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BENSON, Lying in the North-west corner of Rutland County, has two post offices, Benson, and Benson Landing. Granted Oct. 27, 1779, and chartered May 5, 1780, by Vt., to James Meacham, Ezekiel Blair and 72 others, containing 25,214 acres. Nov. 9, 1847, a small part of this town was annexed to Or- well. Organized in March 1786. First Town Clerk, Allen Goodrich. First Constable, Jonathan Danforth. First Sel. Asahel Smith, Simeon Goodrich and James Noble. First born, Thomas Hale, Aug. 22, 1784, and his sister Polly'
BERKSHIRE. A town in the North-easterly part of Franklin County, joining Canada, has three post offices, Berkshire, East Berkshire, and West Berkshire. Granted March 13, 1780. Chartered June 22, 1781, by Vt., to Wil- liam Goodrich and 59 others. Organ- ized March 7. 1796. First Town Clerk, David Nutting. First Constable, Tim- othy R. Barker. First Selectmen, Ste- phen Royce, James Adams and Silas Pollard. First born, Elihu M. Royce, July 19, 1793. Harvey Clark was Town Clerk from March 1813, to June 1842, over 29 years. First settler, Joab Bar- ber, in 1792. First Justice, Stephen Royce, 1794, 11 years. Others, WIL- LIAM C. ELLSWORTH, 40 years ; Crom- well Bowen 21; James C. Stone 19; Joseph Smith 15; LINUS LEAVENS 13.
First Rep. Stephen Royce, 1796.
BERLIN, A town in Washington county, south of, and joining Montpelier, has one post office. Chartered June 8, 1763, by New Hampshire, to C. Graham and others, of 23,040 acres. Organized March 17, 1791. First Town Clerk, David Nye. First Constable, Micaijab Ingraham. First Selectmen, Zachariah Perrin, Eleazer Hubbard and James Sawyer. F. born unknown. Abel Knapp was T. C. from 1796 to 1845, except two years, 47 years. Simeon Dewey, & Selectman in 1797, is the only ancient
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officer now living. First Settlers, Eb- | brook. F. born, unknown. John French enezer Sanborn and Joseph Thurber, was T. C. 16 years. First settled 1800. First justice, Gaius Kibbe 1801. Others Daniel Holbrook 17; SELDEN BURBANK, 15 years. 1785, near the mouth of Dog river, but soon left, and in 1786 Jacob Fowler took possession of the premises of Sanborn and Thurber, and was the first permanent First Rep. Gaius Kibbe 1803. settler in town. First Justice, John Tap- lin 1791. Others, Abel Knapp 50 years in succession ; Ebenezer Bailey 21, and OSMON DEWEY 17.
First Rep. John Taplin 1793.
BETHEL, Lying in the north-west- erly part of Windsor county, has two post offices, Bethel and East Bethel. It was first granted and chartered by New York, to a company of men, the most of which turned, or was, tories. It was granted by Vermont, being their first grant, March 18, 1778. Chartered Dec. 23, 1779, to John Payne, John House, Dudley Chase, and 43 others, of 23.040 acres. Organized May 14, 1782. First Town Clerk, Barnabas Strong. First Constable. Michael Flynn. First Se- lectmen, Joel Marsh, John Benjamin and George Smith. First born, Asa Smith, son of Benjamin Smith, Sept. 6, 1780, and now resides on the farm where born. Michael Flynn was town clerk from 1784, 14 years. Jonathan Marsh from 1810 to 1840, except one year, and five years before 1810, 34 ycars. Of the above officers or ancient officers not one is left. First settler, Benjamin Smith, 1779. Joel Marsh, Samuel Peak, Seth Chase, Willard Smith and David Stone, settled in 1780. First Justice Michael Flynn, 1786, 28 years. Others, Jonathan Marsh 39; THOMAS P. RUSSELL 27 ; Stephen Cleaveland 32; Walter Perrin 23, Nath'l Throop 22, & Asa Brooks 15. First Rep. Joel Marsh, 1780.
