The earliest settlers within the present town limits were the families of Van Vliet, Schultz, Sleight, Garrison, Cookingham and Traver, some of whose descendants reside upon the ancestral acres. Basic contents of the records include: Name, sex, age, color, marital status, place of birth, month of death, occupation, and cause of death. In 1728, three years before the New York-Connecticut boundary line adjustment, the first settlers had arrived in "the Oblong." Among the pupils of this school was Jacob Willetts, whose arithmetic passed through many editions and was widely used in the schools of the country. By 1826 the Presbyterians were permanently organized and built a church on Cannon street. St. James Episcopal Church was built in 1904. The Astors, Rogers, and Vanderbilts were among the families whose vast and beautiful properties dotted the landscape along the river and in the eastern highlands. NEW HAVEN: PRINTED FOR THE SOCIETY. This land he gave to his son Luke in 1758. It originally extended westward to the Hudson and comprised over 66,000 acres, with a population in 1790 of 4,607. On November 1, 1683, the Province of New York established its first twelve counties, with Dutchess County being one of them. In 1843 Silas Rogers founded a wagon axle manufacturing business, which was carried on until western competition became too strong. It is a frame building 35 by 55 feet, three stories high, and cost about $8,000. But the influx of Quakers and their progeny wasn't, and over the next 20 years the community outgrew it. The materials of this were removed to the farm of Vincent Williams, and converted into a barn, where it still stands, good to battle with the storms of a half century to come. The first of the clan to come to America and settle in northern New York was Captain Laughlin Campbell, a soldier of great courage, who visited Washington county in 1737 in response to the invitation of the New York authorities to Scotch Highlanders to settle here. Get $10 off your first order with the promo code DUTCHESS How it Works We Collect After you place your order we collect it from your home, any day of the week including Sundays We Clean ClothesLyners are your partners in this. In 1785, New York State granted the first license for the Post Road, formally establishing a series of taverns and inns along modern Route 9, some of which still stand today. 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Ten years later the "Red Meeting House" was erected. Previous to this date meetings were held occasionally in different neighborhoods by "circuit riders," and the inhabitants of the Morey vicinity attended chiefly at Potter's Hollow, where the first church edifice was built, and from which it was removed to Morey's in 1866, and called the "Trinity Church of La Grange." His tavern and store were erected during the Revolution, and in 1792 he built a brick residence; the brick was manufactured on the premises, the materials being thrown together in a mass, and mixed by means of oxen treading on it. By the creation of the towns of Hyde Park and Pleasant Valley, January 26, 1821, it was reduced to its present area of 23,487 acres. A grist mill was conducted here during the Revolution by one Vincent. Clinton Corners, Clinton Hollow, Schultzville and Pleasant Plains are hamlets. In 1748 a church was organized near the center of the town. President James M. Taylor took charge in 1886, and the growth of the college has been continuous, until in 1905 the trustees found it necessary to limit the number of students for a term of five years to one thousand. This town was formed from the town of Clinton January 26, 1821, and covers an area of 20,255 acres almost equally divided by Wappinger's creek. They began operations on Staten Island, and in 1857 removed to the present location in Matteawan. Mr. Card's introduction to this transcription reads: "These marriages are taken from some minister's personal record, entered in a small ( 5 x 8 ) memorandum book. Pawling village, incorporated in 1903, has about 800 inhabitants. The Settlers of the Beekman Patent series, by Frank J. Doherty, contains data on over thirteen hundred families who settled in the Beekman Patent, an original land grant given to Col. Henry Beekman in 1697 by the English Crown and the second largest patent in present-day Dutchess County, New York. LDSGenealogy.com is privately owned and is not an official site of FamilySearch International or The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS). A new building was erected in 1838. It was rebuilt and leased by the Rotherys to Messrs. Rockwell & Son for a silk factory. Fishkill-on-Hudson. Entituled an Act for Regulating the militia fo the Colony of New York. The Reformed Church at Hopewell dates back to 1757. The Settlers of the Beekman Patent, Dutchess County, New York I am doing a series of books on the Beekman Patent settlers, all 17th and 18th century information, (plus early 19th century NYS probate for many Beekman Surnames). The reservoir happened to be empty on May 12, 1836, when Poughkeepsie was visited by the greatest fire in its history, a fire which burned nearly all the buildings on the south side of Main street, between Liberty and Academy streets. The road leading south from Pawling village, now called the State road, was laid out in 1745, and is described as running from Beekman's Patent into Westchester. Red Hook was taken off in 1812. A grist mill was established in 1850 by Seaman & Northrup. Pamela J. Sears, Who was Catrina: wife of Stephen Jansz Van Voorhees of Jamaica?, New Netherland. Wappingers creek is the principal stream. During his service as governor and subsequently as President of the United States, Roosevelt and his wife Eleanor made Dutchess an experimental laboratory for New Deal ideas. Little Wappinger Creek flows southerly through the center of the town. Of their descendants, Philip N. Bonesteel was a merchant, magistrate and post-master in Red Hook for many years. The Sawkill flows through the center of the town. Laughlin Campbell was a younger brother of the then Duke of Argyle. The Methodists organized in 1804 and built a church in Jefferson street. The Methodist Church at Johnsville was organized in 1826. In 1899 the control of the library was given to a board of library trustees. Along the banks of the Wappingers stood several factories. In 1743, the milling industries having largely increased, Madam Brett and others organized the Frankfort Store House. Shortly after the completion of this building Roger Brett was drowned from a sloop, and the care of his estate was left to his widow who became known as "Madam Brett." Key Aspects Gen. Joseph Howland, who was much interested in the development and improvement of the village of Matteawan, established and perpetually endowed a library here which bears his name. Halcyon Hall, built in 1893, was used as a summer hotel until 1907, when the property was purchased and transformed into a school for girls by Miss M. F. Bennett. Frost. The village of Pleasant Valley with a population of about seven hundred is the commercial center of the town. . 