GENERAL HISTORYOF GREENECOUNTY.

CHAPTER I. ferred to, by the Schoharie K ill and its branches, while the country on the east of the latter range is drained GENERAL DESCRIPTION - GEOG RA PHY, TOPOGRAPHY- mainly by the Katskill and its branches. Clefts between SOIL-W A TERS-GEOLOGY. th e mountains, through which these streams find their way are called "cloves."* These in some cases amount REENE COUNTY li es on the west side of the to wide valleys, while in others they are narrow ravines, G Hudson River, centrally distant 130 miles from the steep sides of which sometimes rise nearly perpen­ New York, and from the State capital 35 miles. dicularly T ,500 feet or more above the streams flowing The boundary lines are very irregular; that on the north, th rough them. The must important of these are Kaater­ which is the old south boundary of Rensselaer Manor, be­ skill Clove, Bush Kill Clove, Stoney Clove, Mink Hollow ing th e greatest length of straight line (a distance of and Plattekill Hollow, all in the southern part of the about 30 mil es) to be found in its perimeter. It contains coun ty. The principal mountains lie at the nearest 686 square miles. The long est line that can be drawn point about seven miles from the river. In front of in the county-a diagonal from northeast to southwest­ them is a series of lesser mountains called the Little is about 43 miles, while the average length is 32 miles, Catskills, (also known as Hooge-bergen or High Hills), and the average width 20 miles. Its greatest width is which rise from 500 to 700 feet, and lie four or five miles about 25 miles, and it has a front on the river of the back from the river. Between these and the river there same length. The southern part is mountainous, com­ are several ridges betw een which stretch parallel fertile prising the celebrated Catskill Mountains, which reach a valleys . The most strongly marked and important of height of nearly 4,000 feet, and can be seen from a great these ridg es is the Kalkberg, which lies two or three distance. Other parts of the county are very hilly. miles from the river and rises in a precipitous wall from From the main range a spur of mountains exte nd s 100 to r 50 feet. through th e county in a northeasterly dire ction, its peaks The soil of the county is for the most part a heavy ranging from 2,500 to 3,000 feet high . This range slialy loam with local variations to sand and gravel. forms a natural boundary, dividing the county into two Along the valleys of the creeks there are numerous flats nearly equai parts and separating the towns of Windham, of heavy, fertile soi l. On the rough and elevated por­ Jewett and Hunter on the west from those of Durham, tions the soil is so stony as to render cu ltivation difficult Cairo and Catskill on the east. The eastern slope of if not imp ossible. This is particularly the case in the the se mountains, as well as of the mountains of the county towns of Le xington and Hun te r. Some years ago genera lly, is steep and wall-like, while the western side Horace Greeley was addressing the farmers of this falls away by a more gradual slope, and in spurs of coun ty and enlarging upon the possibiliti es of de­ small er mountains and hill s. The north sides of these velopment by th e aid of the sub-soil plow and other spurs are rocky and bare, whi le their south sides are things, when he was interru pted by a farmer from the covered with vast deposits of drift, indicating that a region ment ioned who asked what he would do on those great current of water once swept over them from the farms, where, by his description, he showed that Greeley's north. In the western part of the county a spur of methods were ridiculously impracticable; upon which mountains runs across, entirely hedgin g off the town of Gree ley simply raised his eyes and replied "raise sheep," . Halcott from the oth er towns . The valley on the west and went on with his address. The soil is well adapted of thi s spur is drained by the Bush Kill; th at lyin g be ­ to raising hay and gra zing . tween these mountains and the central range, above re- * From the Dutch word kloof- cleft , gorge. 18 HISTORY OF GREENE COUN TY.

Th e co unt y is well supplied with small str ea ms, whic h of th e hypo gene rocks, gra ni te, gne iss, mica slate and the find th eir way down from the rocks and mou nt ain s, and, lik e, th ere were formed by the depositing of sedime nt after windin g many mil es amon g th e irr eg ular barrie rs successive laye rs of material whic h became rock, To with whi ch nature ha s opposed th eir dir ect progress , th ese successive lay ers that had the ir period of formation reach the smoother waters of the Del aware or th e Hud­ before that of the rocks of this sec tion, geologists have son. The larg est of the se, the Katskill-properly Kats given name s co rresponding for the most part with the Kil-whi ch ri ses in a swamp in Schoharie county, calle d localities where the differ ent laye rs respecti vely appea r. by the Dutch E ckerso n Vly, and flows thro ugh th is These are, in order fr om the botto m, 1, Potsdam sand ­ county, acro ss the towns of Durham, Ca iro and Catsk ill, stone; z, ca lcif ero us sandrock; 3, Black River and Tre n­ forms for short distances the dividing lin e betwe en Dur­ ton limestones; 4, Uti ca slate ; 5, Hudson River group ; ham and Greenville and betwe en Catskill and Athens, 6, grey sandstone and conglomerate; 7, Medina sand­ and empties into the Hudson after following its devious stone; 8, Clinton group; 9, Ni ag ara group; 10, Onon­ channel a distance of about 40 miles. It s pr inc ipal daga salt grou p ; 1 r, H elderberg lime stones, including gr its tributary on the north is Potick Creek, which rises in and sandsto nes; I 2, H amilton group , includ ing Marc ellus Albany county, and corning down across th e nort heast shale an d Tully limestone; 13, Portage group, including corner of Gr ee nvill e and the west end of Coxsack ie, Genesee slate; 14, Chemung group and old red sandstone , forms the dividing line betwe en Cairo on its west ba nk or Catskill group . Those in italics are fo und cropp ing and Athens on its east, joins th e Katskill about five mi les out in this county. above its mouth. About two miles from its mouth the The Hud son River shal es and sandstones occ upy a Katskill is joined by the Katerskil , its principal tribut ary belt on e to two mile s in width along the ri ver. This on the south, which rises in the lakes on South Mountain group was formed in th at long ago time designat ed by and flows throu gh a ser pentine channel down one of the geo logist s as the Lower Silur ian pe rio d , It contains b ut grand es t gorg es in all this mountain region. As it de­ very few if any fossil s. Follow ing this formation there scends it makes several falls and cascades of rare be auty appears to ha ve been a long period of suspension in the and grandeur. The most noteworthy of thes e are process of depositing material for rock making her e. Haines's Falls, where the water s of the West Branch of During th is time the process was goi ng on in other parts, the Katerskil da sh over a pr ecip ic e 150 feet hi gh, and but no ro cks tha t have been disco vered were formed he re the Katerskil Falls where the east or main bran ch of the until th e Upper Silurian period , whe n the ma terials of stream comes over two falls a few yards apa rt , the first the H eld erb erg group were deposited. Ju st above the being 175 fee t hi gh and th e second So feet. In spi red lim eston es of this group a very mono tonou s format ion of by its beauty William Cullen Bryant many years ago shales is found, from one to thre e hundr ed feet in thick ­ wrote the poem which is so frequently quoted as not to ness. This is a formation of the D evo nian age, to whic h require repetition here. Thou gh the distance from its geologists ha ve given the nam e Cau da-galli, because of a source to its junction with th e Katskill is not over nine sea-weed impr in t of " cock-t ail" for m which appears on miles, thi s st ream pro bab ly flows 25 mil es to ga in it. some of the beds. The fos sils in this for mat ion are few, The Schoh ari e Kill ris es in the south ern part of the excep t th e ap parentl y vege table remains which give its town of Hunter and flows north westerly ac ross Jewett, name. Another lay er of lim estone follows this, and is Lexington and Prattsvill e, dr aini ng ne arly half the called Corniferous from the circum stan ce of its contai n­ county, and tak ing a northerly course empties into the ing ch ert or ho rnstone scattered in irre gul ar nodules Mohawk , and thus its waters, after mak in g a circuit of through it. It contains but few fossi ls. Ne xt above this 175 mil es, pass down the Hudson withi n 10 mil es of th eir appears the Ma rc ellus shale of the Hamil ton group. startin g point. The princip al branches of this stream This has a thickness of ab out one hundred feet, is blac k are the B1tavia K ill which ris es iu th e eastern part of and sometimes glazed , and contain in g indi ca tion s of bi­ Windh am and flows thr ough that to wn and Ash land join­ tum en it has led to th e belief that coa l ex ist ed below, and ing it in Prattsville; and the West Ki ll which rises in the thu s in ves tigat ions have been pursued in search of tha t south ern' part of Lexington, and, flowing north, jo ins the formation, but always withou t rewa rd. This rock co n­ Sch ohar ie from the west. The Bush K ill, which with tains fossils . Its texture is soft, so that its lin e of out­ its branch es drains the town of Halcott , flows westward crop has be en worn away, and is now hidd en benea th int o th e De laware . th e glacia l depos it s that have since been made. The rock forma tion of thi s county furni shes an ex ­ Above th is black shale the rock be comes of lighter ceedin gly int eres tin g field for th e study of th e geologist. co lor, and run s through a gra dation to a sandy compos i­ As we begin to in vestigate the character of this forma ­ tion, st ill contai nin g foss ils . This stra tum appears in the tion we le arn that it is entire ly the result of oceanic pro­ hill s whi ch lie thr ee to four miles bac k from the river in ce sses. T he section conta ins no igneus or volcanic rocks. th e south ern par t of the count y. T he va rious strata of The exist ence of coal below the surface here is also this group are int erspe rsed with a few thin calca reo us pro ven to be a scient ific impossibility, since th e rocks bands. Upon this rests a series of shaly sandstones and th at crop out here are part of str ata th at lie a great d is­ shal es known as the Chem un g group . The ma teria l of tanc e be low the coa l format ion . Upo n the bottom of this gro up is wan tin g in calcareous ma tt er, and, excep t the great primitive ocean, composed as that bottom was perhaps 'in the very lowest strata, it is destitute of fossi ls.

• GEOLOGICAL-INDIAN TRIBES.

This group with the next, the Catskill group, forms the In the foregoing paragraphs on the geology of this great mass of the mountains. The two groups taken to­ county, we have been largely assisted by facts given by gether are more than three thousand feet in thickness . William Morris Davis, of Cambridge, Mass ., in "Ap­ The latter consists of red shales and sandstones, from palachia," and in Van Loan's Catskill Mountain Guide. the decomposition of which the soil forms a reddish clay. The various strata of the rocks we have noticed, which at first lay horizontally, were, while in a plastic condition, CHAPTER II. compressed into wrinkles or folds by the action of some unknown and immeasurable force of nature . These folds THE INDIANS-THEIR HISTORY AND LEGENDS. lie nearly parallel with each other and with the rive r. Near the river t.hey are sharply bent, so that their sides NE OF THE first inqumes that suggests itself become parallel, but farther away their acuteness de­ O when we consider the history of a locality 1s rn creases. It is supposed that the pressure which produced regard to its prim1t1ve occupancy. Who were them was exerted from the direction of the river, push­ the people that lived here before our ancestors gained a ing the great mass of material in a direction a little home on the soil; and how did they live? What was north of west. The rock strata have · an average south­ their condition, and what became of them when the southeasterly dip of forty to seventy degrees. The white settlers took possession of their lands? Amid the Hudson River group, which received the bulk of this obscurity which surrounds the early history of this pressure, is covered by varying depths of blue and yellow locality we find but little positive data from which to clays, through which, at frequent intervals, its distorted construct satisfactory answers to these questiohs . The and ragged folds break out. Besides the one just men­ aborigines reared no enduring monuments to perpetu­ tioned there have been other agencies, very powerful ate to civilization the record of themselves and their ones, at work to change the shape and appearance of the work. When the _first European settlers came, the land original formations that we have noticed. These were now occupied by Greene County was occupied by sub­ the erosion following the great upheaval of the former tribes of the great Algonquin nation . Indications of ocean bed into dry land, and the movements of those their existence are not wanting . We see them in the great sheets of ice glaciers across the face of the con­ traces of their once frequented villages, their burial tinent, grinding down one place and filling up another grounds, their stone arrow-points and instruments of with the earth and rocks they had stolen from some far­ various kinds, but in these there is little upon which to off region. found a definite account of their history or themselves. Of all the rock formations we have noticed the Helder­ In the early p art of the seventeenth century the banks berg group occupies the greatest part of this county, and of the Hudson were occupied by sub -tribes o( the two is of the most importance . Its thickness is from two to great Indian nations, the Lenni Lenapes, or De lawares three lrnndred feet. The lower strata subdivided into as they were afterwards called, and the Mahicans. The five sections may be briefly described, with the fossils former occupied the west side of the river from its peculiar to each, as follows: mouth up as far as the Katskill, and west to the head waters The Waterlime: fine-grained, even, thin bedded, light­ of the Delaware and Susquehanna rivers, while the latter colored; weathers whitish; dips to the west; thicknt'ss occupied all the east side of the river, and the west side about seventy feet; fossils, Leperditia and Tentaculite. from an undefined point in the northern wilderness The Lower Pentam erus: a hard, blue rock, in knotted down to the Katskill, and west as far as Schenectady. The layers, often containing blue chert; thickness about wolf was the totemic symbol of the representatives of eighty feet ; dips to the west; fossils, Pentamerus, Atrypa, both these nations upon the territory of Greene County. Rhynchonella and others. The chieftaincy of the Lenni Lenapes that extended up The Cats kill Shaly Limestone: dull dark blue when the river to this point was the Minsis, which l1ad six sub­ freshly b roken bu t weathering brown or gray; even­ d ivisions. One of these sub-tribes was the Catskills, be dd ecl, thi n splittin g; thickness ab ; ut one hundred feet; and th ey inhabited the region from Saugerti es northward clips to the west forty to twenty degrees; resists erosion to th e K atsk ill, and pe rhaps, beyond that s~rea rn. Defi­ effectively ; foss ils, Spiri fer, Hemipronites, Strophomena, ni te boundaries to their jurisdicti on we re unkrio wn. A vicula , Dalm :rn ites an d others . T here are evidences that indic ate that the ir clai m to Th e E nc rinal L im est one: hard, coarse crystalline, fre­ lands as fa r north as Co xsackie Creek was admitted . que nt redd ish tinge, with dull green partings between it s It appe ars, ho wever, that th ey held no lands beyond the he avy layer s; laye rs ab out hor izontal; contains numerous ridge of the K atskill Mountains, the Schoharie Valley cri ncid ste rns and oth er fossils. being th e ground of the Mohawks . The Catskill Indians Th e Up per Pentame rus : a hard, blue , crystalline lime­ were spoken of by Hudson as a "loving peopl e," and sto ne; thic k-bedded; larg ely composed of shells; strata other wise seem ed to have the reputation of a very peace­ lyin g flat; thick ness, by itself undetermined, but in con­ able clan . In 1663, their Chief was known as Long nection with the preceding, with which it is closely Jacob; and their sachem in 1682 was Mahak Niminaw. joined, ab out 120 feet; fossils, Pentarnerus, Spirifer, Th e War ranaw onkongs, another sub-division of the Min­ Orthis and Rhynchonella. sis, and the most numerous of all joined them on the 20 HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY.

