Records of the town of Southhampton, with other ancient documents of historic value, Vol. III, Part 25

Author: Southampton (N.Y.); Pelletreau, William S. (William Smith), 1840-1918; Post, William J., 1861- ed; Early, James A., ed; White, Edward P., ed; Sleight, Harry Dering, 1875-
Publication date: 1874
Publisher: Sag-Harbor, N.Y., J. H. Hunt, printer
Number of Pages: 468


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Given under our hands this 16th day of October 1795.


ABRAHAM MILLER EBENEZER SAGE


Justices.


Cost of the above court and jury is three pounds sixteen shillings.


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RECORDS : TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON.


We the subscribers Commissioners of highways for the town of Southampton, being called upon by David Howell James White and others to take a view and to lay out a highway across the land of Nathan Fordham Esq, accordingly upon a view of the premises, we deeming it necessary & convenient proceeded to lay out a highway through said land, beginning at a certain black oak tree standing by the highway that leads from Sagg Harbor to Mecox and running from said tree straight to a stake set by the side of the swamp thence across said swamp to a small black oak tree in the highway that leads from Sagg Harbor to Northside the above marks being the southeasterly line of the highway which is to be three rods wide from the above said line, and as a compensation for the land above laid out into a highway and the damages it is mu tually agreed upon by the said Commissioners & Nathan Ford- ham Esq that the town shall give him the highway that leads from Meacox Sagg Harbor road to the north side, from the said Meacox Sag Harbor road to where the road laid out joins the said Northside road being about sixty rods, and also ten pounds n money. Done June 13 1795.


HENRY PEIRSON JEREMIAH POST Commissioners.


PAGE 475. [Abstract.] Earmarks, 1796.


David Harris, crop on left, half penny each side of same, L under right.


Mathew Scott, 2 half pennies fore side of left, slope fore side of right, hole in each.


Elijah Brown, hollow crop on right, 2 half pennies under left.


John Bishop 3d, half penny over right, bought of John Post. Isaac Hildreth, crop on right, slope under same.


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Daniel Woodruff, 2 half pennies fore side right, slope under left. Fire brand D. W.


PAGE 476. [Abstract.] Jonathan Sizer of New London and wife Mary sell to Job Wallace a house and lot* at Sagg Harbor being the west part of Amendment No 6 bounded N by East Hampton road, S by land of Wm Parker, E as far as Wm Parkers land extends, W by highway, price ££105. Jan 22 1796.


Witness MARY GARDINER JEREMIAH G. BRAINERD.


PAGE 477. Election meeting held the 5th of April 1796. To chuse town officers for the year ensuing was voted as fol- loweth, William Herrick Clerk, James Raynor Zephaniah Rogers Lemuel Paine Bradock Cory Jonathan Conkling Cons- tables, David Hedges Esq Supervisor, Elias Woodruff Collec- tor at 5{d on the pound, Capt Josiah Howell Silas Woolly Jonathan Rogers Esq Capt John N Fordham Assessors, Hugh Gelston Esq Jonathan Rogers Esq Overseer of Poor, Josiah Foster David Halsey Uriah Rogers Esq Caleb Cooper Esq Capt Abraham Sayre David Rose David Hedges Esq Capt David Peirson Esq Capt Nathan Post Jonathan Rogers Esq Abraham Rose Capt John N Fordham Trustees, Fence view ers same as last year recorded in this book.


PAGE 470. John Cooper Jeremiah Post Henry Peirson Esq Commissioners of highways, Rufus Foster 1st, Stephen Sayre 2-3, Simeon Halsey 4 (to include slough at Canoe place) Hen- ry Corwithe 5, Lieut William Peirson 6, Samuel L'Homme- dieu 7, Lewis Rogers 8, David Rose 9, Samuel Hildreth 10, Overseers of highways John Cooper Samuel Cooper, Docr Jer-


* This is the lot now occupied by Dodson's market, in Sag-Harbor, corner of Main and Washington streets, south side. In 1804 it was sold by Sally Wallace to Nathan Sayre; it was bounded east by Church St. W. S. P.


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emiah Hedges, Henry Corwithe pound masters, Rufus Foster William Herrick David Hedges Esq Henry P. Derring Esq Commissioners of Schools. £200 for the support of the poor & contingent charges. Voted that the bridge by Goldsmith's be repaired. Voted that the hogs be taken off the common. Voted that the trustees do everything in their power by mak- ing laws to prevent the oysters being taken away.


The above is a true copy of the original per


WILLIAM HERRICK.


