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BARN HARD, ESQ., Warden of the County of Wetland : SlR,- I have much pleasure in submitting to you thfe first part of an abstract of the contents of the Municipal Records of the Townships com posing "this County, covering the period from 1792 to 1841, prepared by me in pursuance of a resolution of this Council, passed on the 28th of January last. I have the honor to be Your obedient servant, ERNEST CRUIKSHANK. Council Chamber, \ Welland, 1st June, 1892./ ♦ .■ -'•■*■ ■' •■ ,■►■■ MUNICIPAL RECORDS OF WELLAND COUNTY. "The system of local government adopted in Ontario may be looked upon as nearly perfect, and certainly the best in the whole world." — Sir Charles Dilke, Problems of Greater Britain, p. 66. INTRODUCTORY. 9 The white inhabitants of Upper Canada, at the date of its formation into a separate province in 1791, were, with very few ex- ceptions, Loyalists, who had been banished or had voluntarily emi- grated from the older English Colonies to the southward. Nearly all of them were likewise natives of those provinces. A great majority of the male population had served in the provincial regi- ments that had been disbanded at the end of the revolutionary con- test. They brought with them to their new homes the opinions, the affections, and the hatreds that had been formed in the old. Com- ing as a rule from New England and th' ''icent provinces of New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, it 1.. o the systems of town and county government then existing in those colonies that we must look for the germs of the Municipal Act passed by the first Parlia- ment of the new province. These systems, however, had not their origin in these colonies, but were either transplanted from the Mother Country or were suggested by similar institutions already existing there. The actual settlement of the present Province of Ontario was begun in the township of Niagara during the summer-of 1780. In DeceiTiber of that year. Col. Butler reported that four or five families of Loyalists had built houses and begun to clear land. By the 25th of August, 1782, the number of families had increased to sixteen, who had cleared 236 acres of land. At the end of the following year, forty-six families had settled and 713 acres were cleared. In 1784 the disbandment of Butler's Rangers and the arrival of other T Loyalists increased the number of settlers to 620, of whom 258 were men. The settlement of the neighboring townships immediately began and the need of some simple form of local government was very soon felt. As*early as 1787, Major Mathews, secretary to the Governor-General had written that "Col. Butler told us. there were discontents amongst the settlers proceeding from what they con- sidered an improper choice of the commission of the peace, wishing themselves to have nomination of civil officers, and would hold committees for the choice of them and other interior management of the settlement agreeable to a letter to that purpose, which, it seems> was circulated from Mr. DeLancy through all the upper settlements, and which is considered by all the gentlemen in opposition to that doctrine with whom I have conversed to have been the origin of the McNiff party. They are also jealous of the tenure in which they hold their lands and cannot reconcile the idea of the Canadian one." These grievances, which had already found a voice in petitions from the townships on Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence, soon commanded some attention. By a proclamation of the 24th July, 1788, the present Province of Ontario was divided into four judicial districts. Courts and land boards were established, sheriffs, magis- trates, clerks, and coroners appointed in each district. The limits of the district of Nassau were defined as comprising "all the territory extending within the north and south bounds of our said province, between a north and south line intersecting the mouth of the river Trent and a north and south line intersecting the extreme projection of Long Point." Contrary, however, to the expressed wishes of the inhabitants the regulation and management of all local affairs was continued in the hands of the magistrates. In most instances, these were officers or non-commissioned officers of the disbanded regiments. In a despatch dated 8th November, 1788, Lord Dorchester, the Governor-General, affirmed his opinion that the western settlements were " unprepared for any organization higher than a county, which has lately been given them." He recommended that some person of ability should be at once appointed Lieutenant-Governor of the four western districts. If, however, a division of the province should be considered expedient, he declared that he saw no reason why the western districts should not have an assembly, and so much of the English law as might suit their situation. Almost three years elapsed before this was done, and the new Province of Upper Canada for- mally called into existence by an act of the British Parliament. In the course of the very first session of the Provincial Parlia- ment, in the autumn of 1792, a bill was introduced into the House of Assembly for the election of town officers, but it was postponed through the pronounced opposition of Lieutenant-Governor Simcoe, who observed m his official despatch that the members *' seemed to hav-^ a stronger attachment for the elective principle in all town affairs than may seem advisable." At the ensuing session the bill came up again, and on the 9th of July, 1793, an act "to provide for the nomination and appointment of parish and town officers" within this province was finally passed, which continued in force with slight alterations for almost half a century. By way of apology for a system which was undoubtedly much too democratic to be quite palatable to him, Simcoe observed that "to give the nomination of the town officers altogether to the magistrates was found to be a distasteful measure. Many well-affected settlers were convinced that fence viewers, pound-keepers, and other petty officers to regulate matters of local policy would be more willingly obeyed, and especially the collector of rates, if chosen by themselves. It was therefore thought advisable not to withhold such a gratification, to which they had been accustomed." * The authors of this act must have had the town meeting of New England in mind, but as the town meeting was regarded with distrust as the seed-bed of revolution, they sought to limit its authority to local matters of petty importance, and defined the duties of all elective officers. Any two justices of the peace within the district were empowerd to issue their warrant to the constable, on a day to be fixed by the said justices in the present year, and on 4{ 8 the first Monday in March in every ensuing year, to assemble the inhabitant householders paying, or liable to pay to any public assess- ment or rate of such parish, township, reputed township, or place, in the parish church or chapel, or in some convenient place within the said parish, township, reputed townsb'p, or place, for the purpose of choosing and nominating the parish or town officers hereinafter men- tioned, to serve in their respective offices for the year next ensuing, at which meeting the said constable shall preside." The officers named were "a clerk, two assessors, a collector, not less than two nor more than six overseers of highways, one or more pound-keepers, and two town wardens." The duties of the clerk were defined as being, "to make a true and complete list of every male and female inhabitant within the limits of his parish, town, or township, and to return the same to the justices acting as aforesaid, so as they may produce the said list at the general quarter sessions in the month of April to be holden," and "to enter and record all such matters as shall relate to such parish, town, or township, and shall appertain to his office, which records shall be faithfully and carefully kept and preserved by such clerk, and by him delivered to his successor duly nominated and appointed." The assessors were to " assess all such rates and taxes as shall be imposed by any act or acts of the legisla- ture of this province, and be payable by the inhabitants thereof." The collector was to "demand and receive from the inhabitant householders such rates and taxes as may be due and payable from the inhabitants in respect of the matters aforesaid." " The duties of overseers of the highways were described as being " to oversee and perform such things a£ shall be directed by any act to be passed touching or concerning the highways and roads in this province, which said overseers shall also serve the office of fenceviewers. The town or church wardens were, "as a corporation, to represent the whole inhabitants of the township or parish, and as such may have a property in goods or chattels of, or belonging to, the said parish, and shall and may sue, prosecute, or dq^'end in all presentments, in- dictments, or actions, for or on the behalf of the inhabitants of the said parish." They acted as overseers of the poor and as guardians of orphan children, whom they were empowered by a subsequent act to bind out as apprentices. It was further enacted that "as soon as there shall be any church built for the performance of divine service according to the use of the Church of England, with a parson or minister duly appointed thereto, then the said inhabitant house- holders shall choose and nominate one person, and the said parson or minister shall nominate one other person, which persons shall jointly serve the office of church warden." The terms parish and township, it will be observed, are used to designate the same local division, and the office of church warden appears to have been purely temporal in its functions. The constable of the township was to make a return of the persons chosen to fill the respective offices, to the magistrates who issued the warrant, and a penalty of forty shillings was fixed for neglecting or refusing to be sworn into office after nomination. Any two justices of the peace were authorized to fill by appointment a vacancy created in this way. Constables for each township and a high constable for the district were to be aj)pomted by the magis- trates in quarter sessions. Unless a lownshi^j or reputed township contained at least thirty resident householders, it was declared un- lawful for the justices to issue a warrant for a meeting and the "said inhabitant householders shall be joined to and be reputed and taken as inhabitants of the township adjacent thereto, which shall have the smallest number of inhabitants." Accordingly, until 1803, Crowland was joined to and treated as part ot Willoughby for township purposes. At the session of 1794, it was enacted "that the inhabitant householders, or the greater part of them in every district within this province, in their annual town meetings lawfully assembled, are to ascertain and determine in what manner and at what periods horned cattle, horses, sheep and swine, or any of them, shall be allowed to run at large within their respective, or to resolve that the same or any part thereof shall be restrained from so doing." In 1817, the date for holding the town meeting was changed to ' !! lO the first Monday in January. The nunmber of overseers of highways that might be appointed in each township was increased in 1805 to twelve, in 181 8, to fifteen, and, finally, in 1830, to thirty. The dis- position of the public funds of the district was retained in the hands of the justices in quarter sessions. All rates and taxes assessed and collected by the local officers were to be paid into the hands of a treasurer appointed by them, and disbursements made by their order. They were authorized to make rul^s and regulations for gaols, to fix the gaolers' salaries, to regulate pound-keepers' fees and charges, to nominate parish and town officers when no town meeting had been held, and to fill vacancies caused by the death or removal of officers, to appoint surveyors of highway and to direct the payment of money from the public funds for any particular public work on the high- ways when the sum so appropriated did not exceed ^50 at any one time. Many details of the conduct of early municipal affairs must therefore be searched for in the records of the courts of quarter sessions wherever they still exist. Municipal organization was intimately connected with that of the militia. The inhabitants of each township were enrolled in one or more companies and officers appointed to command them. This measure was conducted, however, on very different lines. "In order to promote an aristocracy most necessary in this country," wrote Lt.- Governor Simcoe (4th November, 1792,) "I have appointed lieutenants lo the most populous counties, which I mean to extend from time to time, and have given them recommendatory powers for the militia and magistracy as is usual in England." In 1835 a new Township Act vvas passed, authorizing the inhabitaits of each township to elect three commissioners to whom were transferred many of the duties hitherto performed bv the justices in quarter sessions respecting the maintenance of the high- ways. They were to apportion the statute labor and were authorized to divide the townships into divisions. They received authority to appoint persons to offices which the town meeting had neglected, or which had since become vacant. They became guardians of the poor of highways in 1805 to The dis- 1 the hands ssessed and hands of a :heir order. ?aols, to fix charges, to ? had been of officers, : of money the high- It any one fifairs must 3f quarter ith that of ed in one m. This "In order vrote Lt.