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David Hickok ; first constable, Benjamin | Ambler, Ozum Brewster, and Perley Hickok ; first sel. Ezra Hickok, William Spaulding, and Janna Churchill. First born, Elizabeth Hickok, Aug. 1, 1774, and died Sept. 1776, and was the first death in town. Elisha Walker was town clerk 20 years ; Samuel B. Walker 13; and James Flagg 12 years, and the only one living of those above, or the ancient officers of the town. F. settlers, Wm. Trowbridge and Uriah Hickok, 1774; Benajah Boardman, Benjamin Hickok, William Spaulding, Samuel, and Jesse Churchill, John Sellick and Abdiel Web- First Rep. Jehiel Johns, 1791. ster, 1775. The above nine families composed the population of the town at HUNTSBURGH, altered to Franklin the time Hubbardton was attacked by the British and tories, in July 1777. which ended after a hard fought battle, in breaking up the settlement; they suffered almost every thing but death, and some did not escape that. First Justice, David Hickok, 1786. Others, James Flagg 19 years ; PLINY HOLMES 18; Samuel Cheever 17; Perry Dike- man 15; Justin Jennings 15; David Barber 13; James W. Barber 12, and Seth St. John 12 years.
First Rep. David Hickok, 1786.
HUNGERFORD, now Sheldon.
HUNTINGTON, lies in the south- eastern part of Chittenden county, has one post office. Char. by N. H. June, 7,1763, to Edward Burling and 66 others, 72 shares, 23040 acs. by the name of New Huntington. By the act passed Oct. 27, 1794, which took the casterly part of Burlington, the southerly part of Jeri- cho, the towns of Williston and New Huntington, part of Avery and Buel's Gores, and forming three towns, it took a part of this town for the new town of Richmond, and another part was annexed to Bolton, and taking on the south a part of the Gores mentioned. Oct. 27, 1795, the name was altered to Huntington. First settlers Jehiel Johns, and Elisha Bradley, in 1786, from Manchester, and Sunderland, Vt. Org. March 29, 1790. F. T. C., Charles Brewster ; first con., Amos Brownson; first sel., Ebenczer
Starr. F. born, Peleg Bradley. son of Elisha Bradley, Nov. 6, 1786. William Hill was town clerk 19 years. James Ambler; Jr., 31 years, and no Jr. added after 1838, but the same person, and is the only survivor among those named above, or the ancient officers. F. Just- ice, Jebiel Johns, 1790, Others, James Ambler Jr., 33 yrs. : Nathaniel Norton 28; Lyman Hall 23; Jeremiah Rem- ington 22; Luman E. Loveland 20, and John Snyder 17 yrs.
HYDEPARK, is the shire town of Lamoille County, has two post offices, Hydepark and North Hydepark. Gran- ted Nov. 6, 1780, Chartered Aug. 27, 1781, by Vermont, to Jedediah Hyde and 64 others, and 23,040 acres. First settler, John McDaniel and family July 4, 1787, from Northfield, N. H. and William Norton from N. Y. the same year. No neighbors short of Johnson. 8 miles one way, and Cabot, 26 miles the other. In the spring of 1788 Capt. Jed- ediah Hyde, Peter Martin, Ephraim Garvin, Jabez Fitch and Sons. John McDaniel was a very useful man among the carly settlers, his house ever open to the poor and distressed, and lived to see the town in a prosperous condition, and died August 12, 1834, aged 85. Capt. Jedediah Hyde, the first on the charter, was a Capt. during the revolution, and served in the Navy also, was much noted and respected for his unusal politeness ; he died May 29, 1822, aged 85. Capt. Jabez Fitch another grantee and early settler, was a man of a strong mind, and much given to useful reading ; he served in the revolutionary wara number of campaigns, was captured and kept eigh- teen months, and on several of their pris- on 'ships, underwent almost every thing but death ; he died Feb. 29, 1812, aged 75. Org. 1791; F. town clerk, Jabez Fitch; first Constable, Darius Fitch ; first selectmen, John McDaniel, Peter Martin and Ephraim Garvin ; first born,
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Diedama Hyde, June, 1, 1789; first male born, Jabez Perkins Hyde, June 12, 1791. LUCIUS H. NOYES, now town clerk has held the office 13 years. First justice, John McDaniel, 1790; others, JOHN C. PAGE, 17 years ; Lucius II. Noyes, 17; Joshua Sawyer, 15; and Harlow P. Smith, 14 years. F. Rep. Nathaniel P. Sawyer, 1812.