BILLYMEAD. See Sutton.
BLOOMFIELD, Lying on the east side of Essex County, north of the cen- tre, has one post office. Chartered June 29, 1762, by New Hampshire, by the name of Minehead, containing 23,040 acres. It wasaltered to Bloomfield Nov. 9, 1830. Organized Aug. 9, 1802. First town clerk, Gaius Kibbe. First Consta- ble, Thomas Lampkin. F. Sel., John J. French, Ebenezer Wright and Job Hol-
BOLTON, The east town in Chit- tenden county, and on Onion river, has two post offices, Bolton and North Bol- ton. Chartered June 7, 1763, by New Hampshire, and then contained 23,040 acres, besides the extra for hill-lands. Oct. 27, 1794, a part of Huntington was annexed to Bolton; but that law being rather deficient, and lawsuits arising in consequence, the same was re-annexed Nov. 10, 1808, and the doings under the former law confirmed. Oct. 25, 1804, a part of Bolton was annexed to Rich- mond. Town organized 1794. First town clerk Jabez Jones. First consta- ble Robert Kennedy. First selectmen, Francis Joiner, William Rogers and Samuel Bell. First born unknown. John Pinneo T. C. 12 years. First settlers, John and Robert Kennedy, Noah Dewey, Robert Stinson, Peter Dilsie. Thomas Palmer and James Moore. First Jus- tice Jabez Jones, 1791. Others, John Pinneo 39 ; SAMUEL B. KENNEDY 28 ; Moses L. Colton 25 ; Asa Stockwell 24, and JOHN WHITE 12.
First Rep. Samuel Bell 1791.
BRADFORD, Lying on the east side of Orange county, has three post offices, Bradford, South Bradford and Bradford Centre. 3,000 acres of land on Con- necticut river, in this town, was granted by New York to Sir Harry Moore, and by him conveyed to 30 settlers. The remainder was taken by pitches. New Hampshire made some grants which led to much contention among the settlers. The Legislature finding no regular Char- ter, on the 22d Jan. 1791, appointed Is- rael Smith, James Whitelaw and Alex- ander Harvey a committee to deed the lands to the settlers, which restored peace. The first name of the town was Moretown, and altered to Bradford, Oct. 23, 1788. Organized May 4, 1773. First town clerk, Stevens McConnell.
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First constable Hezekiah Silloway. First selectmen, Noah White, Stevens McCon- nell and Bildad Andrus. First born, unknown. Andrew B. Peters was town clerk from 1797 to 1847, except 3 years out, 47 years. Benjamin P. Baldwin selectman in 1796-7-9 and 1800, is the only ancient one alive. First settler John Hosmer, 1765. First Justice Noah White. First by the state, Noah White and Peletiah Bliss, 1786. Others, DAN- IEL MARTIN 25: Arad Stebbins 15; Moody Grow 18; ADAM PRESTON 17; GEORGE W. PRITCHARD 13; Benjamin P. Bald- win 12, and J. W. D. Parker 12 years.
First Representative, Benjamin Bald- win, March 1778.
BRADLEYVALE, Is a small unor- ganized tract of 3936 acres, in the cast part of Caledonia county. Chartered to Thomas Pearsall Jan. 27, 1791. Popu- lation in 1850, 107; more than doubled in ten years, and would look very well on a map, if annexed to Kirby.
BRAINTREE, The west town in the County of Orange. It has two post offices, Braintree and West Braintree. Granted Nov. 2, 1780. Chartered Aug. 1, 1781, by Vermont, to Jacob Spear, Levi Davis and 63 others, containing 23,040 acres. Organized March 7, 1788. First town clerk, Elijah French. First constable, Edward Bass. First select- men, Jacob Spear, Ebenezer White and Stephen Fuller. First born, Hiram Bass, June 2, 1785. Rev. Ammi Nich- ols was town clerk from 1810-47, 37 years. Zion Copeland was constable in 1799. The two last only are left. First settlers, Silas Flint, Samuel and Jacob Spear and Samuel Bass, 1783. Silas Flint's wife was the first woman in town, and received the 100 acres of land. First justice, Joseph French, 1789. Others, Jonathan Bass, 26 years; Sampson Nichols 23 ; Lyman Kidder 21; David Partridge 15, and Solomon Holman 14. First Rep. Isaac Nichols, 1791.
