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HISTORY OF STEUBEN COUNTY, NEW YORK. 



lin, daughter of Capt. John Franklin, the hero of the 

 Wyoming massacre. Uriah F., Phineas, Elias, John H., 

 Alexander H., and Franklin Stephens are the members of 

 the family. Alexander H. Stephens, who was born in 

 1801, has been a leading spirit in the affairs of his town, 

 from its erection to the present time. Mr. Stephens is a 

 man of high literary attainments, and one of the most in- 

 fluential citizens of the town. He was a member of the 

 State Legislature in 1848, and ably represented its interests 

 while there. His wife, Mary M. Davis, was a daughter of 

 Levi Davis, the first merchant, and for years the leading 

 business man of the town. James H. Stephens, son of 

 Phineas Stephens, and Redmond Davis and John Davis, 

 both sons of Levi Davis, have also been sent to the State 

 Legislature from Greenwood. 



The village of Greenwood contains nine stores ; harness-, 

 cabinet-, wagon-, shoe-, and blacksmith-shops ; a large steam 

 saw-mill and flouring-mill ; the " Stage House" and Green- 

 wood Hotel, a large three-story building ; two churches, a 

 fine two-story school-house, and an unusual number of fine 

 residences. Elias Y. Davis has conducted a jewelry estab- 

 lishment here since 1841, at which date there was but one 

 store in the place. The village extends along both sides of a 

 single street filling the space between the hills and the creek, 

 and a street starting from the central part of the village 

 and continuing west, and contains about 200 inhabitants. 

 There is a flouring-mill at Rough and Ready, a mill settle- 

 ment in the south part of the town, where was once a post- 

 ofiice, named from the Rough and Ready Presidential candi- 

 date ; and north of the village are two flouring-mills and a 

 saw-mill. 



ORGANIZATION. 



The first town election of the town of Greenwood was 

 held at the house of Levi Davis, March 6, 1827, when the 

 following ofiicers were elected : Levi Davis, Supervisor ; 

 Anson Cook, Town Clerk ; David Murray, Randall Pease, 

 Uriah F. Stephens, Assessors ; Richard Krusen, Uriah 

 Ingley, Aden Lewis, Commissioners of Highways ; Jacob 

 Manning, James Bess, Overseers of the Poor ; Abram Y. 

 Olmstead, Joseph Batchelor, Thomas Johnson, Commis- 

 sioners of Common Schools ; Francis Strang, Josiah Hay- 

 wood, Moses Clauson, Inspectors of Common Schools ; 

 John H. Stephens, Collector ; John H. Stephens, Ira S. 

 Mills, Constables. John J. Holt, John Stephens, Amos 

 Lewis, Jr., Linden Lewis, Francis Pilgrim, Amos Labar, 

 Enos Mead, John Krusen, Wm. Brown, Wm. M. Blair, 

 Sylvanus Strang, Wm. Crarapton, Joseph Davenport, Seba 

 Norton, John Matteson, and A. Y. Olmstead were made 

 path masters. 



The name of Greenwood was given it by Hon. Alexan- 

 der H. Stephens, through whose exertions a half-mile was 

 added to the east end of the town, from Jasper. 



LIST OF TOWN OFFICERS. 



Supervisors. 



1827. Levi Davis. 



1828. " " 



1829. '' '' 



1830. Thomas Johnson. 



1831. Levi Davis. 



1832. " *^ 



Town Clerks, 

 Anson Cook. 



Francis Strang. 



Collectors. 

 John H. Stephens. 

 Ira S. Mills. 



1833. 

 1834. 

 1835. 

 1836. 

 1837. 

 1838. 

 1839. 

 1840. 

 1841. 

 1842. 

 1843. 

 1844. 

 1845. 

 1846. 



1847. 

 1848. 

 1849. 

 1850. 

 1851. 

 1852. 

 1853. 

 1854. 

 1855. 

 1856. 

 1857. 

 1858. 

 1859. 

 1860. 

 1861. 

 1862. 

 1863. 

 1864. 