IRA, Is a singular shaped town about 14 miles long, and from a point to about 2 miles wide, and is near the eentre of Rutland county, has one post office, and 14,800 acres of land. It joins eight towns, Tinmouth, Clarendon, Rutland, Pittsford, Hubbardton, Castleton, Poult- ney, and Middletown. From the irreg. ular shape it has no charter, and probably from the fact that it was no small matter to fix a charter to such a shape. Oet. 28, 1784, 1825 acres was taken from Ira to help form Middletown. Org. May 31, 1779. F. T. C., Isaac Clark ; first Con., Nathaniel Mallory ; first sel., Na- than Lee, Amos Herrick & Isaac Clark. First born, Madena Clark, daughter of Isaac Clark. Cephas Carpenter was town clerk from 1792 to 1819, 27 years; JOHN MASON from 1820, except 21 & 22, to 1852, 30 years, and is the last one left of the town clerks or ancient officers. First settler, unknown. First Justiec, George Sherman, 1786; others, Pre- served Fish 31 years ; Russell Fish 28; Whipple Martin 16; Erwin Collins 14, and BRADLEY FISH 12 years.
First Rep. Isaac Clark, 1779.
Jesse Cooper 16; THOMAS JAMESON 14, and Bela Jones, 13 years: First Rep. Caleb Leach, 1804.
ISLE LA MOTT, Is an Island on the west side of Grand Isle county, bas one post office, and 4620 acres of land. In consequence of some new arrange- ment of South Hero charter, this town was again chartered to Benjamin Wait and 95 others, by Vt., Oct. 27, 1779. Nov. 1, 1802, it was altered to Vineyard, and altered back to Isle La Mott, Nov. 6, 1830. First settlers were Ebenezer Hyde, Enoch Hall, William Blanchard, and Icabod Fish, in 1785-6. Org. March 24, 1791. First T. C. Abram Knapp; first con. Wm. Blanchard ; first sel. Ebenezer Hyde, Enoch Hyde, and Nath'l Wales. First born, Lora Blan- ehard, Sept. 17, 1792. Charles Carron was town elerk 17 years; IRA HILL from 1828-52, 24 yrs. Samuel Fish, a con- stable in 1798, and Ira Hill are all that is left of the ancient officers and town clerks. F. Justice, William Utley, 1792. Others, William Wait 15 yrs .; and HI- RAM HALL 12 years.
First Rep. Nathaniel Wales, 1791.
JACKSON'S GORE, worked into Mount Holly, in part.
JAMAICA, Lies in the westerly side of Windham county, not far from the centre, has one post office, and 29,017 acres of land. Char. Nov. 7, 1780, by Vt., to Samuel Fletcher and 65 others. First settlers, William, Benjamin, and Caleb Hayward, and others, from Men- don, Mass., in 1780. Organized Sept. 3, 1781. First town clerk Wm. Harrison Church ; first constable Calvin Hay- ward; first selectmen, Benj. Hayward, William Hayward, and Wm. H. Church. First born, Banyard Hayward Dec. 26, 1778, died July 16, 1850. Ezra Liver- more was town clerk from 1790, 42 yrs. and between 1790 and 1800 he was first
IRASBURGH, Is the shire town, and near the centre of Orleans county, has one post office, and 23,040 acres. Chartered Feb. 23, 1781, by Vt. to Jra Allen and 62 others. First settled in 1799. Organized March 21, 1803. First town clerk, Amos Conant ; first constable Samuel Conant ; first selectmen, Caleb Leach, Levi Sylvester, and Foster Page. No town clerk has served 12 yrs. First | selectman 7 years also ; Samuel Vial, Justice, Amos Conant, 1802, 23 years. a selectman in 1790, is the last survivor of those above named. First Justice, Phinehas Freeman, 1786, or Silas Hay- Others, John Killam 21 years; MOODY B. KIMBALL 21 ; Joseph Chapman 16;
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ward in 1787 ; others, Ezra Livermore 37 years ; Amos Howard, 2d. 29 ; Tim- othy Goodale 29; Nathaniel Robbins 25; ALPHEUS KELLOGG 25 ; Zelostes Skinner 24 ; James Brown 22; HAMMOND LIV- ERMORE 19; Peter R. Taft 18; Ziba Chapin 17; Samuel Barry 17; Joel Holton 14, & Samuel T. R. Cheney 12. First Rep. William H. Church, 1781.
