John D. Rockefeller and Frederick F. Thompson have also been large benefactors. The two towns comprised the greater part of Rynbeck precinct, organized December 16, 1737. 1717, a portion of Albany County transferred to Dutchess County. Other early settlers were the families of Winegar, Delamater, Paine, Hopkins, Wheeler, Benton, Carpenter, Reed and Swift. 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. Marriage entry content: Husband's name, wife's name, ages and previous marital status, month and day and place of marriage, and church or civil ceremony. Pamela J. Sears, Who was Catrina: wife of Stephen Jansz Van Voorhees of Jamaica?, New Netherland. 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. It originally extended westward to the Hudson and comprised over 66,000 acres, with a population in 1790 of 4,607. As this name caused confusion in the delivery of mail, it was changed in 1829 by the Board of Supervisors, to La Grange, after the ancestral estate in France of the Marquis d' Lafayette. The Church of St. Mary was incorporated March 12, 1879. The Dutchess County Academy, founded at Fishkill, was removed to Poughkeepsie in 1792. Peter Contine and his wife, Eleanor, daughter of Jacob Heermance of Kingston, lived at Upper Red Hook previous to the Revolution. The Methodist Church at Johnsville was organized in 1826. Central Hudson said 35 customers in Dutchess County and 25 customers in Orange County are without power. Search Free Dutchess County New York Genealogy and Family History Records Online . 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. The Episcopal Church at Hopewell Wood, map between 330 and 331, and 348-49. It depicts a winter forest-clearing scene on the land of Jacobus Stout The depot at South Dover is known as Wing's Station. Landsman Kill, the principal stream, was an important factor in the development of the milling industry in the early days of the town. The village of Fishkill, which is situated some six miles from Fishkill Landing, was the scene of many important events during the Revolution. The present brick church was built in 1833. Vassar College, founded by Matthew Vassar, was chartered by the Legislature January 18, 1861. 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. Many people every season make a pilgrimage to this relic of bygone days. They numbered about four hundred, and came principally from the southern part of the county. From 1715 to 1730 most of the new settlers in Dutchess county were Germans. The early residents included Dutch and French settlers and migrants from New England and Westchester County, New York. Putnam County, New York, formed from Dutchess in 1812, ostensibly encompasses the patent granted in 1697 to Adolph Philipse. The congregation numbers about forty. 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. 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. This town is included in the Great Nine Partners tract granted in 1697 to Caleb Heathcote and others, and was formed from the town of Washington March 12, 1793. (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. Laughlin Campbell was a younger brother of the then Duke of Argyle. Includes marriages and deaths for the 12 months prior to the census, ending 1 June of the census year. Dutchess County remains a community rooted in deep history and facing forward towards new opportunities. 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. The combination of highways, railroads, and river access transformed western Dutchess into an industrial powerhouse, while strengthening agriculture in eastern Dutchess. William Coe and Peter Emigh settled on adjoining farms here in 1740. Early Settlers of New York State, Vol. Three additional patents, to 1706, laid claim to the remaining interior lands. The freshet of 1865 swept the dam away. They moved to Canada after the American Revolution. Schultz mountain rises 780 feet above tide. Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0. This page has been viewed 74,075 times (4,778 via redirect). 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. DOWNLOAD OPTIONS download 1 file . The Quaker Society was also organized at an early date. Revolutionary Notes. A church at Washington Hollow was erected in 1747 by the Presbyterian society. 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. 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. A second edifice was built in 1760, and in 1822 a third church was erected on the site of the present church building. They died, respectively, in 1881 and 1888, and left the college considerable sums of money. 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. North of this is "The Locusts," the estate of William B. Dinsmore, now owned by his widow and children. This is the estate to which the name of Hyde Park originally applied. March 27, 1799, Poughkeepsie was incorporated as a village, the charter providing for a board of five trustees to be elected on the third Tuesday in May. The Poughkeepsie Public Library was formed under the school library law in 1835. Dover Plains is the most important village in the town. 20-62; Transcribed by Terri Griffiths). On the west side there once dwelt the ancestors of the families by the name of Worden, Moshier, Dentory, Dibble, Davis and Turner. Millbrook owes its birth to the building of the railroad in 1869. It lies in the extreme northwest corner of Dutchess, bordering Columbia county. 