- ippointed extend )vvers for nng the o whom bv the fie high- thorized ority to cted, or tie poor II in place of the town wardens, as the latter office was then abolished. Only one assessor for each township was to be elected in future. The control of the funds of the district still rested in the hands of the justices in quarter sessions. In 1838 the situation of municipal affairs was described by Charles BuUer in these terms : '• In Upper Canada there appears to exist a systematic, comprehensive and popular organization of the townships. The people of these districts are entrusted with the freest election of niunicipal officers ; but the officers thus chosen seem to be entrusted with hardly any of the powers which are necessary for a really efficient municipal govern- ment. The inhabitants of these townships appear to have a very popular choice of nearly useless functionaries, and a very perfect municipal machinery exists without being rendered available for the most important municipal purposes." In 1838, the acts respecting the election of township officers were again amended and consolidated into a single ac*. The office of commissioner was abolished, and that of town warden restored. Some of the duties of the commissioners in respect to the roads and bridges devolved upon the wardens, the number of whom was increased to three. They became guardians of the poor and of orphan chrildren, and were required to report to the magistrates of the district any dangerous lunatic who might be found at large. They were requested to audit the accounts of the clerk, who was made the treasurer of all fines, commutation money in lieu of militia service, and all sums arising from the assessment of wild lands. As before, the wardens were created a corporate body to represent the whole of the inhabitants of the township. EARLY T0WN8H1P RECORDS. il Hi. The books of record of the several townships now composing this county have been preserved in very good condition, in spite of the perils from fire, war, and insurrection to which they have been from time to time exposed, with the single exception of the first book for Humberstone, which has not been found. The township of Stamford, or Mount Dorchester, was the first to take advantage of the act of 1792, and elected its officers on the 17th of August of that year, only five weeks after the passage of the measure. The records of Willoughby, with Crowland annexed, date from 1796, and Crow- land as a separate municipality from 1803. The first entry in the Thorold book was made in 1799, but there is evidence to show that town-officers had been elected several years before. The earliest recorded town meeting in Wainfleet was held in 1806, and those in Bertie and Pelham apparently date from 1807. ; The township books frequently contain, besides a brief record of the proceedings at the annual meetings, a summary of the census of the inhabitants. In one instance a list of the resident families is entered in detail. The earmarks of cattle running at large were registered in them, as well as the accounts of the valuation and sale of personal property by the town wardens for the benefit of orphan children. The Bertie volume contains a list of subscribers to a fund for the relief of the poor, «S:c., in 1808. The Willoughby volume was used by the magistrates, who filled the office of clerk for many years, for the registration of marriages performed by them, and to r£cord the fines imposed upon refractory militiamen and others. Several others contain records of the course of roads laid out by magistrates for the convenience of the early residents, all trace of which has in some cases been long since obliterated. m « THE SETTLEMEXT OF THE LAND. In many instances settlement had preceded survey. This fact, combined with careless work on the part of the surveyors, was p?oductive -of much litigation. It was not until the 19th June, 1787, that the survey of townships No. i and 2 (Niagara and Stamford), was completed by Lieut. Philip R. Frey. On the 4th of July, 1788, Major A. Campbell, the commandant at Fort Niagara, wrote to him : " For regulating allowance among the first settlers upon government lands, as well as from the great number of people coming in, you are to proceed with your surveying." Three days later Governor Sir Guy Carleton (Lord Dorchester) issued these instructions to Camp- bell from Quebec : " It being commanded that the American Loyalists are to have a fair portion of land to the west, you are to use despatch and allow them to be located with as little trouble as possible." The following extracts from Frey's letters indicate the progress of his survey : i8th October, 1788 — "I have surveyed to the Sugar Loaf, but only where people wtre settled." 7th May, 1789 — "The change of property is so fretjuent, three or four alterations are made in a week. A township is laid out this winter to complete the requirements for reduced officers, but loca- tions are disputed, all wishing to be near the water." 20th June, 1789. — "The country is divided in opinion about the seat of government, and probably will be. The general opinion is that it had better be votedi I have no names for the townships yet." Extracts from minutes of the Land Board : " The Land Board for the District of Nassau, constituted by His Excellency Lord Dorchester's letter of 13th October, 1 788, address- 14 ed to Lieut -Col. Hunter, or officer commanding, Lieut. -Col. Butler, Peter Ten Broeck, R. Hamilton, B. Pawling and Nathan Pettit, Esquires, held their first meeting at Navy Hall immediately after the January Quarter Sessions of 1789, many having before that time stated to the Governor their reasons for holding the regular boards of examination at the same time as the regular quarterly courts : that the settlement being then mostly brought together the claimant could with ease procure the testimony of his former acquaintances in his favour, and it furnished also an opportunity to the settlers to dirdct and point out such characters as were unworthy of a place among them. "The Land Board having no particular instructions to guide their conduct, proceeded to examine into the loyalty, and more par- ticularly into the character, of all such persons as appeared before them. To such as were approved of they administered the oath of allegiance, and instructed the surveyor to give them a ticket specify- ing the quantity of land they and their families were entitled to. All these claimants were already settled, some on the surveyed lands, and others on waste land adjoining. " A Committee of the Board, to accommodate themselves to the convenience of the settlement, went in February to Fort Erie, when all the claimants of that quarter were directed to attend. Here they followed the same plan, as also at the following quarter sessions held in April. The surveyor at these meetings kept a list of all such as were permitted to become settlers. In the course of the summer and fall they received the printed rules and regulations for their con- duct of February 1 7th, as well as the additional instructions of August 2ist, and the first regular Land Board was held at Niagara the 20th October, 1739. Present: Lt.-Col. Harris, Lt.-Col. Butler and R. Hamilton. Various letters and printed rules and regulations for their conduct being before them, the Board proceeded to read the same, and no other business being before them they adjourned to the 29th inst., to meet at the Twelve Mile Creek, in Hunterton, as that day a muster of the militia of the lower district was to be made and it ^5 was thought expedient, as much as possible, to snve the time of the settlers. "Meeting of Land Board, Hunterton, October 29th, 1789: " Present : Lt.-Col. Butler, Peter Ten Broeck, Robt. Hamilton and Nath. Pettit. " ^ ■ . '' , "The Board proceeded to examine particularly the different rules and regulations sent for their conduct, and they adopted the following day as which they understood to be the intentions of the Government by which they are to guide themselves in assigning lands to claimants. " They consider His Majesty's instructions of 1783, addressed to General Haldimand, as conferring 1000 acres to every field officer, 700 to captains, 500 to subaltern, staff or warrant officers, 200 to non-commissioned officers, 100 to private soldiers, and the same quantity to every head of a family being a Loyalist, 50 to every loyal- ist being a single man, and 50 to every individual of which the families of all the above described persons consist. "They consider Lord Dorchester's instructions of 2nd June. 1787, as conferring 200 additional acres on all those settlers who have already improved, so far as in their power, the lands before granted them, and that this additional bounty extends as well to single men improving their own lands as to heads of families. " From these premises they therefore conclude that every dis- charged soldier from His Majesty's service is entitled to 300 acres of land, every non-commissioned officer to 400, and that every Loyalist or other received good character, settled prior to the instruction of the 17th February, 1789, is entitled to 200 acres, together with 50 acres to each individual of which their families shall consist. That after the date of these instructions persons settled under the denom- ination of Loyalists, or all others who shall be approved of by the Board, shall receive only 200 acres for themselves, leaving the pro- vision for their families to the future bounty of the Commander-in- Chief, which will certainly follow their decent deportment and their improving with industry the grant now made them. li! i Hi i6 "A question having arisen whether Loyalists, or others not par- ticularly distinguished as having taken an active part in the cause of the unity of the British Empire, should be considered indiscrimi- nately as the objects of Lord Dorchester's bounty and thus become entitled to 300 acres, it was resolved : That as it appears to be the wish of the Government to distinguish their active friends and adher- ents by peculiar marks of attention, those only who had borne arms or served in some other capacity during the war should of right be entitled to 300 acres or more, in proi)ortion to their rank, and that all others should now receive 200 acres, leaving the door open for future application in their favour, as the merits of their cases may require, and as Lord Dorchester's bounty of 2nd June, 1787, particu- larly provides for the extension of all unmarried men occupying lands as well as to the heads of families, the Board resolve that every young man liable to be called upon to do the duties of a man in the settlement, such as working on the highways or being mustered in the militia, shall be esteemed as entitled to this bounty of 200 acres, and vice versa. Every person receiving it shall be liable to be called upon to perform the duties of a citizen. The Board further resolves, that the claims of those who have served, or say they have served, His Majesty during the war in other parts of America than the Pro- vince of Canada, shall now be postponed, and the additional bounty to them be deferred till the Board have clear proof before them, first of the service, and secondly, that they they have not been rewarded by grants of land elsewhere. ■ ' «' "And whereas much confusion and uncertainty with regard to particular lots have arisen from the unfortunate circumstance of a great part of the lots in this district being taken up and settled upon before any surveys were made, and from the irregular manner in which these surveys have since been made by different surveyors, whose lines often vary from each other, the Board resolve, with a view to reduce the fusion to some kind of order, that the survey- ors be directed to furnish their plans of each township on a large scale, for the purpose of inserting in the blank space of each lot the owner's name as well as the number of the lot, and that each town- ship shall be Dublicly called together by the magistrates residing therein, and when the claim to the lot is universally allowed the own- er's name to be inserted therein. When two claimants appear it shall be left to arbitration of Court of Common Pleas." Location tickets were then granted by the Board, but no patents for land were actually issued until 1796. As late as the 24th September, 1809, Chief Justice Scott men- tions that : "The unfortunate situation of some of the settlers from the inaccurate surveys made of some of the waste lands of the Crown at the first establishment of this Province. From, this cause a confu- sion of boundaries has taken place, and a number of persons misled by such surveys have bestowed many years' labour upon lands which they discover, when too late, not to be their own." To remedy these grievances he suggested the passage of a special act of the legislature. LIST OF GRANTS OF LAND— 1796-1813. Township of Bertie. Augustus Anger . . . John House ....... Samuel McKinley. Hannah Sypes Crowell \V illson . . Joseph Math Frederick Anger. . ('harles Anger Timothy Skinner Frederick Seagar . . Patrick Chambers. Thomas Baxter Nicholas Huffman Augustus Anger . Francis Ellsworth . . . Frederick Williams Asa Schooley Daniel McNiven . . . . John Gai ner Cornelius Bowen 1796. ACRE8. 400 400 200 200 300 200 200 200 John Garner John Warren Parshall Terry, Esqr. Peter Criger Hon. R. Hamilton Captain George Dame 80(K) Captain John Powell r)00 ACRES. 136 1440 500 200 KHK) 1797. Benjamin Hardison 140 Azaliah Schooley, 200 100 172 220 200 200 200 Philip Breck 400 Frederick Anger 200 Hill and Edward Carney. John Chambers Jehoida Schooley Christian Riselay Joel White Morris Jeremiah Kettle James Edsall Richard Ruth . \ Daniel Atwood ) Robert Stewart 1798. 