Chautauqua County's political heritage before its official establishment is unique and clearly recorded. Like much of western New York, it became embroiled in the battle between two great nations fighting for empires in mid-eighteenth century - England and France. The land during these early years was settled sparsely by the white pioneers, but the forests and valleys were the sites for many Seneca Indian villages. The two peoples lived generally in peace, until after the French and Indian War, which took little account of these people - red or white. With the end of the war in 1763, the lands of western New York were ceded to England by France. Twelve years later came another war and another change.

This area became part of the newly formed United States, but was clamed simultaneously by Massachusetts and New York. The complexity of the situation was resolved in 1786 when a treaty was signed between Massachusetts and New York, giving Massachusetts the right to sell the land and New York the prerogative to govern the land. To add to this confusion, was the claim made by the Seneca Indians that the land was still theirs.

Historical records indicate that the Indian claim -was recognized and was valid because Robert Morris, "the financier of the American Revolution?" who bought the land in 1791 from Massachusetts, endeavored to come to cm agreement with the Indians over their claim. This he accomplished, with the aid of representatives of the Holland Land Company, in 1797. During the summer of that year, Indian leaders and agents from Morris and the Holland Land Company met at the fork of the Genesee River and conducted a estate transaction encompassing 4,000,000 acres.

From this clear title, and the efforts of Paul Busti and Joseph Ellicott, the land was surveyed and developed. The settlers came slowly, and at first the area known as Chautauqua was a political sub-division of Ontario County. After the formation of Genesee County, the town of Chautauqua established in 1805 was represented by John McMahan on their Board of Supervisors from 1805 - 1807. When Niagara County was formed, the town of Chautauqua and its newly established neighbor, the town of Pomfret, were represented on Niagara's Board of Supervisors. From the years 1808 to 1810, Arthur Bell, Thomas Prendergast, and Matthew Prendergast served on Niagara County's -Board of Supervisors, representing the town of Chautauqua, while Philo Orton served in the same capacity for his town of Pomfret.

In order that an area could become a county in the early 19th century the low stated that there had to be 500 inhabitants eligible to vote for a member of the assembly. One of the many restrictions relating to whom was eligible to vote was that one had to be a taxpayer. By 1810 a sufficient number of eligible voters lived within the boundaries of the County, and a petition was sent to the State legislature, permitting Chautauqua County to organize in 1810 with its county seat in Mayville.

Until revision of the State Constitution in 1821, county officials were appointed arbitrarily by the 'Council of Appointment in Albany. According to records the initial county government was composed of a judge, four assistant justices, two coroners, a clerk, sheriff, and a surrogate.

From this date on, Chautauqua became a distinct political subdivision of New York State, and after 1821 when the selection of county officials became a local function, the modern political history, of the County began. It is sometimes difficult to place in proper perspective election campaigns, candidates, and political parties of the early 19th century because our present political life focuses on two major national parties. Although there have arisen from time to time during the, mid-decades of the 20th century other political parties, their impact has been minimal in terms of wide popularity and like many third parties, their platforms of reforms and progress have been absorbed by the major parties.

However, the history of political parties during the 19th century was much akin to the tumultuous growth of the United States itself as it moved westward to its "manifest destiny". The Federalists and the Democrat-Republicans battled for control of Chautauqua County previous to the War of 1812. With the decline soon after the war of the Federalist, the Democratic-Republican Party of New York State found itself at odds over the election of Governor Clinton. The County voters supported Clinton. Before this turmoil had died down, the Anti-Masonic wave reached into the cities, villages, and hamlets of the County. In 1830 throughout the County as well as New York itself, Anti-Masonic candidates were elected.

Following this hectic period of hate and persecution came the more peaceful era under the leadership of the Whig Party. This period was soon shattered as the Whigs split over the slave issue, opening the doors for the American Party, better known in history as the "Know-Nothing Party". This party, which carried the County in 1854, was known for its anti-Catholic, anti-foreigner positions but was eventually buried as a political entity by the slave issue.

R.E. Fenton, one of the founders of the newly organized Republican Party, brought to Chautauqua County its long tradition of Republicanism. Fenton's nomination for the State governorship in 1864 brought also the backing of Abraham Lincoln. From this point in history, Chautauqua has been known as "the banner Republican County". To testify to this annual support of the Republican Party's political philosophy is, the fact that only once has a Democrat been elected to the state assembly from this district. He was the noted Chautauqua historian Obed Edson in 1882. Once the County voted for Cleveland for Governor of New York but later failed to vote for him when he was elected to the Presidency. Until Franklin D. Roosevelt carried the County in the election of 1936 the County had supported Republican candidates since Fenton initiated the Republican Party in the 1860's. Since 1936, one reversal to long historical pattern has occurred. This was in the last presidential election on, 1964 - when Lyndon B. Johnson, Democratic candidate, carried the County, 40,675 votes to Goldwater's 19,069. Added to this was the victory of Robert F. Kennedy, Democrat, over Republican incumbent Keating, for the United States Senate from New York State, 30,534 to 29,460

Town of Arkwright

Arkwright was named for the inventor of the spinning machine known as the water frame, Sir Richard Arkwright. Located in the northeastern part of Chautauqua County, this township is noted for its natural beauty. Its 23,000 acres of rolling hills and lush scenery are highlighted in one of the County's most picturesque sights - Arkwright Falls on Canadaway Creek. In addition to the falls, the generally high elevation provides easily accessible sites for far-reaching panoramas of the beautiful surrounding countryside.

The town's past is rich in the history of the area. Chicken Tavern, operated by the Aaron Tonwe family for over a century, 1822-1931, served not only as a stopover for the mail stage from Silver Creek to Jamestown, but a popular center for dining and dancing for the people of the area.

Dairying has been synonymous with the Town of Arkwright. In 1862 the town received statewide recognition when Asahel Burnham established the first cooperative cheese factory. The Town has been annually 4mnong the leaders in the County in the production of dairy products.

During the depression the Federal Government; established a Game Management Area of 2,140 acres as a relocation area for farmers. Since then the State has taken title to this acreage.

SUPERVISORS

Town of Arkwright

William Wilcox 1830-1836 Levi Baldwin 1837-1840

Lewis E. Danforth 1841

Levi Baldwin 1842

Lewis E. Danforth 1843

William Wilcox.................................................................. 1844-1852

Levi Baldwin...................................................................... 1853-1854

Chauncey Abbey.............................................................. 1855-1856

Levi Baldwin 1857

Chauncey Abbey 1858-1859

John C. Griswold 1860-1861

Chauncey Abbey 1862-1865

John C. Griswold 1866

Delos J. Rider 1867

John C. Griswold 1868

Oscar H. Houck 1869

Levi C. Baldwin 1870

Leander S. Phelps............................................................. 1871-1872

Geo. W. Briggs.................................................................. 1873-1875

John C. Griswold............................................................... 1876

Edson I. Wilcox 1877-1878

Ezra Scott........................................................................... 1879-1880

Richmond Putnam............................................................. 1881-1882

Eaton Bushman 1883

John C. Griswold 1884

Ezra Scott 1885

Cassius M. Griswold ................................ 1886-1887

Richmond Putnctm........................................................... 1888

Charles C. Cole.................................................................. 1889-1891

Marvin Cardot................................................................... 1892-1895

Frank W. Horton............................................................... 1896-1899

Marvin Cardot 1900-1901

Marvin Horton 1902-1905

Edgar A. Tarbox 1906-1909

Charles C. Cole 1910-1913

R. A. Mathewson 1914-1917

John D. Griswold 1918-1919

Edgar Towne 1920-1921

Clifton A. BaR 1922-1931

Arthur J. Black 1932-1933

Marvin Cardot 1934-1937,

Walter T. Ryder 1938-1941

Earl Cardot 1942-1945

H. L. Johnson 1955

Earl Cardot 1956-1966

Town of Busti

John Frank erected a tannery at Busti Comers in 1812, now the community of Busti. The vats used in the tannery were the first made of logs. The Town of Busti was separated from Ellicott and Harmony on April 16, 1823 and was named after the General Agent of the Holland Land Company, Paul Busti. The first store was set up by Van Velzer in 1830 and in 1837 Stephen J. Brown began the practice of medicine which he continued for the next 20 years in the community.

The early political history of Busti, along with its many important historical aspects, had one interesting sidelight. An important town figure was Arba Blodgett, a War of 1812 veteran, who settled near the Pennsylvania border. The custom, as in all towns in their earlier years, was to hold town meetings in various homes. A part of this tradition was that the host of the town meeting would supply liquor for the voters. Arba Blodgett, in addition to his attitude toward the drinking of hard whiskey, was a strong abolitionist, a man of commitment. He refused to furnish the customary bottle at the town meeting held in his home and accepted the criticism and ridicule of his fellow voters. His son, Loren, was accorded an international reputation as one of the "world's greatest statistical compilers".