4 April 1786: the towns of Clermont and Germantown were transferred to Columbia County when the county was created. Meetings Discontinued in This House 1885.". That, however, was only for the first election, all subsequent elections for many years coming in April. He purchased the ninth "water lot" of the Nine Partners patent, on which the village of Hyde Park is now situated. Thompson Pond and Upton Lake are considerable bodies of water. Counties included are Oneida, Madison, Chenago, Onondage, Chemung, Brooms, Elmira, and parts of Ontario. The town contains no villages of commercial importance. A Baptist church was built here in 1777. The first edifice of the Church of the Nativity was erected in 1852. William Traphagen was one of the largest taxpayers in 1718. In later years it was used only for entertainments. Salt Point and Washington Hollow are hamlets. The Matteawan Evening Journal was started in 1869 by Charles G. Coutant under the name of the Daily Herald. The village of Pleasant Valley with a population of about seven hundred is the commercial center of the town. North of Spencers Corners stands the old-fashioned house of the Dakins, built by Orville Dakin, when the country was a wilderness. Volume 11 contains over 1,000 pages and is focused on families with last names between Rood and Sly. The organization of the Methodist Episcopal Church of La Grange was effected July 14, 1849. The Dutch Church here, which was used as a military prison during the Revolution, was erected in 1731. The families of Ver Valin, De Groff, Sleight, Nelson and Cornell settled in the western part of the town previous to the Revolution. The county was named for Mary of Modena, Duchess of York, second wife of James, Duke of York (later James II, King of England). 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. 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. 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. Phone: (845) 486-2120 Meeting Divided in 1828. The Clove Kill is a tributary of the Fishkill, flowing southwesterly through the town. . Mr. Rothery was the first to manufacture new files in America. 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. The plant covers about 1200 acres, and gives employment to 400 persons. Celebrated luminaries including Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and NY Governor George Clinton argued alongside local notables like Melancton Smith. Lent of Lagrangeville. Channingville, that part of Wappingers Falls north of the creek, accounts for several hundred of the town's population. Ontario Settlers United Empire Loyalists were Americans who remained loyal to King George III and the British Empire. "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. 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. 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. They had their council-fire at what is now present-day Fishkill Hook, and also held gatherings along the Danskammer. Captain Charles P. Adriance, Solomon P. Hopkins and Gilbert S. Hopkins conducted a freighting business from Low Point until 1856. Over 20,000 names have been added to this database. Its growth was slow, and services were finally discontinued. Note that this database has a name only index, derived from the book index itself. 4 were here. About 1750 Aaron Stockholm built a mill at Hopewell. A range of hills, locally known as Quaker Hill, extends along the east border. The Church of the Sacred Heart at Barrytown, and St. Sylvia's Church at Tivoli, were erected by the Catholics in 1875 and 1903 respectively. Other early settlers were the Bowermans, Wilburs, Briggs, Whites, Pells, Hicks, Martins, Motts, Fultons, Stalls, Fellers, Hopemans, Philips, Teats and Frasers. 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. It did not prosper and was terminated in 1789. 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 Matthew Vassar died in 1868, and his nephews, Matthew, Jr., and John Guy, continued his interest in the institution. From 1683 to 1715 most of the settlers in Dutchess . William Humphrey held this office in 1763. 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. 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. Akin Hall Association, was founded by Albert John Akin in 1882, for the promotion of benevolence, charity, literature and science. Pawling village, incorporated in 1903, has about 800 inhabitants. For thisland he paid 750 pounds, on which, in 1766, he built a stone homestead. Until 1713, Dutchess was administered by Ulster County. The Green Fuel Economizer Co. is one of the important industries in the village, and was established in 1891. A List of Heads of Quaker Families of 1760, American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) (index of individuals appearing in many family histories and other genealogical works), An historical address delivered before the Dutchess County Medical Society (history of medical profession of Dutchess County 1740-1906), An historical sketch, the charter, the by-laws, and list of officers & members of the Dutchess County Society (1897), Beekman Patent, The Settlers of the Beekman Patent, Volumes 1 - 4 [Dutchess Co., NY], Commemorative Biographical Record of Dutchess County, New York, 1897 (included in U.S. County and Regional Histories and Atlases collection), Commemorative biographical record of Dutchess County, New York, Early settlements in Dutchess County, New York, General History of Dutchess County, New York, 1877 (included in U.S. County and Regional Histories and Atlases collection), General history of Duchess County from 1609 to 1876 Index, General history of Duchess County from 1609 to 1876, inclusive, General history of Duchess [sic] County : from 1609 to 1876 inclusive, General history of Duchess [sic] County from 1609 - 1876, inclusive, Historical and Genealogical Record, Dutchess and Putnam Counties, New York, 1912 (included in U.S. County and Regional Histories and Atlases collection), History of Du[t]chess County, New York : with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers, History of Duchess County, New York (1882), History of Duchess [sic] County, New York : with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers, History of Duchess county, New York, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers, History of Dutchess County, 1882 (included in U.S. County and Regional Histories and Atlases collection), History of Little Nine Partners of North East Precinct, and Pine Plains, New York, Dutchess County (included in U.S. County and Regional Histories and Atlases collection), Index to the History of Dutchess County, New York : edited by Frank Hasbrouck 1909, Local tales and historical sketches (of Dutchess County), Old Miscellaneous Records of Dutchess County 1723-1729, Periodical Source Index (index to 3.1 million articles in historical and genealogical publications). 