Since the construction of the Newburgh, Dutchess & Connecticut Railroad, in 1869, the mail has been carried by steam. 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. 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. This was destroyed by fire January 18, 1857, and the present brick building erected shortly thereafter, and dedicated September 7, 1858. Wassaic, the next in size, has above eighty dwellings. He resigned in 1856 to become a Justice of the Supreme Court, as his father had been before him. Enos came direct from New Haven. South Dutchess County expanded rapidly, growing from fewer than 50 families in 1740 to nearly 1,400 in 1790. Eastman College was started by Harvey G. Eastman in 1859. 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. Education. Its capital stock is $45,000. About 1750 Aaron Stockholm built a mill at Hopewell. St. James Episcopal Church was built in 1904. It had a capacity of 250,000 yards of cloth per week. Beekman's patent to land in this vicinity was granted in 1697. Dover was formed as a town from Pawling, February 20, 1807. In the central portion is a good agricultural region. Its importance as a place of river commerce was equal to that of the two landings, or docks, at Fishkill, but it could not withstand the competition with Fishkill Landing after John Peter De Wint had completed the Long Dock, about 1815, with facilities for the shipment of produce from the back country, notwithstanding Chelsea's deep water and other advantages. Brendan Morrow, Staff Writer. He was the secretary of Sir Edward Hyde, Governor of New York at the beginning of the 18th century, and named this patent Hyde Park. Swamp fevers were feared by the pioneers. Among the earliest settlers were the Swartwouts, Storms, Emans, Montforts, Stockholms, Rapeljes, Van Wycks, Baileys and Van Vlackrens. They may include county histories, town histories, other types of histories, collections of biographies, genealogies of families, collections of records for a specific area, etc. It was opened in 1869 by Albert Tower, who owned and operated it for many years. The first trustees were James S. Smith, Valentine Baker, Andrew Billings, Ebenezer Badger, and Thomas Nelson. First Presbyterian Church at New Hamburg, Dutchess, New York. It was not a success financially, and in 1883 was discontinued. The present bank building was erected in 1903. Parties were sent to the bordering settlements to intimidate the patriots, and obtain supplies for the British army. A List of Heads of Quaker Families of 1760 American History and Genealogy Project, American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) (index of individuals appearing in many family histories and other genealogical works) Ancestry, An historical address delivered before the Dutchess County Medical Society (history of medical profession of Dutchess County 1740-1906) Ancestry, An historical sketch, the charter, the by-laws, and list of officers & members of the Dutchess County Society (1897) Ancestry, Beekman Patent, The Settlers of the Beekman Patent, Volumes 1 - 4 [Dutchess Co., NY] American Ancestors, Commemorative Biographical Record of Dutchess County, New York, 1897 (included in U.S. County and Regional Histories and Atlases collection) Ancestry, Commemorative biographical record of Dutchess County, New York Genealogy Gophers, Commemorative biographical record of Dutchess County, New York LDS Genealogy, Commemorative biographical record of Dutchess County, New York Internet Archive, Compilation of Published Sources MyHeritage, 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, General history of Duchess County from 1609 to 1876, inclusive LDS Genealogy, General history of Duchess County from 1609 to 1876, inclusive Internet Archive, General history of Duchess [sic] County : from 1609 to 1876 inclusive Ancestry, General history of Duchess [sic] County from 1609 - 1876, inclusive Genealogy Gophers, Historical and Genealogical Record, Dutchess and Putnam Counties, New York, 1912 (included in U.S. County and Regional Histories and Atlases collection) Ancestry, History of Du[t]chess County, New York : with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers Genealogy Gophers, History of Duchess County, New York (1882) MyHeritage, History of Duchess [sic] County, New York : with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers Ancestry, History of Duchess county, New York, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers LDS Genealogy, History of Duchess county, New York, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers Internet Archive, History of Dutchess County, 1882 (included in U.S. County and Regional Histories and Atlases collection) Ancestry, 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) Ancestry, History of education in Dutchess County LDS Genealogy, History of education in Dutchess County Internet Archive, Index to the History of Dutchess County, New York : edited by Frank Hasbrouck 1909 Family History Library, Local tales and historical sketches (of Dutchess County) Ancestry, Old Miscellaneous Records of Dutchess County 1723-1729 American History and Genealogy Project, Periodical Source Index (index to 3.1 million articles in historical and genealogical publications) FindMyPast, Records of Crum Elbow precinct, Dutchess county, New York, 1738-1761, together with records of Charlotte precinct, 1762-1785, records of Clinton precinct, 1786-1788, and records of the town of Clinton, 1789-1799, WorldCat, Records of Crum Elbow precinct, Dutchess county, New York, 1738-1761. The population of the town in 1810 was 1,756. Prior to Anglo-Dutch settlement, what is today Dutchess County was a leading center for the native Wappinger peoples. 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. For Sale: 280 Jeremy Swamp Rd, Southbury, CT 06488 $124,900 MLS# 170551724 1 Acre Lot, Approved Building Lot, Approved for and Will Accommodate a 4 - 5 Bdrm Home , Lot is Mostly Clear and Jus. 