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 present edifice waserected in 1837, enlarged in 1859, and the parsonage built in 1866. 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. A large flour mill, operated by the late Starr B. Knox, stood on the dock. The property passed through several hands, and was finally purchased by John Falconer, who operated it under the name of the Seamless Clothing Manufacturing Company, in which he was associated with Mr. William Carroll. Some were long term tenants, while others resided a short time and moved on, going farther north into New York and . The title to the soil dates back to 1705 when Peter Fauconier, one of the Little Nine Partner patentees, became sole owner of this grant. Pawling precinct was taken from Beekman precinct in 1768, and erected into a town in 1788. The population of the town in 1810 was 1,756. It became a National Bank in 1865. The Treaty of Dover of 1731stabilized the border zone. 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. Early European settlements clustered along the Hudson River at modern Beacon, Fishkill, Poughkeepsie, Rhinebeck, and Red Hook. Arthursburg and Morey's Corners, now La Grangeville, were early neighborhoods. The records of the Presbyterian church of Freedom Plains state that "On the 26th of July, 1827, sundry persons of Freedom did meet at the house of Mary Nelson and chose the following trustees: Benjamin H. Conklin, Baltus Overacker, Eleazer Taylor, Baltus Velie, Rickertson Collins, John D. Brown, Abram S. Storm, Isaac B. Clapp and John Clapp.". The town of Fishkill as constituted today is situated at the southwesterly corner of the county. 1717, a portion of Albany County transferred to Dutchess County. The town contains no villages of commercial importance. Its members were composed of adherents of the Church of England, and of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church, which continued this form of worship until the early part of the 19th century. The minutes of the society contain no records of the early pastors, except for the year 1851, when Rev. William Seward. Amenia, the largest, has above a hundred dwellings. (I) Phillippe Martin Wiltsee, of Fort Orange and Waalbogt, was born in the latter part of the sixteenth century in Holland (probably at Tirlamont), and died in Swaanendael, March, 1632. A paper mill was established previous to 1840, and in 1844 was burned down. Settlers of the Beekman Patent, Dutchess County, New York: Abbot to Burtch Frank J. Doherty F.J. Doherty, 1990 - Beekman Patent (N.Y.) - 1206 pages 0 Reviews Reviews aren't verified, but. This was destroyed by fire January 18, 1857, and the present brick building erected shortly thereafter, and dedicated September 7, 1858. Quaker Hill and West Mountain were probably settled long before the lands in the valley. It was incorporated December 31, 1895. The school was closed in 1863, and John D. Wing bought the property. The Episcopal Church at Hopewell 1, History of Little Nine Partners of North East precinct, and Pine Plains, New York, Duchess county, Vol. Red Hook is a town in Dutchess County. The town of Rhinebeck embraces 18,945 acres in the northwestern part of the county bordering the Hudson River. Another range, known as the West Mountain, occupies the western part. Ease of access and economic prosperity brought the first families of American from New York City to found or expand estates along the Hudson River. The Quaker Society was also organized at an early date. Celebrated luminaries including Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and NY Governor George Clinton argued alongside local notables like Melancton Smith. In 1832 James Ingham established a plant for calico printing, subsequently known as the Dutchess Print Works. It was not a success financially, and in 1883 was discontinued. The Christian Church at Schultzville was erected in 1866 on land donated by T. A. Schultz, who also contributed $3,000 towards the cost of the building. 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. Daniel is my first cousin, six generations removed. Poughquag, Green Haven, Clove Valley and Beekmanville are hamlets. The freshet of 1819 destroyed many mills on the banks of the Wappinger, and carried away the Main street bridge at the Falls. 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. 