Near the Blodgett homestead, which also served as part of the Underground Railroad, lived the family of William Storum, who were colored. His daughter married Lewis Clark, a fugitive slave, from whose life Harriet Beecher Stowe developed her character, George Harris, for her popular novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin The story of the Storum family didn't end in this bit of history. William's granddaughter married the son of one of early America's most famous Negroes, Frederick Douglas.

The first town meeting was held in the "long room" on March 2, 1824, of the first hotel, built by Herman Bush. Daniel Sherman was elected as the first supervisor.

An illustrious citizen from the township was George Stoneman. -Although considered eccentric, the father of General George Stoneman of the U. S. Army, helped greatly in developing the area. His son, John Stoneman, became a State Senator and finally ventured west as an attorney. He was later elected governor of California. Stoneman's daughter, Kate, one of four, graduated from Albany Normal School and became the first woman lawyer of New York State.

The Town of Busti, with the Village of Lakewood, has grown considerably over the years and much of its farmlands have became residential areas. Population 1960 - 7,766

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SUPERVISORS

Town of Busti

Daniel Sherman 1824-1828

Emry Davis 1829-1832

Daniel Sherman 1833

Emry Davis 1834-1835

Pardon Hazeltine 1836-1839

Emry Davis 1840

Henry C. Sherman 1841-1842

Lorenzo Matthews 1843

Henry C. Sherman 1844-1845

Stephen J. Brown 1846

Emry Davis 1847 Lorenzo Matthews 1848-1850

Theron Palmiter 1851-1852

Lorenzo Matthews 1853 Theron Palmiter 1854

John B. a cock 1855

Emry Davis, Jr. 1856-1858

John A. Hall 1859-1860

Emry Davis 1861-1862

John R. Robertson 1863-1864

Elias H. Jenner 1865

William B. Martin 1866-1867

John R. Robertson 1868

Harmon G. Mitchell 1869-1870

John A. Hall 1871

Elias H. Jenner 1872

Alonzo C. Pickard 1873-1875

Jerome Babcock 1876-1878

Barber Babcock 1879-1880

Jacob B. Foster 1881-1882

Fred A. Bentley 1883-1885

Warren A. Frank 1886-1887

Jerome Babcock 1888-1889 William Northrup, Jr. 1890-1897

Andrew J. Bennett 1898-1901

Fred A. Bentley 1902-1903

Ellsworth J. Daugherty 1904-1907

J. William Sanbury 1908-1910

John I. Veness 1911

Jesse A. Foster 1912-1913

Fred P. Simmons 1914-1917

Axel Levin 1918-1921 Fred C. Davis 1922-1947

Emmett C. Eckman 1948-1956

Joseph Gerace 1957-1965

Jack H. Gustafson............................................ 1966

Town of Carroll

The large tract of land then known as the Town of Ellicott was once again divided into a new township, the Town of Carroll, in 1825. The name was given to this new area in honor of Charles Carroll of Carrolton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, who, alone of the signers, added his address so there would be no doubt of his identity. The population of the new town in 1825 was 1714 with 7 aliens.

Although 1825 was the date of the beginning of the town, its history began when John Frew, in the spring of 1809, built a log cabin and put-his first crops into the ground. He paid $2.25 per acre and later became the town’s most important citizen. At one time in-

the town's environs than anywhere in the County. Few served as town supervisor from 1816-1822 and was often selected for higher offices, but he would not accept these positions. An interesting anecdote about the town's politician and first citizen was that he had killed the last deer in 1813 at a place known as the "'great deer lick" located at the 4 comers which is presently the Main and Third Street junction in Jamestown.

Another important early resident of this area was George W. Fenton, who was employed by Joseph Ellicott to survey the land. Fenton, after making numerous canoe trips with goods and provisions up the Allegheny River to French Creek, settled in the area. His family, was one of the first three families settling in Carroll. His son Roswell, born September 6, 1807, was the first white child born in Chautauqua County, and another, Reuben, brought much honor to the town and the County while serving as New York State Governor and U. S. Senator. Another early figure was .John Owen, a French and Indian War and Revolutionary War veteran, who fought at Quebec and with Ethan Allen at Ticonderoga. These families were instrumental in moving the people of this area to establish their own town.

The first town meeting was held at the home of William Sears on March 6, 1826; James Hall was elected Supervisor and John Frew became the town clerk.

Although the economic character, of the area has ,undergone radical changes, the early history of the town' focused on the logging and lumber industry of the early 19th century. Historians state that "no more Magnificent forest existed in the United States than in primitive Carroll". Farming and industry have replaced these great forests and the community of Frewsburg is the center of the area that sprung up around the first steam operated saw mills developed by John .Frew. Population - 2661

SUPERVISORS

Town of Carroll

James Hall 1827-1833

James Parker 1834-1837

Ezbai Kidder 1838

James Hall 1839

Phineas Spencer................................................................ 1840

Judiah E. Budlong 1841

Gordon Swift...................................................................... 1842-1844

John Frew 1845

Reuben E. Fenton 1846-1852

Edwin Eaton 1853

Wm. H. H. Fenton 1854

Charles L. Norton 1855

James Parker 1856-1857

Charles L. Norton.............................................................. 1858-18&4

W. H. H. Fenton................................................................ 1865-1871

Lucius M. Robertson 1872

Edwin Eaton 1873

William Sheldon 1874

Albert Fox 1875

Temple A. Parker 1876-1877

Edward -L. Hall 1878

Lucius M. Robertson 1879

George G. Davis 1880

Silas W. Parker 1881-1887

Marcus T. Howard 1888-1890

John Venman 1891-1893

Charles E. Dodge 1894-1897

John Venman 1898-1903

D. L. Hunt 1904-1907

R. Bennett 1908-1919

Loye T. Durand 1920-1927

Allen F. Cass 1928-1947

Carl T. Thierfeldt 1948-1955

William L. Wiltsie 1956-1959

W. Edward Bryant 1960-1961

Wallace Fenton 1962

Town of Charlotte

The first house in the Town of Charlotte was built by John Pickett on April 1, 1809. Pickett was the leader of a group of pioneers who paddled down the Mill Creek to Cassadaga and landed in the present location of the village of Sinclairville, named after Major Samuel Sinclear, Revolutionary War hero and member of a celebrated New Hampshire family. Charlotte Center was first settled by Robert W. Weaver, another Revolutionary soldier.

Charlotte was gifted with many outstanding citizens, and history books point out the many prominent doctors and lawyers from Sinclairville. Stephen H. Allen served 6 years as a judge and later served on the bench of the highest court in Kansas. Charles M. Reed, educated at Albany Law University, become a Special Surrogate. Obed Edson, the County's foremost historian, always referred to Charlotte as his "home town".

The first member of the legislature in 1844 was Nathaniel Johnson, who settled in Sinclairville in 1814, after serving as a soldier in the Revolutionary Army. Dr. George S. Harrison, who came to the town in 1825, practiced medicine for 44 years. The popular physician served 3 years as supervisor and was one of the leading Democrats of his era.

The Town was organized in April of 1829 and at the first town meeting on March 2, 1830, Nathan Lake was elected as supervisor and Walter Chester as town clerk. The Village of Sinclairville was incorporated in 1887; William Reed was elected its first president. On November 5, 1875, the Sinclairville Fair Ground Association was incorporated, and later, in 1881, a Board of Trades was organized. The Village, in 1899, purchased and later expanded the gravity system for supplying water that had originally been built in 1892. A unique aspect of Sinclairville is that part of it is located in the Town of Gerry. Population - 1,323

SUPERVISORS

Town of Charlotte

Nathan Lake 1830

Bela Tracy 1831

Samuel F. Forbush 1832

Bela Tracy 1833-1834

Nathan Lake 1835

John Chandler 1836

Nathan Lake 1837

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Orton Clark 1843-1844

Nathan Lake 1845

Randolph W. Seaver 1846-1848

Joseph E. Kimball 1849

Orsemus A. White 1850-1851

John M. Edson 1852-1854

Daniel Arnold 1855

Wm. M. Wagoner 1856

Allen A. Stevens 1857

Henry C. Lake 1858

Orton Clark 1859-1860

Henry C. Lake 1861

Timothy D. Copp 1862-1863

Henry Reynolds 1864-1866

Obed Edson 1867

Allen A. Stevens 1868

Geo. S. Harrison 1869-1871

Horace E. Kimball 1872-1874

Albert Richmond 1875

William Reed 1876-1877

Obed Edson 1878-1879

Chas. F. Chapman 1880-1883

Henry Sylvester 1884-1886

Edwin F. Lake 1887-1888

R. Corydon Seaver 1889

John A. Love 1890-1893

John H. Dickie 1894-1895

Edwin F. Lake 1896-1899

R. Corydon Seaver 1900-1901

Edwin F. Lake 1902-1907

John G. Rose 1908-1909

G. E. Montague 1910-1911

John G. Rose 1912-1913

Edwin H. Edson 1914-1923

Howard P. Roberts 1924-1927

Edwin H. Edson 1928-1931

Walter S. Burnham 1932-1935

Thomas S. Spear 1936-1944

William J. Mansfield 1945

Albert Bulger 1946-1951

Arthur Benedict 1952-1959

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Town of Chautauqua

The Town of Chautauqua, in all the histories of the County, is referred to as the "Mother Town". This township was for all practical purposes the County of Chautauqua in the early 1800's. It included all of the present County area, except some few eastern townships. It was set off from Batavia April 11, 1804, and was organized into a separate political unit on March 11, 1808. All the towns of the county have been formed from Chautauqua-Pomfret, 1808; Portland, 1813; Harmony, 1816; Clymer, Ellery, Stockton, 1821.