south. The particular chieftaincy of the Mahicans that Of the few legends th at are preserved concerning th em, occupied the valley of the Hudson was divided into five we have only room for the following, which is the sub ­ or more sections or sub-tribes. Of these the Mechkento­ stance condensed from recollections of a recital of it woons occupied the territory "above the Katskill and on made forty years ago by a descendant of the old Dutch Beeren or Mahican Island." settl_ers: We have little evidence to show that the Indians of "About the time of the settlement of this vicinity, there this territory played a very conspicuous or active part in lived an Indian chief who bore the name Shandaken, the wars between the Mohawks and the Mahicans that who is said to have occupied, during the warm season, waged for many years during the period of European the table rock upon which the Mountain House, on Pine discovery and settlement. The Catskill Indians were no Orchard, stands. This old chief had an only daughter, doubt associated with the other sub-tribes of their nation whose beauty excited the admiration of all the young in resisting the Mohawks . A tradition comes down to braves and the envy of all the squaws in the neighbor­ us that once upon a time, the representatives of the two hood . Lotawana, for that was her name, was sought for great powers-Iroquois and Mahicans-met in great by many a warrior of high rank in the circles of the numbers upon the island now called Rogers Island,* and forest. But the proposals, which were frequently made there engaged in bloody conflict for the supremacy over to Shandaken for the hand of his daughter, were uni­ the river. The result, as the tradition goes, was a Yictory, formly rejected, for she was already betrothed to a young complete and lasting for the former, or more definitely chief of the Mohawks . Among those who were capti­ for the Mohawks, they being the particular tribe of the vated by the charms of Lotawana was Norsereddin, Iroquois confederation engaged in this conflict. When it who boasted descent from an ancient race of Egyptian took place we are not told. The Mohawks, whatever kings, :rnd who lived somewhere upon the banks of the may have been their triumphs, never laid claim to the Katskill. This young man had little to recommend him lands bordering the river here. to the favor of any one, either in possessions or char- The history, habits, manners and religion of the In- acter. Haughty, morose, unprincipled, cruel and dissi­ dians who occupied this ground were the same generally pated, he still possessed an invincible determination to as those of the nations to which they belonged . They accomplish his purposes that recoiled not from the use selected for their habitations the rich flats bordering the of any means that lay within his reach . This graceless streams, and probably seldom ventured upon the moun- man had been moved to attempt the conquest of Loto­ tains. The fish in the river and its tributary creeks and wana's heart, simply by a banter of a Dutchman at a the game with which the forests of the plains and lesser primitive tavern, where they were enjoying the sweets hills abounded, together with the products of the fertile of the proverbial beer and pipe . The Dutchman had soil which they cultivated gave them an abundant liveli- offered to wager r,ooo pieces of crown gold that Norse­ hood, and there was little in the waste of rocks and in- rcddin could not win the affection of Loiowana from her accessible steeps to attract them thither. They lived in troth, and although the proud Egyptian scorned the circular wigwams, generally in single families. These regard of the Indian girl, he declared that he would wigwams, ten or twelve feet across them, were formed of take the wager and make the one who offered it rue his poles set up in circular form and the top drawn together, presuming folly. after which the frame-work was covered with barks and "Norsereddin repaired at once to the mountain and skins. They had a custom of setting the woods and spent six months in hunting, fishing and shooting with meadows on fire in autumn, at" Indian summer" time . Shandaken, improving the while every opportunity to Their strong-holds were circular forts, built upon com- engage the favor and confidence of the chief and his mantling elevations at important points. These forts were people . By his seductive manners he was able to make usually enclosures, containing about an acre, surrounded fair progress as far as the chief and others were con­ by palisades 12 or 15 feet high, and within were filled cerned, but with the dusky damsel he was assured by no with wigwams. The hoes with which they planted and such measure of success. In fact , while he evidently cultivated their corn were made of the shoulder-blad es failed to awaken any tender regard for himself in the of the deer or moose, or clam shells, fastened to a handle. heart of the girl, he found to his chagrin that his own It is said that they sometimes used fish as a fertilizer, heart was becoming enchanted by her winning graces. (though we do not see the necessity of that ), and that So now Norsereddin had a double stimulus to the prose­ their corn-fields were often several acres in extent. Be- cution of his design, a thousand crowns of gold and a sides corn, they also raised squashes, tobacco, beans and wife, that if he could not introduce with pride to the sunflowers . circle of his Egyptian fri en ds, he could take delight in Swiftly and surely they faded out, before the poisonous her e amid the seclusion of the new world . He at last breath of civilization and "fire-water," and there is asked for the hand of Lotawana, but great was his mor­ nought left to speak of their existence but the ashes of tification when he found himself rejected . Repeated as­ their homes, their own decaying bones and th e frag- sertions of his love, which were now made in all sincerity, men ts of their stone implements that here and there pro - trude from the disturbed soil. were met by steadfast refusal, until his wounded spirit was aroused to its former imperious and haughty mien, * Wanton Island, several miles below Catskill, has also been made the scene of this battle. but to his remonstrances the old chief replied: "Go, my .. THE LEGEND OF LOTOWANA. son, there are smiles for thee among the daughters of has offended you, forgive my rashness, and charge it thine own race, th ey are fair, and will rejoice in thy rath er to the sudden heat of blood than any settled pur­ coming. The child of the red men would not forget her po,e to do you wrong. The Dawn of Day was beautiful , home. She has been nursed amid the voices of the exceedingly-I was blind and frenzied-that passion is forest, and the tall trees have cast their shadows upon now dead, or lives only in my recoll ection of its folly . her soul as over a pure stream . The music of their Let us forget the past, and as we once were so let us be leaves has lulled her for many moons, and her heart is friends again. Here is a casket, and there are jewels in full of their strange language . Her dreams have been it that would grace a diadem. I have brought them · for haunted with the croak of the raven and the scream of Lotawana, the loved child of the Wabinga chieftain, ere the panther, and still she has slept in security under the she departs from the wigwam of her father. Let her ac­ branches of the tall oak, until the images of the forest cept them as a peace offering from her brother, so shall have become as a part of her own being-she would not he remember her with gratitude, and invoke a blessing forget them, and would sigh to return. Let my son but on her in her new borne . Go, give them to the maiden, reflect, too, that the sunlight of her spirit falls towards and I will depart with the breath of peace upon my the camp of the Mohawk, and its shadow, even now, lips." darkens in his own pathway. The light of the glad sun, To this Shandaken replied: "It rejoices our hearts which proceedeth outwards continually, is the truth of that our brother says peace . ,ve harbor no evil against the Manitou, carrying joy to the hearts of his people. the pale-face-he is our friend; and as the mist of the It returns not, like a false light, ere it has fulfilled its morning fades before the sunlight, so melts our anger promise, but goes on into the darkness beyond the world, before the smiles of our brother . We accept the gift he gladdening it with hope. Shandaken would have his has brought for the young maiden, as a pledge of his word like the truth of the Manitou. It has sown joy in friendship, and are glad that he will bury his anger. It is the heart of one, let it not return unfulfilled , that the good-let there be peace, so shall we think of him with finger of scorn should point at him, and shame come kindness; and when he departs from us our blessing will upon him in his old age." follow him." N orsereddin in reply attempted to justify the breach N orsereddin, having delivered his message, retired of honor which he had urged Shandaken to commit, but without delay, whi le the chief went to deliver the casket this only called out a more indignant reply from the to his daughter . She at once opened it, and in doing chief. Finding himself hopelessly foiled, the Egyptian so was wounded by the fatal dart. Screaming with pain became enraged and attempted to strike down the chief she called her father, who examined the infernal machine upon the spot, but Shandaken hurled him away with such and saw through the scheme of which they had been force that he fell upon the rock almost insensible, and made the victims. So effectual was its action that, not­ the Indians who were near, following uv the movement, withstanding all possible efforts were made to counteract drove Norsereddin from the camp. The latter now the poison, the expectant bride in a few minutes lay dead vowed revenge, and gave his mind to the conception of at the feet of her father. Twenty warriors at once set a plan, which, having devised, he forthwith proceeded to out in pursuit of the wretched deceiver. Mounted on put into operation. trusty horses, they sped down the mountain side and By the help of an old domestic he obtained the fang of across the slopes with the swiftness of the whirlwind . a serpent, and securing it upon a piece of wire, he But little did they gain on the fleet-footed charger of arranged it in a very pretty little box in such a way that N orsereddin until the latter, when near the Kalk berg, when the box should be opened the wire would spring stumbled and fell. To extricate himself from the en­ out and strike the fang into the hand of the person hold­ tanglement of this position and remount took time that ing it . To make its work doubly sure and effective he gave the pursuers advantage, and before he could regain charged the point also with some powerful mineral his flight he was overtaken. The Indians now pinioned poison. Thns provided he set out for the Indian camp him, placed him on his horse, and proceeded with him on the day preceding that set for the marriage festival of back to their camp . A consultation was held and it was the lovely Lotowana with her Mohawk chief. decided that he should be committed to the flames. The The summer was in its full bloom of richn ess, and spot selected was upon the flat rock in Pine Orchard, nature smiled in the freshness of her garb of verdure and but a few feet from the edge of the precipice. Over­ hazy purple. Every feature of the landscape seemed to whelmed by ·the prospect of death before him, he plead flush with conscious joy, but the heart of N orsereddin wildly for mercy, but he plead in vain. The pile of fag ­ comprehended it not, for it was absorbed in the execution ots was prepared, the victim thoroughly bound and of a diabolical purpose of revenge. On reaching the placed upon it, and the torch applied. As the hungry mountain he greeted Shandaken with this cunningly de­ flames which were his winding sheet, lapped around the vised address: "Broth er, I have come far this morning body of the h.elpless wretch and intensified the surround­ to greet you with the words of kindness. Let us be ing darkness, the savages danced around it, while their friends . It is not meet that you, who are a prince among shouts of exultation mingled with the wails that the your people, and I, who am the scion of a race of kings, agonies of death wrung from the victim of his own re­ should be at enmity or war. If I have done any thing that venge. 22 HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY.

The body of Lotawana was buried amid the mourning neighborhood of what is now Cornwall Landing. Here of her friends; and on the following day Shandaken re­ they found the shores high and mountainous, the water moved from the spot, to which he never more returned; varying in depth from five to fourteen fathoms, and the whi le the ashes of Norsereddin were left upon the rock river full of fish. On the morning of the 15th, a mist untouched, to be scattered hence by the four winds of hung over the river, but the sun dispelled it, and the heaven. " Half Moon " spread her wings to a south wind, and sailed up 60 miles, passing, on the wc1y, the Catskill Mounta ins . Here, the record says, they found "great CHAPTER III. store of salmons in the river," of which they caught great numbers. That morning two Indians, whom they had DISCOVERY AND SETTLEMENT. taken prisoners, escaped out of a port and swam ashore. At night they anchored just above the present site of ENRY HUDSON was one of those ambitious Athens. Here they were visited by Indians, probably H nav igators who were ready to sacrifice their ease, the Catskill Indians, by whom they were well used. and even their lives, in the exciting enterprise These Indians they found to be a "very loving people," of searching for the northwest passage to the Indies. A and among them many old men. On the following day, native Englishman, the early part of the seventeenth (r6th), the savages came aboard the ship, having, it century found him in the employ, first of the London seems, gained the confidence of Hudson and his crew to Company, and after that company had abandoned the such an extent that they allowed them to enter the vessel. enterprise, then engaged with the Dutch East India This morning they al tempted to fish, but the Indians had Company. Under the latter's commission, he left Am­ been paddling about with their canoes during the night sterdam in the "Half Moon," a ship of about eighty and frightened the fish away. Here the ship lay at tons capacity, and on the 4th of April, 1609, sailed anchor all day, and the Indians brought them corn and for the New World. He arrived on the ''banks" of tobacco and pumpkins, or perhaps, more properly, Newfoundland early in July, and for two months cruised squashes. These the crew bought for some trifling along the coast, looking for some opening that would articles they had with them. After filling their water promise to admit him to the Indian sea beyond. vessels, they weighed anchor at night, and sailed up six How easy it is for us, in the light of the present day, miles further, where finding the water growing more to smile at the unavailing enthusiasm of Hudson and the shallow, they anchored and lay till morning. The 17th folly of his scheme! But as this vcyage brought the first brought them a clear, hot day. In the morning they European discoverer to the lands of this county, and to set sail, and passing the islands that obstruct the river the rock-ribbed hills that lift their eternal heads into from New Baltimore upward, sailed eighteen miles and the azure depths of heaven, and the first white navigator ran aground. This point was probably just above Castle­ that ever sailed up the majestic river that washes cove ton, perhaps half way between there and Albany. After and point along twenty-five miles of the county border, grounding the second time and heaving off, they cast we shall notice with interest the account of that first anchor and lay all night and the next day. Here the voyage up the river, as we gather its substance from the mate of the ship went ashore with an Indian chief who journal of Hudson. took him to his home and treated him kindly. Just be­ After entering the Chesapeake and Delaware bays, he fore noon, on the 19th, they weighed anchor and sailed returned to New York Bay and anchored there on th e up six miles further, where they found better water, evening of the 3d of September. After remaining there probably just above the present site of Albany. Here several days, he started on the 12th, to explore the river. the ship lay at anchor until the 23d, during which time On the morning of the 13th, with a clear, northerly win d, the mate, with four men in a small boat, explored the river they weighed anchor and sailed four miles. As the ship about 25 miles further up, but finding they had reached lay at anchor, four canoes came off to them bringing the head of navigation, no attempt was made to run the oysters, which the crew bought for trifles, but did not ship any further. allow the Indians to come aboard. Here Hudso n foun d While the ship lay here, Hudson and hi s crew had an op­ the variation of the compass to be 13 degrees. I n th e portunity to trade with the Indians and study th eir ch ar­ afternoon they sailed up on the flood tide, seven and a acter. They came aboard in great nu mbers, b ringing half miles further. Here they anchored and lay all grap es, pumpkins and beaver an d othe r skin s wh ich were night in five fathoms of water, and found "soft, ozie bought for beads, knives and hatchets. On the 21st, the ground." On the following morning, (14th), with fair carpenter went ashore, cut a tree and mad e a fore-yard. weather and a southeast wind, they sailed up the river While the ship lay here, some of the officers amus ed 36 miles, passing through a "streight betw een tw o themselves by experimenting upon the I ndians with points," (the Highlands, just below Peeks ~ill), "and it liquor, as the journal says, to see "whether they had trended northeast by north one league," with high land any treachery in them." So they took them into the on both sides. Then they sailed northwe ~t a "league cabin and gave them wine and aqua-vit~ until they were and a half,'' then northeast by north five miles, th en all merry. In the end, one of them who had been on northwest by north six miles, which brought them to the board all the time the ship lay there, became drunk. HENRY HUDSON AND THE INDIANS. 23

