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'58-Edward W. Sentell, Charles Estes. '59-Henry K. Graves, John A. Laing. '60-James M. Servis, Abel J. Bixby. '61-Jabez S. L'Amoreaux, Joseph W. Corning. '62-Eron N. Thomas, Abram Pryne.
63-Thaddeus W. Collins, Lemuel Durfee. '64-Thaddeus W. Collins, Lemuel Durfee.
'65-Thaddeus W. Collins, William H. Rogers. '66-John Vandenburgh, William H. Rogers. '67-John Vandenburgh, Ornon Archer. '68-De Witt Parshall, Elijah M. K. Glenn. '69-Merritt Thornton, Amasa Hall. '70-Anson S. Wood, Amasa Hall.
'71-Anson S. Wood, Henry R. Durfee. '72-Edward B. Wells, Lucien T. Yeomans.
73-Edward B. Wells, Lucien T. Yeomans. 74-Emory W. Gurnee, Henry M. Clark. '75-Wm. H. Clark, Allen S. Russell. '76-Emory W. Gurnee, Allen S. Russell. 77-Jackson Valentine, Jeremiah Thistlewaite. '78-Jackson Valentine, James H. Miller. '79-John A. Munson, Jefferson Sherman. '80-Alfred P. Crafts, Jefferson Sherman. '81-Rowland Robinson, Addison Gates. '82-Oscar Weed, Wm. E. Greenwood. '83-Oscar Weed, Leman Hotchkiss.
SENATORS FROM WAYNE COUNTY.
1823, '24-Byram Green. 30, '31-Thomas Armstrong. 32, '33-Thomas Armstrong.
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MILITARY HISTORY OF WAYNE COUNTY.
1834, '35-Thomas Armstrong. '36, '37-Thomas Armstrong. 43, '44-Lyman Sherwood. '54, '55 -- William Clark. '56, '57-Samuel C. Cuyler. '58, '59-Alexander B. Williams. '60, '61-Alexander B. Williams. '64, '65-Stephen K. Williams. '66, '67-Stephen K. Williams. '68, '69-Stephen K. Williams.
SERGEANT-AT-ARMS OF THE SENATE.
1868, '69-John H. Kemper. 76, '77-John W. Corning. '80, '81-John W. Corning. '82, '83-John W. Corning.
DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE.
1840, '41-Philip M. De Zeng.
SERGEANT-AT-ARMS OF THE ASSEMBLY. 1867-John H. Kemper.
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENTS OF COMMON SCHOOLS.
Under the act of April 17, 1843, this office was created. It was abolished March 13, 1847.
The appointments for Wayne * county were :
Nov. 11, 1841-Philo D. Green.
Nov. 18, 1843-Samuel Cole.
Nov. 26, 1846-James Redfield.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
1824-Solomon St. John. '28-John Beal. '36-Alanson M. Knapp.
'40-Charles Bradish.
44-Jonathan Boynton. 48-Joseph W. Gates. '60-William Van Marter.
'72-John H. Camp. '76 George W. Knowles.
SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS.
Appointed 1856-M. F. Sweeting, Albert S. Todd.
* Appointed by the Board of Supervisors.
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Elected 1857-M. F. Sweeting, Albert S. Todd.
'60-Thomas Robinson, Myron W. Reed. [man.
66 '63-Alonzo M. Winchester,* Jefferson Sher-
'66-John McGonigal, Ethel M. Allen.
66 '69-John McGonigal, Ethel M. Allen.
'72-Joseph H. L. Roe, Felix J. Griffin.
66 '75-Sidney G. Cooke, Wm. T. Goodenough.
66 '78-Sidney G. Gooke, Wm. T. Goodenough.
66 '81-E. C. Delano, Daniel VonCruyningham.
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTIONS.
1801 -- From Cayuga county then including Eastern Wayne, Silas Halsey.
From Ontario then including Western Wayne, Moses Atwater.
1821 -- From Seneca county, Robert S. Rose, Jonas Seely.
From Ontario county, Micah Brooks, John Price, David Sutherland, Philetus Swift, Joshua VanFleet.
