1865 deaths of officers and enlisted men entry content: Name, age, marital status, citizenship status, enlistment date, original regiment, original rank, regiment at death, rank at death, promotions, death date and place, manner of death, surviving associates, and burial place. Land was added from time to time; a $10,000 endowment fund was secured, and the school prospered until 1828, when the unfortunate separation in the Friends' Society occurred. From 1683 to 1715 most of the settlers in Dutchess County were Dutch. The Methodist Church was built in 1833 upon ground donated by John Albertson, Sr. Along the banks of the Wappingers stood several factories. The congregation numbers about forty. The spring itself is seventy-five feet across. In exchange, Rye was granted to New York, along with a 1.81-mile (2.91 km) wide strip of land running north from Ridgefield to Massachusetts alongside the New York counties of Westchester, Putnam then Dutchess, known as "The Oblong". The Beekman Iron Mine was discovered in 1846 by William E. Haxtun. It was not a success financially, and in 1883 was discontinued. The Sawkill flows through the center of the town. You may select a specific volume to restrict your search results. 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. 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. Gilbert Budd had a lumber yard, and was interested in the freighting business. Rev. Search Free Dutchess County New York Genealogy and Family History Records Online . Thomas Newbold. Prior to Anglo-Dutch settlement, what is today Dutchess County was a leading center for the native Wappinger peoples. A new court house was erected in 1809, and replaced by the present building in 1903. Eastman College was started by Harvey G. Eastman in 1859. C37, JMM "10,000 Vital Records of Eastern New York, 1777-1834." It has always been an industrial center. He returned the following statistics: Population, 2,300; electors, 431; taxable property, $547,106. Between 1830 and 1837 the village grew rapidly and a remarkable real estate boom was inaugurated by the Poughkeepsie Improvement Party, which included such men as Paraclete Potter, editor of the Poughkeepsie Journal, Nathaniel P. Tallmadge, United States Senator, Matthew Vassar, Walter Cunningham, George P. Oakley and Gideon P. Hewitt. 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. It is a spacious structure, and was erected in 1907 by Hon. On the former stream at one time stood Judge Livingston's mill at the river; General Armstrong's mill at Cedar Hill; Van Benthuysen's mill, and a woolen factory in the same place; the Chancellor's mill in the interior, and Robert G. Livingston's mill on the Rock City branch. Located in southeastern New York in the valley of the Ten Mile River, Wassaic is bordered to the east and west by mountain ranges. It became widely known throughout the country, and students were enrolled from every State in the Union. These marriage records were transcribed by Lester Card and compiled in 1949. The foundations alone mark the spot from which the buildings have been removed. They called one of their encampments Poughkeepsie, the reed-covered lodge by the little water place.". Contributions for the Genealogies of the Descendants of the First Settlers of the Patent and City of Schenectady, From 1662 to 1800 (Albany, NY: J. Munsell, 1873), . The Methodists organized in 1804 and built a church in Jefferson street. 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. Note that this database has a name only index, derived from the book index itself. The charter was granted to Abraham Kip on the east side of the river, and to Moses Contine on the west side. pilot or "Flying Tigers" Chapter Page Number Clear search Browse this collection Table of Contents Title Page Contents to This Section July 1938, Title Page The Dutchess County Genealogical Society was established in 1972 to help organize and direct genealogical work. Other early settlers were the Vanderburghs, Vandebogerts, Parmentors, Lewis, Pells, Titsoorts and Filkins. First Presbyterian Church at New Hamburg, Dutchess, New York. Levi P. Morton, as a memorial to his deceased daughter. About 1750 Aaron Stockholm built a mill at Hopewell. 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. The first settlers were the families of Barent Baltus Van Kleeck and Hendrick Jans van Oosterom. North of this is "The Locusts," the estate of William B. Dinsmore, now owned by his widow and children. It is not definitely known by whom the town was first settled, but it is supposed that the first settlements were made by the Dutch who came here from the vicinity of Hudson's River. Joseph Wing of do Farmer. Old Gravestones of Dutchess County, NY collected and edited by J. Wilson Poucher, M.D. James Emans obtained a grant of land from Madam Brett near the present hamlet of East Fishkill. From 1715 to 1730 most of the new settlers in Dutchess county were Germans. ^ P A^ P E R S NEW HAVEN COLONY HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Among the early settlers on the east side we find the names of Sherman, Merrit, Birdsall, Irish, Akin, Craft, Chase and Osborn. Circuit Court Southern District, 1846-1876, U.S. District Court Eastern District, (Kings, Queens, Nassau