PAGE 47S. [Abstract.] Moses Culver sells to Jonathan Cook § of a commonage throughout Southampton, price £6. March 9 1796.


Wit JONATHAN COOK JR RICHARD COOK.


PAGE 479. [Abstract of earmarks.]


Russell Edwards, L under each ear, hole in right, bought of Cornelius Russell, see page 242.


Mathew Howell, slope over left and under right, which was his father's.


Jeremiah Jagger 3d, hollow crop on left, half penny each side of right, which was his grandfather's, Nathan Jagger.


Mathew Howell, brand a heart, which he bought of Phineas Howell.


Wm Rowley, L under right, half penny over each, bought of Phineas Howell, brand C. C., which was Charles Cooper's, deceased.


Francis Bishop, hollow crop on right, half penny over left. which was his grandfather's, John Bishop.


John Reeves Jr, slit in right, half penny under same, square crop on left, two slits in same.


Rufus Foster, L under right, crop & slope under left.


Jacob Halsey, hollow crop on right, half penny under it, slope over left, which was his brother Job Halseys, page 429.


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Benjamin Sandford, 2 half pennies nnder right, one under left, slit in left.


Aaron Drake, crop on left, half penny over each, slit in crop, bought of Stephen Reeves.


PAGE 480. Peter John, (alias Fourth neck Peter,) crop on right, half penny each side of same, slope over left.


Moses Phillips, brand M. P.


John Green, crop on right, L under same, bought of Joseph Post.


David Sayre of town, L over right, bought of Joseph Post. Samuel Cook, slope under each, hole in right.


Jesse Rogers, slope over right, half penny under left. which was his father's, Joseph Rogers deceased.


James Jagger, crop on left, half penny under it, slit in right Benj Sandford, brand B. S. X.


Theophilus Cook, slope under left which was Daniel Hedges James Fanning 3d, crop on left, nick under right.


Charles Stephens, square crop on left, slit in same, which was his father's, Jesse Culver, see page 119.


PAGE 481. Election meeting held the 4th day of April 1797 to chuse town officers for the ensuing year, the freehold- ers and comonalty voted as follows, William Herrick Town Clerk, Jesse Reeves Lemuel Payne Jonathan Conkling Brad- dock Cory Hampton Howell Constables, David Hedges Super viser, Capt David Peirson Collector 54d per pound, William Halsey Obadiah Rogers Esq Jonathan Rogers Esq John N. Fordham Assessors, Hugh Gelston Jonathan Rogers Esq Overseers of Poor, Rufus Foster Caleb Cooper Esq John White Jeremiah Post Col Benj Huntting Capt Abraham Sayre Jona- than Rogers Esq Capt Silvanus Halsey Abraham Rose Hugh Gelston Jus Capt David Peirson Henry P. Dering Trustees, David Rose Stephen Sayre Abraham Rose Henry P. Dering Josiah Foster Henry Corwithee Braddock Cory Jeremiah Post


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Adonijah Raynor Capt David Peirson Joshua Halsey Stephen Rose Ananias Cooper Simeon Halsey Lewis Rogers Gilbert Bud William White Jr Stephen Harris Jolin Fanning Zeb Jennings Silas White Ellis Squires Caleb Howell Ensign Nick- eson Phineas Devall Price Howell James Sayre Ebenezer Howell Caleb Halsey Stephen Cook David Howell Abraham Post fence viewers, Josiah Foster 1, Stephen Sayre 2-3, Sim- eon Halsey 4, David Howell 5, David Topping 6, Braddock Cory 7, Lewis Rogers S, Stephen Harris 9, Ellis Squires 10, Overseers of Highways, John Cooper Samuel Cooper Henry Corwithe Doct Jeremiah Hedges pound masters, Rufus Fos- ter William Herrick David Hedges Henry P. Dering Commis- sioners of Schools.


Voted 320£ be raised for support of poor & contingent charges. Caleb Cooper Obadiah Rogers Henry Peirson Uriah Rogers Jonathan Rogers John Hulbert Samuel L'Hommedieu Justices present.


A true copy WM HERRICK Clerk.


