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                   Cazenovia Town Road Book
                 Description of Road Districts
                            1832

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

                                At the Annual Town Meeting
                  Held in the Basement of the Presbyterian Meeting House
                                   First March 6, 1832
                                          p. 360
 

A separate list of Overseers is presented at the front of list and was used to
identify  some illegible names in the road descriptions

District
1      Begins at the Town line south of Capt. Abbott's  Thence northward to the
       north  end of the bridge on the County line  Also the road from the corner
       near James Moore's west to the County line
          Moses Corbin, overseer of the highway

2      Begins at the corner near Jonathan Edwards'  Thence northeast to the north
       end  of the bridge at Morse's mill  Thence south by Ebenezer Corbin's to
       the Town line  Also the road from Isaac Morse's east line west to the
       corner near James  Moore's
          Joseph Allen, overseer of the highway

3      Begins at the east line of Isaac Morse's land  Thence east to the north
       and south road and south by Oliver Stanton's to the Town line
          Sherman Parr, overseer of the highway

4      Begins at the north side of the first bridge south of the Turnpike near
       Jonathan Smith's  Thence south to the Town line
          Dyer Lamb, overseer of the highway

5      Begins on the Turnpike near D. Smith's  Thence south to the Town line
       Also the road from L. Winchell's to the west line of David Smith's land
        Also the road by  Elisha Webber's to the Town line
          Luman Winchel, overseer of the highway

6      Begins at the corner near D. Smith's  Thence south by Stephen Stowell's
       to the Town line  Also the road west to David Smith's west line  Also the
       road southeasterly by Samuel Smith's to the Town line
          David Smith Jr., overseer of the highway

7      Begins at the corner near David Smith's  Thence east by Samuel Taylor's
       (Tyler's) to the Town line
          Samuel Curtis, overseer of the highway

8      Begins at the corner near Webber's Turnpike Gate  Thence east to the Town
       line Also the road from the northeast corner of Lot 62 (Road Township)
       south to the road running by Samuel Tyler's
          Parly Beebe, overseer of the highway

9      Begins at the school house near Joseph White's  Thence south to the
       northeast corner of Lot 62 (Road Township)  Also the road from the Town
       line west by Theodore Gilbert's to its intersection with the road from
       Eliphalet Elmore's to  Tabor's mills
          Truman Gilbert, overseer of the highway

10     Begins at the corner near William Sims'  Thence west to Jared Webster's
       Also the road to Stephen Freeborn's
          Eliphalet Elmore, overseer of the highway

11     Begins at the Turnpike near Arsen Webb's (Arsenal Webber's) Thence north
       to Willia m Tucker's land
          Benjamin Moor / Morr (Moore), overseer of the highway

12     Begins at the corner near Jared Webster's Thence west to the corner near
       Seth Savage's
          James Reeve, overseer of the highway

13     Begins at the corner near Benjamin Kellogg's land  Thence south and west
       to Woodstock Meeting House  Also the road east by Chandler Webber's
          Jonathan / John Smith, overseer of the highway

14     Begins at the corner near Seth Savage's  Thence south to the first bridge
       south of the Turnpike  Thence east to the (Woodstock) Meeting House  Also
       the road west to William Savage's
          Roswell Savage, overseer of the highway

15     Begins at the corner near Seth Savage's  Thence west to the Town line
       Also the road south to the bridge  Also the road north to the creek on Ira
       Biddlecome's land
          Darwin H. Mann, overseer of the highway

16     Begins at the school house near Stillman Perkins'  Thence southwestward
       until it intersects the road from Union village to Delphi  Also the road
       to Abijah Webster's  Also the road southeast to the south side of the
       creek on Ira Biddlecome's land
          Henry Tuttle, overseer of the highway

17     Begins at the corner near Seth Savage's  Thence north to the south line
       of Hendrick DeClercq's land  Also the road east by Isaac Rice's to the
       center of the bridge
          Gilbert T. Jenkins, overseer of the highway

18     Begins at the corner near Benjamin Kellogg's  Thence northwestwardly by
       Daniel Damon's to the road from the village to DeRuyter
          Ariel Robertson, overseer of the highway

19     Begins at the southwest corner of Lot 6 (Road Township)  Thence westward
       to the center of the bridge near Isaac Rice's  Also the road from William
       Sherman's north until it intersects an east and west road
          Joseph Williams Jr., overseer of the highway
 
20     Begins one rod (16.5 feet) south of Robert Jenkins' house  Thence south to
       the corner near Jared Webster's  Also the road from the bridge west until
       it intersects the road running by Daniel Damon's
          Lewis Keeler, overseer of the highway

21     Begins at the corner north of Jonathan (John) Spear's  Thence south one
       rod (16.5 feet)south of Robert Jenkins' house  Also from the school house
       west to the southwest corner of Lot 6 (Road Township)
          Leonard Meyers, overseer of the highway

22     Begins at the corner near Jabez Abell's  Thence south to the school house
       near Joseph White's  Also the road from the bridge east to the Town line
          Caleb Skiff, overseer of the highway

23     Begins at the school house near Timothy Crandall's  Thence east to the
       Town line
          James Sims, overseer of the highway

24     Begins at the east line of Eliphalet S. Jackson's land  Thence east and
       south to the Town line
          Elliot Card, overseer of the highway

