Catalogue of the principal officers of Vermont, as connected with its political history, from 1778 to 1851, with some biographical notices, &c., by Leonard Deming.

APPENDIX TO DEMING'S VERMONT OFFICERS. 187
October, 1778. As the town clerk does 3Miead, 13; GEORGE BULLARD, 12; and
not give me any information, though often Cornelius Wood, 12 years.
requested, you will have to call on him First Rep. Daniel Stannard, 1790.
for the remainder.
THETFORD, Is the south-east corSUTTON, Lies in the north end of ner town in Orange county, has five post
Caledofiia county, has one post office. offices, Theiford, East Thetford, South
Char. by Vermont, Feb. 6, 1782, to Jon- Thetford, Post Mills, and Union Village.
athan Arnold and 11 others, and 23,040 Char. by N. E., Aug. 12, 1761, to John
acres, by the name of Billymead. which Phelps. Esq., and 61 others, 68 shares,
was altered to Sutton, Oct. 19 1812. F. and 23,200 acres. First settlers, John
settlers, a Mr. Hackett, 1791, and soon Chamberlin, 1764. Two others, Baldwin,
had neighbors. Org., in 1794. First and Hosford, 1765. First born, Susantown clerk, James Cahoon; first Con., nah Chamberlin, Dec. 13, 1764. First
Jeremiah Washburn; first sel., John male, Samuel (Chamberlin, April8, 1766.
Anthony, Samuel Cahoon, and Samuel Org. MIay 10, 1768. First town clerk,
Orcott; first born, Thomnas WiTashburn, Abner Howard; first Con., Abner HowJanuary 17, 1795. Caleb Fisk was town ard. elected Aug. 31, 1769; first Proclerk 12 years, and Jacob C. Morrill 12 prietor's Committee, or Selectmen, John
years. First justice, Samuel Cahoon, Chamberlin, Zebedee Howard, Ebenezer
1794, 12 years; others, THADDEUS CUR- Green, Benjamin Chamberlin, & Samuel
TIs, 23 years; David Stoddard, 21; A~e- Wise. I am of the opinion that the
hemialz Shaw, 17, and John Beckwith, above were proprietors officers only, and
15 years. First Rep. Caleb Fisk, 1805. that the town was not so soon organized.
Abner Howard was town clerk to Oct.
SWANTON, Is in the north-westerly 11, 1791, 21 years; Thomas lopkins,to
-part of Franklin county, has two post 1828, 18 years. First justices, Timtothy
offices, Swanton Falls, and Swanton Cen- Bartholomew, and Beriah Loomis, 1786,
tre. Char. by N. H., August 17, 1763, T. B., 32 years; others, Timothy P.
to Josiah Goodrich, and 63 others, 70 Bartholomeo, 32 years; SIMEON SHORT,
shares, and 23,040 acres. Nov. 3, 1836, 29;,John Hall, 22; William Heaton,
a part of Highgate was annexed to this 20; John C. Hacmmond, 18 Jonathan
town. Before the old French war, the Emerson, 14; Stephen Eastman, 14;
French and -Indians had quite a settle- Henry H. Niles, 13, and John Judd, 12:
ment at Swanton Falls, which they con- F. Rep. Timothy Bartholomew, M'ch'78.
tinued to occupy till the American Revolution commenced. First permanent TINMOUTH,; Is in the sou3th-westsettler here was John Hilliker and farm- erly part of Rutland county, has one
ily, about 1'787, but were soon joined by post office. Char. by N. H., Sept. 15,
other settlers. Org. in 1790. First 1761, to Joseph Hooker, Esq., and 63
town clerk, Thomas Butterfield; first others, 70 shares, and 23040 acres. Oct.
Con., John Azeltine; first Sel., Coonrod 28, 1784, 3510 acres of this town was
Azeltine, John Knox, and Jonathan taken as their share in theincorporation
Butterfield. First born, on record, Or- of Middletown. Another part was anrimal Griffin, March 26, 1794; this is nexed to Wallingford, Oct. 21, 1793, so
not, probably, the first yankee birth, 7 that the town is reduced to about twoyears after it was settled. Jarib Jack- thirds of their chartered territory. Org.
son was town clerk to 1816, 18 years; iTarch 8, 1774. First town clerk Charles
George Bullard to 1844, 12 yrs: First Brewster; first Con., in 1776, Orange
justice, Thomas Butterfield, 1788; oth- Train; first Sel., in 1774, James Adams,
ers, SIIADRACK HATHAWAY. 38 years; Charles Brewster, and John McNeil.
George Green, 28; Hiramc' Tuller, 17; First born, Isaac White, Aug. 17, 1772.
Jeremiah Savndborn, 16; Ceasar A. Thomas Porter was town clerk, from