300 Daniel Atwood, jr, 100 Frederick Buck. . KK) Philip Benninger. . ^40 Silias Carter 500 John Carl 230 Mathias Horn, jr. . 400 ^00 257 m) 270 2(K) 100 210 KK) 2(X) 2(K) 250 40 122 i8 Bertie— (Continued.) 1 i I ' i Daniel At wood, sr Benjamin Springer. ... Mathias Yeager ....... John Harritt Michael Bucjc David Baxter Peter Plato or Palatto. Peter Larner John Johnston Mathias Horn John Mahee Henry Near Henry Putman Andrew Miller Frederick Anger Joseph Palmer Henry Atwood . . . . Patrick Cruikshank. Cornelius O'Neil ... George Wintemute. , Asa Schooley John Cutler Thomas Dickson Peter Fero . . Matthias Stevens Joseph Havens John Laur Alexander McQueen Stephen Tanner Abraham Askin , •Thomas Dickson. Conrad Johnson . . . Frederick House. . . . Abraham Hershey. Frederick Bevger . . . .lames Crane Matthias Haun Christian Plato. Robert Stewart. Isaac Swayze . George Lutes . ACRES. ACRE8. 146 Henry Putman 216 200 John* Wilson 2(K> 200 Benjamin Wilson 200 200 Philip Bender 248 200 Mathias Horn 72 200 Parshall Terry, Esq 100 300 Gilman Wilson 200 200 Daniel Pound 2(J0 200 Jacob Sypes 100 220 Jacob Hoffman 300 120 Captain John Powell 1540 200 Abraham Wintemute 214 200 .. • 1801. Lewis Mabee Paul Crips Benjamin Wintemute. Peter Wintemute John Hill Thomas Dickson. 188 150 492 200 200 120 154 1802. 200 Adam Burwell 200 William Haun IOC Constantine O'Neil . . 200 Daniel Pound 200 Jonas Sypes 200 Frederick Seager 200 Jeremiah Tuttle 326 John Wintemute 200 Peter Wintemute... 200 Richard Van Huzen 1803. Henry Anguish 200 Rodolph Johnson 200 100 200 100 88 100 124 150 Jockam Johnston. . . , Jacob Johnston Aaron Skinner Philip Shaugh Alexander Simmons . John Baxter Thomas Baxter Abraham Webster . , Elizabeth Johnston. , 1804. 200 John Chambers. . . . 200 Capt. Barent Frey. 1805. 100 Lewis Mabee 200 2(H) 200 150 66 400 200 200 2(X) 326 100 100 84 200 186 100 400 100 100 150 200 200 150 40 150 20 220 60 loa nmni tf Bertie— (Continued. ( 1806. Jacob Anguish Philip Wintemute Jacob Haun . ACRES. 1(H) Henry Anguish 60 David Bearss .... 212 Obadiah Dennis 1808. ACRES. 60 . . 100 250 Henry Warren James Burns 100 Obadiah Dennis.. \ 100 Nathaniel Dennis j • Jeremiah Tuttle 1809. 250 100 David Baxter im) 1811. Michael Hoffman . . 200 John Warren, jr, 800 1812. Elizabeth Putman . 2(K) Mary Putman Total acres, Bertie, 'M,i^l. 200 Captain Thomas Welch . Jason Millard William Disher Thomas Martin Thomas Millard, jr Barset Dell Thomas Millard, sr Daniel Hozier Jacob Misner Eunice Dell, jr Nicholas Muisener Richard Ruth Alexander Summers . . . Daniel Gleeson Jack Baker Leonard Muisener Philip Fora John Muisener Hon. D. W. Smith Lient. Henry Darling.. Henry Buchner Peter McMicking Mary Doan ...... Crowland. 1796. :«8 John Stansfield 280 1797. 200 Christoph Buchner 2(X) 400 John Brailey 200 200 Joseph Bennet 200 2(X) Peter Whitney 100 ::500 Sergt. Henry Bougener... 100 1(X) Elijah Doan 200 460 William Lemon 200 252 Leonard Muisener 200 200 Barnet Shavar 200 200 John Steinhoff 200 200 Benjamin Lyons 200 200 Sanniel Willson 200 2{K) George Young 172 100 .1798. 170 Thomas Miller ........... 200 100 William Cook 200 200 James Matthews..: 200 1799. 200 Christian Hendricks 200 2000 1801. 200 Henry Buck 20(i 300 Henry Bougener, sr 200 100 Henry Bougener, jr 200 90 i j ' :• : Cbowland— (Continued.) ' 1802. t il •• ■ H. K. Smith ACRES. . . . 200 Peter Nagle ACREH. 2(K) 1 i Hon. R. Hamilton. . (i Marjr Lemon Lavinia Lemon .... Naomi Millard John Metier ... . 400 Andrew Wilson 200 Amos Morris 200 Robert Stringer 250 Rodolph Roche 200 t'hristopher Buchner. . . 180 200 200 200 200 1803. C Aaron Stringer Hon. R. Hamilton . . . 200 George Young, sr 200 1804. 200 John Muisener 200 James Wilson 128 Fanny Brailey 200 Thomas Millard 200 1805. I • - Wilson Doan ... 1 James Wilson . . j " ' Daniel Millard 9-^ Jacob Wilson "^ Peter (^olerick 200 200 100 1806. Thomas Dickson. . . . Elijah Doan. . 50 John Muisener 100 Jacob Burch 200 500 1808. Thomas CUark 600 Matilda Burch 600 1809. Thomas Alexander. .Tames McAlpine — 200 Alexander Summers. . . 200 - -, 1813. ' • 200 Thomas Dickson. ) Noah Cook / 200 ; Total acres, Crowland, 19,980. Joseph Doaning HUMBERSTONE. 179Q. 200 Cliptain Thomas Welch. 1797. William Muflinex 236 James House 550 Peter Thompson 330 Jonathan Pell 550. .Jacob Gonder 200 Frederick House 200 John Neave 132 Benjamin Griffin 200 Peter Bradt 240 Joshua Pell George Shmuan Christian Storm Peter Neave Edward Harp. C'hristopher Richards. John Steel Daniel Pound Joseph Pell 726 1200 200 400 200 200 200 200 aoo 400 ai HuMBERHToNE— (Continued.) Abraham Askin Moses Nevill . . . Abraham Neave Jacob Neave Margery Petty Benjamin Schooley . John Nevill Abraham Laing . . Francis McKay 1798. ACRES. KK) Peter Vasal 2(M) William Steel . . 2(K) Aaron Skinner. . 2(X) Christian Sevitz 4(X) John Cutler 2(K) Mary Burns 2(K) Thoinas Doan . . . 2(K) Al)raham Neave 2(K) Daniel Forsyth.. Jacob Hutt'man, Cornelius Bowen Elizabeth Burns Christine Bowman . . . Jacob Bowman Adam Bowman. Margaret Wintemute. Robert Doi-sheimer. . . Joseph Dennis Edward Hunt Hon. R. Hamilton.. Matthias Haun Joseph Haun Isaac Minor John Neafe Heniy Neatte John Robinson . . . . Hannah Rivan. Robert Richardson Frederick Rowe . . . . William Desha Hon. R. Hamilton . . Peter Van Kinstover Edward Hunt Christian Kniseley . Matthew Womui-t. . . David Kinsey. Elizabeth Murray ACRES. 20() IJM) 2()() 2(K) 2(K) 2()() 200". imi. :i'5() James Edsall 150 Joseph Senn 2(K) Thomas Kinsey 817^ 2(K) 2:^ 20() 2()() 282A m) 2()0 2m) 4()0 2()() 20() 1(X) 200 100 Jeremiah Kettle Matthew Kinzie Paul Crips Sarah Dayton . Aaron Doan .... Solomon Hull. . 1802. 2M\i) Peter Fero 'M) Timothy Skinner.. 2(K) John Quin 100 Peter Campbell.. . 68 Martin Bryant 2(X) James Burns 3.50 Ann Butler 2(K) William Johnston 200 Jeremiah Kettle .55)2 Hannah Riven 2(X) Jasper Skirk 1808. 208 200 180 2(K) 200 John House ('hristian Hotise. . . Lewis Mabee Elizabeth Murray 1805. ■ Joseph Dennis 200 Gaspar Ramey. Margaret Douglas 200 Samuel Steel . . Joseph Doan. . John Starkey. Josh\ia Pell, sr. 200 1807. 1(X) 1809. 200 Moses Doan 200 1818. 400 150 2(K) 200 200 4(K> KK) 200 2(H) 2(K) 2(K) 180 200 2(H) 70 50 200 200 200 Total acres, Humberstone, 24,629. r 32 ! vt'U i I" i 11 I George Hansler. . . . James Austin Walter Moody Elizabeth Darling. Jehus Johnson John Brian Joseph Smith Williani Gore ' ' lomon Moore i^enry Miller John Cullvveil George Lutes .... Asa Beckon John (-rawford John Brown Martin Overholt... Haggai Skinner, jr Peter Hendershot. Christian Birt James Cooper Benjamin Hill Thomas Cooper. . . David Sharp Joseph Rees John Schreve John Taylor, jr John Styers John Rising Peter O. Karr Samuel Taylor Levi Skinner. John Taylor, sr James More Jacob Hartsell Jacob Lutz David Secord, Es(i Sarah Swayze Isaac Swayze Daniel Young John Bowman . . . . Martin McClellan. . William McClellan Pelham. 1796. ACRES. ACRES. 2(X) .Jacob Kilman 500 18(1 Jacob Grindston 500 .'jOO Jeremiah Moore 500 1797. 200 John Lutes 200 200 Abrahiun Wyker 200 200 Agnes Brown 300 2(X) Agnes McDonell 200 200 John Crow 100 :^00 Jacob Thomas 3(X) :«0 Jacob Moor 200 165 George Mayne 2(K) 100 Lsaac Swayze, Esq 1200 200 (Christian Stukelev 200 2(K) Jno. Darling ' 200 200 William Disher, sr 200 2(K) Nicholas Oil 400 170 .lohnHill, jr 300 200 Enoch Srigley 600 1798. 2(K) Thomas Karaghan 100 200 .Jonas Johnson 200 200 Andrew Heron 300 2(H) Conrad Lutz 200 2(X) Adam Spencer 100 1(K) Ben jamm Gihnore 200 300 Andrew Frank 450 2(X) James and David Secord. 3(X) m) George Cosby 200 200 Robert Conklin 200 200 John Dunn 400 200 Michael Hand 200 200 Jacob Kilman .50 450 Andrew Moore 200 2(X) Israel Johnson 200 2(X) Lawi-ence Jennings 2(X) 200 Joshua Gilman 200 1799. 400 Jacob Miller 200 200 Haggai Skinner 424 1801. 200 James th-awf ord 100 500 George Haw ... 200 200 Elizabeth Darling 250 200 Benjamin Gihnore 200 200 Joseph Budd 400 H. 23 Pelham— (Continued.) 1802. Michael Haw William Disher, jr. George Hansell . . . Hon. R. Hamilton. Einest Martin Philiu Miller Elizabeth Moore . . . James Pickard ACREH. 20() 20() 197 (MX) 2(K) 200 160 2(X) Jacob Kilman, iHaac Swayze. Miss Annie Smith \ Now Mrs. A. McDonell / €aty Wycuff Nathaniel Beckon. David Secord, sr . . . Jeremiah Moor, sr . . . . . . . Michael Hand William Halton. Eve Bowman 12CK) Jacob Rees George Haw, jr. . . E. Topham Peter vVeaver Jacob Moore Jacob Berninger. Thomas Rice Jeremiah Scrara.. 1805. 200 Backer Brothers. . 50 1806. William Allan John Freligh 1807. 200 1808. 200 William Scram . . . :S00 Birdsall Brothers. 1809. 130 Jacob Moore 1810. 199 Leonard Cellar... 1811. 2(X) Isaac Swayze 1813. 200 Total acres, Pelham, 30,031. ACRES. 200 200 100 2(X) 200 200 100 600 400 844 100 2(X) 20O 400 200 300 Hugh Haggerty John Stevens Robert Spencer John Burch William Dickson . . . Jacob Kilman Samuel Pew William Pew Andrew Ostrander . Thomas Millard, jr Thomas Millard, sr. Philip Bender Joseph Ramsey John Lossee Stamford. 1796. 200 Joseph Corwin, sr 200 300 Peter Misener 44 100 John Johnston 200 570 John Thompson 200 100 .TohnFrelick 200 200 John McEwen 720 700 John Burch 100 200 John Reily 20O 100 Peter McMicking 300 200 William Mullinex 100 100 Thomas Wilson 200 300 Joseph Thompson 256 200 Stephen Seaburn 100 100 .John Wrong 100 24 !|ll! I'll Ml Francis Ellsworth . . Joseph Senn James Nevill . ('onrad Duchamber Abrain Lainpnian . . John Steinhoff . . . . Isaiah Millard Eben Skinner Benjamin Skinner. . Robert McKindlay Robert Spencer, jr. . Timothy Skinner . . John Kilman James Park Hon. R. Hamilton William Pew Benjamin Skinner. Mary Smith Robert Brooks Adam Bowman Geoij^e H(mse Benjamin Gilmore .... John Upper George Gallinger Thomas Silverthorn . . John Donaldson Charles Green Abram Lampman William Lundy . . . Johanna Silverthorn John Thompson Peter Thompson .... Archibald Thompson Peter Weaver Petei' Middaugh Frederick Lampman Mary Millard Benijah Williams. . . . Isaac C'hambers Isaac Durham Adam Hutt William Brown William VanEvery Ijambert Atler Stamford— (Continued. ) 1798. ACRES. 200 Matthew Pearson . . . 100 Frederick Steinhott'. 100 Adam Spencer 100 Thomas McMicking. 1(X) Robert Richardson . 272 Jacob Bowman . . . . 200 Mathias Cain 100 Robert Campbell . . . 200 Robert (^ook 148 Philip Kilman 2(jO Joseph Heaslip 390 Eben Skinner 200 James Forsyth 66 Lawrence Lemon . . , 1790. 600 Haggai Skinner. 100 200 Martha Skinner 1801. Peter Clow Jeremiah Moore . . . William Pew Solomon Hyatt . . . John Chisholm . . . Tiniothy Hixon . . . Rodolph Roche . . . Anne Sutton Edmimd Horton . . Andrew Ostrander . Peter Weaver . . . Philip Metier .... William Aycklin . John Silverthorn . John CJow Joshua Metier 21 300 100 200 100 2(X) 100 600 100 200 100 :^)0 200 160 200 200 100 1803. 20(J John Metier 400 Robert McKindlay . , 100 William McLellan . . . 100 .Tames Haight 75 Hope Slaght 100 Johanna Silverthorn 20 Robert McKindlay .. 3(K) ( !onrad Dorsheimer . 1804. 40 Hon. R. Hamilt(m1 16 John Warren, sr. . [ Robert Ke.T | " Joseph Clement } ACRES. 132 322 .' 100 220 200 20(> 2fK> 200 200 100 480 100 388 10ft 200 100 100 20O 100 100 88 100 100 100 16 28 100 100 100 200 :^K) lOO 200 80 200 75 50 50 30 74 P30 25 ACRES. 822 . ' 10() 22() 200 200 2fK). 200 200 100 480 100 388 100 200 KX) UK) 200 KX) 100 88 100 100 100 16 28 KX) 100 100 200 8(X> KK) 20(> 80 2(XJ 75 50 50 m 74 P30 Stamford— (Continued. ) 1805. ACRES. John Reily, Es(i .... Peter Thompson Archibald Thompson Thomas McMicking. . James ' Jooper Adam Hutt Noah Cook 150 Henry Hixon Christian Warren ACRES. 184 100 100 18 1807. Joseph Oldfleld 200 Josiah Baby 200 1808. 100 1809. Staats Springsteen Thomas Wilson — "I John Wilson r John Fanning j John Rowe Peter McMicking . . . Hon. William Claus Joseph Robertson . . . Rev'd Robert Addison \ Thomas Dickson J 200 1810. 248 1811. 100 John Micklehose. 100 100 John Thomas 200 1818. Noah (yook 200 200 50 Total acres, Stamford, 22,8P^ Jacob Ball, jr James Jones William Dickson Andrew Heron Andrew Whatsell .... Peter Ostrander Ifsaac Swayzy, Esq... Blockley Robins John Vanderburg Harmonius Vanderbarrack Peter Misener John Brown . . Thorold. 170(5. 2(K) Captain TlKmuis Welch.. 000 2(X) Hon. R. Hamilton 20(X) 250 Abram Overholt 4(X) 200 Edward Frost :^X) H(X) Israel Swayzy 550 1707. • • 2(K) John Lutz 2(X> 220 Osea Waterhouse 280 2(K) Agnes Brown :i(X) 7(X) Tim Treacy 84 150 James Barges 225 176 Stephen Seaburn :^00 400 • i6 i ■( ; 1 1 ! Christian Barrick.. John Carl John Camp Joshua Robins George Couke ' iSamuel Street, Esq . Isaac Haney William VanEvery . (Christian Winger . . Robert Wilkinson... Ezekiel Younglove . . Jacob Upper Thorold— ( Hi ACRES. 200 .. .. 250 250 200 400 400 300 300 200 400 750 250 Continued.) )8. Emanuel Steinhoff . . Obadiah Hopkins Ephraim Hopkins George Hartsell John K<^lly George Keefer Thomas Haraghan — Andrew Heron John Stoffel '1 ■ ACRES. 1 200 200 1 200 400 200 4()7 100 250 100 James Crawford 50 Jaiiies Park 200 George Miller 99. Leonard Misener 01. John Turney, jr George Lutz George Hawes Benjamin ('anby . . . James Gregor Robert Hamilton — John McAlwain [)2. John Williams George Miller 03. Hon. R. Hamilton Jonathan Hagar Job Robins 150 Leonard Muisener... George Bowman 300 17 400 230 George Upper John Hill 18 400 2(X) 124 100 John Decue Eleanor Ostrander. . . John Dennis John C'astleman 200 200 100 100 200 200 m) Abram Larraway . . . Anthony Upper 200 200 100 > John Silverthorn . . . John Wilson 18 210 350 220 2(X) 1 ' '■' Benjamin C'anby ... John Bowman 18 200 2(X) 100 3(X) Isaac Ostrandei' ... . Edward Topham . . . C'Ohoe family John Turney John Lutz John Wilson 300 .... 100 144 1^ ..... 