[3] During the American Revolution, he was a colonial scout and later made his way up to the rank of Colonel.
[2] Fenton moved to Otsego County, New York in November 1791, settling in Burlington.
Fenton served as a Surrogate judge in Otsego County, from his appointment on June 17, 1818, until the court was abolished in 1823.
[1] Fenton moved to Chautauqua County, New York in September 1823[3] and settled in the Town of Ellicott.
The Town of Poland was split from Ellicott in 1833, and Fenton became its first Supervisor on March 5, 1833.