1846-From Wayne county, Ornon Archer, Horatio N. Taft.
1867 -- Ornon Archer, Leander S. Ketchum.
1872-Constitutional Commissioner, Van Rensselaer Rich- mond.
REPRESENTATIVES IN CONGRESS.
1839, '40-Theron R. Strong, , 43, '44-Byram Green. 47, '48 -- John M. Holley.+ Esbon Blackmar, (vice Holley.)
'59, '61 -- Martin Butterfield. '69, '71 -- George W. Cowles. 77, '83-John H. Camp.
STATE OFFICERS.
From the territory now comprised in the county of Wayne.
CANAL COMMISSIONER.
Myron Holley, appointed April 17, 1817.
CANAL APPRAISERS.
George W. Cuyler, appointed April 18; 1843, declined ; Ambrose Salisbury, appointed May II, 1843, served three years.
* Supervisors awarded certificate of election to Thomas Robinson, but the courts subsequently declared Mr. Winchester elected.
+ Died in Florida, March 8, 1848, at Jacksonville.
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MILITARY HISTORY OF WAYNE COUNTY.
JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT.
Nov. 4, 1851-Theron R. Strong.
STATE ENGINEER.
Nov. 3, 1857 -- Van Rensselaer Richmond. Nov. '59 --- Van Rensselaer Richmond.
Nov. 5, '67 -- Van Rensselaer Richmond.
Nov. '69-Van Rensselaer Richmond.
SUPERINTENDENTS OF THE POOR.
February 3, 1830-Lyman Dunning .*
February 3, '30-Isaac Durfee.
February 3, 30-Cyrus Smith.
November 30,
'31-Reuben H. Foster.
November 16, '32-Jonathan Boynton.
November 16, 32-Lyman Dunning.
November 13, 33-Lyman Dunning.
November 13, 33-Reuben H. Foster.
November 14, 34-Jonathan Boynton.
November 14,
34-Lyman Dunning.
November 14, 34-Reuben H. Foster.
November II, 35-Calvin D. Palmeter.
November II, 35-Jonathan Boynton.
November II, 35-Lyman Dunning.
November 15,
36-Jonathan Boynton.
November 15,
36-James Edwards.
November 15,
36 Calvin D. Palmeter. 37-Calvin D. Palmeter. 37-James Edwards.
November 14,
37-Jonathan Boynton.
November 14,
38-Jonathan Boynton.
November 13, November 13, November 13,
38-James Edwards.
November 12,
39-Jonathan Boynton.
November 12,
,
39-James Edwards.
November 12,
39-Reuben H. Foster.
November 12, 40-Jonathan Boynton.
November 12,
40-James Edwards. 40-Reuben H. Foster. 41-George Boynton.
November 13, November 13, 41-Gardner Warren.
November 13, 41-Philander Mitchell.
November 19,
42-James Edwards.
November 19, 42 -- Martin Lazalier.
November 19,
'42-Truman Heminway.
* Appointed by the Board of Supervisors.
November 12,
38-Calvin D. Palmeter.
November 14,
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MILITARY HISTORY OF WAYNE COUNTY.
November 22, 1843 -- James Edwards.
November 22, 43-Martin Lazalier.
November 22, 43-Truman Heminway.
November 21, 44 -- James Edwards.
November 21, 44-Martin Lazalier.
November 21, 44-Truman Heminway .*
SUPERINTENDENTS OF THE POOR.
1845-Abram Parsons.
46-Wm. D. Wylie.
47 -- John Dratt.+
48-Abijah Moore, Maltby Clark, James Miller, Jr. , 49-Nelson D. Young.
50-Duncan Wilson.
51-Maltby Clark.
52-Wm. D. Wylie.
53-Israel J. Clapp.
54-Wm. Mockridge.
55 -- Maltby Clark.
'56-Philander Mitchell.
'57-William Mockridge.
'58 - Clark Phillips.
'59-Philander Mitchell.
'60-Isaac Z. Hodges.
'61 -- John S. Roe.
'62-Clark Phillips.
'63-Isaac Z. Hodges.
'64-John S. Roe.
'65 -- Durfee Wilcox.