200 200 100 Peter Slaght Benajah Williams — !04. Andrew Hansler m. William (^hewett . . . 106. Sarah Robins 2(X) 200 200 1 1 .■1 George Turney IS 124 100 1? ! ... 800 100 200 1 .. V vx... .^..p, 1 Thomas Wilson John Wilson John Fanning |i i J07. A 37 Thorold— (Continued, ) 18()8. Henry Dam wood , . ACRES. 2t)() 18()9. John Hill 32 Georj?e Ke Andrew Whatsell William Halton 1810. 10() Matthias Chrysler 1811. 8() George Bowman . Total acres, Thorcxld, 24,19(). ACRES. 32 200 150 .Johnson Butler Christiana Rancier John Harris William Tip John Fannmg (-aptain Ralph Roslewin.. Zecharia Harman Andrew Ransier George Adams Edward Burk Jacob Sevjtz Samuel Sevitz •Tames Middaugh Asa Holmes Philip Henry John Wilson, jr Daniel Gleeson Lawrence Furry Daniel Gleeson Captain Thomas Welch. . ('Orporal John McDonnell (iaspar Reeire Asahel Wybrin Lewis Mabee Wainfleet. 1796. 508 John Donaldson 300 200 John McGill \ ^^^ 300 Benjamin Canby ..../• ^^^^ 300 James Muirhead 1200 200 D. W. Smith 2.')5 m) Jacob Sevitz, jr 184 300 Thomas Adams 20(J 200 Capt. -Lieut. Benj. Pawling 400 1707. 400 Henry Zevitz 360 •M) Alexander ( 'ollins 20(J 250 . Tim Treacv 116 200 David Bryant 200 400 Dr. James Muirhead 200 9(5 Giles Sason 200 4^p. 7f, o p. ^{., 14^ p. or 134^ per. diff. between the laid and a direct line from the beginning of No. i to the end of No. 13." "Surveyed by Charles Fell, in November, 1801. Recorded in the Crowland Town-book, loth July, 1803." In the Stamford Book are the notes of *' a road surveyed and established as a public road, on the north side of the river Welland, under the inspection and direction of John Reilly and John Mc- Kerlie, two of His Majesty's Conmiissioners of the County of Lincoln, in the Province of Upper Canada. Said survey begun on the day of July, 1802, fifty links west of the fort now at Or near the mouth of said river, running on the south side of said road as follows, beginning as aforesaid from the said fort and on the top of the bank of the said river." Then follows a table of the bearings and dis- tances, crossing Mill, Pilot, and Reilly's creeks, and terminating at M... y*i9 "^■tiuJ. am 3* "Cold Spring on the bank of said river, a little N. W. of tiie S. W. corner of the Township of Pelham," a distance of 1725 chains. "Minutes of a special session held at the Township of Pelham, on Saturday the ninth of May, 1801, for the purpose of regulating the roads in said Township. Present, ' Thomas Dickson, ) ^ T^.,. c^ ^^ T? > Commissioners. David Secord, Esqrs., j "The following freeholders being duly sworn (or approved), Amos Chapman, foreman ; Andrew Whitesel, Jacob Berninger, Leonard Sellers, Ernest Martin, Enoch Shrigley, Lawrence Jennings, Amos Bradshaw, James Crawford, Solomon Moore, George Hansler, (ieorge Slow. "Unanimously were agreed and gave in their verdict by their foreman, that the concession lines are neither convenient nor fit for the highway. Amos Chapman." The following extracts are taken from the same volume : "The road beginning at the Township line of Stamford and Thorold, beginning between John Upper's and his father's, passing John Upper's on the right hand, then still running easterly, leaving the school house on the right, Abraham Lampman's on the left, John Garner's on the right, John Silverthorn's house on the left, running through his farm, thence to William Lundy's on the right, and Green's on the left, then passing the Log Meeting House on the right to the great road leading from Queenston to Chippawa, which road so run was laid out and established as and for a public road by John Reilly and John McKerlie, Esquires, two of His Majesty's Commissioners in the County of Lincoln, in the Province of Upper Canada, the day .. "Recorded this fifth day of March, 1803, by me. EzEKiEL Woodruff, Town Clerk.'* "Road beginning at Charles Willson's, at the Falls of Niagara, running west, leaving a school house on the right, Haggai Skinner's on the ltj/"t, Isaac Chambers on the right, Hugh Hagarty's on the right, to Widow Silverthorn's, then to James Thompson's on the left, then running until it intersects a road now laid out from the river Welland to the southwest corner of the Township of Pelham, always following the old road, which road thus beginning at Charles Willson's as aforesaid was laid out and established as and for a public road, by John Reilly and John McKerlie, Esqrs., two of His Majesty's Com- missioners in the County of Lincoln, in the Province of Upper Canada, May the 4th, 1801, and recorded by me March 5, 1803. EzEKiEL Woodruff, Town Clerk." !i I |i|l!| "Road from William Lundy's until it joins the road in the Township of Thorold, as by a certificate of twelve freeholders, of which the following is a copy, viz. : " Stamford. " This is to certify that a road was laid out for the benefit of the back settlers by twelve freeholders ; the said road began at Wm. Lundy's and ran on the line between Wm, Lundy's and Charles Green's, then on the line between Benjamin Skinner's and John Hardy's, then through James Pew's land, then through William Pew's land till it joins the road in the Township of Thorold. Names of the Freeholders : John Johnson, John Row, Andrew Rorbach, D. Ostrander, ^ Staats Springsteen, Cobus Midaugh, -^ ^ .. Said road was on the day- Samuel McKerley, John Clow, David Clow, John Mucklehose, James Blanchfield, John Fralick. -of- ■1803 established as and for a public road, by David Secord and John McKerlie, Esquires, two of His Majesty's Commissioners in thj County of ' -^SlMiMiiMMNMMMPNMl 'own Clerk." 33 Lincoln, in the Province of Upper Canada, and recorded by me March 5th, 1803. EzEKiEL Woodruff, Town Clerk." "Road from the Township line between Stamford and Niagara beginning at said line above Daniel Rose's, then running on the road as now used, passing James Cooper's on the right, and also Conrad Dorsheimer and Widow Tice, thence running on the used road within thirty chains of intersecting the concession line at the south course thirty-one degrees west, which intersection is opposite the Presbyterian meeting house, on Mount Dorchester, opposite to Mr. John Row's, thereupon running from said used road beginning thirty chains below said meeting house on said course running south thirty-one degrees west, thirty-one chains where it intersects the concession line, opposite to said meeting house, thence south on said concession line eight chains above the house of Jacob Killman, where it again comes into the old used road, and from thence follow- ing said used road passing John Reilly, Esquire, Samuel Pew, Lanty Shannon on the right, and William Forsyth's on the left, Christopher Buchner's on the right, Charles Willson on the left, thence follow- ing the top of bank of Niagara river to the mouth of the river Welland, which road was on the 14th day of Sept'r, 1802, laid out and established as and for a public road and for the public benefit, by John Reilly and John McKerlie, Esquires, two of His Majesty's Commissioners in the County of Lincoln, in the Province of Upper Canada, and the same day delivered in and entered for recorded this 5th day of march, 1S03, by me. EzEKiEL Woodruff, Town Clerk." ExtnictH from the T(»wiiKliip Book of Tlioi'old. " Return of roads and highways laid out by us, Isaac Swayze and Thomas. Welch, Esquires, two of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the Home District and Province of Upper Canada, as illllM Hi' liii I iiii 34 follows, that is to say : Beginning for a road laid out across the Township of Thorold, in the vicinity of the river Welland, formerly called the Chippawa, at or very near to a maple tree marked on four sides, standing on or very near to the easternmost side line of the Township of Thorold, and on the easternmost side of the lands (granted) by the Crown to Peter Misener, and thence extending through the said Peter Misener's field on the highest and best ground for that purpose as near as circumstances will admit to the house and barn of said Peter Misener, so as to meet the old road or path on the east side of the bridge, thence extending westerly along the said road or path to or near the back or north side of Leonard Misener's barn, thence extending across Leoiiard Misener's fields westerly on a ridge of high ground to wood lands of said Leonard Misener, still extending westerly on the highest and best ground for the ])urpose of crossing Williams' creek, a little below the bridge, thence still extending westerly on the highest and best ground to a marked black oak sapling standing near the north west corner of Camp's field, thence still extending westerly on the highest and best ground for that purpose to a small marked beech and an ironwood standing on the north side of Jonathan Silverthorn's branch, thence still extending westerly on the highest and best ground for that pur- pose to a marked beech tree standing near the north west side of a field called Templeton's field, thence extending westerly on the highest and best ground for that purpose through Thomas Welch's plantation to the creek by and to the southward of James Burgar's house, thence still extending westerly through James Burgar's plan- tation and to the westernmost side of the Township of Thorold. Given under our hands and seals this Ninth day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety-six. I • • Thomas Welch, T. P. Isaac Swayze, J. P. - • True copy, Garret Vanderburgh, F. C." It across the ind, formerly irked on four 2 line of the of the lands ce extending I best ground o the house oad or path rly along the : of Leonard sener's fields 5aid Leonard t ground for the bridge, ground to a 'St corner of est and best in ironwood inch, thence for that pur- ist side of a ;rly on the mas Welch's les Burgar's irgar's plan- horold. November, ninety-six. P. IP. '-:': • 35 "Recorded by me, Obadiah Hopkins, by a return to me by Isaac Swavze, Thomas Welch, J. P. ( Upper Canada, Home District, to wit : j Return of a road or highway by us, Thomas Welch and Isaac Swayze, Esquires, two of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the district aforesaid, beginning where a road formerly opened and at present used by the consent of the inhabitants, leading from David Secord's grist mill in Pelham and extending thence on said road, or as near thereto as the ground will admit, through the plantation of Abraham Overholt, of Henry Damude, of Adam Dennis, Jonathan. Hagar, Israel Swayze, and to the township line between the Town- ship of Thorold and Newark, near Philip Midler's. Given under our hands and seals this the tenth day of Novem- ber, 1796, • Issac Swavze, J. P. Thomas Welch, J. P, ■ . Garret Vanderburgh, T. C." True copy. " Return to me, Obadiah Hopkins, Town Clerk for the Town- ship of Thorold, of a road laid out by Isaac Swayze, J. P., and Thomas Welch, J. P., which I have put on record according to the return made by I. S., T. W., Esqr's. " Home District, Upper Canada, " Return of a road laid out by us, Isaac Swayze, Thomas Welch, Esquires, two of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace, for the district aforesaid, beginning at Thomas Welch's, Esq'r. landing on the north side of the river Welland, in the Township of Thorold, and extending thence in a direct line, as near as the ground will admit for that purpose, toward the southwest angle of the said Township of Thorold. Given under our hands and seals this the tenth day of Novem- ber, 1796. Isaac Swavze, J. P. Thomas Welch, J. P. Garret Vanderburgh, T. C." True copy. ! II |jll!I! 1 11^ ... i' t i i, i ill! " By an order from David Secord and John McKerlie, Esqr's, to me directed, this tenth day of February, in the year of our Lord 1803, to record a road or highway through the Township of Thorold, beginning at the east side of the said township, on the concession line between the third and fourth concession on a due course until it intersects a road or highway that leads to Darling's Mill, to be described as follows : Between Jacob Upper's on the north, Ben- ajah Williams' on the south, and through George Couke's, between R. Wilkerson on the north and James Nevills' on the south, between Paul Crips, Anthony Upper, Thaddeus Davis, Hall Davis, on the north, and William Lee, John Vanderburgh, Hiram Vander- burgh, Herman Van Alstine on the south, thence between the glebe on the north and Ezekiel Younglove, thence (ieorge Miller, George Keefer and Adam Dennis on the north, and on the south Stephen Sebum, George Hoover, Aaron Dennis, until it intersects the road leading to John Darling's gristmill. "Recorded by me. John Hill, T. C. Garret Vanderburgh, T. C." True copy. " By an order from David Secord and John Reily, Esqr's, to me directed this 27th day of October, 1802, to record a road laid out from a corner of W. H. Lee in the township of (Thorold), running due north on a line between Isaac Ostrander and Peter Ostrander, and between Robert Wilkerson's and John Kelly's lots to Elisha Edwards' blacksmith shop,, thence east along the road leading to the falls to a line between Robert Wilkerson's and George Couke's, due north to the corner of George Miller's fields, thence northeast across by his consent to a road leading from the Beaver Dam, by Philip Mctler's, to Queenston. IH: mm 37 ' ' Done the 8th day of April by the oath of twelve freeholders, according to law. > Given under our hands this 17th day of October, i8ci. David Secord, J. P. . , John Reilv, J. P. John Hill, T. C. Garret Vanderburgh, T. C." True copy. ts the road "We, the Honorable Robert Hamilton, Thomas Dickson, Esqr's, two Commissioners for the District of Niagara, do certify : On Mon- day, the 27th day of April, 1801, a jury of freeholders in the Town- ship of Thorold declared the concession line unfit for a highway, therefore we declare the road at that time leading from Upper's by the Beaver Dams, by Decow's mill, to John Brown's, to be a road according to law. ^ , "Witness our hands and seals at Queenston, this 23rd day of March, 1805. Robert Hamilton, J. P. Thomas Dickson, J. P." ''To the Toum Clerk of Thorold: "Recorded by me, John Hill, this tenth day of June, 1805, Town Clerk for the Township of Thorold." "Niagara District istrict. \ ''To John Hill, Clerk of the Toiunship of Thorold: "Whereas, for the accommodation of travellers, it is necessary to open and work the road on the concession line leaving Chippawa Creek between the house of Elijah Shotwell and that of John Smith, then extending west until it shall intersect the township line, thence on the said township line south to Chippawa Creek, and the same be worked in future by the inhabitants of the Townships of Thorold illilili •I': 111 !!!l ii ' I'iiilii ii(iii!ii i i!l!l!