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13, 1763. Jesse Johnson was chosen town clerk ; Caleb Johnson constable ; Jacob Kent, Benjamin Emerson, and John Hazen, selectmen; and the meet- ing was adjourned to be holden in New- bury June 12, 1764. The aforesaid meeting was most probably a proprietor's only. At the adjourned meeting, the tion in 1777.
first one holden in the town of New- bury for the election of town officers, NEWFANE, Lies in the centre, and has two post offices, Fayetteville, and Williamsville. Charter by N. H. June 19, 1753, to Abner Sawyer and 67 others, Jacob Kent was chosen town clerk; is the shire town of Windham county, constable, John Hazeltine ; Sel. Jacob Bayley, Jacob Kent, and James Abbott. First Born, Betsey Hazeltine, daughter
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74 shares, and 23,040 acres, by the name of Fane. Nov. 3, 1761, N. H. gave an- other charter to Benjamin Flagg and 65 others, 72 shares, and 23.040 acres, by the name of New Fane. The township was chartered by New York for the third time, May 11, 1772, to Walter Franklin and 20 others, mostly of New York city, by the name of New Fane, and the next day was conveyed to Luke Knowlton and John Taylor, of Worcester county, Mass. By the last charter the lands are holden. , that part of Newfane on the east side of West river, was annexed to Brookline. First settlers, Nathaniel Stedman, Ebenezer Dyer, and Jonathan Park, May 1766. First born, Lucy Park, Aug. 15, 1769. Organized May 17, 1774. First T. C., Luke Knowlton, which he held till 1790, 16 yrs .; Nathan Stone was town clerk from 1792 to 1834, 42 years, and OTIS WARREN, from 1839- 52, 13 years. First justice, William Ward, 1786 ; others, Sylvanus Sherwin 40 years; Martin Field 32; Benjamin Ormsbce 31 ; William H. Williams 29; Ebenezer Morse 29 ; CHARLES K. FIELD 22; Nathan Stone 21; NAHUM HOUGH- TON 16; Pardon T. Kimball 14; Jon- athan Hall 14, and Sir Isaac Newton 12 years. First Rep. Ebenezer Myrick, 1779. For the remainder call on the town clerk as I have often done, and got nothing from him.
F. Rep., Ebenezer Myrick, i779.
NEW FLAMSTEAD, now Chester.
NEW HAVEN, Lies near the centre of Addison county, has two post offices, New Haven, and East Mills. Char. by N. H., Nov. 2, 1761, to John Evarts, and 61 others, 68 shares, and 25,040 acres. This town has undergone the operation of multiplication and division. Oct. 29, 1789, New Haven Gore was annexed to this town. Oct. 28, 1791, a part of the town was annexed to Weybridge. Oct. 23, 1783, a corner of the town was taken to aid in the incorporation of the City of Vergennes. About 9 square miles of this town were set off and incorporated into a new town, and named Waltham,
1796. The first settlers were in that part of the town now Waltham, before the war, and among them were Phinehas Brown, Joshua Hyde,
Griswold, and others, but the settlement was broken up, and the records destroyed, by the noted Jacob Sherwood, a tory and Yorker, of revolutionary memory. A- mong the first permanent settlers were those above, except Joshua Hyde, with Cook, and Andrew Barton, in the Walt- ham part, and Capt. Miles Bradley, Enos Peck, Elijah Foot, Elisha Fuller, Beza- . deel Rudd, William Eno, and others, in 1785-6-7, in the New Haven part. Org. or first meeting for choice of town officers was holden March 20, 1787, when Elijah Foot was chosen town clerk; Luther Evarts and Asa Wheeler, constables ; and Ebenezer Field, Eli Roberts, and Enos Peck, selectmen. Bezaleel Rudd had been the proprietors clerk for two years, 1785 and 6, and had recorded some deeds in the beginning of the first book of records, and signed his name as town clerk, and no other name appears on that book as town clerk, except said Rudd's, till Elijah Foot's is down after March 1787. First born, on record, Hannah Sherman, daughter of Amos P. Sher- man, July 20, 1786, and from the record it does not make it certain that she was born in New Haven. The first person born in town, and now living in town, is Martin Eno, in 1786 or 7, but I have no doubt but others in the vicinity of the Fort, 'near Vergennes falls, were born be- fore any of those mentioned. Jonathan Hoyt was town clerk to 1843, 17 years. Seth Langdon was a selectman in 1791, died aged *Andrew Squier, a