JAY, Is in the north-west corner of Orleans county, has one post office, and 23,040 acres of land. Gran. March 13, 1780, by Vt., by the name of Carthage. About one-third of the town was char- tered to Thomas Chittenden, Nov. 7, 1792, and the remainder to John Jay and John Cozine, of New York, Dec. 28, 1792, by the name of Jay. As the east part of the town is good land and the west part all mountain, would a shrewd yankee be at a loss to guess which way the division line ran ? F. settled, just before the last war of 1812, but nearly all left, and come in slowly since. Org. March 29, 1828. First T. C., Abner Whitcher ; first con. Nathan Hunt; F. sel. Abel Alton, Madison Keith, and Joseph Haddock. F. born, Jay English F. Justice Madison Keith, 1818; others Eli Hunt 15, and William Williams 13 years.
First Rep. Madison Keith, 1828.
JERICHO, Lies in the east part of Chittenden county, has two post offices, Jericho, and Jericho Centre, and by charter, had 23,040 acres of land, but has been some reduced since. Char. June, 7, 1763, by N. H. to Edward Burling, Thomas Chittenden and 64 others, 72 shares. Oct. 27, 1794, a part of this town was taken to aid in the formation of the town of Richmond. Org March 22, 1786. F. T. C. Lewis Chapin ; first con. Peter McArthur ; first sel. Azariah Rood, Joseph Hall, and Jedediah Lane. F. born, unknown. Lewis Chapin was town clerk 19 years ; Pliny Blackman 14, and JOHN LYMAN from 1837-52, 15 years. The above are all dead except the present clerk. Thomas D. Rood a constable in 1791-2, and selectman in
1792, 5, 6, 7 and 8, and town clerk in 1798-9, and 1800, and John Thompson a selectman in 1795, are still living of the officers of the last century. F. set- tlers, Messrs. Messenger, Rood and Brown, with their families, in 1774, but were drove off, or carried off prisoners, and endured hardships before they re- turned back to their possessions in 1784. First Justices, James Farnsworth, 1787. Others, Oliver Lowry 27 years; Arthur Bostwick 18; Truman Barney 16; HOSEA SPAULDING 16 ; Thomas D. Rood 15; Samuel Blackman 14; DAVID FISH 14; ORVILLE SHAW 13; ERASTUS FIELD 12, and JOHN T. CLAPP 12 years. First Rep. Jedediah Lane, 1786.
JOHNSON, lies very near the centro of Lamoille county, has one post office, and 23,040 acres of land, by charter granted Feb. 27, 1782, and chartered January 2, 1792, by Vt., to Jonathan Edwards, William & Johnson, and 63 others. First settlers, Samuel Eaton, a revolutionary hero in 1784, Jonathan and Jeremiah McConnell and others, in 1785. Org. March 4, 1789. F. T. C. Jonathan McConnell ; first constable Ne- hemiah Burnett; first Sel. Jonathan
McConnell, Samuel Eaton, and Jeremiah McConnell. F. born, Samuel J. Smith, time unknown. Amos Dodge was town clerk from 1802-16, 14 years. None of the above or any of the ancient officers are now living. First Justice, Jonathan McConnell, 1790; others, Andrew Dow 16 years ; William Simonds 15, and Thomas Waterman 14 years.
