Deerfield — Selectmen

Extracted from "History of the Connecticut Valley in Massachusetts, Volume II," by Louis H. Everts, 1879.

1686.—William Smead, Joshua Pumry, John Sheldon, Benoni Stebbins, Benjamin.
Hastings, Thomas French,—to hold office until others are chosen.
1689, May 30.—Thomas Wells, John Catlin, Jena. Wells, Samuel Northam, Joseph Barnard.
1689, Dec. 23.—Thomas Wells, John Catlin, John Allyn, Joseph Barnard.
1690.—John Sheldon, David Hoyt, Jona. Wells, Thos. French, Daniel Belding.
1691.—John Sheldon, Edward Allyn, Samson Frary, Godfrey Nims, Henry White.
1692.—John Sheldon, David Hoyt, Benoni Stebbins, Thomas French, Simon Beaman.
1693.—Thomas French, John Porter, Jonathan Wells.
1694.—John Catlin, John Allyn, Edward Allyn.
1695-96, March 2.—Jona. Wells, Daniel Belding, Godfrey Nims.
1697.—John Catlin, William Smead, John Hawks.
1698.—Jona. Wells, John Sheldon, Thomas French.
1699.—Jona. Wells, David Hoyt, Eleazer Hawks.
1700.—John Catlin, John Sheldon, Thomas French.
1701.—David Hoyt, Eleazer Hawks, Benoni Stebbins.
1702.—John Sheldon, Nathaniel Sutlieff, Thomas French, John Richards.
1703-4.—Jona. Wells, Eleazer Hawks, Samuel Carter.
1705.—Eleazer Hawks, Daniel Belding, Edward Allen.
1706.—Eleazer Hawks, Daniel Belding, Jona. Wells.
1707.—Jona. Wells, Thomas Wells, Ebenezer Smead.
1708.—Eleazer Hawks, Thomas Wells, Edward Allen.
1709.—Jona. Wells, Thomas French, Thomas Wells, Ebenezer Smead, Ebenezer Brooks.
1710.—Eleazer Hawks, Thos. French, Edward Allen, Ebenezer Smead, Ebenezer Brooks.
1711.—Eleazer Hawks, Jona. Wells, Thomas Wells, John Smead, Jos. Barnard.
1712.—Thos. French, Ebenezer Smead, Judah Wright, John Arms, Benj. Munn.
1713.—Thos. French, Eleazer Hawks, Thos. Wells, Sam'l Field, Edward Allen.
1714.—Eleazer Hawks, Ebenezer Smead, Samuel Childs.
1715.—Jonathan Wells, Joseph Atherton.
1716.—Ebenezer Smead, Edward Allen, Eleazer Hawks.
1717.—Thomas Wells, Ebenezer Brooks, Samuel Barnard.
1718.—Samuel Field, John Arms, John Catlin.
1719.—Ebenezer Smead, Samuel Childs, Jona. Wells (2d).
1720.—Eleazer Hawks, Thomas Wells, Ebenezer Wells.
1721.—Samuel Field, John Catlin, Thomas French, Jr.
1722.—Thomas Wells, John Arms, Joseph Severance.
1723.—Eleazer Hawks, John Catlin, Benjamin Munn.
1724.—Samuel Childs, Samuel Taylor, Ebenezer Wells.
1725.—Jona Wells, Moses Nash, Thomas Wells.
1726.—Eleazer Hawks, Benj. Munn, John Catlin.
1727.—John Arms, Jona. Hoyt, Ebenezer Wells.
1728.—Thomas Wells, Ebenezer Sheldon, John Beaman.
1729.—Thomas French, Ebenezer Wells, John Nims.
1730.—Jona. Hoyt, Thomas Wells, Daniel Arms.
1731.—Ebenezer Wells, John Arms, John Catlin (2d).
1732.—Thomas Wells, Samuel Taylor, Eleazer Hawks.
1733.—John Catlin, Thomas French, Benj. Hastings.
1734.—Jona. Hoyt, William Arms, Ebenezer Wells.
1735.—Elijah Williams, Jona. Hoyt, Ebenezer Wells.