PAGE 482. Southamton April 10 1797 We the subscrib- ers Commissioners of Highways for the present year being called upon to take a view of and ascertain the road leading across the wading place on to Hog neck beach, have proceeded to stake out said highway agreeable to the return of the Com- missioners in the year 1774 viz, beginning seventy one rods east of Weckatuck spring or creek, and at the shore by where the cedar tree formerly stood, as near as we could ascertain, the said highway is thirteen & a half rods wide from the north side road to the said wading place, wee the said Commission- ers being called upon by Henry P. Dering to take a view of and after the road that leads across from Sagg road to East Hampton line between the Great Division & the twelve acre


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division, we fixed a stake two rods & ten feet from the South- east corner of Duy Daileys lot, which ten ft John N. Fordham gave off of a lot on the south side of the said road which he bought of Duy Dailey, running straight to the northwest cor- ner of said lot where the road is two rods wide, Likewise the point of land at the east end of said lot being two rods wide to the fence or line between the Great Division and the said road. Likewise Henry P. Dering gave to accommodate the erook in said road, all the land without his fence, which runs straight from his door yard to said road which is eleven feet & four inches from the southwest corner of his house in front and leaves the road from the stake which stands twenty feet from the southwest corner of sd Henry P. Derings house west- erly for the eastern line of the meeting house road and being in a line with the north side of the road between the Great Division and the twelve acre division, from said stake to the south side of the road is three rods and twelve feet. Whereas Duy Dailey aforesaid claimed pay for one rod of width across the east end of his lot, taken into the highway that leads from the road between the twelve acre division and the great division to the meeting house we the subscribers Commissioners for the time being agreedwith the said Duy Dailey for his compensa- tion to give him three dollars which we paid and he agrees that it shall remain to the said highway forever.


HENRY PEIRSON JOHN N. FORDHAM JEREMIAH POST Commissioners.


A true copy from the original per June 28 1797. WM HERRICK Clerk.


PAGE 483. Southampton Jan 31 1797. At a meeting of the Trustees being duly warned by the Constable, there being


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a majority we proceeded as follows, Voted and ordered that Jolın Jermain have the liberty & privilege to erect a dam across the great Narrows between Brushy neck & Little Hog neck for the purpose of erecting a grist mill, under the follow- ing conditions viz That he shall give free liberty to all persons to pass & repass on said dam free of duty with their horses or carriages as the said dam shall admit of, and shall in no wise dirreetly or indirectly hinder any sort of fish from passing or reprssing through the flood gate or gates of said damn by set -. ting a net or nets of any kind, or any other obstruction on one side or the other of said dam, and also that he shall grind for the inhabitants of Southampton or parrish of Sagg Harbor in preference to any other persons, or for flouring or for paek- ing which said privilege shall be to him and to his heirs & as- signs so long as he shall keep a mill on said dam for grinding but if he or his heirs or assigns should discontinue grinding in said mill for more time than seven years, then the said priv- ilege shall return to the town or proprietors again.


Per CALEB COOPER


Clerk of trustees.


A true copy from trustees book WM HERRICK Clerk. July 12 1797.


PEGE 484. [Abstract. ] Elias Jones and wife Jerusha sell to Samuel Jennings 4 50 of comonage from Canoe place east- ward, price 6 pounds 1 shilling. Nov 3 1797.


Witness STEPHEN TOPPING JOHN HILDRETHI.


PAGE 485. Election Meeting held April 3 1798, was voted as follows, William Herrick Town Clerk, Hampton Howell Jesse Reeve Lemuel Payne Jonathan Conkling Noah Mason Constables, Jonathan Rogers Superviser, Abraham Post Jr Collector at 4d per pound, William Halsey Obadiah Rogers Esq Gideon Halsey Henry Peirson Esq Jonathan Rogers Esq


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Samuel L'Hommedieu Esq Assessors, Hugh Gelston Jonathan Rogers Esq Overseers of Poor, Rufus Foster Caleb Cooper Esq Stephen Sayre Elias Wnite Uriah Rogers Esq Capt Abraham Sayre Jonathan Rogers Esq David Hedges Caleb Corwithe Capt William Peirson Isaac Loper Henry P. Dering Esq Trus- tees, David Howell Josiah Foster Jonathan Russell Jonathan Jagger John Cooper William Phillips Jesse Rogers Ebenezer Howell Elias Culver Samuel Hildreth Ellis Squires David . Harris James Benjamen John Fanning Wm White Thomas Jessup Jr Samuel Post Paul Halsey Jr Zeb Halsey Adonijah Raynor Daniel Halsey James White Moses Rose Stephen Harris Zeb Jennings James Jennings David Rose Ethan Halsey John Corwith Tho Gelston Benj Rogers Simeon Hal- sey Ezekiel Sandford Elias Sandford Timothy Halsey Jr Elias Halsey Capt David Peirson Capt Wm Peirson Timothy Peir- son David Sayre (harbor) Phineas Devall John Payne Jr Brad- dock Cory H. P. Dering Saml L'Hommedieu John Hurlburt Esq Gilbert Budd Lewis Rogers Jeremiah Howell Fence view- PAGE 486] ers, John Cooper Bartlet Hinds Elias White Hen- ry Person Esq Henry P Dering Commissioners of highways. Josiah Foster 1 dist, Zeb Jessup 2-3, Samuel Cook 4, Daniel Halsey Jr 5, Theophilus Peirson 6, Braddock Cory 7, Lewis Rogers 8, James Jennings 9, Samuel Hildreth 10 Overseers of highways, John Cooper Sam Cooper Henry Corwithe Samuel L'Hommedieu Pound Masters, Rufus Foster Wmn Herrick Hen Corwith H P Dering Commissioners of Schools.


