Isaac van Wart, James Hammond, Jesse Baker, Thomas Dean,

Ebenezer Scofield, Henry van Wart, Richard Garrison,

overseers of the poor.

commissioners.

fence viewers.

pound masters.

=■ Three miles above Frederick Philipse's mills at Sleepy Hollow. See Boundary Letters, secretary of state's office, Hartford, Conn., fol. ii. letter 46.

512 HISTORY OF THE

Upon the erection of the present town in 1845, the following officers were chosen.

Joseph Hunt, supervisor. George Sherwood, town clerk. Charles Yoe, ")

Thonuns^cX^^^^^ [ justices of the peace.

'SVilliani Pngsley, J

Nicliols J. Greene, superintendent of common schools.

Caleb Smith, )

"William Orsor, > assessors.

Stephen Marshall, )

John Ryder, \

Edward J. Bayles, > commissioners of highways.

Dnvid C. Codington, )

Wiilet Holmes, ? - .,

i,^.,i IT ! overseers of the poor.

\\illiam Mangarn, ^ ^

Abraham Miller, collector. Abniham Miller, ) James Rider, > constables.

John Romaine, \

First District.

Charles Yoe, ^ . , r t .-

George Sherwood, l inspectors of election.

Second District.

William H. Peck, ) ^ , r i .■

David McBeth, \ Inspectors of election.

Thomas E. Bridger, town sealer. Levi Peck, pound master.

COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER.

PELHAM.

Tins town is enclosed on the cast and north by the townsliip of New Rochelle. on the west by Hutchinson's river, which separates it from Eastchestor, and on the

Chria's Cl.u'c!., rdl.am. g^^^^j^ |. ^ jj^^ Sound.a

Prior to the Revohition, Pelharn formed a portion of the old manor of that name, which originally embraced nine thousand one hundred and sixty-six acres. The name itself is of Saxon origin, and compounded of the two words Pel (remote) and IIa7n (mansion.)^ The former, being the ancient surname of the manorial proprietors, affords us a very good reason for its adoption in connection with the last. -» ' .