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 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. Pamela J. Sears, Who was Catrina: wife of Stephen Jansz Van Voorhees of Jamaica?, New Netherland. South Dutchess County expanded rapidly, growing from fewer than 50 families in 1740 to nearly 1,400 in 1790. Z. DeRuyter was formed from Cazenovia March 15, 1798, and was named at the suggestion of John Lincklaen from Admiral DeRuyter of the Dutch navy. Beekman's patent to land in this vicinity was granted in 1697. Tried to use year, where stated, person and where they were from. The spring itself is seventy-five feet across. They came as far as Cooperstown on horseback, and thence by canoe down the Susquehanna, leaving Cooperstown May 2, 1786. His son, Virgil D., was Surrogate of Dutchess county in 1844. Others, such as the Palatines and Quakers (almost all from New England), were early settlers and remained for several generations or more. 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. The community was set off from the Town of Poughkeepsie when it became an incorporated village in 1799. In 1843 Silas Rogers founded a wagon axle manufacturing business, which was carried on until western competition became too strong. The McDermott Milk Co. have a large factory here, handling about 100 cans of milk per day; and the Hall & Ferguson Cold Storage plant has a capacity of 15,000 barrels of fruit. The Treaty of Dover of 1731 stabilized the border zone. 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. Fishkill-on-Hudson. The village contains several stores, mechanical shops, and the Borden creamery. Co. which was organized in 1812 by Peter H. Schenck, J. J. Astor, Philip Hone, and others. John Barkalo, Dr. Thomas De Witt, Rev. The Methodist Society was organized mainly through the efforts of the Rowes, about the year 1800, with the first house of worship on their farm near Lafayetteville. The towns of Northeast, Pine Plains and Milan, taken collectively, constituted, in 1746, the Northeast Precinct. Dutchess is an archaic form of the word duchess. Catharine Rombout, the only child of Francis Rombout, the patentee, married Roger Brett, and in 1709 the young couple built the house now standing in Matteawan, known as the Teller House. 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. The business proved unsuccessful, and the mill was allowed to fall to ruin. He purchased the ninth "water lot" of the Nine Partners patent, on which the village of Hyde Park is now situated. International Genealogical Index (FamilySearch) - free, Dutchess County New York Historical Facts, Dutchess County New York Genealogy Resources, Dutchess County New York Genealogy Websites, Dutchess County New York Genealogy References, Wikipedia contributors, "Duchess, New York" in, Wikipedia contributors, "Dutchess County, New York," in "Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia. It depicts a winter forest-clearing scene on the land of Jacobus Stout For a time, was annexed to Ulster County, separated in 1713. North of this is the estate which has been in the possession of Mr. Archibald Rogers for the past twenty-two years, and is known as " Crumwold." Volume 10 contains over 1,200 pages and is focused on families with last names between Paine to Rogers. The property was purchased from Joseph Mabbett. 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. [New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol. This is one of the southern tier towns of Dutchess, its southern angle extending almost to the north line of Putnam county. In 1811 the Episcopalians decided to build a separate house of worship, and Dr. Bard gave the central part of the present St. James churchyard, and the building was erected in that year. It abounds in wild and beautiful scenery. Daniel Sherman of do Labourer. 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. New York Genealogical and Biographical Society. 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. Among the early homemakers in this region we find the old Dutch names of Ousterhout, Van Dusen, Dutcher and Knickerbocker. In 1910 the property was sold to the Deering Co. The road network continued to grow throughout the nineteenth century, eventually being eclipsed by the railroad, which reached Poughkeepsie in the 1830s. The families included "Sovryn the Baker," Harmans, the patentee, Balthazar Barnse, Hendrick Ostrom, Simon Scoute and Baltus Van Kleeck. That there is now in subcriptions $450.". The Quaker Meeting House at Clinton Corners was built in 1777. The College opened in 1865, with 353 students. A portion of the village of Red Hook is now on the easterly part of their farm. Phone: (845) 486-2120 Among the earliest landholders within the present town limits were the Van Benschotens at New Hackensack. VOL. His widow, who was formerly Miss Margaret Ackerman, survived him for many years, and Kip built a stone house on his land in 1700. Many of these moved in from Albany and Ulster Counties. The building was finished in 1723. 