Ulysses, Tompkins County, New York
| April 1795 | Aprl. 1796 |
| April 1797 | April 1798 |
| April 1794 | 1795 |
| 1796 | 1797 |
| 1798 | 1799 |
| 1800 | 1801 |
| Register of Births | 1802 |
| 1803 | . |
(all archaic spellings, punctuation etc. kept as given)
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This book contains a transcribed copy of the Town of Ulysses the seventh day of April 1795 done by Samuel WEYBURN Junior Town Clerk in the year 18__ .
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At the annual Town Meeting held on Tuesday the 7th day of April 1795 - at the House of Peter HYMNPOUGH (not clear spelling) in Ulysses. Agreeable to publish Notice given for that purpos. The apointment of Town officers are as follows -------
Andrew ENGLISH Supervisor Abm. MARKLE Town Clerk Andrew ENGLISH } Isaac PATCHIN } Assessors Wm. VANNORMAN } James WESTON Constable & Collector Peter HYMNPOUGH } Phillip TREMAN } Highways Joseph SMITH } Nathaniel DEVENPORT } Robert McDOWL } Overseer of Highways Peter DEMOND } Richd GOODWIN } Overseers of the Poor Henry DEVENPORT } John YAPLE } Wm. VANNORMAN } Fence Viewers Robert McDOWL Pound Master
The meeting also took in Consideration the Recommendation from the last years Board of Supervisors Respecting the Assessment of Taxable property and other matters which the meeting voted to receive. Except the Article containing the destruction of wolves, it was also voted by said meeting that Hogs should run free Commoners as long as they behave well - But when they do damage where is good fence they must be yocked and the Damage prised by the fence Viewers and paid by the owners - Recorded this 9th Day of April 1795 - Abm. MARKLE Town Clerk
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At the Annual Town Meeting held on Tuesday the 5th (?) day of Aprl. 1796 at the House of Nathaniel DEVENPORTS in the Town of Ulysses agreeable to publish Notice for that Purpose the Appointment of Town Officers are as follows. VIZ
Abraham MARKLE. Supervisor & Town Clerk Robert McDOWL } Jeremiah JEFFERY } Assessors Richd. GOODWIN } Nathaniel DEVENPORT } Jeremiah JEFFERY } Commissoners of Highways Wm. VANNORMAN } Robert McDOWL } Richd. GOODWIN } Overseers of the Poor Jesse HERIMAN Collector Jesse HERIMAN } Richd. PANBURN } Constables Robert McDOWL } Henry DEVENPORT } Overseers of Highways Robert McLELLEN } Jeremiah JEFFERY } Wm. VANNORMAN } Fence Viewers John YAPLE }
The Meeting further voted that Hogs are to be confined. The meeting also voted that Town
meeting be held at Jabez HAMMERS.
Recorded the above this 8th day of April 1796
Per me Abm. MARKLE Town Clerk
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Ulysses June 21st 1796
Not Agreeable to Publish Notice given for the purpose of Choosing Commissioners and Trustees
of Schools - As the Law Directs; Choice as follows -
Robert McDOWL }
Jeremiah JEFFERY } Commissioners of Schools
Daniel TURRELL }
Robert McLALLEN }
Wm. VANNORMAN } Trustees of Schools
Recorded this 21st day of June 1796
Abm. MARKLE Town Clerk
On the Removal of Daniel TURRELL Commissioner of School an Extra Meeting Called and
Chose Benjn. PELTON Commissioner of Schools
Entered by me Abm. MARKLE Town Clerk --
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At the Annual Town Meeting Held on Tuesday the 4th day of April 1797 at the House of Jabez HAMMERS in the Town of Ulysses Agreeable to publish Notice for that purpose the Appointment of Town Officers are as follows -
Abrm. MARKLE Supervisor & Town Clerk Jeremiah JEFFERY Wm. VANNORMAN Commissioners of Highways Nathaniel DEVENPORT Isaac PATCHIN Jeremiah JEFFERY Assessors Andrew ENGLISH Caleb DAVIS Collector & Constable Abm. DEVENPORT Constable Jeremiah JEFFERY Overseers of Poor Isaac PATCHIN Isaac PATCHIN Abner TREMAN Overseers of Highways Henry DEVENPORT George BR… (may be BRINCK) John YAPLE Wm. VANNORMAN Fence Viewers Jeremiah JEFFERY
The meeting also voted that Hogs be free commoners. They also voted that the next Annual
Town Meeting be held at the house of Nathaniel DEVENPORTS in Ulysses - Recorded this
5th Day of April 1797 -
Per me Abm. MARKEL Town Clerk
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At he Annual Town Meeting held on Tuesday the 3 (or 5) Day of April 1798 at the House of Nathaniel DEVENPORTS in Ulysses. Agreeable to Publish Notice Given for that purpose the Appointments of Town Officers is as follows -
Abraham MARICLE - Supervisor and Town Clerk Benjamin PELTON Jeremiah JEFFERY Assessors Abm. JOHNSTON Richd. W. PELTON Constable and Collector Isaac PATCHIN Overseers of the Poor Jeremiah JEFFERY Benjamin PELTON Robt. McDOWL Commissioners of Highways Abm. JOHNSTON Robt. McDOWL Abm. JOHNSON Commissioners of Publick Lots Benjm. PELTON Benjm. PELTON Peter DEMOND Overseers of Highways David SMITH Abner TREMAN John YAPLE Wm. VANNORMAN Fence Viewers Jeremiah JEFFERY Robert McDOWL Pound Master
The meeting also voted that Hogs should be free commoner. Also that Town Meeting be held at the House of Abm. MARCULES in Ulysses.
