now lives ; thence sontherly along the bank of the lake in the most convenient place to the south side of Augustus Green's improvement.
" Rond No. 6 .- Begins at the corner of the field a little west of the house where Israel Taylor now lives; thence northerly in the most convenient place, as straight as the nature of the ground will admit, to the Baptist meeting-house where Mr. Kelly preaches.
" Roud No. 7 .- Begins at the hend of the road a little northerly from the house of Jonas Titus; thence northerly as straight as the nature of the ground will admit to Joel Ketchum's ; thence northerly as straight as the situation of the ground will admit to Benjamin Irish's ; thence taking the line between Joseph Potter's and David Irish's farms; thence northerly along said line to a chestnut stump marked H, a little west of the same; thence northwesterly across the swamp straight to an elm-tree marked H, said stump and tree to bound the left-hand side of the road; thence northeasterly straight to a white-oak tree marked II ; thence northerly straight to a red- oak tree marked IF; thence northerly to a chestnut-tree marked H ; thence to a white-oak tree marked IF at the corner of Wilbur's fallow ; thence northerly in the most convenient place to Henry Parsons': thence nortberly in the most convenient place near where the path now goes across lot No. 22 to the lleinlock creek ; thence north- westerly until it intersects road No. 2 at a tree marked H on two sides ; thence continuing nearly the same direction as straight as the nature of the ground will admit through the farm of Jonathan Fisk, Jr., to a large white-oak tree marked II, near the line between the farms of Jonathan Fisk, Jr., and Jacob Ferguson ; thence westerly until it intersects road No. 5 at a tree marked HI near tho northwest corner of Jacob Ferguson's fieldl.
" Rond No. S .- Was laid by the commissioners of Ballston and Saratoga districts jointly, and begins at the southeasternmost corner of the district of Ballston ; thence northerly along the line between the districts of Saratoga and Ballston to the southeasternmust corner of lot No. 9, in the Grand Division of Ballston, the line between the districts to be the centre of the road, which is three rods wide.
" Road No. 9 .- Begins on the south side of Anthony's Kill, at what is commonly called Ellsworth's; thence northwesterly across the kill to a beech-tree marked II ; thence westerly along the kill to a white-oak tree marked H ; thence in an oblique direction to the fout of the hill; thence along the foot of the hill to an elm-tree marked II ; thence ascending the side of the hill and along upon the side of the hill to a red-oak tree marked II ; thence obliquely down the hill
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to a white-oak tree marked II; thence along the foot of the hill to a red-oak tree marked II ; thence up on the side of the hill along the east side of John Ostrander's feld to a white-oak tree marked Il, near the northeast corner of said field; thenee northwesterly in an oblique direction down the hill to a white-oak tree marked II ; thenee northwesterly as straight as the nature of the ground will admit to a tree marked HI, near Robert Williams' improvements: thence eon- tinuing along the same eource across the field hy consent to a red-oak tree marked H ; thence northwesterly in the most convenient place to a white-oak tree marked Il, near the house where Jerry Peck lives ; thence continuing near the same direction in the most convenient place to a white-pine tree marked Il, near George Hunter's; thence southwesterly to Schoonhoven's grist-mill : thence across the mill- dam ; thenee northwesterly in the most convenient place to a piteb- pine tree marked II, at the top of the hill, northwesterly from the house where Ephraim Stewart lives ; thence by a straight line to a piteb-pine tree marked Il. near the road that leads from Stillwater to Ballston. about forty rods east of Captain Michael Dunning's field ; thence northerly by a straight line to a pitch-pine tree marked II, a little east of Wm. Dunning's house ; thence to a pitch-pine tree marked Il. by the bridge a little east of Michael Dunning. Jr.'s; thence northerly as near straight as circumstances will admit to what is ealled the dug-way on the north side the plain ; thence north- erly in the most convement place along by the east side of the house where Wm. Rhodes lives, until it intersects the old path leading from the south end of Saratoga lake to Merrick's mills; thenee westerly in the most convenient course near where the old path now goes to- wards Merrick's mills until it intersects the line between the districts of Saratoga and Ballston.
" Rond No. 10 .- Begins at the north line of lot No. 9, near Eddy Millard's house, at a maple stump: thenee southwesterly down the hill the east side of the brook ; thenec across the brook to the old bridge erossing the outlet of the lake in Ballston ; thence up the hill to the corner of Mr. Middlebrook's field, a little west of his house ; thenee southerly as near straight as the nature of the ground will admit until it interseets the north line of Samuel Clark's land, a little west of the corners of lots Nos. 2 and 3 of said Clark's land; thence southeasterly until it intersects the line between the aforesaid lots No. 2 and No. 3; thence continuing said line to the south side of said lots; thence southerly in the most convenient place across the land in possession of John White and Samuel In- gliss to the north line of Stephen Benedict's farm : thence southerly across said farm ; thence continuing the same direction to the north- west corner of Stephen llooper's farm.
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