The Church of St. Mary was incorporated March 12, 1879. Fishkill-on-Hudson. Z. Channingville, that part of Wappingers Falls north of the creek, accounts for several hundred of the town's population. Putnam County, New York, formed from Dutchess in 1812, ostensibly encompasses the patent granted in 1697 to Adolph Philipse. 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. Among the early homemakers in this region we find the old Dutch names of Ousterhout, Van Dusen, Dutcher and Knickerbocker. Millbrook owes its birth to the building of the railroad in 1869. Note: Affiliate links are used within the directory on this site and a small contribution goes to the website for some purchases made. Petrus Vas. The first record of the Methodist Episcopal church bears date of 1842, and under date of April 2, 1859, is found the following: "The trustees of Millerton beg leave to report that they have purchased a lot on which they have erected a church edifice which costs, with the said lot, the sum of $4,500. Daniel is my first cousin, six generations removed. His family's home is now managed by the National Park Service. The Town of Red Hook. Ontario Settlers United Empire Loyalists were Americans who remained loyal to King George III and the British Empire. 1, History of Little Nine Partners of North East precinct, and Pine Plains, New York, Duchess county, Vol. He settled on the west side of the river, opposite the forty acre island, known as Stowel's Island . Wassaic, the next in size, has above eighty dwellings. It continues to prosper. The Hudson River Railroad was built through from New York to Poughkeepsie in 1849, the first train coming through to the site of the present station January 4, 1850. Nicholas Bonesteel and Anna Margretha Kuhn, his wife, with some of their children, were among the early settlers. A final study for the Stoutenburgh panel of a mural for the post office in Hyde Park, New York. Festal gathering of the early settlers and present inhabitants of the town of Virgil, Cortland County, N.Y., held at Virgil village, on Thursday, the 25th of August, 1853, embracing a historic sketch of the town, supplemented with a brief historical account of events from that time to 1878 DELAWARE COUNTY Salt Point and Washington Hollow are hamlets. Land was added from time to time; a $10,000 endowment fund was secured, and the school prospered until 1828, when the unfortunate separation in the Friends' Society occurred. The Rosa tracts were occupied by an Osterhout, a Van Etten and an Ostrander. Parties were sent to the bordering settlements to intimidate the patriots, and obtain supplies for the British army. A new building was erected in 1836; it was sold in 1870 to Jonathan Warner, founder of the Old Ladies' Home, and the money was used for the construction of the present High School. At the mouth of Stony creek was the mill of Jannetje Bradt, Park's mill at Myersville (Madalin), Cook's factory, and Zachariah Hoffman's mill. The Franklindale Cotton Co. was operated by the Garners from 1844 to 1885, when the plant was destroyed by fire. Extensive plains originally covered by pine forests gave the town its name. The fine old estates in this town overlooking the Hudson include "Rokeby," "Blithewood," the Callendar House and "Chateau Tivoli," elsewhere described in this volume. Genealogy Trails This hamlet was on the Post road from Northeast to Rhinebeck, and was a place of some business importance. The Legislature was in session at Poughkeepsie when the news of the surrender of Cornwallis was received, in October, 1781. Dutchess County New York Family Research with free historical data transcriptions, census, biographies, obituaries, newspaper articles, military information and much more for your family tree.> . The Colonial boundaries of the precinct of Amenia included a large part of the present town of North East. Mr. Doherty has published a total of 13 volumes in this series, we are now adding volume 11 in accordance with our agreement to make them available as searchable database after 7 years have passed. The organization of the Methodist Episcopal Church of La Grange was effected July 14, 1849. The town of Wappinger, originally a part of the town of Fishkill, was erected May 20, 1875, and lies wholly within the limits of the Rombout patent granted in 1685. A notable fire of the village days was the burning of the court house September 25, 1806. Between 1830 and 1837 the village grew rapidly and a remarkable real estate boom was inaugurated by the Poughkeepsie Improvement Party, which included such men as Paraclete Potter, editor of the Poughkeepsie Journal, Nathaniel P. Tallmadge, United States Senator, Matthew Vassar, Walter Cunningham, George P. Oakley and Gideon P. Hewitt. FDR was the only President to win a fourth term in the White House: when Thomas E. Dewey from Pawling ran against him in 1944, it was the only time in American history when two men from the same county vied for the Presidency. Many acres of land were plotted and sold in lots, two chief centers of development being around Mansion Square and the old French farm, south of the English Burying Ground, that is, south of the present location of Christ Church. for the manufacture of fine wool hats. Education. 