First Rep. Noah Smith, 1789.
JOHNSON'S GORE, 5045 acres, chartered by Vt. to Moses Johnson and 32 others Feb. 23, 1782. It was made into Acton Nov. 6, 1800, and annexed to Townshend Oct. 29, 1840.
JUNIPER ISLAND, lies in Lake Champlain, and contains 10 or 12 acres of land and a Light House, and is three miles south-westerly of Burlington.
KELLYVALE, altered to Lowell.
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where Orange now is.
KEMPTON, A grant by New York | Sel. Asa Utley, David Carpenter, and Joshua Dale. First born, Polly Utley, KILLINGTON,altered to Sherburne. Aug. 15, 1780. Daniel Tuthil was town clerk 13 years ; Reuben Holt from 1817 to his death, in Nov 1836, nearly 20 yrs. First Justice, David Carpenter, 1800. Others, GIDEON DAVIS 30, and AMORI BENSON 20 years.
KILLINGTON PEAK, The highest land in Sherburne, 3924 feet above tide water, so says Capt. Partridge.
KINGSLAND, A New York grant, and shire town of Gloucester county, now Washington, and near where the New York Court got lost in the woods, in Feb. 25 and 6, 1771. See page 119.
KINGSTON, Altered to Granville. See Granville.
KIRBY, Lies near the east side of Caledonia county, has no post office, but has by the charter 11,264 acres. Gran. Oct. 20, 1786. Char. Oct. 27, 1790, by Vt. to Roswell Hopkins, by the name of Hopkinsville. Oct. 28, 1807, Burke Tongue, containing 2527 acres, was an- nexed to this town, and the name altered to Kirby. Org. Aug. 29, 1807. First T. C. Jonathan Lewi;s first con. Phile- mon Brown ; first sel. Benj. Esterbrooks, Samuel Burt, and Joel G. Whipple. F. born, James Grout, Nov. 1800, son of Theophilas Grout. Jonathan Lewis was town clerk 17 years, and James Church 14 years. First settlers, Phinehas Page and Theophilas Grout, in 1799. First Justice, Josiah Joslin, 1803. Others, Timothy Locke 31 years ; James Church 28; MERIT NEWHALL 25; Theophilas Grout 17, and Jonathan Lewis 14 yrs. First Rep. Theophilas Grout, 1809.
KNIGHT'S, OR KNOWLTON'S GORE, altered to Bakersfield.
LANDGROVE, Is the north-east town in Bennington county, has one post office, and 4646 acres. Gran. Nov. 6, Char. Nov. 8, 1780, by Vt., to William Utley and 21 others. F. settler, Wm. Utley and family, a wife and six child- ren, from Ashford, Conn., 1769. Org. March 25, 1800. First T. C. Daniel Tuthill ; first con. Joseph Holt ; first
First Rep. David Carpenter, 1800.
LEICESTER, Lies in the south part of Addison county, has two post offices, Leicester, and Otter Creek. Char. Oct. 20, 1761, by N. H., to Aaron Brown and 66 others, 72 shares, and 23,000 acres, but could not obtain over two- thirds of it, being but eight miles wide for Salisbury and Leicester, and much dispute arose, each claiming according to their charter. For mode of settle- ment, see Salisbury. First settler, Jer- emiah Parker, in 1773, whose daughter, Chloe Parker born 1777, was the first person born in the town, and is now the wife of Capt. Ebenezer Jenny. Not many settlers till the war closed. Org. time unknown. William Gile was town clerk 21 years. First Justice, John Smith, 1786; others, Benjamin Whit- man 25 years ; William Gile 28; Eb- enezer B. Jenny 14, and Silas W. Stan- ley 12 yrs. F. Rep. John Smith, 1786. See Maidstone.