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." It later became the property of John LeRoy, who, with his son Abraham, ran it for upwards of forty years. The freshet of 1865 swept the dam away. 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. From the date of the erection of the church edifice to the present time, upwards of seventy years, the society has enjoyed unbroken services. Collections of the Dutchess County . The first town meeting was held at the house of William Wolven in April, 1821. 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. Joseph Wing of do Farmer. Dutchess County was one of the first 12 counties that were established in the Province of New York in 1683. It was rebuilt and leased by the Rotherys to Messrs. Rockwell & Son for a silk factory. 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. 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Schryvers, Justice of the Peace, 1830-1831, 1834-1840 Family History Library, La Grange : an historical review Ancestry, History of Little Nine Partners of North East Precinct, and Pine Plains, New York, Dutchess County, vol. His son, Virgil D., was Surrogate of Dutchess county in 1844. Samuel and Amos had been connected with the Goshen, Connecticut settlement. The town of Dover lies on the southeastern border of the county. This valley is known far and wide as "The Clove," its limits extending beyond the town borders, and was an important landmark in the early history of the region. 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. Paul Upton and Christopher Dibble were early settlers herethe former coming from Massachusetts, the latter from Long Island. The Church of England, predecessor of the present Episcopal church, was organized in 1766, and erected a building. The following year the Citizens' Bank was organized, and in 1865 it was changed to a National Bank. 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. This winter has been moderate and . This series of books is an invaluable resource for researching the early settlers of Dutchess county, New York. The building was finished in 1723. Services were continued for some years in the school house as often as a supply could be obtained. Junction was built in 1888. The Methodist Church at Johnsville was organized in 1826. 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 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 are the names familiar at the present timeWinans, Smith, Harris, Reynolds, Hoffman, Pulver, Deuel, Dibblee, Husted, Stevenson, Rau (Rowe), Seldon, and others. The overall factory of Sweet, Orr & Co. was founded by James Orr in 1871. In 1748 a church was organized near the center of the town. I, Historical records of Enoch Crosby Chapter; Putnam, Dutchess and Westchester counties, New York, John Herrick ledger, Pine Plains, New York, Account book, country store keeper, the 18th century at Poughkeepsie, New York, Anniversary discourse and history of the First Reformed Church of Poughkeepsie, Collection and index for Verticle File (VF), Drawer (Dr), and Shelved Books (StB) material, Poughkeepsie : the origin and meaning of the word, Poughkeepsie, New York, unidentified account book, 1818-1820, The Eagle's History of Poughkeepsie, 1905 (included in U.S. County and Regional Histories and Atlases collection), The Eagle's history of Poughkeepsie from the earliest settlements, 1683 to 1905, The city of Poughkeepsie, historical and descriptive : with illustrated sketches of its institutions, its industries and trade, and its leading citizens, A brief history of Red Hook : the living past of a Hudson Valley community, Stephen V. R. 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. The building remained until 1826, and the business was conducted by descendants of the Brett and Wiltse families. As this leisure class with money and time to pursue learning and culture emerged, literary and historical societies, schools, and institutions of higher learning emerged. 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. Alonzo Welton of Poughkeepsie, with twenty-one members. Three brothers, Samuel, Amos and Enos Thompson, great grandsons of Anthony Thompson, original planter in the New Haven Colony, came into Dutchess county about 1750. . Frost. 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. The first town meeting was held at the house of Stephen Thorne, April, 1818. His name appears in the official record of Supervisors in 1754, and that of Bartholomew Noxon in 1761. Genealogy Trails They died, respectively, in 1881 and 1888, and left the college considerable sums of money. In 1812, Putnam County was detached from Dutchess. Be the first one to write a review. Basic contents of the records include: Name, sex, age, color, marital status, place of birth, month of death, occupation, and cause of death. As noted in the book (see here .). The oldest religious organization in the town is that of the Society of Friends of Arthursburg. Supervises subordinate staff members; 8. Develops programs and educational projects in conjunction with area educational institutions and historical societies; 6. It is a large, two-story structure, in good repair, notwithstanding its age. 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. Lewis, Jonathan Lyon, Isaiah Sherman. Owing to its secure position at the head of the Highlands, and being on a direct route of communication with the New England States, it was selected as a natural depot for army supplies in this section. Meetings Discontinued in This House 1885.". 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. Bangall, Stanfordville and Stissing are small villages. Dover was taken off and made into a separate township in 1807. The printed index is also available at the end of this volume, starting on page 845. 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. Among the earliest landholders within the present town limits were the Van Benschotens at New Hackensack. Poughkeepsie has long been known as a city of schools. They began operations on Staten Island, and in 1857 removed to the present location in Matteawan. In 1683, the colonial assembly established the twelve original counties of New York. 