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The Meeting also voted that a stone Horse after 18 months old shall not run at large. Every person suffering said Horse to run in contempt of this Law shall forfeit and pay forty shillings to be sued for and recovered in an action of Debt the one half to be paid to the person who shall or may take up and deliver him to the Owner or put him the sd. Horse in pound and make Complaint and are proof thereof. The other Half to be Applied to the Benefit of the Highway in building a Bridges, and further that every person who shall or may let his stone Horse run after such prosecution shall forfeit and pay forty shillings for every offence to be recovered and applied in manner afforesaid -
The further voted that no Rams shall run between the first Day of August and the first Day of November Inclusive. Every person offending in letting his or her or their Ram or Rams to run in Contempt of this Law shall forfeit and pay twenty shillings to be Recovered and Applied as in the Case of Stone Horses
Recorded this 4th Day of April 1794
Abm. MARKLE Town Clerk
This is to Certify that there is Due to the Town of Ulysses the sum of five pounds eight shillings & four pence three farthings out of the money granted to the County of Onondaga by the Legislature of the State of New - York for the use of schools for the year one thousand seven Hundred and Ninety five, as Witness our hands and seals this 31st day of May 1796 - Silas HALSEY, Comfort TYLER, Ebenezer BUTTER, Benejah BOARDMAN, Elijah PRICE, Samuel TYLER, John FLOYD, John TILLITSON,
Supervisors of the County of Onondaga
Recorded this 10th of June 1796
Abm. MARKLE Town Clerk
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This is to Certify that there is Due the Town of Ulysses the sum of Twenty one pound Eighteen shillings & three farthings out of the money granted to the County of Onondaga by the Legislature of the state of New - York for the use of schools for the year one thousand seven Hundred and Ninety six -
As witness our Hands & Seals,
Silas HALSEY, Comfort TYLER, Ebenezer BUTLER, Benajah BOARDMAN,
Elijah PRICE, Samuel TYLER, John TILLETSON, John STOYEL -
Supervisor of the County of Onondaga
Recorded this 10th Day of June 1796.
Abm. MARKLE Town Clk -
We the Subscribers being the Major part of the Supervisors of the County of Onondaga being Duly met at the House of Moses CARPENTER Esqr. In the town of Camilus in said County Do hereby Certify that of the moneys (appointed,) or Apportioned for the use of schools there is alloted to the town of Ulysses forty four Dollars & twenty one cents, Given under our hands and seals this Eighteenth Day of August 1797 -
Peter HUGHS, John LAMB, Abm. TYLER, George BAILEY, John MILLER, John TILLETSON.
Recorded this 15th Day of Sept. 1797
Abm. MARKLE Town Clk
We the subscribers being the Major part of the Supervisors of the County of Onondaga now Duly met at the House of Moses CARPENTER Esqr. In the Town of Camillus in said County do herby Certify that of the moneys Appropriated to the use of schools there is allotted to the town of Ulysses thirty Eight Dollars and Eighty four Cents. - Given under our hands & seals this 6th Day July 1798 - Walter WOOD, Tim. JEROME, Joseph GROVER - John TILLOTSON, Abm. MARKLE, John STOYELL, Elijah RUST, Winston DAY, Johnson BINGHAM, George BAILEY, Silas HALSEY. -
Recorded this 15th Day of August 1798
Abm. MARKLE Town Clk
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To the Clerk of the Town of Ulysses
We the Subscribers, Supervisors of the County of Cayuga do hereby Certify that there is
alloted to the Town of Ulysses the sum of forty seven Dollars & thirty Eight Cents, out of the
moneys appropriated for the use of schools to the County of Cayuga, by an act of the
Legislature of the State of New York passed the ninth Day of April in
the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & ninety five14th Day Nov 1799.