Money for the support of poor £400.


The trustees to regulate the sea weed. Voted hogs to be taken off the commons. Trustees act respecting sheep to be limited.


JONATHAN ROGERS URIAH ROGERS


HEN PEIRSON CALEB COOPER Justices.


A true copy per


WM HERBICK Clerk.


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RECORDS : TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON.


PAGE 487. We the subscribers Commissioners for the town of Southampton being called upon to take a view of and lay out a highway on the common landing along the beach at Sag Harbor, Jonathan Rogers & Caleb Cooper Esquires being ap- pointed by the trustees to ascertain the boundaries of said common land or beach which they did, and we the Commis- sioners did then proceed & laid out a highway three rods wide from the north east corner of the house of Capt John N Ford- ham, running west thirteen degrees south seventeen rods to a Red Stone set in the beach ranging along an old ditch in the meadow to the northwest corner of the school house, thence running west twenty four degrees south twenty rods to anoth- er red stone set in the beach, from this said stone we laid out a highway eight rods wide to the water a due northwest course including in this highway the old wharf,.southwest from said road is common land or beach which may be im -. proved as a passing road


N. B. The above is the southerly line or boundary of said highway and includes in it the highway exchanged by Nathan Fordham in the year 1764 and is widened half a rod on the north side by the consent of Charles Douglass John N Ford- ham and Stephen Howell who owned and gave the land for accommodation of the road.


HENRY PEIRSON ELIAS WHITE BARTLET HINDS H. P. DERING


Sog-Harbor April 21 179S. Commissioners.


PAGE 488. William Herrick, born April 27 1761. His wife Phebe born the 5th of March 1760. Birth of children of William & wife Phebe Herrick. Their son William Peirson Herrick born Oct 3d 1783. Stephen Herrick born Aug 18 1785.


Daughter Mary Herrick born Aug 18 1787.


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Son George Herrick born February 13 1790.


Herman Herrick born March 17 1792.


Daughter Abigail Herrick born May 3 1794, died July 16 1798.


Son Austin Herrick born April 12 1796.


Edward Herrick born Sept 1 1798, died March 15 1800 of small pox.


Edward Herrick another son born Dec 6 1801.


My father George Herrick died July 17 1786 in the 52nd year of his age.


My brother Austin Herrick died the 14th day of October 1793 in the 22 year of his age memento mori.


Aunt Abigail Herrick died April 13 1800 in the 62 year of her age.


My mother Mary Herrick died Dec 16 1813 in the 77 year of her age.


[Abstract.] William Halsey Esq manumits slave Peter, March 30 1809.


PAGE 489. Election meeting held in Southampton on the 2d day of April 1799 by the Freeholders and Comonalty of the said town to elect town officers for the ensuing year, it was voted as followeth, Town Clerk Wm Herrick, Constables Abraham Post Jr Jesse Reeves Lemuel Payne Braddock Cory Thomas L. Harris George White appointed by three Justices Sept 3, Supervisor David Hedges, Collector Zebulon Jennings at 5d on the pound, Assessors Wm Halsey Obadiah Rogers Esq Gideon Halsey Wm Peirson Henry Corwith Capt John N. Fordham, Overseers of Poor Zebulon Jessup Abraham Rose, Trustees Rufus Foster Caleb Cooper O Rogers Esq Stephen Post James White David Rose Simeon Halsey Henry Corwith Samuel Howell James Sayre Wm Peirson Henry P. Dering, Fence viewers [same list as on page 485 with the following] Caleb Howell Silas Woodruff, Commissioner of highways H.


