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Presidents-1820-22, William A. Moore; 1823-24, Ethan A. Fay; 1825-26, Joseph M. Bull; 1827-28, Lemuel Hastings; 1829, William A. Moore; 1830, George Clark ; 1831-32, Matthias A. Pike; 1833, .Moses Miller; 1834. Matthias A. Pike; 1835-36, George Clark; 1837, Moses Miller; 1838, George Clements; 1839, George Clark ; 1840-41, John T. Cox: 1842, Abial W. Howard; 1843, William A. Moore; 1844-54, Abial W. Howard: 1855-60, FF. L. Brayton; 1861-62, Willis Swift: 1863, Charles H. Adams; 1864, Willis Swift; 1865-66, F. L. Brayton; 1867, G. W. IFull; 1868-70, George P. Moore; 1871, John Hall; 1872, Willis Swift; 1873, Periam Sheldon; 1874. Pelatiah Jakway; 1875, David Rice; 1876, Pelatiah Jakway; 1877, Orville W. Shel- con; 1878-79, Eli Skinner; 1880, D. M. Empey; 1881, Pelatiah Jakway: 1882, Silas
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P. Pike; 1883-84, James Gannon : 1885-86, O. W. Sheldon; 1887-88, H. C. Clements; 1889-90, Hiram Shipman: 1891-94, Isaac J. Finch ; 1895-96, Leonard Corning; 1897, Edgar Wall, Jr .; 1898, Charles A. McGhel; 1899-1900. John Main.
Village Clerks-1820-22, J. M. Bull; 1823-29, Harvey Thorn ; 1830, John T. Cox; 1831, John Hillebert; 1832, Joseph Bacon: 1833, H. D. Savage; 1834, F. C. Moon; 1835-36. Harvey Thorn ; 1837, E. Broughton ; 1838, E. Stephens; 1839, Harvey Thorn ; 1840, F. C. Moon; 1841-42, Harvey Thorn: 1843, Joseph Bacon; 1844-47, H. G. Shumway; 1848-56, P. Jakway; 1857, S. P. Pike; 1858-61, John T. Cox: 1862, F. M. Empey; 1863-67, F. L. Brayton; 1868, H. W. Brown; 1869-70, D. P. Cooler; 1871, W. E. Brown: 1872, L. N. Baker; 1873-77, Eli Skinner; 1878, James E. Skinner; 1879- 94, F. J. Baker; 1895-1900, C. E. Woodard.
The village of Fort Ann has a depot on the Delaware & Hudson Railroad; the Champlain Canal passes through it, and a daily stage connects it with Glens Falls. The postoffice was established in 1800, and George Clark was the first postmaster. The business carried on is mostly commercial, but there is a knitting and woolen mill con- ducted by Edgar Wall.
The village has three churches, Baptist, Methodist and Catholic. The Baptist Church was organized June 22, 1822, but had no regular pastor until 1824, when Rev. Bradbury Clay was installed. The con- gregation at first worshiped in the village school, but soon joined with the Methodists and Universalists in building a union church building, which they purchased in 1836. In 1874 they completed their present church building. Rev. J. W. Davis is the present pastor.
The Methodist Episcopal Church of Fort Ann was organized about the same time as the Baptist Church, and in 1826 aided in building the union church. In 1837 they began a church of their own, which was completed in 1838. Rev. Mr. Gregg is the present pastor.
The Catholic Church at Fort Ann is in the Kingsbury parish, and Rev. J. J. O'Brien of Sandy Hill is the pastor.
Comstocks, a depot on the Delaware & Hudson Railroad, is in this town, and is notable as being the home of Hon. I. V. Baker.
South Bay, Kane's Falls and West Fort Ann, are the other notable places in the town.
The First Baptist Church of Fort Ann was organized in 1789, and the Rev. Sherman Babcock was the first pastor, joining his flock in 1790. In 1807 they built their first house of worship. In 1810 a new church building was commeneed, but not completed until 1844. In 1858 the church edifice at Comstock's Landing was completed, which has since been the place of worship.