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. He enjoyed the friendship of Washington, who, in his diary, mentions stopping with him to take dinner, when on a hasty visit to Hartford . On November 1, 1683, the Province of New York established its first twelve counties, with Dutchess County being one of them. Poughkeepsie as a county seat dates from May 27, 1717, and the county records of 1722 state that meetings are now held in the court house. 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 building remained until 1826, and the business was conducted by descendants of the Brett and Wiltse families. 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 minutes of the society contain no records of the early pastors, except for the year 1851, when Rev. The families of Carman, Brill, Noxon, Baker, Pleas, Uhls from Germany, Cary, Dennis, Haxtun, Sweet and Gardner, were among the earliest known settlers. The charter was granted to Abraham Kip on the east side of the river, and to Moses Contine on the west side. . There are in the town six villages. 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. There are no incorporated villages in the town. The Quakers established a meeting house on Clover street in 1802. 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. Also on microfilm. Methodism was introduced into the town in 1788, and in 1825 the Society built a church here. 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. 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 Rosa tracts were occupied by an Osterhout, a Van Etten and an Ostrander. It stood until 1833 at the corner of Church and Market streets, when the old Christ Church, still well remembered, replaced it. Born circa 1672. 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. Some were long term tenants, while others resided a short time and moved on, going farther north into New York and . James Emans obtained a grant of land from Madam Brett near the present hamlet of East Fishkill. Municipal Historians of Dutchess County. The Shekemeko runs in a northerly direction through its western portion. 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 . They settled along the Fishkill River and in the areas that are now Poughkeepsie and Rhinebeck. That summer new bridges were built over streams at Mount Ross and Hoffman's Mill. "Each family had 10 to 14 kids, and . It was replaced in 1852 by a stone bridge, thirty feet wide, which in 1884 was widened to sixty feet. The oldest mill in the town was built by Robert Thorne, two miles west of Lafayetteville. The territory was included in the Little Nine Partners' Patent; together with Milan and a portion of present Northeast it was in 1788 erected into a town, the three being known as Northeast. Wing was one of the early settlers in New England, and his son Benjamin married Rhoda Rogers, a descendant of John Rogers the martyr, who was burned at Smithfield, England, Feb. 4, 1555. I LDS Genealogy, History of Little Nine Partners of North East precinct, and Pine Plains, New York, Duchess county, Vol. Among the descendants of Gen. Lewis still resident in Staatsburg is the family of the late Lydig M. Hoyt. They erected a stone cotton mill in 1814. DeRuyter was formed from Cazenovia March 15, 1798, and was named at the suggestion of John Lincklaen from Admiral DeRuyter of the Dutch navy. Located in southeastern New York in the valley of the Ten Mile River, Wassaic is bordered to the east and west by mountain ranges. Brendan Morrow, Staff Writer. Artsen, with a family of ten children, came to live upon and cultivate his land in 1702. First Effective Action Against Slavery Taken Here in 1767. Online at, Rensselaer and Columbia (NY) Turnpike 1799, New York County Common Pleas Court, 1792-1895, New York County Superior Court, 1828-1895, New York City and County Supreme Court, 1868-1906, U.S. The "Christian Denomination" was composed of Methodists, Presbyterians and Baptists, who held meetings in the town as early as 1820. The church property was sold in 1893. Please keep checking back. 1, History of Little Nine Partners of North East precinct, and Pine Plains, New York, Duchess county, Vol. The earliest settlements in the town were made in the Oblong tract of Spencers Corners. This village has grown up around the original Five Corners and become a place of importance within the last thirty years. In 1743, the milling industries having largely increased, Madam Brett and others organized the Frankfort Store House. The building they had erected in 1873 was destroyed by fire in 1876. Ten years later the "Red Meeting House" was erected. The Treaty of Dover of 1731stabilized the border zone. The population of the town in 1810 was 1,756. Abraham Polhemusfamiliar names in the annals of the Reformed Church of New York. Settlers Of The Beekman Patent Dutchess County New York Mills To Page by Frank J. Doherty 1 Family History Library, History of Little Nine Partners of North East precinct, and Pine Plains, New York, Duchess county, Vol. On the west border of the town are several country estates of families prominent in the social and business world, including those of John A. Roosevelt, who owned Mount Hope, and Mrs. James Roosevelt, who has an estate a few miles further north. 1755, Aprill 22. Prior to Anglo-Dutch settlement, what is today Dutchess County was a leading center for the native Wappinger peoples. In 1748 a church was organized near the center of the town. 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. It was formed as a town March 17, 1788. Wassaic is a hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Amenia, Dutchess County, New York, United States. 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. 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