Magistrates, Constables, Election Judges, Etc.
The following justices of the peace were appointed for Allegany County in 1828:
Jesse Tomlinson, Thomas Cresap, William Price, Lenox Martin, George P. Hinkle, John Burbridge, Samuel Coddington, Robert Armstrong, John McNeill, Jacob Snyder, William Riely, John Porter, Henry Ingman, Henry Myer, John Irvin, Frederick Rice, of John, Archibald Thistle, John Piper, John Norris, John Warnick, Meshach Browning, Walter Bevans, William Shaw, Jesse Robinette, George Bruce, Thomas Greenwell, Jonathan Cox, Joshua O. Robinson, Jonathan Arnold, William Newman, Theophilus Beall, John North, Henry Korn, Joseph France, Valentine Hoffman, James Totten, Jr., Lewis F. Klipstone, Wm. R. Dawson, Joseph Biggs, Peter McClary, Peter Preston, Emanuel Custer, James Tidball, Leonard Shircliffe, John Easter, Jr., Frederick Castings, Isaac McCarty, James Amos, Joseph Dilley, John Uhl, Andrew Morrison, Jacob Clemmer.
The following appointments were made by the Governor and Council of Maryland for Allegany County in 1829:
Justices of the Peace, John Tomlinson, Thomas Cresap, Lenox Marlin, George P. Hinkle, John Burbridge, Samuel Coddington, John McNeill, Jacob Snyder, Wm. Riely, John Porter, Henry Ingman, Henry Myer, Jonathan Cox, Joshua O. Robinson, Jonathan Arnold, Wm. Newman, Theophilus Beall, John North, Joseph France, Valentine Hoffman, James Totten, Jr., Lewis F. Klipstine, ¥m. R. Dawson, Joseph Biggs, Peter McCleary, John Irvin, Frederick Bice, of John, Archibald Thistle, John Piper, Jr., John Norris, John Warnick, Meshach Browning, Walter Bevans, William Shaw, Jesse Robinette, Jasper Robinette, George Bruce, Thomas Greenwell, Emanuel Easter, Jr., James Tidball, Leonard Shircliff, John Easter, Jr., Isaac McCarty, James Amos, Andrew Morrison, Jacob Clammer, Frederick Houser, John A. Hoffman, George Tilghman, John McHenry, John Wright, George Devecmon, Adam Sigler, John H. Bayard, John Scott, Adam Gower, John Poland, Samuel Slicer, Geo. Layman.
The following were the judges of the several election districts of the county for 1829, appointed by the Levy Court : District No. 1.—Joshua O. Robinson, Joseph Biggs, George W. Devecmon.
No. 2.—Zadock Bobey, Christian Mosser, Jos. Frantz.
No. 3.—Stephen Millholland, Jacob Holdeman, Benj. Payton.
No. 4.—George Layman, Joseph Rocknor, Geo. Smarr.
No. 5.—Isaiah Frost, John Combs, Samuel Mattingly.
No. 6.—Jacob Snyder, Geo. Rizer, Geo. Rice.
No. 7.—Samuel McBride, Charles Twigg, Thos. Greenwell.
No. 8.—Leonard Shircliff, Walter Bevans, John Norris, Sr.
No. 9.—John North, Amos Robinette, John Wilson.
The following appointments were made by the Governor and Council of Maryland for Allegany County in 1830:
Justices of the Peace, Thomas Cresap, Lenox Martin, Geo. P. Hinkle, John Porter, Henry Ingman, Henry Myer, Jonathan Cox, Joshua O. Robinson, Jonathan Arnold, John North, Joseph France, Valentine Hoffman, James Totten, Jr., Lewis F. Klipstine, Joseph Biggs, Peter McCIeary, John Ervin, Archibald Thistle, John Warnick, Meshach Browning, Walter Bevans, Jesse Robinette, Jasper Robinette, George Bruce, Thomas Greenwell, Emanuel Custer, Leonard Shircliff, Isaac McCarty, James Amos, Andrew Morrison, Adam Sigler, John H. Bayard, Samuel Slicer, George Layman, John North, John McHenry, George Rinehart, Frederick A. Carstine, Jacob Welch, John Fike, Stephen Mullholland, Luke Bolden, Thos. Beall, Nottey Barnard, Wm. Ravenscraft, Peter Preston, John Combs, Chas. L. Shepherd, John Uhl, Moses Porter, Geo. Blocher, Henry Wineon, of G., Henry Horn, John White, Frederick Deems, William Shaw, Israel Mayberry, Wm. McLaughlin, Lionel M. Jamison, Joseph Mattingly, John Loren, David McElfresh, Geo. Slicer.