BRANDON, The north town in Rut- land county. It has two post offices, Brandon, and Forest Dale. Chartered October 20, 1761, by New Hampshire,
to Josiah Powers and 65 others, by the name of Neshobe, containing 22,756 acres. October 20, 1784, the name was altered to Brandon. As to the time the town was organized, authors do not agree. Thompson's Vermont says : " The town was organized about the year 1784, and Gideon Horton was first town clerk." The present town clerk, says : " The first meeting on record was holden January 16, 1787, and Joseph Hawley was chosen town clerk ; Joseph Barker, Constable ; and Simeon Avery, Moses Barnes and Abraham Gilbert, were selectmen, and recorded by Joseph Hawley." But as the name of the town was altered from Neshobe to Brandon, in 1784, and repre- sented in 1786, I am inclined to believe Thompson is right, and the first record lost, or never made. First born, Stephen June, September 11, 1774, and has ever resided in town. Joseph Hawley was town clerk most 19 years. Barzillai Davenport, from 1827 to 1852, 25 years. First settlers, John Whelan, Jededialı Winslow, David June, Noah Strong and Amos Cutler, in 1775. Mr. Cutler only remained, and alone the whole of the winter following, seeing no other person. F. Justice, John Mott, 1786. Others, John Conant, 31 ys. HARVEY HALL, 21, EBENEZER N. BRIGGS, 21, DAVID SAN- DERSON, 20, Wolcott H. Keeler, 18, BAR- ZILLAI DAVENPORT, 22, John A. Conant, 16, Chester Winslow, 16, Franklin Farrington 15, Albert Locke 14, An- derson G. Dana, 13, EZRA JUNE 12, and Nathan T. Sprague, 13 years.
F. Rep. Thomas Tuttle, March 1778.
BRATTLEBORO, Lies near the south-east corner of Windham county, and of the State, has two post offices, Brattleboro, and West Brattleboro, and 20,000 acres, by charter from New Hamp- shire, dated, as all agree, Dec. 26, 1753, but is not to be found among the Town Records. The first civilized settlement in this state was in 1724 in the south- east part of this town, on the " Dummer Meadows" by John, Thomas, David, and David Sargeant, jr., Nathan Willard, John Alexander. Fairbank Moore and
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son, John Arms and Samuel Wells. First born, John Sargeant, and probably the first in the state. For more partic- ulars of the charter, sec Dummerston. The first records to be found in the Town Clerk's office, is that Stephen Greenleaf was town clerk in 1781, Richard Prouty and Jonathan Goodnough, Constables ; and Stephen Greenleaf, John Sargeant and Samuel Warriner, were selectmen. It does not seem very probable that this was the first organization of the town, considering its carly settlement; but as the town had no representative in the Vermont Legislature, till Samuel Wells was chosen in 1780, and having in that quarter some New York notions, the town might, for some reasons best known to its citizens, delay their organ- ization some years. First justice, Sam- uel Warriner, 1781. Simpson Ellas was town clerk from 1787, 12 years. Ste- phen Greenleaf, from 1799 to 1844, 45 years, and died March meeting day, 1849, and just 50 years after he was first elected. No ancient officers of this town are now living. First justices by the state, Samuel Warriner 10 years; Sam- uel Knight 15, and William Smalley in 1786. Others, Lemuel Whitney 48 years in succession; Stephen Greenleaf 35; Henry Clark 30; Samuel Elliott 27; JONATHAN D. BRADLEY 26; ASA KEYES 25 ; SAMUEL ROOT 25; Joseph Goodhue 22; James Elliott 21; LAFAYETTE CLARK 17 ; WILLARD ARMS 17 ; Fran- cis Goodhue 17; Elnathan Allen 17 ; Levi Stoddard 19; Russell Fitch 16; Waitstill Orvis 16; Samuel Earle, Jr. 15; Samuel Clark 14; Henry Smith 14; JOSEPH STEEN 12; ROYAL TYLER 13; LARKIN G. MEAD 12; Paul Chase 12, and Jonathan Smith 12 years.