1736.—Thomas French, Elijah Williams, Ebenezer Wells.
1737.—Elijah Williams, Thomas French, Eleazer Hawks.
1738.—Elijah Williams, Thomas French, John Catlin.
1739.—Jona. Hoyt, Ebenezer Wells, Nathaniel Hawks.
1740.—Ebenezer Wells, Elijah Williams, John Hawks.
1741.—Ebenezer Wells, Elijah Williams, John Catlin (2d).
1742.—Elijah Williams, Ebenezer Wells, David Field, John Catlin (2d), Thomas French.
1743.—Elijah Williams, Ebenezer Wells, John Catlin (2d), Samuel Childs, Thos. French.
1744.—Elijah Williams, Ebenezer Wells, John Catlin (2d), David Field, John Catlin.
1745.—Elijah Williams, Ebenezer Wells, John Catlin (2d), David Field, Mathew Clesson.
1746.—Thomas French, Thomas Williams, Elijah Williams.
1747: Thomas French, Ebenezer Wells, Mathew Clesson, Samuel Childs, John Sheldon, Jr.
1748.—John Catlin, Thos. Williams, Sam'l Hinsdale, David Field, Edward Allen.
1749.—John Hawks, William Williams, Mathew Clesson, David Field, Benjamin Hastings.
1750.—Ebenezer Hinsdale, John Hawks, John Catlin, Mathew Clisson, Benjamin Hastings.
1751.—Ebenezer Hinsdale, William Williams, Jona. Hoyt, David Field, Ebenezer Smead.
1752.—Ebenezer Hinsdale, Elijah Williams, John Hawks, John Arms, Jr., Daniel Arms, Jr.
1753.—Joseph Barnard, Elijah Williams, John Hawks, David Field, Timothy Childs.
1754.—John Catlin, Elijah Williams, Jos. Barnard, David Field, Mathew Clesson.
1755.—Mathew Clesson, Joseph Barnard, Daniel Arms.
1756.—Mathew Clesson, Joseph Barnard, Daniel Arms, Elijah Williams.
1757.—Elijah Williams, Samuel Childs, John Catlin.
1758.—David Field, Daniel Arms, Joseph Barnard, John Arms, Joseph Stebbins.
1759.—David Field, Daniel Arms, Elijah Williams, Samuel Wells, Jos. Barnard.
1760.-David Field, Daniel Arms, Elijah Williams, John Arms, David Hoyt.
1761.—Elijah Williams, Joseph Barnard, Sam'l Wells, John Arms, Sam'l Childs.
1762.—Elijah Williams, Daniel Arms, Jona. Hoyt, Jr., Asahel Wright, Jeremiah Nims.
1763.—Elijah Williams, David Field, Jos. Barnard, Samuel Childs, John Hawks.
1764.—Elijah Williams, David Field, Jos. Barnard, Salah Barnard, David Hoyt.
1765.—Elijah Williams, John Hawks, Jona. Ashley, Salah Barnard, David Hoyt.
1766.—David Field, Daniel Arms, Jona. Hoyt, Jr., Samuel Childs, Asahel Wright.
1767.—Elijah Williams, David Field, Jos. Stebbins, John Hawks, Jeremiah Nims.
1768.—Elijah Williams, David Field, Jos. Barnard, Nathan Frary, Salah Barnard.
1769.—David Field, John Hawks, Jona. Ashley, Jona. Arms, Jona. Hoyt, Jr.
1770.—David Field, Jos. Barnard, Salah Barnard, Jeremiah Nims, Asahel Wright.
1771.—David Field, Jona. Ashley, Jona. Hoyt, Jr.
1772.—David Field, Jona. Ashley, Joseph Barnard.
1773.—David Field, Joseph Barnard, Salah Barnard.
1774.—Daniel Arms, Jona. Hoyt, Jr., Jona. Arms.
1775.—David Field, Salah Barnard, John Russell.
1776-77.-David Field, Salah Barnard, John Bardwell.
1778.—Jos. Barnard, David Field, Salah Barnard, John Bardwell, Jeremiah Nims.
1779.—John Sheldon, Samuel McCall, David Saxton, Asahel Wright, Elihu Field, Ebenezer Wells, Isaac Parker.
