History of the Town of Flatbush

History of Flatbush, continued

The following is the most complete list of the Constables of the town of Flatbush, that could be obtained from the year 1669, to the year 1842.

Names.	Dates.
Johannes Symonsen, Isaac Snedecker, Jan Bennet, Jan Walderom, Abraham Lott, Joris Bloom, Peter Luyster, Johannes Lott, Isaac Lefferts, Lawrence Ditmarse, Jacob Remsen, Johannes Ditmarse, Robert Betts, Philippus Nagel, Nicholas Wyckoff, Gilliam Cornell, Peter Stryker, Nicholas Stillwell, Jacob Boerum, Joseph Benham, Cornelius Suydam, Nicholas Andriesen, Garret Van Duyn, Jeremias Van Der Bilt, Jan Laen, Thomas Doxse, Cornelius Van Cleeff, Leffert Lefferts, Aris Morffee, Adriaen Hegeman, Vincentius Antonides, William Merrill, William Allgeo, William Merrill, William Allgeo, William Merrill, Michael Van Cleeff, Rem Hegeman, William Allgeo, Suydam Hegeman,	From " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " "	1718 1719 1720 1721 1722 1723 1724 1725 1726 1727 1728 1729 1730 1731 1732 1733 1734 1735 1736 1737 1738 1739 1740 1742 1743 1745 1746 1748 1749 1751 1769 1791 1792 1794 1795 1796 1797 1810 1815 1840	to " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " "	1719. 1720. 1721. 1722. 1723. 1724. 1725. 1726. 1727. 1728. 1729. 1730. 1731. 1732. 1733. 1734. 1735. 1736. 1737. 1738. 1739. 1740. 1742. 1743. 1745. 1746. 1748. 1749. 1751. 1769. 1791. 1792. 1794. 1795. 1796. 1797. 1810. 1815. 1840. 1842.

From among the inhabitants of the town of Flatbush, the county have selected at different times many individuals to fill their county offices, as well as to represent them in the legislative assemblies of the country. From the year 1714, at which date the first minutes of the Board of Supervisors of the county commence, till the year 1840, the treasurers of the county were, with one exception, residents in the town of Flatbush. The following is a list of the individuals who have served in this responsible office:—

John Vanderbilt, of Flatbush, from October, 1714, to October, 1737.
Peter Lefferts, of Flatbush, from October, 1737, to October, 1772.
Jeremias Vanderbilt, of Flatbush, from October, 1772, to May, 1786.
Philip Nagel, of Flatbush, from May, 1786, to June, 1792.
Johannes J. Lott, of Flatbush, from June, 1792, to December, 1806.
Hendrick J. Lott, of Flatlands, from December, 1806, to October, 1811.
John Lefferts, of Flatbush, from October, 1811, to September, 1813.
John C. Vanderveer, of Flatbush, from September, 1813, to August, 1837.

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