-212 HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER. 



The following items relate to the election of town officers from 1672 

 to 1783. 



On the 13th of February, 1672, Samuel Drake was voted in consta- 

 ble for the year ensuing. 



April 24th, 1673, the inhabitants nominated William Haiden, for the 

 first man to be presented to our commander for our magistrate. 



Mr. John Hart was elected magistrate, A. D. 1673. 



This 24th day of August, 1673, the inhabitants have nominated Wil- 

 liam Haiden, for the first man to present to our commander, for a mag- 

 istrate, and John Hoitte for the ground man. Upon nomination also 

 this same day we have forthwith agreed that our desire is, that Mr. John 

 Pell may be proposed to our commander for the year as a skoutte. 



The same year Richard Shute, was chosen town recorder. 



In 1686, John Pinckney appears as supervisor; Richard Shute, clerk 

 of the town court ; Joseph Drake, constable; William Haiden, Samuel 

 Drake and Philip Pinckney, town commissioners; Haiden and John 

 Pinckney, representatives. 



In 1 69 1, John Pinckney, supervisor. 



The following election took place in 1776-7: 



Stephen Ward, supervisor; Samuel Sneden, town clerk ; a Charles 

 Guion, collector; Solomon Drake and Moses Drake, assessors; Thomas 

 Farrington, Joshua Ferris, Joseph Gedney, overseers of roads; Thomas 

 Pinckney and William Fowler, overseers offences; Edmund Ward and 

 John Sneden, viewers of fences; Stephen Ward and William Fowler, 

 pounders. 



The first independent election for town officers took place on the 

 22d of December, 1783, under the superintendence of Stephen Ward 

 and Ebenezer S. Burling, Esq., &c, (in accordance with an act of the 

 Legislature passed October 23, 1779,) when the following persons were 

 elected : 



Ebenezer Burling, Esq., supervisor; Charles Ward, town clerk; Wil- 

 liam Crawford, jun., constable and collector • Thomas Pinckney, Jacob 

 Hunt, Daniel Learing and John Wright, assessors ; Charles Guion, 

 Elisha Shute and James Morgan, overseers of roads ; William Crawford 

 and James Morgan, pounders ; William Crawford and Charles Guion, to 

 take care of public edifices. 6 



The public lands of Eastchester are now managed by a board of trus- 

 tees, according to an Act of the Legislature passed May 11, i846. c 



a Samuel Sneden was town clerk and supervisor for many years prior to the Revolution 

 and was succeeded by Benjamin Mosyar subsequent to that period. 



b Town Records. — The town books consist of three volumes ; the first commencing on the 

 13th of February, 1672; 2d vol. in 1093 ; 3d. vol. at a' much later period. 



c Laws of N. Y. 69 session, chap. 185-208. 