1780.—Eldad Bardwell, Thomas Bardwell, Eliphalet Dickinson.
1781.—Samuel Harding, Amzi Childs, Joseph Barnard, David Saxton, Thomas W. Dickinson, Levi Newton.
1782.—Jos. Stebbins, Sam'l Barnard, Jeremiah Nims, Amzi Childs, Elihu Field.
1783.—David Hoyt, Sam'l Barnard, Jr., Sam'l Field, Seth Catlin, Elihu Ashley.
1784.—David Hoyt, Sam'l Barnard, Jr., Paul Hawks, Seth Catlin, Elihu Ashley.
1785-86.—David Hoyt, Samuel Barnard, Jr., David Saxton, Seth Catlin, Thomas W. Dickinson.
1787.—David Hoyt, Samuel Barnard, Jr., David Saxton, Seth Catlin, Jona. Arms.
1788.—David Saxton, Zur Hawks, Aaron Arms, Abner Cooley, Samuel Childs.
1789.—Jona. Arms, Jos. Stebbins, Jr., Elihu Ashley, Jos. Barnard, Amzi Childs.
1790.—Joseph Stebbins, David Hoyt, Elihu Ashley.
1791.—Samuel Field, Eliphalet Dickinson, Abner Cooley, Amzi Childs, Moses Chandler.
1792.—Jona. Arms, Amzi Childs, Joseph Barnard, Seth Nims, Asahel Wright, Jr.
1793.—Seth Catlin, Samuel Childs, Elijah Arms, Seth Nims. David Hoyt, Jr.
1794.—Joseph Barnard, David Saxton, Jr., Eliakim Arms, Asa Stebbins, Asahel Wright, Jr.
1795.—David Saxton, Zur Hawks, Jos. Stebbins, William Tryon, Eliakim Arms.
1796.—Joseph Barnard, Joseph Stebbins, Thomas W. Dickinson.
1797.—Joseph Barnard, Zur Hawks, John Williams, Amzi Childs, Elijah Arms.
1798.—Seth Catlin, Thomas W. Dickinson, Seth Nims.
1799.—John Williams, Jos. Stebbins, Amzi Childs, Solo. Williams, Abner Cooley.
1800.—John Williams, David Hoyt, Elijah Arms, Solo. Williams, Asahel Wright.
1801.—Joseph Stebbins, Thomas W. Dickinson, Seth Nims.
1802.—Jos. Stebbins, W. S. Williams, Asahel Wright, Seth Nims, Eliakim Arms.
1803.—David Hoyt, Augustus Lyman, Abner Cooley, Seth Nims, E. H. Williams.
1804.—Seth Nims, Asa Stebbins, Hez. W. Strong, Elihu Hoyt, William Tryon.
1805.—Seth Nims, Asa Stebbins, Elijah Arms, Sam'l Wells, Jr., Augustus Lyman.
1806.—Seth Nims, Asa Stebbins, Augustus Lyman, Abner Cooley, Jr., Ebenezer H. Williams.
1807.—Seth Nims, Asa Stebbins, T. W. Dickinson, Zur Hawks, Eliakim Arms.
1808.—Seth Nims, Asa Stebbins, E. H. Williams, Elijah Arms, Elihu Hoyt.
1809.—Seth Nims, Asa Stebbins, Augustus Lyman, Elijah Arms, Eliel Allen.
1810.—Seth Nims, Asa Stebbins, Augustus Lyman, Eb'r Newcomb, Jr., Eli Cooley.
1811.—Seth Nims, Asa Stebbins, Augustus Lyman, Ebenezer Newcomb, Jr., Elijah Arms, Jr.
1812.—Seth Nims, Elihu Hoyt, Sam'l Wells, Eb'r Newcomb, Jr., Elijah Arms, Jr.
1813.—Seth Nims, E. H. Williams, Augustus Lyman, Eb'r Newcomb, Jr., Elijah Arms, Jr.
1814.—Seth Nims, Sam'! Wells, Elijah Arms, Eb'r Newcomb, Jr., Asa Stebbins.