This was new to the savages, and they did not know how them and desired them to anchor and come ashore, but to understand the strange condition of their comrade. the wind being fair Hudson would not stop. The record They went ashore, but some of them returned bringing states that the old man turned away sorrowful at the de­ "stropes of beads," which they gave him. This, doubt­ parture of the ship. Having with considerable difficulty less, was to break the spell which they supposed the evil and delay got off the flats at Athens they had a fair wind spirit had fastened upon the man. However, the spell from the northward, and were able to make about was not broken, and he lay asleep all night. The next eighteen miles that day, when the wind changing to day, about noon, the savages came aboard and found south-southwest about five o'clock in the afternoon they their associate all Fight again. They were so well pleased anchored. They were now about opposite the present with this, that they returned, and at about 3 o'clock in site of Saugerties. Here they went fishing and caught the afternoon, came aboard and brought tobacco and a few "Mullets, Breames, Bases and Barbils." On the beads and gave them to the rnaster, and made an oration 29th the wind was south and southwest, and they were to him, and brought a great platter of venison, and able to make slow progress. Reaching a point about caused him to eat with them, and after showing him opposite the present site of Kingston they anchored. all the country round about, they made him reverence Here the Indians came off to the ship and brought and departed, all except the old man who had been "Indian wheat," probably corn, which Hudson's men drunk. bought. In the afternoon they sailed down and anchored On the 23d the Half Moon started on her return trip against" the edge of the mountaines." · On the 30th they down the river. Weighing anchor at 1 2 o'clock she rode at anchor and the Indians came aboard and brought sailed down about six miles, when she struck a shoal, skins, which they sold to Hudson's men for knives and and had to remain there until the swelling of the tide other small articles. This, Hudson says, is a pleasant helped her off. When they gained deep water they an­ place to build a town. The Indians also brought to chored and lay all night. On the 24th they had fair them specimens of the rock which they saw on the weather and a northwest wind. Sailing down the river banks. they ran aground on a flat in the middle of the river. On the 1st of October occurred one of those incidents This was probably the flat that lies between Hudson and which show how little conscience Hudson's men had in Athens. At 10 o'clock at night they were able to get the regard to taking the life of an Indian. One of the latter ship off, and anchor in deep water. While the ship lay paddled up under the stern of the ship, and climbing up here aground the men went ashore and gathered chest­ on the rudder to the cabin window, stole a pillow, two nuts. On the 25th they had fair weather but a southerly shirts and two bandoleres. The master's mate there­ wind, so they rode at anchor and went on shore to look upon took a gun and shot and killed him. As might at the land on the west side of the river, probably about have been expected this act created consternation the present site of Athens. Here they found "good among the other Indians that were about the ship, ground for come, and other garden herbs, with great who fled with precipitate haste, some not even entering store of goodly oakes, and walnut trees, and chestnut their canoes, but leaping into the water . In the midst trees, ewe trees, and trees of sweet wood in great abund­ of the confusion the ship's boat was manned and the ance, and great store of slate for houses, and other good stolen property recovered. While the men were doing stones." The next day the wind continued southerly, so one of the Indians while struggling in the water near and the carpenter and master's mate and four other men the boat seized hold of it, probably to save himself from went ashore to cut some wood. A party of Indians from drowning, but as the journal states, "thinking to over­ the place where they found the "loving people," gener­ throw it." The cook drew his sword and cut one of his ally supposed to have been Catskill Indians, came to the hands so that he fell off and drowned. These inhuman vessel in two canoes this morning. The old man who acts very justly excited the resentment of the Indians, had become so attached to the ship ~nd her crew while who followed the ship ·down the river, and in company they lay at anchor above was with them. He had some­ with one of the young men whom Hudson had taken on where left the ship and gone out to seek his acquaint­ the voyage up the river, and who had escaped, approached ances, and brought them to see the wonderiul ship and the ship. The crew were now very naturally suspicious, the wonderful people on board of it. The party con­ and wourd not allow any of the Indians to come on board. sisted of the old man and another old man, who seemed A party now approached the vessel in two canoes and to be a chief, and their wives and two girls of sixteen shot arrows at the stern, whereupon the men fired six or seventeen years, "who behaved themselves very muskets from the ship and killed two or three of the In­ modestly." Hudson gave one of the old men a knife, dians. Then about a hundred of them gathered on a and he in return gave him some tobacco. The old man point of land, perhaps to see the majestic ship pass, but brought Hudson some beads, and was invited by him to as the journal insists, "to shoot at us." Without, how­ take dinner with him. After dinner the Indians de- ever, waiting to give them a chance to manifest such an parted, giving Hudson an invitation to come down to intention, if such they entertained, Hudson shot a falcon where they lived, which they said was only two leagues at them and killed two. The others then fled to the below. As they passed the place where the Indians woods. Then a little later a canoe with nine or ten In­ lived, on the following day, the old man came again to dians in it approached the ship. Without intimating .. 4 JJ" •

HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. that they showed any hostile intentions, Hudson says: 16<13,'.Adriaen:Van Der Donck, sheriff of the patroon of Rensselaerwyck ambitious of becoming a landecl aristocrat, undertoolc to buy the In­ "So I shot at it also a falcon, and shot it through, and dian title to thi$ section, and engaged settlers for his estate. Killiaen killed one of them. Then our men, with their ~rnskets, Van Rensselaer was highly incensed at this independent procedure of his Hegeman, and took possession of it himself, claiming· no one had a killed three or foure more of them." This was sufficient right to hny within eight miles of his estate without his consent. to drive the Indians away from the vessel. The record August 22d, 16!6, Cornelins Van Slyck obtained a patent for it. Van Slechtenhorst, director for the former, waged a war of words about it, does not show that they 11-cre troubled any more by the and settled a plantation there. Either through these would-be lords, approaches of the Indians on their voyage down the or a desire to be imlependent, some few families had, in the mean time, river. - On the morning of the 4th of October they fixed their homes on the banks of the Catskill Creek, and thus began the nearest settlement to Esopus. Harmen Vedder, Jan Dircksen of reached the "great mouth " of the river, and then the Bremen, Jan Jansen of the same place, and Peter Teunnisen were journal says: "We took in our boat and set our mayne among them." sayle and spirit sayle, and our top-sayles, and steered The colony of Palatinates at West C:amp was among away east-southeast, and southeast by east, off into the the early attempts at settlement of this region, but as that mayne sea." The expedition arrived at Dartmouth, settlement was hardly within the limits of this county, it England, November 7th 1609. does not require extended notice here. The planting of By this exploration this territory, with all that through this colony was a scheme of Queen Anne, by which she which the Hudson runs, was taken possession of by the hoped to develop the resources of this country in the Dutch. In 1614 forts were built at New York, Rondout production of tar, rosin and other supplies for the British and Albany, but no attempt was made to establish any navy from the forests of pine which :hen abounded. kind of a footing within the present limits of Greene Several hundreds of these German immigrants were sus­ county until many years later. tained there by a contract with Robert Livingston. The When we turn back two hundred years and more, to colonization began in I 7 IO-I 1, but the fare was so un­ look at the history of settlement in a locality so barren congenial that in less than ten years it is said nearly the of any positive historical data as this, we find ourselves whole colony had gone away and found for themselves in the midst of almost impenetrable darkness. There homes in the wilds of the Schoharie region or the Mo­ were no organized efforts at settlement here. Occasion­ hawk Valley. ally a Dutchman ventured to buy of the peaceable In­ But little progress was made for a century or more, dians who infested this region the right to use a patch of This was the century of the Dutch predominance. Not their ground, and then some sort of permit from the long before the revolution, however, a tide of immigration Knickerbocker governor or director completed his title, from Connecticut began to set in. At an early period, and he took his chances in the midst of the wilderness Stephen Day from that State, purchased a large tract of which we may well imagine, presented powerful attrac'. the Hardenburgh Patent, embracing much of the old tions in the beautiful landscapes, but more practically in town of Windham, and parts of Lexington and Hunter. the rich flats of virgin soil, and the fish abounding This was settled principally by immigrants from Con­ streams and game infested woods. Up to 1650, but little necticut. In the valley of the Hatavia Kill a few Dutch bad been done toward settlement along the river. Brandt families from Schoharie county had attempted a settle­ Van Schlechtenhorst, Commissary of Van Rensselaer, the ment, but the Indians and · tories, during the Revolution, patroon had purchased of the squaw chief Pewasck and harassed them so much that they abandoned it. After­ her son Supahoof, April 19th 1649, a tract on the Kats­ ward, Elisha Strong, the Simpson brothers, Agabus kill, including three rich flats, and a few others had White, John Tuttle, Jarius Strong, Solomon Orms­ probably attempted to make individual settlements. The bee, Dr. Thomas Benham, and Medad Hunt, in q88, Dutch evidently had no idea uf founding a democratic settled in that neighborhood. They were mostly settlement. They had an ambition to become lords of from Connecticut. The Dutch had previously gained a extensive tracts, and through the influence of this class settlement at Prattsville, in which John Laraway, and his all persons were forbidden to buy lands of the natives sons John, Jonas, Derick and Martinus, Isaac Van without consent of the Director and Council. Some ex­ Alstine, John and Peter Van Loan, John Becker and ceptions seem to have been made here, however, so that others by the name of Schoonmaker and Vrooman were grants free from any feudal patronage were issued to in­ prominent. dividuals in the name of the Dutch West India Company. The northern central part of the county was settled But the Dutch had no ambition for an organized settle­ mainly by the English element about the time of the ment. Those who did not aspire to rule were content Revolution. The settlement of Greenville was made by with their ease, and saw no charm in the association of Major Prevost, 1768; Stephen Lantman, Godfrey Bran­ citizens of equal rank for purposes of local self-govern­ dow and Hans Overpaugh, 1774; Edward Lake, Peter Curtis, Abraham Post, Bethuel Hinman, and Eleazar ment. Jonathan W. Hasbrouk, in his collection of early Knowles, from Connecticut, 1783; and Asahel Jones and history, printed in Sylvester's History of Ulster County. Rozel Post, from Connecticut, settled in Durham in 1788. says of the general conditions surrounding the first settle­ George Stimpson, Abijah Stone, Increase Claflin, Perez ments in this region: Steele, Joshua Jones, William Henderson and Lemuel Hitchcock settled in the present Windham, 1790 to 1796. "The nearest settl ement antedating· that of the town of Kingston, !)f which we have an autlientic record, was Katskill. During the year In the southern part of the county we find the moun-

