Voted By the Inhabitants and [proprietors?] of the Town of Lansinghbourgh Thomas S. Diamond [(1737-1796)] town Clerk for the ensuing year [1771]2Voted Ebenezer Marvin [(1741-1820)] Moderator of this Meeting3Abraham J. Lansingh openly delivered up to the [said?] meeting before the Inhabitants and [proprietors?] [that?] he will in as short a time as possible that he [get?] his lawyer to draw the writings to give over his [power?] Right Title and Interest of the Commons belonging to the Town [?] of those farms already laid out.4Voted That in this meeting and all others meeting in [this?] place for ever hereafter, that all votes by the Majority of [Voices?] then present Members of said meeting for any purpose shall be voted + good5Voted Captain Abraham J. Lansingh his Heirs or successors for ever shall be one of the Committee6Isaac Bogart to be the first of the Committee7Voted John Barber to be the second of the Committee8Voted Ebenezer Marvin to be the third Committee9Voted Benjamin French to be the fourth Committee10Voted Abraham Wendell to be pathmaster for highways of this patent for the ensuing year11Voted That the General Map of the Town to be Lodged in the Clerk’s Office.
12thVoted Robert Wendell Levinus Lansingh and Isaac VanArnum to be fence viewers for the ensuing year13Voted That the fence viewers shall be appraisers of all damages done by any creatures in said patent.Chief Judges of the County Court.Ebenezer Marvin, the first chief judge of the County Court of Franklin county, was a native of Connecticut, born in April, 1741. His early life was passed on the farm, but he afterward studied medicine and became a physician of prominence. After residing for a time in various towns in Connecticut, Vermont and New York, Dr. Marvin in 1794 became a citizen of this county, making his home in Franklin, where he died in November, 1820. The life and public services of Mr. Marvin were various and valuable. Says the "Governor and Council": "His first military service was as captain of a company of volunteers who marched to support Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold at Ticonderoga ; but he subsequently served as surgeon in the Continental service, and in that capacity was present at the battle with and surrenderer of Burgoyne in October, 1777. He was judge of the Rutland County Court in 1786, and from 1788 to 1794, when he removed to Franklin; was judge of Chittenden County Court from 1794 until 1796, and of Franklin County Court from 1796 until 1802, and again from 1808 until 1809.He represented Tinmouth in 1783, and from 1786 until October, 1791, when he took his seat in the Council. His services in that body continued for eleven years, until 1802." Describing Judge Marvin the late Chief Justice Royce said : " In person Judge Marvin was august and impressive, being at least six feet in height, with broad shoulders, full chest and stout limbs, every way strong and muscular, and withal quite corpulent. A larger human head than his is rarely if ever seen. In politics he was a Federalist of the Washington school, and in religious preference and profession an Episcopalian."Aldrich, Lewis Cass, ed. History of Franklin and Grand Isle Counties Vermont. Syracuse, NY: D. Mason, 1891. 219.Dr. Ebenezer Marvin was a native of Connecticut, and his birth dates back to about 1741. Part of his life was spent in New York andthe southern part of this state. He came to this town in 1794 and was one of the original proprietors. He also acquired considerable landed property in the towns of Berkshire and Highgate. He did not here follow so extensively his profession as physician and surgeon, but attended more to his farming interests. He was possessed of unusual legislative and executive ability, which being early recognized, he was intrusted with important offices, the duties of which he performed with great fidelity and exceptance. For twenty years or more he was a member of the Executive Council of the state and for a time chief judge of the county of Chittenden, then including the town of Franklin. Upon the organization of the county of Franklin he was elected chief judge, which position he held until 1801. Although not educated for the legal profession he is stated to have possessed uncommon qualifications for theimportant positions he was called upon to occupy, and honored them in the best sense of the word. Succeeding the time of which we speak the remainder of his life was mostly passed in retirement from public duties. Having acquired sufficient competence he was a liberal provider and hospitable entertainer. He lived to a good old age, gassing away in 1820, being nearly eighty years old.Aldrich, Lewis Cass, ed. History of Franklin and Grand Isle Counties Vermont. Syracuse, NY: D. Mason, 1891. 494.