LEMINGTON, Lies in the north- castern part of Essex county, has one post office, and 23,040 acres per charter, which was given by N. H. June 29th, 1762, to Samuel Averill and 64 others, 70 shares. When the town was settled or organized and who were the first offi- cers, &c., is more than the town clerk has informed me, although often request- ed. The first town clerk I find, was Mills De Forest, in 1802, but as he was the first representative in 1798, the town was probably organized before 1802. F. Justice, Eben W. Judd, 1789 ; others, Mills De Forest 26 years ; JOHN BAILEY 18; Thomas Holbrook: 16, and Abdiel Blod gett 12 years. Abdiel Blodgett was town clerk to 1850, 17 years.
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LEWIS, A good sized town in the northerly part of Essex county, has 23,- 040 acres. Char. June 29, 1762, by N. HI. to Elcazer Hinman and 64 others, 70 shares, but not to any person in the town, and for a good reason, no person lives in it.
LINCOLN, Lies in the east part, and north of the centre of Addison county has one post office, and by charter 23,040 acres. Gran. Nov. 7, chartered Nov. 9, 1780, by Vermont, to Benjamin Simonds and 63 others. Nov. 12, 1824, a part of Lincoln was set to Warren, and Nov. 18, 1824, a part of Bristol was set off to Lincoln, and Nov. 12, 1847. a part of Avery's Gore was annexed to Lincoln. Org. March 13, 1798. F. T. C. How- land Delong ; first con. Samuel East- man ; first Sel. Loren Orvis, now 84, James Varney, and Jedediah Durfey. First born, Harley Hedding, 1796, re- sides in Lawrence, N. Y. WILLIAM W. POPE was town clerk 12 years, up to 1852. First settlers, in 1790, by a num- ber of Quakers whose descendants still remain in town. First Justices, Jede- diah Durfey and Ebenezer Durfey, in 1801, E. D. 20 years. Others, JOHN BUSH 20, and William W. Pope 19 yrs. First Rep. Jedediah Durfcy, 1801.
LITTLETON, altered to Waterford.
LONDONDERRY, Lics in the north-west corner of Windham county, has one post office. Char. by New York, Feb. 13, 1770, by the name of Kent, with 28,459 acres. In 1778, the princi- pal proprictor, James Rogers, became a tory and fled to Canada, by which act the lands were confiscated. April 20, - 1780, the state of Vermont chartered the town to Edward Aiken, Samuel Fletcher, and Joseph Tyler, a committee to carry out a resolve of the Legislature of March, 1780. In this charter the town is named Londonderry. In 1795, James Rogers, Jr., petitioned the legis- lature to grant him one half of the lands of the town that remained unsold, and it was granted. In 1797, he petitioned
again for the other half, and allodging as a reason, that if it was right that he should have one half, it was right that he should have the whole, and his petition was granted. F. settlers, James Rogers, Samuel Thompson, and James Patter- son, 1774 ; Glazier, Hellick, Eddy, Mont- gomcry, Allyn, Aiken, and Miller, soon after. Oct. 22, 1795, this town was di- vided, and the eastern part named Wind- ham. Oct. 21, 1797, a part of Windham was annexed to Londonderry. The first records of the town show that Robert McCormick was town clerk in 1780, and in 1793 Rufus Thayer was constable, and Peter Aiken. James Mack, and Abial Whitman, were selectmen. It is not to be supposed that those were the first officers appointed, but that the carly records have gone a journey and forgot to return. First born, David Rogers, son of Col. James Rogers, about 1775. None of the above or any of the ancient officers are now living. Dr. John Gib- son was town clerk to 1821, 12 years. First Justice, Edward Aiken, 1786. Others, Luther Stowell 38 yrs. ; THOMAS S. VAILS 27 ; John Wakefield 20; Tyler Tinkham 19; BARNET WAIT, Jr., 18; Abial Whitman 14; ALFRED PIERCE 13, and Lawrence Pierce 13 years.
F. Rep. Edward Aiken, March 1778.
LONG or runaway pond, see Glover.