Coroners, Michael Lane, Robert McClary.
The following appointments of judges of elections were made by the Levy Court of Allegany .County in 1830:
District No. 1.—George Rinehart, Thomas Wilson, Jos. Biggs.
No. 2.—John Fearer, Jacob Markley, John Fike.
No. 3.—Stephen Milholland, John Blocher, Wm. Stanton.
No. 4.—Joseph Reckner, Robert Ross, Cornelius Eight.
No. 5.—John Neff, Elisha Combs, Raphael Logsden.
No. 6.—Jos. Carter, A. D. Beall, Frederick Rice, of John.
No. 7.—Jacob Lantz, Isaac Ward, Israel Mayberry.
No. 8.—Joseph Mattingly, James Tidball, Chas. Norris.
No. 9.—Jeremiah Berry, Thos. McElfresh, John Willison, of Jeremiah.
The following were appointed constable :
District No. 1.—Adam Gower, Edward Barnard, Thomas Moore, Wm. Browning.
No. 2.—John Slicer, Thomas Drane.
No. 3.—Robert Ferguson, Peter Baker.
No. 4.—Godfrey Fazenbaker, Daniel B. Layman, Wm. Ravenscraft.
No. 5.—John M. Porter, James Mattingly.
No. 6.—John Hayes, Wm. Houx, Theophilus Beall, Joseph S. Stafford.
No. 7.—James Twigg.
No. 8.—John Gouldrag.
No. 9.—Elisha Willison.
In 1836 the following magistrates were appointed by the Governor and Council:
Joseph Biggs, Meshach Browning, Robinson Savage, Frederick Houser, John Warnick, Joseph Frantz, Peter McCleery, Samuel Coddington, Jacob Clemmer, Archibald Thistle, George Bruce, James Totten, Jr., Thomas Wilson, Sr., George Layman, Wm. Shaw, Thomas Dawson, Sr., Jonathan Arnold, Valentine Arnold, Valentine Hoffman, John Mattingly, Sr., Elisha Combs, Thomas Cresap, George W. Devecmon, George P. Hinkle, Adam Sigler, Henry Korn, Wm. R. Dawson, John McNeill, Sr., John Wright, Jacob Snyder, Frederick Rice, of John, Lenox Martin, Israel Mayberry, Walter McAtee, William Newman, Walter Bevans, Leonard Shircliff, John North, Jasper Robinette, Cornelius Kight, Thos. Beall, James Prather, Truman West, Archibald Chisholm, Peter Uhl, Robert Lashley, George Smith, of Alexander, Jonathan Wilson, James Dawson, of Ed., Moses H. Louthan, Burgess Magruder, John M. Carleton, John Bomward, Ebenezer Vowell, Michael Porter, of Samuel, Wm. Harvey, George Slicer, Daniel Wolford, Sr., Wm. Reily, John W. Mountz, John Layman, Charles Miller, George Hebb, Peter Kreighbaum, James D. Armstrong, Singleton Townshend, Joseph C. Cresap, Wm. Conrad, James Carter, Adam Gower, John Larew, Henry Yontz, Joseph Frantz, of Joseph, Wm. Thompson, Ezekiel Totten, Lewis F. Klipstine, John McHenry, Jonathan Rhinehart, John Baker, Wm. Ridgely, Andrew Bruce, John Neff, Wm. L. Lamar, John G. Hoffman, John Gephart, Wm. Reese, and Thomas Cromwell.
The justices of the District Courts in 1840 were:
District No. 1.—Meshach Browning, Murray Thayer, John Warnick.
No. 2.—John Frantz, of Joseph, Richard White, James Robison.
No. 3.—John Ogg, Daniel Blocher, George Layman.
No. 4.—Henry Miller, Cornelius Kight, Uriah Dockworth.
No. 5.—John Porter, Elisha Combs, George S. Evans.
No. 6.—Daniel Blocher, John M. Buchanan, John Black.
No. 7.—John W. Mountz, John Hartley, Henry I. Crosson.
No. 8.—Jacob Reel, Samuel Cessna, Enos Childs.
No. 9.—George Slicer, John North, Jasper Robinette.
No. 10.—Jonathan Rinehart, John Hammond, John Gower.
County Surveyors.
1790-1803, George Dent; 1803-13, Ninian Cochran; 1813-21, Benjamin G. Vaughan; 1821-23, Ninian Cochran; 1823-43, Benjamin Brown; 1843-46, H. M. Pettit; 1846, Benjamin Brown; 1847, Denton D. Brown; 1848-58, Thomas F. White; 1858-62, Denton D. Brown;