1815.—Seth Nims, Elihu Hoyt, Elijah Arms, Eb'r Newcomb, Jr., Augustus Lyman.
1816.—Seth Nims, Elihu Hoyt, Elijah Arms, John Nelson, Augustus Lyman.
1817.—Asa Stebbins, Ebenezer IT. Williams, George Arms, Orlando Ware.
1818.—Asa Stebbins, Eb'r H. Williams, Geo. Arms, Orlando Ware, Eliakim Arms.
1819.—Seth Nims, Elijah Arms, Stephen Whitney, Chas. Hitchcock, Elihu Hoyt.
1820.—Orlando Ware, Elijah Arms, Stephen Whitney, Charles Hitchcock, John Nelson.
1821.—Orlando Ware, Augustus Lyman, Amos Russell.
1822-23.—Orlando Ware, Stephen Whitney, Charles Hitchcock.
1824.—Orlando Ware, Dennis Stebbins, Zebediah Graves.
1825.—Elihu Hoyt, Dennis Stebbins, Stephen Whitney.
1826-27.—Rufus Saxton, Dennis Stebbins, Amos Russell.
1828.—Orlando Ware, Dennis Stebbins, Amos Russell.
1829.—Orlando Ware, Elihu Hoyt, Amos Russell.
1830.—Amos Russell, Dennis Stebbins, Seth Sheldon.
1831.—Stephen Whitney, Asa Stebbins, Jr., Baxter Stebbins.
1832.—Orlando Ware, Asa Stebbins, Zebina Stebbins.
1833.—Stephen Whitney, Asa Stebbins, Orlando Ware.
1834-35.—Dennis Stebbins, Alvah Hawks, Allen Mansfield.
1836.—Dennis Stebbins, Alvah Hawks, Allen Mansfield, George Wright, Ira Abercrombie.
1837.—Dennis Stebbins, Eli Cooley, Jr., Ephraim Williams.
1838.—Asa Stebbins, Jr., Eli Cooley, Jr., Ephraim Williams.
1839.—Ephraim Williams, Cephas Clapp, Ira Abercrombie.
1840.—Ephraim Williams, Cephas Clapp, Amos Russell..
1841-44.—Ephraim Williams, Cephas Clapp, Ira Abercrombie.
1845.—Ira Abercrombie, Cephas Clapp, Eli Wright.
1846.—Ira Abercrombie, Cephas Clapp, Charles Williams.
1847.—Ira Abercrombie, Cephas Clapp, Asa Stebbins.
1848.—Ira Abercrombie, Daniel Tilton, H. K. Hoyt.
1849-51.—Ephraim Williams, Allen Mansfield, Ralph Clapp.
1852.—Ephraim Williams, William Sheldon, Sumner Dunlap.
1853-54.—William Sheldon, Almon De Wolf, Allen Mansfield.
1855.—William Sheldon, Ralph Clapp, Almon Bryant.
1856.—William Sheldon, Ralph Clapp, Allen Mansfield.
1857-58.—Horatio Hawks, Elisha Wells, James C. Arms.
1859-60.—Elisha Wells, Allen Mansfield, Dexter Childs.
1861-62.—Elisha Wells, Allen Mansfield, Philo Temple.
1863-66.—Dexter Childs, Geo. W. Jones, Charles Arms.
1867-69.-Josiah Brown, Geo. W. Jones, Charles Jones.
1870.—Dexter Childs, S. D. Billings, Charles Jones.
1871.—Dexter Childs, Charles Jones, Charles Arms.
1872.—Charles Jones, Geo. W. Jones, Charles Hager.
1873.—Charles Jones, Geo. W. Jones, Geo. W. Smith.
1874-75.—Jones, Charles E. Williams, Albert Stebbins.
1876.—Charles Jones, Charles E. Williams, Joel De Wolf.
1877.-Charles Jones, Joel De Wolf, Charles P. Aldrich.
1878.—Charles Jones, Lester L. Lacy, Charles P. Aldrich.
1879.—Charles P. Aldrich, Jonathan Ashley, Robert Abercrombie.

* Who were generally assessors also until 1779; called "townsmen" for many years.


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