A Meadville, Pennsylvania doctor, Alexander McIntyre, began the first settlement by building a barricade against the Indians in 1804. According to stories of the past, this same doctor had been captured by the Indians and, while living among them, learned of their habits and medicinal practices. The stockade was visited by William Peacock, who was sent out in the

Same year by the Holland Land Company to survey and map out a town at the head of the lake.

The Peacock name is still well known because of the inn located in Mayville bearing the name, but the first inn on this site was erected of logs by Captain John Scott in 1807. Scott later became a supervisor in 1813. The Lowry family, who settled in 1808, opened a primitive inn noted for the scene of many fights between the settlers and the Pennsylvania boatmen. The family was a celebrated one, under the guidance of "Mother Margaret", who, with her ten boys, migrated from Ireland to establish a home in this remote area. One son, John, became the County Clerk-in 1828.

1808 was an important early date for the settlers of that area. Jonas Williams, Isaac Sutherland, Asa Ransom, appointed as commissioners to find a location for a county seat, "erected a Large hemlock post" at Mayville to designate the spot. Based on the anticipation of the County Seat's location in Mayville, many residents came to settle there. Attorneys Anselm Potter and Durnis Bracket were the first to locate in the vicinity so they could be near the courthouse. Another attorney, William Smith, opened his law office in Mayville and, in 1821, was appointed Surrogate, a position he held for 19 years. He was also the founder of the Mayville Sentinel, in 1834, with William Kibbe.

The community was named after Mary Busti, daughter of the Holland Land Company's General Agent, Paul Busti.

Mayville continued to attract citizens; among the most influential was Samuel S. Whallon who after his arrival in 1812, became a prominent merchant. He was elected to the Assembly and, in 1856, elected as mal Commissioner. Robert Whiteside, a contemporary of Whallon, served in the Assembly and was later elected to the post of County Treasurer.

The new courthouse became a reality in 1835. An angry mob, on February 6, 1836, destroyed the Land Office. The office was moved to Westfield to protect the records and it remained there for many years.

In 1832 the County Form was built in Dewittville and -additions were made in 1839, 1851, 1858, 1868. A new building was erected in 1870, at a cost of $36,226. This building for the unfortunates was considered one of the finest in the State.

Chautauqua Institution, for which- the town is noted, had its seed in the Chautauqua Movement of 1873. Population - 4,376

SUPERVISORS

Town of Chautauqua

Mat. Prendergast.............................................................. 1811

Samuel Ayers.................................................................... 1812

John Scott.......................................................................... 1813

John E. Marshall 1814

Mart. Prendergast 1815-1816

John Dexter 1817

Martin Prendergast 1818-1833

Jabez B. Burrows 1834-1836

Wm. Prendergast, 2d 1837-1839

Alvah Cottrell 1840-1841

Baxter Barnes 1842

Cyrus Underwood 1843-1844

William Green 1845

Alvah Cottrell 1846

W. W. Crafts 1847-1848

Stephen Hunt 1850-1851

Hiram A. Pratt 1852

W. W. Crafts 1853

David Woods 1854-1855

John Birsall 1856-1857

William Gifford 1858-1859

M. G. Freeman 1860

M. Prendergast 1861-1864

Daniel H. Hewes 1865

W. P. Whiteside 1866

M. P. Bemus, 1867-1872

Ezra J. Scofield 1873-1874

Sidney R. Lawson 1875-1876

James M. Hunt 1877

Lewis T. Harrington 1878-1879

Ezra J. Scofield 1880-1883

Eldred Lott 1884

J. Franklin Hunt 1885-1887

Herman Sixbey 1888-1889

George W. Hewes 1890-1893

Thomas Hutson 1894-1896

Willis H. Tennant 1897-1899

August Anderson 1900-1903

Thomas Hutson 1904-1907

M. W. Scofield 1908-1913

Martin P. Whallon 1914-1939

George H. Fischer 1940-1955

Seymour W. Rollman 1956-1961

Paul D. Nelson 1962

Town of Cherry Creek

Cherry Creek was set off from the town of Ellington on May 4, 1829. The locality was once famous for its cherry trees. Its name is derived from a, now well known incident that occurred on an island in the middle of the stream. Joshua Bentley, who was surveying the area, found the geographical center of the town and cut down a small cherry tree to make a sharpened stake to post this location. The stream and the town arising along side of its banks became known as Cherry Creek.

The settlement of Cherry Creek abounds with interesting tales of hardships and successes like those of its first settler, Joseph M. Kent, who, in the spring of 1815 planted the first crop of potatoes. The crop failed and, destitute of funds and provisions, Kent hewed a 60-foot canoe and loaded it with 1,500 lbs. of maple sugar and block salt and launched the craft into the Conewango Creek. He "ran down" to Pittsburgh to exchange his goods for flour, pork salt, and sundry supplies. This arduous trip with his son George took three weeks, but they finally returned to Cherry Creek. Joshua Bentley, another hardy pioneer, was the second settler of the area.

Alvah Hadley settled in the southwestern part of the town and his son, Ozro A. Hadley, served later as acting governor of Arkansas. A later supervisor of the Town of Cherry Creek was James Carr, who came in 1823. He also served as supervisor of Ellington in 1828 and '29.

The first town meeting was held in March, 1830 in the hotel of George H. Frost. The hotel owner was

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The Village of Cherry Creek was incorporated on May 20, 1893 and was governed by a president, 2 trustees, clerk, treasurer and collector. The first election was June 17, 1893 and C. A. Mount was chosen first President. Trustees included I. S. Benton, W. E. Shepardson and H. Clinton Blount. The Village has a population of 649, as of 1960 census.

Because of its location in the fertile Conewango Valley, the town has good farm and dairy land, which constitutes the main commerce of the area. Population - 1,206

SUPERVISORS

Town of Cherry Creek

James Carr 1830

Robert James, Jr. 1831-1832

James Carr 1833

George H. Frost 1834-18@)5

James Carr 1836

Oliver Carpenter 1837

Horace Bronson 1838

William G. Carr 1839

James Carr 1840

Wm. Kilbourn 1841-1843

A. F. Robbins 1844

Oliver B. Main 1845

James Carr 1846

Chas. A. Spencer 1847-1848

Oliver B. Main 1849-1850

Joseph Kent 1851

Tames Carr 1852

D. B. Parsons 1853-1854

Silas Vinton 1855

Joseph Kent 1856

Horatio Hill 1857-1858

Silas Vinton 1859-1860

R. W. Parsons 1861

Anthony Morian 1862

R. W. Parsons 1863

Horatio Hill 1864

R. W. Parsons 1865

George N. Frost 1866

Anthony Morian 1867

Silas Vinton 1868

George N. Frost 1869

W. C. Carpenter 1870

Silas Vinton 1871

George N. Frost 1872-1873

Harry Billings 1874

George N. Frost 1875-1877

Wm. S. Blaisdell 1878-1879

I. James Richcwdson 1880

Samuel A. Ferrin 1881-1888

William F. Stetson 1889

Wm. I. Phillips 1890

Samuel A. Ferrin 1891-1892

Richard A. Hall 1893-1895

Charles L. Wheeler 1896-1903

C. A. Mount 1904-1905

Edgar W. Curtis 1906-1909

Ellis W. Storms 1910-1911

Edgar W. Curtis 1912-1913

C. L. Edwards 1914-1923

Wesley J. Young 1924-1947

Robert Rider 1948-1961

Frank McPartlan 1962

Town of Clymer

The Town of Clymer is referred to as a "new because it was set off from Chautauqua, the "Mother Town". On February 9, 1821 the town began its political identity and was named after a patriotic Pennsylvanian and signer of the Declaration of Independence, George Clymer. Clymer itself lost much of its area when in 1824 the Town of Mina was set off. This was followed in 1827 by French Creek.

The town was first settled in 1822 when a band of 18 pioneer families located in the territory embracing the original town of Clymer two years previous. John and Gardner Cleveland settled in the nearby vicinity. The Cleveland family, and later the Rice family, were well represented during that era by their many children. Cleveland, a Revolutionary War veteran, had 3 children and 34 grandchildren. William Rice had 12 children, three of whom were prominent in New York State education. Victor, born in 1818, became the Buffalo City School superintendent in 1854 and from 1854 to 1857 served as superintendent of Public Instruction of New York State. This position is comparable to the Commissioner of Education of New York State. William S. Rice taught school in Buffalo-o for 21 years and later was named City Superintendent. A sister, Emily A., became the principal of Yonkers Female Academy. Another son, William added to the fame of the family, serving as justice for many years and, in 1840, being e of 3 delegates representing the County at the Assembly.