Joseph GROVER, Thomas DEWITT, Abm. MARKLE, Silas HALSEY, George BAILEY, Walter WOOD, Jacob T.C. DEWITT, Supervisors of the County of Cayuga -
Recorded this 5th Day of Decm. 1799 -
Abm. MARKLE Town Clk
1799
At the Annual Town Meeting Held on Tuesday the Second day of April 1799. At the House of Abm MARKLES in the Town of Ulysses Agreeable to publish notice given for that purpose. The Appointments of Town Officers is as follows
Abm. MARKLE Supervisor & Town Clerk Abm. JOHNSON Jeremiah JEFFERY Assessors Joseph S. SYDNEY Abm. JOHNSON Jeremiah JEFFERY Commissioners of Highways Jonas WHITING Jeremiah JEFFERY Overseers of the poor Wm. VANNORMAN Richd. W. PELTON Constable Henry MCLALLEN Constable & Collector
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Robert MCLALLEN Henry MCLALLEN Richd. GOODWIN 2nd Overseers of Highways Jabez HAMMER David SMITH each of the Overseers sworn Abm. JOHNSON Henry MARKLE Daniel GUTHRIE Peter VANSICLE Benjamin PELTON Robert MCDOWL Commissioners of Publick Lotts Abm. JOHNSON Jeremiah JEFFERY Jonas WHITING Fence Viewers Wm. VANNORMAN Robt. MCDOWL John SMITH Pound Master
Noted that Hogs be Free Commoners -
Also The Town Law voted on the 4th day of April 1798 in
respect to Stone Horses and Rams is voted at this meeting to have the same force for the
ensuring year as for the year 1798 -
The Meeting also Noted that the Resolve of the Board of Supervisors passed the 6th Day of July 1798 should be the Guide of the Assessors for the ensuing year-
Voted that Town Meeting to be held at Cornelius DEVENPORTS
Recorded this 4th Day April 1799 -
Abm. MARKLE Town Clerk
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List of Jurors
A Return of persons Presiding and in theTown of Ulysses in the County of Onondaga Qualified to serve as Jurors agreeable to the Statue passed the 3rd. of Apr. 1798.
Cornelius DEVENPORT Farmer - Richd. GOODWIN Do Richd. GOODWIN 2nd. Do Jesse HERIMAN Dr. Jabez HAMMER Dr. Abrm. JOHNSON Shoemaker Francis KING Farmer Abm. MARKLE Esqr. Henry MARKLE Farmer Robert MCDOWL Do Henry MCLALLEN Do Benjamin PELTON Do John MCLALLEN Do David SMITH Do Joseph S. SYDNEY Yeoman Abner TREMAN Farmer Jonas WHITING Do George BRINK Do Wm. S. BURCH Do Jacob KOYDENDOLL Blacksmith James CURRY Wheel Maker Eliakim DEAN Carpenter - Nathaniel DEVENPORT Farmer Recorded this 8th September 1798 - Abm. MARKLE Town Clk
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Statement of the poll for two Senators to Serve in the Senate of the State of New York in
the Ensuing Year held in The town of Ulysses County of Cayua on the
thirtieth Day of April first and second Days of May 1799
Vincent MATHEWS, Twenty five Votes
Moses KENT Twenty five Votes
No Other Candidates
These are to Certify that the above is a true statement of the whole Number of Votes taken in
the Town of Ulysses at the Poll held for the Elextion of two Senators to serve in the Senate
of the State of New York Given under our hands the third Day of May
1799
Abm. MARKLE } Jeremiah JEFFERY } Inspectors Abm. JOHNSON } of Joseph S. SYDNEY } Election Recorded this 10th Day of May 1799 - Abm. MARKLE Town Clerk
(Note: errors in spelling are included herewith as they appear in original document)
Statement of the Poll for a Member to serve as a Representative in Assembly of the State of
New York for the County of Cayuga in the Ensuing Year Held in the Town of Ulysses on the
30th Day of April, first and Second Days of May 1799 -
Wilhemus MYNDERS - - Twenty four Votes
Silas HALSEY - - - - - - - -Seventeen Votes
These are to Certify that the Above is a true Statement of the whole number of votes taken in
the Town of Ulysses at the poll Held for the purpose of Electing a Member for the County of
Cayuga to Serve in the Assembly of the State of New York
Given under our hands the 3rd Day May 1799
Abrm. MARKLE
Jeremiah JEFFERY Inspectors of
Abrm. JOHNSON Election
Joseph S. SYDNEY
Recorded this 10th Day of May 1799 -
Abm. MARKLE Town Clerk
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At the Annual Town Meeting held on Tuesday the 8 Day of April 1800. At the House of Cornelius DEVENPORT agreeable to publick Notice Given for that purpose the Choice of Town Officers as follows Viz
Jonas WHITING Supervisor John SMITH Town Clerk John MCLALLEN David SMITH Assessors Eliakim DEAN Wm. VANNORMAN Nathl. DEVENPORT Commissioners of Highways George ROBISON Wm. VANORMAN Overseers of Poor Jeremiah JEFFERY Thomas GORDON Isaac HAMEL Constables Moses HERIMAN Eliakim DEAN Collector David KING Abner TREMAN James CURRY Joseph ROGERS Overseers of Henry DEVENPORT Eliakim DEAN Highways Henry MARKLE Benjamin GENUNG Richd. MANNING Abm. JOHNSON Joseph S. SYDNEY Commissioners of Robt. MCDOWL Publick LotsPage 17
Jeremiah JEFFERY Robt. MCDOWL School Commissioners Joseph S. SYDNEY Wm. VANNORMAN Fence Viewers Jonas WHITING Henry MARKLE Pound Keeper
Hogs free Commoners, also voted Horses and Rams shall stand this year as in the year 1799
Voted, also agreed that Dryden should be set off from this town
Also Agreed that the Town Clerk should Record the Ages of Children without Carge
Also agreed that town Meeting should be held at Nathl. DEVENPORTS next year at Season
Recorded this 4th Day Aprl. 1800
John SMITH Town Clerk
(Note: spelling errors included)
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Statement of the Poll for two Senators to serve in the Senate of the State of New York, in the Ensuing Year held in the Town of Ulysses & County of Cayuga on the Twentyith and thirtieth days of Aprl. And first day of May 1800 --
Robert ROSABOOM thirty five votes
Jeddediah SANGER Thirty Eight votes
No other Candidates held … (?)
