TOWN OF flORNELLSVILLE. 



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From Pennsylvania Hill we come by a gentle descent to 

 the Webb District, first settled by Col. John R. Stephens, 

 Stephen Webb, Bazey Baker, and others. The Ryerss 

 tract is in this district, and embraces several hundred acres 

 of land, considerable of which is improved. On this tract, 

 deeply imbedded in the primeval forest, is the Ryers' Lake, 

 a favorite resort of pleasure-parties and amateur sportsmen. 



In the Winfield Settlement, northeast of the village, the 

 first settlement was made by Matthias Reed, nearly fifty 

 years ago. Since then farms have been cleared and greatly 

 improved by Sylvanus Cleveland, Horace and William 

 Winfield, Orrin Burch, Henry Belts, Henry Keefer, John 

 Newson, and others. The settlement numbers among its 

 members some of the most thorough, prosperous, and influ- 

 ential farmers of the town. 



From the Winfield district, by a good and well-traveled 

 road, we reach the old Turnpike Settlement, lying on the 

 main road between this town and Bath. Maj. Bennett 

 cleared a farm on the turnpike in 1808, and was one of the 

 first settlers. After him came John Beattie, Jonathan L. 

 Nicholson, Dudley Robinson, Wm. R. Stephens, Samuel 

 Jones, Henry Chapman, N. Dilanow, and Mr. Boyd, some 

 of whom are in the town of Howard. The late Nathaniel 

 Finch, Esq., of Hornellsville, was among the early settlers 

 on this hill, having settled on the fiirm formerly owned by 

 Mr. Boyd, and known as the Cross farm. He was the 

 second resident surveyor in this town, and a very enterpri- 

 sing and useful citizen. Nathan Osborne was also one of 

 the early surveyors. The turnpike hill is one of the most 

 prosperous settlements in the town. It is familiarly known 

 as '' Nicholson Hill" from the numerous families of that 

 name who have settled there, all descendants of the patri- 

 arch Jonathan L. Nicholson. The district has a' good 

 school, and regular religious services on the Sabbath. 



ORGANIZATION. 



The town of Hornellsville was formed from Canisteo, 

 April 1, 1820, and embraced, in addition to the present 

 territory, the town of Hartsville and part of the town of 

 Fremont. Hartsville was taken off in 1844, and part of 

 Fremont in 1854. 



The first town-meeting in and for the town of Hornells- 

 ville was held on the first Tuesday in March, 1821, at the 

 house of Martha Hornell, then occupied by Peter Reynolds, 

 when the following town officers were elected : Ira Daven- 

 port, Supervisor ; John R. Stephens, Town Clerk ; John 

 Hurlbut, George Hornell, James Harding, Assessors; Wm. 

 B. Bostwick, Collector; Elijah Stephens, Stephen Webb, 

 Poormasters ; Stephen Coon, Asa Upson, Samuel Harding, 

 Commissioners of Highways ; Christopher Hurlbut, Arvin 

 Kennedy, George Hornell, Inspectors of Schools ; James 

 Taggart, William Stephens, Amos Graves, School Commis- 

 sioners ; Wm. B. Bostwick, David Whitney, Wm. Webb, 

 Constables; Amasa Thacher, Justus Harding, William 

 Stephens, Jr., Fence-Viewers. 



In April an election was held to elect two members of 

 Congress for the Twentieth Congressional District, result- 

 ing as follows : Wm. B. Rochester, 35 votes ; David Wood- 

 cock, 31 votes ; Sherman Camp, 38 votes ; Jonathan Rich- 

 mond, 34 votes. At the same meeting to elect members 



of Assembly for the counties of Steuben and Allegany, the 

 result was as follows : Asa Lee Davidson, 38 votes ; Wm. 

 Woods, 39 votes; Amos Peabody, 25 votes; Grattan H. 



Wheeler, 25 votes. 



LIST OF TOWN OFFICERS. 





Supervisors. 



Town Clerks. 



Collectors. 



1821. 



Ira Davenport. 



John R. Stephens. 



Wm. B. Bostwick. 



1822. 



if i< 



a a 



Truman Bostwick. 



1823. 



John R. Stephens. 



Greorge Hornell. 



James Taggart. 



1824. 



a i( 



Samuel Thacher. 



Truman Bostwick. 



1825. 



it a 



Wm. Stephens, Jr. 



ii ii 



1826. 