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P. Dering Henry Corwithe Elias White, Overseers of high- ways 1 John Cooper, 2 3 Capt A. Sayre David Howell, 4 Is- aac Loper, 5 Caleb Howell, 6 John White Sagg, 7 Capt S. Howell, 8 Lewis Rogers, 9 Hen Harris, 10 Sam Hildreth, 11 Josiah Albertson, Pound masters John Cooper Sam Cooper Henry Corwith Peter Hildreth, Commissioners of Schools Ru- fus Foster Wm Herrick David Peirson H. P. Dering.


Noted that the overseers of the poor meet with the Trustees on the 3d Tuesday of April instant to devise somc cheaper or better plan for the support of the poor and what they do shall be binding.


CALEB COOPER O. ROGERS HENRY PEIRSON Presiding Justices.


A true copy per WM HERRICK Clerk.


PAGE 490. [Abstract of earmarks.]


Jackson Scott, 2 half pennies over left, also 2 half pennies over left, hole in right, both of which were his brother Samu- el Scotts.


James Fordham, L over left, which was Ephraim Howells, deceased.


Lewis Drake Thompson, L over left, half penny under right bought of James Fordham, 1800.


Josiah Foster Jr, half penny over left, slit in right, bought of Daniel Halsey (at town) brand D. H.


Jesse Halsey, (son of Lemuel), L under right, brand L. H.


Lemuel Payne, brand H. E. bought at vandue of David Howell deceased, 1802.


James Raynor, brand I. R., which was his fathers.


Samuel Peirson, (town) hollow crop on right, half penny over it and under left, brand S. P. which was his fathers.


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Benjamen King, crop on each, half penny over left, which was his fathers, (Alexander K. see page 396) 1S04.


PAGE 491. Election Meeting held the 1st day of April 1800 To chuse town officers for the year ensuing voted, Town Clerk William Herrick, Constables Abraham Post Jr Jesse Reeves Henry Cook Braddock Cory Lemuel Paynes Thomas L Har- ris, Assessors John Cooper Obadiah Rogers Henry Corwithe Henry P. Dering, Overseers of poor Zebulon Jessup Abraham Rose, Trustees Josiah Howell Benj Huntting Caleb Cooper Stephen Post Abraham Sayre Obadiah Rogers Henry Corwith David Sayre Abraham Rose David Hedges Silas Woodruff Henry P. Dering, Fence viewers [same list as on page 485 & following names] Caleb Howell James Sayre Silas Woodruff James Halsey B Hampton, Commissioners of highways Rufus Foster Henry Corwithe Elias White, Overseers of highways 1 Josiah Foster, 2 Stephen Sayre, 3 Ebenezer Howell, 4 David Howell, 5 David Howell B Hampton, 6 Samuel Peirson, 7 John N. Fordham, S Joshna Bud, 9 Stephen Harris, 10 San :- uel Hildreth Josiah Albertson, Pound masters John Cooper Samuel Cooper Henry Corwithe Peter Hildreth, Commission- ers of Schools William Herrick Henry P. Dering, money for support of poor £280. Voted that the Collector who is Lemuel Payne at 4d} on the pound, give bonds with sufficinnt sureties to the Superviser and overseers of poor, for the mon- eys which he may collect. That the Overseers of Poor meet with the Trustees to consult the cheapest plan for their support CALEB COOPER O. ROGERS SAML L'HOMMEDIEU


Copy WM HERRICK Clerk. Justices.


PAGE 492. Election held 7th April 1801. Voted town


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Clerk Wm Herrick, Supervisor David Hedges, Collector David Topping at 6d} on the £, Assessors Obadiah Rogers Abraham Rose Henry P. Derings, (Josiah Howell assistant), Overseers of Poor Zebulon Jessup Abraham Rose, Trustees Nathan Halsey Wm Foster Caleb Cooper Obadiah Rogers Gideon Halsey Ebenezer Howell Nathan Post William Peirson Wmn Rogers John White Sagg Stephen Cook John N. Fordham, Fence viewers same as last year, Constables Hampton Howell Stephen Sayre Jr James Peirson Lemuel Payne Wm Howell East Tho L Harris Bradock Cory, Commissioners of highways Elias White Henry Corwithe H. P. Dering, Overseers of high- ways 1 John Cooper, 2 Ebenezer Howell, 3 Zebulon Halsey, 4 Benj Rogers Silas Woodruff, 5 Benj Sandford, 6 Henry Top ping, 7 Samuel L'Homedieu, 8 Joshua Bud, 9 David Sayre, 10 Joel Reeves, 11 Samuel Hildreth, 12 Josiah Albertson, Pound Masters Jonah Howell Saml Cooper Henry Corwith Peter Hildreth, Commissioners of schools same as last year with John Cooper. 140£ to be raised for support of poor. Voted that the Collector give bonds to Overseers of poor. Voted that the overseers of poor meet with trustees to farm out the poor.