*This family is such a striking case of LON- GEVITY that I have concluded to notice it. Andrew Squier, Sen., died at the age of 93. He had seven children, five sons and two daughters. His daughter, Elenor, born Dec. 8, 1757, died in Charlotte not far from 1817. Timothy Squier, born Oct. 1, 1759, now living in Orwell, nearly 93. Andrew Squier, born June 5, 1763, now living in New Haven, aged 89. Wait Squier, born July 5, 1767, now liv- ing in New Haven, aged 85. Ebenezer Squier born July 22, 1769, now living in Pittsfield, Mass., aged 83. Amos Squier, born Aug. 7, 1772, now living in Pittsfield, Mass, aged 80.
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selectman in 1793, aged 89, is the only ancient officer now living. First justice, Elijah Fout, 1787; others, JONATHAN HOYT 35 yrs. ; ELIAS BOTTOM 32; Dan- iel Twitchell 30; Othniel Jewett 28; William Nash 20 ; JABEZ W. LANGDON 18; Samuel E. Chalker 18; Calvin Squier 16; James Saxton 15; Alfred P. Roscoe 12; Horatio Plumley 12, & Horace P. Birge 12 years.
First Rep. Phinehas Brown, 1786.
In July, 1830, a heavy rain fell over the towns comprising the heads of the streams of New Haven river, continuing for 2 or 3 days, swelling the river much above its former freshets. During the last day of the rain many of its inhabi- tants become alarmed for the safety of their own lives, in houses which had ever been safe from any previous freshet. At the lower falls on the river, at a place then called " Beaman's Hellow, " now " Brooksville," just above the high Rail Road bridge over that river, suffered the most severcly. Between the Rail Road and the village is a very narrow gulf, not over 15 or 20 feet wide, with a perpen- dicular bank of solid rock on the south side, and a very abrupt bank on the north, to the heighth of 20 or 25 feet. The night came on with intense darkness, rain falling in torrents, one heavy bridge and a smaller one were carried down the current, and more than probable some of the long heavy strings got entangled from bank to bank, and other timber and flood- wood accumulating against it in such quantities as to raise the water above to that height that it caused the mills, buildings, houses, &c., to float down stream. Many had exposed their lives in aid of others by being in the water while rising by the operation of the tem- porary dam, which dam gave way, and 19 persons were carried through the gulf, five only of which were found alive, the other 14 perished, and some were never found.
Sarah Squier, born March 18, 1775, died July 12, 1793, aged 18. It will be seen that no death has occurred in the male part of the old gentleman's family, and their ages united amount to 430 years, and all now living.
NEWPORT, Lies near the centre of the north end of Orleans county, has two post offices, Newport, and West New- port, has 23,040 acres by charter, granted by Vermont, Oct. 26, 1781, and dated Oct. 30, 1802, to Nathan Fisk, George Duncan and 63 others, by the name of Duncansborough, which was altered Oct. 30, 1816, to Newport. Nov. 16, 1816, a small part of Coventry, and of Salem, was annexed to Newport. Org. March 11, 1800. First T. C., Amos Sawyer ; first Con. Luther Chapin ; first Sel. Enos Bartlett, James C. Adams, and Amos Sawyer. First born, unknown. SEY- MOUR LANE, the present clerk, has served 25 years, and is the only one named now living. First settlers about 1798-9. F. justice, Luther Chapin, 1800; others. Seymour Lane 21 years ; Orville Dag- gett 18; Jonathan Frost 17, and Peter Wheclock 13 years.
