coat for each wolf killed; and they were to cause the wolf's head to be "nayled over the door of the constable, their to remaine, as also to cut of both the eares, in token that the head is bought and paid for."

The following is the most complete list of the overseers of Flatbush that could be obtained.

  1675.  Simon Hansen, and John Roloffson.
  1676.  Arian Ryers, and Garrit Sneger.
  1679.  Joseph Hegeman, and Derick Jansen Van Vleet.
  1680.  Barent Claas, Cornelius Berrian, and Joseph
            Hegeman.
  1681.  Cornelius Berrian, Rinier Aertsen, Barthold
            Claases and Jan Remsen.
  1682.  Rynier Aeartsen, Jan Jansen, Jan Remsen and
            Arian Ryersen.
  1683.  Aris Janse, Jan Aeartsen, Jan Jansen, and
            John Auky.
In the year 1683, the "overseers," were changed to "commissioners." The act regulating their appointment, and prescribing particularly their duties, was passed by the first General Assembly of this Colony, November 1st, 1683. It is not necessary to recite the provisions of this act. The only list that we have been able to obtain of the commissioners appointed under this act, in the town of Flatbush, is the following:

  1684.  Adrian Ryersen, Cornelius Baronson and John
            Auky.
  1685.  Stoffle Probasco, and Joseph Hegeman.
  1686.  Arian Ryers and Pieter Stryker.
  1687.  Aris Janse, and Stoffle Probasco.
  1688.  Pieter Stryker, and Cornelius Bardulph.
The constables, overseers and commissioners, were sworn before the court of Sessions, before they entered upon the discharge of the duties of their respective offices.

The office of "Commissioner" continued until the first Tuesday of April, 1703, when "Supervisors" were elected for the several towns of Kings County. The first meeting of this board, was held on the first Tuesday in October, of the same year. It is probable, that at first they kept no minutes of their proceedings, as the first record is that of a meeting which took place at the court-house in Flatbush, on the first Tuesday in October, in the year 1714. The Supervisor who then attended from Flatbush, was Ryck Hendrickson. The board at this, their first recorded meeting, made choice of Samuel Garretson, of Gravesend, as their Clerk, and John Vanderbilt, of Flatbush, as Treasurer of the county. At that time, the ordinary and contingent expenses of the county, (including the per diem compensation of the two members of the Colonial Assembly from the county, for their attendance during the year 1703.) amounted to only œ71. 0. 6. or $177.56. This sum was apportioned among the several towns in the county in the following manner.
 

 Brooklyn, œ19. 9. 3.
Flatbush, 15. 1. 6.
 New-Utrecht 9. 18. 9.
Flatlands, 8. 14. 9.
 Bushwick, 9. 3. 0.
Gravesend, 8. 13. 3.
  œ71. 0. 6.--$177.56.
 
 

The following is a list of the Supervisors of the town of Flatbush, from the year 1703, to the present time:

Names. Dates.
Aris Vanderbilt, From April, 1703 to April 1705.
 Daniel Polhemus, " " 1705 " 1706.
Jacob Hendrick Ryck, " " 1706 " 1707.
 Aris Jansen Vanderbilt, " " 1707 " 1708.
Jan Vanderveer, " " 1708 " 1710.
 Benjamin Hegeman, " " 1710 " 1711.
Ryck Hendricks, " " 1711 " 1712.
 Jan Cornelise, " " 1712 " 1713.
Jacob Hendrickson, " " 1713 " 1714.
 Ryck Hendrickson, " " 1714 " 1715.
John Vanderveer, " " 1715 " 1716.
 Daniel Remse, " " 1716 " 1717.
Jacob Suydam, " " 1717 " 1718.
 Dominicus Vanderveer, " " 1718 " 1719.
Lieut. Philip Nagle, " " 1719 " 1720.
 Cornelius Cornell, " " 1720 " 1721.
Abraham Lott, " " 1721 " 1722.
 Ryck Hendrickson, " " 1722 " 1723.
John Vanderveer, " " 1723 " 1724.
 Cornelius Cornell, " " 1724 " 1726.
Peter Lefferts, " " 1726 " 1727.
 Johannes Ditmarse, " " 1727 " 1728.
Ryck Suydam, " " 1728 " 1741.
 John Van Kerk, " " 1741 " 1743.
Peter Stryker, " " 1743 " 1744.
 John Van Kerk, " " 1744 " 1749.
Dominicus Vanderveer, " " 1749 " 1751.
 Johannes Lott, Jun. " " 1751 " 1759.
Jeremias Vanderbilt, " " 1759 " 1763.
 Johannes Lott, Jun. " " 1763 " 1782.
Philip Nagel, " " 1782 " 1787.
Johannes J. Lott, From April, 1787 to April 1804.
 John C. Vanderveer, " " 1804 " 1832.
John Wyckoff, " " 1832 to Feby. 1837.
 Isaac Cortelyou, From Febry. 1837 " 1839.
Jacob Rapelje, " " 1839 to Apl. 1841.
 Isaac Cortelyou, " April 1841 " 1842.
 