LOWELL, has its location in the north-westerly part of Orleans county, has one post office. Gran. March 5, 1787, Char. June 6 and 7, 1791, in two char- ters, containing 39,000 acres to John Kelly of New York city, by the name of Kellyvale, which was altered to Lowell Nov. 1, 1831. Gold and Silver mines are reserved in these grants for the use of the State. F. settler, Maj. William Caldwell and family, in 1805-6. Org. March 31, 1812; F. T. C. Abel Curtis; F. Con. John Harding ; F. Sel. Asa- hel Curtis, William Caldwell and John Harding; F. Born, John Harding, jr. . Jan. 5, 1809. Abel Curtis was T. clerk 12 years. F. justice, Calvin Eaton, 1810; others. JOHN HARDING, 31 years;
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Daniel Sanborn, 28 ; Elijah Buxton ; on the 20th. 1780, by Vt. to Jonathan 14; Otis Leland, 12; and Wheelock G. Arnold and 51 others, and 23,040 acres. Aldrich, 12yrs. F. Rep. Asahel Curtis, This was the first town surveyed in the 1812
LUDLOW, lies in the south-westerly part of Windsor county, has one post of- fice. Char. Sept. 16, 1761, by N, H. to Jared Lee, Esqr. and 65 others, 71 shares and about 24,000 acres. F. set- tlers, Simeon Read, James Whitney. Jo- siah and Jesse Fletcher, from Mass. in 1784-5. Org. March, 31, 1792; F. T. O. Jesse Fletcher; F. Con. Simeon Read ; F. Sel. Jesse Fletcher, Jonas Hadley and Elihu Ives; F. Born, Sam- uel A. Read, now in Ohio. Jesse Fletcher was T. Clerk 16 years. Asahel Smith, from 1809, 15 yrs. ARTEMAS SPAFFORD, from 1831-52, and in 25 & 6. 23 years. F. justice; Jesse Fletcher, 1789, 25 yrs. others, Asahel Smith 35; Artemas Spafford, 25; Asa Fletcher, 20: Sewall Fullum, 19; Reuben Washburn 19; ASA S. BARTON, 17 ; Pliny Parker, 14 ; and Emery Burfce, 13 years.
F. Rep. Rev, Peter Read, 1795.
LUNENBURGH, is near the south end of Essex county, has one post office. Char. by N. H. July 5, 1763, to David Page, Jonathan Grout and 68 others, 76 shares, and 23,040 acres. Settled about 1770. Org. Sept. 11, 1781; F. T. C. David Hopkinson ; F. Con. Thomas Gus- tin ; F. Sel. Eliezer Roosebrooks, Eb- enezer Rice and Simon Howe; F. Born, Joshua Hopkinson, April 18, 1773. Sam- uel Phelps was town clerk from 1791, 12 years, STEPHEN HOWE, jr. from 1825-52 27 years, no jr. after '35, and is the only one living of those above named,or of the ancient officers. F. justice, Sam'l Howe 1786; others. Stephen Howe, jr. 26 yrs. Mitchel Silsby, 20; and Reuben C. Ben- ton, 15ys. F. Rep. Reuben Howe, 1781.
LUTTERLOH, altered to Albany.
LYNDON, has its location a little north-east of the centre of Caledonia county, has two post offices, Lyndon and Lyndon Centre. Gran. Nov. 2, Char.
vicinity, and was made square, which causes the others to be of various shapes as may be seen on the Map. F. settler, Daniel Cahoon, jr. in 1788, and died June, 11, 1793, and was the first death in the town. F. Born, Lyndon Hines, time, unknown. Org. July, 4, 1791; F. T. C. Daniel Cahoon ; F. Con. Na- than Hines; F. Sel, James Spooner, Daniel Reniff and Daniel Cahoon, which last, held the office of town clerk 17 yrs. William Cahoon 21. and Elias Bemis, jr. 14 years, are all dead, and the ancient officers also. F. justice, Daniel Cahoon, 1791, 15 yrs. others, George C. Cahoon 27; Ephraim Chamberlin 20; STEPHEN McGAFFY, 19; Daniel Bowker, 16; Philip Goss, 16; Thomas Bartlett, jr. 15 ; and JOHN T. G. CUNNINGHAM, 14ys. F. Rep. Josiah Arnold, in 1793.