First Rep. Luther Chapin, 1800.
NEW HUNTINGTON, Altered to Huntington Oct. 27, 1795.
NORFOLK, Was a small town of 3340 acres, in the north-east corner of Essex county and the State, granted Feb. 26, 1782, by Vermont, and annexed to Canaan, Oct. 23, 1801.
NORTHFIELD, Lies near the south end of Washington county, has one post office, and 18,515 acres by charter, gran- ted Nov. 6, 1780, and Char. by Vt., Aug. 10, 1781, to Maj. Joel Mathews, and 64 others. Nov. 7, 1822, a part of Waits- field was annexed to this town, and Oct. 26, 1846, another piece of Waitsfield was annexed to it. F. settlers, Staun- ton Richardson, Amos and Ezekiel Rob- inson, May 1785, but Judge Paine cleared the first land in the town. Org. March 25, 1794. First T. C. Nathaniel Robinson ; first Con. David Denny ; first Sel. Staunton Richardson, Amos Robin- son, and Ezekiel Robinson. First born, Lois Ashcroft, Jan. 22, 1790. Nath'l Robinson was town clerk from 1794 to 1813, 19 years. Gilbert Hatch from 1813, 13 years; Elijah Smith, Jr., from
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1823, 12 years ; VOLNEY H. AVERILL from 1839-52, 13 years. First justice, Amos Robinson, 1797; others, ELIJAH SMITH, Jr. 22 years; John L. Buck 20 ; Calvin Cady 14, and SAMUEL U. RICH- MOND 13 years.
First Rep. Amos Robinson, 1801.
NORTH HERO, Is the shire town in Grand Isle county, has one post office, and 6272 acres by charter. All the county, except Alburgh, and Isle La Mott, was included in one charter, by Vermont, to Ethan Allen. Samuel Her- rick and 363 others, dated Oct. 27, 1779, by the name of " Two Heros." Oct. 21, 1788, this town was set off as a separate town, and named North Hero. First settlers, Enos, and Samuel Wood, Aug. 25, 1783, from Bennington, Vt., and Norwich, Coun. Organized in 1789. F. T. C., Nathan Hutchins; first Con., and selectmen, &c., the Town Clerk has not informed me. Nathan Hutchins, and Jr., town clerk from 1789 to 1828, 39 years; Joel Allen 18 years. First jus- tice, Nathan Hutchins, jr., 24 years ; others, Jedediah S. Ladd 21, and John Knights 18 years. First Rep. Nathan Hutchins, jr., 1791, who died at the age of 90.
NORTON, is in the north-west corner of Essex county, Char. by Vt., Oct. 26, 1779, to Timothy Andrus and 58 others, and 23,040 acres, and charter burned. Good land and well timbered, with con- siderable pine, but no one will buy, as no one can sell and give a good title.
NORWICH, Is located in the north- east corner of Windsor county, has two post offices, Norwich, and Pompanoosuc, and 23,000 acres, by charter, granted by N. H., July 4 or 5,1761,to Eleazer Wales and 62 others, by the name of Norwhich, but finding the middle " h" of no sound or use, it was left out by common con- sent, without a legislative act. First settlers, Jacob Fenton, Ebenezer Smith, and John Shafter, from Mansfield, Conn., 1763. Org. Aug. 26, 1761, in Con- necticut, (and probably as a charter con- dition,) as some early charters were so.