stable Joseph Hawkins. First select- men Richard Southgate, Isaiah Shaw and James Fletcher. First settlers, Dea. Asa Jones and Amos Mendall, in 1780. Mendall married a daughter of Dea. Jones, and it was the first wedding in town, and the second family. Their daughter, Lucy Mendall, was the first person born in town, in 1781. Benjamin Perkins was town clerk 18 years. Isaiah Raymond 24 years. David Thompson was constable in 1799. Three of the above only are left. First justice, John Hawkins 1786, 15 years. Others, James Walker 38; ISAIAH RAYMOND 37 ; Da- vid Thompson 35; Emmanuel Sawyer 22, and RICHARD W. SOUTHGATE 17. First Rep. John Hawkins, 1784.
BRIDPORT, A central town on the west side of Addison County, with one post office. Char. Oct. 9, 1761, by N. H. to Ebenezer Wiswall, and 63 others, and 70 shares, containing 25,000 acres. Organized March 29, 1785. First town clerk, John N. Bennett. First constable Marshall Smith. First selectmen, John Barber, Moses Johnson, Daniel Haskins, Isaac Barrows and Marshall Smith. First born, Robert Hamilton, jr., Oct. 26, 1772. Lamond Gray was town clerk 15 years ; Gardner Converse 23 years, and ERWIN E. GROSVENOR from 1839 to 1852, and is the only one left of those above, or the ancient officers. First permanent settler, Philip Stone, 1768 : others came the same year, but most all left during the war, but returned soon after the close. First justice, Nathan Manley 1786. Others, Benjamin Miner, jr. 39 years ; CALVIN SOLACE 32 ; Gard- ner Converse 22; REUBEN GILLETT 18; James Fletcher 16; SIMON Z. WALKER 14; ERWIN E. GROSVENOR 13 years. First Rep. Philip Stone, 1788.
BRIDGEWATER, A central town on the west side of Windsor County, with one post office. Char. July 10, 1761, BRIGHTON, Has its location on the west side of Essex county, has one post office, and contains 23,040 acres. Char- tered August 13, 1781, by Vermont, to Josiah Nightingale and 64 others, by the name of Random, which was altered to by N. H., to Seth Field, 67 shares, and 28,000 acres. Barnard claims a part of it, and is in possession, holding by a charter from New Hampshire of a later date. Organized March 30, 1785. First town clerk, John Hawkins. First Con-| Brighton, November 3, 1832. First set-
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tlers, Enos Bishop, April 1824, and John Polly Stewart, April 4, 1787. She is Stevens, in 1826. Organized March 31, 1832. First town clerk, William Me- lindy. First constable, Timothy Corey, First selectmen, John Bishop, William Washburn, and John Stevens. First born, Ezekiel Foster. No town clerk has served 12 years. First Justice, Free- land Roosebrook 1829, and died Febru- ary 13, 1852. Elias Aldrich was jus- tice of the peace 8 years, and longer than any other.
First Rep. Timothy Corey, 1832.