25     Begins at the east line of Abel Hackley's land  Thence east to the west
       line of Archibald Bates' land  Also the road south to Jabez Abell's
          Zephaniah Comstock, overseer of the highway

26     Begins at John Williams' store  Thence south to the corner near Timothy
       Crandall's  Also the road from Henry Shapley's south to the corner north
       of John Spear's
          Henry Shapley, overseer of the highway

27     Begins at Jacob Ten Eyck's house  Thence south to the south line of
       Hendrick DeClercq's land  Also the road east to the center of the bridge
       near Spencer B. Ward's shop
          J.D. Ledyard, overseer of the highway

28     Begins at the corner north of John Spear's  Thence west to the center of
       the bridge near S.B. Ward's shop
          Joseph Davis, overseer of the highway

29     Begins at the corner near Henry Tuttle's  Thence north to Anson Dean's
       south line  Also the road east to the corner near Samuel Howard's
          Stephen Newton, overseer of the highway

30     Begins at the north line of E. Tillotson's land  Thence on the turnpike
       to the west bridge in the village  Also the road west to the west line of
       Jonathan Farnham's land  Also the road from the south line of Anson Dean's
       land to the south line of Ephraim Tillotson's land
          Anson Dean, overseer of the highway

31     Begins at Jehiel Clark's north line  Thence south to Nathaniel Gardner's
       Also from Joseph Atwell's to the west line of Jonathan Farnham's land
          Lewis Raynor, overseer of the highway

32     Begins at the east bridge in the village (and) to include all on the south
       side of the Turnpike west to the Public Square  Also all on the north side
       of the same west to Widow Whipple's  Thence north to the northwest corner
       of Lot 11 (4th Allotment New Petersburg)  Also the road east to the Town
       line  Also the road from Lyman Robinson's northeasterly until it intersects
       the east and west road  Also the road to the paper mill and the road
       leading to Hearsey's mill at a corner near Allens' tannery  Also the road
       by the East (Baptist) Meeting House  Also the road east to the center of
       the bridge near Roberts' mill
          Timothy Swift, overseer of the highway
          O. Chandler appointed by Commissioners

33     Begins at Wright & Jenkins' new brick store and includes all on the north
       side of the Turnpike west to the West (Presbyterian) Meeting House  Thence
       north to the corner near Widow Davenport's  Also the road across to the
       Lake Road
          Addison Davenport, overseer of the highway

34     Begins at the east bridge in the village  Thence east to the east line of
       Abel Hackley's land  Also the (road) east to the east line of Asa Fay's
       land  Also the road to Sidney Roberts' Thence west to the corner near
       Allens' tannery
          William C. Caswell, overseer of the highway

35     Begins at the east side of the Public Square and includes all on the south
       side of the Turnpike to Miles' wagon shop  Thence including both sides of
       said Turnpike to the lake with Jacob Ten Eyck's  Thence north to the south
       line of Bill Clark's land  Also the cross road east to the top of the hill
       west of Zera Merriam's
          George C. Cook, overseer of the highway

36     Begins at the south line of Phineas Corwin's land  Thence south to the
       north line of Ephraim Tillotson's land  Also to the west line of William
       G. Andrus' land  Also the road south to the north line of E. Tillotson's
       land
          Samuel Griggs, overseer of the highway

37     Begins at the south line of Bill Clark's land  Thence north to the north
       line of Samuel Peck's land  Also the road west to the long causeway
          Michael Moulter, overseer of the highway

38     Begins at the south line of Phineas Corwin's land  Thence north to the
       south line of Waitstill Hotchkiss' land  Also the road from George R.
       Southwell's west line east to the center of the long causeway at the head
       of the lake
          Martin L. Webb, overseer of the highway

39     Begins at the west line of George R. Southwell's land  Thence west to the
       County line  Also the road from Edward Parker's south to the north line of
       Jehiel Clark's land  Also from the west line of W.G. Andrus' land west to
       the Town line
          Simeon Marshall, overseer of the highway

40     Begins on the north line of Seth Haight's land  Thence south and east to
       the east line of Widow Davenport's land  Also the cross road west to the
       top of the hill west of Zera Merriam's
          Amos Adams, overseer of the highway

41     Begins at (the) four corners west of Roberts' mills  Thence west to the
       east line of Widow Davenport's land
          Stephen Doty, overseer of the highway

42     Begins at the Town line  Thence south by Thomas Nichols' to the southwest
       corner of Lot 10 (4th Allotment New Petersburg)
          Thomas Nichols, overseer of the highway

43     Begins at the north line of Seth Haight's land  Thence north to Montague
       & Abbey's land  Thence west to the Lake Road
          Enos Cushing, overseer of the highway

44     Begins at (the) Sullivan line  Thence south to the four corners near
       Montague & Abbey's  Thence east to the corner near Thomas Nichols'
          Colonel Reynolds, overseer of the highway

45     Begins at the school house at the head of the lake  Thence north to the
       Town line  Also the road northwest to the Town line
          Moses Scouton, overseer of the highway

46     Begins at the north line of Samuel Peck's land  Thence northwestwardly
       by Col. Gridley's to the Town line  Also the road south to the south line
       of Waitstill Hotchkiss' land
          Ephraim A. Preston, overseer of the highway

47     Begins on the east and west road on the Hart lot  Thence south by Daniel
       Ackley's to the Town line
          William Allen, overseer of the highway
 

       END Cazenovia Town Road Book, District Descriptions for 1832