Petrus Vas. On this Emigh homestead is the far-famed Clove Spring. In 1812 the Presbyterians of Pleasant Valley erected a house of worship in the village, which gave way to a new edifice in 1848. Extensive plains originally covered by pine forests gave the town its name. He had four sons John, Sebastian, Philip, and Mark, who settled around on the land of their father's purchase, and to each of whom he gave a farm. 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. 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. This update is made possible by the efforts of our team our volunteers, particularly David Anderson. It is a large, two-story structure, in good repair, notwithstanding its age. Annandale is the site of St. Stephen's College, chartered March 20, 1860. The eastern part of the town adjoining Pleasant Valley and Clinton was settled at an early day by Quakers from New England and Long Island. As noted in the book (see here .). The location of the tavern on Colles map of 1789 places it about a mile and a half southeast of Sylvan Lake. It was built in 1775 by John De Witt, son of Captain Petrus and Rachel (Radcliff) De Witt. A church at Washington Hollow was erected in 1747 by the Presbyterian society. 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 families of Winegar, Delamater, Paine, Hopkins, Wheeler, Benton, Carpenter, Reed and Swift. Wood, map between 330 and 331, and 348-49. The valleys are very fertile and well adapted to grain and grass culture. 8 Favorites. Dutchess County, New York genealogy and family history page is a place where you can come in and research your genealogy and family history. 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. From 1715 to 1730 most of the new settlers in Dutchess county were Germans. Schultz mountain rises 780 feet above tide. A growing population, with accompanying expansions of suburbs, required new roads and increased engagement from county government. The precinct records shed some light upon the names of the first dwellers in the original town. The plant employs about 250 persons. 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. James Emans obtained a grant of land from Madam Brett near the present hamlet of East Fishkill. The Friends house of worship here was for many years called the "Crom Elbow Meeting House," erected about the year 1774. They were: The Settlers of Beekman Patents, 13 volumes. . Of their descendants, Philip N. Bonesteel was a merchant, magistrate and post-master in Red Hook for many years. The foundations alone mark the spot from which the buildings have been removed. Settlements of the town took place during the time it was a part of Crom Elbow precinct1737-1762. Channingville, that part of Wappingers Falls north of the creek, accounts for several hundred of the town's population. A paper mill was established previous to 1840, and in 1844 was burned down. Entituled an Act for Regulating the militia fo the Colony of New York. Located in southeastern New York in the valley of the Ten Mile River, Wassaic is bordered to the east and west by mountain ranges. 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. The General Montgomery and the Governor Lewis mills were built in 1774 and 1800, respectively. . Philip had a son, William P. Rowe, who served as a soldier in the war of 1812. The 1890 Census is lost. Thomas Garner became the principal owner. Aaron Van Vlackren settled at Gayhead, where his son Tunis built a grist mill in 1768. Many of these moved in from Albany and Ulster Counties. Later an industry for the manufacture of cement, for use in the first Poughkeepsie bridge, was started here. A freshet in 1841 swept away Given's cotton mill and the print works dam. II Match all terms exactly First & Middle Name (s) Last Name Any Event Year Location Keyword e.g. The earliest settlers within the present town limits were the families of Van Vliet, Schultz, Sleight, Garrison, Cookingham and Traver, some of whose descendants reside upon the ancestral acres. Quaker Hill and West Mountain were probably settled long before the lands in the valley. Early Settlers of New York State, Vol. 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. The Christian Church of Stanfordville was established in 1840; and the Methodists built a house of worship in 1843. Settlement at Stormville was begun as early as 1739. Collections of the Dutchess County . 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. 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. The metal was of superior quality. Arthursburg and Morey's Corners, now La Grangeville, were early neighborhoods. Mr. Doherty has published a total of 13 volumes in this series, we are now adding volume 11 in accordance with our agreement to make them available as searchable database after 7 years have passed. . The population was 9,953 at the time of the 2020 census, down from 11,319 in 2010. The Dutchess County Genealogical Society was established in 1972 to help organize and direct genealogical work. The Church of England, predecessor of the present Episcopal church, was organized in 1766, and erected a building. 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. Previous to this date meetings were held occasionally in different neighborhoods by "circuit riders," and the inhabitants of the Morey vicinity attended chiefly at Potter's Hollow, where the first church edifice was built, and from which it was removed to Morey's in 1866, and called the "Trinity Church of La Grange." 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 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. About 1735 Jacob Stoutenburgh, a Hollander and trader from Westchester, became interested in lands now comprised within the bounds of this town. Other early settlers were the Bowermans, Wilburs, Briggs, Whites, Pells, Hicks, Martins, Motts, Fultons, Stalls, Fellers, Hopemans, Philips, Teats and Frasers. The property was purchased from Joseph Mabbett. The College opened in 1865, with 353 students. The community was set off from the Town of Poughkeepsie when it became an incorporated village in 1799. The building was enlarged and remodelled in 1853. The Baptists organized and built a church at Fishkill Plains in 1782. 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. 