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The Second Baptist Church of Fort Ann was organized in I810 and may be said to have been an outgrowth of the First church. In 1868 they erected their house of worship at South Bay.
TOWN OF JACKSON.
The major portion of this town is made up from the Cambridge patent, which was a grant of 31,500 acres, made July 21, 1761, to Colden Banyar Smith and others. This patent was bounded on the east by a line which left a long narrow strip of land between it and that section of the Battenkill which flows nearly due north. This strip of land along with territory to the south was embraced in the Schermerhorn or Anaquassacook patent, granted May 11, 1762. The original map and partition deed of this patent was dated October 26, 1763, and was drawn by John R. Bleeker, a surveyor. The lots were numbered from the north end of the narrow strip of land aforemen- tioned and were twenty-five in number. This deed shows that lots No. 1, 8, 11, 18 and 23 were owned by Thomas Smith; lots No. 2, 10. 14, 19 and 25 by William Smith; lots No. 3, 7, 15, 16 and 22 by Johannes Quackenboss; lots No. 4, 6, 12, 17 and 21 by Ryer Scher- merhorn; lots No. 5, 9, 13, 20 and 24 by Jacob and Barnardus Vroo- man Schermerhorn.
This town is irregular in shape and rugged in conformation, yet it is an important agricultural part of the county. Its surface is largely drained by the Battenkill and its tributaries, no less than eight rivu- lets contributing to its waters. The largest of these is the outlet to Big Pond which lies nearly in the center of the territory embraced . within the great northern bend of the Battenkill. Just south of this pond there are three others in a chain, namely, Dead Pond, McLean Pond and Long Pond. These ponds are drained southward into the Owl Kill which empties into the Hoosick river on the southern border of the county.
The hills in Jackson range in height from three hundred to eight hundred feet above the valleys, and there are many steep and rocky declivities.
Settlements were made in this town about the same time as in Cam- bridge, of which it was formerly a part, that is, between the years 1761 and 1765. The early pioneers were an intermingling of New Englanders, Scotch and Irish. Among the early arrivals, in
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addition to those named upon the Anaquassacook Patent, were: Andrew Thompson, Ebenezer Billings, Obadiah Culver, Isaac Waters, Seth, Ebenezer, John and Nathaniel Crocker. Esquire Holmes, James Richardson, Joseph Valentine, James and John Telford, Mrs. Feather- ingame, Rev. Thomas Beveridge, Alexander Lourie, John Maxwell, Thomas and James Green, Joseph Archer, Robert Law, John Fer- guson, Jonathan Dunham, Daniel McFarland, Robert Simpson, Wil- liam McAuley, Moses Cowan, Edward McDowell and a Mr. Coulter, who came to this country from Ireland.
The town of Jackson was organized by an act of Legislature in 1815 and received its name in honor of Andrew Jackson. The first town meeting was held on the first Tuesday of April, 1816, and following are the names of the supervisors and town clerks of the town from that date down to the year 1900:
Supervisors-1816, James Irvin ; 1817, David Campbell; 1818-19, Simon Stevens; 1820-21, Edward Cook; 1822, Simon Stevens; 1823, David Campbell; 1824, Edward Cook; 1825, Simon Stevens; 1826-27, Elisha Billings; 1828-29, James McNaughton ; 1830-31, Thomas K. McLean; 1832, Elisha Billings: 1833-34, Peter Hill; 1835-36, An- derson Simpson; 1837-38, Elisha Billings; 1839-40, Thomas K. McLean; 1841, William S. Warner; 1842, James Thompson; 1843-44, William S. Warner; 1845-46, Samuel McDonald; 1847, R. Alexander, Jr. ; 1848-52, James Thompson ; 1853-55, William McMillan ; 1856-57, Michael Kerr; 1858, Francis H. Arnott; 1859-60, Alex. Robert- son; 1861-65, William Thompson: 1866-67, Thomas B. Lourie; 1868-69, George Ar- nott; 1870-71, James Hill; 1872-73, T. D. Oviatt; 1874-76, J. C. Simpson ; 1877-78, W. H. Holden; 1879-80, Andrew M. Collins; 1881-82, John Weir; 1883-85, George L. Marshall: 1886-87, James Small; 1888-90, John H. McFarland; 1891-93, James W. Robertson; 1894-95, David A. Simpson; 1896-98, James Small; 1899-1900, Dallas W. Coulter.