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. 060, p. 306] Gilbert FERGUSON. Others, such as the Palatines and Quakers (almost all from New England), were early settlers and remained for several generations or more. Municipal Historians of Dutchess County. It was formed as a town March 17, 1788. Develops programs and educational projects in conjunction with area educational institutions and historical societies; 6. Captain Charles P. Adriance, Solomon P. Hopkins and Gilbert S. Hopkins conducted a freighting business from Low Point until 1856. It did not prosper and was terminated in 1789. Many of these moved in from Albany and Ulster Counties. Entituled an Act for Regulating the militia fo the Colony of New York. Laughlin Campbell was a younger brother of the then Duke of Argyle. The production of milk is probably the largest industry in this section. The early settlement of the eastern part of the county through the length of the Harlem Valley was made by people from the New England Colonies, aU that part of New York State being originally claimed as belonging to and embraced within the New England grants of land. A new building was erected in 1838. The oldest mill in the town was built by Robert Thorne, two miles west of Lafayetteville. Aaron Van Vlackren settled at Gayhead, where his son Tunis built a grist mill in 1768. Construction of the Borden Milk Companys headquarters at Wassaic in Amenia insured the long prominence of the dairy industry in that region. The charter was granted to Abraham Kip on the east side of the river, and to Moses Contine on the west side. Co. which was organized in 1812 by Peter H. Schenck, J. J. Astor, Philip Hone, and others. Frank J. Doherty, Settlers of the Beekman Patent, Dutchess County, New York (Pleasant Valley, New York: Frank J. Doherty, 1990), 3:64. The village was incorporated June 30, 1875, with N. C. Beach, President. It has two school buildings, a bank, a public library housed in a beautiful building, forty business places, including grocers, plumbers, barbers, butchers, hardware, jewelers, druggists, dry goods, etc., etc. Another large house in the village was Gilbert Budd's, a cousin of Underhill Budd, whose farm lay in the vicinity. They died, respectively, in 1881 and 1888, and left the college considerable sums of money. His grandson, Gulian, came about 1730, and built the house still standing known as Mount Gulian. It has changed hands several times, and is now successfully conducted by Morgan H. Hoyt. Smithfield, Amenia Union, South Amenia and Leedsville are small, pleasant villages. Later an industry for the manufacture of cement, for use in the first Poughkeepsie bridge, was started here. Riverview Military Academy was opened in 1867 by Otis Bisbee. The " Red Lion," another notable inn, was located at Webatuck, and part of the original building is standing. They had their council-fire at what is now present-day Fishkill Hook, and also held gatherings along the Danskammer. Churches. Water was pumped from the Fall Kill and was used only for fire extinguishing purposes, pipes being laid only on the main streets. The advent of graded schools rendered the existence of such an institution unnecessary, and the buildings have been closed since 1888. In 2013, Dutchess County celebrated its 300th anniversary of democracy based upon a legislative resolution sponsored by County Legislator Michael Kelsey from Salt Point. Among the early settlers were the families of Newcomb, Filkins, Humphreys, Halls, Jacksons, Aliens, Flaglers, Formans, Marshalls, Beadles, Deans, Sellecks, Abbotts, Van Voorhees, Harris and Frost. William Clark was half of the famous exploration team Lewis and Clark, who explored and mapped the unknown lands west of the Mississippi River. The Ten Mile River, some eighteen miles in length, runs south through the eastern part of the town. Among the early settlers on the east side we find the names of Sherman, Merrit, Birdsall, Irish, Akin, Craft, Chase and Osborn. 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. 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. This is the estate to which the name of Hyde Park originally applied. Also on microfilm. An important event was the establishment of the first central village water supply by the building of the reservoir on top of Cannon street hill in 1835, at a cost of $30,000. The names of the early settlers on this tract are only to be learned from mention made in various records, such as surveys of highways and minutes of town meetings.The earliest names found are in the survey of highways in 1745: Eli Nelson, Francis Nelson, David Hustis, Nathan Lane, Gilbert Cronkhyt, Joseph Jaycox, Joseph Aries, Joseph Cronkhyt, It lies on the northern border of Dutchess county and comprises the western portion of that tract of land which embraces the Nine Partners Patent. The overall factory of Sweet, Orr & Co. was founded by James Orr in 1871. Located in southeastern New York in the valley of the Ten Mile River, Wassaic is bordered to the east and west by mountain ranges. 