and Suffolk counties), 1865-1906, U.S. District Court Southern Court Southern District, (New York, Bronx and also Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Richmond, Rockland, Sullivan and Westchester counties), 1824-1906. Another large house in the village was Gilbert Budd's, a cousin of Underhill Budd, whose farm lay in the vicinity. Later arrivals were Peter Mesier, John Hughson and Rev. His grandson, Gulian, came about 1730, and built the house still standing known as Mount Gulian. New York Genealogical and Biographical Society. The eastern half of the stub of land in northeast Dutchess County containing Rudd Pond and Taconic State Park is the northernmost extension of The Oblong. Death entry content: Name, age, sex, color, marital status, month and day of death, native state or country, occupation and cause of death. The advent of graded schools rendered the existence of such an institution unnecessary, and the buildings have been closed since 1888. Enter your email address here to receive a notification when we publish a new database. He purchased the ninth "water lot" of the Nine Partners patent, on which the village of Hyde Park is now situated. The College opened in 1865, with 353 students. But the influx of Quakers and their progeny wasn't, and over the next 20 years the community outgrew it. Samuel Dor-land and wife, Allen Moore and wife and Andrew Moore are recorded as being present at this meeting. The name of the town is derived from Col. Henry Beekman, who in 1697 obtained a grant of all the land east of Rombout's patent to the Oblong. 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. Alonzo Welton of Poughkeepsie, with twenty-one members. Includes marriages and deaths for the 12 months prior to the census, ending 1 June of the census year. About 1735 Jacob Stoutenburgh, a Hollander and trader from Westchester, became interested in lands now comprised within the bounds of this town. The village of Fishkill, which is situated some six miles from Fishkill Landing, was the scene of many important events during the Revolution. Junction was built in 1888. 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, A large flour mill, operated by the late Starr B. Knox, stood on the dock. We are very happy to add Volume 11 to our database Dutchess County, NY: The Settlers of the Beekman Patent. He settled on the west side of the river, opposite the forty acre island, known as Stowel's Island . 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. The Ebenezer Methodist Church was built in 1837, the original cost, exclusive of labor, being about $800. Samuel and Amos had been connected with the Goshen, Connecticut settlement. 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. Staatsburg, a village in the northern part of the town, derives its name from the Staats family, who settled here about 1720. "They grew corn, beans, and various species of squash, and gathered plant foods such as hickory, nuts, butternuts, walnuts, acorns, and chestnuts, and . The village contains a National Bank, which was organized in 1893 with a capital of $100,000, and a Savings Bank chartered in 1870. Another range, known as the West Mountain, occupies the western part. They erected a stone cotton mill in 1814. 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. The boundaries of the village as then fixed remain the limits of the city of Poughkeepsie today. The materials of this were removed to the farm of Vincent Williams, and converted into a barn, where it still stands, good to battle with the storms of a half century to come. 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. It is the only public building in Rhinecliff. Colonists from New England founded communities throughout the disputed areas of eastern Dutchess in the opening decades of the eighteenth century. Search terms should be focused on First and Last names. A Baptist church was built here in 1777. Records for the time period of 1683-1713 are in Ulster county. 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). NOTE: Additional records that apply to Dutchess County are also on the New York Histories and Genealogies page. St. James Episcopal Church was built in 1904. That summer new bridges were built over streams at Mount Ross and Hoffman's Mill. It was established in 1797, and was the first public library in Dutchess county. In the winter of 1778-79 a regiment of Continentals was quartered in Poughkeepsie, and barracks were erected on the south side of the village. Volume 11 contains over 1,000 pages and is focused on families with last names between Rood and Sly. Some were long term tenants, while others resided a short time and moved on, going farther north into New York and . 