Town Clerks-1816, Kirtland Warner; 1817, Solomon Dean; 1818, Robert Simp- son; 1819, Arden Heath; 1820-21, William McGeoch; 1822, Arden Heath; 1823, Kirt- land Warner; 1824-31, Arden Heath; 1832-34, John McMillan: 1835-37, Francis McLean; 1838-40, Samuel Oviatt; 1841-45, Richard Barton ; 1846-48, Samuel Oviatt; IS49-50, Joel Il. C'orbit; 1851-52, William McMillan; 1853-54, Charles N. Button; 1855, John Ackley; 1856-61, J. C. Simpson; 1862-67, Alanson McLean; 1868-71, Thomas D. Oviatt; 1872. II. T. Hedges; 1873-74. D. A. Simpson; 1875, H. N. Dun- ham; 1876, A. C. Blanchard; 1877, George L. Marshall; 1878, Allen Stewart; 1879, James M. Simpson ; 1880-92, Pliny P. Rich; 1893-95, E. M. Kerr; 1896-97, Eben N. Rich; 1898-1900, E. M. Kerr.
In the early records of the town we find entries of the birth and manumission of slaves, allowances for the poor, the establishment of pound for stray animals, etc. The town of Jackson is so located that it has no villages entirely within its territory, and its people worship
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in churches situated in the villages which lie upon or just outside the borders. These churches are mentioned in the histories of their respective towns.
The road now forming the southwest boundary of the town is the route over which Baum's detachment of the British army moved in its advance upon Bennington. It is stated, upon the authority of Judge Gibson, that the band of French and Indians which, led by Major Rigaud de Vaudreul, destroyed Fort Massachusetts, on August 20, 1746, encamped in the town of Jackson on their return march. The site of this encampment is said to be the height between the two ponds. There is also a traditional account of a great battle between hostile Indian tribes on the soil of this town, and near the ponds, long before white men came into its forests.
TOWN OF HEBRON.
This town lies in the middle east of Washington county, and part of its territory forms the watershed dividing the Pawlet, Black Creek and Moses Kill. This ridge lies in the northwest part of the town and extends into Hartford. A broad mountain range traverses the center of the town of Hebron, occupying nearly one-half its entire territory, and a series of hills extends through the eastern and western sections. The summits of these hills are from three hundred to five hundred feet above the valleys, through which flow the Black Creek and its tributaries. The town is bounded on the north by Hartford and Granville, on the east by the state of Vermont, on the south by Salem and on the west by Argyle and Hartford.
This town was originally formed from the following grants or pat- ents: The Campbell, Kempe, Linnott's, Blundell's, De Forest, De Conti, Farrant, Sheriff, Williams and the grant made to commissioned British officers, mostly of the Seventy-seventh Highland Scotch Regi- ment. This was an infantry regiment and served seven years in America. When the King's proclamation was published, entitling every soldier to a tract of land, those remaining in this country promptly applied for grants, and several of them actually settled along Indian River about the year 1774.
The Campbell Patent was a grant really made to Lieutenant Na- thaniel McCulloch, and sold by him to Duncan Campbell, June II,
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1765. In 1771 Campbell sold one-half of the grant, and the other half was, afterwards, confiscated by the state, on account of the treason of Campbell.
The first settlement was made in Hebron about 1769 or 1770, by David Whedon, John Hamilton and Robert Creighton. In 1771 Rob- ert Wilson and Captain John Hamilton purchased one-half of the Campbell tract. In 1772 John and Joseph Hamilton, Robert, Thomas, James and John Wilson, and David Hopkins settled upon the same patent. In the same year came Amos and Samuel Tyrrell. The northern and eastern parts of the town were settled mostly by New Englanders, and the southern and western portions by Protestant Irish and Scotch. Owing to the configuration of the land the settlers were divided into several distinct neighborhoods, among the hills, and intercourse was not easy. Other early settlers were: James Lytle, Samuel Crossett, James Wilson, Alexander Webster, Alexander Mc- Clellan, George McKnight, Robert, Adam, David and John Getty, William Porter, Josiah Parish and Isaac Lytle, before the Revolu- tionary War. Archibald Woodward settled in the town during the Revolutionary War, and Thomas, Joshua and Clark Rogers, three brothers, came in the year 1787. The Livingston family came from Ireland soon after Dr. Clark, and settled in Salem, whence they moved into Hebron. In the County Civil List, and among the town officers, the names of other early settlers are to be found.