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Smith, Index to Howard Morse's Historic old Rhinebeck, Kipsbergen in Dutchess County : its history, location and boundaries, its founders, and their families through many generations, Peter J. Schultz account book, 1824-1846 : Rhinebeck, Dutchess County, NY, Rhinebeck Precinct accounts book, 1783-1788 : Rhinebeck, Dutchess County, NY, Rhinecliff : a Hudson River history : the tangled tale of Rhinebeck's waterfront, Salt Point - origin of the name and some [of] its early settlers, Salt Point - origin of the name and some of its early settlers, Town book, Town of Stanford, Dutchess County, New York, 1793-1825. Early settlers of New York State : their ancestors and descendants by Foley, Janet Wethy Publication date 1934 Topics New York (State) -- Genealogy -- Periodicals Publisher Akron, N.Y. : T.J. Foley Collection findmypastpersi; americana Digitizing sponsor findmypast.com Contributor Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center Language English Volume The Baptist church was organized in 1777. Thomas and Alice Casey, from Rhode Island, emigrated here about 1750, and located on what is now known as Chestnut Ridge, Derrick Dutcher and Jacob VanCamp came here previous to 1731, and located near Plymouth Hill. His name appears in the official record of Supervisors in 1754, and that of Bartholomew Noxon in 1761. In early times there was much trouble over water privileges, and June 4, 1789, Dr. Samuel Bard deeded four small parcels of land to Richard de Cantillon and James Stoutenburgh, thereby adjusting the water privileges. I expect there will be sixteen or more volumes before this series is finished. 1776-1805 Dutchess County, New York Marriage Records. Dutchess Other early settlers were the Vanderburghs, Vandebogerts, Parmentors, Lewis, Pells, Titsoorts and Filkins. The historic Oblong Meeting House, which is still standing, bears a tablet containing these words: "OBLONG MEETING HOUSE of the Society of Friends Erected in 1742 South of This Road. Arthursburg and Morey's Corners, now La Grangeville, were early neighborhoods. Enos came direct from New Haven. Franklin Ellis 342. A range of hills, locally known as Quaker Hill, extends along the east border. New Volume for Dutchess County, NY: The Settlers of the Beekman Patent, Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), New sketches: Early Vermont Settlers, 1700-1784, Vermont Genealogy: Volume 21 (2016) now available, The Connecticut Nutmegger: Volume 50 (2017) now available, The Essex Genealogist: Volume 37 (2017) now available, Suffolk, MA Probate File Papers: new records, Brimfield, MA: Deaths and Burials, 1808-1850 Now Fully Indexed and Browsable, New Database: The Genealogical Advertiser. Daniel Sherman of do Labourer. The road network continued to grow throughout the nineteenth century, eventually being eclipsed by the railroad, which reached Poughkeepsie in the 1830s. These barracks became the retreat for wounded and naked soldiers. Services were held in private houses until 1762, when the first edifice was erected. 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. Early European settlements clustered along the Hudson River at modern Beacon, Fishkill, Poughkeepsie, Rhinebeck, and Red Hook. 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. The present bank building was erected in 1903. With the granting of a patent known as Minnisinck to Robert Sanders and Myndert Harmans, October 24, 1686, the site of the city of Poughkeepsie began to acquire settlers enough to determine the location of a center or hamlet. It is a large, two-story structure, in good repair, notwithstanding its age. The "Christian Denomination" was composed of Methodists, Presbyterians and Baptists, who held meetings in the town as early as 1820. This update is made possible by the efforts of our team our volunteers, particularly David Anderson. Wappingers Falls, the principal village in the town, is situated at the head of navigation on Wappinger creek, about two miles above its confluence with the Hudson, and the same distance from New Hamburgh, a station on the N. Y. C. & H. R. railroad, with which it is connected by stage. It was replaced in 1852 by a stone bridge, thirty feet wide, which in 1884 was widened to sixty feet. EARLY AMERICAN HISTORIES The original thirteen colonies were: Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Virginia. Wood, map between 330 and 331, and 363-64. On November 1, 1683, the Province of New York established its first twelve counties, with Dutchess County being one of them. Millerton, the largest village in the town, derived its name from Sidney G. Miller, one of the builders of the New York and Harlem Railroad. Its capital stock is $45,000. October 14, 1832, a number of Catholics residing in Poughkeepsie formed the Catholic Association, to raise a fund for the erection of a church, with the result that St. Peter's Church was built and dedicated November 26, 1837. The school was closed in 1863, and John D. Wing bought the property. The Quakers established a meeting house on Clover street in 1802. 