NY STATE PRISON PARDONS, 1823, NY File 2 of 3 Copyright (c) 1999 by Linda Ogborn (logborn@dmcom.net). ************************************************************************ USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ************************************************************************ List of prisoners who were pardoned, died or were discharged upon expiration of time served for the year 1823. from records on file at the County Clerk's Office in Delhi, NY NAME BORN AGE COMP. HGT. OCC. WH. CONV. CRIME CONVICTED TERM UNEXP.TERM REMARKS Bedford, John Clinton, NY 38 Light 5' 6 3/4 Schoolmaster Montgomery Forgery 1818 Nov 21 7 yrs 2y 2m 25d Britton, John Rutland, Vt. 25 Dark 5' 8 Labourer Genesee Burglary 1819 Mar 2 Life Burt, Turner Massachusetts 30 Dark 6'1 Labourer Oneida Rape 1819 Jun 7 7 yrs 2y 9m 11d Brown, Hiram Cayuga Co., NY 23 Dark 5' 8 3/4 Labourer Broome Gr. Larceny 1819 Dec 28 5 yrs 1y 1m 17d Benton, Simeon Weathersfield Ct 41 Light 5' 9 1/4 Taylor Madison Misdemea. 1820 Feb 4 6 yrs 2y 2m 24d Birdsall, William Oyster Bay, NY 73 Light 5' 8 Labourer Tompkins Gr. Larceny 1820 May 27 5 yrs 1y 9m Brown, Jeremiah Dutchess Co,NY 48 Light 5' 9 1/4 Labourer Broome Counterfeit. 1821 Jun 26 8 yrs 5y 9m 2d Coe, John Southbury, Ct. 66 Dark 5' 8 1/2 Labourer Onondaga Perjury 1820 Aug. 6 yrs 3y Forbes, James Johnstown, NY 33 Light 5' 9 Carpenter Ontario Burglary 1819 Jun 21 Life Forester, William Duanesburg,NY 24 Light 5' 10 Gunsmith Ontario Break. Goal 1820 May 23 4 yrs 8m 8d Fowler, Elijah Ulster Co., NY 27 Dark 5' 7 3/4 Blacksmith Lewis Gr.Larceny 1823 jan 20 3y 1d 2y 10m 21d Hoaxley, John Stillwater, NY 58 Dark 5' 8 1/2 Labourer Herkimer Gr.Larceny & Breaking goal 1819 Apr 6 7 yrs 2y 7m 10d Holman, Andrew Florida, NY 23 Light 5' 5 Schoolmaster Jefferson Pas.Ct. Mon 1819 Jun 16 8 yrs 4y 4m 20d Depart from US 60 days and never return Johnson, Ezekiel Monmouth, NJ 33 Light 5' 3 3/4 Blacksmith Ontario Gr.Larceny 1818 Jun 13 8 yrs 2y 7m 7d Johnson, James alias Samuel Alwood Somerset, N.J. 33 Dark 5' 8 Labourer Seneca Gr. Larceny 1821 Feb 9 5 yrs 2y 5m 13d Mallet, Benjamin Huntington, Ct 37 Light 5' 3 3/4 Labourer Montgomery Gr. Larceny & Cont. Mo 1819 Aug Life Mather, Joseph Weathersfield,Ct 48 Dark 5' 6 Labourer Onondaga Perjury 1822 Aug 9 5 yrs 3y 11m 5d Mills, Royal Warwick, Mass 29 Light 5' 7 1/2 Painter & Glazier St.Lawrence Felony 1820 Sep 26 8 yrs 5y 4m 4d Depart this State in 30 days and never return Pryne, John Charleston, NY 32 Dar 5' 8 1/2 Labourer Broome Forgery 1818 Sep 8 10 yrs 4y 9m 28d Paul, Nathan Saratoga, NY 33 Indian 5' 9 1/2 Labourer Oneida Manslaughter 1820 Jun 3 5 yrs 1y 9m 7d Perry, Abner Milford, Penn 30 Light 5' 8 1/4 Shoemaker Jefferson Gr.Larceny 1820 Sep 20 6 yrs 3y 0m 24d Pettingall, Amaziah Freeport, Maine 22 Light 5' 8 1/4 Cooper Genesee Assault with intent to rape 1821 Feb 6 7 yrs 4y 6m 28d Prince, Jacob Germany 45 Dark 5' 6 1/4 Labourer Ontario Gr. Larceny 1821 Nov 6 3 yrs 1y Morgan, John Groton, Ct 28 Indian 5' 6 3/4 Labourer Oneida Rape 1820 Jun 5 Life Ripley, Jonathan Windsor, Vt 29 Dark 5' 4 Weaver Tompkins Gr. Larceny 1820 Sep 29 7 yrs 4y 1m 3d Sayles, Stephen Stillwater, NY 35 Light 5' 11 Carpenter Ontario Burglary 1818 Jun 18 Life Sample, Hugh Orange Co, NY 27 Light 6' 1 Shoemaker Tompkins Gr.Larceny 1819 May 28 8 yrs 3y 9m 1d Smith, Rufus Warwick, Mass 25 Light 5' 4 1/2 Labourer Ontario Gr. Larceny 1820 May 19 5 yrs 1y 8m 23d Sammis, Israel Suffolk Co., NY 41 Dark 5' 6 1/2 Joiner Jefferson Manslaughter 1821 Jun 20 10 yrs 7y 6m 23d Smith, John H. Sussex Co, NJ 28 Light 5' 7 1/2 Labourer Jefferson Burglary 1821 Jun 15 Life Taylor, Elijah Ballston, NY 31 Dark 5' 7 3/4 Carpenter Ontario Burglary 1820 May 23 Life Walker, Michael Ireland 30 Light 5' 7 1/2 Chairmaker Ontario Burglary 1817 Jun 23 Life Wheeler, Peter H. alias Peter H. FicNova Scotia 33 Light 5' 8 3/4 Weaver Niagara Gr. Larceny 1819 Jul 6 7 yrs 2y 10m 10d Ward, Hiram alias Lecester Ruby Lima, NY 22 Light 5' 8 1/2 Labourer Broome Gr. Larceny 1821 Jun 26 3 1/2 yrs 1y 4m Wright, John Ireland 25 Light 5' 9 1/2 Weaver Oneida Pass. Co. Money 1822 May 31 7 yrs 5y 7m 23d Walton, Ezra Cheshire, Ct 34 Dark 5' 7 1/2 Carpenter Cayuga Conspiracy to cheat 1822 May 30 3 yrs 1y 8m 16d