BRISTOL, Lies in the North-east quarter of Addison County, has one post office, and 23,600 acres, by charter from N. H, 70 shares, dated June 26, 1762, to Samuel Averill and 63 others, by the name of Pocock, and altered to Bristol, October 21, 1789. November 18, 1824, a part of this town was annexed to Lin- coln. First inhabitant," John Broadt, who resided here twelve years previous to 1785, without seeing the face of any other human being. First Settlers, Samuel Stewart and Eden Johnson, in June 1786. Justin Allen soon after, and Benjamin Griswold in 1787. Cal- vin, Amos, Cyprian and Jonathan East- man, in 1789, or soon after, and the two first are yet living, and Calvin is now 91, and Amos some younger. First born,
the wife of Jchiel Saxton, and resides in Ohio. Organized March 2, 1789. First town clerk, Henry Mo Laughlin. First constable, Justin Allen. First select - men, Cyprian Eastman, Samuel Stew- art and Robert Dunshee. Henry So- per was town clerk 12 years. Amos Eastman town clerk in 1792-95. An- thony Field selectman in 1797, are now living. First Justice, Jonathan East- man, 1792, 17 years. Others, Horatio Needham 28; Robert Holley 28; SAM- UEL H. HOLLEY, 24 ; Rufus H. Barnard 24; Winter H. Holley 23; HARVEY MUNSILL 23; Danicl E. Parmalce 23; Amos Eastman 22; Amos Eddy 20; HENRY C. SOPER 16; Joseph C. Bradley 17; Truman Crane 17; John How- den 14, and Nathan Rider 12 years.
First Rep. Jonathan Eastman, 1792. BROMLEY, See Peru.
BROOKFIELD, A central town on the west side of Orange county, has two post offices, East Brookfield and Brook- field. Granted Nov. 6, 1780. Char- tered August 5, 1781, by Vermont, to Phineas Lyman and 65 others, containing 23,040 acres. Organized March 18, 1785. First town clerk, Timothy Cowles. First Constable, Amasa Hyde. First selectmen, William Wakefield, Nathaniel
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* In the year 1785, John Willard, formerly Marshall of the State, of Middlebury, Jona- than Hoit, of St. Albans, Judge of Probate, and Capt. Miles Bradley, who in 1792 & 94 represented New Haven, were living in Sun- derland, and were appointed a Proprietor's Committee to run out the town of Pocock. While they were in the performance of that duty, about a mile south-westerly of Bristol village, they came across a rude habitation and found a Dutchman there by the name of John Broadt, as he stated. He had made that place his home, and with no other company but a dog, for twelve years, not seeing in the time any other human face till met by the committee aforesaid. He came from Unadilla, N. Y., a fugitive from justice. He and his neighbor had a serious dispute concerning the line be- tween their lands, and finding his neighbor trespassing upon what he, Broadt, considered his, and having a gun with him, and in the heat of passion shot him dead on the spot. He then shouldered his gun, and with his dog fol- lowed in the wilderness to the north-cast, till
lie reached Skeensboro, now Whitehall. Here he replenished his pack, and laid in well for powder and lead, fish-hooks and lines, not for- getting that a number of garden seeds might be wanted about the habitation he had con- templated upon. This committee, on their re- turn to Sunderland, took such measures as gave to the friends of Mr. Broadt, a knowledge of his whereabouts. Capt. Bradley had that sea- son cleared off' 4 or 5 acres and sowed it to wheat, 4 or 5 miles below Broadt's settlement, with a calculation to move his numerous family on to it the next season, and gave him an invi- tation to pay him a long visit whenever he should discover that his family had arrived, and that Mrs. Bradley was a Dutch woman, and they could understand each other, and learn more fully his history. Capt. Bradley had spent the summer of 1786 on his new place till September, when he returned to Sunder- land for his family and arrived with them in October. I will now give my informant's own story. " About two weeks after our arrival, one very pleasant day. while myself with eight
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Humphrey and Hezekiah Gaylord. First | has been town clerk 12 years. The born, James Cleaveland, Oct. 28, 1784. present clerk, Joel Codding, has served the longest, 10 years, and is the only one now living of the above, or the ancient officers. First settlers, Cyrus Whit- comb, Jr., David Ayres, Samuel Skinner and Jonah Moore, in 1777. First justice, John Waters, 1795. Others, SAMUEL STEBBENS 23 years ; Peter Benson 18; Ephraim Parks 17; William Perry 14; ISAAC WELLMAN 13; HIRAM WHIT- NEY 12, and Jacob Burdett 12 years. Moses Hubbard was town clerk 21 years. Of those above, and the ancient officers, not one is left among us. First settler, Shubael Cross, in 1779. whose wife re- ceived the 100 acres of land, from the proprietors, as being the first in town. First Justice, Timothy Cowles, 1786. Others, Nathaniel Wheatley, Jr:, 28 years ; Thomas Kingsbury 26 ; Nathan- iel Wheatley, Sen., 25; Luther Wheat- ley 23 ; JOSEPH G. SMITH 20; Frederick First Rep. Benjamin Ormsbee, 1823. Griswold 19; HOMER HATCH 19; Wal- do W. Ingalls 19; Enoch Slade 19; ARIEL BURNHAM 18; Elisha Allis, Jr., 17 ; Richard Wells 16, and Simon Cotton 14.