'66-Isaac Z. Hodges.
'67-John S. Roe.
'68-Durfee Wilcox.
69-John Everett.
70 -- Morgan Cookingham.
71 -- Durfee Wilcox.
72-Johh G. Mead. 73 -- Morgan Cookingham.
74-Durfee Wilcox.
75-John G. Mead.
76-James B. Wiley.
* By Chapter 315, Laws of 1845, one Superintendent of the Poor was directed to be elected by the people at the general election, and his term of office com- menced on the third Monday of November.
+ By Chapter 498, Laws of 1847, three Superintendents of the Poor were directed to be elected at the general election of 1848, to be classified for one, two and three years, and thereafter one was to be elected annually, to hold office three years.
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MILITARY HISTORY OF WAYNE COUNTY.
1877-Dwight Flint. 78-John G. Mead. '79-James B. Wiley. '80 -- Dwight Flint. '81-William W. Burbank.
'82 -- James B. Wiley.
CORONERS.
Elected May 6, 1823-Russell Whipple, Sanford Sisson, Andrew G. Low, Wm. P. Capron.
November, 1825-Russell Whipple, George Smith, Wm. Terry, Garry Burnham.
November, 1828-Calvin D. Palmeter, James Edwards, Ira White, James Dickson.
1831-Joseph Williams, James Dickson, Ira White, Harlow Hyde.
1832-Theodore Partridge, Philip Grandin, Abraham Knapp.
1833-John Condit.
34-Joseph Williams.
35-Wm. W. Willets.
36 -- John J. Dickson, Abel Wyman, James Satterlee.
37-Samuel C. Cuyler, Maltby Clark.
38 -- Theodore Partridge.
39-Thomas I. Romeyn, Joseph A. Phelps.
40-Maltby Clark.
41-Theodore Partridge. ,
42-George E. Dill, Peter Thatcher.
43-Bruce Everson.
44-Daniel F. Luce.
45-Caleb A. Carpenter, Oren Gaylord, Edward Beach.
47-John N. Harder.
48 -- John F. Packard, Thomas Wickham, Duncan Wilson.
50-Daniel Jemison.
51-Samuel Miller, Jesse Owen, Daniel Grandin.
52-Harlow Hyde.
53-Wm. Culliford.
54-James W. Pennington, Daniel Grandin.
'55 -- Nathan P. Colvin.
'56-Daniel Conger.
'57-Daniel Grandin, Fenner Palmer.
'58-Henry D. Whitbeck.
59 -- Henry C. Rice.
'60-Russell Allyn, Fenner Palmer.
'61-Joseph F. Case.
'62-Henry C. Rice.
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MILITARY HISTORY OF WAYNE COUNTY.
1863-Russell Allvn, Henry R. Taber.
64-Samuel Weed. '65 -- David R. Hamilton. '66 -- Henry M. Griffin, George G. Jessup. '67-Samuel Weed.
'68-David R. Hamilton.
'69 -- Abraham J. Barhite, George G. Jessup. '70- Samuel Weed.
'71-A. F. Gillette.
72-Charles H. Kelly.
'73-Alfred P. Crafts, Alexander G. Austin. '74-A. F. Gillette.
'75-Charles H. Kelly.
'76-Alfred P. Crafts, John D. Briggs.
'77-George P. Livingston.
'78-Charles H. Kelly.
'79-Eben W. Newbury, John D. Briggs.
'80-George P. Livingston.
'81-John Pitkin.
'82 -- Eben W. Newbury, John D. Briggs.
JUSTICES OF SESSIONS.
'49-John J. Dickson, Clark Mason.
'50-Harlow Hyde, Nathan Bostwick.
'51-William A. Fuller, Manlius W. Gage.
'52-Isaac E. Beecher, William A. Fuller.
'53-Theodore Dickinson, William A. Fuller.
'54-Chauncey B. Collins, Reuben T. Conklin. '55-Harvey Miller, Marvin Rich.
'56-Harvey Miller, Ira S. Beal. '57-Isaac Z. Hodges, Theodore Dickinson.
'58-Joseph F. Case, Theodore Dickinson.