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. Channingville, that part of Wappingers Falls north of the creek, accounts for several hundred of the town's population. Charles Slevin. Peter Contine and his wife, Eleanor, daughter of Jacob Heermance of Kingston, lived at Upper Red Hook previous to the Revolution. Daniel is my first cousin, six generations removed. He died about 1860. 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. 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. 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. CountyNew YorkGenealogy That they have paid $3,700. The Rhinebeck Savings Bank was organized in 1862. 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. 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. These are soon to be let loose in the adjacent streams, to be angled for when the"law is up." 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. Gilbert Budd had a lumber yard, and was interested in the freighting business. James Emans obtained a grant of land from Madam Brett near the present hamlet of East Fishkill. The first town meeting in Northeast, as at present constituted, was held at Northeast Center on the first day of April, 1823. The metal was of superior quality. 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. 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. 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 . The advent of graded schools rendered the existence of such an institution unnecessary, and the buildings have been closed since 1888. 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. 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. In 1831 Elisha Sterling & Co. built a charcoal furnace at Clove Valley, with a capacity of twelve tons of iron per day. The camps were occupied until the "contact period" in the early 1600's. The Wappingers (Wappinnee, Wapinck, Wappinge) and related Native American communities lived along the eastern banks of the Mahikannituck (Hudson River), from modern Dutchess County NY, east into central Connecticut, and south into Westchester County. This is the estate to which the name of Hyde Park originally applied. The village of Rhinebeck was incorporated April 23, 1834, and the act amended in 1867. 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." An electric railway connects the village with the city of Poughkeepsie. For thisland he paid 750 pounds, on which, in 1766, he built a stone homestead. Settlements within the present town limits are supposed to have been made early in the eighteenth century, but records relating thereto have been lost or destroyed, A man by the name of De Long is credited with keeping an inn near the present village of Green Haven as early as 1725, but his name does not appear in the list of freeholders of 1740. 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 town of Washington is fortunate in the men who have come to make their home within its limits in recent years. Records for the time period of 1683-1713 are in Ulster county. Co. which was organized in 1812 by Peter H. Schenck, J. J. Astor, Philip Hone, and others. 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. First Effective Action Against Slavery Taken Here in 1767. 4 April 1786: the towns of Clermont and Germantown were transferred to Columbia County when the county was created. In 1859 a Catholic Church was built at Sylvan Lake, and another at Clove Valley, forming a part of the Parish of St. Denis. For a time, was annexed to Ulster County, separated in 1713. Most of the first settlers in Dutchess County were Dutch. It was undenominational, and was named Carmel in the Nine Partners. The town of Poughkeepsie as early as 1715 was a part of the Middle Ward of Dutchess county. The present brick church was built in 1833. 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. This territory was a portion of the Beekman patent, and settlement is supposed to have begun about the year 1716. The erection of several grist, saw and woolen mills on the Landsman Kill, were potent factors in the early development of Rhinebeck. The Church of St. Mary was incorporated March 12, 1879. Fishkill-on-Hudson. Much of the land is still in possession of the Rowe family. Riverview Military Academy was opened in 1867 by Otis Bisbee. The road network continued to grow throughout the nineteenth century, eventually being eclipsed by the railroad, which reached Poughkeepsie in the 1830s. 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, In 1864 it was incorporated and given the name of Fishkill Landing, the post office having been established under that name in1804. The Native Americans who lived in the Hudson Valley just before and at the time of European contact were agriculturalists," says Joseph Diamond, a professor of archaeology at SUNY New Paltz. 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. Millbrook is the principal village. It became a National Bank in 1865. 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. It was destroyed by fire in 1910. The town of Washington occupies a central position in the county. William Coe, Peter G. Emigh and Jonathan G. Vincent were the original trustees. New York Genealogical and Biographical Society. It became widely known throughout the country, and students were enrolled from every State in the Union. John D. Rockefeller and Frederick F. Thompson have also been large benefactors. By Capt. Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0. After the destruction of Kingston by the British, October 16, 1777, Gov. The Bethel Baptist Church at Shenandoah was dedicated in 1835, mainly through the efforts of Isaac Knapp and Abram Pulling. The trail would become the means by which settlers would access the frontier. 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