First Rep. Jonathan Pierce, 1786.
BROOKLINE, Is a small town in the eastern part of Windham county. Incorporated Oct. 30, 1794, from Athens and Putney. Oct. 25, 1804, a part of Putney was set off to Brookline.
a small part of Newfane, on the easterly side of West river, was an- nexed to it. It has one post office. Or- ganized March 1795. First town clerk, John Waters. First constable, Thomas Walker. First selectmen, Peter Ben- son, Jotham Stebbens and Lamech Blan- den. First born, unknown ; and no one
BROWNINGTON, Lies in the north-east corner of Orleans county, has one post office. Granted Feb. 26, 1782, Chartered October 2, 1790, by Vermont, to Timothy and Daniel Brown, and 63 others, containing 19,845 acres. Organ- ized March 28, 1799. First town clerk, Elijah Strong. First constable, Luke Gilbert. First selectmen, Elijah Strong, A. Porter and Samuel Smith. First born, Luke Spencer, March 7, 1800. Elijah Strong was town clerk 26 years. First settled in 1796. First justice, Elijah Strong, 1798, 37 years. Others, Amherst Stewart 21 ; Page Remick 14; Elijah G. Strong 13, and THOMAS C. STEWART 13 years.
First Rep. Elijah Strong, 1799.
BRUNSWICK, Lies in the east part
brothers and sisters were at play on the bank of the river, twenty or thirty rods north of the them and seemed mueh pleased with the pros- pect of returning to his home and friends. My Mother had previously informed us that Mr. Broadt was a scholar of merit." Mrs. Bradley furnished him with a knapsack and provisions for his journey home, which he soon after com- menced ; but no information was ever received of him afterwards. Broadt had cleared off about } an acre, where he raised his vegeta- bles; and a quantity of dried squashes were found in his hut, in the spring of 1787. His dwelling was about ten feet square, hemmed in with hills on 3 sides of it, near a beautiful spring of water, and near the trodden path of the wild beasts from their mountain habitation to the river. His farm was soon covered with bushes and trees ; and about 20 years since on removing leaves, &c., to find the fire-place, Chestnut burs were found, and near by a supposed to be from the Dutchman's planting. as none grow wild in this vicinity. house, our attention was attracted by the near approach of some creature we took to be the old D-I, or something worse. We all started for the house, serambling like a flock of sheep, we burst in, darted under the bed, about the same instant we heard our Mother salute him as Mr. Broadt. Father was in the woods but soon coming in, our fears were quieted. I well remember his appearance ; he had a fox skin with a tail on for a cap, a frock coat, of the akin of a moose, hair out; trowsers of deer skin, hair out, a short gun on his shoulder, and by his side his aged dog, which had once been black, but was now about half white. He tar- ried with us till the ensuing winter, when there arrived at our house two men, strangers to Broadt and my father. They presented to Broadt a letter, purporting to come from his brother, who was sheriff of the county from i chestnut tree about two feet through, which is which Broadt fled. They also brought a par- don from the Executive. Broadt readily read
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of Essex county, with one post office. Chartered October 13, 1761, by New Hampshire, to Stephen Noble and others. with 70 equal shares, and about 25,000 acres. First settlers, Joseph and Na- thaniel Wait, and John Merrill, in 1780. In 1791 the population was 66, being the fourth in the county. In 1850, it was 119 only, and the lowest but one of the towns organized. Thomas G. French was town clerk 13 years. First justice, Joseph Wait in 1786, or David Hyde in 1794. Others, Elisha Webster, the longest, 9 years.