These are to Certify that the Above is a true statement of the whole number of Votes taken in the Town of Ulysses at the Poll List for the Election of to Senators to serve in the Senate of New York -
Given Under our hands this
1st day of May 1800
Jonas WHITING Eliakim DEAN Inspectors of John MCLALLEN Election - John SMITH Recorded this 5th day of May 1800 - John SMITH Town Clerk
Statement of the Poll for a member to serve as a Representative in Assembly of the State of New York for the County of Cayuga for the Ensuing Year held in the Town of Ulysses on the twenty ninth and thirtieth days of Apr. and first day of May 1800 -
Silas HALSEY Forty Eight Votes Wilhamus MYNDERS Six Votes
These are to Certify that the above is a true statement of the whole number of votes taken in the Town of Ulysses at the Poll of Held for the Election of a member for the County of Cayuga to serve in the Assembly of the State of New York -
Given Under our hands this first day of May 1800 -
John MCLALLEN Jonas WHITING Inspectors Eliakim DEAN of Election John SMITH
Recorded this 5th Day 1800 John SMITH Town Clk
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Return of the Names of the persons in the Town of Ulysses Qualified by Law to Serve as Jurors -
David ATWATER Yeoman Wm. VANNORMAN Farmer Jabez HAMMER Farmer John ROODY Do Joseph ROGERS Wheelwright Henry DEVENPORT Miller Wm. SHERAN Buck. Farmer Robert MCDOWL Esqr. Henry MCLALLEN Do John SMITH Distiller David KING Do Henry MARKLE Inn Keeper George WILKIN Do Peter DIMUND Farmer David OLIVER Do Eliakim DEAN Carpenter Joseph BUNN Do Abm. JOHNSTON Cord wainer Cornelius HUMPHRY Do Abm. MARKLE Esqr. Wm. MEAD Do Joseph S. SYDNEY Miller John LETTS Do George ROBISON Farmer Cornelius (crossed out) Do Richd. W. PELTON Do George SEGOR Do Francis KING Do JacobDo James HUNTER Do David SMITH Do Ulysses 13 Nov. Jonas WHITING supervisor John SMITH T. Clk John MCLALLEN} Ass. Eliakim DEAN }
Recorded this 14th day of November 1800 -
John SMITH Town Clk.
At an Extra Town Meeting held at Nathaniel DEVENPORTS
November 18th 1800 Agreeable to Publick Notice Given for
that purpose to Instruct the Supervisor and Commissioners of publick Lotts and How to Lease
the same -
Agreed that the Tenant Should Clear one third of one Hundred Acres and to be Let out one
Hundred Apple Trees and to build a House 18 by 18 and well shingled and in good order and put
one half of the Improvement into grass also agreed that each Lot should Be run out in one
Hundred Acres Also also Agreed that Jonas WHITING should Superintend in the
Town of Ulysses and Robert MCDOWL should Superentend in the Town of Dryden
and also agreed that John SMITH
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Should be the Surveyor to Run out Said Lots
Recorded this 20th Nov. 1800.
John SMITH Town Clerk
Lot No. 29 in Dryden is Disignated by the Supervisors for the Support of the Gospel and
Li (crossed out) for said Town Agreeable to Law
Recorded January 1 Day 1801 -
John SMITH Town Clerk
At the Annual Town Meeting Held on Tuesday the 7th day of Aprl. 1801 at the House of Nathaniel DEVENPORTS Agreeable to Publick Notice Given for that purpose The Choice of Town Officers as follows Viz
John SMITH Town Clerk Joseph S. SYDNEY Richd. W. PELTON Assessors Jesse HERIMAN Joseph ROGERS Wm. VANORMAN Commissioners of Highways Henry MCLALLEN Wm. VANNORMAN Overseers of the Poor Jeremiah JEFFERY Isaac HAMMEL Constables Michl C. SNELL Isaac HAMMEL Collector Abm. JOHNSON Joseph S. SYDNEY Commissioners of Publick Robt. MCDOWL Lotts
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No. . Jeremiah JEFFERY 1 Abner TREMAN 2 Richd. GOODWIN 2nd 3 David ADMINISTER 4 Henry DEVENPORT 5 Abm. JOHNSON 6 Henry MARKLE 7 Amos MANNING 8 Richd GOODWIN 3rd 9 David OLIVER 11 David SMITH 12 Wm. VANNORMAN 13 William KIMBLE 14 Jacob CHAMBERS 15 Joseph S. SYDNEY Robert MCDOWL Commissioners of Jeremiah JEFFERY Schools Wm. VANNORMAN Fence Viewers Jonas WHITING Henry MARKLE Pound Keeper - Hogs ar voted Free Commoners -------- Voted. That Stone Horses and Rams stand as in the year 1799.