|i!t and Pelham. This order you will enter in the town book in your care, and make the same public, that the constable presiding at the town meeting, to be holden on the first Monday of March next, put in nomination the pathmasters necessary to carry it into execution. "Given under our hands and seals at Willoughby, this fifteenth day of February, 1806. Samuel Street, J. P. ■ ■. Amos Chapman, J. P." "Recorded by me, February 16th, 1806, John Hill, Clerk for the Township- of Thorold." ' MILLS. I find mention made of mills as follows : Bertie — Zavitz's mill, 1808, (in Crowland book, Zavitz's mill is mentioned as early as 1801); Rickard's or Rickett's mill, 1810; Haun's mill, 1813. Pelham — David Secord's mill, 1796. Thorold — Decoy's mill, 1801 ; John Darling's mill, 1803. Willoughby — Gideon Dudley's mill, 1806. it'll'! book in your ^siding at the ch next, put execution, this fifteenth EET, J. P. MAN, J. P." Clerk for the vitz's mill is mill, 1810; , 1803. POOR RELIEF. ' 1 V BERTIE. " Bkrtie, 7th March, 1807. " Agreed that the Town Clerk shall keep this book to enter the marks of the subscribers' horses, horned cattle, sheep and hogs, and that two dollars and a half be allowed him out of the money now subscribed, for his trouble. " The Town Wardens shall receive the money subscribed and tjhall be accountable for the same, and at each annual town meeting shall account for the amount received, and for what has been ex- pended, and the purposes to which it has been applied. " When application is made by persons in distress the Wardens will call upon three subscribers, and the moral character of the appli- cant shall be considered, and according to the nature of the distress a majority of these five persons shall decide on the sum to be given. The applicant's name and the said sum granted shall then be certifi- ed, and shall be produced at the next town meeting." " At the town meeting held at Andrew Miller's tavern, Monday, the 7th March, 1808, it was proposed to subscribe two shillings each to raise a sum to purchase a town book, and to grant temporary re- hef to such persons as may be .n real distress, and for such other purposes as should be approved of by the subscribers. It was immediately put in force, and the following sums subscribed and collected from the undermentioned persons, and the subscription left open for others that may hereafter join : Silas Carter Rich'd Graham . . . Christian Hershey . Alex. Douglas James Smith £ s. 2 2 2 2 2 O O O O o Joseph Harper John Baxter Michael Sherk, jr. . . J no. Winger, (farmer) George Zaviiz s. 2 I I I 2 o o o o o 40 Henry Trout 2 Jacob Haun 2 Joseph Marsh 2 John Warren, sr 2 Joseph Haun 2 Daniel Pound.- 2 Asa OHver i John Hirrot 2 Abram Hershey 2 Peter VVintermute. . . 2 Henry Nigh i Adam Burwell 2 Carried forward. .;^i 13 o o o o o o 10 o o o 10 £ s. Jeremiah Tuttle 2 Peter Laur 2 Peter Bleddo 2 Charles Hibbard. . . 2 Michael Buck 2 James Wintermute.. 2 Edward Carr 2 I 10 Brought forward ..113 Total. ;^2 14 Thomas Baxter 2 d. o o o o o o o o 8 8 o 8 WAIi\ FLEET. "Entered into this book this 26th day of December, 1814, an account of the loose property of the late Wm. Hodgkins, deceased, sold by the Town Warden for the use of the children left behind : .■ - . ^ s. d. The amount of said property 74 18 o By services done on said business 3 6 c By things given to sister of deceased 7 3 o " The things of William Hodgkins, the deceased, were sold at public auction by Richard Farr, Town Warden, in the township of Wainfleet, the 24th day of December, 1814 : • ' • ^" s. d. John McEown, 150 lbs. pork, at 1 1 dollars .4 8 o Abel Sherwood, 1 ax 6 o John Smith, i ax 14 o Isaac Nun, i gun 8 o Richard Farr, i gun 14 o Robert Lambert, i ctiest of trumpery 8 o Joseph Durham, i chair, 2 knot bowls 5 o Job Johnson, i pot 16 o Rebecca Hodgkins, i iron pot at 8s | "* ' .^J . } I 12 o another at 14s j Job Johnson, i blanket 18 o Archibald Farr, two rugs 16 o m. £ s. 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 d. o o o o o o o lO 13 £^ 14 2 o 8 8 o )er, 18 14, an IS, deceased, t behind : £ s. d. 74 18 36c 7 3 were sold at township of £ s. d. .4 80 6 14 8 14 :. 8 5 16 I 12 18 16 ;^ s. d. Rebecca Hodgkins, i frying pan 9 o " I table at 17s ) " I small wheel at ;^i 5s j ^ ^ ° Rebecca Hodgkins, i big wheel 9 o Isaac Nun, a case of razors 2 o I Abram McEown, a book at 3s, another at 6s 9 o Peter Misner, i book 9 o " 3 books 9 o Abram Overholt, 2 books 16 o Abel Sherwood, i drawknife 14 o Enos Scot, 2 sickles 16 o John Smith, plow irons i 4 o James Smith, i window sash and five panes of glass 6 o Rebecca Hodgkins, 1 2 bu. of potatoes 2 8 o Job Johnson, i augur 6 o James Smith, 1 augur and a handsaw i 4 o do boards 14 o Jarvis Thayer, i cow 10 o o John Perrinillio, i yoke of oxen and yoke 40 o o ^74 18 o December 24th, 1814, I, Richard Farr, Town Warden, received of the above named subscribers the full sum of ;^74 18 o, New York currency. Cr. ;^ s. d. Enos Scot, Crier, at the vandue 8 o John Smith 2 18 o Joseph Durham 8 o Abram McEown, Clark at vandue 12 o willoi(;hb¥. Account of sales of the late Henry Weishuhn's effects at public vandue on Saturday, 21st April, 1804 : £ s. d. Staats Springsteen, i sorrel horse 12 o o Benjamin Medauch, i brown mare 9 4 o Sam.'l Street, Esq., i black colt 12 4 o Mrs. Weishuhn, i black mare 8 4 o William Shaver, a Napper Tandy colt 12 4 o Mrs. Weishuhn, i white heifer 3 8 o Joshua Pell, i yoke steers 12 o o i;i!iliiii i:!i'i!;i': HI ! III ill '111 'I 42 £ s. VVm. Weishuhn, i yoke oxen 16 4 VVm. do I do do 19 4 Mrs. Weishuhn, old cow 4 4 Cornelius Vanvalchingburh, a pleasure slay i 12 Stephen York, i wagon 16 8 VVm. Weishuhn, 1 waggon 13 4 do do I plow 3 5 do do harrow teeth 2 13 6,0 do wind mill 2 8 do do }4 doz. sheep 8 o John Gardner, 6 sheep. 10 c Sam'l. Street, Esq'r., 6 sheep 9 4 Mrs, Weishuhn, i o sheep 12 4 Adjourned vandue to 28th. Wm. Weishuhn, i bay colt 17 12 do do I sorrel horse ... 21 4 do do I ox chain 2 3 do do I ox yoke and chain 2 i do do I heifer sold to J. Waay 5 2 do do r desk i 14 do do I table 16 do do ^2 of the hogs 7 12 Mrs. Weishuhn, j/^ of the hogs 7 12 John Hardy, a wagon 20 8 do do books 7 John Fanning, i ox yoke and chain 12 Wni. Shaver, 5 year old cow in the woods 2 5 Wm. Currant, Mohawk Testament 3 Peter Wm. Defields, gram'r -2 Thos. Cummings, Telemachus 11 Jason Thurston, book * 2 Mr. Sanford, 3 books 2 Doctor Leiferty, i budet 3 Stephen Stark, 3 books i Total amount jQ'^l^ 10 d. o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o I loy. loy. o o 6 o o I 6 7 o 6 6 £ s. .16 4 .19 4 • 4 4 . I 12 .i6 8 •13 4 • 3 5 . 2 13 . 2 8 . 8 . 10 c • 9 4 . 12 4 17 12 21 4 2 3 2 I 5 2 I 14 16 I 7 12 xoYz 7 12 I0>^ 20 8 7 12 6 2 5 3 *2 I II 6 • 2 7 2 3 6 I 6 d. 278 *io 6 The Staiiiford Toivnship Furiii. 7th March, 1796, " It is further agreed by the inhabitants and householders of [his Township that John Reily, Esq., Irish John Willson, Thomas [cMicking. Peter Thomson, Arch'd. Thomson be at this time legally :hosen and elected as a committee, or the majority of them, for the )urpose of consulting and determining the way and manner to put [0 use two hundred acres of land, lying and adjoining the meeting louse on the mountain, which has been granted to us the inhabit- mts of s'd Township." 5th March, 1798, '* This meeting considering it proper and expedient that the [two hundred acres of land lying by the Presbyterian meeting-house, [which land was granted to this town by those administering the government of this Province, should be put out by lease or leases fur [the benefit of the inhabitants of said town, and the rents or profits arising therefrom to be disposed of as the inhabitants in their legal town-meeting from time to time shall direct, do hereby resolve and vote that there shall be elected annually five of the inhabitants of said town by the title of Trustees for said town, respecting said land, who are and shall be (by a majority) authorized and empowered to lay out said land in such lots or divisions as they may judge ex- pedient, and the same or any pari thereof to lease in such manner or form as they judge proper, not however to exceed the term of nine hundred and ninety-nine years. And that the said Trustees for the time being are hereby empowered to raise by rate on the inhabitants of said town or otherwise, such sum or sums of money as they may judge from time to time necessary for defraying the expenses of sur- veying and all other contingent expenses attending the business, and i ml III W" i I'"' M * 44 the following persons were elected Trustees for said business for the present year, viz : John Row, Irish John Willson, John McKerlie, Thomas McMiclcing, Peter Thompson." "We, the subscribers, Trustees for the Town of Stamford, beg leave to report that having taken into consideration the two hundred acres of land adjoining the Presbyterian meeting-house, which land belongs to Stamford aforesaid, and the same being intrusted to us to m lay out and lease, do hereby resolve and decree that said land shall be let and leased at one dollar per acre per year, the rent to com- mence one year after a title given to the lessee or lessees. "Secondly, that any and every lessee on receiving his or their lease shall give security for the payment of the rent untill he or they shall erect a dwelling house, store, or shop, and the same being occupied, when the same shall be considered as a sufficient security for the rent afores'd. " Thirdly, that we have located two concessions or ranges in the front of said land in the following manner, that is to say — in square acre lots with one chain in front for a road or highway running north or south, and one chain between every two lots running east and west. Having reserved four lots adjoining said meeting house for public use, the remainder being leased to individuals. " Fourthly, that every lessee shall have liberty to cut and use such timber for building on the land that he or thev may lease, and also for fire wood, to be cut on any of the vacant or unappropriated land that may remain of said two hundred acres so long as he, they, or their heirs or assigns shall live on any part of said land, the same to be used and enjoyed on the land so leased only. "Stamford, March i8, 179,9. — ' Peter Thompson, "Sicned J°"^ ^°'^' ° ' Thos. McMicking, John McKerlie, " Stamford, Oct'r. 11, 1800. ■Trustees." 45 siness for the " At a legal town meeting of the Trustees for the Township of Stamford, legally authorized to take charge of and point out in what manner the two hundred acres of land lying in said township for the benefit of certain inhabitants shall be disposed of, do hereby by the power and authority invested in us by a certain act of the inhabitants of said township, in legal meeting assembled, do resolve and decree that said two hundred acres shall be divided between all persons owning land from a government grant and no road allowed to such land, in proportion to their quantity of land, and the same to be governed according to an agreement made by certain inhabitants of " said township and those administering the government of Upper Canada, "Sign'd, Haggai Skinner, John Hardy, John Johnson, yTrustees." Samuel Pew, William Molvneux, "March, 1802. "Voted and resolved that Samuel Pew be agent for the inhabit- ants of said township, for the purpose of applying for and receiving in his own name a deed from government for two hundred acres of land granted to the inhabitants of said township, which land is ad- joining the Presbyterian meeting house in said townshi[)." Abstract of t'ontcnts of Toivn Books. 111! BERTIE. 1808. Clerk, Joseph Senn ; Assessors, Alex'r Douglas, Thomas Otway Page ; Collector, Henry Trout ; Wardens, Benj'n Wilson, John War- ren, sen'r. 1809. Assessors, Mathias Haun, David Deniuth ; Collector, Henry Warren; Wardens, John W^arren, sr,, John Warren, jr. loIO. Assessors, Gillman Willson, Mathias Haun, jr.; Collector, Charles Hill ; Wardens, John Warren, sr., John Warren, jr. 1811. Clerk, Joseph Senn ; Assessors, Henry Warren, Alex'r Douglas; Collector, John 3enner, jr.; Wardens, Christian Riselay, Richard Graham. 1812. Assessors, Henry Trout, Asaliah Schooley ; Collector, John Benner, jr. 1813. Assessors, Christian Hershey, Charles Hill ; Collector, Asaliah Schooley; Wardens, John Warren, sr., John Warren, 'jr. 1814. Blank. 1815. Assessors, Michael Sherk, Johnston Baker; Collector, Mathias Haun, jr.; Wardens, John Warren, Esq , Charles Hill. 1816. Clerk, Charles Hibbert ; Assessors, John Cutler, David Demuth ; Collector, Charles Hill ; Wardens, John Warren, Esq., Charles Hill. 1817. Clerk, Charles Hibbard ; Assessors, Henry Dickout, Adam Beam; Collector, Elisha Schooley ; Wardens, Joseph Marsh, William Powell. j8i8. Clerk, Henry Trout ; Assessors, John Moore, Samuel McAfee ; 47 $. mas Otway John War- tor, Henry Collector, r. c'r Douglas; ay, Richard ctor, John tor, Asaliah I or, Mathias. id Demuth ; :harles Hill. :out, Adan» rsh, William el McAfee ; Collector, Irish James Johnston ; Wardens, Andrew Miller, Thomas Moor, the Quaker. 