600 HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER. 



"granting to Anthony Lespinard a portion of land (situated on Daven- 

 port's Neck) for the erection of a mill."" 



Besly, Peter Samson, 



Oliver Besly, John Coutant, 



Simon Mabe, F. Bolt, jr. 



Francis Ganyard, Zaccarie Angevin, 



Frederick Scurman, Pierre Elisee Gallaudet, 



Gilleaume Clapp, Isaac Mercier, 



John Clark, Lancinie Thauvet, 



John M. Martin, Aman Guion, 



Estienne Guerin, Andre Naudain, 



Benj. Petit, Alexander Allaire, 



Josias Le Conte, Gregoire Gougeon, 



Abel Devoux, James Roubet, 



Samuel Barnard, Henry Shadden, 



John Moras, Rachel Neufille. 6 



The records of this town commence on the 2d of December, 1699. 



" At a general meeting of all the inhabitants of this town, accordiug to Justice 

 Pinckney, his warrant, Peter Le Roux, heretofore Constable, has been dis- 

 charged, and Robert Bloomer has been named in his place, for to excercise the 

 said charge of Constable, and that, nomine contradicente. In the same assem- 

 bly, Peter Frederick and Joseph Devane have been named for to be surveyors 

 about the fences in all the plantations of this place, for to preserve the peace. 



April, 1700. Robert Bloomer, Supervisor. 



Ambroise Sicard, Collector, 

 Peter Valleau, Assessor, 



Occasionally the entries occur in the French language : 



" Le premier jour d'avril, 1710, nous les inhabitants de La Nouvelle Rochelle, 

 assemble a l'autorite par un warant de Justice Gougeon date du en mars nous 

 eumes e nommer pour offlciers pour suvir le canton. 



Ponr Supervoyser, Ollivier Besly, 



Pour Constable, Zacarie Angevin, 



Pour Collcctuer, Jacque Flandreau, 



Pour Toon Man, Isaac Mercier et Pierre Valleau, 



Pour Survoyeur, Jonas Le Villain et Daniel Reyneau." 



The first independent election for officers of this town took place in 

 1723. 



At a town meeting, held the 22d of December, 1783, at the house of Gilbert 

 Brush, inn-keeper, for choosing town officers for the town of New Rochelle, in 

 pursuance of an ordinance of the Council, appointed by the act of the Legisla- 

 ture, entitled an act to provide for the temporary government of the southern 



a The site now occupied by Mr. Socor's mill. 

 b Co. Rec. lib. P. 150. 



