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                   Cazenovia Town Road Book
                 Description of Road Districts
                            1817

                           Transcribed by Daniel H. Weiskotten
                              Return to Road Book Main Page

                                At the Annual Town Meeting
                                 Held at the Court House
                                       March 4, 1817
                                          p. 184

 
District
1      Beginning at the corner near Ephraim Jackson's  Thence north to the
       south line of Hendrick DeClercq's land
          Sherman Lacey, path master

2      Beginning at Ephraim Jackson's  Thence south to the Town line
       Also the road running east by the Woodstock Meeting House to the
       corner near Doctor Moffitt's
          Seth Savage, path master

3      Beginning at the south line of Hendrick DeClercq's land  Thence
       north to the village line
          David Billings, path master

4      Beginning near Samuel Hayward's  Thence west until it intersects
       the road from Deacon Perkins' to the Town line
          Samuel Holmes, path master

5      Beginning at the bridge near Merrick's mills  Thence south to the
       Turnpike road  Also the inhabitants living on the north side of the
       Turnpike from James Moore's to the west line of Samuel R. Coats'
       land including Isaac Morse's land
          Martin Turner, path master

6      Beginning near Rufus Parsons' and running south to the corner near
       Sylvester Howard's (Hayward)
          Jeremiah Jones, path master

7      Beginning at the east line of Eliphalet S. Jackson's land  Thence west
       to the village line  Also the road south to Jabez Abell's
          Martin Hackley, path master

8      Beginning at the east line of Eliphalet S. Jackson's land  Thence east
       to the Town line  Also the road south from J. Dawson's to the Town
       line
          John Edgerton, path master

9      Beginning at the south line of the village  Thence south to the corner
       near Francis Norton's
          John Loomis, path master

10     Beginning at the corner near Francis Norton's and running east to
       the Town line
          George Crane, path master

11     Beginning at Ephraim Jackson's  Thence west to the Town line  Also
       the road from Solomon Merrick's south to the north end of the
       bridge  Also the road from Merrick's northwest to the Town line
          Richard Card, path master

12     Beginning at Jabez Abell's  Thence south to a small brook near
       William Sims' house  Also the road from the bridge southeast to the
       Town line
          Eleazer House, path master

13     Beginning at the corner near William Sims'  Thence west to the
       corner near Sylvester Howard's (Hayward)  Also the road to Stephen
       Freeborn's
          Elijah Bond, path master

14     Beginning at a small brook south of William Sims' house  Thence
       south to the southeast corner of Lot 62 (Road Township)  Also the
       road from Joseph White's east to the Town line
          Peleg Taber, path master

15     Beginning at the corner near Francis Norton's  Thence west to the
       corner near Isaac Rice's
          Fredrick Wilcox, path master

16     Beginning at Merrick's mills  Thence south by Capt. Abbot's to the
       Town line  Also the road from the northeast up to the bridge on the
       Town line near Burr's mills southeast to the DeRuyter Road
          Daniel Lathrop, path master

17     Beginning at the corner near Nathaniel Carpenter's  Thence south to
       the Town line  Also the inhabitants living on the south side of the
       Turnpike from the west line of Isaac Morse's land to the corner near
       James Moore's
          Nathan Goodale, path master

18     Beginning at Elisha Webber's  Thence north to the Turnpike road
       Also the road from John Winchell's to the east line of David Smith's
       land
          Samuel Frizzle, path master

19     Beginning at Waitstill Hotchkiss' land  Thence south to the north
       line of Bethuel Lusk's land  Also the road west from Esq. Southwell's
       to the Town line  Also that part of the road west of the center of the
       long causeway
          Edward Parker, path master

20     Beginning at Williams Davenport's  Thence south to the north line
       of the village
          Williams Davenport, path master

21     Beginning at the north line of the village  Thence north (to) the
       school house at the head of the lake  Also the cross road to the top of
       the hill near a large hemlock tree and that portion of the road east of
       the center of the long causeway
          Barzilla Phillips, path master

22     Beginning at Josiah Peirson's  Thence northwest to the southwest
       corner of Isaac Rice's land
          Ariel Robertson, path master

23     Beginning at the north line of Jehiel Clark's  Thence south to Joseph
       Atwell's  Thence east to the west line of Jonathan Farnhan's land
          Samuel Tyler, path master

24     Beginning at the north line of the Remson Farm  Thence to the west
       line of the village  Thence to the west line of Jonathan Farnham's
       land  Also the road north to the south line of Allen Green's land
          Zenas Hayes, path master

25     Beginning at John Lyon's and running by Samuel Tyler's east to the
       Town line
          Samuel Tyler, path master