F. T. C., Eleazer Wales; first Con., Andrew Crocker ; F. Sel., Samuel West, Abner Barker, and Joseph Storrs. This organization took place two years pre- vious to any person settling in the town, and was unquestionably a proprietor's meeting only. The first meeting held in the town for the choice of town officers was in 1768, but who were elected is more than I have been informed, and I did not discover the error till too late to send back to the town clerk for a correc- tion. F. born,unknown. John Hatch was town clerk 12 years ; Lieut. Gov. Paul Brigham 22 years; Jeremiah Bissell 15 years. Not one of the above, or any of the ancient officers are now living. First justice, Elisha Burton, 1786, 28 years ; others, Pierce Burton 23 years; Aaron Loveland 17; JOHN WRIGHT 17; Calvin Seaver 15, and Ebenezer B. Brown 12 years. First Reps. Peter Olcott, and Thomas Moredock, March 1778, and both being chosen Councillors, in Oct. the town sent Abel Curtis and Joseph Hatch.
ORANGE, Is the north west corner town of Orange county, has two post offices, Orange, and East Orange, and 23,040 acres, by charter, granted Nov. 6, 1780, by Vermont, and Char. Aug. 11, 1781, to Amos Robinson, and 64 others. First settlers, Joseph Williams and wife, in 1793. First born. unknown. Organized March 12, 1796. First town clerk, John Sloane; first Con., Ezra Paine, now living in Barre; first Sel., Goold Camp, Thomas S. Paine, and Fairbanks Bush. John Stacy was town clerk from 1800-13, 13 years ; Thad- deus Clapp from 1813-30; Reuben White from 1830-46, 16 years. Fair- banks Bush was town clerk in 1798-9, and constable in 1798, making three an- cient officers now living. First justice, Abel Skinner, 1795; others, Luther Carpenter 31 years ; John Stacy 26; MOSES SARGEANT 24; Thaddeus Clapp 18; Reuben White 16; Horace Fifield 14; LATHROP FISH 14, and Christopher Richardson 14 years.
First Rep. Ezra Goodell, 1798.
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ORLEANS, Altered from and to Coventry, in 1841 and 1843.
ORWELL, Has its location in the south-west corner of Addison county, has two post offices, Centre Village, and Chipman's Point, and 23,500 acres, by charter granted by N. H. Aug. 18, 1763, to Benjamin Underhill and 63 others, 70 shares. Nov. 9, 1847, a small part of Benson was annexed to Orwell. First settler, John Charter, some years before the revolution. First permanent settlers were Amos Spafford, Ebenezer Murry, Shadrach Hathaway, John Charter came back, Ephraim and William Fisher, Hon. Pliny Smith and others, in 1783-4. Organized Dec. 12, 1787. F. T. C., David Leonard ; first Con., Cyrus Clark ; first Sel., Capt. Ebenezer Wilson, Lieut. William Smith, and Amos Spafford. F. born, unknown. Pliny Smith was town clerk from 1799, 26 years; ROSWELL BOTTUM, jr., from 1833-52, 19 yrs., and is the last survivor above named, or among the ancient officers of the town. First justice, Ebenezer Wilson, 1787 ; others, Joab Smith, 44 years; Doras Bascomb 28; ROSWELL BOTTUM jr. 26; IRA YOUNG 26; Ruleff White, 2d, 25; David Cutting, jr. 20 ; Julius C. Thomas 17 ; Joseph H. Chittenden 17, and Is- RAEL SMITH 16 years.
First Rep. Ebenezer Wilson, 1786.
. PANTON, Lies in the north-west part of Addison county, has one post office, about 25,000 acres by charter, by N. H. to James Nichols, & 69 others, dated Nov. 3, 1761. Some contention in law arose between this town and Ad- dison, in relation to their charter bounds, which lasted many yrs., but is now settled, and the town much reduced in its size. A part of this town was taken, Oct. 23, 1783, to aid in forming the city of Ver- gennes, and a part was annexed to Wey- bridge, Oct. 28, 1806. First settlers, John Pangborn, Odle Squire and Peter Ferris, 1770, which was broken up during the war, but they returned soon after the peace. Organized March 30, 1784. F. T. C., Elijah Grandy ; first Con., Asa in 1785.