'59-Luther M. Norton. Simon V. W. Stout. '60- Aldice P. Warren, Merritt Purdy. '61-George E. Dill, Simon V. W. Stout. '62-Merritt Purdy, Simon V. W. Stout. '63-Simon V. W. Stout, George E. Dill. '64-Henry R. Tabor, Alonzo W. Casey. '65-Henry R. Tabor, Alonzo W. Casey. '66-Joseph F. Case, George E. Dill. '67-Joseph F. Case, George E. Dill. '68 - Joseph Peacock, Reuben T. Conklin. '69-Canfield C. Teall, John L. Hedden. '70-Alonzo W. Casey, Thomas Johnson. '71-Richard T. Ellison, Alonzo W. Casey. '72-John L. Hedden, Eben W. Newbury.
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MILITARY HISTORY OF WAYNE COUNTY.
1873-John D. Bennett, Edgar W. Kelly. '74-John D. Bennett, Edgar W. Kelly. '75-John D. Bennett, Alanson Church. '76-John D. Bennett, Alonzo W. Casey. '77-Henry R. Tabor, Alonzo W. Casey. '78-Jacob T. Van Buskirk, Alanson Church. '79-Richard T. Ellison, Alanson Church. '80-Fred A. Peacock, Alanson Church.
'81-Charles O. Peterson, Samuel A. Jones.
'82 -- Charles O. Peterson, Samuel A. Jones.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
The first meeting of the Board of Supervisors of Wayne County, was held at Henry L. Woolsey's hotel, in the village of Lyons, on the first Tuesday of October, 1823. The Super- visors present were Eli Frisbie, of Galen ; Robert W. Ash- ley, of Lyons ; Abraham Spear, of Macedon; Luther Fill- more, of Ontario ; William Rogers, Jr., of Palmyra; Arad Tallcott, of Wolcott; Russell Whipple, of Williamson.
Luther Fillmore, of Ontario, was chosen chairman, and Robert W. Ashley, clerk pro tem. Alexander R. Tiffany was afterwards chosen permanent clerk. Samuel Hecox was elected Treasurer of the county. His bond was required to be made in the sum of $20,000, and the sureties were Cyrus Hecox, Jacob Leach and Stephen M. Palmer, all of Lyons. The Board approved the bonds and sureties of the committee who had charge of the erection of the public buildings of the county. Ebenezer Smith, of Lyons, was allowed seventy-six dollars and sixty-two cents damages on account of a road laid out through his improved land, and two dollars and twenty-five cents costs. The same sum was voted to Joseph Luce, of Lyons, for a like purpose.
Peter Brinkerhoff, of Wolcott, on account of similar dam- ages, was allowed eighteen dollars, and Thomas Armstrong, two hundred and forty dollars; Peter Eddy, of Williamson, ten dollars, and David Eddy, eleven dollars; Levi Ward, of Macedon, fifteen dollars and eighty-three cents; Zina L. Buck, twenty-two dollars and fifty cents, and Reuben Starks, seventeen dollars and fifty cents, to be assessed on Palmyra and Macedon ; also to be assessed on the same towns, dam- ages to Darius Comstock, Otis Comstock and Asa B. Smith, two hundred and five dollars and seven cents.
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Five thousand dollars were appropriated for contingent purposes, including twenty-five hundred to build court house and jail. A State tax of one mill on the dollar, was ordered to be raised.
The town of Wolcott was assessed sixty-five dollars and sixty-eight cents, to be paid to Kitchel Bell, Peter Pratt and Hastings Curtiss, for services as a commission to lay out a road, it is presumed, or to appraise damages. It was voted that five per cent. be added to all sums required to be col- lected. In accordance with a law passed by the Legislature directing a road to be laid out in the town of Wolcott, five mills was assessed on each dollar of the valuation of farms adjoining said road.