Voted, that the publick money belonging to this Town Remain as it now stands on Interest provided the Overseers of the Poor deem it safe till the next Annual Meeting then to Collected and to be Let out on good freehold Security -----
Voted that the next Town Meeting is to be held at Nathaniel DEVENPORT Innkeeper in Ulysses -
Recorded this Fifteenth day of Aprill 1801
John SMITH Town Clerk
At an Extra Town Meeting held at the House of Nathaniel DEVENPORTS on the 3 Day Nov. 1801. Agreeable to publick notice for the purpose of Choosing to meet in Convention Reflecting the Division of the County of Cayuga. It appears that Archer GREEN was the man made Choice of by a Large majority.
Recorded this 1 Day March 1802
John SMITH Town Clerk
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1800 August 25 - This day was produced to me a Certificate signed by the Midwife Margt DEVENPORT of the Birth of Algernon SYDNEY son of Joseph S. SYDNEY and Martha his wife in this Town at 10 Oclock A.M. the fourteenth day of August 1797The said Certificate was attested by Caleb MERIMAN and John MCNULTY. Witness my Hand John SMITH Town Clerk
1800 August 25th This day was produced to me a
Certificate signed by George ROBERTSON of the Birth of his son Robert
ROBERTSON by Mary his wife in this Town at 8 Oclock
A.M. the seventh day of April 1800 The said certificate was attested by Robt.
MCDOWL Esqr. And Joseph S. SYDNEY - Witness my Hand -
John SMITH Town Clk.
1800 Augt. 25th This Day was produced to me a
Certificate Signed by the Midwife Margt. DEVENPORT of the Birth of Mary
Green SYDNEY Daughter of Joseph S. SYDNEY and Martha his
wife in this Town at 4 Oclock A.M. the twenty forth day of August
1800 - The said Certificate was attested by Caleb MERIMAN and
John MCNULTY -- Witness my Hand
John SMITH Town Clk
November 20th 1802. This may Certify that Hylah
GREEN wife of Archer GREEN was Delivered of Her first Child
being a Daughter at (4 Oclock A.M.). By name of Lucretia - as Witness my Hand the above
date -
Archer GREEN Town Clk
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Town of Ulysses County of Cayuga
This may Certify that I delivered Betsey SYDNEY wife of Joseph S.
SYDNEY an Inhabitant of this Town of a child at Six Oclock A.M. the
Eighteenth day of Sept. One Thousand Eight Hundred and three and in my presence he named the said child Alfred. Sept. 18th 1803 -
Albert Witness my Hand
Margaret
MERIMAN
Hannah X her mark PEW
Recorded this 4th Day of November 1803
Richd. GOODWIN Town Clk.
I Richd. W. PELTON do hereby certify that Joseph S. SYDNEY did this Day produce the Certificate of the Births of his Daughter Phebe Beers SYDNEY and that I Registered the same in the Town Book -- Richd. W. PELTON
This is to Certify that I delivered Elisabeth SYDNEY wife of Joseph S. SYDNEY an Inhabitant of this Town of a female child at 8 (?) past 3 Oclock A.M. the Eight day of August one thousand eight Hundred and Six> and in my presence he named the Child Phebe BEERS. 8th Augt. 1806
Attest Witness my Hand
Margaret WOLCOTT
Town of Ulysses County of Seneca
This is to Certify that I Delivered Betsey SYDNEY wife of Joseph S. SYDNEY an Inhabitant of this Town of a Male Child (?) Past P.M. the 22nd day of October 1810 and in my presence he named the said Child Edwin OWENS. Witness my hand this 23rd October 1810.
her
Attest, Elnor PARKER Mary X DEVENPORT
Mary WARD mark
I Amasa ANDREWS do hereby Certify that Joseph S. SYDNEY did this Day Deliver a Certificate of the Birth of his Child Edwin Owen SYDNEY and that I Recorded the same in the Town Book Witness my hand and Seal in Ulysses this 21st day Nov. 1810
Amasa ANDREWS Town Clk
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County of Cayuga Town of Ulysses
Statement of votes taken at the Anniversary Election for Member of Assembly which commenced
on the last Tuesday of April one thousand Eight hundred and one
-
Salmon BUEL Eighty five votes Walter WOOD None Elijah PRICE None
We certify the above to be a true Statement and Estimate of votes taken in the Town of Ulysses at the afore said Election the thirtieth day of April 1801.