Strong; first selectmen, Noah Ferris, Benjamin Holcomb, and Henry Spauld- ing. First born, Lois Farr, Dec. 24, 1764. Samuel Shepherd, was T. C. to 1817, 14 years, Jesse Grandey was from 1817-33, 16 years; George Spen- cer from 1839-52, 13 years. Samuel Shepherd, constable from 1795 to 1802, is the only ancient officer now living. F. justices, - Williams, before 1786, and Peter Ferris, 1786; others, Samuel Shepherd, 40 years ; Silas Tappan, 30; SILAS POND 23, & Joseph Hayward, 22 yrs. First Rep, Zadock Everest, 1785.
PARKERSTOWN, Altered to Men- don, Nov. 6, 1827.
PAWLET, Lies in the south-west corner of Rutland county, has one post office, and 23,040 acres, by charter, from N. H., Aug. 26, 1761, to Jonathan Willard and 61 others, 68 shares. The first meeting on record, was holden Dec. 22, 1775, at which meeting Gideon Ad- ams was chosen town clerk, and this meet- ing was called by Simeon Burton as town clerk, which show strongly that an or- ganization of the town was previous to the one on record, and without much doubt it was in 1769, as Thompson's Gazetteer states. First settlers, Simeon Burton, William Fairfield, 1761, Jona- than Willard, with 8 or 10 hired men, in 1762; Rush and Fitch soon after, which confirm to a probability of an early or- ganization. March 12, 1776, Samuel Willard was chosen constable, and John Thompson, David Castle, and Joel Har. mon, were chosen 'Townsmen,' same as selectmen, probably. First born, Titus A. Cook, July 22, 1768. Gideon Adams was town clerk from 1775 to 1814, 39 years; John Edgerton, from 1815-27, 12 years; Elisha Allen from 1827-46, 19 years. First justice, Gidcon Adams, 1786, 27 years; others, OLIVER HANKS 44 years; Elisha Allen 23; JOSIAH TO- BEY 18, and JONATHAN RANDALL 13 yrs.
First Rep. Zadock Everest, March 1778, and was the first from Panton also,
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PEACHAM, Is located in the south- erly part of Caledonia county, has one post office, and 23,040 acres, by the char- ter, granted by N. H. Dec. 31, 1763, to David Smith and 69 others, 76 shares, but the charter is not among the town records. Nov. 2, 1810, one half of Dew- eysburgh, about 2650 acres, was annexed to Peacham. First settlers, Jonathan Elkins in 1775, John Skeel and Arch- ibald McLacklin, in 1776, Asher Cham- berlain, James Baily and Noah Holly- day, and families, in 1777. First born, Henry Elkins, Oct. 15, 1777. Org. March 18, 1783. First town clerk, James Bailey ; first constable, John Way ; first selectmen, James Bailey and Simeon Walker. Lieut. Gov. Wm. Chamberlin was town clerk 12 years ; Rev. Leonard Worcester 34 years. In this town a Mr. Walker, aged 84, lost one of his great tocs by frost, June 8, or 9, 1816, being lost in the woods over night.
The carly settlers were much harrassed by the enemy during the war. In 1774, a line was run from Connecticut river in Barnet, through Peacham to Missisco Bay, which was an aid to all in passing to and from those places, of which the enemy afterwards took advantage. In 1776, Gen. Bayley had orders to open a road from Newbury to St. Johns, for the purpose of conveying troops, provisions. &c., into Canada. When he had made it 6 miles above Peacham, found our army had retreated from Canada, and the opening of the road was discontinued. In 1779, Gen. Hazen came to Peacham with a part of his regiment, for the pur- pose, as he said, of completing the afore- said road. He made a passable road for 50 miles above Peacham, through Ca- bot. Walden, Hardwick, Greensborough, Craftsbury, Albany and Lowell, to Ha- zen's Notch, between Lowell and Mont- gomery. This is still called the "Hazen road " and is on the same ground gene- rally that the present road is traveled, between those two places. First justices, William Chamberlin, 1786, 24 yrs., and James Bailey, 1786 ; others, Nehemiah Bradlee 33 years; Nicholas C. Buswell 32; Jonathan Elkins 32; Reuben Blan-
chard 30; John W. Chandler 27 ; HAZEN MERRILL 19 ; SIMON BLANCHARD 19; EZRA C. CHAMBERLIN 18; Samuel A. Chandler 15; Chester W. Bloss 13; DAVID W. CHOATE 13, and Jacob Blan- chard 13 years.