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EARLY PA TENTS . 25 tain region the refuge of those who fled from pursuit. Batavia Patent: This was an irregular shaped strip of The earliest settlers of Hunter were "cowboys" who land lying along botl1 sides of Batavia Kill, mostly within located here during the Revolution, but were driven out the present limits of Windham, but extending into Ash­ and their property confiscated by the Whigs, soon after. land . It contained 4,200 acres and was granted to Vin­ After the suppression of Shay's Rebellion in Massachu­ cent Matthews and others April 24th 1736. setts a number of the participants in it found their way "Bake Oven" Patent: This tract lay on the west side hither in 1786, and settled among the mountains. Sam­ of the Katerskill, within the limits ot Catskill. It com­ uel Merritt, and Samuel and William Hayes joined the prised 885 acres in addition to about 3,000 acres which settlement in 1791. In the valley of Schoharie Kill set­ the grantees already held under the Catskill Patent. It tlement was made by Amos Bronson, Sa-muel Amos, was granted November 27th 1771, to David Abeel jr., Richard Peck, David and Benjamin Bailey and Benjamin John Dederick, Jacobus Abee! and James Abee!. Crispell in Lexington. These settlements began in 1788. John Bronk's Land: A tract of about 50 acres, lying William Gass, a Scotchman, settled near Schoharie Kill, on the north side of the Katskill, and bounded on the in Jewett, about 1783. Others, who followed soon after, east, west and north by a "certain hill," was confirmed were Zephaniah Chase, from Martha's Vineyard, in 1787; to John Bronk by Governor Cornbury, July 20th 1705. Chester Hull from Wallingford, Conn., in 1789, and It lay within the limits of the Catskill Patent, and is ex­ Zadoc Pratt, Theophilus and Samuel Peck, Ebene­ cepted in that patent. It had been given to John Bronk zar, David and Stephen Johnson, Laban, Ichabod, Abra­ by an Indian named Schermerhorn. ham and Amherst Andrews, Benajah, John and Jared · Barker's Patent: Two plains, called by the Indians Rice, Henry Goslee, Justus Squires, Daniel Miles, Adnah Tagpohkight and Magquamsasick, lying on the Katskill, Beach, Isaac and Munson Buel, Gideon, Reuben and between two creeks, were granted to Elizabeth Barker in Joel Hosford, and Samuel and Daniel Merwin. August (20th or 27th) 1691. The tract contained 400 Thus, individual settlements were made by the Dutch, acres, and lay above Potick, in the present town of along the river side of the present county, and, in a few Cairo. instances, in the western part, up to the time of the Bronck's Patent: The original Bronck's Patent was Revolution; then the English began making settlements given for a tract of land that had been bought oi the In­ in isolated instances, or in small groups in the interior dians January 13th 1662. It was granted to Pieter and western parts of the county. But in all these settle­ Branck June 11th 1667, and comprised 252 acres, lying ments there existed no municipal o;·ganization up to between Martin Garrettson 's Island and a "hook of land 1772, and there were no town organizations in existence called by the Indians Koixhacking." A subsequent pat­ here until after the advent of the State government. ent was granted for this, inclL1ding also the north part of the tract granted to John Clute and others, besides ad- ditional land known as the Corlear's Kill Patent. This CHAPTER IV. second patent was granted to John Branck and Martin Garrettson May 23d 1687. ORIGINAL LAND TITLES-SYNOPSIS OF THE PATENTS. Butrick's Grant: A tract of 2,000 acres in the town of Catskill was surveyed for George Butrick, "late HE LANDS of this county were at first bought of Quarter-Master in his Majesty's 46th Regiment of T the Indian proprietors by individuals, generally Foot," January 11th 1768. in comparatively small parcels. Later the Indian Baker's Grant: Two hundred acres in Catskill were title was obtained by the provincial government. Grants surveyed under warrants dated March 1st 1769, and from the latter were made to individuals or small com- March 7th 1770, for William Baker," late Sergeant in panies. No town or manorial charters were granted. His Majesty's 28th Regiment of Foot," September 24th We shall here attempt to give only an outline of the 17 7 l '. many grants that were thus made. The enumeration of Black and Gregg Grant : One hundred acres, in Dur­ them is probably ir.complete, but the list embodies all ham, were laid out for James Black and John Gregg the patents or grants of land of which we have been able March 24th 1775. to obtain any reliable information. Without regard to Beekman and Livingston : A patent was granted to chronology or importance it will be more convenient here Henry Beekman and Gilber.t Livingston June 11th 1719, to notice them in alphabetical order. for a tract lying in the southern part of Catskill. Another At!zens, Land underwater: Several tracts of land under patent had been granted to Henry Beekman in 1718. water at Athens village were surveyed on their applica- (See Kiskatomatje Patent.) tions for Oliver Wiswall and others; Marshall Jenkins; Catskill Patent: This is the largest and most valuable Casper Claw; Thomas Dillon; and Thomas Lawrence patent ever granted for lands now entirely within this and others; March 26th 1803. county. It embraced five" great plains," called by the Aloon Grant: Three hundred acres in the town of Indians Wachachkeek, vYichquanachtekak, Pachquiack, Windham, adjoining the south boundary of the Batavia Assiskowacheek and Potick, with all the land included in tract, were surveyed for Christian and others, March a sweep of four miles from the outer edge of the plains 28th 1772. in all directions. It contained 35,500 acres. The five HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY.

plains were the flats at what is now Leeds. The land Glevfr, Matthew: Five hundred acres adjoining the was bought of the Indians July 8th 1678, by Sylvester south bounds of Batavia Patent in Windham, surveyed Salisbury and Martin Garritsen (Van Bergen), and a pat - for him March 23d 1772. ent granted by Governor Andross March 27th 1680. A Gilleland, William: A tract in the town of Windham, confirmatory purchase was made of the Indians by Cor- lying near Batavia, was located for William Gilleland nelius Van Dyke and Martin Garritsen June 13th 1684, February 27th 1797. and a corresponding patent was issued by Governor Hardenburgh Patent: This patent covers more than Dongan April 29th 1688. Several comparatively small one-third of the county, embracing the entire towns of tracts that fell within its limits were excepted. Lexington and Halcott, all but a very small corner of Caaterskill Patent: (See Lockerman's.) Hunter, nearly the whole of Jewett, and considerable Cantine Patent: This covered 58_¼'.'acres of land under portions of Prattsville and Ashland. It also cornpre­ water, on the north side of the mouth of the Katskill, bends considerable portions of Delaware and Ulster granted to John Cantine by the State May 8th 1795. counties. Its boundaries were, on the east the watershed Corlear's Kill Patent: This was granted to John Bronk between the Hudson and Delaware rivers, on the north- and Martin Garritse May 23d 1687. (See Bronck's east a line drawn from the lakes on Pine Orchard to the Patent.) head of the Delaware River, Lake Utsayantha, on the Clzde's Patent: A patent was granted to John Clute, northwest and west that river, and on the south a line Jurian Tennisse and John Hendrick De Bruyn, for a tract leaving the Delaware about twelve miles north of Port joining upon the northern part of the Catskill Patent, Jervis and reaching the watershed before mentioned by May 25th 1667. (See Loonenburg Patent .) courses south forty-five degrees east and north fifty-three Cockburn Grant: This was for 200 acres "at the Blue degrees east. This great patent contained about 2,000,­ Mountains," on the north side of the Cader's Kill, granted ooo acres, about 140,000 acres being in Greene County. to William Cockburn September 16th 1802. This patent was granted under Queen Anne, April 23d Coleman and others: A tract of land, lying in the towns 1708, to Johannis Hardenbergh, Leonard Lewis, Philip of Catskill and Cairo, was granted to James Coleman Rokeby, William Nottingham, Benjamin Fanuel, Peter and others April 13th 1768. It comprised 2,000 acres . Fanconer and Robert Lurting. It is supposed to have Coxsackie Patent: This was the northern part of the been more an accident than a design that so large a ter­ Loonenburg Patent that had been sold to Martin Gar-· ritory shoulci be granted by this patent. Its upper retse, and was included in the confirmatory patent to boundarie~ were described by definite points in the ab­ Bronck and him of May 23d 1687. (See Bronck's, sence of any survey or measurement, and it may well be Clute's and the Loonenburg Patents.) conjectured that the grantors had an unde1· estimate of Darby and Tice: Samuel Darby, Solomon Tice and its magnitude. We know of no purchase by these indi­ Ephraim Darby petitioned for a tract of 6031/z acres in victuals having been made of th e Indians previous to this the present town of Cairo, under the mountain and on grant, but the title of the latter was supposed to have both sides of the Shingle Kill, May 5th 179r. been extinguished by treaties with the Crown. This ter- Fullerton Patent: This contained 7971/z acres, lying in ritory had been within the jurisdiction of the Iroquois the southern part of Catskill. It was granted to Robert nation, and they, "by many acknowledgments, submis­ Fullerton February 28th 1687, and confirmed by patent sions, leagues and agreements," had become the allies of to Thomas Fllllerton January 19th 1692. the Crown, and the British arms had been set up in all Fitch Patent: This was situated in the town of Wind- their castles. This union of the Five Nations with the ham, contained 400 acres, and was granted to Elnathan British Crown, which appears to have be en entered into Fitch. prior to 1697, meant to the Indians protection and Frazer's Patent: A tract of 2,000 acres, no~ in Dur- strength in resisting their enemies, but to the Crown it ham, was granted to Lieut. Hugh Frazer (or Frasier) afforded a pretext for appropriating their lands. How­ June r7th 1765, and surveyed for him June 16th 1767. ever great the discrepancy between the intention of the Greene and Biddle Tract: This tract was granted to Indians and the interpretation of the English Govern- non-commissioned officers and soldiers. It lies in the ment may have been, the alliance was still further con­ southwest part of the town of Catskill . firmed and strengthened by a treaty between the Five Greene Co. Tract: This contained 108 acres and was Nations and the Governor (N an fan) at Albany in 1701. granted to Walter Livingston, M. West and W. Morris. In 1749 a general survey of the Hardenbergh Patent was Gravis, William: Two hundred acres, near the Great begun. In this survey it was run into lots. As this was Imboght,were surveyed for William Gravis April 4th 1767. extended toward the upper part of the tract it caused so Glassford, James: This petitioner asked for zoo acres much dissatisfaction on the part of the Indians that in adjoining the Catskill Patent, in .the town of Catskill, 1750 the work was suspended. To quiet the Indians a January 18th 1769. He had been corporal in "His purchase of this tract was made the following year. By Majesty's 27th Regiment of Foot." this the Indians sold, for £149, r9 s., to Johannis Hard- Gillaspie, John: Petition was made January 13th 1772 enburgh, the tract "beginning at the head of Fishkill, by John Gillaspie, "late Corporal in His Majesty's 27th and from thence running with direct line to the head of Regiment of Foot," for 200 acres, in Durham. Catricks-kill, and from the head of Catricks-kill with a EARLY PATENTS. direct line to the head of Papagonk river; and thence 19th, and a patent for this enlarged tract was granted to down the east side of the said river Papagonk to a cer­ bis son William Loveridge jr. February 8th 1686. It tain place called Shokakeen, where the Papagonk river lay in Cat.skill near the Great Imboght. falls in the Fishkill; and then up the said Fishkill, in­ Tlze Lindsey Patent: This covered the site of the pres­ cluding the same, to the head thereof or place of begin­ ent village of Catskill, and embraced 460 acres. It was ning." This was dated June 3d 175 r, and it was signed purchased oi the Indians, Cuspuwaen and others, by by 2 r Indians. The upper part of this tract was divided Gysbert Uytden Bogaert, July 26th r684, but a patent into long lots, running from the northeast line of the pat ­ was not obtained until August 22nd 1738, when it was ent in a southwesterly direction, extending beyond the owned by John Lindsey, to whom a grant bearing this present line of this county. Thus their length in this date was issued. county was about twelve miles. (They were called Great Loonenburg Patent: A tract, called Caniskek, now Lots, and were divided and subdivided.) Beginning on mostly in the town of Athens, was purchased of the In­ the northwest line, Number 20 included nearly the whole dians by J ohannis Clute, Jan Hendrick Bruyn and of Halcott, a point of Lexington, and a large part of Jureaen Theunessen, April 20th 1665. A patent for the Prattsville; Number 21 included the eastern part of Hal­ same was granted by Governor Nicolls, May 25th 1667. cott, a considerable part of Lexington, a part of Ashland, The northern - part of this, down as far as the hill Steve­ and the southeast corner of Prattsville; Numbers 22 and sink, was sold to Martin Garretse, March 28th r68r, and 23 ran across Lexington and Jewett, 22 taking in the was included in the patent to John Bronk and him May southeast cor1:er of Ashland; Number 24 took in the east 23d 1687, which is spoken of under the head of Bronck's side of Lexington, the west part of Hunter, and at the Patent, and is also sometimes called the Coxsackie Patent. upper end covered nearly the width of Jewett; Number Lockerman Patent: This lay at. the Great Irnboght in 25 ran across Hunter and made its northwest corner upon the town of Catskill. It was bought of the Indians April Jewett; and Number 26 covered the east part of Hunter. 5th 1686. A patent was granted for it by Governor Hammond, Abifalz: A tract of land north of Batavia Fletcher to Jacob Lockerman, November 21st 1695. It was granted to Abijah Hammond July 9th 1790. is sometimes called the Caaterskill Patent. Hallenbeck Patent : A tract of r,ooo acres was pt· Lydias Patent: (See Rosenboom). titioned for by Johannes Hallenbeck, and a patent under Lamb, John: Two hundred acres, lying "under the Governor Hunter was granted for the same in r 7 r 7. It Blue Molintains," in Catskill, were surveyed September lies mainly in Greenville, but extends into Durham and 24th 1771, pursuant to warrants of March rst 1769, and Cairo . March 7th r 770, for J obn Lamb, "late Corporal in His Holland, Mattlzew: A tract was surveyed to him and Majesty's 78th Regiment of Foot." others April 12th 1769, having been petitioned for April Lowcas, Daniel: A tract of 50 acres was surveyed for 6th 1768, situated in Catskill. him May 19th 1772, on the west side of the Kaaterskill, Hasbrouck, Elias: A tract of 200 acres, in the town of in the town of Catskill. He had been a private in the Windham, was located for this ind ividual February 23d 55th Regiment. 1797. It lies on the Batavia Kill. McLean and Treat: (See Treat & McLean). Kiskatomat.fe Patent: August 22nd 1718, a patent was .lvfatthews, Vincent, Patent: A tract was granted De­ granted to Henry Beekman, for 370 acres lying under cember 20th r73r, to Vincent Matthews, John Cornwell, the "blue hills," adjoining the Catskill Patent, in the Samuel Heath and Abraham Looge. It contained 500 south part of the town of Catskill. This grant was con­ acres in the south part of Catskill. firmed by patent of Governor Hunter June rrth 1719, Meal es & Ifay es Patent: This was for a "Vly" or to Henry Beekman, and Gilbert Livingston, including meadow, partly in the extreme southern portion of Cats­ also an additional tract of 2,000 acres. kill, partly in Saugerties. It was granted to George Koyamans Old Patent: This was granted by Governor Meales and Richard Hayes May 31st 1687, and con­ Lovelace to Barent Peters, April 7th 1673. It was for a tained 1194¾ acres. "kill" to the north of a place "by the Indians called Maitland Patent: This covered a tract of .5,000 acres, Kaxkacxks," as far as the place where "Jacob Flodder in Durham, surveyed for Lieutenant -colonel Richard did use to roll down his timber;" and the adjoining land Maitland June 16th 1767. as far into the woods as the right of the Catskill Indians Moore, Thomas: For him and others a tract in Cairo, extended. A condition of the grant was that Peters was surveyed April r 2th 1769, for which petition had should erect a saw-mill upon the stream. been made April 6th 1768. Loveridge Patent: The initial part of this tract was McCarty, John: Pursuant to warrants dated March granted by Peter Stuyvesant to Peter Thumissen (Van rst 1769, and March 7th 1770, 200 acres, in" two tr~cts, Brunswyck) October 25th 1653. It was increased in size lying in the town of Catskill, were surveyed for John by an additional grant November 16th following. A pat­ McCarty, '' late Drummer in His Majesty's 18th Regi­ ent for this was granted by Governor Nicolls May r6th ment," September 24th r 77 r. 1667, to Eldert Gerberts Criniff and Harmen Harmens lv.fzl/et, Tlzomas: This patent was surveyed for Thomas Gansevoort. vVilliam Loveridge, the owner in 1682, re­ Millet and others March 9th 1772. It contained 6cc purchased it of the Indians with an additional tract, July acres, in two tracts, located in Cairo. ~-- ...