1819. • Clerk, Henry Trout ; Assessors, Benjamin Learner, Benj'n P. Hall ; Collector, John Baxter ; Wardens, Andrew Miller, Asaliah Schooley. 1820. Clerk, Henry Trout ; Assessors, Benj'n P. Hall, Peter Miller ; Collector, Henry Trout ; Wardens, Andrew Miller, Asaliah Schooley. 1821. Clerk, Henry Trout ; Assessors, Henry Trout, John Haun ; Collector, Matthias Haun ; Wardens, Thomas Moor, Christian Riselay. 1822. , Clerk, A. F. Myres ; Assessors, John Haun, A. F. My.res ; Col- lector, VVm. Powell ; Wardens, Charles Hill, Wm. Powell. 1823. Assessors, Wm. Powell, A. F. M_yer; Collector, S. McAfee; Wardens, Silas Carter, Wm. Smith. 1824. Clerk, Dexter Adams ; Assessors, Dexter Adams, Andrew Miller, jr.; Collector, James Johnston (Irish) ; Wardens, Thomas Moore, Abraham Ilershey. 1825. Clerk, Dexter Adams ; Assessors, Charles Hill, Joseph Sherk ; Collector, Asaliah Schooley ; Wardens, John Warren, Esq., Matthias Haun. 1826. Clerk, John Moore ; Assessors, Asaliah Schooley, Charles Hill ; Collector, Asaliah Schooley; Wardens, James Kerby, Charles Hill. 1827. Clerk, Ambrose Morris ; Assessors, Asaliah Schooly, Andrew Miller, jr.; Collector, Jacob Willson ; Wardens, John Baxter, Andrew Miller. 1828. Clerk, Martin Adams ; Assessors, John Bird, George Benner ; Collector, James Johnson ; Wardens, John Warren, Jeremiah Tuttle. 1829. Clerk, Martin Adams ; Assessors, Dexter Adams, Michael Sherk ; Collector, James Johnston ; Wardens, James Kerby, Esq., Jeremiah Tuttle. mm ! • ■ i; i i 1 ii ' i 1 ' . ' '"' ■:;'■'!■!; ii 1 '-III I, i ■! Ii ■ ; ■■/;!, \i ' 48 1830. ('lerk, John Moore ; Assessors, Samuel McAfee, Edmund Rise- lay ; Collector, James Johnston ; Wardens, John Warren, Esq., John Baxter. 1831. Clerk, John Moore ; Assessors, Archibald Thomson, Richard Graham ; Collector, Rich'd Thomson ; Wardens, James Kerby, . 1832- Clerk, John Moore ; Assessor?, Rich'd Graham, Arthur John- ston ; Collector, James Johnston ; Wardens, Cyrenus Hall, Jacob Baxter. » 1833- • Clerk, Richard Graham ; Assessors, Cyrenus Hall, Arthur John- ston ; Collector, Wra. Powell ; Warden, Wm. Anthony, Esq, 1874. Clerk, Richard Graham ; Assessors, Richard Graham, Jacob Dunklee ; Collector, James Johnston ; Warden, Peter Haun. 1835. Clerk, Isaac Haun ; Assessors, Asa Schooley, Arthur Johnston ; Collector, Edmund Riselay ; Warden, James Johnston. 1836. Clerk, John Haun ; Assessor, Jacob Dunklee ; Collector, Jacob Willson ; Commissioners, Arthur Johnston, Edmund Riselay, Richard Graham. 1837. Clerk, John Haun; Assessor, A. F. Meyer; Collector, Jacob Willson ; Commissioners, Wm. Buck, jr., Richard Graham, Samuel McAfee. 1838. Clerk, John Haun ; Assessor, A. F. Meyer ; Collector, Jacob Willson. Whereas a small proportion of the respectable inhabitant house and freeholders assembled on this day at Mr. Jacob Willson's, it was unanimously agreed by the said meeting that the several township officers for the said township, "chosen at the township meeting the preceding year shall be the officers for the present year until further orders. John Haun, Township Clerk. Bertie, ist January, 1838. S 49 1839. Clerk, John Haun ; Assessor, Richard Graham ; Collector, Jacob WiJlson ; Wardens, Dr. B. P. Hall, James Johnston. 1840. Clerk and Assessor, John Haun ; Collector, Wm. Buck (Ridge); Wardens, J. S. Haun, Wm. Smith, Esq., Alex. Douglas. 1841. Clerk and Assessor, John Haun ; Collector, Wm. Buck ; War- dens, John Moore, Nelson Forsyth, Wm. Buck, B. C. 1842. District Councillors, Edmund Riselay, Esq., Lt. Col. Wm. Powell ; Clerk, John Haun ; Assessor, Richard Graham ; Collector, Arthur Johnston. CROWLAND. March 7th, 1803, Crowland first admissible to a town meeting. Clerk, Joseph Current ; Assessors, Wm. Cook, John (iainer ; Col- lector, Aiiron Stringer ; Wardens, Capt. Henry Buchner, Wilson Doan, Census of Crowland also ascertained to be : 120 males. , 96 females. , " 216 total No. of souls. 1804. Clerk, Joseph Current ; Assessors, Jacob Btookfield, Henry Buck ; Collector, John Yokom ; Wardens, Elijah Doan, John (iainer. 1 805. Clerk, Joseph Current ; Assessors, Nicholas Misener, Capt. Henry Buchner; Collector, John Misener ; Wardens, John Yokom, Henry Buck. 1806. Clerk, Joseph Current ; Assessors, John Gainer, Amos Morris ; Collector, Christopher Buchner ; Wardens, Jacob Brookfield, Capt. Henry Buchner. 1807. ' '-v^:-- -■_ Clerk, Joseph Current ; Assessors, John Cowel, Joseph Durk ; Collector, Robert Stringer ; Wardens, Nicholas Misener, Thomas Doan, Sr. 50 i8o8. Clerk, Joseph Current ; Assessors, Elijah Doan, Burrice Dell ; Collector, Capt. Henry Buchner ; Wardens, Amos Morris, Joseph Durk. Clerk, Joseph Current, Assessors, John Ciainer, Benjanriin Birdsall ; Collector, Henry Buchner, Jr.; Wardens, Samuel Wilson, Burrice Dell. 1810. Clerk, Joseph Current; Assessors, Aaron Doan, Jr., Joseph Ramsden ; Collector, Henry Buck ; Wardens, Jesse Yokom, Capt. Henry Buchner. 1811. Clerk Joseph Current ; Assessors, Jonas Barns, George Young, Jr.; Collector, Richard Yokom; Warden.s, Jesse Yokom, Peter Buchner. l8l2. Clerk, Joseph Currer ssessors, John Metier, Peter Buchner ; Collector, Jacob Brookfield , .. ardens, Titus Doan, Nicholas Misener, 1813. Clerk, Joseph Current ; Assessors, Wilson Doan, Burrice Dell ;: Collector, Noah Cook ; Wardens, Elijah Doan, Nicholas Misener. 1814. » "In the year 1814 no town meeting for Crowland was held, the Province then being wholly agitated with war," 1815. Clerk, Joseph Current ; Assessors, Noah Cook, Francis Bene- dict ; Collector, Calvin Cook ; Wardens, Jacob Brookfield, Jolm Misener. 1 816, Clerk, Joseph Current; Assessors, Amos Morris, Joseph Rams- den ; Collector, David Price ; Wardens, Elijah Doan, Geo. Young. Clerk, Joseph Current ;' Assessors, Loyal Davis, Peter Buchner ; Collector, Henry Buchner, Jr.; Wardens, Henry Buchner, Sr, Daniel Gleeson. 1818. Clerk, Joseph Current ; Assessors, Samuel Glover, Archibald McAlpine ; Collector, Elijah Doan ; Wardens, Peter Buchner, George Young, Jr. * i8i9- Clerk, Joseph Current ; Assessors, Capt. Henry Buchner, John B. Hilton ; Collector, Matthias Misener ; Wardens, Wilson Doan, Burrice Dell. "Census of the township the present year, taken loth July, amounts to 296 males and 358 females, forwarded in form to the July quarter sessions. Total number of souls being 554.'' 1820. Clerk, Joseph Current ; Assessor?, Loyal Davis, Joseph Current ; Collector, David Wood; Wardens, Capt. Henry Buchner, Wilson Doan. "Census of Crowland taken, amounting to 300 males and 275 females. Total number of souls 575. _ Residenters names 106. 23rd March, 1S20." 1821. Clerk, Joseph Current ; Assessors, Joseph Current, David Price ; Collector, David Wood ; Wardens, Wilson Doan, Nicholas Misener. "Census this year consists of 292 nales, 241 females (settlers), 15 males and 9 females sojourners and transient inhabitants. Total number of souls, 557 ; 109 names ; 3rd April, 1821." 1822. Clerk, Joseph Current ; .Assessors, Wilson Doan, Matthias Misener ; Collector, Henry Buchner ; Wardens, Calvin Cook, John Misener. " Census this year consists of 335 male and 291 female inhabi- tants, 9 male and 2 female sojourners. Total number of souls, 637." 1823. Clerk, Samuel Glover; Assessors, David Wood, John Current; Collector, David Wood ; Wardens, Henry Buchner, Daniel (ileeson. 1824. Clerk, Samuel Glover ; Assessors, Jeremiah Misener, Samuel Glover ; Collector, Matthias Misener ; Wardens, Elijah Doan, Nicholas Misener. " Census for 1824. Males under 16 185 Females under 16 175 ; • Males above 16 161 * Females above 16 • • • % ^44 Total No. of souls 665" 1825. Clerk, Richard Yokom , Assessors, John Misener, Richard Yokom ; Collector, John G. Seger ; Wardens, Capt. Henry Buchner, Henry Buchner. " Census for 1825. Males under 16 190 Females under 16 131 Males above 16 163 Females above 16 153 Total 696" • ' 1826. Clerk, Joseph Current ; Assessors, David Wood,- Jacob Brook- field ; Collector, Samuel Glover ; Wardens, Andrew Elliott, Doct. Benedict. 1827. Clerk, Joseph v^urrent ; Assessors, Matthias Misener, Richard Yokom; Collector, John Doan ; Wardens, John Potts, Francis Benedict. 1828. Clerk, Francis Benedict ; Assessors, Ozias Buchner, Wm. Efifingham ; Collector, Ozias Buchner, Wardens, F. ancis Benedict, Samuel Glover. 1829. Clerk, Francis Benedict ; Assessors, Matthias Misener, Jacob Brookfield : Collector, Capt. Henry Buchner ; Wardens, Capt. Henry Buchner, Elijah Doan. 1830. Clerk, Francis Benedict ; Assessors, Jacob Brookfield, Daniel H. Benedict ; Collector, Malan Brookfield ; Wardens, Ozias Buch- ner, Francis Benedict. 1831. Clerk, Christopher McAlpine : Assessors, John Hellems, David Biown ; Collector, Capt. Ozias Buchner ; Wardens, Capt. Henry Buchner, John Misener. 1832. Clerk, Christopher McAlpine : Assessors, Arthur Johnson, Jeremiah Misener ; Collector, Richard Vokom ; Wardens, Dr. Francis Benedict, Capt. Henry Buchner. 53 i833- Clerk, F, Benedict ; Assessors, Wm. Current, Crowell Wilson ; Collector, John Misener ; Wardens, John Misener, Peter Burger. 1834- Clerk, Francis Benedict ; Assessors, Wm. Everingham, Ozias Buchner ; Collector, Ozias Buchner ; Wardens, F. Benedict, John Hellems. 1835. Clerk, .F. Benedict ; Assessors, James Hilton, Leonard Mat- thews ; Collector, Matthias Misener ; Wardens, Ozias Buchner, Matthias Misener. 1836. ' - Clerk, Peter Benedict ; Assessor, David Brown ; Collector, Matthias Misener ; Commissioners, Crowell Willson, Esq., Henry Seger, William Reid. 1837. Clerk, Peter Benedict ; Assessor and Collector, Mahlon Brook- field ; Commissioners, Solomon Doan, Alonzo Ewers, Leonard Matthews. 1838. Clerk, P. Benedict ; Assessor, Christopher McAlpine ; Collector, Ozias Buchner ; Commifsioners, Andrew Elliott, John Misener, sr., William Reid. 1839. Clerk, John Ramsden ; Assessor, Thomas Burger ; Collector, Ozias Buchner. 1840. Clerk, P. Benedict ; Assessor, Jacob Brookfield , Collector, Ozias Buchner ; Wardens, Matthias Misener, John Hellems, I). P. Brown. 1841. Clerk, P. Benedict ; Assessor, Jacob Brookfield ; Collector, Peter Benedict ; Wardens, Leonard Matthews, John Hellems, Mat- thias Misener. 1842. Clerk and Collector, Peter Benedict ; Assessor, Christopher McAlpine ; Wardens, Ozias Buchner, John Hellems, David P. Brown. ' il 'M 54 PELHAM. • 1807. Clerk, Samuel Beckett : Assessors, Nicholas Oyle, Jacob Ben- ninger; Collector, Robert Srigley ; Wardens, lohn Pettit, Martin Ernest. , 1808. Clerk, Samuel Beckett ; Assessors, Nicholas Oyle, John Stiers ; Collector, Isaac Hodgkins; Wardens, John Taylor, Edward Topham. 1809. Clerk, Samuel Beckett; Assessors, Nicholas Oyle, Jesse Willson ; Collector, Henry Bowman ; Wardens, John Taylor, Edward Topham. 1810. Clerk, Samuel Beckett; Assessors, Nicholas Eile, Jesse Willson; Collector, Isaac Hodgkins ; Wardens, George Hansler, Thomas Rise. . i8ir. Clerk, Samuel Beckett ; Assessors, Robert Spencer, James Johnson ; Collector, John Stiers ; Wardens, Jeremiah Moore, Sr,, Henry Miller. 1812. Clerk, Samuel Beckett ; Assessors, Jesse Willson, Peter Beckett ; Collector, Alexander Callaway ; Wardens, Henry Bowman, Jacob Moore. 1813. Clerk, Eli Bradshaw; Assessors, Thomas Rice, John McGlashan; Collector, James Johnson; Wardens, Isaac Haney, Lawrence Jen- nings. 1814. Clerk, Eli Bradshaw ; Assessors, Richard McAlpine, Daniel Swazey ; Collector, John Rasin;^ ; Wardens, Jesse Willson, Michael Hough. 1815. Clerk, Eli Bradshaw ; Assessors, George Bradshaw, Stephen Beckett ; Collector, Doyl McKenney ; Wardens, James McAlpine, Jacob Thomas. " Number of inhabitants this year, 1815, 720." 1816. Clerk, Eli Bradshaw ; Assessors, Moses Brady, William Chap- man ; Collector, Henry Bowman ; Wardens, Thomas Rice, John McGlashan. 55 i8i7. Clerk, Eli Bradshaw ; Assessors, Eli Bradshaw, Samuel Beckett ; Collector, James Fell ; Wardens, John Henderson, Jacob Thomas. " Number of inhabitants this year, 776." 1818. Clerk, Eli Bradshaw ; Assessors, Eli Bradshaw, Samuel Beckett; Collector, John Stiers ; Wardens, Lawrence Jennings, Jacob Bel- linger. " Number of inhabitants this year, 820." I 8 1 Q. Clerk, Eli Bradshaw ; Assessors, Eli Bradshaw, Stephen Beckett; Collector, John Stiers ; Wardens, Jesse^^Willson, Michael Slough. 1820. Clerk, Eli Bradshaw ; Assessors, Eli Bradshaw, Stephen Beckett ; Collector, John Clark Davis ; Wardens, Samuel Beckett, Elijah Phelps. 1821. Clerk, Eli Bradshaw; Assessors, Eli Bradshaw, Christian Brown; Collector, Moses Brady; Wardens, Lawrence Jennings, Jesse Willson. *' Number of inhabitants, 829." 1822. Clerk, Eli Bradshaw; Assessors, Eli Bradshaw, Christian Brown ; Collector, Robert Kilman ; Wardens, Jesse Willson, Elijah Phelps. " Number of inhabitants, 896." 1823. Clerk, Eli Bradshaw; Assessors, Eli Bradshaw, Stephen Beckett ; Collector, Moses Brady ; Wardens, John McLaney, Nicholas Smith, 1824. Clerk, Eli Bradshaw ; Assessors, Eli Bradshaw, George Oile ; Collector, Robert Kilman; Wardens, Alex. Brown, George Bradshaw. 1825. Clerk, George Bradshaw ; Assessors, Lewis Wilson, Hezekiah Davis ; Collector, John Stiers ; Wardens, Elijah Phelps, Jesse Willson. 1826. Clerk, Moses Brady ; Assessors, James Fell, Stephen Beckett ; Collector, Moses Brady ; Wardens, John McGlashan, Lewis Wilson. - -1827. . , Clerk, Moses Brady ; Assessors, Charles R. Fell, George Oile ; Collector, Andrew More ; Wardens, William Disher, John Stiers. ' ... . 56 1828. Clerk, H. Davis ; Assessors, Robert Kilman, Alex. Chapman ; Collector, Andrew More ; Wardens, Samuel Taylor, Samuel Beckett. 