First Rep. James Bailey, 1780.
PERU, Is situated near the north- cast corner of Bennington county, has one post office, and 23,040 acres, by charter granted by N. H. Oct. 13, 1761, to William Sumner, and 65 others, 72 shares. by the name of Bromley, and was changed to Peru, Feb. 3, 1804. A part of this town was annexcd to Mount Tabor, Oct. 25, 1805. First settler, William Barlow, from Woodstock, Conn.,
in 1773. First born, Thomas Wyman, May 5, 1801. Org. March 1, 1802. First town clerk, John Brock ; first con. John Colson ; first sel. David White, Aaron Killam, and Ebenezer Hulbert. Reuben Bigelow was town clerk from 1812. till his death in 1834, 22 years. First justice, Reuben Bigelow, 1802; others, Peter Dudley 22 years; Israel Batchelder 19. and FREEMAN LYON 13 yrs. First Rep. Reuben Bigelow, 1803.
PHILADELPHIA, See Goshen and Chittenden, to which it was annexed.
PITTSFIELD, Is raised up in the extreme north-east corner of Rutland county, has one post office, and 12,769 acres, by charter granted Nov. 8, 1780, by Vermont, and chartered July 29, 1781, to Samuel Wilcox and 129 others. Oct. 29, 1806, a part of this town was annexed to Rochester. Nov. 15, 1824, a second slice was added to Rochester. Oct. 22, 1822, a part of Stockbridge and a part of Sherburne was annexed to Pitts- field. Nov. 15, 1813, lot No. 56, in Stockbridge was set to Pittsfield. And to conclude, Nov. 3, 1827, that part took from Sherburne, Oct. 22, 1822, was re- annexed to Sherburne. First settlers, Thomas Hodgkins, Stephen Holt, Mr. Woodard, George Martin, Daniel and Jacob Bowe, in 1786. It is said that one legged milking stools were first made
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and used in this town, as any other was | 23; Isaac Wheaton 22; German F. very unfit for use, on account of the sur- Hendec 20; Jeffrey Barnes 19; DAVID HALL 17; Abram Owen 15; Thomas H. Palmer 15 ; Artemas Carpenter 15; Allen Penfield 15, and CHARLES T. COL- BURN 12 years. face of the land being so uneven. Org. March 13, 1793. F. T. C. Thomas Hodg- kins; first constable, Anthony Whit- comb ; first selectmen, George Martin, Stephen Holt, and Joseph Adams. First F. Rep. Jonathan Fassett, March 1778. born, Anna Hodgkins, April 16, 1781. Thomas Hodgkins was town clerk from 1793 to 1806, 13 years; William R. Blossom from 1818-33, 15 years, and is the only survivor of those named, or of the ancient officers. F. justice, Thomas Hodgkins, 1790; others, WILLIAM R. BLOSSOM 32 years; ELEAZER B. ROCK- WELL 32; ERASTUS HOLT 32, and Cal- vin Joyslin 13 years.
First Rep. Thomas Hodgkins, 1796.