Jonas WHITING Recorded this 20th Day of May Jesses HERIMAN Inspectors of 1801 By -- Jos. S. SYDNEY Election John SMITH John SMITH Town Clk
County Cayuga Town of Ulysses
Statement of votes taken at the Anniversary Election for Governor, Lieutenant Governor & Senators which Commenced on the Last Tuesday of April one thousand and Eight hundred and one
George CLINTON for Gov. Sixty two Votes. Stephen VAN RENSELAER Nine Votes. James WATSON Nine Votes } Lieutenant Gov. Jeremiah VAN RENSELAER Sixty two Votes } Joseph ANNIN Twenty Eight Votes Silas HALSEY Fifty Seven Votes Uri TRACY forty three Votes Senators Evan WHERY forty Votes Lemuel CHIPMAN one Votes William STUART one Votes
We Cerify the Above to be a true Statement and Estimate of votes taken in the Town of Ulysses at the aforesaid Election the thirtieth day of April 1801
Recorded this 20th April 180(?) Joseph S. SYDNEY
Inspectors of Elections
Jesse HERIMAN
Jonas WHITING
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County of Cayuga Town Ulysses
Statement of Votes taken at the Election for Delegates to Convention which Commenced the 25th of Augs. 1801
Delegates Silas HALSEY Sixty two Votes Joseph GROVER No VotesWe Certify the Above to be a true Statement and Estimate of Votes taken in the Town of Ulysses at the Aforesaid Election the 27th Day of August 1801
Jonas WHITING Joseph S. SYDNEY Richd. W. PELTON Inspectors Jesse HERIMAN John SMITHRecorded this Tenth day of September 1801
By me John SMITH Town ClerkReturn of the Names of the person in the Town of Ulysses Qualified by Law as Jurors Alterations Year 1801
Adrian VANHOUTER Farmer Britton HEAD Farmer Thomas MARTIN Do Mobery OWEN Do John MCLALLEN InnKeeper Richd MANING …HOLDER George WILHIM. Omitted A… DUNBAR Farmer Jonas WHITING Gent. Daniel HAMMEL Do Richd. GOODWIN 1st Farmer Henry MARKLE Omit Richd. GOODWIN 2nd Miller Peter DEMUND Do Jared TREMAN Farmer Francis KING Do John LETTS Omit Rhodes GARDNER Farmer Joseph BUNN Farmer Cornelius HUMPHRY Omited Abm. UPDIKE Do Richd. GOODWIN 3rd Farmer Jabe.. HAVEN Do I….. BOULTON Do Cornelius DEVENPORT Do Peleg ELLIS Do James CURRY Do Ichabod PALMERTON Do John SMITH Distiler Abm. MARKLE Omit Jonas WHITNEY Super John SMITH Town Cl Joseph S. SYDNEY Ass -Recorded this 3 Day of November 1802 ; John SMITH Town Clerk
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At the Annual Town Meeting held at the House of Nathaniel DEVENPORTS on the first Tuesday of March 1802 Agreeable to publick Notice Given for that purpose the Town Officers Chosen as follows
Jonas WHITING Supervisor Archer GREEN Town Clerk Richd. GOODWIN 2nd Assessors David SMITH Joel HULL George ROBISON Commissioners Wm. VANORMAN of Henry MCLALLEN Highways Isaac HAMMEL Constables Michael C. SNELL Jabesh HAVENS Jabesh HAVENS Collectors Joseph S. SYDNEY Commissioners Abm. JOHNSON of Robt. MCDOWL Publick Lotts Richd. GOODWIN 2nd Commissioners Robert MCDOWL Esqr. of Michael C. SNELL SchoolsEvery Overseer of Highways to be fence Viewers.
Noted. That fences be made five feet high and Rails (?) in fences to be four inches a part the first four rails - Noted that Hogs be free Commoners - Henry MARKLE} Pound KeeperStone Horses and Rams to stand as in the year 1799
Voted that the Township of Dryden be set off from Ulysses -Page 29
Path Masters
Henry MCLALLEN 1 George ROBERON 10 John MCLALLEN 2 William MEAD 11 David ATTWATER 3 David SMITH 12 Samuel HORTON 4 Wm. VANORMAN 13 Henry DEVENPORT 5 Wm. KIMBLE 14 Daniel HAMMEL 6 Jacob CHAMBERS 15 John SMITH 7 Zephemiah BROWN 16 Amos DUNBAR 8 Abm. UPDIKE 17 Wm. PEW 9Voted that the Town Meeting next year be held at Nathaniel DEVENPORTS
Recorded this 4th Day of March 1802 -
April 6th 1802
Archer GREEN Town ClkThis Day amount Settled with William VANORMAN & David ATWATER Overseers of the poor of the Town of Ulysses, and find Remaining in their hands in Notes & Money the Amount of one hundred and Eighty two Dollars & Nine Cents -
In Wm. VANORMANS hands one Hundred and Seventy Dollars, & twenty six Cents
In the Hands of David ATWATER Eleven Dollars and and Eighty three Cents Jonas WHITING Supervisor
Recorded this 6th Day of April 1802.
