The trail would become the means by which settlers would access the frontier. In 1864 it was incorporated and given the name of Fishkill Landing, the post office having been established under that name in1804. There is a National and a Savings Bank in the village; a daily and a weekly newspaper. USA (1,373,456) > New York (69,842) > Dutchess County (1,870) > Dutchess County County Histories and Genealogies (96), USA (1,373,456) > New York (69,842) > New York Histories and Genealogies (5,143) > Dutchess County Histories and Genealogies (96). Artsen, with a family of ten children, came to live upon and cultivate his land in 1702. In 1899 the control of the library was given to a board of library trustees. The 1890 Census is lost. The Broughton and Rymph families have also been land owners in this section for many years. They died, respectively, in 1881 and 1888, and left the college considerable sums of money. Akin Hall Association, was founded by Albert John Akin in 1882, for the promotion of benevolence, charity, literature and science. His step-son Josias Crego was also one of the patentees. "Belfield" is the home of Hon. Among the pastors who served this church were Rev. 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. 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. Construction of the Borden Milk Companys headquarters at Wassaic in Amenia insured the long prominence of the dairy industry in that region. Dutchess County Historical Society 845-471-1630 54 Main Street Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 Dutchess County Genealogical Society 845-462-4108 P.O. Matthew Vassar gave the site, some 200 acres of land, and added about $400,000. Celebrated luminaries including Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and NY Governor George Clinton argued alongside local notables like Melancton Smith. 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. 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. One of them established twelve counties, as follows: New York, Kings, Queens, Suffolk, Richmond, Westchester, Albany, Ulster, Dutchess, Orange, Duke's and Cornwall. 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. 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. The Congregational Church of Northeast was organized in 1827, and the building erected in 1828. Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0. Arthursburg and Morey's Corners, now La Grangeville, were early neighborhoods. Dr. John Bard, the earliest physician in this locality, bought out the heirs of Fauconier, of whom his wife was a descendant. William Clark was half of the famous exploration team Lewis and Clark, who explored and mapped the unknown lands west of the Mississippi River. 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. The college grew out of the Church of the Holy Innocents and its parish school. Hopewell Junction is the only village of importance therein. It is a frame building 35 by 55 feet, three stories high, and cost about $8,000. In 2013, Dutchess County celebrated its 300th anniversary of democracy based upon a legislative resolution sponsored by County Legislator Michael Kelsey from Salt Point. Born circa 1672. When Henry Hudson sailed up the Hudson River in 1609, laying claim to the valley for the Dutch Crown, the east bank of the river had been home for centuries to the Wappinger Indians and other members of the Algonquin Federation. It is one of the largest industries of this kind in the State. Smith, the one-time sheriff of Dutchess County, is credited with throwing the vote in favor of ratification by introducing the idea for what would become the Bill of Rights. Parties were sent to the bordering settlements to intimidate the patriots, and obtain supplies for the British army. 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). They called one of their encampments Poughkeepsie, the reed-covered lodge by the little water place.". These are soon to be let loose in the adjacent streams, to be angled for when the"law is up." The town of Washington is fortunate in the men who have come to make their home within its limits in recent years. William Thorne, great-great-grandfather of Samuel Thorne, the present owner of Thorndale, was one of the first settlers of Nine Partners, and was a merchant and large landholder. It later became the property of John LeRoy, who, with his son Abraham, ran it for upwards of forty years. The village contains four churches : Baptist, organized 1794, present edifice erected in 1833; Methodist Episcopal organized in 1852, church built in 1853 at a cost of $5,000; St. Charles Borromeo (Catholic) erected in 1859, during the pastorate of Rev. A special dispensation required sparsely settled Dutchess County to maintain only a path or highway wide enough for horse and man. 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. 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. 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. 4 April 1786: the towns of Clermont and Germantown were transferred to Columbia County when the county was created. In the central portion is a good agricultural region. Until 1713, Dutchess was administered by Ulster County. They settled along the Fishkill River and in the areas that are now Poughkeepsie and Rhinebeck. The Matteawan Evening Journal was started in 1869 by Charles G. Coutant under the name of the Daily Herald. Thompson Pond and Upton Lake are considerable bodies of water. Old Gravestones of Dutchess County, NY collected and edited by J. Wilson Poucher, M.D. 