4. This page was last edited on 26 January 2023, at 21:11. Settlers Of The Beekman Patent Dutchess County New York Mills To Page by Frank J. Doherty Channingville, that part of Wappingers Falls north of the creek, accounts for several hundred of the town's population. Salt Point and Washington Hollow are hamlets. This territory was a portion of the Beekman patent, and settlement is supposed to have begun about the year 1716. Philip had a son, William P. Rowe, who served as a soldier in the war of 1812. Another "Old Union" stood on the Amos Denton farm, perhaps older than the one at Green Haven. This family name in Holland is Wiltsee, but some branches spell it Wiltsie, as does the family herein recorded. 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. A Catholic Church at Bangall is a Mission of the Millbrook church. Their son Jonathan married Anna Wood, daughter of Daniel Wood, in 1774. 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 Dutchess County Academy, founded at Fishkill, was removed to Poughkeepsie in 1792. The first edifice of the Church of the Nativity was erected in 1852. Wood, map between 56 and 57, and 203-205. The ratification of the Constitution of the United States in the Poughkeepsie court house, June 26, 1788, is the most important event in the city's history. Its surface is a hilly upland, intersected by a broad valley extending north and south. In 1859 a Catholic Church was built at Sylvan Lake, and another at Clove Valley, forming a part of the Parish of St. Denis. Among the families who responded were the Brinckerhoff, Van Wyck, Wiltse, Van Voorhis, Hasbrouck, Terbush and Dubois. The first town meeting in Northeast, as at present constituted, was held at Northeast Center on the first day of April, 1823. This latter period of improvement included the building of the new water works, pumping from the Hudson River with sand filtration; the installation of a complete sewerage system; the Fallkill improvement by which the old mill ponds on the kill were abolished and the stream was walled in; the Poughkeepsie & Eastern Railroad; the building of the city railroad, and the beginning of the Poughkeepsie Bridge. Hone and Schenck built the mill now belonging to the Matteawan Mfg. 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. Swamp fevers were feared by the pioneers. On October 23, 1713 Queen Anne gave permission for Dutchess County to elect its own officers from among their own population including a Supervisor, Tax Collector, Tax Assessor and Treasurer. William Coe and Peter Emigh settled on adjoining farms here in 1740. First Effective Action Against Slavery Taken Here in 1767. 060, p. 306] Gilbert FERGUSON. On the west side there once dwelt the ancestors of the families by the name of Worden, Moshier, Dentory, Dibble, Davis and Turner. For thisland he paid 750 pounds, on which, in 1766, he built a stone homestead. The boundaries of the village as then fixed remain the limits of the city of Poughkeepsie today. Dutchess County's history is visible at every turn. Following the division in the Society in 1828 the Hicksites built a meeting house at Moore's Mills, where meetings are regularly held. 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. v. 2. The first meeting of the first general assembly was in New York in 1683, and it passed fourteen acts, which were assented to by the governor and his council. The Carmans and Arkles settled near them, about the year 1758, and to the north, Isaac Adriance, "of Nassau Island, Queens County," purchased two hundred and fifty acres of land in May, 1743, and shortly thereafter George and Abraham Adriance purchased and settled. 20-62; Transcribed by Terri Griffiths). The Dutchess County Genealogical Society was established in 1972 to help organize and direct genealogical work. Artsen, with a family of ten children, came to live upon and cultivate his land in 1702. The capital which was then $75,000 has been increased to $300,000. The advent of graded schools rendered the existence of such an institution unnecessary, and the buildings have been closed since 1888. They began operations on Staten Island, and in 1857 removed to the present location in Matteawan. About eighty pounds of fresh beef is ground up daily for their consumption. The only dwelling spared was the home of Gilbert Robert Livingston, who remained loyal to the crown during the Revolutionary War. N. O. They died, respectively, in 1881 and 1888, and left the college considerable sums of money. I LDS Genealogy, History of Little Nine Partners of North East precinct, and Pine Plains, New York, Duchess county, Vol. Also on microfilm. The court house was used for legislature sittings, and the first laws of the State of New York were passed here. 