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Mcintos!t, Daniel and otlters: Six hundred acres in in the town of Catskill, 200 acres were surveyed for Wil­ Windham, adjoining the southwest bounds of the Batavia liam Stephenson, "late Corporal in the 55th Regiment," Patent, were surveyed for Daniel McIntosh and two May 19th 1772. other non-commissioned officers, March 28th 177 2. Treat & McLean's Patent: The first tract lay diagon­ Morrison, Kenneth: A tract of 200 acres on the western ally on the north Hardenbergh line, mainly within the side of the Kaaterskill, in the town of Catskill, was sur­ town of Hunter. The second tract lay above it and veyed for Kenneth Morrison, "late Sergeant in the 55th was granted to Donald McLean, Malachy Treat and Regiment," May 19th 1772. Neal McLean, November nth 1768. Mushier, Jacob: Thirty acres of land under water, on Ten Broeck, Cornelius, Patent: About 8o"o acres lying the line between Catskill and Saugerties, were surveyed on both sides of the Kaaterskill, in the southern part of for him February 5th 1798. the town of Catskill, was granted by patent to Cornelius Northrop, Isaac: To him was granted land under Ten Broeck, November 29th 1749. water at the village of Athens. Surveyed March 28th Ten Broeck, Wessel, Patent: A tract of 825 acres, lying 1803. on the Hudson River, in the southern part of Catskill, Prevost Patent: This covers 12,000 acres in Greenville was granted to Wessel Ten Broeck, November 25th 1733. and Durham, patents for parts of which we~e granted to Walter, Robert: A tract of 200 acres, lying on the Augustine Prevost, August 15th 1765, March 10th 1768, west of the Katskill, in Cairo, was surveyed for Robert and another the same year. Walter, October 24th 1788. Rosenboom Patent: This was a tract lying on the north Woodwortlz & Van Rensselaer: A tract of 600 acres limit of the Catskill patent, encroaching upon it, west of on Batavia Creek, town of Windham, was surveyed for the Loonenburg Patent, in the towns of Athens and Robert Woodworth, John Van Rensselaer and their as­ Coxsackie. The patent was granted April 12th 1751, to sociates, June 8th 1796. Jacob, John Jacob, and John G. Rosenboom. The latter vVilliams, Elis/ta: A grant was issued to him April conveyed his share (one-third) to John Henry Lydias, 12th 1813, for several lots of unappropriated land on the July 5th 1751, from which circumstance it is sometimes mountain at Pine Orchard, now partly in the town of called the Lydias Patent. · Catskill and partly in Hunter. Riglztmeyer's Patent: This lay mostly in Schoharie Van Bei:r;en Patent: What is called the Third Van county, but a portion of it lay within the northwest part Bergen tract lies in the northwest part of the county, ex­ of this county. It was sometimes called Dice's Manor. tending into Schoharie county upon the mountains. It A patent was granted May 6th 1754, to Ury Rightmeyer, contained 35,500 acres, and was surveyed for Martin Gar­ containing 8,000 acres. retson Van Bergen and others, June 23d 1767. Another Scott, John Morin, Patent: This embraced two tracts, tract in Greenville and Cairo containing 950 acres was purchased of the Catskill Indians, in 1766, through Gov­ granted to the same, June 12th 1741. ernor Henry Moore. This purchase and the subsequent Van Vechten Patents: Derick Tunisse Van Vechten re­ patent included also a third tract not in this county. ceived a patent for land in Catskill from Governor These two tracts lay in Cairo, one containing 3,160 Dongan March 21st 1686. Teunis Van Vechten re­ acres, and the other 1,500 acres, and were granted by ceived a grant for land under water (the Katskill) oppo­ patent to John Morin Scott, Martin Geritsen Van Bergen site to his farm, September 26th I 770. and seventy-four others, January 2d 1770, surveyed May Van Bremen Patent: Peter Stuyvesant, October 25th 2d 1768, and June 28th 1769. 1653, granted to Jan Van Bremen a tract of about 70 Seaton's Patent: Sir Henry Seaton, Baronet, received acres in Catskill. This was confirmed by a patent from a patent July 18th 1767, for a tract of 3,000 acres of Governor Nicolls, August rst 1668, and was afterward in­ land adjoining the Manor of Rensselaerwick. It is in cluded in the patent granted to Van Vechten. the town of Durham. Stewart's Patent: Two thousand acres, now in Durham, were granted to Lieutenant Walter Stewart, September CHAPTER V. 7th 1771. It adjoined Rensselaer Manor on the north and Frazer's Patent on the south. THE REVOLUTION AND THE WAR OF 1812. Schoonmalter, Henry: He had a grant of 200 acres, in Durham, near Dice's Manor, July 16th 1800. AVING no organization at the time, this county, Swords, Harper & Spaiglzt: A tract of land partly in H as such, could take no part in the exciting seen.es Ulster county and partly in Hunter was surveyed for accompanying the development and progress of Thomas Swords, Josiah Harper and William Spaigh t, the war for independence. Its towns likewise have left November 4th 1767. no record of their action, because they were not then or­ Sutherland and Henry: A tract of 100 acres, lying ganized. The people did play a part in that great drama, "under the Blue Mountains," in the town of Catskill, but most of the facts concerning their action were buried was surveyed for George Sutherland and John Henry, with them or have only been preserved in isolated and "late private soldiers," September 24th 177 r. scattered records which have fallen into obscurity too Stephenson Grant: On the west side of the Kaaterskill, deep for the means at our disposal to bring to the sur- SOLDIERS OF 1776. 29

face and unite so as to give a generalized or at all com­ Grimesly, March 12th, deserted May 9th;_ J.ames Gires, plete detail ed view of the revo luti onary period here . April 24th, d~serted May 1st, John Gnffiths, March 24th, deserted April 4th ; Mathew Halenbec*, March The people were moved by the great commotions which 18th, died June 17th; Michael Harp*, March 11th, on stirred the hearts of the colonies, but we may suspect furlough; James Halstead jr.·Y--March 23rd, des_er_ted · that the phlegmatic Dutchmen moved slowly, and many October 3rd; Nathaniel James*, March 9th; W1l11am of them took but an indifferent i~terest in the success of King*, March 23rd; Peter Larawa*, April 18th, "de­ the colonies, and the English settlers were here in num­ serted April 25th, taken up July ye 22nd, now on fur­ lough"; Jacob Livingston*, March 1 Ith, on furlough to bers too few to bear any important part in the work. Albany hospital; John Low'", March 9th, deserted May None of the battle scenes of the war were enacted upon 20th ; Isaac Marick*, March 13th, died August 9th; the soil of Greene county. Neither has any strategic or Stephen Mason*, March 11th, promoted corporal July demonstrative exploit been written to its honor. Its 30th ; David Miller*, March 18th; John Mcllmoil"\ rocky and mountainous wilds afforded a retreat for those March 13th, discharged November 1st; John Mizner, March 12, discharged May 6th; Peter Ostrander*, who fled from the more active fields of the war, and March 11th, deserted October 3rd; Joseph Parker*, tradition disgraces its soil by making it the home of the April 11th, deserted May 16th ; Edward Ray, March , traitor and the tory who instigated their Indian allies to 14th, deserted March 21st; John Roberts, March 13th, deeds of blood as well as joined themselves in the perse­ deserted April roth; Benjamin Sammons·Y--, March 4th, cution of their loyal neighbors. died September 24th; Solomon SchurY--, March 28th; Thomas Staats*, March 6th, deserted May 19th; Fran ­ But amid all these circumstances, the people of this cis Smith*, March 1 r th ; J aco b Van Tesley·Y--,March section, the Great Irnboght District and the District of 15th, deserted September 22nd; Cornelius Taylor*, Coxsackie, furnished their quotas of men and means for March 4th, deserted May 20th ; John Taylor, April the prosecution of the war . We find but an imperfect 22nd, deserted May 20th, Ambrose Tuttle, June 30th, glimpse of the military representation of this section at sick at Albany; Christian Van Vorsr\ June 4th; Gilbert Van de Bogert, June 1 rth, promoted Corporal June that time in the following list s, but such as they are we 30th; Jermiah Wolfe*, June 20th, deserted September present them as taken from "a Muster Roll of Captain 22nd; John Young*, June 15th, deserted September Samuel Van Vechten's Company in Collonel Cornelius D. 22nd. Wynkoop's Battallion of Forces raised in the State of Those names marked with a * appear also on another New York and now in the Service of the united States of list which is headed by the memorandum "1676, April America." The date immediately following the name is 13th Muster'd 27 ·Men who Received the articles sot op­ the date of appointment or enlistment, and in every case posite their Names." These articles, which we have not is the year 1776: space here to tabulate in detail consisted of a small sup ­ Commissioned Officers:-Captain, Samuel Van Vechten*, ply of "Bagnet Slings," " Carrying Slings," "Shurts," March 2d 1776; First Lieutenant, John .Hooghkirk*, '' Shoes," "Stockings," "Hatts," "Jackets," "Coats," March 1st 1776; Second Lieutenant, John Ball*, Mar ch "Blankets," "Canteens," "Knapsacks," "Tomahawks," 4th 1776; Ensign, Daniel Evarts, April IIth 1776. "Cartrich Box's," "Bayonets,"" Guns," "Pair Britches," Sergeants :-Ra lph Cole·Y--,March rst 1776, sick at Albany; Charles Shaver*, March 4th 1776; Isaac Over­ "Coats,"" Hunting Shirts," "Pistle," "Fife." In ad­ baugh*, March 4th 1776; "deserted October ye zr "; dition to those marked above the list contains the _follow­ Joseph Bettyes, March 13th 1776, "Reduced to Cor­ ing: Daniel Taylor, John Picketts, Robert Thomas, poral June 3d"; Tunis Van Wagganen, June 3rd 1776, Captain Tyrenes Callens, Thomas Williams, Captain promoted Adjutant, July 20th. Cornelius Santfort and "Peter the Indien." Corporals:-Andrew Dunlap*, April 8th 1776, sick at Albany; Justus Valkeneer*, March r rth 1776, sick at The following, a weekly return of the same Company, Claverack; Ambrose Tuttle3/', March rrth 1776; Gilbert may also be of intere st: Van de Bogert·\ June 30th 1776, sick at Albany; Stephen "A Weekly Return of Captain Samue l Van Vechten's Company in Mason, July 30th 1776, died October 29th. Colonel Wynkoop's Battallion ." Fzfer:-David Floyd*, May rzth 1776, died July IIth. u r:riconderog-a, June 29. 1776." Drummer:-Elijah Manro[e·\ June 12th 1776. "Present fit for duty 27 "Sick in barracks at Albany 2 Privates:-Moses Akins, March 4th 1776, deserted hero 3 March 20th; Valentine Asten¥', March 17th 1776; Jacob "Abs ent on cornrnand 47 Asten*, March 14th 1776, "On fLirlo to Catts Kill"; u Officers' serva nts 1 · John Barnet·\ April 20th 17 76; Joseph Bettyes*, "On u On recruiting servic e 2 "Dead 1 Com'd on board the Fleet"; Atcheson Bullock"-, March "Deserted 17 20th 1776, "on furlo to Albany hosp'!; Abraham Ca­ "Doctor's Servan ts 1 mer·Y--,April 3rd; Robert Canady3/', April 9th, discharged "Coll's servants 2 May 2 r; William Canneff, Apr 22nd, des erted April "Total 63" 24th; Jos eph T. Concklin¥', March 9th; Michael Coombes*, Maren 15th, deserted May 15th; Peter When th e second war with Great Britain occurred­ Coombes3/' March 23rd; Peter Crapo*, March 9th, sick the war of 181 2-the people of this county were better on furlough; David Duff*, April 14th, sick at Albany organized, and perhaps more in harmonious unity on the hospital; William Ea vans, May 4th, deserted May 6th; subject. Their military powers had been developed by Johannis Emerigh*, March 20th, deserted September 22nd; Jacob Farrington, March 22nd, deserted April discipline, and they were better prepared to take an 24th; William Flaghler, May 13th, deserted May 21st; active position if called upon. But the scenes of that Francis Flamin* March 7th, died June 15th; William war were far removed from this locality, and the people 30 HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY.