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). The records of the present society state that the Presbyterian church of Pleasant Plains was organized March 28, 1837, by Rev. The two towns comprised the greater part of Rynbeck precinct, organized December 16, 1737. The City of Poughkeepsie was chartered in 1854. The community was set off from the Town of Poughkeepsie when it became an incorporated village in 1799. A Presbyterian Society was organized at Pleasant Plains in 1785. Copyright The village of Pine Plains had an official name as a postoffice a few years prior to its organization as a town. The Christian Church at Schultzville was erected in 1866 on land donated by T. A. Schultz, who also contributed $3,000 towards the cost of the building. The Starr Institute, which contains a free library, was built and furnished by Mrs. Mary R. Miller in 1862, at a cost of $15,000. The Treaty of Dover of 1731stabilized the border zone. The first president was David R. Gould, who was conspicuous in its organization. They settled along the Fishkill River and in the areas that are now Poughkeepsie and Rhinebeck. Matthew Vassar gave the site, some 200 acres of land, and added about $400,000. 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. v. 2. It became a National Bank in 1865. Early European settlements clustered along the Hudson River at modern Beacon, Fishkill, Poughkeepsie, Rhinebeck, and Red Hook. Mr. Rothery was the first to manufacture new files in America. The Bank of Rhinebeck was organized in 1853, with a capital of $125,000. Ontario Settlers United Empire Loyalists were Americans who remained loyal to King George III and the British Empire. The oldest mill in the town was built by Robert Thorne, two miles west of Lafayetteville. The Quaker Meeting House at Clinton Corners was built in 1777. The Christian Church of Stanfordville was established in 1840; and the Methodists built a house of worship in 1843. They died, respectively, in 1881 and 1888, and left the college considerable sums of money. The early residents included Dutch and French settlers and migrants from New England and Westchester County, New York. 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 first town meeting was held at the house of Stephen Thorne, April, 1818. Red Hook is a town in Dutchess County. Gen. Joseph Howland, who was much interested in the development and improvement of the village of Matteawan, established and perpetually endowed a library here which bears his name. A second edifice was built in 1760, and in 1822 a third church was erected on the site of the present church building. "Belfield" is the home of Hon. VOL. Brendan Morrow, Staff Writer. It originally extended westward to the Hudson and comprised over 66,000 acres, with a population in 1790 of 4,607. The Hudson River Railroad was built through from New York to Poughkeepsie in 1849, the first train coming through to the site of the present station January 4, 1850. A new building was erected in 1836; it was sold in 1870 to Jonathan Warner, founder of the Old Ladies' Home, and the money was used for the construction of the present High School. Near the western border is Sylvan Lake, covering over one hundred acres. 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. 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. About eighty pounds of fresh beef is ground up daily for their consumption. 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. One of them established twelve counties, as follows: New York, Kings, Queens, Suffolk, Richmond, Westchester, Albany, Ulster, Dutchess, Orange, Duke's and Cornwall. Aaron Van Vlackren settled at Gayhead, where his son Tunis built a grist mill in 1768. They moved to Canada after the American Revolution. Pamela J. Sears, Who was Catrina: wife of Stephen Jansz Van Voorhees of Jamaica?, New Netherland. The company eventually gave up the business, as they could not compete in price with machine made files. for the manufacture of fine wool hats. Among the early residents of the neighborhood was Jacob Sebring, who lived in a large white house overlooking the river, and built a dock where he kept a yacht. It is said that there was quite an influx into the town about 1740. 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. Matteawan. Daniel is my first cousin, six generations removed. He built a house about 1712, near the place known as the Steel Works, where he lived and died. It had a capacity of 250,000 yards of cloth per week. NEW HAVEN: PRINTED FOR THE SOCIETY. James De Long, who was town clerk in 1802-'03, is said to have been a descendant of the settler of that name. Charles B. Whitehead and Rev. 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. Scrapbook of Dutchess County, NY people and places : 1930-1960 with index, Some sources for research on the history of southern Dutchess County, New York, The History of Dutchess County, New York, 1909 (included in U.S. County and Regional Histories and Atlases collection), The revolution and the common man : farm tenants and artisans in New York politics, 1777-1788, Ancient records; town of Beekman, 1772-1827 covering territory now towns of Beekman, La Grange (Greedom), Unionvale, The settlers of the Beekman Patent, Dutchess County, New York : an historical and genealogical study of all the 18th century settlers in the patent, 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, Records of three Dutchess county precincts, 1738-1799, Dover Plains quadrangle, New York-Connecticut, Early 20th century Fishkill Doctor's Ledger, Peekskill, Fishkill, Matteawan and Cold Spring : their representative business men and points of interest, Memorandum book of cases commenced before Peter A. 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