1880 lists how long a resident of the county. 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. Akin Hall Association, was founded by Albert John Akin in 1882, for the promotion of benevolence, charity, literature and science. 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 county was named for Mary of Modena, Duchess of York, second wife of James, Duke of York (later James II, King of England). Richard Sackett was the first settler in the town. Salt Point and Washington Hollow are hamlets. In 1891 the village was bonded for a sum not to exceed $15,000 to procure a water supply. Eastman College was started by Harvey G. Eastman in 1859. The first town meeting in Northeast, as at present constituted, was held at Northeast Center on the first day of April, 1823. Nearby was a grist mill operated by one Schut. It depicts a winter forest-clearing scene on the land of Jacobus Stout The towns of Northeast, Pine Plains and Milan, taken collectively, constituted, in 1746, the Northeast Precinct. 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. A final study for the Stoutenburgh panel of a mural for the post office in Hyde Park, New York. The foundations alone mark the spot from which the buildings have been removed. In 1864 it was incorporated and given the name of Fishkill Landing, the post office having been established under that name in1804. It was formed as a town March 17, 1788. The village was incorporated June 30, 1875, with N. C. Beach, President. 1 Family History Library, History of Little Nine Partners of North East precinct, and Pine Plains, New York, Duchess county, Vol. It was undenominational, and was named Carmel in the Nine Partners. Copyright Several of the above mentioned mills and adjoining buildings were burned by a detachment of British troops immediately after the destruction of Kingston in 1777. St. Paul's Church was built in 1843, and the Westminster Presbyterian Church at Salt Point in 1862. A growing population, with accompanying expansions of suburbs, required new roads and increased engagement from county government. Its growth was slow, and services were finally discontinued. The "house of Israel Reynolds" (Stissing House) was designated in the early records as the place where town business was transacted, and where the first town meeting for Pine Plains was held. If you have some time and would like to get involved please contact Rachel Adams, Database Services Volunteer Coordinator via email at rachel.adams@nehgs.org. It is said that the first namedthe Ousterhoutsand the Wilcoxes, Dutchers and Bensons were the first settlers, and that they located under the East Mountain; but there are no dates accessible to define the time of their incoming. His name appears in the official record of Supervisors in 1754, and that of Bartholomew Noxon in 1761. Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0. It had a capacity of 250,000 yards of cloth per week. The building was finished in 1723. In 1812, Putnam County was detached from Dutchess. The precinct records shed some light upon the names of the first dwellers in the original town. land grant given to Col. Henry Beekman in 1697 by the English Crown and the second largest patent in present-day Dutchess County, New . The erection of several grist, saw and woolen mills on the Landsman Kill, were potent factors in the early development of Rhinebeck. Dutchess County Government. Meeting Divided in 1828. "To qualify for inclusion in this work a family had to have been in Beekman or Pawling by the time of the first census in 1790 [with] a few exceptions."--Intro. The Company was re-organized in 1825, and built the machine shop and foundry on the east side of the creek, devoted largely to the production of cotton machinery. At Dover Furnace are the ruins of the works of the South Boston Iron Company, established in 1881, principally for the manufacture of iron for government cannon. The village contains a National Bank, which was organized in 1893 with a capital of $100,000, and a Savings Bank chartered in 1870. It hopes to restore power in Orange County by 4:30 p.m. and Dutchess County by 5 p.m. In 1873 this church was affiliated with the Presbyterian denomination, and a new house of worship was built in Millerton in 1905, at an expense of $7,800. Its surface is a rolling upland, and the soil a gravelly loam. The freshet of 1865 swept the dam away. Milan was taken off in 1818, and Pine Plains was erected into a separate township in 1823. Samuel Dor-land and wife, Allen Moore and wife and Andrew Moore are recorded as being present at this meeting. The village of Chelsea, formerly known as Low Point or Carthage Landing Postoffice, had at one time a shipyard owned by Cornelius Carman, where sloops and steamboats were launched. Mr. Rothery was the first to manufacture new files in America. The Sawkill flows through the center of the town. Settlement in the southern part of the town began as early as 1754, and the names of Shear, Clapp, Brundage, Swade, Dean, Weeks and Townsend are recorded among the pioneers. 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. Water was pumped from the Fall Kill and was used only for fire extinguishing purposes, pipes being laid only on the main streets. Joseph Wing of do Farmer. Derick Storm was the first to take up land here, and was soon followed by Isaac, George and Thomas Storm, whose descendants are still to be found upon the lands thus early purchased. Crum Elbow creek formed a natural division between the property of the Bards on the north, and the Stoutenburghs on the south. The Treaty of Dover of 1731 stabilized the border zone. 