^'On Tuesday, the 2d of April, 1776, the freeholders, inhabitants of Harrison's Precinct, met at the place appointed by law, and made choice of the following town officers : --

Samuel Haviland, Supervisor,

William Miller, Town Clerk,

Joshua Hunt, ^ ., ^ ^. •

John Haight, \ Assessors, "" "^ .

Wellsey Dosenbery, ) - -

Joseph Carpenter, Highway Master for lower part, David Halstead, " -' the middle,

force of horse. Seven of Mosher's party were from the farm of General Pierre van Cortlandt, Cortlandtown.

» On the east side of the road leading from the Purchase to Rye, lies the grave of an old veteran by the name of John Peter Follow, who died at the advanced age of 120. He requested that the following epitaph might be inscribed on his tomb stone : --

- . ~ , *' Here lies as good a soldier

as ever fought in Flanders."

Also, in the same vicinity, Louis Burling, a colored soldier of the Revolution, who served as a private in Col. Samuel Pell's regiment.

b Upon the Mockquams, or Blind Brook, is situated the grist mill of the late Gen. Thomas.

262 HISTORY OF THE

Steplieii Field, Highway Master for die upper,

William Ascongh, " " Brown's Point,

William Woodward, " " North street,

Job Hadden, " " West and Haight

streets, all to the usual bounds.

Samuel Haviland, ) r^ a t\ ttmi r> 1 } tence and Damas^e viewers,

Thomas Park, ) ° '

Thomas Park, Pownder." At a town meeting held this first day of April, 1783, in Harrison's Precinct, State of New York, the following town officers were chosen to serve the ensuing year :-- '* Isaiah Maynard, Supervisor,