The Pioneer History of Orleans County, NY, Chapter 32, Part II

The Pioneer History of
Orleans County, NY
Chapter 32, Part II

By Arad Thomas

Online Edition by Holice & Deb

SUPERVISORS OF SHELBY.
Lathrop A. G. B. Grant	1826	Lathrop A. G. B. Grant	1849
Christopher Whaley	1827	Lathrop A. G. B. Grant	1850
Christopher Whaley	1828	Jeremiah Freeman	1851
Andrew Ellicott	1829	Elisha Whalen	1852
Joseph Rickey	1830	John M. Culver	1853
Joseph Rickey	1831	John M. Culver	1854
William Cunningham	1832	Alexander Coon	1855
William Cunningham	1833	Philip Winegar	1856
Adam Garter	1834	Philip Winegar	1857
Horatio N. Hewes	1835	Philip Winegar	1858
Adam Garter	1836	Philip Winegar	1859
John M. Culver	1837	Alexander Coon	1860
Alexander Coon	1838	John T. Gillett	1861
Alexander Coon	1839	John T. Gillett	1862
Alexander Coon	1840	John T. Gillett	1863
Alexander Coon	1841	John T. Gillett	1864
Alexander Coon	1842	John T. Gillett	1865
Alexander Coon	1843	Joseph W. Ross	1866
Alexander Coon	1844	Joseph W. Ross	1867
Lathrop A. G. B. Grant	1845	Daniel G. Deuel	1868
Lathrop A. G. B. Grant	1846	John P. Gates	1869
Lathrop A. G. B. Grant	1847	David G. Deuel	1870
Lathrop A. G. B. Grant	1848	Ela C. Bardwell	1871

SUPERVISORS OF YATES.
Samuel Warner	1826	Reuben Hungerford	1849
Grindal Davis	1827	Asahel Johnson	1850
John H. Tyler	1828	Asahel Johnson	1851
John H. Tyler	1829	John J. Sawyer	1852
John H. Tyler	1830	John Gates	1853
John H. Tyler	1831	Charles Lum	1854
Luther St. John	1832	Charles Lum	1855
John H. Tyler	1833	David I. Henion	1856
John H. Tyler	1834	David I. Henion	1857
John H. Tyler	1835	Daniel Clark	1858
John H. Tyler	1836	Chauncey H. Lum	1859
John H. Tyler	1837	Chauncey H. Lum	1860
John L. Lewis	1838	Daniel Clark	1861
Asahel Johnson	1839	Tunis H. Coe	1862
John L. Lewis	1840	Tunis H. Coe	1863
John L. Lewis	1841	Tunis H. Coe	1864
Samuel Taylor	1842	George Clark	1865
John L. Lewis	1843	Jonathan A. Johnson	1866
Daniel Starr	1844	Jonathan A. Johnson	1867
John L. Lewis	1845	Jonathan A. Johnson	1868
Daniel Starr	1846	Henry Spalding	1869
Horace Phippany	1847	Henry Spalding	1870
Horace Phippany	1848	C. Jackson Blood	1871

COURTS OF RECORD.

The Courts for Orleans County before the County Seat was located at Albion, were held at Bronson's Hotel, in the town of Gaines. The record of the opening of the first Circuit Court is as follows:

"At a Circuit Court held at the House of Selah Bronson, in the town of Gaines, in and for the County of Orleans, on Thursday, the 13^th day of October, 1825, present his Honor William B. Rochester, Judge 8^th, Circuit.

DAVID STRICKLAND
WILLIAM GATES
ABEL TRACY
MONTGOMERY PERCIVAL
E. PERRIGO
ZARDIUS TOUSLEY,
Constables.

The following persons appeared and were sworn as traverse jurors, to wit:
Martin Hobart	Oliver Brown	Samuel Norton
Joshua Raymond	Nathan Whitney	Curtis Tomlinson
Zebulon Tousley	Dudley Watson	Seymour B. Murdock
Ephraim Masten	Oliver Booth, 2d.	Daniel Gates
Archibald L. Daniels	Richard M'Omber	Timothy Ruggles
Daniel Reed	Ethan Graham	John Hall
Philo Elmer	Joseph David	John Sherwood

Four causes were tried by jury, viz.:

Moses Bacon vs. Gershom Proctor
Samuel Finch Vs. Charles Sayres.
Benjamin Babcock vs. Curtis Tomlinson and Sophia Kingsbury
Irene Leach vs. Henry Drake.

The first Court of common Pleas and General Sessions, held in and for Orleans County, was at the House of Selah Bronson, in Gaines, June 22d, 1825. Present, Hon. Elijah Foot, First Judge, Eldridge Farwell, Wm. J. Moody, Wm. Penniman, and Cyrus Harwood, Judges.

The members of the Grand jury at this Court were Ralph H. Brown, William Love, Harvey Goodrich, Hiram Sickels, Henry Carter, Hiram Frisbie, David Sturges, Joseph Hamilton, Levi Preston, John Proctor, Robert Anderson, Zelotes Sheldon, Silas Benton, Ebenezer M. Pease, L. A. G. B. Grant, Benjamin Howe, Elijah Bent, Abraham Cantine Eri wood and Oliver Bennett

William Lewis, Sheriff
Orange Butler, District Attorney
Orson Nichoson, Clerk.