The following is a list of the Town Clerks of the town of Flatbush, from the year 1659, to the year 1842:

Names. Dates.
Adrian Hegeman, from 1659 to 1771.
 Jacop Joosten, " 1671 " 1673.
Francays De Bruynne, " 1673 " 1674.
 Michael Hainelle, " 1674 " 1675.
Jan Gerrit Van Marckje, " 1675 " 1680.
 Derick Storm, " 1680 " 1683.
Johannes Van Eklen, " 1683 " 1700.
 Johannes Schenck, " 1700 " 1711.
Abraham Lott, " 1711 " 1716.
 Jan Gancel, " 1716 " 1719.
Adrian Hegeman, " 1716 " 1741.
 Jores Remsen, " 1741 " 1754.
Jeremias Van Der Bilt, " 1754 " 1762.
 Petrus Van Steenbergh, " 1762 " 1773.
John Lefferts, " 1773 " 1776.
 Philip Nagle, " 1776 " 1792.
John Van Der Bilt, " 1792 " 1794.
 John C. Vanderveer, " 1794 " 1804.
Garret Stryker, " 1804 " 1810.
 Abraham Vanderveer, " 1810 " 1816.
Garret Stryker, " 1816 " 1819.
 Adrian Hegeman, " 1819 " 1823.
William Ellsworth, From 1823 to 1827.
 William Hegeman, " 1827 " 1828.
John A. Lott, " 1828 " 1842.
 

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.
Jacob Stryker, From 1669 to 1670.
 Bartholf Clairesen, " 1670 " 1675.
Cornelius Barentse, " 1675 " 1676.
 Minne Johannes, " 1676 " 1679.
Cornelius Jansen, " 1679 " 1681.
 Joseph Hegeman, " 1681 " 1682.
Cornelius Jansen Berrian, " 1682 " 1683.
 Rien Aeartsen, " 1683 " 1685.
Cornelius Barentse, " 1685 " 1686.
 Rinier Aeartsen, " 1686 " 1687.
Jan Ditmarsen, " 1687 " 1688.
 Simon Hanssen, " 1688 " 1689.
Pieter Stryker, " 1689 " 1690.
 Daniel Polhemus, " 1690
Jan Bennem, " 1705 " 1707.
 Jacob Van Der Boergh, " 1707 " 1708.
Jan Bennem, " 1708 " 1709.
 Jacob Van Der Boergh, " 1709 " 1710.
Jan Bennem, " 1710 " 1713.
 Hendericus Kip, " 1713 " 1716.
John Van Der Veer, " 1716 " 1717.
 John Bennet, Dep.
Cornelius Cornell, " 1717 " 1718
Johannes Symonsen, From 1718 to 1719.
 Isaac Snedecker, " 1719 " 1720.
Jan Bennet, " 1720 " 1721.
 Jan Walderom, " 1721 " 1722.
Abraham Lott, " 1722 " 1723.
 Joris Bloom, " 1723 " 1724.
Peter Luyster, " 1724 " 1725.
 Johannes Lott, " 1725 " 1726.
Isaac Lefferts, " 1726 " 1727.
 Lawrence Ditmarse, " 1727 " 1728.
Jacob Remsen, " 1728 " 1729.
 Johannes Ditmarse, " 1729 " 1730.
Robert Betts, " 1730 " 1731.
 Philippus Nagel, " 1731 " 1732.
Nicholas Wyckoff, " 1732 " 1733.
 Gilliam Cornell, " 1733 " 1734.
Peter Stryker, " 1734 " 1735.
 Nicholas Stillwell, " 1735 " 1736.
Jacob Boerum, " 1736 " 1737.
 Joseph Benham, " 1737 " 1738.
Cornelius Suydam, " 1738 " 1739.
 Nicholas Andriesen, " 1739 " 1740.
Garret Van Duyn, " 1740 " 1742.
 Jeremias Van Der Bilt, " 1742 " 1743.
Jan Laen, " 1743 " 1745.
 Thomas Doxse, " 1745 " 1746.
Cornelius Van Cleeff, " 1746 " 1748.
 Leffert Lefferts, " 1748 " 1749.
Aris Morffee, " 1749 " 1751.
 Adriaen Hegeman, " 1751 " 1769.
Vincentius Antonides, " 1769 " 1791.
 William Merrill, " 1791 " 1792.
William Allgeo, " 1792 " 1794.
William Merrill, From 1794 to 1795.
 William Allgeo, " 1795 " 1796.
William Merrill, " 1796 " 1797.
 Michael Van Cleeff, " 1797 " 1810.
Rem Hegeman, " 1810 " 1815.
 William Allgeo, " 1815 " 1840.
Suydam Hegeman, " 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.