Ira Gleason came in 1837 and served in various public capacities during his lifetime. Otis D. Hinckley was the Clerk of Board of Supervisors for 20 years and, in 1875, represented the 1st Assembly District in the State Legislature. Lorenzo P. McCray served on the Board of Supervisors longer than anyone except the venerable Joseph A. McGuinnies.

Clymer, during the mid 19th century, was noted for its tanning industry and, in 1860, Leonard Kooman established the largest leather business in the County. This was joined by other tanneries and Clymer became the center for this work in the County. -

Today, on its fertile land are some of the finest farms and dairy farms in the County. Population - 1,377

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Town of Clymer

Ande Nobles 1821

John Heath 1822-1823

Gardiner Cleveland 1824-1827

A. S. Underwood 1828

Alex. Willson, Jr. 1829

John Heath 1830

William Rice 1831-1834

H. A. Phinney 1835

William Rice 1836-1839

Ira F. Gleason 1840

Wm. Rice 1841-1842

Moses Randall 1843-1844

Wm. Rice 1845

Samuel Bly 1846-1847

Lyman Brown 1848

Charles Brightman 1849-1850

Stephen W. Steward 1851-1855

Jesse Brown 1856

Stephen W. Steward 1857

Charles Brightman 1858-1859

Hercules Rice 1860

L. S. Terry 1861

Hartson S. Ayer 1862-1863

Joshua Hatton 1864-1867

Hartson S. Ayer 1868-1870

Jesse Brown 1871-1872

Otis J. Green 1873-1874

Jesse Brown 1875

0. D. Hinckley 1876-1873

Lawyer E. Terry 1879-1882

John A. Slotboom 1883-1889

James D. Gallup 1890-1896

Lorenzo P. McCray 1897-1921

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E. L. Caflisch 1926-1927

Simon C. Ton 1928-1942

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Town of Dunkirk and

City of Dunkirk

The first white men who touched upon the corporate limits of the Dunkirk area were surveyors under the leadership of Andrew Ellicott. This was in August of 1790. The party, led by Ellicott, who later became Surveyor General of the United States, arrived by boat from Lake Erie. They were soon followed in 1798 by Seth Pease, who led a party of surveyors from the Holland Land Company. Although many white men had traversed the area, the first settler was Zattu Cushing, who is credited with development of the town and city. He come from Erie, Pennsylvania on the lake boat named "Good Intent". In 1804 Cushing purchased the western part of what is now Point Gratiot Public Park. Cushing paid $3.33 per acre and purchased much of the land but settled in an area which later became the Town of Poland. Seth Cole, who came with Cushing, was the first settler in the present town. He purchased land in 1805 and took his first crop to Buffalo over the frozen waters of Lake Erie.

In 1808 Timothy Goulding built a house in the corporate limits of the present city and Solomon Chadwick settled at the Harbor the same year. Four years later Dunkirk earned the distinction of being the only town actually engaged in a battle during the hostilities of the War of 1812. The "battle" was caused by a British gunboat attempting to seize a salt boat on the way from Erie to Buffalo. British soldiers embarked from a Large, heavily armed schooner to raid the area. The British forces were met by 40 American troopers, under Captain Tubbs, who were stationed at Widow Cole's home. Widow Cole became a heroine in the American tradition of Paul Revere and Molly Stark when she rode for reinforcements stationed at Canaiaway. This battle, although victorious for the small band of Americans, put an end to the salt trade over the Portage Road.

Dunkirk was a busy place in 1817 and had high hopes when the announcement was made of the act authorizing the building of the Erie Canal. Land prices skyrocketed and economy was inflationary, based on the future of the Canal. The same year Daniel Garnsey purchased land in the area and soon became one of Dunkirk's leading citizens. He later became the first member of Congress from Chautauqua County.

In 1835 Dunkirk's population was 628, a 100% increase since 1830. But the year of 1837 was disastrous for Dunkirk as well as other posts of the nation. When the banks of New York and the nation suspended speae payment, calamity struck the business section of the area. The wild land speculation, the high prosperity, extended credit, all based on the development of a rail terminal in Dunkirk, led to much suffering for all. Waldon Smith, business man, staunch citizen, a leader in the move to bring the terminal to Dunkirk, was overwhelmed by this event. The steamboats, the docks and harbors were soon empty and it took until 1844 for the people of the area to receive any new hope. It was then that the first bank opened under the direction of A. J. Webb.

Finally, the railroad made it to Dunkirk on January 3, 1851, and good fortune returned to Dunkirk. With the railroad came an increase in population.

Dunkirk, in its long and colorful history during the 19th century, saw many distinctive events. In 1825 Lafayette debarked from Dunkirk Harbor and Lincoln, an February 16, 1861, on his way, to Washington for is inauguration, stopped in Dunkirk and made a short speech discussing the "gathering storm". Four years later, at midnight of April 28, 1865, the people of Dunkirk received in solemn reception the funeral train of the great and revered president. During the four years of the Civil War Dunkirk was the center for military troop movement. The troops venturing southward and westward left from the Dunkirk Harbor.

In 1880 Dunkirk became incorporated as a city. Its population in 1915 reached 15,704 and, as the County's second largest city, has a population today of approximately 18,205. Population of the Town - 1,541

SUPERVISORS

City of Dunkirk

George M. Agell 1860

John S. Beggs 1861-1873

Alex W. Popple 1874

William Bookstaver 1875-1883

David Russell 1884

Wm. Bookstaver 1885-1890

Julien T. Williams 1887-1891

W. J. Cronyn 1891

Samuel S. Gifford................................................................. 1892

Cornelius Stumm................................................................. 1892-1893

Ralph B. Day........................................................................ 1893

John C. Platte 1894-1895 James C. Russell 1896-1897

Henry K. Williams............................................................... 1896

Frank G. Gould..................................................................... 1897

John K. Patterson, Jr.......................................................... 1898-1905

Henry Mayo 1898-1899

Thomas J. Cummings 1900-1909

B. L. Harrison 1906-1907

Rollin W. Snow 1908-1913

John S. Walters ... 1910-1913

Nelson J. Palmer 1914-1919

Peter Gregoreski 1914-1921

L. W. Sharp 1920-1923

Charles D. Loeb................................................................... 1920-1927

H. E. Durrell.......................................................................... 1920-1921

F. Lewandowski 1920-1921

Michael Crzysz 1922-1931

Edward Konwinski 1922-1931

Murle L. Rowe 1922-1933

R. W. Van Scoter 1924-1929

H. K. Leworthy 1928-1945

Edmond A. Nowak 1928-1935

Jacob Ludes 1930-1949

Archie B. Supkowski.......................................................... 1932-1933

Edward Konwinski.............................................................. 1932 1935

John F. Weingart................................................................ 1934-1935

Walter L. Roberts................................................................ 1936-1949

Anthony S. Strychaiski...................................................... 1936-1937

Edward T. Kaminski............................................................ 1936-1941

Joseph M. Klajbor 1938-1949

Robert N. Palmer 1942-1943

Joseph Michaiski 1942-1943

Herbert C. Madden 1944-1945

Frank Price 1944-1947

Florian F. Wlodarek 1948-1953

Arthur Strubing 1946-1965

Seth Johnson 1954-1967

Zenon Panfil 1954-1956

Chester Woloszyn 1952-1965

Frank Gillson 1950-1956

August Jankowski 1950-1951

Earl Monroe 1950-1951

Emil Puder 1952-1953

Peter Tofil 1954-1967

Newell McCroskey 1960-1967

F. McKinley Briggs 1966-1967

Chester Tarnowski 1966-1967

Town of Ellery

The development of the Town of Ellery is closely connected with one of its first settlers, William Bemus. In 1806, Bemus and another hardy pioneer, Jeremiah Griffith,. brought their families to this beautiful area along the shores of the lake. Soon after settling, Bemus erected the town's first sawmill in 1808. He followed this with the building of a gristmill in 1811.

On February 29, 1821, the town was formally set off from Chautauqua and its first supervisor was elected later that year. Ellery became the tenth town in the County.

As the eastern terminus of the Bemus Point-Stow Ferry, and with the completion soon of Long Point State Park, the Town of Ellery will continue as one of the area's most attractive spots for tourists. Tourism, the town's principal industry, began in a large blockhouse built by William Barrows in 1809. The famous tavern was known as Red Bird.