Hebron did not suffer from the Revolutionary War, as did some of the other towns of the county; it did not lie in the zone of conflict, yet some of the settlers enlisted in the patriot army and, as in every other part of the country, some of them were Tories and held by the king. Yet the town was not so fortunate during the boundary dispute over the Hampshire grants, all of which has been recorded in its proper place; and it was only a short distance south of East Hebron that Charles Hutchinson was driven from his home by the Vermonters, Allen and Baker. This story also has been recorded, and is to be found in the history of the town of Salem.
The tract of country, now constituting the town of Hebron, was at first known as the district of Black Creek, and the records of annual meetings begin with the year 1784, although the town, as such, dates its existence from 1786. The name Hebron was given this town after Hebron, Connecticut, but this and other such names can be traced
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remotely to the Puritan settlers of New England and their love for Scripture names :
The complete list of supervisors and town clerks follows:
Supervisors-1784, Warham Gibbs, Samuel Crossett; 1785, Captain John Ham- ilton; 1785. Captain Nathan Smith; 1786, Alexander Webster; 1786, Captain John Hamilton ; 1787-90, Alexander Webster; 1790, John Hamilton; 1791-92, Alexander Webster: 1793-1800, Dr. David Long: 1801-03, William Livingston; 1804-07, Heury Mattison ; 1808, David Hopkins; 1809-12, Henry Mattison; 1813, Daniel McDonald; 1814, Henry Mattison; 1815, William Townsend; 1816, George Webster: 1817-21, William Townsend; 1822, Foster Foot; 1823-25, John McDonald; 1826-30, William Townsend; 1831-33, Henry Bull; 1834-36, Israel McConnell; 1837-40, Simeon D. Webster; 1841, Isaac Wilson . 1842-43, John Armitage; 1844, John Brown, Jr. ; 1845- 46, Simeon D. Webster; 1847, John Brown; 1848-49, William J. Bockes; 1850-51. George W. White; 1852, John Armitage; 1853, S. D. Webster; 1854, William Case ; 1855, Almon C. Wood; 1856, Stephen M. Ingersoll; 1857, S. D. Webster: 1858- 59, S. E. Spoor; 1860, David Johnson; 1861-62, William Armstrong ; 1863-67, N. Rey- nolds; 1868-70, John M. Rea; 1871, John Brown; 1872-73, W. J. Mcclellan ; 1874-75, Chester L. Getty; 1876-77, George Rea; 1878, Richard H. Durham; 1879, John R. Nelson; ISSO-SI, Edward L. Coy; 1882-83, Andrew L. Blueridge; 1884-85, Henry Welch; 1886-87, Harvey Reynolds; 1888-89, John F. Mcclellan; 1890-91, William Reid; 1892-93, Harvey Reynolds; 1894-97, Philip McEachron : 1898-1900, Alexander Gourley.
