Town of Milford
Annual Minutes
1817
Copied by : Jayne Davis Szaz




Comments on My Transcription of the Town of Milford Annual Town Meeting Minutes

In the early 1990s Marion Brophy made photocopies for me of the Town of Milford Annual Town Meeting Minutes at the New York State Library in Cooperstown, Otsego County, New York, in reply to my request for information about my great great great grandfather, Christopher ELLI.S. As far as I know, the Minutes I have transcribed are all that remain of the Town of Milford's Annual Town Meeting Minutes, but I may be wrong about that; there may be Minutes for years before 1811 and after 1840. For anyone who wants to inquire of the library, its address is New York State Historical Association/The Farmers' Museum, Research Library, P.O. Box 800, Cooperstown, New York 13326, its telephone number is 607-547-1400, and its website is http://www.nysha.org/about/index.htm. The call number for the Town of Milford Annual Town Meeting Minutes is N593.82(2). However, the Minutes for 1812 and 1813 are probably lost; if not, Marion would have sent copies of them to me also.

I have transcribed the information from The Town of Milford Annual Town Meeting Minutes for 1811 and 1814-1840 and have entered the information into separate documents by year. My comments are in brackets [ ].

You may notice that some pages are missing and, I presume, lost, and that some of the page numbers within the documents are out of sequence. That apparently happened because the responsible town clerk did not enter the information about an event until some time after the event. For instance, information from page 256 appears in the years 1827, 1828, and 1829 because information for those years appears on that one page. Also, some page numbers appear in two consecutive years because the town clerk continued writing minutes for the current year on the sheet used for the previous year rather than taking a new sheet of paper.

The page numbers are as they appear in the original document. Where [New page, unnumbered] appears at the top of the page, the photocopying must have cut off the page number. These missing page numbers seem to be the odd-numbered pages.

I have copied the text as it appears in the original document, which means I have retained the spelling of the original document. . Where I could not read letters or words, I have substituted underlining of the same length as the missing letters or words. There is little punctuation; the first, a comma, shows up in the late 1820s.

Where the town clerk left a space blank that should have been filled with a name or a word or words, I have typed (blank).

The researcher should look through all of the years to find her/his ancestor(s) because some of the names were spelled one way on one page and another way on another page or pages. Some of the names appear over the entire span of years while others appear only once or twice.


Page 166
Town of Milford Annual Town Meeting Minutes
1817

We have this day audited and allowed the accounts of John Moore Supervisor of the 
Town of Milford and find in his hands due to the Said Town the sum of  [no sum given]

Milford February					John Moore } Supervisor
The 25th 1817						Henry Scott } Jus P
							James Westcott }Jus P
							Ezra Adams } TC

16 Ward
Beginning at the Center of the Bridge near Juda Waters gristmill from thence to the 
north Line of Ezra Adams farm also past George Wilcox to his west line

44th Ward
Beginning at the North line of Ezra Adams Farm and from thence to Elias Rogers 
North line and also to where the Road Intersects Near Clark Commins

17th Ward
Beginning at the North Line of Elias Rogers Farm and ends at the house of John R. 
Franciscko

February 25th 1817				Levi Adams      }Comrs
						James Westcott }   of
						Saml Carpenter }Highways
						Ezra Adams      }T Clk


Page 168

At the Annual Town Meeting of the Freeholders and Inhabitants of the Town of 
Milford held on the 4th day of March 1817 at the house of John Bivvins the 
Following persons were Elected town officers

Viz . .
Ezra Adams	      }		Town Clerk
John Moore	      }		Supervisor
Jacob Dietz           }
Peter Collier	      }		Afsefsors
Daron Lane           }
Simeon Walling    }		Comrs
Levi Adams          }		   of
James Dietz	      }		Highways
Samuel Bixby	      }		Const & Collector
John Badger          }		Overseers
Daniel Lee	      }		of  Poor
David Reyes          }			
John Culley	       }		Constables
Samuel Carpenter  }
Henry Scott	       }		Comrs
Ezra Adams	       }		   of
Reuben Westcott    }		Schools
Jacob McDonald    }		Inspectors
John Badger	       }		      of
David Culley	       }		Schools

[New page, unnumbered]