Bemus Point, named after William Bemus is the town's only village and has a population of 443. Population - 3,953

SUPERVISORS

Town of Ellery

Almon Ives 1821

Peter Loucks 1822

Abijah Clark 1823

Almon Ives 1824-1827 Jonadab Winchester 1828

Robertson Whiteside 1829

John Hammond 1830

Jonadab Winchester 1831

Almon Ives 1832

Odin Benedict 1833-1839

Minot Hoyt 1840

Odin Benedict 1841-1842

Geo. F. Vandervort 1843

Odin Benedict 1844-1847

Geo. F. Vandervort 1848

Odin Benedict 1849

Geo. F. Vandervort 1850

Wm. S. Aldrich 1851-1853

Ira Haskins 1854

Elias Clark 1855

Leman Pickett 1856-1857

Wm. C. Benedict 1858-1863

James Hale 1864

Wm. C. Benedict 1865-1866

John R. Russell 1867

John S. Bemus 1868-1869

Oscar Hale 1870-1871

Wm. C. Benedict 1872

Geo. W. Belden 1873-1874

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A. M. Cheney 1922-1933

Earl J. Parker 1934-1935

Clark L. Lord 1936-1947 Albert S. Samuelson 1948-1949

William G. West 1950-1951

Richard Evans 1951

Town of Ellicott

On June 1, 1812, the Town of Ellicott celebrated its first birthday. The town, named in honor of Joseph Ellicott, was established from a large area of land set off from the Town of Pomfret. In April of 1813, at the' home of Joseph Akin, the voters of the town elected James Prendergast as their first supervisor and Ebenezer Davis as the town clerk. At this meeting, presided over by John Silsby, the nearest justice, Laban Case, served as moderator.

With this action, Ellicott, along with Gerry and Hanover, became one of the three towns admitted after the original formation of the County. The second town meeting was again held at the home of Joseph Akin in 1814, later adjourned to Laban Case's tavern.

The records indicate that the political leaders of the town back in 1813 voted $250 for bridges and roads and that the supervisor was asked to solicit funds from the County. The town laid out roads in those early years, with an additional $100 for bridges in 1814. Interestingly, the bridge across the outlet at Prendergast's cost $37.67 and one at Joseph Akin's home cost $29.00. The bridges were funded by labor and material subscribed by local citizens in lieu of money.

1806 was the year in which many settlers came to live and stay in this area. William Wilson, George Fenton and James Culbertson initiated the first settlement along the banks of the creek. In 1815, Benjamin Ross came to the town and the next year began Ross Mills. One of the earliest temperance societies was developed in Ellicott by Samuel Whiter More, who, in 1827, was appointed postmaster of Fluvanna. His hotel was an important and popular summer resort for those who believed in temperance.

Ellicott, because of its excellent mill sites at certain points along the Chadakoin River, attracted early industry. The Levant Junction of the Chadakoin and Cassadaga become an important area before the mid 19th century in the manufacturing of bricks. Throughout the 1840's, some 500,000 bricks were manufactured annually at Levant. In addition to the industrial sites, a large body of pine timber covered much of the original town.

The original boundaries of the town once encompassed the present City of Jamestown and the Village of Lakewood. Falconer, named after prosperous businessman, Robert Falconer, became a thriving community and now has a population of 3,343. Population - 10,451

SUPERVISORS

Town of Ellicott

James Prendergast 1813-1815

John Frew 1816-1822

James Hall 1823-1825

Solomon Jones 1826

Nathaniel Fenton 1827

Solomon Jones 1828-1829

Nathaniel Fenton 1830

Samuel Barrett 1831-1840

William Hall 1841-1842

Horace Allen 1843

Samuel Barrett 1844

Henry Baker 1845-1846

Augustus F. Allen 1847-1848

Charles Butler 1849-1850

R. V. Cunningham 1851

Aug. F. Allen 1852

Henry Baker 1853-1854

Simon W. Parks 1855

Aug. Allen 1856

Francis W. Palmer 1857

Lewis Hall 1858-1859

Aug. Allen 1860-1868

Jerome Preston 1869-1870

Aug. Allen 1871-1874

Lewis Hall 1875-1876

Corydon Hitchcock 1877

John T. Willson 1878-1879

Robert N. Marvin 1880-1883

Daniel Griswold 1884-1885

G. A. Bentley, 2d 1886-1888

Alonzo Halladay 1889-1895

Hollis Price 1896-1897

Murrick B. Pratt................................................................... 1898-1903

H. N. Crosby........................................................................ 1904-1906

Ranson B. Lydell................................................................. 1907-1908

Conrad Anderson 1909

H. L. Ames 1910-1919

Menzo W. Neate 1920-1925

Edward Ellison 1926-1927

M. W. Neate 1928-1937

Guy B. Saxton 1938-1942

Carrie N Willett 1943-1949

Harold T Swanson 1950-1956

Frederick E. Mattison 1960

Town of Ellington

From the Town of Gerry cane the land for. the establishment of a new township, Ellington, on April 1, 1824. Cherry Creek was set off five years later from Ellington on May 4, 1829. Ellington's settlers in the early years came mostly from New England. With them they brought the industrial traditions of the rural New England towns and villages. Simon Lawrence built a sawmill on Clear Creek in 1820, the same year Ward King erected the first gristmill. Elijah and Elliot son began the first tannery in 1829. With the development of these mills and tanneries, more and more people settled in the township. Settlement in the years of 1822 and '23 brought the area's population to a point where the residents desired their own township.

The first town meeting was held at the home of Lucretia French, on March 1, 1825. Supervisor John Thacher was elected, along with Town Clerk Cornelius N. Nicholson. The first post office was located in the house, of Benjamin Follet on Old Church Road from 1816-1823. Lucretia French held the position of postmaster until 1829, and then the post office was moved to Bates Settlement when Vina Bates became the postmaster. In 1817, in the home of Abner Bates, the first public religious service was held in the town.

September 8, 1865 was a tragic day in the history of Ellington, when the township suffered a great flood that destroyed buildings and property and the lives of four children of one family.

Seventy-five local citizens, meeting on January 12, 1850, raised $3,650 for the construction of Ellington Academy which began in 1852. This prominent educational institution was granted its academic charter by the Regents of the University of New York on February 11, 1853.

Ellington, located in the center of the town, was settled in 1819 after "Captain" Ebenezer Green, Jr. tapped the maple trees and made sugar on what is now the village park.

Ellington is noted for its excellent dairy products and its butter and cheese were famous throughout the area. In addition, great forests occupying the land attracted many shingle and saw mills. Population - 1,314.

SUPERVISORS

Town of Ellington

James Thatcher 1825

Cornelius H. Nicholson 1826-1827

James Carr 1828-1829

Gideon Evans 1830

John Woodward, Jr. 1831-1834

Benj. Barnard 1835-1837

John Woodward, Jr. 1838-1840

Geo. J. Phipany 1841-1843

Jarvis B. Rice 1844-1846

Geo. J. Phipany 1847

John F. Farnham 1848-1854

Mason D. Hatch 1855

Charles B. Green 1856-1857

J. F. Farnham 1858-1860

Charles B. Green 1861

J. F. Farnham 1862-1863

Samuel Griffith 1864-1865

George Waithe 1866-1867

Phillip M. Smith 1868-1869

Corey Briggs 1870-1871

Samuel Griffith 1872-1873

Theodore A. Case 1874-1875

Oliv. Putnam 1876-1881

Austin H. Stafford 1882-1883

T. A. Case 1884-1888

Ernest F. Rowley 1889-1890

Sardius Frisbee 1891-1895

T. A. Case 1896-1907

Charles J. Main 1908-1911

Charles H. White 1912-1917

J. B. Anderson 1918-1933

Garfield 0. Gilbert 1934-1943

M. L. Bagg 1944-1961

William Cole 1962-1963

Gaylord Swanstrom 1964-1965

Kenneth C. Lawrence 1966

Town of French Creek

French Creek was first settled by Pioneers from Essex and Oneida Counties during the War of 1812. In1811, Andy Nobels arrived with his family and by 1817 Polly Forbes was teaching school. Parkley Bloss, an 1815 arrived, became the first highway commissioner and, with compass in Pocket and a rope for a surveyor' s chain, plotted the roads of the newly formed town in the 1830's.

The first town meeting was held at the home of William Harper in March of 1830, almost one year after the founding of the town, April 23, 1829, from a section of Clymer. The town's name came from the stream that runs through the area, once used by French soldiers moving to and from Canada, on their many expeditions to Pennsylvania and Ohio.

Silas Terry, a resident of French Creek from 1820-1855, became one of its most important early political figures. He served as justice of French Creek for 16 Years and as tax collector of Clymer. From 1844-1848 he served French Creek on the Board of Supervisors and in 1849 was elected to the Assembly.