Town Clerks-1784.85, David Hopkins; 1786-87, William Shepard; 1788-1809, William McClellan; 1810-12, William Townsend; 1813, William McClellan; 1814, William Townsend; 1815, W. Livingston; 1816-17, William McClellan; 1818, Robert McClellan; 1819-30, John H. Northrup; 1831-34, Simeon D. Webster; 1835-36, David Martin; 1837, William B. Bliven : 1838-40, John Armitage; IS41-43, Charles Webster; 1844, John J. Nelson ; 1845, John Armitage; 1846-47, James Hewitt; 1848, Franklin Day; 1849, J. Mcknight; 1850, Eli Wilson; 1851, James B. Wilson: 1852-53, L. Smith ; 1854, George Rea; 1855, Henry McFadden; 1856, James B. Wilson ; 1857-58, John Shaw; 1859, George Rea: 1860-62, Albert W. Cary; 1863-64, Franklin H. Smith; 1865, James Barkley ; 1866-67, James R. Munson : 1868-69, F. H. Smith ; 1870, H. McIntyre ; 1871-73, Leander Cole ; 1874-75, George D. Mcknight; 1876-77, J. R. Munson ; 1878.79, James McCloy; 1880-82, John T. Mcclellan; 1883, Leander Cole ; 1884-88, Theodore Copeland; 1889-90, Leander Cole; 1891, Herbert Coy; 1892-93, Frank Gibson; 1894-98, John Wilson ; 1899-1900, Orlin E. Oatman.
The town meetings were held in the houses of residents, up to the year 1840, at least, and we find that, like the early inhabitants of other towns of the county, the town fathers were zealous in passing by-laws looking toward the good conduct of all members of the com- munity. It also appears, by the records, that slaves were owned in this town into the beginning of the nineteenth century.
West Hebron is the largest village in the town. It lies in the south- western part, and at the junction of the two branches of Black Creek.
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The water power at this point induced early settlement, and Bever- idge's sawmill was in operation here in the early days, and about the same time Garret Quackenbush had a small gristmill. The postoffice was established in 1816, with George Getty as the first postmaster. In 1866 Rae & McDowell built their starch mill. Lumber, cheese boxes and marble industries have been carried on for some time.
The village of Belcher is said to have been named after Belcher- town, Massachusetts. A postoffice was established here in 1850, with W. Cleveland as postmaster.
Other hamlets in the town are East Hebron, North Hebron, Slate- ville, and Chamberlin's Mills. The last named place was one of the early business points in the town. The water power here was origin- ally owned by Wilson, Hamilton & Hopkins, and Asa Putnam had a cloth-dressing mill here prior to 1800.
The Hebron United Presbyterian Church ' was organized about the year 1790, and under the title of the First Presbyterian Congregation of Hebron, under the inspection of the Associate Reformed Synod, and having a membership af seventy-five members.
From 1764 to 1777 Dr. Clark labored in Salem; and during his regime, and that of his successor, Rev. James Proudfit, societies were formed in adjoining towns, and thus Presbyterianism was firmly ingrafted over a considerable territory in Washington County.
The first meeting of the First Presbyterian Congregation in Hebron was held December 13, 1791, for the purpose of electing trustees and to decide upon a suitable location for a church edifice. They had already secured a charter of incorporation, giving them the aforemen- tioned title, but before they could obtain a charter from the Legisla- ture they had to have, in actual possession, a farm of 119 acres of land for a parsonage, and not less than one acre and twenty rods for a church site. They secured the land a short distance east of their church lot, and in a short time made the building thereon suitable for a parsonage. The contract for building the church was given to John Bolton and Gideon Woods of Salem, to put up the frame and finish the first floor, with the exception of the pulpit, the congregation fur- nishing the material. The contract price was £130. At the "raising" of the church William Lytle was detailed to furnish one barrel of
1 The facts and much of the diction in this record are taken from the history of this church by Elder William Robinson.
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good rum for the occasion, while a reliable man was to deal it out, allowing none more than five drinks a day. Owing to the weight of the frame it became necessary to have five gallons more before finish- ing. Of course it took more than one day to complete the job.
When the church was so far completed that it could be used, one of the most important officers elected was a collector to gather in the pew rents. It seems his services were considered a necessity. It was also an annual custom, in the early days of the church, to appoint one or two persons, whose duty it should be to arouse with their ensign of office-a long stiek-any who habitually indulged in sleep during the service.
Rev. John Mairs was the first regular pastor of this ehurch, and received his official call September 27, 1793. He was notable for his lengthy discourses, two of which would take up nearly the whole Sabbath day, but this was a characteristic of almost all preachers in the early days. On December 16, 1794, Mr. Mairs became pastor of the Argyle congregation and was succeeded by Rev. James Gray, A. M., in 1798, after an interregnum of over three years. After Rev. Mr. Gray came Rev. Alexander Dunham in 1806; the church having been without a regular pastor for three years. Mr. Dunham re- mained until 1823, and six months after his resignation Rev. James MeAulley was installed, who remained until 1835, and Rev. Jasper Middlemas succeeded him the following year.