1829. " Pelham, January 5, 1829. Be it remembered that no election was held this year, on which account it was thought by some that no tax w(Duld be paid. The result, however, proved that the opinion was erroneous. " The town officers were appointed by the magistrates at the quarter session in April, or perhaps previous at a special session." 1830. Clerk, Stephen Beckett ; Assessors, Lewis Willson, Samuel Beckett ; Collector, Joseph AVillson ; Wardens, John Stiers, Peter Beckett. 1831. Clerk, Stephen Beckett ; Assessors, Robert Kilman, Merenus Sever; Collector, John Scofield ; Wardens, John Rasing, Jesse Willson. 1832. Clerk, Samuel Beckett ; Assessors, Lewis U' illson, Stephen Beckett ; Collector, Samuel Beckett ; Wardens, John Stiers, George Oile. t833- Clerk, Charles Fell ; Assessors, Lewis Wilson, John Snure ; Collector, John Snure ; Wardens, John Rasing, Elijah Phelps. 1834. Clerk, Daniel Birdsall ; Assessors, Alex. Chapman, Stephen Beckett ; Collector, Samuel Beckett ; Wardens, John Rasing, John Stires, 1835. Clerk, Stephen Beckett ; Assessors, Robert Kilman, Simcoe Chapman ; Collector, John Schofield ; Wardens, John Oile, Sr., Elijah Phelps. THOROLD. 1799. Clerk, John Walterhouse ; Assessors, Andrew Hansel, Jonathan Hagar ; Collector, John DeCow ; Wardens, Robert Wilkerson, George Couke. i 1800. Clerk, John Walterhouse ; Assessors, George Couke, Obadiah 57 Hopkins ; Collector, Jacob Upper ; Wardens, Robert VVilkerson, (ieorge Couke. 1802. Clerk, John Hill, Jr.; Assessors, Abraham Overholt, Asa Walter- house ; Collector, George Turney ; Wardens, Robert Wilkerson, George Couke. 1803. Clerk, John Hill ; Assessors, Jonathan Hagar, James Ryan ; Collector, Elisha Edwards ; Wardens, George Couke, Leonard Misener. 1804. Clerk, John Hill ; Assessors, Jonathan Hagar, Elisha Edwards; Collector, Anthony Upper ; Wardens, Leonard Misener, George Keefer. 1805. Clerk, John Hill ; Assessors, Alexander Brown, Wm. Shotwell ; Collector, John Hoover ; Wardens, George Couke, Robert Wilkerson. 1806. Clerk, John Hill ; Assessors, Jacob Upper, William H. Lee ; Collector, Thaddeus Davis ; Wardens, George Couke, Robert W'il- kerson. 1807. Clerk, John Hill ; Assessors, Alex. Summers, Grant Vander- burgh ; Collector, George Marlett ; Wardens, George Couke, Robert Wilkerson. 1808. Clerk, John Hill ; Assessors, George Keefer, Asa Walterhouse ; Collector, Hall Davis ; Wardens, Robert Wilkerson, George Couke. 1809. Clerk, John Hill ; Assessors, Garret Vanderburgh, Jonathan Hagar; Collector, (ieorge Keefer; Wardens, Robert Wilkerson, George Couke. T 8 1 o. Clerk, John Hill ; Assessors, John DeCow, Obadiah Hopkins ; Collector, Benjamin Swayze ; Wardens, Robert Wilkerson, (Jeorge Couke. 1811. Clerk, John Hill ; Assessors, Thaddeus Davis, Jacob Upper ; Collector, Anthony Upper ; Wardens, George Couke, Robert Wilker- son. t8i2. Clerk, John Hill ; Assessors, Benjamin Birdsall, John Coyke ; 58 1*; i§:::^ ill Collector, George Hansel ; Wardens, George Couke, Robert Wilker- son. 1813. Clerk, John Hill ; Assessors, Ebenezer Cavers, Isaac Wilson ; Collector, Jonathan Hagar ; Wardens, George Couke, Robert Wil- kerson. 1 8 14. Clerk, John Hill ; Assessors, Alex. Summers, Garret Vander- burgh ; Collector, George Keefer ; Wardens, John Hill, George Keefer. 1815. Clerk, Garret Vanderburgh ; Assessors, John Darling, John Street ; Collector, Peter Misener ; Wardens, Israel Swayze, John DeCovv. 1816. Clerk, Garret Vanderburgh ; Assessors, John DeCow, Henry C. Bali ; Collector, Peter Misener ; Wardens, George Keefer, George Miller. 1817. Clerk, (iarret Vanderburgh ; Assessors, Anthony Upper, Hall Davis; Collector, James Park; Wardens, George Keefer, libenezer Cavers. 1S18. Clerk, G. Vanderburgh ; Assessors, John DeCow, William Mc- Lelland ; Collector, Ebenezer Cavers ; Wardens, Ebenezer Cavers, Jacob Upper. 1819. Clerk, Garret Vanderburgh ; Assessors, John DeCow, Jacob Upper; Collector, Henry C. Ball; Wardens, George Keefer, John DeCow. 1820. ^ Clerk, Garret Vanderburgh ; Assessors, Amos Bradshaw, Wm. V. McLelland ; Collector, Wm. Terry; Wardens, John DeCow, John Carl. 1821. Clerk, Garret Vanderburgh ; Assessors, Luke Carroll, Robert Spencer ; Collector, (ieorge Marlett ; Wardens, William McLelland, Ebenezer Cavers. 1822. Clerk, Garret Vanderburgh ; Assessors, Anthony Upper, Hall Davis; Collector, Henry Hoover; Wardens, Jacob Upper, John DeCow. 59 . 1827. Clerk, William McClellan ; Assessors, George Marlatt, Josiah Page ; Collector, Amos Bradshaw ; Wardens, John Hill, William Orr. 1828. Clerk, William McClellan ; Assessors, George Marlatt, Josiah Page ; Collector, Amos Bradshaw ; Wardens, John Hill, George Lacey. 1829. Glerk, Wm. McClellan ; Assessors, Wm. McClellan, Henry Hoover ; Collector, Josiah Page ; Wardens, John Brown, Isaac Overholt. 1830. Clerk, Wm. McClellan ; Assessors, Wm. McClellan, Jonathan Doan ; Collector, Amos Bradshaw ; Wardens, Thomas Topping, Jr., John Hill. 1831. Clerk, Wm. McClellan ; Assessors, Wm. McClellan, George Marlatt ; Collector, Amos Bradshaw ; Wardens, John Hill, John Williams. 1832. Clerk, Wm. McClellan ; Assessors, George Marlatt, Wm. Mc- Clellan ; Collector, Henry C. Ball ; Wardens, John Hill, Hiram Swayze. 1833- Clerk, Wm. McClellan ; Assessors, Amos Bradshaw, Wm, Mc- Clellan ; Collector, Anthony Upper; Wardens, John Hill, John Williams. 1834. Clerk, Wm. McClellan ; Assessors, Wm. McClellan, Josiah Page; Collector, Anthony Upper; Wardens, John Hill, John Williams. 1835. ('lerk and Collector, Samuel Swayze ; Assessors, John DeCow, Wm. McClellan ; Wardens, James Blanchfield, Wm. Orr. 1836. Clerk, Wm. McClellan ; Assessor, Josiah Page ; Collector, George Marlatt ; Commissioners, Robert Hobson, Benjamin P'ralick, Henry C. Ball. 1837- ' Clerk, Josiah Page ; Assessor, Samuel Swayze ; Collector, An- thony Upper ; Commissioners, Robert Hobson, Matthew Sebum, Robert Wilkerson. f .\ ■ .60 1838. Clerk and Assessor, Josiah Page; Collectcr, Malthew Seburn ; Commissioners, Samuel Swayze, Joseph Goodwillie, Malum Swayze. 1S39. Clerk and Assessor, Josiah Page ; Collector, Anthony Upper ; Wardens, John Hill, Andrew Vanderburgh, John Williams. 1840. » Clerk and Assessor, Andrew Vanderburgh ; Collector, Sylvenus Cleveland ; Wardens, John Hill, Robert Hobson, Andrew Vander- burgh. 1841. • Clerk, Andrew Vanderburgh ; Assessor, Wni. McClellan : Col- lector, Robert Hobson ; Wardens, Josiah Page, Thomas Page, Wrn. Orr. 1842. District Councillors, Robert Hobson, Duncan McFarland, Esq.; Clerk and Collector, John Rannie; Assessor, Josiah Page ; Wardens, Josiah Page, Thomas Page, Malum Swayze. STAMFORD. 1793- Clerk, Jeremiah Moore ; Assessors, John Willson, Benjamin Skinner ; Wardens, John Willson, Thomas McMicking. 1794. Clerk, Asa Dayton ; Assessors, Timothy Skinner, Peter Thom- son ; Wardens, James Thomson, Archibald Thomson. 1795- 1796. Clerk, Asa Dayton ; Assessors, John Row, Charles Willson ; Collector, Haggai Skinner; Wardens, Wm. Brown, Adam Bowman. Met at schoolhouse near John Row's. 1797- Clerk, Ezekiel Woodruff; Assessors, John Fanning, Wm. Lundy; Collector, John Everson ; Wardens, Adam Bowman, Wm. Brown. 1798. Clerk, Ezekiel Woodruff; Assessors, Thomas Silverthorn, John Johnson ; Collector, John Hunt ; Wardens, Staats Springsteen, Wm. Brown. 6i " This meeting, considering the particular circumstances and local situation of several of the inhabitants of this town, judge it proper, expedient and necessary tha: there be kept in this town a Notary Public and Scrivener's office, and do, therefore, desire the Governor or any other person administering the (iovernment of this Province, to appoint some proper person for said business, and do hereby recommend Ezekiel Woodruff as i^roperly qualified for said appointment." 1799. Clerk, Ezekiel Woodruff; Assessors, Archibald Thom|)son, Noah Cook ; Collector, Joseph Corwin ; Wardens, Samuel Pew, James Ramsey. 1800. Clerk, Ezekiel Woodruff; Assessors, Thomas Wilison, John Clow ; Collector, James McLean ; Wardens, Paul Crips, Lawrence Lemon, 1801. Clerk, Ezekiel Woodruff; Assessors, Isaac Chambers, Adam Bowman ; Collector, Robert Murray ; Wardens, Thos. McMicking, Samuel Pew. 1802. Clerk, Ezekiel Woodruff; Assessors, John Hardy, Lawrence Lemon; Collector, John Muirhead ; Wardens, John Row, Jr., Samuel Pew. 1803. Clerk, Ezekiel Woodruff; Assessors, Thomas Cooper, Robert Brooks ; Wardens, Samuel Pew, Conrad Dorsheimer. 1804. Clerk, Ezekiel Woodruff; Assessors, Haggai Skinner, Benjamin Meddaugh ; Collector, Benajah Williams; Wardens, Peter •McMick- ing, Samuel Pew. 1805. Clerk, Ezekiel Woodruff; Assessors, Noah Cook, David Clow ; Collector, Lanty Shannon ; Wardens, James Cooper, Archibald Thomson. 1806. Clerk, Ezekiel Woodruff; Assessors, John Reily, Esq., Samuel Pew ; Collector, John Row ; Wardens, Archibald Thomson, Samuel Pew. > 1807. Clerk, Ezekiel Woodruff; Assessors, Thomas Wilison, Adam I.' 62 II i! ■fill ■f'iiif " ■■ V,' Hutt ; Collector, Adam Rorbach ; Wardens, Samuel Pew, Thomas McMicking. 1808. Clerk, Ezekiel Woodruff; Assessors, John Burch, Samuel Street, jr.; Collector, Thomas Willson ; Wardens, Samuel Pew, Peter Mc- Micking. 1809. Clerk, Ezekiel Woodruff; Assessors, Adam Bowman, John Mc- Clellan ; Collector, John Garner ; Wardens, Peter McMicking, Samuel Pew. 1810. Clerk, Ezekiel Woodruff; Assessors, John Burch, Noah Cook; Collector, John Carner ; Wardens, Peter McMicking, Samuel Pew. 1811. Clerk, Ezekiel Woodruff: Assessor, Gilbert McMicking; Col- lector, John (iarner ; Wardens, Peter McMicking. Samuel Pew. 1 81 2. Clerk, Ezekiel Woodruff; Assessors, Aaron Crane, James Lyons ; Collector, John Garner ; Wardens, Peter McMicking, Samuel Pew. 1813. Clerk, Ezekiel Woodruff ; Assessors, Lawrence Lemon, Charles Willson ; Collector, John Garner ; Wardens, Samuel Pew, Peter Mc- Micking. 1814. Clerk, Ezekiel Woodruff; Assessors, Aaron Crane, William Biggar ; Collector, John Garner ; Wardens, Peter McMicking, John Hardy. 1815. Clerk, Ezekiel Woodruff; .Assessors, Hugh Alexander, Lawrence Lemon; Collector, |ohn (iarner; Wardens, John Johnson, [ohn Hardy. 1816. Clerk, E, Woodruff; Assessors, Gilbert McMicking, H. Patrick; Collector, John Garner ; Wardens, John Johnson, John Hardy. 181 7. ■, . ; v.: , Clerk, Ezekiel Woodruff; Assessors, Ezekiel Woodruff, Jonas Fortner; Collector, John Ciarner ; Warden, John Hardy. 1818. Clerk, Ezekiel Woodruff; Assessors, Doctor Lefferty, Robert 63 Grant ; Collector, John Garner ; Wardens, John Hardy, John Thompson. 1819. Clerk, John Burch ; Assessors, John Burch, John J. Lefiferty, Collector, John (iarner ; Wardens, John Hardy, Deacon Johnson. " It being proposed to build a Protestant church e'ther at Chippawa or Drummond Hill it was put to vote, when it was carried by a large majority that it should be built near where the old log one stood on the Heights, and that a subscription should be opened for that purpose under the direction of ^Iajor Leonard, Thos. Clark, Esq., John J. Lefferty, James McLem, John Hardy, and that a gen- eral meeting should be held at H. AlcClive's inn on the ist day of March next." • , 1820. Clerk, John Burch ; Assessors, John Burch, Thomas Willson ; Collector, John Garner ; Wardens, John Hardy and John Johnson. 1821. Clerk, John Burch ; Assessors, John Burch and Wm. Hepburn ; Collector, John Garner ; Wardens, John Hardy, John Johnson. 1822. Clerk, John McClellan ; Assessors, John McClellan, George Milmine ; Collector, Thomas Willson ; Wardens, John Hardy, John Johnson. 1823. Clerk, John McClellan ; Assessors, George Row, Benjamin Cor- win; Collector, Jacob Garner; Wardens, John Hardy, Benjamin Corwin. 1824. Clerk, Rheddy Cusack ; Assessors, George Rowe, Rheddy Cusack ; Collector, Andrew Rorback ; Wardens, John Hardy, Lanty. Shannon. 1825. Clerk, Rheddy Cusack ; Assessors, Jacob Garner, Rheddy Cusack ; Collector, Thomas Willson ; Wardens, John McMicking, Benjamin Corwin. 1826. Clerk, Rheddy Cusack ; Assessors, George Rowe, Rheddy Cusack ; "Collector, Thomas Willson, Wardens, John McMicking, John McClellan. - , 1827. Clerk, Rheddy Cusack ; Assessors, John McMicking, Rheddy . ' 64 m- Cusack ; Collector, Jacob Garner; Wardens, John McMicking, Ben- jamin Corwin. 1828. Clerk, Rheddy Cusack ; Assessors, George Rowe, Rheddy Cusack ; Collector, Andrew Rorback ; Wardens, Lanty Shannon, James Thompson. 1829. Clerk, Wm. O'Reilly ; Assessors, Thomas Willson, Wm. O'Reilly ; Collector, Edward Durham ; Wardens, Henry Green, Lanty Shannon. 1830. Clerk, Wm. O'Reilly; Assessors, John Davis, David Lynch ; Collector, George Row ; VVardens, John McMicking, C. H. Leonard. 1831. Clerk, David Lynch : .Assessors, David Lynch, Jacob Garner ; Collector, Thomas Willson ; ^Vardens, John McMicking, Joseph Moor. 1832. Clerk, David Lynch ; Assessors, David Lynch, Cieorge Rowe ; Collector, Andrew Rorback ; Wardens, Wm. McMicking, Matthew Otty. .1833. Clerk, David Lynch ; Assessors, David Lynch, Jacob Garner ; Collector, John Cooper; Wardens, John McMicking, James Gordon. 1834. Clerk, David Lynch ; Assessors, David Lynch, Jacob Garner ; ^ Collector, Wm. Biggar ; Wardens, Adam Killman, Lawrence Lemon. 1835. Clerk, David Lynch ; Assessors, David Lynch, Jacob Garner : •Collector, John Lemon; Wardens, J. H. Gulp, R. H. Lee. 1S36. Clerk, David Lynch ; Assessor, Wm. McMicking ; Collector, Jacob Garner ; Commissioners, George Rowe, Andrew Rorback, Archibald Thompson. 1837. • V : . Clerk, John Lemon; Assessor, James Gordon ; Collector, Jacob Garner ; Commissioners, George Rowe, Archibald Thompson, An- drew Rorback. 1838. Clerk, Jacob Garner ; Assessor, George Row ; Collector, John 6s I.emon ; Commissioners, Benjamin Corwin, David Lynch, Arcliibald Thompson. 1839. Clerk, David Lynch ; Assessor, Jacob Garner ; Collector, Frederick Hutt ; Wardens, VVm. Biggar, VVm. McMicking, Robert Garner. 