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HISTOEY OF STEUBEN COUNTY, NEW YORK. 



The first frame barn was built on the Epbraim Bennett 

 farm by Moses Ellas. Carpenter, James Carr. 



Mr. Skinner was an early settler on the farm E. W. Ben- 

 nett lives on. His first winter was a severe one. He and 

 his family lived on wheat bran nearly all winter. He 

 drew to market the next spring the hides of the stock he 

 had lost through the winter. 



Increase Cooley cleared the southeast part of the Chubb 

 farm ; Moses Wilcox, Truman Ward, and Jeremiah Dick- 

 inson, the north part. 



Joel Halleck cleared the first land in the village of South 

 Bradford, ten acres, on the corners occupied by Stephen 

 Dorman's store and the Baptist church. The village stands 

 on about the highest land in the town. 



Increase Cooley and Milo Drake were among the first 

 postmasters. Increase Cooley was the first merchant or 

 storekeeper ; William Fragles, the first blacksmith ; Isaac 

 Dennis, the first wagon-maker; Dr. Woodruif, the first 

 physician ; Moses Ellas, the first hotel-keeper ; Joseph 

 Buckingham, the first shoemaker ] John F. Havens, the 

 first justice of the peace. 



The present business interests are as follows : 



Grocery. — George Fragles. 



Wagon- Maher. — William Slocum. 



Dry- Goods and Groceries. — Stephen Dorman. 



BlacJcsmith. — David Dennis. 



Harness- Maher. — Daniel Myres. 



Notary Fuhlic. — E. W. Bennett. 



Justices of the Peace. — John Kishpaugh and William 

 Mathews. 



The first settler in the village of Bradford was Frederick 

 Bartles, who came with his family from New Jersey about 

 1793. He brought with him a number of horse-teams and 

 wagons, and cut his way up the creek from Savona to 

 the present site of the village. Four of his sons were 

 Jacob, William, Frederick, and Charles. He brought a 

 slave with him, Jim ; he now lies buried at the foot of his 

 master's grave.* 



The first merchant was Frederick Bartles. Among the 

 first blacksmiths was Samuel Thatcher. The first doctor 

 was Peter Bose. Capt. Hight was the first surveyor. John 

 Rosenhark was the first child born in the town. The wife 

 of Thomas Rowles was the first person who died and the 

 first buried in the cemetery above the village. The first 

 wagon-maker was Azariah Genung. 



Bradford is pleasantly situated on Mud Creek, about 

 nine miles from Savona. It has a population of about 200. 

 The present business interests of the place are represented 

 as follows : 



Merchants. — Munson Wright & Co. and William Hedges 

 & Son. 



Grocery. — E. S. Bennett. 



Innheejpers. — J. F. Ward and A. J. Emery. 



Postmaster. — William Hedges. 



Id am ess- Maker. — Frank Morris. 



Wagon-Maker. — Charles Switzer. 



Shoemakers. — H. D. Rosenkrans and L. Green. 



Flour ^ Saw-Mill and Lumber. — Munson Brothers. 



■-'• Frederick Bartles died in 1819. 



Physicians. — F. M. Lockwood and W. A. Tallmadge. 

 Justices of the Peace. — E. S. Bennett and J. A. Stewart. 

 Cooper. — David Paddock. 

 Blacksmiths. — George Jaynes and L. Austin. 



ORGANIZATION. 



Bradford was formed from Jersey (now Orange, Schuyler 

 Co.) April 20, 1836, and received its name from Gen. Brad- 

 ford. A portion of it was annexed to Orange, April 17, 

 1854. The first town-meeting for Bradford was held at 

 the house of John Zimmerman, on the fourth Tuesday in 

 May, 1836. S. Snell was elected Supervisor; Charles 

 McFane, Town Clerk ; Thomas Rowles, Collector ; James 

 Wolverton and James Bradley, Justices of the Peace. 



Under the old organization as Jersey, James Boyd, A. 

 Fulsom, and Samuel Adams were Supervisors in 1819, '20, 

 and '24. Henry Switzer was Supervisor from 1825 to 

 1830 inclusive, and represented the district in the Legisla- 

 ture. From 1830 to 1834, William H. Seybolt was Super- 

 visor; and A. M. Libolt for 1834 and '35. From 1815 to 

 1822, John N. Hight served as Town Clerk ; Samuel Scho- 

 field, 1822; John N. Hight, 1823; Jesse Rose, 1824-31; 

 Stephen Northup, 1831-36. The Collectors we have been 

 able to obtain as far back as 1824, as follows: Ephraim 

 Rolfe, 1824 and '25 ; William H. Seybolt, 1826-31 ; Isaac 

 D. Little, 1831 ; Abraham Allen, 1832; Thomas Rowles, 

 1833-36. The following were Justices of the Peace from 

 1815-36: James Boyd, Frederick Bartles, Henry Switzer, 

 Stephen Griff'eth, Edward Stubbs, Stephen Haight, Samuel 

 Schofield, Samuel Buckbee, S. Snell, Samuel Kimball, Nor- 

 man Libolt, A. M. Libolt, William H. Seybolt. 



The following is the list of the principal officers since 

 the organization of the present town : 



LIST OF TOWN OrFICERS. 





Supervisors. 



Town Clerks. 



Collectors. 



1836. 



S. Snell. 



Charles McLane. 



Thomas Rowles. 



1837. 



u a 



(( it 



ii ii 



1838. 



Wm. H. Sejbolt. 



' (( u 



David Dennis. 



1839. 



a i( 



Ransom Coats. 



Thomas Rowles. 



1840. 



J. C. Cameron. 



ii ii 



a a 



1841. 



Joseph S. Fenton. 



Aug. J. Monroe. 



Wm. Bovier. 



1842. 



James Barkley. 



Ransom Coats. 



ii ii 



1843. 



a i( 



ii ii 



Sayres Whitehead. 



1844. 



Ilosea Longwell. 



a a 



a a 



1845. 



Wm. Bovier. 



ii ii 



Micajah M. Lewis. 



1846. 



li i( 



a a 



a a 



1847. 



John Phelps. 



a ii 



Newman M. Bennett 



1848. 



Wm. Bovier. 



a a 



John D. Seybolt. 



1849. 



James Barkley. 



Piatt P. Clark. 



it a 



1850. 



Charles Hubban. 



ii a 



a a 



1851. 



Wm. Phelps. 



Chancy J. Ilarring. 



David Rowles. 



1852. 



a a 



Ransom Coats. 



Samuel A. Goble. 



1853. 



John D. Seybolt. 



ii a 



Lewis Bennett. 



1854. 



a i( 



ii ii 



a ii 



1855. 



John F. Havens. 



ii <{ 



J. J. Compton. 



1856. 



a a 



Rufus S. Alderman 





1857. 



Lewis Bennett. 



A. J. Switzer. 



ii ' a 



1858. 



Jesse Munson. 



B. B. Switzer. 



A. T. Kress. 



1859. 



(I a 



a i< 



Elijah Wortman. 



1860. 



John D. Seybolt. 



a a 



Sayres Whitehead. 



1861. 



a a 



a ii 



a it 



1862. 



Edgar Munson. 



a ii 



James Beard. 



1863. 



Jesse Munson. 



a a 



C. W. Strait. 



1864. 



H 11 



a a 



Sayres Whitehead. 



1865. 



a u 



a a 



Lewis Holly. 



1866. 



l( u 



W. A. Talmadge. 



a it 