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. The Rosa tracts were occupied by an Osterhout, a Van Etten and an Ostrander. The first settlers were the families of Barent Baltus Van Kleeck and Hendrick Jans van Oosterom. The town received its name from its geographical position in the county. The 61,660 acres (249.5 km2) east of the Byram River making up the Connecticut Panhandle were granted to Connecticut, in recognition of the wishes of the residents. In consideration of Dutchesss predominantly rural character, county government has assisted in the creation of agricultural districts preserving more than 200,000 acres of farmland. For a time Dutchess County was annexed to Ulster County and some genealogical records up to 1713 may be found in Ulster County. The town of Fishkill as constituted today is situated at the southwesterly corner of the county. The Starr Institute, which contains a free library, was built and furnished by Mrs. Mary R. Miller in 1862, at a cost of $15,000. Canaan, Columbia County, New York. It abounds in wild and beautiful scenery. The Methodist Church at Johnsville was organized in 1826. A Baptist church was built here in 1777. Its territory belonged to the tract known as the Great Nine Partners Patent. The Dutchess County Academy, founded at Fishkill, was removed to Poughkeepsie in 1792. You may select a specific volume to restrict your search results. This territory was a portion of the Beekman patent, and settlement is supposed to have begun about the year 1716. In 1812, Putnam County was detached from Dutchess. Millbrook owes its birth to the building of the railroad in 1869. In 1865 it was changed to a National Bank, Pawling Savings Bank was incorporated in 1870. St. James Episcopal Church was built in 1904. Among the descendants of Gen. Lewis still resident in Staatsburg is the family of the late Lydig M. Hoyt. Early European settlements clustered along the Hudson River at modern Beacon, Fishkill, Poughkeepsie, Rhinebeck, and Red Hook. The overall factory of Sweet, Orr & Co. was founded by James Orr in 1871. The Province of New York and the Connecticut Colony negotiated an agreement on November 28, 1683, establishing their border as 20 miles (32 km) east of the Hudson River, north to Massachusetts. Another large house in the village was Gilbert Budd's, a cousin of Underhill Budd, whose farm lay in the vicinity. Paul Upton and Christopher Dibble were early settlers herethe former coming from Massachusetts, the latter from Long Island. The oldest mill in the town was built by Robert Thorne, two miles west of Lafayetteville. The Rutsen mills, on the turnpike east of "the flatts," were built in 1742, and the Traphagen mill in 1750. Migration routes for early European settlers to and from North East, Dutchess County, New York Genealogy included: [3] Alford and Egremont (MA) Turnpike [4] 1812 Ancram (NY) Turnpike [5] 1805, also sometimes called the Catskill Road, from Salisbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut Genealogy to Catskill, Greene County, New York Genealogy It was rebuilt and leased by the Rotherys to Messrs. Rockwell & Son for a silk factory. 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 The Quaker Meeting House at Clinton Corners was built in 1777. The town contains no villages of commercial importance. 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. That they have paid $3,700. Another deed of 1686 conveys land to Hendrick Kip. 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. The Treaty of Dover of 1731 stabilized the border zone. The organization of the Methodist Episcopal Church of La Grange was effected July 14, 1849. 4 were here. Before 1870 the second great period of growth, comparable to that of the days of the old improvement party between 1830 and 1837, was in full sway. land grant given to Col. Henry Beekman in 1697 by the English Crown and the second largest patent in present-day Dutchess County, New . In 1967, Dutchess voters passed a county charter that created the Office of the County Executive and the Dutchess County legislature to provide dedicated service for county-wide needs. 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. The " Red Lion," another notable inn, was located at Webatuck, and part of the original building is standing. Other early settlers were the Vanderburghs, Vandebogerts, Parmentors, Lewis, Pells, Titsoorts and Filkins. Wassaic, the next in size, has above eighty dwellings. 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. A hotel was built here by William Waltmier, who, ten years later, disposed of the property to Jacob Knickerbacker. 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. Its surface is a rolling upland, and the soil a gravelly loam. At this place was built a Friends' meeting house, and Oswego monthly meetings were held here as early as 1761. Barracks were erected on the plateau southeast of the village, and frequently large bodies of troops were stationed there. The Dutchess County Genealogical Society was established in 1972 to help organize and direct genealogical work. Wassaic is a hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Amenia, Dutchess County, New York, United States. 