Archer GREEN Town ClkPage 30
County of Cayuga Town of Ulysses -
Statement of votes taken at the Anniversary Election for Members of Assembly which Commenced on the Last Tuesday of April One Thousand Eight hundred and two
Silas HALSEY Sixty Three Salmon BUELL Seventy two Joseph GROVER Thirty six Votes Thomas HEWET Seventy Amos ROTHBON four James MCCLUNG TwoWe Certify the Above to be a true Statement and Estimate of votes taken in the Town of Ulysses at the afforesaid Election the 27th & 28th and 29th days of April 1802
Jonas WHITING Inspectors of Joel HULL Election Archer GREENRecorded this 27th day of June 1802.
Archer GREEN Town ClkCounty Cayuga Town of Ulysses
Statement of the Poll for a member to serve in congress for the State of New York in the Congress of the United States for the Ensuing Year taken at Ulysses the 27th 28th & 29th Days of April 1802
William STEWART Seventy Seven Votes Oliver PHELPS EightWe Certify the above to be a true Estimate of whole number of votes taken in the Town of Ulysses at the aforesaid poll
Given under our hands at Ulysses this 29th Day of Aprl. 1802
Recorded this 27th Day June 1802 -
Archer GREEN Town ClkPage 31
County of Cayuga Town of Ulysses
Statement of votes taken at the Aniversary Election for Senators for the Western District to serve in the Senate of the State of New York for the Ensueing Year held at Ulysses the Twenty Seventh day of April in the Year one Thousand Eight Hundred and two
Asa DANFORTH Fifty one Joseph ANNIN Fortyeight Mathias B. TALMAGE Forty five Votes Jacob SNELL Forty four George TIFFANY Forty two Frederick GEETMAN (?) four Walter WOOD -- one voteWe Certify the above to be a true Estimate of the whole Number of Votes taken at the aforesaid Election in the Town of Ulysses the 27th 28th & 29th days of April 1802
Jonas WHITING Inspectors of Joel HULL Election Archer GREENRecorded this 27th day June 1802
Archer GREEN Town ClerkSeptember 1st 1802 Jonas WHITING Supervisor for the Town of Ulysses - Accompted with Thomas MARTIN Esqr. And Myself for one hundred and seventy six Dollars - which is in full for the Charges of said Town for the Year 1801
Archer GREEN Town Clk(Note: all errors in spelling & text as they are written)
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Return of the Names of Persons Added and Omitted as Jurors for the Town of Ulysses for the Year 1802
Cornelius HUMPHRY Farmer William PEW Inkeeper Burgoin UPDIKE Farmer Jacob UPDIKE Do Guilbert UPDIKE Do William SMITH Do Benjamin LANING Do John LETTS Do Myrick (?) KING Miller John SEVERN Farmer Ira SMITH Do Cornelius LINDERMAN Do William HAMED Do Added William COLLEN Do Thomas LACY Do Joel HULL Do Francis KING Innkeeper Richd. GOODWIN 1st Farmer Joseph BUNN Do Cornelius DEVENPORT Do Omitted Amos DUNBAR Do Daniel HAMMEL Do
Witness our Hands this 5th day Feby 1803
Jonas WHITING Sup Richd GOODWIN 2nd Ass Archer GREEN Town ClerkRecorded the same Day
Archer GREEN Town ClerkPage 33
At the Annual Town Meeting Held on Tuesday the first day of March 1803 at the House of Nathaniel DEVENPORTS Agreeable to Publick Notice the Choice of Town Officers are as follows
Jonas WHITING Supervisor Richd GOODWIN Town Clerk Richd W. PELTON Assessors David SMITH John LETTS John SMITH Commissioners of Wm. VANORMAN Highways Wilson STOUT William VANORMAN Overseers of Poor John MCLALLEN Michl C. SNELL Constable & Collector Isaac HAMEL Constable Abm. JOHNSTON Commissioners Archer GREEN of Abner TREMAN Publick Lotts Henry MARKLE Pound Keeper - Voted that Fences be as in the Year 1802 That Hogs be free CommonersPage 34
Voted Path Masters as follows
Wm. S. BUCK No 1 David SMITH 12 John MCLALLEN 2 Wm. VANNORMAN 13 Joseph GOODWIN 3 Humphry SMITH 14 Joseph ROGERS 4 Squire MEAD 15 Henry DEVENPORT 5 Abm. UPDIKE 17 Daniel HAMMEL 6 Burgoin UPDIKE 18 Jacob GREEN 7 Cornelius HUMPHRY 19 Amos DUNBAR 8 Jonas WHITING 20 Wm. PEW 9 James HUNTER 21 John LETTS 10 or 11
Voted. That the Town Meeting be held at the House of Moses DEVENPORTS the Insuing Year -
Recorded this 20th Day of March 1803 -
Richd. GOODWIN 2nd Town ClkReturn of votes taken at the Annuel Election in the Town of Ulysses, County of Cayuga for Members of Assembly for sd County
Silas HALSEY seventy six Joseph GROVER Sixty three Amos ROTHBONE Fifty Eight Thomas HEWIT Fifty six Salmon BUEL Fifty Elijah PRICE Thirty Eight Walter WOOD One John BEARDSLEY OneWe Certify the Above to be a true Statement of the Number of votes taken in said Town at the aforesaid Election held on the 26th 27th & 28th Days of April 1803.