Bills were audited in favor of Samuel Strong, Oliver P. Ashley, William D. Ford, Henry L. Woolsey, William H. Adams, John Barber, Seth Eddy, Nell Alexander, Thomas Wickham, Daniel Grandin, John R. Taintor, Alexander B. Roys, Samuel Hecox, Samuel Soverhill, George B. Brinker- hoff, David Arne, Jr., Jacob M. Gilbert, George Smith, John M. Gillespie, Henry Parks, James Reeves, Oliver Clark, Stephen J. Hazard, John Lewis, Zadock Huggins, Andrew Cornwell, George Crane, Isaac Durfee, Nathaniel Kellogg, Simeon Griswold, William Patrick, Marvin Rich, Abraham Spear, Alexander R. Tiffany, Israel J. Richardson, John S. Tallmadge, Joel Blakeman, David Hanchett, A. Dorsey, Jonathan Boynton, Annanias Wells, Stephen Ferguson, Reuben H. Foster, James Dickson, Thomas Armstrong, Newell Taft, William Voorhies, Abner Brown, and Sanford Sisson.
The real estate of each town was stated as follows ; Galen, $385,531 ; Lyons, $518,709; Macedon, $289,571 ; Ontario, $270,227 ; Palmyra, $358,654; Sodus, $261,273 ; Williamson, $297,232 ; Wolcott, $389, 136.
The personal estate was given at the following figures : Galen, $7,499 ; Lyons, $21,224 ; Macedon, $19,973 ; Ontario, $2,750 ; Palmyra, $49,306 ; Sodus, $3,377 ; Williamson, $II,- 989; Wolcott, $2,997.
At that time Lyons included what is now Arcadia. Wol- cott included Huron, Rose and Butler; Galen included
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Savannah ; Williamson included Marion; and Ontario in- cluded Walworth.
CHAIRMEN OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
The presiding officers of the Board have been as follows : Luther Fillmore, 1823-'24; Russell Whipple, 1825 ; James P. Bartle, 1826; Russell Whipple, 1827-'28; Thomas Arm- strong, 1829-'30-'31; Luther Fillmore, 1832; Thomas Arm- strong, 1833; Russell Whipple, 1834 ; James P. Bartle, 1835 ; Daniel Poppino, 1836 ; Ambrose Salisbury, 1837 ; James P. Bartle, 1838 ; John Adams, 1839-'40 ; Joseph Patterson, 1841 ; Byram Green, 1842; Alanson M. Knapp, 1843; Thomas Armstrong, 1844 ; Philander Mitchell, 1845 ; John Dradt, 1846; John McLouth, 1847; Philander Mitchell, 1848-'49 ; Thomas Armstrong, 1850-'51; William D. Wylie, 1852; Eron N. Thomas, 1853 ; Israel R. Southard, 1854 ; James D. Ford, 1855 ; Philander Mitchell, 1856; Elias Durfee, 1857; A. P. Crandall, 1858 ; Elias Durfee, 1859 ; James M. Servis, 1860-'61; Elon St. John, 1862; Jackson Valentine, 1863 ; Benjamin J. Hance, 1864-'65 ; A. J. Bixby, 1866 ; Jackson Valentine, 1867-'68; William R. Stults, 1869-'70 ; Benjamin J. Hance, 1871-'72-'73-'74 ; John E. Hough, 1875-'76-'77 ; Alanson Church, 1878; Rowland Robinson, 1879 ; John P. Bennett, 1880-'81-'82.
CLERKS OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
Alexander R. Tiffany, 1823 to 1831 ; George W. Scott 1832-'33; Pomeroy Tucker, 1834-'35, and resigned during session of 1836; Thomas Lakey, 1836 to 1840; George W. Scott, 1841 ; Robert W. Ashley, 1842 to 1845 ; Charles A .. Hart, 1846; Nathaniel Merrill, 1847, 1848, 1849 ; John Boylan, 1850 to 1853; C. P. Hopkins, 1854; R. K. Andrews, 1855; J. F. Harrison, 1856 ; John A. Boyd, 1857, 1858, 1859 ; E. Will- ard Sherman, 1860 to 1870; Charles P. Patterson, 1871 to 1882 (twelve years), and the present incumbent of the office.
TOWN ORGANIZATION.
Before giving the record of town organizations, it is inter- esting to notice that the old town of Canandaigua included all the territory of the nine western towns of Wayne county.
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MILITARY HISTORY OF WAYNE COUNTY.
