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The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester (1881 revised edition, Vol. I)

Bolton, Robert Jr. The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, Vol. I. New York: Charles F. Roper, 1881. Revised posthumous edition. 276 words

Richardson of Croton, fifth son of Joseph first, was born July 11, 1732, and died 1776 ; married Elizabeth, daughter of Moses Quimby, who was born February 28, 1736 -- their issue being, Esther, born March 15, 1752, married Joseph Totten; Moses, born March 15, 1756; Daniel, born May 22, 1758; Deborah, born June 17, 1760; Robert, born April, 1762 ; Samuel, born January 22, 1764; Phoebe, born August 27, 1765; Mary,' bom March 7, 1767 ; Jerusha, born September 2, 1768 ; Abigal, born December 12, 1770; and Frances, born December 13, 1772. The daughters of the first Joseph were : Abby, who married Robert Fields; Mary, who married Samuel Palmer ; Sophia, and Jerusha, who married Benjamin Field.

a The arms of Sutton are-- ar. on a chev. betw. three annulets pa. as many crescents or Crest, a greyhound head couped enn., collared gu. garnished and ringed or. on the collar three annulets of the last.

THE TOWN OK NEW CASTLE.

Among the associate patentees of this town appears to have been Colonel Matthews, who held twelve hundred and eighty acres in the " West Patent."

The first election for town officers took place on the 5th of April, 1791, when the following individuals were chosen for the year ensuing : Isaac Smith, supervisor; Abraham Hyatt, town clerk; Sutton Craft, constable ; Benjamin Carpenter, collector ; and Caleb Carpenter, security ; Caleb Haight, Nathaniel Smith, Henry Slason, assessors ; Caleb Carpenter, Abraham Hyatt, overseers of the poor ; Caleb Haight, Nathaniel Smith, Henry Slason, commissioners of roads ; James Underhill, pounder ; and Nathaniel Concklin, Jesse Brady, Isaac Powell, damage prizers and fence viewers,