John Moore           }					
Levi Adams          }
Elihu Gifford        }
Simeon Walling    } Pound Masters
Wilhelmus Yauger}
Peter Collier         }
Daniel Fairchild    }
George Wilcox     }
Reuben Scott         }
Joseph Mumford   } Fence Viewers
Asahel Marvin      }+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
David Reyes         }
John Fairchild       }
Overseers of Highways
Asa Eddy………………………….1
Thomas Cunningham……………..2
Thomas Eldred……………………3
John R Francischo………………….4
William Collier……………………5
William Cox……………………….6
Baltip Campbell…………………..7
Simeon Walling…………………..8
Nicholas Whitmarsh………………9
Wilhelmus Yauger……………….10
Jacob Dietz……………………….11
Water Fitch……………………….12
Sircis Richardson…………………13
[No name listed]………………….14


Page 170

At the Annual Town Meeting
Phan Stevens……………………..15
Samuel Bixby…………………….16
Eli Rose…………………………..17
David Wilcox…………………….18
James Ray………………………..19
Thomas Nosg…………...………..20
Andrew Shute Jnr…………………21
Loringo Batis……………………..22
Peter Marlatt………………………23
Cardar Stone………………………24
Jacob Dingman……………………25
David Culley………………………26
Solomon Barney…………………..27
William Martin……………………28
Paul Swert…………………………29
_aldin Sweet………………………30
John Low………………………….31
Silas Moray………………………..32
__mas Waters……………………..33
Adam Dietz………………………..34
Parker Wilson……………………..35
William Richardson……………….36
Isaac _ict_………………………….37
James Wilh_____………………….39
Joseph Varrs………………………..40
Barrint Cipley………………………41
Aron New_____……………………42
Bennoni Cic_arris…………………..43
Benjamin Aylesworth………………44
Daniel Fairchild…………………….46


[New page, unnumbered]

Resolved } as the by Laws Stood the Last Year they Shall Stand for the Present year


Resolved} that Their Shall be Raised for the Support of the Poor for the Town of 
Milford five and three Dollars and Thirty Four Cents

Voted that the Inspectors of Schools have no compensation for services

Voted that the next Annual Town Meeting be held at the house of John Bivvens and 
wher the Annual Meeting was Last Held the Last Year ….

Marks for Cattle, Sheep and Swine

George Wilcox mark is a Square crop of the Right Ear and a hole in the same

John L Westcott Mark is a Swallowtail on the end of each ear and a half penny on 
the Upper and under Side of the right ear


Page 172

Taken up by the subscriber on the 5th Ins.. A Light Bay Mare with a Black Main and 
Tail with a scar on the Left side of her head a Small snip on the nose and a white 
foot and has lately been Blooded the owner is desired to prove property pay charges
 and take her away
Milford 7th June 1817 John Marlatt

To the Commifsioners of Highways in Milford County of Otsego We your Petitioners 
being Freeholders and Inhabitants of Said Town Shew that whereas the Charlott 
Bridge near James Youngs has become Unpasable and whereas there is a much Better 
situation for a bridge at or near Emmons Mills on said Charlote Crick Now Therefor 
we pray you to Cause the Road from the Center of the Said Bridge to the 
Intersection of the  Road from Youngs to Said Mills be discontinued Your __

Milford April 21st 1817 Pilihanero

Nicholafs Whitmarsh			John Beames
Frederic Brown			Jacob Youngs
Jacob Dietz				David Yager
Samuel Carpenter			John Moore
Lawrence Swart			Daniel Lee
Aaron Newkarke			William Armentage


Page 174

Survey of a Road Relaice Say Beginning at a Stake and Stones Standing on the South 
side of the Highway leading Edmonds Richmond in Milford to the Town of Lawrance and 
Runs from thence North 83 East 10 .. 00
			Thence North 88 East 7 .. 00
			Thence North 79 East 28 .. 00
			Thence North 61 East 7 .. 00
			Thence East …………5 .. 00
			Thence North 86 East 3 .. 00
			Thence North 56 East 5 .. 00
			Thence North 28 East 11 .. 00
Untill it intersects  the Road that leades from David Reyes in Milford to James 
Cyphers Containing a distance of Seventy six four ipall Chaines