were not called upon to bear heavy burdens in its pro se­ jr., Christian Sax, John Stevens, Thomas Smith, David cution. Stout, John Turner, Conrad Turner, Nicholas Turner, When it was pending, the Union Volunteers of Cats­ Benjamin Tryon jr., Palmer Thompson, Ebenezer Thayer, Abraham Onderdonk, William G. Van Bergen, kill held a meeting at the hous e of Messrs. Baker and Benjamin Van Atten, Thomas F. Van Steenburg, Cor­ Wright, in the village of Jefferson, July 25th 1807, and nelius Vanderzee, Martin G. Van Bergen, Smith Wright, after an exchange of patriotic sen tim ent unanimously re­ Amasa Wood, William G. ·wolvin, Thomas Burns, Abra­ solved to tend _er their services to the commander-in-chief, ham Munday. by their captain, Jacob Haight, through the medium of "I certify that the foregoing Muster Roll exhibits a Brigadier General Daniel Brown jr. This company was true statement of a Company of N . Y. S. D . Militia · fully equipped, and ready to tak e the field whenever it under my Command . Dated the 10th day of Nov . should be called upon. Captain Haight made the offer 1814." July 27th 1807 . To this General Brown replied, in a "JOHN VAN VECHTEN, CAPT." letter dated at Durham, August 17th, assuring the Union Volunteers of his "warmest approbation and thanks for their manly behavior, at this important crisis of our CHAPTER VI. national concerns." The following abstract of the muster roll of Captain POLITICAL DIVISIONS-THE COUNTY AND ITS TOWNS­ Van Vechten's company indicates tl-iat it was in the gov­ FORMATION AND ALTERATIONS. ernment service in that war, but in the absence of any evidence to the contrary, we presume they were not HE FIRST organiZ'ltion of the province of New called in to action. T York into shires and counties was made Novem­ Corporals :-William Horacthroop, Mathew Sayre, John ber 1st 1683. In this division the county of Kenyon, Isaac Blanchard, Moses Waters, Jay Rowley, Albany was to contain besides the town of Albany and Robert Shaw. the colonies of Rensselaerwick and Schenectady" all the Musicians :-Drummer, John Munden; fifer, Mills villages, neighborhoods and Christian plantations on the Carrington. East Side of Hudson's River from Roll of Jansen's Creeke P rivates: - John Ash Iey j r., William Ashley, Daniel and on the west side from Sawyer's Creeke to Sarragh­ Basset, Eben Beach, Richard Brownell, William Bran­ toga." This is the first definite politi ca l· organization, dow, Teunis Brink, Dexter Brigham, Stephen Burgess, less than the Province, including the territory of Greene James Brady, Abraham Brandow, Peter Brandow, Isaiah Brandow . county. Sawyer's Creek was Saugerties Creek, and a "Muster Roll of a Company of Militia under com­ line running west from the mouth of that creek was by mand of Capt. John Van Vechten, in the 61st Regiment an ordin:rnce of 17 33 made the dividing line between of N. Y. S. D. Militia, commanded by Lieut . Col. Bar­ Albany and Ulster counties, and so continued till near nabas Covva from the Sixth day of Sept. 1814 to the roth the close of the century. day of Nov. 1814 in the service of the United States." By an act of July 3d 1718 the" Inhabitants of the Pre­ Commissioned Officers:-Captain, Gerret Person jr .; cinct of Catskill and Coxhackey, and all of the Inhab­ first lieutenant, John Van Vechten; second lieuten an t, John Fiero~ ensigns, Benjamin Sayre and Benjamin itants dwelling to the Southward of Renselaerwyck, on Maltby. the West Side of Hudson's River, as far as the county Sergeants :--'-Abrah am Van Vechten, Lora Nash, James of Albany extends," were allowed to elect and be repre­ C. D. Voorhis, Reuben Allerton, Tobias Britt, William sented by a supervisor. At that time all this precinct Wells. had one justice of the peace arid a constable. The Privates:-Isaac Cooper, Orrin Cole, Elisha Cole, justice was directed by this act to issue his warrant to Henry Conall, Horace Cantine, Jeremiah Cuyler, Egbert Dederick, Ransom Davenport, Augustus Donelly, Nich­ the constable to notify all the inhabitants to convene on olas Egbertson, Benjamin Echler, Wilbur Earl, Silas the third Thursday of August following to elect a super­ Finch, Jacob Ferry, Amos Finch jr., Amos Finch, Jacob visor, who should serve until the first Tuesday of April Tryover, Abraham Finch, John V. Fitch, Lewis Greene, of the next year, which was the annual day for electing Channey Goodrich, Camaranzaman Griswold, John Gar­ that officer. This organization continued until 177 2, diner, Samuel Green, Joseph Hedding, Thorn Heusted, John G. Hermance, George G. Vanderberg, Wines Hub- . when the districts were organized with some powers that bard, Jeremiah Hamlin, Stephen Hyde, Wm. Huntington, belong to towns . This had reference to keeping high­ Jacob Hollinbeck jr. , Pittick Jones, George Knox, John ways in order, raising money for the public expense, tak­ H. Keller, Jeremiah Kiderhouse, Cornelius Lee, Lucas ing care of the poor, &c. The nucleus of Greene county Longindyke, Alfred Mann, Peter Munden, He zekiah was then comprised in two districts. This division and Milligan, Augustus Murray, Benjamin Myer, Ebenezer B. Morehouse, William Ostrander, Peter J. Overbaugh, organization of the county of Albany was made by an Reuben Palmer, John Plank, John Pattock jr., William act of the Colonial Legislature, passed March 24th 1772. Person, John Phillip jr ., John Robertson, William_ Ray­ By this act the county was divided into fifteen districts, mond Nicholas Rowe jr., John R oge rs, Thomas R1chley, and the two referred to were described as follows: Thom'as Sutton, John Stewart, Albert Salisbury, Peter "That all that part of the said county of Albany, which lays to the Scutt, John P. Sax, J aco b Sax, Henry I. Van Boesen, south of Rensselaerwick District, and the United Districts of Duan es­ William Webb, Esek Wilbur, Mathew Winnie, Jason burgb and Schoharie, and to the north of a West Line drawn from the Youngs, James Lewis, Henry Stebins, Benjamin Storey South Bank of the Mouth of Kat's-Kill, to the West Bounds of this Col- CIVIL DIVISIONS. JI

ony, and to the Westward of Hudson's River, shall be one separate and corner of Kingston, and the bounds of the oonnty of Albany; th enc e distinct District, and be henceforth called and known by the name of westerly along said bounds, to the line of the connty of Delaware; Coxsackie District.'' thence sou th erly and southeasterly along the same, to the place of be­ "That all that Part of the said County of Albany, which lays on the ginning, shall, fro1n and after the first ].fonday in April next, be, and West Side of Hudson's Rive r, and on the South of Coxsackie District, hereby is, erected into a separate town, by the name of Windham; and shall be one separate and distinct District, and be henceforth called and that the first town meeting· in the said town of Windham, shall be held known by the Name of tho Great Imbocht District ." at the dwelling house of Richard Peel<, in the said town." Tb e freeholders and inhabitants of each district should Another change was made by the act of April 5th 1798, annually, upon the first Tuesday in May, elect or appoint which enacted "That the town of Catskill, now in the a supervisor, two assessors, one collector, two overseers County of Albany, shall be, and hereby is annexed to the of the poor, two constables, two fence viewers, and one County of Ulster." clerk. They were to be invested with the same powers With tbe close of the eighteenth century the question and charged with the same duties as similar officers in of the formation of a new county arose, to be composed the several counties of the colony had under the act of of the towns of Freehold and Coxsackie in Albany county, 1 703, for the more perfect system of raising money for and Catskill and Windham in Ulster. Petitions, with nu­ the public expense, and taking care of the poor and pre- merous signatures. were presented to the Legislature, venting vagabonds. The number of constables and' some praying for the new county, and others as urgently fenc e -viewers might be increased by an order of the opposing it. The result however was the erection of the Court of General Sessions of the county. nt·w county, which was named in honor of General Na- The next change in the political lines of this territory thaniel Greene of revolutionary fame. It will be no­ occurred in 1788, when the dividing line between Albany ticed that the name is written without the finale, which and Ulster was established as "beginning at the most seems to have heen the custom during the first two or northerly End or Part of Wanton-Island, in Hudson's- three years of its existence, since which time it has been River, and running from thence to the Head of Kaater's- spelled almost without exception with the finale. The Creek or Kill, where the same issu es out of the southerly act of erection being difficult to find we insert it entire_ side or end of a certain Lake or Pond, lying in the Blue "CHAP'l'ER LIX." Mountains; from thence to a small Lake called Utsay- "An act tn erect part of the Counties nf m.ster ancl A/l;an11 into a sep­ an tho." arate Co1tnt11. Passed March 25th 1800. This w1s accompanied by the formation of two towns. "Be it enactecl by the pcnple of the State of New Yori,, representecl in These are described by the following sections of the Act Senate ancl Assembly, "'l'hat all those parts of the counties of Albany and Ulster, beginning of March 7th 1788, dividing the county of Albany into at Hudson's River, on the line between the town of Kingston and Cats­ town s: kill, runni ng along· the southeast bounds of the town of Catskill, to the "And that all that Part of the said County of Albany, bounded west­ northwest corner of the town of Kingston; thence along the town of erly by the Counties of Montgomery and Ulster, northerly by Schoharie Kingston opposite to the south east corner of the town of Windham· and Watervliet, easterly by the County of Columbia, and southerly by thence to the southeast corner of the said town of Windham; thenc~ a lin e beginning· at the South Bank of the Mouth of the Munlerers-Kill, along· the sout herly bounds thereof to the southwest corner thereof adjoining the county of Delaware; thence along- tho division line at Luncnburg·h 1 anU running· from thence North, Eig·hty .Degrees VVest, to the County of Ulst er, shall be, and her eby is erected into a Town by between the town and county aforesa id to the northwest corner of the Name of Cocksakie." said town ana to the southerly boundary of th·e town of Freehold; "And that all that Part of the said County of Albany , bounded north­ thence wes terly to the most westerly extremi ty of the said town of erly by Cocksakie, easterly by the County of Columbia, and southerly Freehold; thence easterly along- the northerly bounds of said towns of by the County of Ulster, shall be, and hereby is erected into a Town by Freehold and Coxsackie to the northeast corner thereof; thence to the tho Name of Cats-Kill." middle of Hudson's River aforesaid; thence clown the middle of said river to the intersection of a line drawn from the place of beginning Coxsackie was divided and the town of Freehold erected easterly on the course of the lin e first mentioned and then to the place of beg-inning. shall be and hereby is erected into a distinct county by by the Act of March 8th 1790, W'hich is as follows: tho name of Green. "Be it enactec!," * * '' ,. That from and after the first Monday in "Anet !>c'it fmther enccctecl,That there shall be a conrt of common April next, all that part of the town of Cocksakie, in the county of Al­ pleas and a con rt of general sessions of the peace in the said county of bany, which lies west of Coeyman's confirmation, and a fonrth lin e to Green, and that there shall be three terms of tho said courts, the first be drawn from the southwest corner thereof to the south bounds of the of which courts shall commence on the first Tuesday in May next, the said town, shall be and become, and is hereby erected into a distinct and second on the third Tuesday in September next, and the third on the separate town, by the name of Freehold, and that the first town meet­ last Tues,lay in January in the year one thousand eight hundred and ing of the inhabitants of the said town shall be held at the dwelling-­ one. And that them shall be two terms of the said courts of general house now occupied by Stephen Platt, in the said town." sessions of the peace, the first of which courts sha ll commence on the said first Tuesday in May next, and th e second of the said courts shall· To find a starting point for the town of Windham let commence on the tbird Tuesday in September next, and so annually on us go back to the original organization of the counties in the said Tuesday in each of said months. Each of which said courts 1683. We find then that the town of Hurley was one of shall continue until the Saturday following-, unless previously ad­ journed. Both of which courts sha ll have and exercise the like power the original towns of Ulster county. Woodstock was and author ity within the said connty as the like courts have and exer­ formed from that town April IIth 1787. The following cise in the r espect ive counties in this State. Proviclecl, That nothing in this act contained shall injure or affect any proceedings, civil or crim ­ year the bounds of the latter town were en larg ed by the inal already commenced or to be commenced before the first day of alteration then rnade in the line between· Albany and J un e next, or in wise to affect the same. But all such civil and crim­ inal proueeding-s shall and may be prosecnted to final judgment and Ulster counties, which has already been noticed. Wind­ execution as if this act had not been passed. ham was taken from the territory of Woodstock by an "Ancl be itfurthc,· cnactecl, 'l'hat until further legislative provision be made in the premises the said courts of common pleas and general Act of March 23d 1798, which is as follows: sessions of the peace in the said county shall be held at the Academy, in "Be it enacted," * * * "That all that part of the town of Wood- the town of Catskill, and at the dwelling-house of Johu R. Vanden- stock, in the county of Ulster, beginning- at the eastt'-rnmost corner of burgh, in the town of Coxsackie, in snid county alternately. Middletown, in the county of Delaware, rnnning from thence easterly "Ancl be itfiu rther cnacte,l, 'l'hat the freeholders and inh abitants of to the uortb enq. of SbWest Kill and extending south to the county line their form, boundaries and names, were subsequently was annexed to Lexington. made. These we shall proceed to notice in their chrono­ Jewett was erected by the board of supervisors No­ logical order, giving the boundaries of those only that vember 16th 1849, acting under the authority of Chapter have been materially changed by the erection of later 194 of the Laws of 1849, passed April 3d. The new towns from parts of their territory . town was cornpos_ed of parts of Hunter and Lrxingwn. Canton was organized from parts of Catskill, Cox­ Halcott was formed by the board of supervisors acting sackie and Freehold, March 26th 1803. The same day under authority as before mentioned, November 19th the town of Greenfield was organized from parts of 1851. It was formed from the territory of Lexington Coxsackie and Freehold. On the same date all those and was namtd in honor of George W. Halcott, who was parts of the towns of Catskill and Freehold lying west then sheriff of the county. and soutberly of the summit of the Catskill Mountain A small part of the town of Jewett was annexed to were annexed to the town of Windham. Lexington November 17th 185 r. The name of Freehold was changed to Durham March November 25th 1865, the line between Jewett and 28th 1805, and that of Canton to Cairo April 6th 1808. Hunter was altered by the supervisors, by extending the On the latter date the name of Greenfield was changed south line of Jewett eastwardly along the top of the to Freehold, which was again changed to Greenville, mountain to the Cairo lin e, so as to place all residents March 17th 1809. along the East Kill in the town of Jewett. New Baltimore was formed from the nortbern part of Coxsackie, March 15th, 181 r. The dividing line between Catskill and Saugerties was CHAPTER VII. cbanged June 6th r8r2. January 27th 1813, the territory of Windham was THE COURTS. divided and three towns erected from it. These were Greenland, embracing all that part lying east of the east­ HE FIRST COURT of Common Pleas, in and erly line of Great lot No. 22 in the Hardenbergh Patent T for the county of Greene, was held at Catskill on and south of the height of land between the East Kill the 6th of May 1800. The court was composed ;rnd Big Hollow; the new town of \Vindham, embracing as follows: that part which lay north of the ridges between the Leonard B~onk, fi.rst judge, Samuel Van Vechten, ;E1st Kill and the Qreat Hollow and between Batavia Stephen Day, Thomas E. Barker, judges. EARLY COURTS. 33