MAIDSTONE, lies in the cast side of Essex county, north of, and joining Guildhall, has one post office. Char. Oct. 12, 1761, by N. H. to Agur Jud- son and 64 others, 70 shares, and about 25,000 acres. This town was settled be- fore the revolutionary war; but when, or whom by, when organized, its first of- ficers &c. you may learn by enquiring of the Town Clerk, if you succeed you will beat me at it, for I have tried and given it up. No person has been town clerk 12 years since 1802. F. justice, David Gaskill, 1789, 28 years. others, MOODY RICH, 26 years. F. Rep. Abra- ham Gild, 1781. See Brunswick.
MANCHESTER, Is located in the centre of the north shire, and is the half shire town of Bennington county, has two post offices. Manchester, and Factory Point, and 23,040 acres, and 70 shares. Chartered Aug. 11, 1761, by N. H., to Ephraim Cowen and 63 others. First settlers, Samuel Rose, and others, from Duchess Co., N. Y., 1763. Org in 1764. F. T. C., Jonathan Orisby ; first Con., Asa Alger ; first Sel. Samuel Rose, Jon- athan Ormsby, and Joseph Smith. The
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f. b. male child was Samuel Purdy, Feb. 1771. Some say a female was born pre- vious, but the records do not show it. Martin Powell was town clerk from 1772-95, 23 years ; Joel Pratt 23, from 1800-26, and is the only one living of those above named. F. Justice, Gideon Ormsby, Martin, Powell, and Timothy Pearl, 1786; others, JOUN S. PETTIBONE 24; LORING DEAN 21 ; Joel Pratt 19; James Hickox 19; William Benedict 15, and Leonard Sargeant 13 years.
First Reps. Stephen Washburn, and Gideon Ormsby, March 1778.
MANSFIELD, A strong town, for- merly, as it held the highest Mountain in the State with great case, 4274 feet above tide water, but fearing what might happen a part of the town was annexed to Underhill, Nov. 15, 1839, and Nov. 11, 1848, the ballance of it was annexed to Stowe. It was chartered by N. H., June 8, 1763, to Jeremiah Travise and 64 others, 70 shares, and 23,040 aeres. First Justice, Moses Luce, 1803 ; others Nathaniel Butts 17, and Peter C. Love- joy 13 years.
First Rep. Peter C. Lovejoy, 1815.
MARLBOROUGH, is situated in the southerly part of Windham county, has one post office, and 23,040 acres. Char. by N. H., April 29, 1751, to Timothy Dwight and 64 others. The charter was renewed Sept. 21, 1761, and again re- newed April 17, '64, by the name of New Marlborough, but by some means it soon got the name of Marlborough without an act of Vermont legislature. First settlers, Abel Stockwell and Thomas Whitmore in 1763. They came into First Rep. Stephen Pitkin, 1804. town by different routes about the same time, and settled so far apart that each one supposed his family the only settlers in town for nearly a year. Mrs. Whitmore was a hearty and robust wo- man, and being both nurse and midwife, often traveled many miles on snow-shoes, by night as well as day, to relieve the sufferings of others. She officiated at more than 2000 births, & did not loose a patient. She died aged 87. F. justice, I ker's Gore was annexed to it and altered
Benjamin Olds, 1786; others, Jonas Whitney 36 years ; Phinekas Mather 15; Ebenezer Tucker 14; IRA ADAMS 14; EBENEZER PARSONS 14; Pliny Higley 13 ; Daniel Halladay 13; Hub- bard H. Winchester 12; Joseph Olds 12, and Oshea Smith 12 years. First Rep. Samuel King, March 1778.
Joseph Olds was town clerk to 1821, 14 years. For the remainder see Maid- stone and Brunswick.
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