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History of Orange County
Town of Warwick
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     There is a family tradition that the name originally was bestowed upon a Highland Chief for his great courage and physical powers of body, and whose death was in this wise; In some battle or border fray, being clad in armor, he accepted the challenge of the champion of the opposite clan to single combat, which had been given to any man in the clan,--he killed his antagonist.  The next day a similar challenge was given by another champion, and again accepted by him-he again killed his antagonist.  The next day a challenge was given by another and accepted by him.  After the combat had been hotly maintained for a short time his horse was observed to turn back and come up to the ranks with his rider dead, still sitting in the saddle.
     Scott knew well the character of the Armstrongs for courage and patriotism; for when the chief was about to assemble his clans for some great enterprise, he says to his summoning heralds in the
 “Lay of the Last Minstrel”-
"Ye need not go to Liddisdale,
For when they see the blazing bale
Elliots and Armstrongs never fail.”

EXTRACT FROM TOWN RECORDS.

     First Town Meeting.--At a meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Warwick, held in the town of Warwick, this first Tuesday in April, 1789. the following persons were elected and chosen for the ensuing year, viz -
John Smith,
Town Clerk.
John Wheeler, Esq.,
Supervisor.
Capt. James Post,
Western District,
Assessor.
Major Peter Bartholf,
Middle District,
Assessor.
Capt. Henry Bartholf,
Eastern District,
Assessor.
Major Jacobus Post,
Western District,
Assessor.
Nathaniel Minthorn,
Middle District,
Commissioner of Road.
John Wood,
Eastern District,
Commissioner of Road.
Zebulon Wheeler,
                       Overseer of the Poor.
James Benedict,
                       Overseer of the Poor.
David McCamly,
Western District,
Collector.
James Benedict,
 Middle District,
Collector.
David Miller,
Eastern District,
Collector.
John Blain, jr.,
Constable.
David Miller,
Constable.
     Road Masters.-John Kanaday, Timothy Clark, John Benedict, Capt. George Vance, Wm. Armstrong, Esq., Anthony Finn, Capt. Jackson, Major Jacobus Post, Joseph Wilson, Thomas Blain, Abraham Lazair, John Smith, Garret Post, Philip Burroughs, Calvin Bradner, Capt. Bertholf, James Hannah, John Armstrong, James Miller, David Miller, Timothy Beers, Jacob Gable, Henry Townsend, Abel Noble, Philip Ketchem, Moses Carpenter, David Lobdell, Caleb Smith, Caleb Taylor, Robert Ludlow, Jacobus Chase, David Nanny, Ezra Sanford, Israel Owens, Abraham Dolsan, Richard Johnson, John Sutton, Nathaniel Bailey.
Arch. Armstrong and Esq. Shepherd,
West District
Fence Viewers.
Maj. P. Bartholf, and James Benedict,
Middle District
Fence Viewers.
James Miller and Philip Burroughs,
East District
Fence Viewers.
Each Road Master to be Pound Master:  the Pound to be put up at the expense of the district.
Resolved, That there is £100 to be raised for the benefit of the poor, and £20 for contingent expenses.
1790. There was £19, 1s. paid for sheep killed by dogs, out of a tax on dogs.
1793. £22, 2s.                               do                              do
1789. Collected on dog tax £10, 13s., 9d.
1790.        do                 do               8, 10.
1792.       do                  do            22,    0,    3.
1795. Excise money,                 39, 10,    4.
     It does not appear that there were any town laws passed for several years after organization.