First Rep. Joseph Wait, 1798.
For more facts the reader is referred to the town records and clerk, to whom I have sent 4 or 5 circulars and letters, and paid the postage, with a stamp enclosed to return the answer, and received noth- ing from the town.
BUEL'S GORE, Is on the south end of Chittenden county ; before Hunting- ton took any of it, it contained 4273 acres. 18 was the population in 1840. and in 1850 also. Increase, rather slow. It was chartered, with Coventry, to Elias Buel and 59 others, by Vt., Nov.4,1780.
BURKE, This town is located in the north-easterly part of Caledonia county. It has two post offices, Burke and East Burke. Chartered by Vermont, Feb. 26, 1782, to Justus Rose, Uriah Sey. mour and 63 others, and contained 23,- 040 acres. October 28, 1807, a part of Burke, called the "Tongue," was an- nexed to Kirby, and the town has been very still since the loss of that unruly member. Organized December 5, 1796. First town clerk, Lemuel Walter. First constable, Ira Walter. First selectmen, Barnabas Thurber, Godfrey Jones and Lemuel Walter. First born, Chloe Jones, 1795. George W. Denison was town clerk 13 years. Asahel Burring- ton, from Dec. 1823 to 1852, except 2 years, over 26 years. First justice, Dan White, 1800. Others, George W. Den- ison 27 years; Isaac Denison 26; Elam White 24, Joel Trull, jr., 14, and ASA- HEL BURRINGTON, 14 years.
First settlers, Lemuel and Ira Walter, and Seth Spencer, 1790.
First Rep. Thomas Bartlett, 1805.
BURLINGTON. This town is the most populous of any in Vermont. It is the capitol of Chittenden county. It lies near the centre of the county, north and south, and on the west side, on the Lake shore. It has one post office only, and had one in 1792, when there were only nine in the state. Chartered June 7, 1763, by New Hampshire, to Samuel Willis and 63 others, 72 shares, 23,040 acres. On the 27th day of October 1794, that part of Burlington lying east of Muddy Brook was annexed to Willis- ton, leaving to the town about 16,640 acres. The first settler after the close of the war, with his family, was Stephen Lawrence, in the spring of 1783. Fred- erick Saxton, Dubartus Willard, Simon Tubbs, John Collins and others, came the same year. Organized, or first meet- ing for choice of town officers on record, March 19, 1787. Town clerk, Samuel Lane. Constable, Job Boynton. Se- lectmen, Stephen Lawrence, Frederick Saxton and Samuel Allen. First born, Esther Tubbs, March 20, 1784, who mar- ried Doctor Truman Powell. George Robinson was town clerk 25 years. None of the above, or any of the ancient offi- cers are living, except Zacheus Peaslec, who was town clerk in 1795 and 96, and some doubts about him. First justices, Samuel Lane and John Knickerbocker, 1789. Others, David Russell 36 years ; JOHN N. POMEROY 32 ; Alvan Foote 31; John Johnson 31 ; George Robinson 26; CHARLES ADAMS 24; Charles Russell 24; Nathan B. Haswell 24; ISRAEL P. RICHARDSON 19; John Barstow 19; Wyllis Lyman 19; Lyman Cum- mings 19; JOHN VAN SICKLIN 18; Wil- liam Weston 15; Ebenezer Brown 22 ; Isaac Warner 21 ; Phinehas Lyman 20; Wm. F. Griswold 16; Charles F: Warner 14; George K. Platt 14; Guy Catlin 14; Samuel K. Isham 13; Amos Blodgett 13, and Asahel Peck 12.
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