1870 also has parents' birthplace. Deaths are included for the 12 months prior to the census, 1849-50, 1859-60, 1869-70, and 1879-80 beginning 1 June and ending 31 May of the census year. The freshet of 1865 swept the dam away. Charles B. Whitehead and Rev. There are no incorporated villages in the town. About 1735 Jacob Stoutenburgh, a Hollander and trader from Westchester, became interested in lands now comprised within the bounds of this town. Settlers of the Beekman Patent, Dutchess County, New York: An Historical and Genealogical Study of All the 18th Century Settlers in the Patent by Frank J. Doherty Hardcover | Frank J. Doherty | Pub. It became a National Bank in 1865. These owners subsequently sold lots or rented out allotments to tenants, leading to fraught relations that presaged the American independence movement. Peter Montfort bought 370 acres of land in the vicinity of Fishkill Plains in 1735. Writes press releases and does public speaking about Dutchess County history; 5. This territory was a portion of the Beekman patent, and settlement is supposed to have begun about the year 1716. For a time Dutchess County was annexed to Ulster County and some genealogical records up to 1713 may be found in Ulster County. It contains a National Bank with a capital of $100,000, organized in 1857; a Military School established in 1880; a Union Free School building which cost $10,000, and a Public Library with over one thousand volumes. A freshet in 1841 swept away Given's cotton mill and the print works dam. and Helen Wilkinson Reynolds. Until the American Revolution, much of Dutchess County was organized into large land patents owned by a few rich men, including the Rombout Patent, the Beekman Patent, and the Nine Partners Patent. The mills that were built subsequent to 1725 on the Sawkill and the White Clay Kill (now Stony creek) were a prominent feature of the earlier times. For a time, was annexed to Ulster County, separated in 1713. Note that this database has a name only index, derived from the book index itself. It stood close to the water at what was known as the Lower Landing, north of Dennings Point. Bangall, Stanfordville and Stissing are small villages. It has always been a good agricultural and fruit growing section. Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 The first settlement in Afton was made in July, 1786, by Elnathan Bush, who came in from Sheffield, Mass., with his family, then consisting of his wife and four children. It was replaced in 1852 by a stone bridge, thirty feet wide, which in 1884 was widened to sixty feet. Wood, map between 56 and 57, and 203-205. A broad and fertile valley runs through the central portion. Joshua Shearman of Beekmans precinct Shoemaker. His widow, who was formerly Miss Margaret Ackerman, survived him for many years, and Dutchess County Clerk Gilbert was a Revolutionary Soldier applied for and received a pension #S6851 He was b 24 or 28 Feb 1762 at Bethlehem in Dutchess Co., NY & lived at Beekman in Dutchess Co. at enlistment. The same year a free library was organized as a voluntary association. This town occupies a central position upon the west border of the county, and has an area of 22,395 acres of rolling and hilly upland. The Friends house of worship here was for many years called the "Crom Elbow Meeting House," erected about the year 1774. Schultz mountain rises 780 feet above tide. Many of these moved in from Albany and Ulster Counties. Officers, --------- V Life and Annual Members, ----.. yj Cons The town of Washington occupies a central position in the county. He was the secretary of Sir Edward Hyde, Governor of New York at the beginning of the 18th century, and named this patent Hyde Park. The Titus, Coffin, Mitchell, Pinkham, Comstock, Allen, Roger, Hull, Coleman, Haight, Haviland and Talcott families settled in the town previous to 1750. The first president was David R. Gould, who was conspicuous in its organization. The Clove Kill is a tributary of the Fishkill, flowing southwesterly through the town. At one time the destruction of a very large section of the village seemed inevitable, as buildings on the north side of the street were several times on fire, but the force pump which supplied water to the reservoir had been started and water came down through the pipes at the critical time, so that the flames were controlled. Smithfield, Amenia Union, South Amenia and Leedsville are small, pleasant villages. Website: http://www.co.dutchess.ny.us/countygov/departments/countyclerk/ccindex.htm, "Specializing in New England and New York Colonial American Ancestry", Index of Wills of Dutchess County, New York, 1742-1811, http://www.co.dutchess.ny.us/countygov/departments/countyclerk/ccindex.htm. The Episcopal Church at Hopewell Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0. Washington, Arnold, Marquis de Chastellux and La Fayette lodged at this tavern. The minutes of the society contain no records of the early pastors, except for the year 1851, when Rev. Loren Clarke officiated. Colonists from New England founded communities throughout the disputed areas of eastern Dutchess in the opening decades of the eighteenth century. Johannes Rowe died in 1771, and was buried in the family ground across the road from the church which bears the family name. 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