Maj. Thos. Bennett. 



Otis Thacher. 



ii a 



1827. 



ii (( 



ii a 



Stephen Webb, Jr. 



1828. 



Jas. McBurney. 



a ii 



ii a 



1829. 



ti ii 



Augustus NewelL 



John R. Stephens. 



1830. 



(( i( 



Thos. Bennett. 



a a 



1831. 



it i( 



John Morris. 



Charles Lefferts. 



1832. 



James Dyke. 



John R. Morris. 



Erastus Lewis. 



1833. 



a a 



Thos. J. Reynolds. 



Andrew Morris. 



1834. 



Jiis. McBurney. 



Martin. Adsit. 



Daniel McAlmont. 



1835. 



li a 



ii a 



a a 



1836. 



Ira Davenport. 



a ii 



a a 



1837. 



a a 



ii ii 



Asher C. Smith. 



1838. 



ii (( 



a ii 



Wm. D. Burdick. 



1839. 



a a 



a ii 



ii a 



1840. 



Hugh Magee. 



Chas. Lefferts. 



Vincent Stephens. 



1841. 



(C ii 



Andy L. Smith, Jr. 



ii ii 



1842. 



John R. Morris. 



Hiram Bennett. 



John Burdew. 



1843. 



a a 



a ii 



Philip Van Scoter. 



1844. 



ii ii 



a » a 



a a 



1845. 



Thos. Major. 



Rufus Tuttle. 



Elias Ayers. 



1846. 



ti ii 



Andy L. Smith, Jr. 



a a 



1847. 



a a 



Rufus Tuttle. 



Wm. H. Doty. 



1848. 



Martin Adsit. 



Daniel Bullard. 



a a 



1849. 



Aaron Morris. 



Wm. H.Doty. 



Daniel Haas. 



1850. 



a ii 



Nath. Blaksley. 



a ii 



1851. 



Elisha G. Stevens. 



a a 



Fred. E. Rogers. 



1852. 



a a 



a a 



a a 



1853. 



Wm. Bennett. 



Marcus E. Brown. 



Wm. H. Doty. 



1854. 



a a 



a a 



Philip Van Scoter. 



1855. 



Lewis D. Benton. 



ii a 



Rufus E. Holmes. 



1856. 



Marcus E. Brown 



Chas. E. Baldwin. 



a a 



1857. 



a a 



Nathan Nichols. 



Charles Major. 



1858. 



Alanson Stephens. 



Miles W. Hawley. 



James McWooliver 



1859. 



a a 



Theodore Badger. 



ii a 



1860. 



Philip Van Scoter. 



Nathan Nichols. 



John A. Major. 



1861. 



a ii 



Joseph Lanphear. 



Elijah Cone. 



1862. 



J. H. Stephens, Jr. 



Chas. C. Reynolds. 



ii ii 



1863. 



a ii 



Elmon D. Smith. 



Henry F. Howard. 



1864. 



ii a 



Peter P. Houck. 



a i( 



1865. 



.John A. Major. 



M. W. Hawley. 



a it 



1866. 



a a 



ii ii 



it It 



1867, 



Chas. F. Smith. 



ii ii 



it it 



1868. 



J. W. Robinson. 



a a 



ti it 



1869. 



Arza P. Breese. 



a ii 



John A. Farnham. 



1870. 



John McDougall. 



ii a 



ii a 



1871. 



ii ii 



a a 



it it 



1872. 



a ii 



a a 



a it 



1873. 



Walter 0. Rose. 



Wm. H. Grreenhow. 



a it 



1874. 



a a 



a a 



William Dickey. 



1875. 



Miles W. Hawley. 



a a 



Thomas Morrissay. 



1876. 



a a 



a it 



Wm. H. Harris. 



1877. 



ii a 



a ii 



G. P. Burlingham. 



1878. 



S. E. Shattuck. 



Joseph Cameron. 



A. B. Crockett. 





JUSTICES 



ELECTED BY THE PEOPLE. 





John Pitts. 





1834. John Baldwin. 



1830. 



Jabesh Lanphear. 





1835. Stephen Abbott. 



1831. 



John R. Stephens. 





1836. Dexter Straight. 



1832. 



Ephraim Wood. 





1837. Chas. N. Hart. 



1833. 



Charles N. Hart. 





1838. John Baldwin. 