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. That summer new bridges were built over streams at Mount Ross and Hoffman's Mill. The Company made an assignment in 1849 to Robert G. Rankin and Robert Carver. After the destruction of Kingston by the British, October 16, 1777, Gov. The village of Fishkill, which is situated some six miles from Fishkill Landing, was the scene of many important events during the Revolution. There is also a Catholic and a Pentacostal church in this village. The village contains several large manufacturing plants, notably the Fishkill Landing Machine Co., incorporated in 1853; The Dutchess Hat Works, organized in 1873 by Lewis Tompkins; and the Dutchess Tool Co., which has been in existence since 1886. In this building the Society of the Cincinnati was instituted, May, 1783. 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. John, James, Daniel and Robert Wilson, four brothers, settled in the vicinity of Upper Red Hook before 1770, and engaged in farming. 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. Landscape painters Frederick Church and Thomas Cole gained fame and patronage as the Hudson River School flourished, while landscape architects including Andrew Jackson Downing and Calvert Vaux selected Dutchess County as the canvass for several remarkable projects, including Springside in Poughkeepsie. Gomez, 23, will soon be among the first Peace Corps volunteers to return to overseas service since the agency's global evacuation in March 2020. Milan was taken off in 1818, and Pine Plains was erected into a separate township in 1823. Early European settlements clustered along the Hudson River at modern Beacon, Fishkill, Poughkeepsie, Rhinebeck, and Red Hook. Charles F. Dietrich, whose estate is the most extensive and with its many beautiful features is worth a long journey to see; the late H. J. Davison, who built Altamont; and the late and much lamented Col. Daniel S. Lamont, so widely known in public affairs, both in this State and in the Nation; Roswell P. Miller, of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad, who has built a fine "Colonial" mansion; H. R. McLane, a Brooklyn gentlemen of literary and artistic taste; Harry Harkness Flagler, whose interest and co-operation in local affairs has been constant, and who is a member of the Board of Education, an active trustee of the Library Association, president and chief promoter of the Millbrook Choral Society, and a supporter of everything that pertains to the general good of the community; the late Captain R. S. Hayes, in whose memory the library was erected; Miss Mary Lenox Kennedy, whose mother was a member of that fine old family so identified with the religious, literary, educational, philanthropic and civic life of New York City; Charles Clinton Marshall, whose ancestors have been in Dutchess county since Revolutionary days; G. Howard Davison, whose stock farm is famous for its horses, cattle and sheep:these are some of the "Millbrook Colony" to whom the town has proved attractive on account of its healthy climate and scenic beauty. It was formed as a town March 17, 1788. He enjoyed the friendship of Washington, who, in his diary, mentions stopping with him to take dinner, when on a hasty visit to Hartford . From 1683 to 1715 most of the settlers in Dutchess County were Dutch. A coal and lumber yard was established in 1869 by R. C. Horton, and the following year Lawrence C. Rapelje built a hotel, which he leased to Edward Lasher. St. Paul's Church was built in 1843, and the Westminster Presbyterian Church at Salt Point in 1862. The town received its name from its geographical position in the county. He resigned in 1856 to become a Justice of the Supreme Court, as his father had been before him. One of them established twelve counties, as follows: New York, Kings, Queens, Suffolk, Richmond, Westchester, Albany, Ulster, Dutchess, Orange, Duke's and Cornwall. Early settlers in the Town of DeRuyter taken from 1784 History of Chenango & Madison Counties, NY by James H Smith; pub. Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 Quaker Hill, Holmes and West Pawling are hamlets. It was opened in 1869 by Albert Tower, who owned and operated it for many years. In 1865 it was changed to a National Bank, Pawling Savings Bank was incorporated in 1870. Clinton Corners, Clinton Hollow, Schultzville and Pleasant Plains are hamlets. The precinct records shed some light upon the names of the first dwellers in the original town. The Methodist Church was built in 1833 upon ground donated by John Albertson, Sr. In 1812, Putnam County was detached from Dutchess. Many of these moved in from Albany and Ulster Counties. Dutchess County Records Management 170 Washington Street Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 (845) 486-3677 A list addresses and phone numbers of town clerks and/or municipal offices where vital records may be obtained is available on the Dutchess County Genealogical Society Vital Records web page. Isaac Blauvelt, Rev. A large portion of the land about what is now known as Tivoli was owned by the Hoffmans, who built the mills northeast of Tivoli, nearly a century and a half ago. 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, They settled along the Fishkill River and in the areas that are now Poughkeepsie and Rhinebeck. 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 . The charitable institutions of Poughkeepsie include the Home for the Friendless, built in 1887; The Old Ladies' Home; the Vassar Brothers' Home for Aged Men, and Vassar Brothers' Hospital. Frost. The village lies on both sides of the creek, having been made to include the village of Channingville, in the town of Poughkeepsie, by its incorporation, September 22, 1871. On-Demand Laundry Service Dutchess County, NY Place Your First Order Today! Early settlements in Dutchess County, New York Family History Library General History of Dutchess County, New York, 1877 (included in U.S. County and Regional Histories and Atlases collection) Ancestry General history of Duchess County from 1609 to 1876 Index LDS Genealogy General history of Duchess County from 1609 to 1876 Index Internet Archive Water was pumped from the Fall Kill and was used only for fire extinguishing purposes, pipes being laid only on the main streets. Loren Clarke officiated. The trail would become the means by which settlers would access the frontier. By the erections of precincts in the county in 1737, Poughkeepsie had a slice taken off its northern end, and was given a definite eastern boundary. 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Parties were sent to the bordering settlements to intimidate the patriots, and obtain supplies for the British army. Dutchess County Government. There are no incorporated villages in the town. Dutchess County was one of the first 12 counties that were established in the Province of New York in 1683. DOWNLOAD OPTIONS download 1 file . 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. It was a transfer on the part of three Indians, to Gerritt Artsen, Arie Rosa and Jan Elton. Levi P. Morton, as a memorial to his deceased daughter. In 1830 a direct stage route twice a week was established from Poughkeepsie to Pine Plains, by way of Pleasant Valley. Among the early settlers we find the names of Livingston, Potter, Abel, Morey, Reed, Uhl, Cline and Wilkinson. Another deed of 1686 conveys land to Hendrick Kip. This town was originally a part of Fishkill, from which it was set off as a separate town November 29, 1849. In 1810 the town had 4,669 inhabitants and the village 2,981. James Emans obtained a grant of land from Madam Brett near the present hamlet of East Fishkill. She set about establishing mills and invited settlers to come upon her land and develop it. Among those recorded from 1748 to 1756 are Nathan Bull, Moses Harris, Isaac Germond, Dirck Van Vliet, Jacob Spricor, John Earll, Lieut. The records of the present society state that the Presbyterian church of Pleasant Plains was organized March 28, 1837, by Rev. In the succeeding decade some forty families from the North of Ireland settled in the country west of the Hudson in what became Orange and Ulster counties. The pulpit is now supplied by Rev. In 1728, three years before the New York-Connecticut boundary line adjustment, the first settlers had arrived in "the Oblong." Millbrook is the principal village. Eastman College was started by Harvey G. Eastman in 1859. Several Quaker families resided in this vicinity. In 1683, the colonial assembly established the twelve original counties of New York. They have leased the old ore mine property for a term of years, and erected a large club house, where they are at liberty to come at pleasure. Genealogy Trails 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. Peter Contine and his wife, Eleanor, daughter of Jacob Heermance of Kingston, lived at Upper Red Hook previous to the Revolution. Be the first one to write a review. 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