The town is normally a f arming and dairy community but the building of the Tennessee Gas Transmission Company’s pumping station doubled the town's assessment. Population - 906

SUPERVISORS

Town of French Creek

Alex. Willson, Jr. 1830-1832

Nathaniel Thompson 1833

Ira F. Gleason 1834-1837

Daniel Hooker 1838

Philo S. Hawley 1839-1842

D. L. Gleason 1843

Silas Terry 1844-1845

Nehemiah Royce 1846-1847

Silas Terry 1848

Nehemiah Royce 1849

Thomas D. Jones 1850

Nehemiah Royce 1851

Philo S. Hawley 1852

Nehemiah Royce 1853-1855

John Sliter 1856

Marvin Hooker 1857

Stephen W. Steward 1858

H. P. Fenton 1859-1860

R. J. Beach 1861-1862

Almond S. Park 1863

Lawyer S. Terry 1864-1865

Dana P. Horton 1866-1867

James A. Merry 1868-1869

D. M. Hapgood 1870

Henry R. Case 1871-1872

John Jones 1873

H. R. Parsons 1874

John Jones 1875

Reuben J. Beach 1876-1877

Orson Allis 1878

Nehemiah Royce 1879

Henry R. Case 1880-1882

Orson Allis 1883

Edward Jaquins 1884-1885

Henry R. Case 1886-1888

James Rhoades 1889

Geo. I. Hapgood 1890-1891

Henry R. Jones 1892-1893

Henry R. Case 1894-1906

Edmond A. Austin 1907-1911

Silas Webber....................................................................... 1912

Lucas C. Gleason................................................................ 1913-1915

Frank A. Jones ......................................................... 1916-1917

Lucas C. Gleason 1918-1919

Amos L. White 1920-1921

Pat G. Harrington 1922-1923

Fred J. Wardes 1924-1935

Arthur R. Habink 1936-1939

Earl Storer 1940-1947

Edward Beckerink 1948-1965

Oliver V. Whitney............................................................... 1966

Town of Gerry

Gerry, with the towns of Hanover and Ellington, was among the first three towns to follow the formation of the County. Named after Elbridge Gerry, signer of the Declaration of Independence, Gerry became a town on June 1, 1812, separating itself from the town of Pomfret. In later years, parcels of Gerry were made into the towns of Ellington, Cherry Creek, and Charlotte. Practically all the families settling in the area then were from Vermont. These industrious settlers named their community Vermont and their post office had the name of Vermont until 1867, when it was changed to Gerry.

The first town meeting was held at Samuel Sinclear's in 1813. At this meeting a law passed was that all "ox sleds to be 4 ft. in width. Penalty for being 'cetched' on road with an ox sled less than 4 ft. wide, $5.00". In 1822, the post office was established and Dexter Hatch served as postmaster.

Industry in the early decades of the 19th century brought not only settlers and prosperity to the Gerry area, but fame, as well. During these years it was often referred to as "New - Pittsburgh". It all began when Caleb Mathews, a manufacturer of pottery, established his business at Vermont Corners. By 1839 three factories producing excellent quality pottery were in full force. In addition to this industry, Riley Greenleaf, in 1845, invented and successfully operated the first machine for cutting veneer.

An important and highly regarded resident of Gerry was Sidney E. Palmer, who served as postmaster from August 1, 1841 until 1896, upon his death. In addition to this service of some 55 years as post-

master, Palmer also was elected to the post of town clerk, board of supervisors for five years, and, in 1860, represented the second assembly district of Chautauqua County in the State Legislature.

Today, Gerry, like many of its neighboring towns and communities, has as its chief industry dairy farming. Population - 1,468

SUPERVISORS

Town of Gerry

Samuel Sinclair 1813

Amos Atkins...................................................... 1814

Samuel Sinclair.......................................... 1815-1816

Selah Pickett 1817

Samuel Sinclair 1818-1820

Joel Burnell 1821

Hugh B. Patterson 1822-1827

Joel Burnell 1828

Nathan Lake 1829

H. B. Patterson 1830

James Scofield, Jr. 1831

H. B. Patterson 1832-1835

Samuel Fargo 1836

Willard Bucklin 1837

Wm. M. Wagoner 1838

William Bliss 1839

Willard Bucklin 1840

Wm. R. Wilson 1841-1842

Sidney E. Palmer 1843

Willard Bucklin 1844

Wm. M. Wagoner 1845

Willard Bucklin 1846-1848

William Bliss 1849

Wm. Mellen 1850

James Bucklin 1851-1852

Lyman L. Eaton 1853

Sidney E. Palmer 1854

Willard Bucklin 1855

Sidney E. Palmer 1856

W. Bucklin 1857

Samuel Griffith 1858-1859

Robert Lenox 1860

Galusha Beardsley 1861-1862

Geo. A. Aldrich 1863-1864

Galusha Beardsley 1865-1866

B. Frank Dennison 1867-1868

G. Beardsley 1869-1870

Wm. H. Scott 1871-1872

Sidney E. Palmer 1873-1874

Jarvis K. Wilson 1875-1877-

Wm. H. Scott 1878

John H. Phelps 1879

Charles A. Tracy 1880-1888

Henry Starr 1889-1895

John A. Almy 1896-1901

Orson N. Salisbury 1902-1907

Obed E. Ostrander 1908-1911

Geo. N. Thompkins 1912-1915

Park L. Starr 1916-1933

G. Clayton Damon 1934-1939

Everett J. Edson 1940-1949

Walter J. Paterson 1949-1956

C. Elmer Carlson 1960

Town of Harmony

Harmony, like many of the other towns of Chautauqua County, was an offshoot of the "Mother Town", Chautauqua. On February 14, 1816, the area began its status as a, separate township, although its original settlers had already been there a decade. Thomas Bemus, son of William Bemus, settled in what is now Harmony in January of 1806. Following him was Reuben Stayton, Jr. who, in 1809, erected the area's first sawmill which, in later years, was a major industry of the township located on a hilly section of the County.

The town's first school began in a traditional log cabin in 1823, only to be destroyed by fire two years later.

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In 1861, the small settlement of Panama became an incorporated village. Panama was the trading center for the area residents. The current population of Panama is 450.

Harmony, in addition to its dairying and farming industry and operation of sawmills, and lumbering, has a moor tourist attraction - Panama Rocks. Population - 1,797

SUPERVISORS

Town of Harmony

Palmer Phillips 1816-1823

Reuben Slayton 1824

Theron Bly 1825-1831

Henry Hill 1832

Theron Bly 1833-1834

Zeal Ward 1835-1836

Theron Bly 1837-1838

Robert Hewes 1839-1841

Daniel Williams 1842

John Steward 1843-1847

Theron S. Bly 1848-1849

John Steward 1850-1852

Morris Norton 1853

John Steward 1854

Albert Gleason 1855-1857

Ebenezer G. Cook 1856

Sardius Steward 1858-1860

Reuben F. Randolph 1861

John Steward 1862-1864

Walter L. Sessions 1863

Loren B. Sessions 1864-1870

Frank G. Steward 1871-1872

Loren B. Sessions 1873-1889

Jared Hewes 1890-1895

J. Samuel Fowler 1896-1899

James Hawkins 1900-1901

Edwin W. Connelly 1902-1903

Leon E. Button 1904-1906

Ambrose Cross 1907

E. W. Connelly 1908-1911

Leon E. Button 1912-1915

James Pringle 1916-1917

Harry B. Button 1918-1919

Leon E. Button 1920-1935

Arthur L. Richardson 1936-1949

Leon E. Button 1950

Town of Hanover

The Town of Hanover lies in the northeastern part of the County and hors a long and colorful history dating back to Amos Sottle who was the first settler along the banks of the Cattaraugus Creek in 1799. The first purchase of land was recorded in the name of Charles Avery in 1804. An important early settler was Joseph Brownell who arrived in December, 1809 and soon after become Hanover's first supervisor when it became a township.

Hanover was formed from the Town of Pomfret on June 1, 1812. In following years it, too, lost land when the Township of Villenova was formed in 1823. In 1827 another section of the original township became part of the Town of Sheridan. This year was highlighted also by a great increase of settlers. The mouth of the Cattaraugus provided an open door for exploration into the heart of the County.

The first town meeting was held in the home of DanielHolbrook on April 9, 1814 and Joseph Brownell rejected to the supervisor's post. The first election for member of the Assembly was in April, 1813 when 112 votes were cast - 67 for James Williams and 45 .for Jacob Houghton. Nathan Mixer, a Forestville resident who arrived in 1817, served as supervisor for 10 years and was elected to three terms as member of the State Assembly.

The Village of Silver Creek, located in the northwest comer, has a population of 3,310 while Forestville, earlier known as Walnut Falls, has 905 residents.

