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History of Flatbush, continued


was called Senator John, to distinguish him from Judge John Vanderbilt. Among the delegates chosen by this convention, to represent this county in that congress, were no less than three from this town, viz: Johannes Lott, John Lefferts, and John Vanderbilt. These delegates convened at New-York, on the 22d, of May, 1775, and continued to meet at different places, from time to time, till the adoption of the Constitution of the State, in April, 1777. John Lefferts of this town, was also a member of the Provential Congress, from this county, which met on the 30th, day of June, 1776. His son Peter Lefferts, whose widow still survives, was one of the two delegates from this county, to the convention which met at Poughkeepsie, on the 27th, day of June, 1778, to adopt the constitution of the United States. He was subsequently also a member of the Senate of this State, in which he appeared in a suit made entirely of homespun cloth, but of so fine a texture and finish, that it attracted special notice. His son, John Lefferts, whose widow is still spared to us, was a member of Congress, from this district, and also a delegate to the convention of 1821, which met for amending the constitution of the State.

Several persons have been selected from this town to represent the county of Kings, in the Assembly of the State, since the Revolution.


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1784
1785-6
1787-8
1789-91
1793
1802
1811 to 1813
1814
1815
1816 & 1817
1819 & 1820
1821 & 1822
1829
1839
1842
Johannes E. Lott,
John Vanderbilt,
Cornelius Wyckoff,
Aquila Giles,
Aquila Giles,
John C. Vanderveer,
John C. Vanderveer,
Jeremiah Lott,
Teunis Schenck,
Richard Fish,
Teunis Schenck,
Jeremiah Lott,
John Wyckoff,
Jeremiah Lott,
John A. Lott.

Statement of the population of the Town of Flatbush, including New-Lots, from the year 1810, to the year 1840, inclusive.

Years.
1810,
1820,
1825,
1830,
1835,
1840,
Population.
1,159.
1,062.
1,027.
1,049.
1,143.
1,537.



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