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." Swamp fevers were feared by the pioneers. Following the division in the Society in 1828 the Hicksites built a meeting house at Moore's Mills, where meetings are regularly held. North of this is "The Locusts," the estate of William B. Dinsmore, now owned by his widow and children. It was built in 1775 by John De Witt, son of Captain Petrus and Rachel (Radcliff) De Witt. It has changed hands several times, and is now successfully conducted by Morgan H. Hoyt. A church at Washington Hollow was erected in 1747 by the Presbyterian society. 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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. Extensive plains originally covered by pine forests gave the town its name. Artsen, with a family of ten children, came to live upon and cultivate his land in 1702. By a payment of a small annual fee to the farmers they have secured the right to hunt and fish over miles of adjacent territory. In 1899 the control of the library was given to a board of library trustees. These marriage records were transcribed by Lester Card and compiled in 1949. He resigned in 1856 to become a Justice of the Supreme Court, as his father had been before him. Search Free Dutchess County New York Genealogy and Family History Records Online . 1877. It has a Masonic and Knights of Pythias Lodge, Knights of Columbus and Millbrook Club, Junior Order American Mechanics, a Woman's Christian Temperance Union and a weekly newspaper. The second Mayor was Charles W. Swift, Apart from some notable political meetings on Forbus Hill, the space which remained open for many years between Union and Church streets, back of the Forbus House, nothing of great importance took place in Poughkeepsie down to the Civil War. Some were long term tenants, while others resided a short time and moved on, going farther north into New York and . NOTE: Additional records that apply to Dutchess County are also on the New York Histories and Genealogies page. The oldest religious organization in the town is that of the Society of Friends of Arthursburg. He returned the following statistics: Population, 2,300; electors, 431; taxable property, $547,106. Moses Shearman of do Labourer. Since the construction of the Newburgh, Dutchess & Connecticut Railroad, in 1869, the mail has been carried by steam. The town received its name from its geographical position in the county. The Highland Division of the N. Y. N. H. & H. Railroad running east and west through the central part of the town has stations at Poughquag and Green Haven. William Traphagen was one of the largest taxpayers in 1718. Contributions for the Genealogies of the Descendants of the First Settlers of the Patent and City of Schenectady, From 1662 to 1800 (Albany, NY: J. Munsell, 1873), . The Patents, in the twelve years 1685-1697 lawful patents had been granted securing for their purchasers every foot of Hudson River shoreline in the original county. Records for the time period of 1683-1713 are in Ulster county. II. There is a National and a Savings Bank in the village; a daily and a weekly newspaper. The official headquarters of General Washington, during his sojourn with his army in Pawling in 1778, were at the house of John Kane, now the site of the Roberts' residence. Its first pastors were Revs. We also do our best to provide a history of the area, to provide you with an overview of the time in which your ancestors lived. Settlers of the Beekman Patent, Dutchess County, New York: Historical records Frank J. Doherty F.J. Doherty, 1990 - History - 885 pages 2 Reviews Reviews aren't verified, but Google checks. Genealogies of the Early Settlers of Dover, Dutchess, NY and Collateral Families Mission Statement Dover Dutchess Genealogy is a research project to study, compile and share the genealogies and histories of the families that settled the area that is now the Township of Dover in Dutchess County, New York. 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Schryvers, Justice of the Peace, 1830-1831, 1834-1840, History of Little Nine Partners of North East Precinct, and Pine Plains, New York, Dutchess County, vol. A strip of about five thousand acres was taken from it March 1, 1827, to form part of the town of Union Vale. 1 But this expansion was not without problems. It continues to prosper. While the Tories were thus showing authority, they were surprised by a company of American soldiers from Sharon, Connecticut. About 1735 Jacob Stoutenburgh, a Hollander and trader from Westchester, became interested in lands now comprised within the bounds of this town. On November 1, 1683, the Province of New York established its first twelve counties, with Dutchess County being one of them. Fishkill-on-Hudson. James Emans obtained a grant of land from Madam Brett near the present hamlet of East Fishkill. The Church of England, predecessor of the present Episcopal church, was organized in 1766, and erected a building. The Dutch church was organized October 10, 1716, by Rev. The Quaker Society was also organized at an early date. ^ P A^ P E R S NEW HAVEN COLONY HISTORICAL SOCIETY. That, however, was only for the first election, all subsequent elections for many years coming in April. Celebrated luminaries including Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and NY Governor George Clinton argued alongside local notables like Melancton Smith. This series of books is an invaluable resource for researching the early settlers of Dutchess county, New York. James De Long, who was town clerk in 1802-'03, is said to have been a descendant of the settler of that name. The settlement grew quickly, and the Reformed Church of Poughkeepsie was established by 1720. The town of Union Vale was erected March 1, 1827, and includes territory formerly comprised in the towns of Beekman and "Freedom," now La Grange. The First Settlement. A short distance northeast of Poughquag was the home of Col. Vanderburgh, an officer of some prominence in the Revolution. Pawling precinct was taken from Beekman precinct in 1768, and erected into a town in 1788. Daughter of Wyellem Heocken and Annatje Andries Willjards. Bangall, Stanfordville and Stissing are small villages. 