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. Lent of Lagrangeville. Isaac Rysdyck, 1765 to 1790. 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." George Clinton, was formed from the precincts of Charlotte and Rhinebeck, March 13, 1786. Dutchess was among them, named after Mary of Modena, then Duchess of York and wife of the future King James II of England. Records are drawn from the marriage and death columns of central New York newspapers published prior to 1850. 4. Beekman's patent to land in this vicinity was granted in 1697. Born circa 1672. Dutchess is an archaic form of the word duchess. An electric railway connects the village with the city of Poughkeepsie. Rebecca's father was Joseph Bryan, and her mother died shortly after . Simon Cole was the first merchant in the town; John Kip was a carpenter; Ananias Teel, a wheelwright; Laurence Teder, a mason; Henry Shop, a harness-maker; Jacob Van Ostrander, a linen weaver. Pawling precinct was taken from Beekman precinct in 1768, and erected into a town in 1788. Among those recorded from 1748 to 1756 are Nathan Bull, Moses Harris, Isaac Germond, Dirck Van Vliet, Jacob Spricor, John Earll, Lieut. Charles B. Whitehead and Rev. 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). A Catholic Church at Bangall is a Mission of the Millbrook church. In the central portion is a good agricultural region. It has always been a good agricultural and fruit growing section. A strip of about five thousand acres was taken from it March 1, 1827, to form part of the town of Union Vale. In 1791 he kept a store at what is now Barrytown Landing. About thirty in number were captured and marched to Sharon, from whence they were taken to New Hampshire and held until the close of the war. Dutchess County was one of the first 12 counties that were established in the Province of New York in 1683. The product of the company consists of an apparatus for utilizing waste gases passing from steam boilers and for re-heating water, thus affording a great saving in coal. Territorially it is the smallest town in Dutchess county, covering 16,025 acres, but in point of population and industrial activity it is one of the most important. 1870 also has parents' birthplace. The Treaty of Dover of 1731 stabilized the border zone. The city of Poughkeepsie was incorporated by the act of the Legislature, March 28, 1854, and the first city election was held the following April, when James Emott, Jr., became the first Mayor. From 1715 to 1730 most of the new settlers in Dutchess county were Germans. He enjoyed the friendship of Washington, who, in his diary, mentions stopping with him to take dinner, when on a hasty visit to Hartford . The town of Rhinebeck embraces 18,945 acres in the northwestern part of the county bordering the Hudson River. The Beekman mill, built in 1710, near the river, was followed in 1715 by the Beekman-Livingston mills, below "the flatts." Histories and genealogies are published books or collections that contain genealogical information. Those for Dutchess county are as follows vizt. Other early settlers were: Hans Hufcut and Martin Preston, who settled on what is known as Preston Mountain, and the latter is said to have been the . Dutchess County Clerk Barracks were erected on the plateau southeast of the village, and frequently large bodies of troops were stationed there. William Traphagen was one of the largest taxpayers in 1718. The boundaries of the village as then fixed remain the limits of the city of Poughkeepsie today. The metal was of superior quality. A grist mill was conducted here during the Revolution by one Vincent. Anti-critical race theory parents in Tennessee are reportedly objecting to an English language arts curriculum that includes a book by civil rights activist Ruby Bridges, decrying it for not having enough "redemption." The Tennessean reported last month that parents in Williamson County have been criticizing the . Levi P. Morton, as a memorial to his deceased daughter. The village contains a National Bank, which was organized in 1893 with a capital of $100,000, and a Savings Bank chartered in 1870. The village contains several stores, mechanical shops, and the Borden creamery. The 1890 Census is lost. Among them were the Marshalls, Bakers, Briggs, Hoags, Halsteads, Moshers, Stringhams, Watters, Lamorees, Nelsons and Williams. That, however, was only for the first election, all subsequent elections for many years coming in April. The building remained until 1826, and the business was conducted by descendants of the Brett and Wiltse families. CountyNew YorkGenealogy They began operations on Staten Island, and in 1857 removed to the present location in Matteawan. These marriage records were transcribed by Lester Card and compiled in 1949. 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. It stood close to the water at what was known as the Lower Landing, north of Dennings Point. After the destruction of Kingston by the British, October 16, 1777, Gov. 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