Jonas WHITING Richd. GOODWIN 2nd Inspectors Richd. W. PELTON of John LETTS ElectionRecorded this 30th day of April 1803
Richd. GOODWIN Town ClerkPage 35
A Return of Votes taken at the Annual Election in the Town of Ulysses for the Year 1803 for the County of Cayuga State of New York for Senators -
Caleb HYDE Sixty one Votes Vincent MATHEWS SevenWe Certify the above to be a true Statement of the Number of Votes taken in said Town at the aforesaid Election Held on the Twenty Sixth Twenty seventh & Twenty Eight Day of April 1803 -Jonas WHITING Richd. GOODWIN 2nd Inspectors Richd. W. PELTON of John LETTS ElectionRecorded this 30th day of April 1803
Richd. GOODWIN Town ClkA Return of Votes taken at the Annual Election in the Town of Ulysses for the Year 1803 for the County of Cayuga State of New York for Senators -
Caleb HYDE Sixty one Votes Vincent MATHEWS SevenWe Certify the above to be a true Statement of the Number of Votes taken in Said Town at the aforesaid Election Held on the Twenty Sixth Twenty Seventh & Twenty Eight Days of April 1803 -
Jonas WHITING Richd. GOODWIN 2nd Inspectors Richd. W. PELTON of John LETTS ElectionRecorded this 30th day of April 1803
Richd. GOODWIN Town ClkMinits of Settlement Made June 1st 1803 Between Jonas WHITING Esqr. Supervisor in behalf of the Town of Ulysses, and Wm. VANNORMAN, John MCLALLEN Overseers of the Poor in and for sd. Town and find a follows
Viz. Notes against
$ $ Richd. GOODWIN 2nd for 27..52 Jabez HAMMER 25..00 John SMITH 16.. 5 Interest Due 3..50 Archer GREEN 26..56 John GOODWIN 2..12 (?) Henry MARKLE 37..37 Int. Due .. 7 Humphry SMITH 5.. David ATWATER 12..65 James BANFIELD 2..29 Arun PEEL, David Tobias GILTNER 8..20 GENUNG, Moses Peggy MCDOWL 31..30 HERIMAN Notes in 12..50 Peggy MCDOWLS 21..78 Hands Joseph S. SYDNEY 2..25 Jonas WHITING Note 5..37 (?) Richd. MANNING 10.. In John MLALLEN hands 15..32 Interest Due 1..75 Wm. VANNORMAN 7 Amount Caried $253..71Recorded this 7th Day of June 1803
Richd. GOODWIN Town ClkPage 36
Return of Persons Names in the Town of Ulysses Qualified by Law to Serve as Jurors - Augt. 27th 1803
Richd. GOODWIN 2nd Miller Jacob UPDIKE Farmer Richd W. PELTON Farmer David OLIVER Do Archer GREEN Inkeeper Wm. S. BUCK Do John SMITH Distiller Henry MCLALLEN Do Cornelius SHOMACKER Farmer Nathaniel PAYNE " Wm. PEW Do Jesse HERIMAN " Jacob DEVENPORT Miller Moses HERIMAN " Meri.. KING Do Garret EASLING " James BANFIELD Farmer John MCLALLEN " Francis KING Do Abner TREMAN " Abrm. JOHNSTON Do Jabez HAVENS " Eliakim DEAN Do Jared TREMAN " Alexd. MCCREARY Do Ira SMITH " Mobery OWEN " Jepther LEE " Joseph PEARCE " James CURRY " Wm. KIMBLE " Richd GOODWIN sen " Wm. MCCLAIN " Wilson STOUT " Ephraim MANNING " Wm. SMITH " John MANNING " Benjm. LANING " Amos MANNING " John W. TYLOR " Richd. MANNING " Wm. MEAD " Aaron VANHOUTEN " Bugoon UPDIKE " Wm. VANNORMAN " Gilbert UPDIKE " Benjamin COYHENDOLL " Abm. UPDIKE " Rueben BUCKLEY " David FORCE " Cornelius LINDERMAN " Azariah LETTS " Richd GOODWIN 3rd " Isaac SLOVER " Nathaniel DEVENPORT " Joseph ROGERS " Henry DEVENPORT " Jacob CHAMBERS " Jabez HAMMER " David ATWATER " Aaron GILBERT Taylor John LETTS "The within is a true Return Made by us the Day and Year within written in the said Town of Ulysses and County of Cayuga
Jonas WHITING Super Richd GOODWIN T. Clk Richd W. PELTON Ass Recorded this 3rd Day of Oct 1803 Richd GOODWIN T. ClerkTo Be Continued........................................................................
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