"The defendant by his attorney, James Pinck­ The commissions of the vanous officers of the court ney, in th e cause, confesses Judgment by his were read and the following counsellors and attorneys u Abra1n Varick plea of Coanovit Actionem to the plaintiff for the .. vs. sum of seventy-five Dollars . were admitted to practice: Dorrance Kirtland, Stoddard "On motion of Mr . James Thompson, Attorney Smith, Frederick H. Gebhard, Henry J. Brush, Isaac u James Rose. for the Plaintiff, ordered judgment Nisi Hansen, J esse Bru§h, John W. Crane, William Frazer, Causa ." "James Pinckney Attorney for Defendant in this Jam es Thompson, Elihu Chauncey Goodrich and James ~, Benjamin Sears Cause by his plea of Cognovit Actionem, confesses Pinckney. A committee, composed of Messrs. Good­ uvs. Judgment to the P laintiff for the sum of one Hundred Dollars. rich, Pinckney, Kirtland and Thompson, was appointed ""Linus Hopson & to report rules for the practice of this court. They re­ "Lyn1an Hopson. "On motion of Mr. Thompson Attorney for Plaintiff, Ordered Judgment, Nisei Cmisa." ported the following, which were adopted: "RULES. The September term for that year was held at the " 1st. That a Capicui be issued as the first process in all cases, and if house of John R. Vandenberg, in Coxsackie, but after­ not executed previous to the return, then an alicui and pluries, and re­ ward it was regula_rly held at Catskill. peated as often as necessary, but when an attorney of this Court is plain­ tiff he may proceed by attachment of privilege except he is joined with This court was composed of a first judge and several others or sues in Autre Droit. associate judges and justices of the peace. It was held "2d. In all cases where a non-resident shall apply for a writ in per­ son the Cler!, before he shall issue it, shall take a Bond from such per­ in January, May and September of each year. The son to Defendant with one sufficient freeholder residing- within the causes coming und er its jurisdiction were Yery numerous. jurisdiction of the Court in the penalty of lAmbrose Spencer, John M. Canfield, "7th. That no person shall be hereafter admitted to practice in this Court as an Attorney or Counse llor , unless such p erson shall exhibit to Hezeki ah Burhans, Hezekiah L . Hosmer, John Van the Court a certificate or Lic ense by which it shall appear that he has Der Spiegle Scott; January term, r 801, David Horsford, been Regularly admitted to p1acticc in the supreme Court, or sha ll pro­ duce a certificate from some praclicing attorney of this Court certify­ Reul.Jen Horsford; May term, 1801, Alexander Fraser, ing that the person so applying has served a regular clerkship with hin1 Elisha Williams, Abrah am Van Dyke, Phil ip Gebhard; for the full term of three years next imm ed iate ly previous to such ap­ plication for admission, and shall in the latter case be examined by the Septemuer term, 1801, Moses J. Cantine; January 1802, court, and if found duly qualified sirnli be licensed by the first Judge. Francis Pruyn; May 1802, Philip Parker, William W. "8th . That all rules for Judgments in this Court be entered Nisi Van Ness, John Champlin; September 1802, Mr. Foot, Oatl8a, &c., but if not four days rcrnaining in the term then Seclente Cnrict. assistant attorney genera l, "Ex lzonoris respectus;" May "9th. That the Sheriff, his Deputy & one constable at least from r803, Mr. Glover; September 1803, Josepb D. Monnell; each Town in the County give their personal attendance in the Court every day during· the sittings thereof, & that the Sheriff on the last day January 1804, Thomas P. Grosvenor; May r804, Amos of every term furnish a docket of all returns made by him in such Term Eaton; Robert Dorian; January r805, John .'\dams . for the Inspect ion of the attornies & others having Business with said Court. An amusing in stance of the promptntss demanded by "10th. That each of the attornies of this Court shall file with the this court is seen in the record that in r802 Gilbert Clerk a Docket of his Hules within twenty Days after the End of each Term and that no Dock et be received by the Clerk after the time so Drake, the court cri er, was fined $1.00 for being absent limit ed." when his services were needed. The court adopted a device for its seal, whicl1 is de­ The number of judgments docketed in this court in scribed in the record thus: "A sword erect, supporting 1845 was 77, with an aggregate of damages amounting to a Balance, the motto round the ~eal, County of Green." $27,622.37. The costs on this amounted to $r,206.80 . A committee was appointed, Messrs. Brush, Smith and The following attorneys and counsellor, at law were Crane, on the application of Charles Thompson for ad­ admitted to practice in the Court of Common Pleas for mission to the bar. On their favorable report he was the county of Greene . The dates given are those on admitted. Gilbert Drake was appointed crier to this which the prescribed oaths were taken: court, and the following committee was appointed to Caleb Day, September 4th r8zr, Herman M. Romeyn, make a survey of a "plat of ground for the liberties of May 30th 1822, Lewis Benton, May 30th 1822, G. W , the Gaol of the County of Green:" Joseph Graham, Ben­ Ludlum, January 28th r823, Allen Jordan, January 27th jamin Van Orden and George Hall. They made their 1824, Gerrit Van Bergen, January 30th r824, A. L. Jor­ survey and reported and their report was ratified by the dan, May 25th r824, J. Houck jr., January 26th r825, court. We append the calendar of that first court. Leonard Bronk jr., September 7th r825, Malbone Wat· 34 HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY.

son, February 1st 1826, Robert Colvard, May 31st 1826, until Wednesday morning, when the grand jury ap­ Benedict Bagley, February 1st 1827, John Van Vleck, peared in court with the following indictments: September 4th 1827, Edgar B. Day, September 5th 1827, "The People / "Indictment for Assault and Battery on Eliza- " vs. ( beth Boyce. Defendant arraigned; pleed notguil- Amasa Mattoon, September 5th 1827, George W. Bulk­ " Benjamin B. noyce. 1 ty: llound by Recognizance with Jonathan Cutter. "The People } ley, January 31st 1828, George White, September 3d "vs . "_Indictment for Assault & Bat~:,ry on John 1828, Richard Van Dyke, September 5th 1828, Darius •· Michael Smith. Sunpson. Bench Warrant Issued. Peck, May 27th 1829, John Sanders jr., January 5th The grand jury then withdrew and the court adjourned from time to time again until Thursday afternoon (Sept. 1830, P. H . Silvester, September 9th 1830, Theodore 18th) when the following indictments were brought in: Romeyn, September 9th, 1830. The office of the first judge of the Common Pleas, "T .l;~ Peopl e ( "Indictment for Assault and Battery on Benjamin "E!izab e~i :noyce.) B. Boyce. Bench warrant Issued." which was afterward called the County Court, has been "Th~ People vs. lH 1 . , , / ",v1tnesses,.. held by the following persons, who were at first appointed "Commissioners of nd10tment fm "Stephen Truesdell, "Highways of the Town I neglect of Duty. "Joseph Heath." by the governor and ~Senate, but under the constitution "of Coxsackie." J of 1846 were elected. The dates given .indicate the times After the discharge of a prisoner from the jail the of their appointment or election: Leonard Bronk, March court adjourned, to meet at the same place on the first 28th 1800; Garret Abee!, April 3d 1810; Moses I. Can­ Tuesday in May, 1801. Subsequently, however, a differ­ tine, June 19th 1818;" John V. D. S. Scott, February rst ent order changed the place of meeting to the academy 1821, Dorrance Kirtland, April 19th 1828; Perkins King, at Catskill, where the court opened on the first Tuesday March 20th 1838; Lyman Tremain, June 1847; Alexander of May, 1801. H. Bailey, November 1851; F. James· Fitch, March 19th At this time the case of the "People vs. Benjamin B. 1855, appointed)o fill vacancy caused by resignation of Boyce" was brought to trial, Mr. Spencer, assistant Bailey, and afterward elected. John A. Griswold, No­ attorney general (the title then given to the office now vember 1863; John Olney, November 1867; A. Melville known as district attorney) prosecuting and Mr. Brush Osborn, January I1th ' 1870, · appointed to fill vacancy defending. The first petit jury of this court was sworn caused by death of Olney and present incumbent; Manly for this case. It was composed of the following men: B. Mattice, November 1870. Joel Tuttle, John Goodfellow, Jonas Bronk, Casper Spoor, David Rundell, Casper U. Hallenbeck, Nathan COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS. Brace, Stephen Truesdell j r., Isaac Van Loan, Henry C. The following · is the record of the first Court of Gen­ Van Bergen, James Matthews and Benjamin Hine. The eral Sessions held in and for this county: witnesses for the prosecution were Elizabeth Boyce, Mary Coffin and Mary Miller. The witnesses for the "At a Court of GeneraCSessions of the peace held at Cats Kill in and for the County of Green on the 6th day of May 1800: defendant were Stephen Truesdell and James Beach. ~,Present, The jury returned a verdict of "guilty of the Assault "STEPHEN DAY, "THOMAS E. BARKER & l Esquires and Battery whereof he is Indicted," whereupon the " WILLIAM BEACH & r . "ANDREW N. HEERMANCE.J court passed sentence that he pay a fine of $25. u The Court opened, and after reading· the Coin mission, no business The next case taken up was "The People vs. Eliza­ coming before them, the Court adjourned to th e third Tuesday of Sep­ tember next, at the house of John R . Vandenburg· of Coxsacki e, the beth Boyce," indicted at the last term for assault and place appointed by law." battery on Benjamin B. Boyce. The following jury was In accordance with this adjournment, the court was sworn: Thomas Bedell, John Goodfellow, Jonas Bronk, held on the third Tuesday of September. There were Zebadiah Dickinson, David Rundell, David Brewster, present, Stephen Day and Thomas E. Barker, judges; Ebenezer Booth, Gidion J. Palmer, Casper Spoor, Nathan Philip Conine jr., Samuel Reed and Peter A. Van Brace, James Matthews and William Van Orden. The Bergen, assistant justices ; Deliverance Backus and witnesses for the people were Benjamin B. Boyce, James Josiah Warner, justices of the peace. The first grand Beach, Mary Coffin and Polly Beach. The jury without jury of this court was then organized and sworn. It retiring declared a verdict of not guilty. was composed of the following: Andrew N. Heermance, CIRCUIT COURT. Esquire, Foreman; Stephen Truesdell, Innkeeper; Joseph The first session of the Circuit Court m and for the Heath, Waggoner; Peter Bronk, Inn-keeper; Richard county of Greene was held at Catskill on the fourth Tues­ Bronk, Yeoman; Leonard Conine, Yeoman; Philip day of September (22d) 1801. "Present, His Hon'r Mr. Wossram, Yeoman; Baltas Van Slyck, Yeoman; John Justice Kent." Gay, Yeoman; Henry C. Houghtaling, Yeoman; Joseph The calendar contained 29 cases, and the following Sherman, Tanner; Conradt Houghtaling, Yeoman; Isaac jurors were in attendance: Argulus ·white, William Platt, Yeoman; James Keeler, Merchant; William Ray, Parker Sheldon Graham, Ezekiel Ramsdale, Johannes Yeoman; Peter Van Slyck, Yeoman; Jacob Parish, Mer­ Hallen'beck, Ichabod Andrews, John A. yan Buskirk, chant; Jesse Wood, Yeoman; Robert Burrell, Gentleman; Ezra Jones, Nathaniel Yeomans, George St~mpson, Peter Dubois, John Buck, John Tuttle sen ., Wilham Bed~ll, Eliakim Reed, Gentleman; Wilhelmus Van Den Berg, Peter Van Orden, Joachim Hallenbeck, Frederick Yeoman; Thomas Clark, Merchant; Richard R. Van Challett, David Johnson, William ~dwards, Wilhelmus Den Berg, Yeoman. After the grand jury withdrew Brandow, Noah Wheeler, Nathan Elliot, John W. Hallen­ the court adjourned till afternoon, and from time to time beck, Isaac Hine, Stephen Root and John Lawyer. JUDGES OF CIRCUIT COURT. 35

The judges presiding at the.successive sessions of this Melville Osborn, December 1875, February 1876, Feb­ court have been as follows: ruary 1877, February 1878, February and May 1879, James Kent, September 1801, July 1804, September February 1880, February and May 1881, February 1882, 1807, August 18r3. Brockholst Livingston, June 1802 . February 1883. Morgan Lewis, July 1803. Smith Thompson, June 1805, Under the constitution of 1846 this county is included September 1810, August 1812. Daniel D. Tompkins, in the third judicial district, which is composed of the July 1806. Am brose Spencer, December 1806, August coun t ies of Albany, Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer. 1811, November 1818, October 1820. Joseph C. Yates, Schoharie, Sullivan and Ulster. September 1808. William W. Van Ness, December 1809, COURT OF OYER AND TERHINER . August 1814, August 1816, November 1816, December The following is the record of the opening of the first 1819, November 182r. Jonas Platt, September 1815. session of the Court of Oyer and Terminer, transcribed William A. Duer, June 1823, April and September 1824, from the minutes: April and September 1825, September 1826, September "At a Court of Oyer and Terminer and Gen '! Gaol Deliv ery held at 1827, April and September 1828. April and Oclober Cat s Kill in and for the County of Gre en on the f ourth Tuesday of Sept., 1801. Sept. 22d. 1829. Reuben H. Walworth, April 1826. Ogden Ed­ "Present His Hon'r Mr . Jnstice Kent. wards, April 1827. James Vanderpoel, April and Oc­ "Samuel Van Vechten j, Judges of the 11 '.rho ma s E. Burl;:er · Court of Coin. tober 1830, April and October 1831, April and October "Hufus Stanley Pleas. 1832, April and October 1834, April and September "Peter A. Van Bergen, Ass't Jn stice. "The pannel of the Grand Jury being Heturned the following Gen­ 1835, April and September 1836, April 1837, and tlen1en appeared & wer e sworn: Jame s Bennet , C. IC., Esq .. Forem'n, September term that year omitted on account of his Chas. F. Davis, Do ., Esq .. Tunis Van SJyck, Cox., Yco'n, Jas. Dunn, Do., Merch't, Simeon Guild, F,, Yeom'n, Ephraim Garrit, Cox., M't, Samuel sickness. Charles H. Ruggles, October 1833, May Halght,