Milford 16th June 1817			Levi Adams       }Comrs of
David L Sayre Surveyor 			Simeon Walling }Highways
Survey of a Road say Beginning at a Pine Stump at the South west Corner of Beezer 
Reeads Barn in Milford and Runes from thence
					North 28 Degrees West 9 .. 00
				Thence North 20 Degrees West 11 .. 00
				Thence North 10 Degrees West 10 .. 00
				Thence North 45 Degrees West  9 .. 00
Untill it Intersects the Road that Leades from Walter Fitch in Milford to Nehemiah 
Edsons containing a distance of 39 four pall Chaines 

Milford June the 16th 1817			Levi Adams       }Comrs of
David L Sayre Surveyor			Simeon Walling }Highways



[New page, unnumbered]

County of Otsego} Whereas John Badger being appointed one of the Inspectors of 
Common Schools in and for the Said Town of Milford for the year 1817 and has 
Refused to Serve in said office of Inspector and Whereas the Freeholders of the 
Said Town of Milford has not within fifteen days filled the Vacancy by said Refusal
 Therefore We James Westcott Henry Scott and Ezra Adams Esqrs three of the Justices 
of the Peace in and for the Said County of Otsego Residing in the Town of Milford 
in the said County Do hereby Nominate and appoint Arial Wentworth being a 
freeholder and Inhabitant of the Said Town of Milford according to the directions 
of the Statute in that Case Made and Provided Given Under our hands and Seales at 
Milford this 13th day of September 1817
						John Westcott
						Henry Scott
						Ezra Adams
23rd Ward
Beginning at the Intersection of the Road by David Bates and from thence westerly 
to the west side of a Bridge west of Samuel Hotchkiss west line near a house where 
John Marlatt formerly lived
48th Ward
Beginning at the above mentioned Bridge on the west Side of said Bridge and from 
thence by Aaron Lanes to the Town of Laurens


Page 176

Survey of a Road Say Beginning at the School house near Asahel Marvins in Milford 
and Runs from thence North 85 Degrees West 29 .. Chaines
		Thence North 58 Degrees West 27 .. Chaines
		Thence North 63 Degrees West 10 ... Chaines
		Thence North 89 Degrees West  27 .. Chaines
Untill it Intersects the line that divides the Towns of Milford and Laurens 
Containing a distance of one mile and fifty two Rods

Milford 12th July 1817			Levi Adams} Comrs of
David L Sayre Surveyor			James Dietz}Highways
						Ezra Adams}Town Clk
Survey of a Road Say Beginning on the Town line that divides the Town of Milford 
and Lawrens where it Intersects the Road that leades from Peter Marlatts to Laurens
 Being the 23d Ward and Runs from thence south 25 degrees West 24 Chaines and ends 
near to the dwelling house of William Vanburens in Milford Containing a Distance of
 Eighty Rods 

Milford 18th July 1817			Levi Adams } Comrs of Highways
						James Dietz }
D.L. Sayre Surveyor				Ezra Adams } Town Clk


[New page, unnumbered]

Survey of a Road Say Beginning at a harde Maple Tree Standing these ____ lines dont
 Belong to this Survey
Survey of a Road Relayd say Beginning on the North side of the Highway that leades 
from David Reyes in Milford to James Cyphers and Runs from 
thence North 67 degrees West 2 .. 00 
thence North 42 degrees West 5 .. 00
thence North 65 degrees West 3 .. 00
thence North 69 degrees West 12 .. 00
Untill it Intersects the above Road that leades from David Reyes to James Cyphers 
Containing a distance of 22 four pall Chaines

Milford June the 11th 1817			Levi Adams       }Comrs of
David L Sayre Surveyor			Simeon Walling }Highways
Survey of a Road say Beginning at the intersection of the Road Near to William 
Richardson in Milford and Runs from thence south 76 degrees West 17 Chaines Untill 
it Intersects the Town line that divides the Towns of Lawrenes and Milford thence 
along the lines of the Said Towns South 21 Degrees West 340 Chaines until it 
Intersects the Road that leades from William Hortons Tavern in Milford to the Town 
line of Otsego Containing a distance of four Miles and a quarter

Milford July the 11th 1817			Levi Adans  } Comrs of
David L Sayre Surveyor			James Dietz }Highways











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