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. The village of Pine Plains had an official name as a postoffice a few years prior to its organization as a town. Rebecca's father was Joseph Bryan, and her mother died shortly after . Develops programs and educational projects in conjunction with area educational institutions and historical societies; 6. It stood close to the water at what was known as the Lower Landing, north of Dennings Point. Meetings are held here at stated intervals. The Christian Church of Stanfordville was established in 1840; and the Methodists built a house of worship in 1843. A portion of the village of Red Hook is now on the easterly part of their farm. 1776-1805 Dutchess County, New York Marriage Records. The first deed for lands in Rynbeck precinct bears date of June 8, 1686, recorded in Ulster County Clerk's office. But the influx of Quakers and their progeny wasn't, and over the next 20 years the community outgrew it. The Church of England, predecessor of the present Episcopal church, was organized in 1766, and erected a building. His widow, who was formerly Miss Margaret Ackerman, survived him for many years, and A range of the Taconic Mountains extends along the eastern border, with the Winchell Mountain on the west. An electric railway connects the village with the city of Poughkeepsie. He built a house about 1712, near the place known as the Steel Works, where he lived and died. The metal was of superior quality. Along the banks of the Wappingers stood several factories. "By 1760 it was overpopulated," says James Mandracchia, the librarian at Akin Free Library and Oblong Meeting House. Thomas Garner became the principal owner. The Ebenezer Methodist Church was built in 1837, the original cost, exclusive of labor, being about $800. Histories and genealogies are published books or collections that contain genealogical information. Fishkill-on-Hudson. From the date of the erection of the church edifice to the present time, upwards of seventy years, the society has enjoyed unbroken services. On-Demand Laundry Service Dutchess County, NY Place Your First Order Today! Before these townships were divided the seat of government was at the present village of Pine Plains; here the town records were kept; hither the voters from Spencer's Corners and Northeast Center had to come over the " West Mountain, which is a high ridge of fertile country, well inhabited, stretching from north to south, steep in ascent and descent, and is about three miles over;" in short, the people of the vicinity of Millerton had to traverse about fifteen miles to reach the place of their annual town meetings. History of Duchess county, New York : with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers Item Preview remove-circle Share or Embed This Item. A separation in the society occurred in 1828, owing to the dissension of Elias Hicks, and the Orthodox Quakers built a church in 1829 nearby the original stone meeting house. Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 Later arrivals were Peter Mesier, John Hughson and Rev. 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. 1755, Aprill 22. The spring itself is seventy-five feet across. We are very happy to add Volume 11 to our database Dutchess County, NY: The Settlers of the Beekman Patent. Another early innkeeper and merchant was Abel Peters of Clinton Corners. Early settlers in the Hudson Valley immigrated to escape political and religious persecution, and yet, upon their arrival here, they saw fit to participate in a culture that removed others involuntarily from their home-lands and forced them to labor for the economic development of a community in which they had no rights. Daughter of Wyellem Heocken and Annatje Andries Willjards. His name appears in the official record of Supervisors in 1754, and that of Bartholomew Noxon in 1761. N. O. Services were held in private houses until 1762, when the first edifice was erected. His son, Virgil D., was Surrogate of Dutchess county in 1844. 060, p. 306] Gilbert FERGUSON. Note that this database has a name only index, derived from the book index itself. 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. St. Paul's Church was built in 1843, and the Westminster Presbyterian Church at Salt Point in 1862. As noted in the book (see here .). The first trustees were James S. Smith, Valentine Baker, Andrew Billings, Ebenezer Badger, and Thomas Nelson. 1878 It is no easy matter, in view of the conflicting testimony, to fix the exact date of the first settlement.. Junction was built in 1888. The plant employs about 250 persons. Dutchess County, New York Quaker Records, Wikipedia contributors, "Old Albany Post Road" in. Daniel is my first cousin, six generations removed. See the FamilySearch Library line in the above State Census Chart. South of this is the Catholic church, its attendants forming an outlying mission of the Sylvan Lake Church. 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. 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. 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. The Reformed Church at Hopewell dates back to 1757. Roe Van Voorhis of Fishkill, Duchess County, New York: 255: St. Paul's Church, Red Hook, Duchess [sic] County, New York : Rose Hill : De Peyster family: 74 A church at Washington Hollow was erected in 1747 by the Presbyterian society. He built a tavern, opened a blacksmith shop and this formed the nucleus of the present village of Rhinebeck. In 1813 a postoffice was established, and two years later the village was incorporated; it was reincorporated March 21, 1903. The business proved unsuccessful, and the mill was allowed to fall to ruin. 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