1840. Clerk and Assessor, David Lynch ; Collector, Jacob Garner ; Wardens, Archibald Thompson, George Rowe, Andrew Rorback. 1841. Clerk, Wm. Lowell ; Assessor, \Vm. McMicking ; Collector, Andrew Rorback. 1843. Clerk, Wm. E. Pointer ; Assessor, Wm. McMicking ; Collector, George Bender; Wardens, Hermanns Crysler, W^m. Pew, Jr., James McGary. 1844. Clerk and Assessor, Wm. E. Pointer ; Collector, Wm. Hepburn ; Wardens, George Bender, F. Hutt, Hiram Howcy. WAINFLEET. 1806. , Clerk, Shubael Park ; Assessors, Isaac VanFleet, Abraham Miner; Collector, John CoUerton ; Wardens, John Parker, Jr., Christopher Zavitz, Jr. 1807. Clerk, Shubael Park ; Assessors, John Lefler, David Morgan ; Collector, Patrick Reilly ; Wardens, John Parker, Sr., Henry Zavitz. 1809. Clerk, Shubael Park ; Assessors, Joseph Price, Abraham Minor ; Collector, John ('ochran ; Wardens, Henry Zavitz, John Parker, Sr. 1812. Clerk, Shubael Park ; Assessors, Lawrence Furry, Pefer Diltz ; Collector, Enos Scott ; Wardens, Henry Zavitz, Richard L. Farr. 1816. Clerk, Thomas Priestman ; Assessors, Thomas Priestmr.n, Thomas Heaslip ; Collector, Stephen M. Farr ; Wardens, Patrick McEown, Marlow Riley. i 66 iSiy. Clerk, Thomas Priestman ; Assessors, David Thompson, \bram Miner ; Collector, Stephen M. Farr ; Wardens, Norris Humphries, Jacob Barrick. 1819. Clerk, John Misener, Assessors, Thomas Priestman, Jacob Miner ; Collector, James Thompson ; Wardens, John Robins, Michael Grebel. 1820. Clerk, David Morgan ; Assessors, Shubael Park, Michael Gre- bel ; Collector, Christian Zavitz ; Wardens, Abram Kennard, Patrick McEown. 1821. Clerk, Thomas Wiggins ; Assessors, Samuel Zavitz, Thomas . Wiggins ; Collector, Joseph Durham ; Wardens, Thomas Priestman, Abram Minor. 1822. Clerk, Thomas Priestman ; Assessors, Thomas Priestman, Abra- ham Minor , Collector, David Thompson; Wardens, Jacob Utt, John Robins. 1823. Clerk, Leonard Misener ; Assessors, Leonard Misener, Michael Grebel ; C'oUector Thonias Wiggins ; Wardens, 'I'homas Priestman, Abram Minor. 1824. Clerk, Leonard Misener ; Assessors, Wm. L. Colby, Samuel Minor ; Collector, Daniel S. Grenville ; Wardens, Patrick O'Reilly, Wm. Fares. 1825. Clerk, Leonard Misener ; Assessors, John Grebel, Leonard Misener ; Collector, Archibald Farr ; Wardens, Patrick O'Reilly, Michael (iraybiel. 1826. Clerk, Leonard Misener ; Assessors, Peter Misener, Jacob Minor ; Collector, Archibald Farr ; Wardens, Patrick O'Reilly, Wm. Fares. 1827. Clerk, Leonard Misener ; Assessors, Jacob Minor, Thomas O. Page ; Collector, David Thompson ; Wardens, Joseph Marr, Sr., David Morgan. 67 i828. Clerk, Leonard Miscner ; Assessors, George Ott, John O'Reilly; Collector, Abram Chapman ; Wardens, John Petit, Jacob Ott. 1829. Clerk, Leonard Miseijer ; Assessors, Amos Bradshaw, David Morgan ; Collector, Thomas Priestman ; Wardens, Thos. O. Page, Wm. Fares. 1830. Clerk, Leonard Misener ; Assessors, Samuel \N'iggins, Amos Bradshaw ; Collector, Jacob Minor ; Wardens, Stephen M. Farr, Jacob Ott. 1831. Clerk, Leonard Misener ; Assessors, David Morgan, Owen Fares ; Collector, Jeremiah Forrester ; Wardens, Michael (iraybiel, Patrick O'Reilly. 1832. Clerk, Leonard Misener ; Assessors, Samuel W'igirins, Ceorge Bradshaw; Collector, James Stone; Wardens, Thomas Priestman, Jacob Ott. 1833. Clerk, John B. O'Reilly ; Assessors, Samuel Mmor, Charles Kennard : Collector, James Stone ; Wardens, David Morgan, George Bradshaw. 1S34. Clerk, John B. O'Reilly ; Assessors, George Bradshaw, Leonard Misener ; Collector, Jeremiah Forrester ; Wardens, Jacob Ott, Patrick O'Reilly. 1835- Clerk, Edward Lee ; Assessors, Leonard Misener, Abram Chap- man ; Collector, John Grnybiel; Wardens, Samuel Graybiel, Thomas Priestman. 1836. Clerk, E. Lee ; Assessor, George Bradshaw ; Collector, Jeremiah Forrester: Commissioners, Leonard Misener, John Graybiel, Jacob Minor. 1837. Clerk, E. Lee; Assessor, Jacob Misener; Collector, Leonard Misener ; Commissioners, George Bradshaw, Jeremiah Forrester, Samuel Graybiel. 1838. Clerk and Collector, E. Lee; Assrisor, Jacob Misener; Com- missioners, George Bradshaw, Jacob Misener, James Stone. 68 1839. Clerk and Collector, E. Lee ; Assessor, Jacob Misener ; Com- missioners, John Graybiel, Leonard Misener, John Aikins. 1840. -^ Clerk and Collector, E. Lee ; Asswisor, Jacob Misener ; Com- missioners, John Graybiel, Leonard Misener, John Aikins. 1841. Clerk and Collector, E. Lee ; Assessor, Jacob Misener ; Com- missioners, John Graybiel, Leonard Misener. John Aikins. 1842. Clerk and Collector, E. Lee ; Assessor, Charles Parkes ; District Councillor, Leonard Misener. 1843. Clerk and Collector, E. Lee ; Assessor, Charles Parkes ; District Councillor, Leonard Misener. 1844. Clerk and Collector, E. Lee ; Assessor, Amos Bradshaw ; War- dens, Jacob Misener, Stephen Willson, John Graybiel. 1845. Clerk and Collector, E. Lee ; Assessor, Jacob Misener ; War- dens, Jacob Misener, Stephen Willson, Samuel Grayljiel. 1846. Clerk and Collector, E. Lee ; Assessor, John B. O'Reilly ; Wardens, Jeremiah I'uircster, Joseph Priestman, David Morgan, Sr. r847. Clerk and Collector, E. Lee ; Assessor, Jacob Misener ; Wardens, Jesse Henry, Ste|)hen Willson, Samuel Graybiel. WILLOUGHBY. 1796. Clerk, Thomas Ciimmings ; Assessors, Joseph Price, Jacob Lemon ; Collector, Joseph Pell ; Wardens, Mathias Buchner, Abra- ham Beam. 1797. Clerk, Thomas Cummings ; Assessors, James Macklcm, Henry Weishuhn ; Collector, Henry Boughner ; Wardens, Mathias Bough- ner, Christian Vinegar. 69 1 798. Clfrk, Thomas Cummings ; Assessors, William Cook, Jacob Morningstar ; Collector, John (iarner; Wardens, Christian Vinegar, Mathias Boughner. 1799. Clerk, Thomas Cummings ; Assessors, Richard' Farr, Mathias Boughner; Collector, John darner; Wardens, Henry Boughner, Sr., George House, Sr. 1800, Clerk, 'I'homas Cummings ; Assessors, John darner, Mich'l Gander; Collector, Christian Hearshey, Jr.; Wardens, Jacob Morn- ingstar, Jacob Lemon. 1801. Clerk, Thomas Cummings ; Assessors, John Byers, Elijah Vin- cent ; Collector, John Fanning ; Wardens, Henry Weishuhn, Jacob Lemon, Sr. " Gideon Dudley, being duly elected to the office of assessor for the townshijjs of Willoughby and Crowland, declined the said office, came before me this 14th day of March, being summoned to appear to know the reason of his not accepting said office, and he not having just reason for declining was fined two pounds lawful money of this Province, and Elijah Vincent was apjiointed by the magistrates to serve in said office. Thos. Cummings, J, P." 1802. Clerk, Thomas Cummings ; Assessors, Henry Weishuhn, Serj't Henry Buchner ; Collector, Peter Buchner, Sr. ; Wardens, Sam'l Street, Nicholas Misener. 1803. Clerk, Thomas Cummings ; Assessors, Jacob Gander, Christian Vinegar; Collector, Peter Colrick ; Wardens, Jacob Millar, Barset Dell. 1804. Clerk, Thomas Cummings ; Assessors, Moses Plant, Martin Sheanholts ; Collector, Elijah Vincent ; Wardens, Jacob Lemon, Lewis Mabey. 1805. Clerk, Thomas Cummings ; Assessors, Doctor Peter Hershey, William Shaver ; Collector, Jacob dander ; Wardens, Michael dan- der, Thaddeus Davis. "At a Special Sessions held at the house of John Fanning, inn i .:& 70 keeper in the Township of VVilloughbv, the 9th day of November, 1805 : Present, Samuel Street, It- r^ r,, r^ ' ; Esqrs., Commissioners. IhOMAS CUMMINGS, j ^ ' For the j)iir|)ose of examining upon the oath of twelve free- holders respecting the state of the road leading up Chippawa Creek from the farm of Stephen York, in Willoughby, to Richard Farr's, in Wainfleet : It was declared by the undernamed jury that said road is inconvenient and requires alteration. Burros Dell, Adam Mysner, George Young, Senr., Philip Dunn, John Cowel, George Kelse, Peter Nangle, John Potts, George Young, Jun , John Farr, William Farr, Leonard Mysner, John Mysner, George Weir. 1806. Clerk, Thomas Cummings ; Assessors, Michael Gander, Stephen York ; Collector, Doctor John J. I.efferty ; Wardens, Jacob Lemon, Senr., Michael Gander. 1807. Clerk, Thomas Cummings ; Assessors, Doctor Peter Hershey, Henry Dell, Junr.; Collector, Wm. Shaver; Wardens, Sam'l Street, Esqr., John Fanning. 1808. Clerk, Thomas Cummings ; Assessors, Christian Vinegar, Ben- jamin Bowman; Collector, Joseph Price; Wardens, Sam'l Street, Esq., John Fanning. 1809. Clerk, Thomas Cummings ; Assessors, Christian Vinker, John Fanning ; Collector, Joseph Defields ; Wardens, Dr. John J. Lefferty, Crowell Willson, Esq. 1810. Clerk, Thomas Cummings ; Assessors, Christian Vincke, John Fanning ; Collector, Joseph Defields ; Wardens, John J. Lefferty, Christian Shaup. i8ir. Clerk, Thomas Cummings ; Assessors, John Fanning, Dock. Hershey ; Collector, Peter Collrick ; Wardens, Christ. Shaup, Jacob l^emon. 71 l8l2. Clerk, James Cummings ; Assessors, Martin Dell, Peter Colerake ; Collector, Jose[)h Price ; Wardens, Jacob Lemon, Sen., Michael Haux. 1813. Clerk, James Cummings ; Assessors, Crowell VVillson, Esq., Samuel Street, Esq.; Collector, Joseph Price; Wardens, Jacob Lemon, Christian Vincke. 1817. Clerk, James Cummings ; Assessors, John Palmer, Henry I^ell, Junr.; Collector, Jacob Gander ; Wardens, WilUam Lemon, Jacob Miller. • 1818. Clerk, James Cummings ; Assessors, Jacob Kent, Henry Dell, Junr.; Collector, Jacob Gander; Wardens, Benj. Shaup, Barnett Dell. 1819. Clerk, James Cummings ; Assessors, John Usher, Samuel Dell ; Collector, Daniel B. Wallace ; Wardens, Jacob Gander, Henry Dell, Sr. 1820. Clerk, James Cummings ; Assessors, Henry Fitch, Jacob Whistler ; Collector, James Cummings ; Wardens, Jacob Gander, Basnett Dell. 1822. Clerk, James Cummings ; Assessors, Henry Dell, Divan B. Yale ; Collector, Martin Dell ; Wardens, William Weishuhm, Jacob Miller. 1823. Clerk, James Cummings ; Assessors, Jacob Gander, Elias M. Bennett ; Collector, John Boyer ; Wardens, Benjamin Shaup, Basnett Dell. WILLOUGHBY— CENSUS FOR YEAR 1823. !l if 1 i( Names. ■J fiJIu Henry Dell, Jr Basnett Dell Henry Dell, Sr William McCracken , Samuel Dell Thomas Rich rdson. . William Weishuhn . . George Snively David Davis Henry Defields Nathan Caswell Solomon Fowler Emil Moses Elias M. Bennett Erastus Moses James Cummings. . . . James Alexander. . . . Edward Dell Henry Johnson Christian Shaup . . . . Benjamin vShaiip Martin Shaup John Sierest Abraham Ik'am . . . John lieam Hcuhcn Wait Samuel Wait Danit'l Sharp William Cotton . . . . Barnabas Dell Ncwion Crannis John Sheanholdts, . . . Mary Sheanholdts . . Conrad, Snively Peter Smith l"-verard McCredie. . . yVdoram Dell Peter Dell William Stringer . . . . Jacob Everingham . . . Martin Dell Ceorge Smith ...... John Snively Jacob .Smith Elijah Vincent Nicholas Mc Arthur. . John Lemon William Lemon John Burns Alexander McLanan . i'eter Say lor John Clark John Lapp John Ferguson 3 in P n t/i * 8 3 2 I .s 4 8 3 6 5 I I I I I I 4 I 5 2 3 2 I 2 I 4 2 3 6 3 I . I I 4 3 3 4 I I 3 6 3 I 2 2 3 4 I I 3 I I « . ■ 2 I 2 I I t * t I .■^ 3 3 5 6 3 3 4 3 3 4 I I 4 3 5 4 3 I 3 7 I 2 2 I 4 2 4 6 7 5 3 5 I 2 3 2 9 I 2 2 5 5 William Russell Abraham Lapp. ... Jacob Morningstar. . . . Jacob Morningstar, Sr. Joseph Morningstar. . Martin Holdter Justice W^ebster Harmonius House. . . Abraham Cafier Lewis House . Augustus House . John House Jacob Everett David Rice John Mabee Lewis Mabee Mary Palmer Ed ward Carr John Sherk, Sr John Sherk, Jr Jacob dander Joseph Danner John Boyers Jacob Troup Jacob Whistler Joseph Thompson... I^ewis White David Fleming Lewis Dennis Lydia Belts . , Josejih Wilcox ...... David Thomas Ezekiel Forsyth Jacob Miller Christian Ilershey .... Peter Colerick Henry Miller John Miller. . Thomas Moore John Usher Elizabeth Price Robert Dickson Divan B. \'ale Mary Smith Joseph Petit Henry Fitch Jeremiah Wait, Total Total souls. en 5 I 2 3 3 3 2 I 3 4 I 4 3 6 6 4 285 I 286 547 n 3 "n 2 3 3 I 2 2 5 5 6 I 5 I 5 4 I 2 5 5 5 2 3 3 2 I 3 3 I 3 6 4 2 3 4 3 I 3 3 3 3 3 260 I 261 James Cummings, Toion Clerk, 73 1824. Clerk, John Ramsay ; Assessors, Henry Dell, Jr., Henry Miller; Collector, Everard McCradie ; Wardens, William Lemon, Peter Colerake. 1825. Clerk, James Ramsay ; Assessors, Henry Dell, Martin Dell ; Collector, Henry Miller ; Wardens, Peter Colerick, Everard Mc- Credie. 1826. Clerk, James Ramsay ; Assessors, Martin Dell, Henry Dell ; Collector, David Davis ; Wardens, Benjamin Shaup, Peter Smith. 1827. Clerk, Michael Gander ; Assessors, Martin Dell, Henry Dell ; Collector, John Sherk, Jr.; Wardens, John Boyer, Jacob Gander. 1828. Clerk, Jacob Gander ; Assessors, Henry Dell, Martin Dell ; Collector, Henry Fitch ; Wardens, John Boyer, Abraham Lapp. " It was unanimously voted at said meeting that the pathmasters on the old main roads leading up the river and up the creeks, are to turn out one day with the hands under them and perform one day's labor on the roads leading to the back settlements, on such as require it most for the public good." 1830. Clerk, Jacob Gander ; Assessors, Henry Dell, Martin Dell ; Collector, Henry Miller;- Wardens, Martin Shaup, David Davis. 1831. Clerk, Jacob Gander ; Assessors, Martin Dell, John Lemon, Jr.; Collector, Peter Mysner ; Wardens, Henry Fitch, Jacob Gander. 1852. Clerk, John Y. Nelles ; Assessors, Martin Dell, John Lemon, Sr. ; Collector, John Lemon, Jr.; Wardens, John Boyer, Everard Mc- Credie. 1833. Clerk, John Y. Nelles ; Assessors, Martin Dell, John Lemon ; Collector, John Lemon, Jr.; Wardens, Joseph Danner, Andrew Elliott. IP! ■ 74 4^ 1834. Clerk, lan,es ^^'^^^^'"Jri^^rr<^J-:^^^!Z:- ^ Martin Dell; Collector, John Lemon, jun , Banner, Andrew Elliott. 1835. ^ • „. . AccPc:«;ors Tohn Lemon, Junr., Mar- Clerk, James Cummmgs ; Asse««?[;'. 3°^ j^^ y, Danner, tin Dell ; Collector, John Lemon, Junr., warae , j Everard McCredie. ' 1836. Joseph Merriam. ) 14 t IP*** If, 1 't ' 1 ' 1 1 It i