PLAINFIELD, Is in the centre of the east side of Washington county, one post office, and 10,000 acres, by charter from Vermont, to Gen. James Whitclaw and others, Oct. 26, 1788, by the name of St. Andrews Gore. It was incorpora- ted into a town and named Plainfield Nov. 6, 1797. First settlers, Theodore Perkins, Seth Freeman, and Joseph Batchelder, in 1794, Jonathan, & Brad- ford Kinne, Moulton Batchelder, and John Moore, in 1795. It was first or- ganized under the Gore, April 6, 1796, and Harvey Bancroft was the first town clerk, and he was killed by the fall of a tree, in August of that year. Nov. 6, 1797, it was altered to Plainfield. Org. March 20, 1798. First T. C., Thomas Vincent ; first Con. Moulton Batchelder ; F. Sel. Ebenezer Frecman, Isaac Wash- burn, and Joseph Batchelder. F. born. unknown. Silas Williams was T. C. from 1816-33, 17 yrs. Of those above named not one is living. First justices, Thomas Chatman, and Joseph Batchel- der, 1796; others, Duren Whittlesey, 18 ycars.
PITTSFORD, Is very near the centre of the north half of Rutland county, has one post office, and 23,040 acres, by char- ter, granted by N. H., to Ephraim Doo- little and 63 others, 70 shares, Oct. 12, 1761, not one of which ever settled in the town. First settlers, George and Benjamin Cooley, Roger Stevens, Felix Powell, Ebenezer Hopkins, Stephen Mead, Moses Olmsted, Edward Owen, Joshua Woodard, and others, from Mass. and Conn., in 1769. Many of the early records were destroyed by fire in 1789 or 90, and the time the town was organ- ized, or its first officers, will not probably be known. It was about 1772 or 3. by the first book of records of deeds not First Rep. Bradford Kinne, 1800. burned, it is found that Ebenezer Drury was town clerk in 1780, and that Benj. PLYMOUTH, Lies near the centre of the west side of Windsor county, has two post offices, Plymouth, and Tyson Furnace, and 25,600 acres, by charter from N. H., dated July 6, 1761, to Jer- emiah Hall and 63 others, 70 shares, by the name of Saltash. This town was granted by New York, to Icabod Fisher and others, May 13, 1772, but I do not learn that a charter was taken out under the New York grant. Feb. 23, 1797, it wasaltered to Plymouth. Oct. 21, 1823, a part of this town was set off to Shrews- Cooley was town clerk from 1786 to 1800, 14 ycars ; Caleb Hendee jr., was town clerk from 1800, 25 years; he was a constable in 1793, and selectman in 1796. Andrew Leach was constable in 1797. SAMUEL H. KELLOGG Was T. C. from 1826-52. First born, Alfred Buck, March 18, 1771, and lived in town till his death in 1842. A daughter of Felix Powell, it is said, was born before A. Buck. First justice, Ebenezer Drury, 1786; others, Gordon Newell 30 years ; Amos Kellogg 26; Samuel H. Kellogg | bury. First settlers, John Mudge and 26; Isaac Bressee 26; Caleb Hendee family, in 1777, and soon after, Aaron Hewett, and others. F. born, William 27; Thomas F. Bogue 23 ; John Barnes
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Mudge, time unknown, and got the 100|23; John Miller, 13, and Otis Cham- acres. Organized about 1787, some say, berlin 13 years. First Rep., John Winchester Dana, March 1778. and Adam Brown was first town clerk. I have not been informed by the town clerk as to any thing, and you can call POTTIER'S POINT, Is the north- west corner of Shelburne, on which is the Steamboat harbor, and is between 2 and 3 miles from Burlington wharf. on him for the ballance. Moses Priest was town clerk 19 yrs .; Cephas Moore, was also, 12 years, and THOMAS MOORE to 1852, 13 years. First justice, Asa Briggs, 1792, 26 years ; others, Ephraim Moore 23 years; MOSES POLLARD 20; Levi Slack 19 ; Samuel Page 18; Jo- has two post offices, East and West SEPH KENNEDY 16; Enoch Wetherbee 14, and Asa Briggs, Jr., 14 years.
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