THE TOWN OF YONKERS. 659 



tion of town officers, in 1756, and immediately subsequent to the Re- 

 volution : — 



At a public town meeting of the freeholders and inhabitants of the Yonkers 

 and Mile Square, at the house of Edward Stevenson, in said Yonkers, on the 

 first Tuesday of April, in 1756, being the day appointed by act of the General 

 Assembly of this Province of New York, for choosing town officers, and likewise 

 to make regulation of creatures and fences. The under-written officers and 

 orders of creatures and orders of fences, were made by majority of votes, 



James Cobton, Supervisor and Pounder. 



Benjamin Fowleb, Town Clerk. 



Thomas Sheewood, Constable and Collector. 



David Oakley, ) Asiessors 

 William Waesee, > Assessors - 



Edwaed Weeks, ~\ 

 William Crawford, 



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Isaac Odell. 

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Andrew Xodin, "] 



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Isaac Odell, J 



At a town meeting held for the Yonkers, in the Manor of Philipsborough, at 

 the house of David Hunt, on the 28th day of December, 1788, under the Super- 

 intendence of Israel Honeywell, Esq., William Hadley and Thomas Sherwood, 

 in pursuance of an ordinance for holding elections in the southern district, by the 

 Council appointed. The act entitled an act to provide for the temporary govern- 

 ment of the southern part of this State, until the enemy shall abandon or be dis- 

 possessed of the same, and until the Legislature can be convened, &c. Passed 

 the 23d day of October, 1779. The following town officers were chosen : 



Iseael Honeywell. Esq., Supervisor. 

 David Hunt, Clerk. 



Thomas Sheewood, Constable and Collector. 



Iseael Honeywell, Jr.. Esq., Security. 



William Betts \ Assessors. 

 Jacob v ebmilyea, > 



Feedeeicx Yeemilyea, Overseer of Roads on the east side of TippeWs Brook, 

 William Crawford, " " " for the upper part, 



Will. Waener, " " " for the middle part, 



Benjamin Odell, 



Jonn Archer, " " " for Tuckahoe, 