CALEB COOPER O. ROGERS


JONATHAN ROGERS JOHN N. FORDHAM SAML L'HOMMEDIEU Justices.


True copy WM HERRICK Clerk.


PAGE 494. [Abstract.] The Trustees of the town lease for 12 years all their right and privilege in the pond called Great Fresh Pond together with the creek leading down to the harbor which contains all the waters bounded westerly by land adjoining North Sea, north by the beach, east by Towd, south by the island which lieth between the two channels which lead into the Fish Cove. To David Rose Joel Reeves


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Henry Harris Stephen Harris Samuel Jennings Jackson Scott Henry Hudson and John Williamson. The terms of this grant are that the above named are to have the sole privilege to take, all sorts of fish (clams eels and claw fish excepted) from the 15 day of Feb. to the 15 day of June in each year, and they have power to prosecute and obtain the penalty of 10 dollars against any person who shall catch fish in said waters with a net, and 12 dollars penalty for all who draw a seine there. The trustees are not to be at any expense in the matter. Price $7.50 pearly rent. Oct 13 1801.


PAGE 495. [Abstract.] The Commissioners of highways permit Henry P. Dering Esq of Sag Harbor to take in some land in front of his door yard* so as to make the front parallel with the front of his house, provided that the highway is not to be made narrower than two rods, and also that he shall give to the town for a highway all the land opposite to his house on the other side of the street next to land of Daniel Fordham. Feb 12 1802.


PAGE 496. [Abstracts of earmarks. ]


Josiah Foster Jr, hollow crop on right, half penny under left, bought of Saml Cooper 1S04, brand J. F.


Abraham Loper, sløpe under each nick under right.


Zebulon Jessup, square crop on right, half penny under it, slope each side of right.


PAGE 497. Election meeting held the 6th of April 1802 to chuse town officers for the year ensuing.


Voted Town Clerk Wm Herrick, Superviser David Hedges, Constables Oliver Post Hampton Howell George White Stephen Sayre Jr Lemuel Payne Wm Howell Bradock Cory Tho L Harris, Collector Lemuel Payne at 5ad on the pound, to collect all the rates, Assessors Wm Halsey Obadiah Rogers


* Henry P. Dering lived where the residence of the late Josiah Douglass now stands. W. S. P.


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Abraham Rose Silvanus Howell Jr, Overseers of poor Zebu- lon Jessup Abraham Rose, Trustees Josiah Foster Capt Zeb- ulon Halsey Caleb Cooper Esq Stephen Harris Obadiah Rog- ers Nathan Cooper Silas Woodruff Samuel Howell Abraham Rose Henry Topping David Hedges Hugh Gelston Jr, Fence viewers Vincent Rogers Jonathan Jagger Nathan Bishop Oba- diah Cooper Josiah Foster Jr Tho Jessup Jr Elias Culver Ananias Sayre Doct John Smith Zebulon Jessup Daniel Har- ris Stephen Harris James Jennings Wm Foster Zebulon Hal sey Caleb Halsey Barzilla Halsey Seth Squires Saml Hildreth John Corwithe Tho Gelston James Mitchell Jonah Tarbill David Lupton Elias Halsey Henry Topping Simeon Halsey Silas Woodruff Saml Peirson John T Rogers Caleb Corwithe James Sayre Lewis Rogers Gilbert Bud John Payne Phineas Devall Bradock Cory Silvanus Howell Jr, Commissioners of highways Elias White Henry Corwithe Henry P. Dering, Overseers of highways 1 John Cooper, 2 Stephen Sayre Zeb- ulon Halsey, 3 Tho Cooper, 4 Silas Woodruff, 5 Stephen Cook 6 Silas White, 7 Henry P. Dering, 8 Joshua Bud, 9 John Payne Jr, 10 James Jennings, 11. Samuel Hildreth, 12 Josiah Albertson, Pound masters Capt Josiah Hand Samuel Cooper Henry Corwithe Peter Hildreth. 250 dollars to be raised for support of the poor. That the trustees meet with the over- seers of the poor to consult about keeping the poor as usual. OBADIAH ROGERS SAML L'HOMEDIEU JOHN N. FORDHAM CALEB COOPER Copy WM HERRICK Clerk.




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