 1865. 

 1866. 

 1867. 

 1868. 

 1869. 

 1870. 

 1871. 

 1872. 

 1873. 

 1874. 

 1875. 

 1876. 

 1877. 

 1878. 



1830. 

 1831. 



1832. 

 1833. 



1834. 

 1835. 



1836. 



1837. 



1838. 



1839. 

 1840. 

 1841. 

 1842. 

 1843. 

 1844. 



Supervisors. 

 Randall Pease. 

 Anson Cook. 



Town Clerks. 

 Moses Clauson. 



Wm. M. Blair. 



Collectors. 

 Ira S. Mills. 



Joseph Davenport. Joseph Deremer. 



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John J. Holt. 

 Alex. H. Stephens. 



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Elijah Guy on. 



John Davis. 



Augustus Mallory.* 

 John Davis. 



Israel M. Brundage. 

 Daniel Manning. 

 Israel M. Brundage. 



John Davis. 

 Homer H. Mallory. 



R. H. Sheffield. 



John Davis. 

 Israel M. Brundage. 

 John S. Hartrum. 

 John Davis. 



Merritt F. Smith. 

 Homer H. Mallory. 



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Josh'a L. Chapman. 



J. B. Chapman. 

 A. K. Stephens. 



J. L. Chapman. 



Benjamin Rickett. 

 B. D. Conkling. 

 M. V. B. Fisher. 

 J. L. Chapman. 

 De Witt C. Amey. 



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J. W. Whiting, Jr. 

 De Witt C. Amey. 

 Valentine Reimann. 

 De AVitt C. Amey. 



Valentine Reimann. 



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Daniel Richcy. 

 Joshua L. Chapman. 



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A. R. Stephens. 



Daniel B. Closson. 



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AVm. Bess (v.). 

 Nelson Rogers. 



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Isaac Richey (v.). 

 S. J. Conkliu. 



Oliver B. Richey. 



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Samuel Saxton. 



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Wm. Z. Skank. 



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Alexander Todd. 



Homer S. Brundage. 



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Alexander Todd. 

 J. M. Brundage. 

 Nelson Blair. 

 J. L. Chapman. 

 John McMinds. 

 Valentine Reimann. 

 Wm. Burton. 

 Francis Updyke. 

 John S. Young. 



Mathias Pease. 



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Levi Pease. 

 Cornelius 0. Haryan 

 Freeman Rogers. 

 AVm. 0. Swar's. 



JUSTICES 



Thomas Johnson. 

 Sherman Brown. 

 William Johnson. 

 Joseph Bachelder. 

 F. Strang. 

 Anson Cook. 

 Talmai Ferrell. 

 Benjamin Smead. 

 Sherman Brown. 

 William Horton. 

 Talmai Ferrell. 

 John H. Stephens. 

 Benjamin S. Brundage. 

 William M. Blair. 

 Luther Campbell. 

 Philetus Farrar. 

 Benjamin S. Brundage. 

 Alvin Mead. 

 Philetus Farrar. 

 Hanford Smith. 

 Luther Campbell. 

 Alvin Mead. 

 Sheppard Amidon.* 

 Leonard Smith.* 



OF 



THE PEACE. 



1845. Jesse B. Smith. 



1846. Sheppard Amidon. 

 Leonard Smith.* 

 Andrew Vansickle.* 



1847. William Bess. 



1848. Philetus Farrar. 



1849. George W. Easterbrook. 



1850. Sheppard Amidon. 



1851. Thomas Streeter. 

 Luther Campbell.* 

 Daniel L. Starr.* 



1852. John Brundage. 

 B. S. Brundage. 



1853. John Starr. 



1854. Luther Campbell. 



1855. B. S. Brundage. 



1856. A. H. Bruster. 



1857. Joseph B. Chadwick. 



1858. A. H. Burrell. 

 xA-bram Crout.* 



1859. J. H. Stephens. 

 Edward E. Stuart. 



1860. Ebenezer Northrup. 

 Warren Houghton. 



* Vacancy. 



