"At a public town meeting of the freeholders and inhabitants of the Yonkcrs and Mile square, at the house of Edward Stevenson in said Yonkers, on the first Tuesday of April, in 1756. being the day appointed by act of the General Assembly of this Province of New York, for choosing town officers, and likewise to make regulation of creatures and fences. The under written officers and orders of creatures and orders of fences, Avere made by majority of votes.

James Gorton, Supervisor and Pounder, Benjamin Fowler, Town Clerk, Thomas Sherwood, Constable and Collector.

David Oakley, ) . William Warner, ^ Assessors.

See Corporation Doc. p. 36 to 375. Records of Roads, Co. Records.

496 HISTORY OF THE

Edward Weeks, ] . .-'■ . "William Crawford, I

Daniel Devoe, I ^- y, Masters.

■' . John Rider, i

Isaac Odell, ' ' > Hendrick Post.

Andrew Nodin,

= ■ , , Charles Warner, ^ p^^^^ ^^^^ ^ ^-^^^^^^^

Moses J aiier, [ °

Isaac Odell, J

At a town meeting held for the Yonkers, in the Manor of Philipsborough, at the house of David Hunt, on the 28th day of Dec, 1783, under the superintendence of Israel Honeywell, Esq., William Hadley and Thomas Sherwood, in pursuance of an ordinance for holding elections in the southern district, by the council appointed. The act entitled an act to provide for the temporary government of the southern part of this State, until the enemy shall abandon or be dispossessed of the same, and until the Legislature can be convened &c. Passed the 23d of Oct., 1779 The following town officers were chosen :