THE TOWrt OF NORTH CASTLE. 713 



district in the State Legislature during the years 1829 and 1830, and 

 held various offices in the town. His son David W. Smith now occu- 

 pies the homestead farm, a portion of the West Patent, which has been 

 owned in the family since the first settlement. 



Numerous descendants of the original patentees, still reside in the 

 town ; among them may be enumerated the Brundages, Griffins, Lock- 

 hards, Sellecks, Scofields, and Claps. 



In 1724 we find the inhabitants of the Liberty of North Castle peti- 

 tioning the Court of General Sessions for permission to erect a public 

 pound. a Benjamin Piatt appears to have been assessor for the middle 

 patent in i744- & 



Upon the first of April, 1746^ Jonathan Ogden and Benoni Piatt were 

 appointed trustees for the Middle Patent, also George Dennis and Caleb 

 Fowler for the West Patent, " to clear up the quit-rents. " c 



The following items occur in the town records : 



"April ye 6th, 1786, at a lawful town meeting for to choose town officers in 



North Castle, " were elected, 



Geobge Dennis, Supervisor. 



Moses Qbtmby, Clerk. 



Jonathan Ogden, Constable. 



Shubel Rowley, \ A ________ 



Benjamin Carpentee,) ASSessors - 



Samuel Dean, ) tn _/„___„ 

 Shubel Rowley, ^way 

 Joseph Green, ) Masters - 

 Jonathan Ogden, Pounder. 

 Samuel Dean, ) Fence and 

 John Meebitt, f Damage Viewers. 



" At a lawful town meeting held in North Castle on Tuesday, the 7th 

 of April, 1772, by the West and Middle Patents to choose and elect 

 town officers, and to make such prudential acts as said Patents or the 

 inhabitants thereof hath power, and shall think proper," &c. 



In 1778 it was voted that a committee of three be appointed to rep- 

 resent the town, " and with other members to represent the county." 



The village of Armonk is situated in a valley, about the centre of the 

 town, with the hills rising boldly around it. The settlement of this place 

 was commenced sometime prior to 1722, principally by a company of 

 Englishmen from Rye, who gave it the name it now bears. Armonk at 

 present contains a post-office, two churches, d a school-house, four stores, 

 and several dwellings. 



a Co. Eec. Court of Sessions, Lib. B, 1. 



_■ See Newcastle, for Assessor' of West Patent. 



c Town Eec. The Woolsey family appear to have had a claim on the Middle Patent. 



d In this town a party of Continental troops were stationed during the Revolutionary war: 