26     Beginning at the corner near Doctor Moffitt's  Thence south by
       David Smith's to the Town line  Also the road by Samuel Smith's to
       the Town line
          Nathan Smith, path master

27     Beginning at the corner near Benjamin Wiser's  Thence east to the
       Town line  Also the road from the north line of Levi Burgess' land to
       the south line of Lot 62 (Road Township)
          Abraham Stanford, path master

28     Beginning at the corner near Edward Parker's  Thence southwest by
       Widow Johnson's to the north line of Jehiel Clark's land  Also the
       road from Zenas Phinney's northwest to the Town line and the road to
       Phillip Hays'
          Divan Lusk, path master

29     Beginning at Josiah Peirson's  Thence south to the Turnpike road
       Also the cross road by Demus Wasmus'
          Demas Wasmus, path master

30     Beginning at Eliphalet Elmore's  Thence east to the Town line
          John Brown, path master

31     Beginning at Joseph Stiles'  Thence east to the Forman Road  Also
       the road south to the State Road
          John Angier Jr., path master

32     Beginning at the school house near Deacon Perkins'  Thence
       southwest to the Town line
          Abijah Webster, path master

33     Beginning at the corner near Eliphalet Elmore's  Thence south to the
       corner near Benjamin Wiser's
          Samuel Chapin, path master

34     Beginning at the east line of Isaac Morse's land  Thence east to the
       corner near Jonathan Smith's  Also the road south by Oliver Stanton's
       to the Town line
          Lemuel Underwood, path master

35     Beginning at the school house at the head of the lake  Thence north
       to the Town line  Also the cross road to the east line of Joseph
       Hickox's land
          Seth Phinney, path master

(no 36)

37     Beginning at the school house at the head of the lake  Thence
       northwest to the Town line  Also the road running south to the south
       line of Waitstill Hotchkiss'
          Isaiah Post, path master

38     Beginning at the corner near John Holmes'  Thence south by Abner
       Sweetland's to the corner near Merrick's  Also the road southwest
       through Theophilus Tracey's land
          Ebenezer Doty, path master

39     Beginning on the north line of James Haight's land  Thence south
       and east until it intersects the road from the village to Hill's mills
       Also the road west to the top of the hill
          Elias Thomas, path master

40     Beginning at the north line of James Haight's land  Thence north to
       the Town line  Also the cross road to the west line of John Schuyler's
       land
          Tyler Parmelee, path master

41     Beginning at Sylvester Howard's (Hayward)  Thence west to the
       corner near Ephraim Jackson's
          George Sherman, path master

42     Beginning at the Town line west of Asa Fay's  Thence west to the
       east line of the village to Roberts' Stone Farm  Also the road
       northwest (to) Sweetland's saw mill
          Asa Fay, path master

43     Beginning at the Town line near Thomas Clay's land  Thence west
       by Studson Benson's to the head of the falls  Thence west to the road
       from Hill's mills to Lot 22 (4th Allotment New Petersburg)  Also the
       road north by Benjamin Robbins' to the corner near Calvin Lyman's
          Calvin Lyman, path master

44     Beginning on the west line of Colonel Reynolds' land  Thence east
       to Chittenango Creek  Thence from the northeast corner of Lot 22
       (4th Allotment New Petersburg) south 1.5 miles
          Colonel Reynolds, path master

45     Beginning at the north line of Bethuel Lusk's land  Thence south to
       the north line of the Remson farm and west to the west line of Zenas
       Phinney's land  Also the road south to the south line of Allen Green's
       land
          Roswell Beckwith, path master

46     Beginning at the Town line east of Hill's mills  Thence west by said
       mills and south to the north line of the village  Also that part of the
       road north of the village to Vail's mills and the road running north
       beginning at the head of the road from the village where it intersects
       the cross road to Hill's mills one mile north
          Silas Turner, path master

47     All the public roads comprehended within the limits of the Village
       of Cazenovia as described in the act of incorporation of said Village
          President of the Village, path master

48     Beginning at the school house at the head of the lake  Thence east to
       the west line of Col. Reynolds' land
          Salmon Stanley, path master
 

RESOLVED in February 1817 that the Town petition the Legislature for
       relief relative to a certain bridge over the mill pond near the mills
       owned by Messrs. Rowland (Rowling) and Talbot

RESOLVED that the Town petition the Legislature to collect a tax on the
       inhabitants of this town of $1500.00 for the purpose of rebuilding the
       bridge over the mill pond near the mills now owned and occupied by
       Messrs. Rowland (Rowling) and Talbot

RESOLVED in March 1817 to raise a sum of money to rebuild the bridge
       across the mill pond lately owned by Jonas Fay on the road leading
       from the village of Cazenovia south to Nelson, etc.
 

 
       END Cazenovia Town Road Book, District Descriptions for 1817