To show the few names from Wayne county in those earliest years, we insert the town officers of Canandaigua in full for five years, 1791 to 1795 inclusive .*
(From Canandaigua Town Records.)
TOWN OFFICERS OF 1791.
Supervisor-Israel Chapin.
Town Clerk -- James D. Fish.
Assessors-John Call, Enos Boughton, Seth Reed, Nathan Comstock, James Austin, Arnold Potter, Nathaniel Norton.
Collectors-Phinehus Bates, John Codding.
Overseers of the Poor-Israel Chapin, Nathaniel Gorham.
Commissioners of Highways-Othniel Taylor, Joseph Smith, Benjamin Wells.
Constables-Nathaniel Sanborn, Jared Boughton, Phineas Pierce.
Overseers of Highways and Fence Viewers-James Latta, Joshua Whitney, John Swift, Daniel Gates, Jabez French, Gamaliel Wilder, Abner Barlow, Isaac Hathaway, Hezekiah Boughton, Eber Norton, William Gooding, John D. Rob- inson.
CANANDAIGUA, 1792 .- TOWN OFFICERS.
Supervisor-Israel Chapin.
Town Clerk-James D. Fisk.
Assessors-Judah Colt, David White, Ezra Patterson, Enos Boughton, Nathaniel Norton, Levi Parrish, Elijah Wilder.
Collectors-Phinehas Bates, Noah Porter, Solomon Warner, Jonathan Edwards, Eber Norton, Elias Gilbert, Aaron Rice.
Overseers of the Poor-Moses Atwater, Israel Chapin.
Commissioners of Highways-Othniel Taylor, John Swift, Eber Norton.
Constables-Jarvis Rose, John Russell, Asa Ransom, Sey- mour Boughton, Benjamin Keyes, Jonathan Lee, Elizur Hills.
Overseers of Highways and Fence Viewers-Orange Brace, Luke Phelps, Hugh Jameson, Israel Chapin, Jr., Job Durfee, Bennett Gates, Nathan Aldrich, Thomas Sisson, Phineahas Stevens, Sanford Williams.
* A similar record has been sought for Eastern Wayne, through town records of Junius, or " Washington," but has not been secured in time for this chapter. If found, it will appear in the Appendix.
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Overseers of Highways-John D. Robinson, Jonathan Oakes, James Rice, Jabez Morehouse, John Keyes, Nathaniel Norton, William Gooding, William Watkins, Elias Gilbert, Ephraim Wilder.
Pound Master-Moses Barlow.
Inspectors of Lumber-Othniel Taylor, Jerome Loomis, Phinehas Bates, Joseph Kilburn, David Gilbert, Elam Crane, Israel Chapman, Jr.
Scaler of Weights and Measures-Samuel Gardner.
Sealer of Leather-Daniel Shaw.
CANANDAIGUA, 1793 .- TOWN OFFICERS.
Supervisor-Israel Chapin.
Town Clerk -- Samuel Gardner.
Assessors -- Moses Atwater, David White, David Suther- land, Enos Boughton, Nathaniel Norton, Levi Parrish, Elijah Wilder.
Commissioners of Highways-Othniel Taylor, Ephraim Wilder, John Adams.
Constables -- Orange Brace, Thomas Rogers, Francis Briggs, Seymour Boughton, Benjamin Keyes, Joel Watkins, Elizur Hills.
Pound Masters-Abner Barlow, Abraham Lane, John Russell, James Gooding.
Collectors-Phinehas Bates, Noah Porter, Jared Boughton, John D. Robinson, Israel Beach, Elias Gilbert, Eliezur Hills.
Overseers of the Poor-Abner Barlow, Israel Chapin, Jr.
Overseers of the Highways -- Timothy Dunham, David Sutherland, Charles Adams, Isaac Watkins, Bebus McKin- ney, James Austin, John Codding, Israel Beach, William Markham, Eber Norton, Joseph Brace, Levi Haycock, Daniel Shaw. Rufus Case, Moses Gunn, Samuel Day, Sr., Nathan Aldridge, Urius Gumenstalk, William Rogers, Philetus Swift.
