THE TOWN OP NORTH CASTLE.

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district in the State Legislature during the years 1829 and 1830, and held various offices in the town. His son David W. Smith now occupies the homestead farm, a portion of the West Patent, which has been owned in the family since the first settlement.

Numerous descendants of the original patentees, still reside in the town ; among them may be enumerated the Brundages, Griffins, Lockhards, Sellecks, Scofields, and Claps.

In 1724 we find the inhabitants of the Liberty of North Castle petitioning the Court of General Sessions for permission to erect a public pound." Benjamin Piatt appears to have been assessor for the middle patent in 1744.''

Upon the first of April, 1746, Jonathan Ogden and Benoni Piatt were appointed trustees for the Middle Patent, also George Dennis and Caleb Fowler for the West Patent, " to clear up the quit-rents."c

The following items occur in the town records :

"April ye 6th, 1730, at a lawful town meeting for to choose town officers iu North Castle," were elected,

"At a lawful town meeting held in North Castle on Tuesday, the 7th of April, 1772, by the West and Middle Patents to choose and elect town officers, and to make such prudential acts as said Patents or the inhabitants thereof hath power, and shall think proper," &c.

In 1778 it was voted that a committee of three be appointed to represent the town, "and with other members to represent the county."

The village of Armonk is situated in a valley, about the centre of the town, with the hills rising boldly around it. The settlement of this place was commenced sometime prior to 1722, principally by a company of Englishmen from Rye, who gave it the name it now bears. Armonk at present contains a post-office, two churches, d a school-house, four stores, and several dwellings.