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. 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. In 1790 the Baptists and Methodists organized separate societies, and in 1833 the Presbyterians built a house of worship in Amenia. 1776-1805 Dutchess County, New York Marriage Records. Snowfall began around 8 or 9 p.m. Monday in the mid- and lower Hudson Valley and continued in various forms Tuesday morning with up to 8 1/2 inches in some areas. William Traphagen was one of the largest taxpayers in 1718. Moses Shearman of do Labourer. The Colonial boundaries of the precinct of Amenia included a large part of the present town of North East. The Beekman mill, built in 1710, near the river, was followed in 1715 by the Beekman-Livingston mills, below "the flatts." John Carman represented the precinct at Supervisors' meetings from 1739 to '42. For a time Dutchess County was annexed to Ulster County and some genealogical records up to 1713 may be found in Ulster County. "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. Dover was formed as a town from Pawling, February 20, 1807. In recent years, county government has acted to preserve historical elements of the landscape through adaptive re-use, nomination of sites to the National Register of Historic Places, and the development of entire historic districts. In 1812, Putnam County was detached from Dutchess. A fulling mill east of the village was built by John Kenyon in 1808, and this is the site of the present plant of Garner & Co. Harvey G. Eastman, George Innis, Mark D. Wilbur and George P. Pelton were leaders in this latter improvement era. It abounds in wild and beautiful scenery. Charles B. Whitehead and Rev. Richard Sackett who was one of the first settlers of Dover in the Beekman Patent, obtaining a patent for 7,500 acres on 1 Nov. 1704. Among the pastors who served this church were Rev. Its first pastors were Revs. There is a general claim that the southern part of the town was settled in 1750, but we cannot learn anything about the parties that will warrant any such conclusions. Levi P. Morton, as a memorial to his deceased daughter. Poughkeepsie has long been known as a city of schools. North of this is "The Locusts," the estate of William B. Dinsmore, now owned by his widow and children. The Franklindale Cotton Co. was operated by the Garners from 1844 to 1885, when the plant was destroyed by fire. The families of Carman, Brill, Noxon, Baker, Pleas, Uhls from Germany, Cary, Dennis, Haxtun, Sweet and Gardner, were among the earliest known settlers. Records for the time period of 1683-1713 are in Ulster county. A range of hills, locally known as Quaker Hill, extends along the east border. 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. The towns of Northeast, Pine Plains and Milan, taken collectively, constituted, in 1746, the Northeast Precinct. 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. They settled along the Fishkill River and in the areas that are now Poughkeepsie and Rhinebeck. The religious denominations of the town are the Methodists, with churches at Red Hook and Tivoli; St. Paul's Lutheran Church at Red Hook; and the Episcopalians with a church in each village. THE town of Amenia, erected in 1823, embraces some forty square miles on the extreme eastern border of the county. Wood, map between 330 and 331, and 363-64. In 1873 this church was affiliated with the Presbyterian denomination, and a new house of worship was built in Millerton in 1905, at an expense of $7,800. Fishkill-on-Hudson. 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. The Company failed in 1876, but resumed business under the name of William Carroll & Co. For many years it has continued successfully in the manufacture of wool and straw hats. 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. 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." A hotel was built here by William Waltmier, who, ten years later, disposed of the property to Jacob Knickerbacker. Barracks were erected on the plateau southeast of the village, and frequently large bodies of troops were stationed there. It lies in the extreme northwest corner of Dutchess, bordering Columbia county. After the destruction of Kingston by the British, October 16, 1777, Gov. CONTENTS Page. Mesier came in 1777 and purchased 422 acres of land from Nicholas Brewer, which included the house now known as the Mesier Mansion in the village park at Wappingers Falls. This is a natural fountain of the purest water, from which flows a stream equivalent to an ordinary mill-race. The first of the clan to come to America and settle in northern New York was Captain Laughlin Campbell, a soldier of great courage, who visited Washington county in 1737 in response to the invitation of the New York authorities to Scotch Highlanders to settle here. Date: 2003-01 ISBN: 0962644315 | ISBN-13: 9780962644313 More Details Similar Books Compare Prices During the Civil War the name of the post office was changed to Fishkill-on-Hudson. He built a house about 1712, near the place known as the Steel Works, where he lived and died. It was soon rebuilt with substantial brick structures. Junction was built in 1888. South Dutchess County expanded rapidly, growing from fewer than 50 families in 1740 to nearly 1,400 in 1790. Born circa 1672. The Morehouse Tavern at Wingdale, torn down in 1877, was a noted hostelry during the Revolution. This is the estate to which the name of Hyde Park originally applied. Its limits were but slightly changed by the act of 1788, which organized the county into towns. The Matteawan Manufacturing Co. was organized in 1864, with a capital of $150,000. Until 1713, Dutchess was administered by Ulster County. A portion of the village of Red Hook is now on the easterly part of their farm. It has in 1911 about 1200 inhabitants, four churchesFriends, Methodist, Catholic and Episcopal. 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. 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. 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. 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. Dutchess County, New York City, County and Rural Directories (Source: Online Historical Directories) Early Shaftsbury (VT) Settlers Many came from Dutchess County (Source: Gateway to Vermont) Names of Palatine men above 21 years old in Livingston Manor, NY - winter of 1710 and summer of 1711 The freshet of 1819 destroyed many mills on the banks of the Wappinger, and carried away the Main street bridge at the Falls. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Search Free Dutchess County New York Genealogy and Family History Records Online including census, cemetery, vital, military and other genealogical and historical records that can be used for your family history research. 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. 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. Upon their attempt to escape, the Yankees gave them a broadside and killed several. The villages of Red Hook and Tivoli-Madalin are the chief centers of population, and Barrytown is of some importance as a railroad depot. Education. You may select a specific volume to restrict your search results. It is a frame building 35 by 55 feet, three stories high, and cost about $8,000. Daniel is my first cousin, six generations removed. A Red Hook High School alum, Gomez graduated from . The town of Fishkill as constituted today is situated at the southwesterly corner of the county. 22 Market Street The village of Fishkill, which is situated some six miles from Fishkill Landing, was the scene of many important events during the Revolution. The business was discontinued with the failure of the first bridge project in 1873. Matteawan. The records of the present society state that the Presbyterian church of Pleasant Plains was organized March 28, 1837, by Rev. The Town of Red Hook. Histories and genealogies are published books or collections that contain genealogical information. "Belfield" is the home of Hon. Pawling precinct was taken from Beekman precinct in 1768, and erected into a town in 1788. Nicholas Van Vranken, Rev. The present church, dedicated May 26, 1869, is the third edifice of the Society in the town. Red Hook is a town in Dutchess County. 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. Volume 11 contains over 1,000 pages and is focused on families with last names between Rood and Sly. From Vassar College to small community libraries, learning thrived in Dutchess County from the second quarter of the nineteenth century onwards. During the post-Revolutionary era, the county began a slow climb to economic prosperity. Wappingers creek is the principal stream. The building remained until 1826, and the business was conducted by descendants of the Brett and Wiltse families. The Clove Kill is a tributary of the Fishkill, flowing southwesterly through the town. He was a Tory and at the close of the Revolution moved to Lansingburgh, N. Y., and his son Joseph took the property and continued the business until 1795. 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. Millbrook owes its birth to the building of the railroad in 1869. This land he gave to his son Luke in 1758. It shows the plottings of a proposed village with several streets, including Liberty, Spring, Union, Market and North; also a Broadway. Meetings are held here at stated intervals. Dutchess County was one of the first 12 counties that were established in the Province of New York in 1683. Nicholas Bonesteel and Anna Margretha Kuhn, his wife, with some of their children, were among the early settlers. The Dutch church was organized October 10, 1716, by Rev. This family name in Holland is Wiltsee, but some branches spell it Wiltsie, as does the family herein recorded. Ontario Settlers United Empire Loyalists were Americans who remained loyal to King George III and the British Empire. 4 April 1786: the towns of Clermont and Germantown were transferred to Columbia County when the county was created. 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. 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. CONNECTICUT Founded about 1635 by Thomas Hooker Early Connecticut Histories The Methodist Church at Poughquag was erected in 1839, and in the same year the Baptist Society built a church at Beekmanville. document.write(cy); (Source: Historical and Genealogical Record Dutchess and Putnam Counties New York, Press of the A. V. Haight Co., Poughkeepsie, New York, 1912; pp. The City of Poughkeepsie was chartered in 1854. In 1865 it was changed to a National Bank, Pawling Savings Bank was incorporated in 1870. The two eldest married the Kuhn sisters, daughters of Simon Kuhn. A range of the Taconic Mountains extends along the eastern border, with the Winchell Mountain on the west. In 1748 a church was organized near the center of the town. Other early settlers were the Vanderburghs, Vandebogerts, Parmentors, Lewis, Pells, Titsoorts and Filkins. 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. Johannes Rowe died in 1771, and was buried in the family ground across the road from the church which bears the family name. It stood close to the water at what was known as the Lower Landing, north of Dennings Point. 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. 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. The waterfall is called Poughkepesingh and the land Minnisingh, situate on the east side of the river.". FDR was the only President to win a fourth term in the White House: when Thomas E. Dewey from Pawling ran against him in 1944, it was the only time in American history when two men from the same county vied for the Presidency. The only dwelling spared was the home of Gilbert Robert Livingston, who remained loyal to the crown during the Revolutionary War. A broad and fertile valley runs through the central portion. In later years it was used only for entertainments. 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. The Ebenezer Methodist Church was built in 1837, the original cost, exclusive of labor, being about $800. The population of the town in 1810 was 1,756. Westward are the buildings of the Millerton Iron Co., now in ruins. Another deed of 1686 conveys land to Hendrick Kip. I expect there will be sixteen or more volumes before this series is finished. It was replaced in 1852 by a stone bridge, thirty feet wide, which in 1884 was widened to sixty feet. Methodism was introduced into the town in 1788, and in 1825 the Society built a church here. 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