CANANDAIGUA, 1794 .- TOWN OFFICERS.
Supervisor-Israel Chapin.
Town Clerk-James D. Fish.
Assessors --- Israel Chapin, Jr., William Rogers, Arnold Potter, Jared Boughton, Eber Norton, Jabez Metcalf, John Codding.
Collectors-Jonathan Barlow, Jonathan Warner, Otis Com- stock, William Burnet, Benjamin Wilson, Benjamin Tib- betts, Theophilus Allen.
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Overseers of the Poor-Martin Dudley, Phinehas Bates.
Commissioners of Highways-Othniel Taylor, William Gooding, Jared Boughton.
Constables-Gideon Dudley, Timothy Smith, Pardon Dur- fee, Reuben Parish, Seymour Boughton, Jr., Allen Sage, Faunce Codding, Elisha Granger, Benjamin Brown.
Overseers of Highways-Francis Briggs, Jabez French, James Lewis, Ephraim Cleaveland, Jr.
Overseers of Highways and Fence Viewers-Robert Wiley, David Wilder, Nathaniel Fisher, Israel Beach, Erod Hop- kins, Joel Steele, Seymour Boughton, Samuel Bunklebank, John Clark, Seth Holcomb, Nathan Waldon, Joab Gillet, Jonathan Smith, Joseph Bradish, Cyrus Parker, John Crandall, David H. Foster, William Burnet, Robert Whit- aker, Seth Sprague,Joseph Sanders.
Pound Masters-Abner Barlow, Abram Lane, James Good- ing, William Jackways.
CANANDAIGUA, 1795 .-- TOWN OFFICERS.
Supervisor-Israel Chapin.
Town Clerk-John Wickham.
Assessors-Phineas Bates, William Rogers, Arnold Potter, Jared Boughton, Daniel Chapin, Jabez Metcalf, John Cod- ding.
Collectors-Thaddeus Remington, Jonathan Warner, Jona- than Smith, William Adams, Levi Parrish, George Cod- ding, Jr., Pierce Granger.
Commissioners of Highways -- Benjamin Wells, Asher Sax- ton, Daniel Brainerd.
Constables -- Dirck Speer, Stephen Bates, Samuel Ballard, Reuben Parrish, Jabez Morehouse, Jr., John Keyes, James Gooding, David Herman, Robert Perry.
Pound Masters-Thaddeus Remington, Francis Briggs, James Gooding, Reuben Town, Nathan Watkins.
Poor Masters -- William Clark, Martin Dudley.
Overseers of Highways-George Bates, Rouse Perry, Mi- chael Pierce, Jabez Metcalf, John Johnson, Nathan Allen, James Gooding, Gideon King, Elijah Rose, Jonathan Adams, Elisha Brace, Jonathan Barlow.
Overseers of Highways and Fence Viewers -- Gideon Dud- ley, Hugh Jameson, Elijah Hamlon, Matthew Sweet, John Dillons, Abiather Powers, Bennett Bates, Jacob Gannet, John Russell, Humphrey Sherman, Pierce Granger, William Wyckoff, William Durston, Abraham Lane, Rufus Case, Elam Crane, Joel Howe, John Sutherland, Philander Saxton.
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MILITARY HISTORY OF WAYNE COUNTY.
TOWNS OF WAYNE COUNTY.
SODUS was formed by an order of Court, January, 1789. It included the present territory of six other towns, viz .: Will- iamson, Ontario, Marion and Walworth, taken off under the name of Williamson February 20, 1802; Lyons and Arcadia taken off, as Lyons, March 1, 181I.
The town derives its name from the Bay, and the latter was known to the early French explorers as Osœnodus ; probably changed in common usage to Sodus. The first recorded town meeting was held April 2, 1799, at the house of Evert Van Wickle, a mile or more west of what is now Lyons village, on the Lyman farm, so-called.
The first town meeting after Lyons was taken off, and Sodus reduced to nearly its present dimensions, was held in 18II, at the house of Daniel Arms, then standing in what is now an old orchard near the present residence of Edward Messenger, at Wallington.