The Town borders on both Erie and Cattaraugus Counties and the main east west travel routes flow through the area. It is the closest township to the metropolitan Buffalo area. The major industry of the area is fruit production, primarily grapes, in addition to several small growing factories recently located in the Silver Creek area. The town boundaries touch upon portions of the Cattaraugus Indian Reservation-i. Population ion - 7,301

SUPERVISORS

Town of Hanover

Nedebiar Angell 1813

Joseph Brownell 1814

David Russell 1815

Joseph Brownell 1816-1819

an Mixer 1820-1821

an Mixer 1823-1824 Seth Snow 1825

Nathan Mixer 1826-1827

Daniel Russell 1828-1830

Nathan Mixer 1831-1832

Oliver Lee 1833-1835

Nathan Mixer 1836

Wm. Colville, Jr. 1837

E. R. Avery 1838

A. F. Morrison 1839

E. B. Guernsey ............................................... 1840

Thomas C. Hale ............................................ 1841

Jeremiah Ellsworth 1842

Orson Stiles........................................................................... 1843

Jeremiah Ellsworth................................................................ 1844-1845

William Colvin....................................................................... 1846

H. H. Hawkins....................................................................... 1847

Adolphus F. Morrison.......................................................... 1848

Charles H. Lee....................................................................... 1849

William Colville..................................................................... 1850-1851

Charles H. Lee....................................................................... 1852

Hiram Smith 1853-1854

Clark C. Swift .. 1855-1856

Hiram Smith, 2nd................................................................... 1857-1859

Chandler Scott....................................................................... 1860-1862

Cyrus D. Angell..................................................................... 1863

William D. Talcott 1864

Nahum S. Scott -. 1865-1866

Chandler Scott 1867

Ian D. Hiller 1868-1869

Harman B. Brown 1870-1871

Smith Clark 1872-1873

Leroy Andrus 1874

Carlos Ewell 1875-1876

Oliver Lee Swift 1877-1878

John G. Record 1879

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David Tucker 1847-1848

Pierce Woodward 1849-1850

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M. W. Smith 1853

Henry N. Hunt 1854-1855

Galusha M. Wait 1856

P. Woodward 1857-1858

Wm. T. Falconer 1859-1863

Sumner Allen 1864

Daniel Griswold 1865-1868

Harvey S. Elkins 1869-1872

Josiah H. Monroe 1873-1874

Amos Bill 1875-1876

J. H. Monroe 1877-1882

Amos Bill 1883

Ira C. Nichols 1884

Newell Cheney 1885

Ira C. Nichols 1886-1888

N. Cheney 1889

Ira C. Nichols 1890

Lyman F. Weedan 1891

Ira C. Nichols 1892-1893

Ernest F. Rowley 1894-1895

John H. Anderson 1896-1909

C. N. Taylor 1910-1913

Ray G. Crandall 1914-1925

C. N. Taylor 1926-1927

Leslie G. Sands 1928

W. R. Carr 1929-1932

T. P. Mattison 1933

Geo. B. Waite 1934-1943

Eric Lundeen 1944-1947

Clarence Anderson 1955-1959

Roger Powell 1960-1963

Gordon T. Wolfe 1964-1965

Roger Powell 1966

Town of Pomfret

The Town of Pomfret has a rich history reaching back into the first beginnings of Chautauqua County in 1808. The County was divided into two areas after its organization in 1808 - Chautauqua and Pomfret. Surveying in the Pomfret area began in 1798 and in 1803, immediately after the Holland Land Company offered the land for sale, Thomas McClintock became the first settler to reside within the limits of the town. Joining McClintock were Low Mininger and David Eason and in 1804 another early pioneer arrived who later had much to do with the establishing of the town - Zattu Cushing.

In 1807 all the County was the town of Chautauqua and the town meetings were held at Cross Roads. Zattu Cushing who, at that time, resided at the present location of the village of Fredonia, rallied all the voters of his section of the township to hold the next meeting at Fredonia. This action led to the establishing of the Town of Pomfret.

The political history of this township was somewhat overshadowed by the many developments in other areas of daily activities. In 1806 the Risleys opened the first store in the County at Fredonia. This establishment later became famous as the Risley Seed Gardens and in 1830 was the mostextensive in the United States. During the gold rush of 1849 Risley onion seeds were paid for by their weight in gold. During the early years the force of Canadaway Creek helped in the establishment of over thirty factories. 1821 found the town using natural gas for lighting, another first in - America.

Two years later Fredonia Academy was founded.

Fredonia, the largest village in the County, was settled in 1804 and in 1817 the Chautauqua gazette appeared, printed in the village. The populous area soon became incorporated as a village in 1829. Its population was estimated between 600 and 700. Fredonia became the birthplace of the first grange in 1868 - Patrons of Husbandry, and also the place where the Women's Christian Temperance Union was organized. Dr. Squire White was the first "educated" physician in the County in 1808. In addition to caring for the sick, he taught school.

Louis McKinstry was probably one of the first important political figures of the mid 1800's. Born in 1844, he served the County for 50 years and annually was elected, unanimously, assistant clerk of the Board of Supervisors.

Population - 8,477

SUPERVISORS

Town of Pomfret

Philo Orton 1811-1817

Leverett Barker 1818-1822

Abiram Orton 1823-1825

Benj. Douglass 1826-1828

Leverett Barker 1829

Geo. A. French 1830-1833

Owin McClure 1834

Elijah Risley, Jr. 1835

Elisha Norton 1836

Pearson Crosby 1837

Squire White 1838-1839

Elisha Norton 1840-1844

Leverett Barker 1845-1846

Daniel W. Douglas 1847

Rosell Greene 1848-1849

Wm. Risley 1850

Alvah H. Walker 1851-1853

Hiram F. Smith 1854

Abner W. Camp 1855

Elisha Norton 1856

Edmund Day 1857-1858

E. Norton 1859-1860

Orson Stiles 1861-1862

Henry B. Benjamin 1863-1864

Orson Stiles 1865

Horace White 1866

Geo. D. Kinckley 1867-1868

John P. Hall 1869

Franklin Burritt 1870-1872

Harmanus C. Clark 1873

F. Burritt 1874

James D.Wells 1875

Theo. S. Moss 1876-1877

Milton M. Fenner 1878-1879

Geo. S. Josselyn 1880

John S. Lambert 1881-1882

Benj. F. Skinner 1883-1885

Arthur R. Moore 1886

Otis M. Hall 1887-1888

Warren B. Hooker 1889-1890

Darius G. Pickett 1891

Iames R. Adams 1892

Hollis D. Leet 1893-1899

Gaius M. Tremaine, Jr. 1900-1905

Wm. S. Steans 1906-1913

Edward N. Button 1914-1930

A. R. Maytum 1931-1937

Florian G. Spoden 1938-1963

Stewart Dudley 1964

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Town of Sheridan

Sheridan’s colorful history ranges from its many taverns of the early 19^th century when it served as a gateway to the Great West, to the "Rope Walk", built in 1833. Sheridcm was made a town in 1827 and on May 8 elected its first supervisor, Lyscom Mixer, and its first town clerk, Enoch Haskin.

Francis Webber and Hcczadicih Stebbin purchased the first land from the Holland Land Company in 1804 and by 1830 over 100 homes dotted the area, population of approximately 1,000 people. The town was formed out of 32 lots from Pomfret and 35 lots from Hanover.

Sheridan might be given credit for having the first lobbyist in the County. In the winter of 1826, William E. Griswold, Haven Bringham cmd Nathaniel Grey journeyed to Albany to lobby the legislature to enact a, law granting the residents of the area their own township. These men were supported by a donation of $50-00 by Griswold's older brother. The three emissaries from Sheridcm were successful, and on their return decided to name the town Sheridcm, after the populcir poet. It hccppened that Grey was a great admirer of Sheridcin. The name was adopted at the town meeting and Sheridan took its place in the great grape and fruit belt of the County.

The first post office was begun in June of 1806. It was located in Holmes Tavern because Orasmus Holmes was the postmaster in addition to tavern master. An interesting cmd certainly unique building was erected in 1833 by Thomas Chcipman. It was a building 14 ft. wide and 165 ft. long and was known as the “Rope Walk”. The making of rope was traditionally a home trade and when rope got too long the makers twisted it outdoors. This Rope Walk was built to twist rope under the shelter of a roof. Population - 2,539

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SUPERVISORS

Town of Sheridan

Lyscom Mixer 1827-1830

Nathaniel Gray 1831

Lyscom Mixer 1832

Nicholas Mallett 1833

E. Fcirnham 1834

Nathcmiel Gray 1835

J. S. Patterson 1836-1837

Nathaniel Gray 1838

Willcird W. Brigham 1839-1842-

John I. Eacker 1843

John N. Gregg 1844

cirry Hall 1845-1849

Edmund Mead 1850-1852

J. I. Eacker 1853

Edmund Mead 1854

Newton P. Smith 1855

E. Mead 1856

Newell Gould 1857

Wm. 0. Strong 1858-1859

John C. Craston 1860-1862

Buel Tolles 1863-1867

Joseph C. Doty 1868

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B. Tolles ------------------------------------------------- 1869-1870

1. C. Doty ------------------------------------------------ 1871-1872

Geo. W. Eacker ----------------------------------------- 1873

Stewart T. Christy ------------------------------------- 1874

Henry J. Cranston --------------------------------------- 1875-1876

G. W. Eacker---------------------------------------------------- 1877-1878

Asahel C. Brace ------------------------------------------------ 1879

G. W. Eacker---------------------------------------------------- 1880-1881

A. C. Brace------------------------------------------------------ 1882

G. W. Cranston ------------------------------------------------ 1883

Harvey M. Bailey ----------------------------------------------- 1884

Wm. R. Miner ------------------------------------------------- 1885-1890

Edgar J. Griswold -------------------------------------------- 1891-1897

Geo. E. McLaury --------------------------------------------- 1897-1905

W. J. Doty ------------------------------------------------------ 1906-1917

B. 0. Schlender ------------------------------------------------ 1918-1921

R. D. Borthwick ----------------------------------------------- 1922-1951

Ralph E. Hamlet ---------------------------------------------- 1952-1953

Burton Miner --------------------------------------------------- 1954-1955

Norman Bell ---------------------------------------------------- 1956

Town of Sherman

The Town of Sherman began its separate existence on April 7, 1832. Although the first settler, Dearing Dorman, didn't appear until 1823, soon after many settlers bent on farming were attracted to the fertile hills and valleys of the area. From 1823 to 1832 the residents of Sherman were part of the town of Clymer and later part of Mina township.