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Burnett account book, 1865-1882 : cabinet maker & undertaker, Red Hook, Dutchess County, New York, A brief history of Rhinebeck : the living past of a Hudson Valley community, Documentary History of Rhinebeck, In Dutchess County, New York, 1881 (included in U.S. County and Regional Histories and Atlases collection), Documentary history of Rhinebeck in Dutchess County, N.Y. : embracing biographical sketches and genealogical records of our first families and first settlers, with a history of its churches and other public institutions, Historic old Rhinebeck : echoes of two centuries : a Hudson River and post road colonial town : when, where, by whom settled, Historic old Rhinebeck : echoes of two centuries; a Hudson River and post road colonial town, Index - Documentary history of Rhinebeck by Edward M. 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. Clinton Corners, Clinton Hollow, Schultzville and Pleasant Plains are hamlets. DeRuyter was formed from Cazenovia March 15, 1798, and was named at the suggestion of John Lincklaen from Admiral DeRuyter of the Dutch navy. . Philip had a son, William P. Rowe, who served as a soldier in the war of 1812. Richard Sackett who was one of the first settlers of Dover in the Beekman Patent, obtaining a patent for 7,500 acres on 1 Nov. 1704. 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 . 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. The Ten Mile River, some eighteen miles in length, runs south through the eastern part of the town. 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. CountyNew YorkGenealogy Among the early settlers are the names familiar at the present timeWinans, Smith, Harris, Reynolds, Hoffman, Pulver, Deuel, Dibblee, Husted, Stevenson, Rau (Rowe), Seldon, and others. "Each family had 10 to 14 kids, and . Franklin Ellis 342. In 1812, the southern part of Dutchess County was set off as Putnam County. Dover was formed as a town from Pawling, February 20, 1807. The families of Ver Valin, De Groff, Sleight, Nelson and Cornell settled in the western part of the town previous to the Revolution. Mabbettsville, Oak Summit and Lithgow are hamlets. It is a spacious structure, and was erected in 1907 by Hon. In 1728, three years before the New York-Connecticut boundary line adjustment, the first settlers had arrived in "the Oblong." 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. In 1855 when the city had been taken out, the town had left but 3,110 people. 1755, Aprill 22. The village of Fishkill, which is situated some six miles from Fishkill Landing, was the scene of many important events during the Revolution. Thomas Garner became the principal owner. It covers an area of about 33,000 acres, being the second largest town territorially in the county, exceeded only by the town of Washington. It was reduced to its present limits of about sixty square miles, when the northern part was erected into the town of Stanford, March 12, 1793. This hamlet was on the Post road from Northeast to Rhinebeck, and was a place of some business importance. 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 production of milk is probably the largest industry in this section. The Clove Spring Trout Company, an association of New York gentlemen, have utilized the waters of this spring in the construction of ten ponds, each fourteen by sixty feet, in which are twenty-two thousand trout, assorted into five sizes; the last pond containing two thousand two-pound trout. One of them established twelve counties, as follows: New York, Kings, Queens, Suffolk, Richmond, Westchester, Albany, Ulster, Dutchess, Orange, Duke's and Cornwall. Early European settlements clustered along the Hudson River at modern Beacon, Fishkill, Poughkeepsie, Rhinebeck, and Red Hook. in Rhinebeck, NY STARR LIBRARY Local History Room The Bank of Rhinebeck was organized in 1853, with a capital of $125,000. Harvey G. Eastman, George Innis, Mark D. Wilbur and George P. Pelton were leaders in this latter improvement era. On this Emigh homestead is the far-famed Clove Spring. John Barkalo, Dr. Thomas De Witt, Rev. Supervises subordinate staff members; 8. The valleys are very fertile and well adapted to grain and grass culture. The territory comprising the town of La Grange was formed from portions of the towns of Fishkill and Beekman, February 9, 1821, under the name of Freedom. There are two churchesBaptist and Methodist. By 1826 the Presbyterians were permanently organized and built a church on Cannon street. In the County Clerk's office at Poughkeepsie there is a map made in 1812, entitled "A map of Carthage, in Dutchess County, at a place called Low Point, on the Hudson, or North River." Among the families who responded were the Brinckerhoff, Van Wyck, Wiltse, Van Voorhis, Hasbrouck, Terbush and Dubois. and History, Historical and Genealogical Record Dutchess and Putnam Counties. When the railroad extending from Dutchess Junction to Pine Plains was completed in 1869, a hamlet sprang up near Hopewell station, and when the New England road was built, intersecting the Dutchess and Connecticut at this point, the hamlet was called Hopewell Junction. NEW HAVEN: PRINTED FOR THE SOCIETY. It stood close to the water at what was known as the Lower Landing, north of Dennings Point. In the year 1760, Johannes Rowe, a German by birth, located in this town north of what is now Lafayetteville, on nine hundred and eleven acres of land which he purchased of Chancellor Robert R. Livingston. It was replaced in 1852 by a stone bridge, thirty feet wide, which in 1884 was widened to sixty feet. The Reformed Church at Hopewell dates back to 1757. 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.> . 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