Supervisors-Azariah Willis, elected in the spring of 1799 ;* Timothy Smith, 1800, '01 ; John Perrine, 1802, '03 ; Daniel Dor- sey, 1804, '05,'06; Gilbert Howell, 1807, '08, '09, '10; Nathan- iel Merrills, 1811, '12, '13 ; Enoch Morse, 1814 to 1824, eleven years ; Jonathan L. Powell, 1825, '26; Byram Green, 1827 ; William Danforth, 1828 to 1832, five years ; James Edwards, 1833, '34; Robert A. Paddock, 1835, '36, '37 ; William Edwards, 1838, '39; Byram Green, 1840; Charles W. Rees, 1841 ; Byram Green, 1842 ; Alanson M. Knapp, 1843, 44; Alexander B. Williams, 1845; Jerry C. Rogers, 1846 ; Thomas Wickham, 1847; Jedediah Allen, 1848 ; Andrus A. Whitbeck, 1849; Alanson M. Knapp, 1850; Jerry C. Rogers, 1851, '52; Alanson M. Knapp, 1853 ; Aldice P. Warren, 1854; Noadiah M. Hill, 1855; David Poucher, 1856, '57, '58 ; Merritt Thornton, 1859, '60, '61 ; Levi Gurnee, 1862 ; Durfee Wilcox, 1863, '64; George W. Tillotson, 1865 ;
* The full list of town officers chosen at the first meeting, 1799, were : Aza- riah Willis, Supervisor ; Joseph Taylor, Town Clerk ; Norman Mary, Samuel Caldwell, Charles Cameron, Assessors ; Moses Gill, Evert Van Wickle, Timothy Smith, Commissioners of Highways ; David Sweezey, Joseph Wood, Constables ; David Sweezey, Collector ; John Van Wickle, Sen., Fence Viewer ; William White, Reuben Adams, Poormasters ; Daniel Russell, Henry Lovewell, Will- iam White, Pathmasters.
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MILITARY HISTORY OF WAYNE COUNTY.
Lewis Bates, 1866,'67; George W. Tillotson, 1868, '69, 70, '71 ; Lewis Bates, 1872, '73, '74; David Poucher, 1875 ; Charles D. Gaylord, 1876; Rowland Robinson, 1877 to 1880, four years ; Lewis H. Clark, 1881, '82, '83.
PALMYRA was formed by an order of Court January, 1789. Macedon was taken off in 1823. Palmyra was first known as Swift-Town, and then Tolland ; but neither was satisfac- tory to the people, and at a meeting held January 4, 1796, they agreed upon the name Palmyra. It is said to have been suggested by Daniel Sawyer, brother of Mrs. John Swift, who was reading ancient history and had become interested in Palmyra of old. The first town meeting recorded was held the first Tuesday in April, 1796, "at the house of Gideon Durfee." This was on the place now owned by the heirs of Captain Ira Lakey, deceased, about half a mile east of the railroad station at Palmyra.
Supervisors-John Swift, elected in 1796 ;* Jonah Howell, 1797, 98; John Swift, 1799, 1800, '01, '02; Nathan Comstock, 1803; John Swift, 1804, '05, '06; William Rogers, 1807, '08 ; Pardon Durfee, 1809 to 1814, six years ; David White, 1815 to 1820, six years ; James White, 1821, '22 ; William Rogers, 1823; Stephen Sherman, 1824; Frederick Smith, 1825; Stephen Sherman, 1826; Frederick Smith, 1827, '28; Am- brose Salisbury, 1829, '30, '31; Frederick Smith, 1832, '33, 34; Ambrose Salisbury, 1835, '36, '37 ; George W. Cuyler, 1838, '39; James Hubbell, 1840, '41 ; Ambrose Salisbury, 1842 ; Samuel Cole, 1843; Samuel E. Hudson, 1844; Pome- roy Tucker, 1845 ; William Beals, 1846; Augustus Elmen- dorf, 1847, '48; Thomas W. Gurney, 1849 ; Augustus Elmen- dorf, 1850 : Pomeroy Tucker, 1851, 52; Abraham I. Carl, 1853 ; Philip Palmer, 1854; Charles E. Thurber, 1855 ; A. P.
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