At its first meeting in 1833 the electorate selected Otis Skinner as their supervisor' He had previously been a Town of Clymer justice and officiated at the first marriage on March 23, 1825.

The village of Sherman was incorporated in 1890. Benjamin Kip and Otis and Elijah Miller were the earliest settlers in the area where the village is located today. The village's current population is 873. The first municipal election occurred on October 31 1890 and ha e Francis A. Ellis, and Charles E. Cobb were elected as trustees. Henry F. Young became the village treasurer, John McKean, the tax collector, and Thomas J. Newell, the village clerk.

In August of 1865 tragedy struck the township when great floods damaged the town. This occurred again in August, 1892. when an iron railroad bridge, business establishments and homes were destroyed in an even more destructive flood. Fire also left scars on the township when, in 1865, a fire swept away the post office and town clerk's office with all the records. Again, in 1869, a ranging fire destroyed the business block on Main and Miller Street.

Today the main industry of Sherman is the production of dairy products.

Population - 1,511

SUPERVISORS

Town of Sherman

Otis Skinner ----------------------------------------------------- 1833

B. H. Kipp ------------------------------------------------------- 1834

Otis Skinner ----------------------------------------------------- 1835

Loren Park ------------------------------------------------------- 1836-1837

Otis Skinner ------------------------------------------------------ 1838

Platt S. Osborne 1839

Lucius Cook 1840-1842

e Hctrt 1843

Osborne 1844-1845

P. Hull 1846-1847

Benjamin H. Kipp 1848-1849

Lester R. Dewey 1850

Loren Park 1851

Lewis Sperry 1852-1853

Benjamin J. Coffin 1854

L. Parks 1855

Wm. Green 1856-1857

Miles J. Clcirk 1858-1859

Henry Bliss 1860-1861

Henry W. Sperry 1862-1865

Sylvanus H. Myrick 1866

Henry Sheldon 1867

H. W. Sperry 1868

A. W. Benson 1869

John T. Green 1870-1872

Virgil A. Fenner 1873

John T. Green 1874

Jerome 1. Dean 1875-1876

Enoch Sperry 1877-1878

Albert B. Sheldon 1879-1881

Charles H. Corbett 1882-1883

Enoch Sperry 1884

B.J. Coffin 1885-1891

Edgar 0. Buss 1892

Morris L. Edmunds 1893-1897

Frank E. Miller 1898-1899

Wctrren B. Whitney 1900-1901

Sheldon 1902-1909

Benjamin 1910-1913

Keith 1914-1919

1. 0. Ottaway 1919-1923

W.L. Nuttall 1924-1939

Fred H. Newell 1940-1955

Albert W. Croscut 1955

Town of Stockton

Like many of its neighboring towns, Stockton became a separate township from land detached from Chautauqua. The year was 1821. On February 9, 1821, the residents who had the privilege of voting gathered at the home of Hiram Lazell and elected their first officials. Stockton was named after Richard Stockton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence.

The settling of this picturesque countryside of rolling hills and lakes began when Jonathan Bugbee, a young man, alone and on foot, toured the central wilderness of the County. In 1809 he purchased, at $2.50 per acre, 205 acres of this land he found so attractive. In 1821 he opened a hotel at a clearing in Centralia, in the southern section of the town.

Following the trails of Bugbee were pioneers like Hiram Lazell and Elijah Nelson who, in 1815, began settlement north of Bugbee's, called "Delanti". Adam Lyon, from Massachusetts, settled, in 1809, on the west bank of Cassadaga Lake. His sister, Mary, was the founder of Holyoke Female Seminary. Samuel Shephard, originally Massachusetts resident, became the first justice of the town.

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Stockton, with its two lakes, Bear and Cassadaga, hosts many tourists during the summer months, but dairying and farming are the major source of revenue in the town.

Population - 2,156

SUPERVJSORS

Town of Stockton

Calvin Warren ----------------------- 1821-1822

Henry Walker ------------------------ 1823-1825

Calvin Warren ------------------------ 1826

W. Ellsworth -------------------------- 1827

Aaron Lyn ----------------------------- 1828

Hiram Lazell ------------------------- 1829-1830

W. Ellsworth -------------------------- 1831-1832

John Grant ---------------------------- 1833

A. Lyn --------------------------------- 1834

John Grant ---------------------------- 1835

Calvin Smith ------------------------- 1836-1837

Chauncey Warren -------------------- 1838-1839

Delos Beebe --------------------------- 1840-1841

Phillip Lazell -------------------------- 1842

Thomas Rolph -------------------------- 1843-1844

C. Warren ------------------------------- 1845

Eleazer Flagg, Jr ----------------------- 1846

C. Warren ------------------------------- 1847

Milton Smith --------------------------- 1848-1853

Geo. S. Harrison -------------------- 1854

Judge L. Bugbee ----------------------- 1855

Ebenezer Moon ------------------------ 1856

Wm. P. Burdick ------------------------ 1857-1858

J. L. Bugbee ---------------------------- 1859

Phillip Lazell --------------------------- 1860-1861

Merrill Crissey ------------------------- 1862-1863

Harlow Crissey------------------------- 1864-1865

Eliphalet Mitchell --------------------- 1866-1867

Chauncey Warren --------------------- 1868-1869

Walker Parkhurst --------------------- 1870-1871

Joseph E. Batchellor ------------------ 1872-1873

Lucien C. Warren --------------------- 1874-1879

Charles W. Chapman ---------------- 1880-1881

Jay A. Flagg ---------------------------- 1882-1883

Darius G. Pickett -------------------- 1884

Phin M. Miller ------------------------ 1885

Newton Crissey ----------------------- 1886-1889

L. C. Warren ------------------------- 1890

Charles D. Payne --------------------- 1891

C. Frank Chapman ------------------- 1892-1897

Michael C. Donovan ----------------- 1898-1899

L. C. Warren ------------------------- 1900-1903

M. C. Donovan ---------------------- 1904-1905

Clayton S. Putnam ------------------- 1906-1907

L. C. Warren -------------------------- 1908-1909

Everett J. White ----------------------- 1910-1911

C. D. Payne ---------------------------- 1912-1921

Delmar Frederickson ------------------ 1922-1923

Wm. Pickett ----------------------------- 1924-1933

Max Pierce ------------------------------- 1934-1939

Chauncey W. Maring ------------------- 1940-1949

Robert Tanner ---------------------------- 1950-1962

Clifford Briggs --------------------------- 1963

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Town of Villenova

Villenova, "New Village", became a. separate town on January 24, 1833. It was made from land that once was part of Hanover.

The topography of the town lies in its rugged hills and broad valleys. This same rugged terrain attracted a pioneer from Vermont, John Kent, who, in 1809, decided to settle in the area. More New Englanders soon after made their trek westward to settle among the hills and valleys and plant their crops and raise their dairy cows.

An important settler was Ezra Puffer, a native of Sudbury, Massachusetts, who arrived in 1812. He was a cultured person who had scientific and literary tastes. He was considered, throughout the County, as a first rate surveyor. Puffer served as the first justice of the peace and is credited with writing many legal papers of that period.

The first town meeting, held in 1823, recorded the election of Puffer to the post of supervisor and Milton Foot as town clerk.

There are no incorporated villages in Villenova. Around Hamlet, first settled in 1819 when Auren and Nathaniel Smith built a sawmill, are grouped many of the residents of the area.

Population - 969

SUPERVISORS

Town of Villenova

Ezra Puffer 1823-1824

Villeroy Balcom 1825-1830

Daniel Wright 1831

V. Balcom 1832

H. Allen 1833

Austin Pierce 1834-1836

John C. Dibble 1837

Luther Pierce 183-8

A. Pierce 1839

Nathan Gurney 1840

Daniel Wright 1841

Joseph G. Hopkins 1842-1843

Nathan Gurney 1844

George Hopkins 1845-1847

Villeroy Balcom 1848

A. Pierce 1849

Timothy G. Walker 1850-1851

Martin Crowell 1852

Hiram Cornell 1853

Martin Crowell 1854-1855

James Wright 1856-1857

Martin Crowell 1858-1862

Horace Burgess 1863

S. Corey 1864

M. Crowell 1865-1867

Tyler H. Searl 1868-1869

Horatio G. Pope 1870

Rollin L. Shepard 1871

Tyler H. Searl 1872-1873

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