|Sheriff|Start of term|Sheriff|Start of term|Sheriff|Start of term|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Josiah Hobart|1683|Abraham Gardiner|1821|Henry Preston|1903|
|John Mulford|1701|Samuel Smith|1826|John Wells|1906|
|Hugh Gray|1702|Abraham Gardiner|1829|Charles Platt|1909|
|John Brush|1710|Richard Smith|1832|Melville Brush|1912|
|Daniel Youngs|1718|Silas Horton|1835|D. Henry Brown|1913|
|Samuel Dayton|1723|Samuel Miller|1838|Charles O'Dell|1914|
|William Sell|1728|David Brush|1841|Amza Biggs|1917|
|Joseph Smith|1730|Henry Penny|1844|John Kelly|1920|
|David Corrie|1731|David Rose|1847|Amza Biggs|1923|
|Jacob Conklin|1734|John Clark|1850|Burton Howe|1926|
|Thomas Higbe|1740|Samuel Phillips|1855|Ellis Taylor|1929|
|James Muirson|1774|George Carman|1856|Joseph Warta|1932|
|Thomas Wickes|1785|Stephen Wilson|1859|William McCollom|1935|
|Silas Halsey|1787|Daniel Osborn|1862|Jacob Dreyer|1938|
|Thomas Wickes|1791|George Smith|1868|John Levy|1941|
|Phinaes Carll|1799|J. Henry Perkins|1871|William McCollom|1942|
|Josiah Reeve|1803|Egbert Lewis|1874|Charles Dominy|1957|
|Phinaes Smith|1807|George Cooper|1877|Frank Gross|1962|
|Josiah Reeve|1808|Robert Petty|1888|Philip Corso|1970|
|Benjamin Brewster|1810|Selah Brewster|1883|Donald Dilworth|1976|
|Josiah Reeve|1811|Henry Halsey|1886|John Finnerty|1977|
|Benjamin Brewster|1812|Robert Petty|1888|Eugene Dooley|1986|
|Josiah Reeve|1813|A. M. Darling|1891|Patrick Mahoney|1990|
|Nathaniel Conklin|1814|Benjamin Wood|1897|Alfred C. Tisch|2002|
|Josiah Reeve|1815|J. Sheridan Wells|1900|Vincent F. DeMarco|2006|
|Samuel Carll|1819|||||

Question: when did the first sheriff's term start?
Answer: 1683