Person:Joseph Case (21)

!He was a Surveyor of large practice through the town, and a considerable portion of the village of Greenport now stands on the lots and streets laid out by him. For a long time he was trustee of the first church of Southold, and was Highway Commissioner, Town Clerk, Surveyor, Justice of the Peace, Postmaster, Member of Assembly, County Clerk, and Treasurer. He was a life-long Democrat, of the strictest belief and untiring devotion, and in his time was one of the party leaders in the county. His antiquarian and genealogical acquaintance with the history of the town and its old families was extensive, and his work in connection with the printing and editing of the old town record has left him a reputation of painstaking and accurate work in that line. In fact, his explanatory notes furnish the only key to unlock many of the mysteries of the ancient town books. Portrait & Biographical Record, page 306. < He was a surveyor, highway commissioner, town clerk, postmaster, county clerk, county treasurer, justice of the peace, and member of the Assembly. He "translated" the town records, annotated them, and got them published. SOURCE: The Descendants of Thomas Hutchinson of Southold, NY, 1666-1982", by Jane Hutchinson; SLC Film 1035613; page 92.