During his pastorate the church was disrupted and he resigned under pressure. That part of the congregation favorable to him had previously withdrawn, but without injury to the cause of religion, it would appear, for, like twigs blown from the parent willow, they took root and sprang up into a new church-the Second Associate Congre- gation of West Hebron.
Mr. Middlemas was succeeded, in 1839, by Rev. Alexander Shand, who remained until 1850. The church was then without a pastor for three years, and in 1853 Rev. Joseph Kimball was installed, who remained until 1856. During his pastorate the church still in use was built. Rev. G. H. Robertson was the next pastor and remained two years, being succeeded in 1860 by Rev. Isaac N. White, who remained three years. In June. 1867, Rev. John R. Fisher was installed, and he remained until 1874. In 1875 Rev. Thomas Wylie became the reg- ular pastor, whose health compelled his resignation the following
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year. He was succeeded by Rev. John Hood, whose pastorate was short. He demitted his charge in 1881.
In 1881 the present incumbent, Rev. Willard S. McEachron, became pastor. His stated labors began November 13th, and he was ordained and installed December 27th of that year. He was then quite a young man and undertaking a responsible and arduons task, considering it was in his home community, but he has been eminently successful. A local writer had said of him: "Mr. McEachron combines earnestness and solemnity with superior talents and ability. He is a pleasant and persuasive speaker. In his attendance upon the sick throughout his extended charge, he often endangers his own health, that he may ad- minister the comforts of the Gospel to the believer, and reclaim the impenitent."
On October 14, 1885, Rev. Mr. McEachron married Carrie P. Harsha of Cambridge, N. Y. She died. October 9, 1889, aud regarding her the same writer has said:
"She was a lady endowed with excellent judgment and many ac- complishments, which enabled her to be an invaluable assistant in the position she was called to fill. In that position her endowments shone most conspicuously, but above all her life was devoted to the cause of her Saviour. None knew her but respected and loved her for her personal worth and many Christian excellencies. On every occa- sion she endeavored to aid and encourage her husband in the work to which he is called. She was especially solicitous that the young might become active workers in the Church."
The United Presbyterian Church of West Hebron dates its exis- tence back to 1799, in which year a meeting was held at the house of Andrew Beveridge. Rev. Robert Lang of Argyle preached one- fourth of the time in 1807 and from 1808 to 1823 Rev. Peter Bullions similarly officiated. Rev. James Irvin was pastor from 1824 to 1831, and was the first regular pastor. The first church building was com- pleted in 1802 and was replaced by another and more modern one in 1831 and repaired in 1859. The parsonage was built in 1860.
The Methodist Episcopal Church of West Hebron had its inception in 1859 with a class of nine members. The society bought and moved the Ashgrove church building from Cambridge over to West Hebron and used it until they built their own church. The society was for a time associated with the Belcher church from which it separated and
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became incorporated as a separate body in 1869. A new church edi- fice was erected in 1874.
The Baptist Church of North Hebron began with meetings held in this village by Rev. Amasa Brown of Hartford in 1816, and the church was constituted January 1, 1818.
A church edifice was erected in 1826 which was remodelled in 1873.
The Methodist Episcopal Church at Belcher was organized in 1836, although class meetings had been held for some time. This organi- zation at first included the Methodists of Hartford and Argyle which places had no church at that time. The church grew rapidly and Hartford and Argyle became separate charges; still the Belcher church continued to grow and the West Hebron branch became an offshoot. The first church edifice was erected in 1836 and in 1875 it was moved into the village and remodelled.
The Reformed Presbyterian congregation of West Hebron origi- nated under this name, in the town of Hartford early in the century. It was reorganized on August 29, 1866, at West Hebron. They secured the brick church formerly occupied by the Associate Presby- terian Congregation.
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