Barnes, 1821; Lewis Benton, 1824; Malbone Watson, second, to support the constitution of the United States; 1832-37; Lucius Robinson, 1838; Danforth K .. Olney, third, freedom from a;1y complicity or concern in any 1840-45; Lyman Tremain, 1846-7. duel, heretofore or hereafter; and fourth, faithfully to Under the ~onstitution of 1846 the office became perform the dut:es of the office . elective, and since that time the following have been During the year 1818:-Platt Adams, col. 49th regt., t elected to it on the dates accompanying: Rufus W . Wat­ June 15th; Joel Peck, capt., June 29th; John Jenkins son, June 1847; Danforth K. Olney, November 1850; capt., June 26th; Frederick Plank, major, June 27th; Peleg C. Mattoon, 1853; John A . Griswold, 1856; James Hervey Chittenden, capt ., June 27th; Jeremiah Miller, B. Olney, 1859; the same, 1862; A. Melville Osborne, capt., July 7th; Clark Fuller, lieut., July 7th; Samuel Theater, lieut., July 8th; Peter Schermerhorn, ensign, 1865; William E. Leete, 1868; Sidney Crowell, 1871; Ad­ July 9th; Hobart Builes, ensign, July 9th; Olford Lock­ dison C. Griswold, 1874; Eugene Raymond, 1877; G . wood, lieut., July 9th; William Bliss, lieut., July 11th; Howard Jones, 1880. William Van Boesen, lieut., July IIth; William Darby, lieut., July IIth; Dayton Cook, ensign, July IIth; PRACTICING ATTORNEYS-PAST AND PRESENT. Stephen Scovill, lieut., July 14th; William Stimson, The following attorneys were practicing in the courts lieut., July 22d; John Green, ensign, July 22d; Michael of this county about the year 1860: John Olney, Alonzo Bronk, ensign, August 4th; Abel Avery, ensign, August 8th; John Wildie, adjutant, August 8th; John Spoor, Greene, A. Mel ville Osborne, Samuel P . Ives, James B. capt., August 15th; Andrew Van Buskirk, ensign, Olney, Ezekiel P. More, Lucius D. Hill, Augustus Hill, August 15th; Benjamin Davenport, ensign, August 17th; Peleg C. Mattoon, Rufus H . King, Henry Mott, John A . Anthony C. Houghtaling, capt., August 19th; Martin G. Griswold, Addison C. Griswold, Sheldon A. Givens, Van Bergen, lieut., August 19th; Benjamin Townsend, Charles C. Givens, Charles F. Bouton, Manly B. Mattice, ensign, August 20th; Daniel D . Howe], quartermaster, August 22d; William Regeia, lieut., August 22d; An­ Herman Winans, William E. Leete, Henry C. Van Ber­ thony M. Van Bergen, ensign, August 22d; Aaron Steel, gen, Lemuel C. Bennett, Charles H. Porter, Danforth K. capt., September 1st; Perez Steel jr., capt., September Olney, Rufus W. Watson, Ebenezer Haight, J. C. Dewitt, 1st; William Tolley, capt., September 1st; Wyllys Hos­ Augustus R. Macomber. ford, capt., September 11th; Isaac McCagg, lieut., Sep­ The following list comprises the attorneys now belonging tember 16th; David Johnson jr., lieut., September 25th; Isaac Slover, ensign, September 30th; Lemuel Stimpson, to the Greene County Bar, with their several locations: ensign, October 5th; Norman Ticknor, ensign, October Atlzens: Charles E. Nichols, John Sanderson. 7th; J ohathan Miller, ensign, November 4th. Catskill: Frank H. Burroughs, Emory A. Chase, Sid­ DLiring the year 1819:-Lamon Pritchard, capt., Jan­ ney Crowell, Jeremiah Day, Orrin Day, Andrew C. Fan­ uary 28th; George G. Hardenburgh, lieut., April 19th; Barent Dubois jr., ensign, April 19th; Ira Camfield jr., cher, Addison C. Griswold, John A. Griswold, Joseph ensign, April 19th; Addison Porter, lieut., April 21st; Hallock, W. Irving Jennings, Hallock, JenninP,s & Chase, A . Van Vechten, capt ., April 22d; Enoch Blakeslee, G. Howard Jones, Rufus H. King, Manly B. Mattice, lieut. col., April 24th; Frederick Plank, lieut. col., April Arthur M. Murphy, James B. Olney, Frank H . Osborn, 30th; Abraham Overbaugh, capt., May 3d; Casper Van William Palmatier, Eugene Raymond, James H. Van Loon, capt., May 3d; Samuel Miller jr., ensign, May 5th; Henry Bagley, ensign, May 8th; George Wickes, lieut., Gelder, Jacob I. Werner, Fred Werner. May 13th; Daniel D. Howell, adjutant, May 13th; Am­ Coxsackie: F. H. Brandow, John B. Bronk, N. A. Cal­ brose Kirtland, capt., May 20th; Sylvester Nichols, capt., kins, William Cochran, Alfred W. Curtis, D . Henry May 20th; William F. Fraser, lieut., May 20th; Charles Daley, E . C. Hallenbeck, James W. Hiseerd, William E . B. Benton, lieut., May 20th; Cilbert Pierce, ensign, May 2, st; William Nor ton, capt., May 24th; Samuel Bald­ Leete, J. L. B. Silvester. win, paymaster, May 25th; Henry Laraway, capt., May Cairo: Augustus Hill, Lucius D. Hill. 25th; Levi Tremain,lieut., May 25th; Hiram Carter,ensign; Durham: A. C. Cowles. William McHinch, capt., June 3d; Charles S. Hitchcock, Hunter: C. N. Cartwright. quartermaster, June 4th; Ambrose Chapman, ensign, New Baltimore: Augustus Sherman. June 4th; Jacob Petrie, ensign, June 5th; Matthew Wil­ liams, ensign, June 5th; James Wildey, lieut ., June IIth; Prattsvzile : John H. Caughn, James F. Fitch. Christian O'Brine, lieut., June rSth; Jehial Tuttle, brig . West Kill: D. H . Hubbard . gen'!, June 19th; Cyrenius Lennon, major, June 19th; Wi11dlza111:Leona1 d B. Cornell, J. B. Daley, Cicero C. Orrin Parsons, ensign, June 29th; Peter Schermerhorn, Peck, Peck & Cornell, Josiah C. Tallmadge. lieut., June 30th; Lyman Strong, capt., July 2d; Deliver­ FVindlzam and Catskill: Raymond & Tallmadge. ance B. Hervey, lieut., July 8th; Daniel Rowley, capt., July 10th; William Stimson, c:apt., July 17th; Michael Bronk, lieut., July 22d; Orin Kinsley, ensign, July 31st; Iso.:tc McCagg, capt., July 31st; Abraham H. Houghta- CHAPTER VIII. 1:ng, July 31st; John L. Decker, capt., August 1st; Levi H. Alden, adjutant, August 24th; William Darby, capt., THE MILITIA. August 28th; Bartholomew Gedney, major, August 30th; Absalom Gedney, lieut., August 30th; Jonathan Miller, HE ORGANIZATION of tlie militia of this capt., August 30th; Jesse Miller, ensign, August 30th; Benjamin Maben, lieut., September , st; Russell Judson, T county has been similar to that of other sections ensign, September 2d; John R, Cheritree, lieut., Septem­ of the State. The following militia officers took ber 3d; D. Alanson King, lieut., September 3d; James the required oaths of office at the dates affixed. These Robertson, col., September 7th; John Green, lieut., Sep­ oaths were, first, allegiance to the State of New York; tember 8th; Anthony Van Bergen, quartermaster, Sep- GREENE COUNTY MILITIA. 37

!ember 8th; Samuel Kin g, li eut., September 8th; Buell Christian O'Brine, capt., May 20th; D ,tvid G. Abee], White, li eut., September 9th; Abram Bruir, ensign, De­ col., May 20th; J. Van Valkenburgh, lieut . col., May cember 9th; John Tuttle jr., 2nd lieut., December 30th. 20th; \V. Telfair Gifford, surg eo n, May 20th; James During the year 1S20: -William W. Edwards, capt., Stoutenburgh jr., capt., May 2 1st; Seth Dutcher, lieut., February 18th; Ap,,llos Cooke, ca pt., February 28th; May 25th; Abraham Overbaugh, major, May 25th; S. A. Baker, rst lieut., March 28th; Hiram Corn fort, 2d Albert Buel, paymaster, May 25th; Russell Jud son, lieut., lieut., March 28th; Wells Finch, capt., May 2d; Reuben May 25th; Ralph Olmstead, capt. of artillery; Martin Adams, capt. of rifle company, May 2d; John Pline, en­ Wetzel, lieut .; William H. DeWitt. sign, May 5th; John C. Johnston, capt. rifl e company, William Bask, October 22d 1826; Harvey B. Webb, l'v[ay 17th; Joseph Clark, lieut. rifle company, May 17th; capt ., June 4th 1827; Ebenez er Jennings, lieut., June J ohn M. Donnelly, ens ign rifl e company, May 17th; 4th 1827: John Bogardus, lieut., 1827; Thomas Bishop, Amos Botsford , surgeon, May 22d; Joshua G. Hough­ ensign, August 8th 1827; Lewis Rento n, aid-de-camp, tailing, ensign, May 24th; Jacob Sharpe, qu arterm as ter, September 24th 1823; Jam es Olmsted, maj.ir 120th May 30th; William Bliss, capt., June 3d; Thomas Bur­ reg't; Cornelius Rouse, capt., J uly 30th 1828; William roughs, ensign, June 3d; Clark Lawrence, lieut., June C. McKinstry, August 30th 1828 ; John H. Demorest, 3d; Addis on Porter, b1igade major and inspector, June ensign, September 10th 1828; Horatio W. Orcutt, hos­ 71h; Walter Secor, capt., Jun e 8th; Henry To wnse nd, pital surgeon, August 5th 1828; Martin Wetsel! , capt., ensign, June 8t h; Spencer Palmer, lieu t., June 8t h; Jacob Jun e 20th 1829 ; Benjamin Sh erm :rn li i::ut., June 20th P .itrie, lieut., June 9th; L eonard Lampman, lieut. , June 1829; James Olmstead, li eut . col. 120th reg't., August roth; John Commer, ens ign, J une 12th; Andrew Van 5th 1829; William Wild e r jr., ca pt., August 5th 1829; Buskirk, capt., June 15th: William Jerom e, ensign, June Nathaniel H. Hinman, ensign, August 5th, 1829; William 15th; Anthony C. Hough ta ling, major, June 21st; An­ C. McKinstry, August 12th 1829; Peter Va11 Vechten, thony M. Van Berg i::n, lieut., June 21st; Hir am Carter, col. 120th reg't., September 3d 1829; Edward Sherman, judge :1dvo cate , June 28th; Jesse Miller, lieut., June lieut., September 8th 1829; C. N. Botsford, paymaster, 29th; Hen ry Williams, e nsign, June 29th; Ja so n Mapes, August 20th 1830; J esse H. :\f iller, lie ut., Jul y 20th capt .. Jul y 1st; Abraham Ramsen, ensign, Jul y 1st; Mark 1830; J am es D. Gardiner, lieut., August 21st 1830; Spencer, major, July 5th: John Laraway, lieut, July 21st; J ames Olmsted, col., March 31st 1831; Francis Carbine, Andr ew Decker, ensign, July 21st; Michael Bronk, capt., lieut . col., March 31st 183 1; Hiram Clark, April 12th, July 25th; Nedy Lawre nce, capt., Augnst 3d; William 1831; John Wardwell, August 31st 1831; Samuel Orms­ Requea, capt., August 5th; Andrew T. Van Slyke, en­ lJee, August 31st 1831; John H. Martin, September 6th sign, August 5th; Robert Builes, lieut., August 7th; Ab­ 1831; Le vi Plank, September 6th 1831. raham Hall, co l., August 16th ; John Munson, ensign, A notice iss ued by Brigadier General William Salis­ August 19th; Havillah Blake slee , quc1rtermaster, August 19th; Alanson Saxton, lieut., August 22d; Seth Outcher, bury at Catskill, und er date of Aug ust 16th 1844, called ensign, August 28th; Albert Parsons, ensign, August upon the officers and mu sicians of the several regiments 31st; John Rice, ensig n, Septembe r rst. of the 37th brigade to meet and drill two days previous During th e rear 1821 :-George G. Vandenburgh, capt., to the meetin g of the regiments for training and review. May 16th; William W . Van Vechten, lieut., May 16th; This brigade, as will appear below, was comprised mostly Francis N. Wilson, adjntant, May 16th; Benjamin Van Loan, ensi gn, May 17th; Abra ham Richtrnever, cap t., within thi s county. Complyin g with the brigade orders May 17th; Jacob S. Scofield, cap t.; Samuel Kin g, May the 120th regiment officers assemb led for preliminary 19th; David Fraser jr., li eu t., May 24th; Deli verance drill August 26th and 27t h at the house of Z. B. Osborn B. Hervey, capt., May 25t h; John Cammer lieut., May in Catskill; th e I!6th re giment on August 27th and 28th 25th; Roland Root, capt., May 28th; Ransom Barker, at th e hou se of P. Hunt in Windh am Center; the 49th ensrgn, May. 28t h; Henry Camp, surgeon, May 28 th; Ambrose Kirtland, m aj o r, May 28; Jacob Patrie, capt., regiment on August 28th and 29th at the house of Edgar May c1oth; Orrin Parsons, capt., May 30th; Joseph H. Russell in E ast Durham; the 1 roth regim en t on August Miller, May 30th; Ezekiel Griffin, l\1ay31; Jacob Kries­ 29th and 30 th at the house of Mr. Shears in the tow n of kern, ensign, May 3 r st; Horace Aus tin, lieut., June 1st; Coeymans; the 6th regim ent on August 30th and 31st at David Cornwall, ens ign; June rst; Olford Lockwood, June 1st; James Freeland, qu art errnahter; Henr y Mers; the hou se of Jason M apes a t Coxsack ie. The regime nts assemb led for inspection, rev iew a nd drill in mi litary ex­ 1o el DickerrnJn, 1st lieut., June 5t;i; David Johnson, ercis es soon afterward; the 6th Colon el. C.H. Houg htal ­ lieut,, June 5th; P. U . McKean ensign Tune 5th · Obadiah Caldwell, lieut., June IItJ/ David 'H:ill ensian' in g, September 30th, at th e ho use of J ason Mapes in , ' b ' Coxsackie; the 110th, Colonel D ,vicl McCarty, October June 11th; Ebenezer Brocket jr., June 11th; William 1st, at the house of Mr. She:irs in Coeymans; the 49 th, Post, capL, June_ 11th; Alvin Bushnel, 1st lieut., June Colonel C. Kier;ted, Octo be r 2d , at th e hou se of Mr. 18th; Gdbert Prerce, lreut., June 18th; Anthony C. L. Dickinson in the vill,1ge of Prink: the IJ6tb, Colon el H. Hought al rng, lreu t. col., May 14th; Ephriam A. Bo­ Kipp, October 3rl, ,it the hou se of H . Kinsley in Science­ gardus, ensign, M_,iy 14th; Zadock Pratt, capt., June ville; th e 120th, Co lone l P. D. Freligh, October 5th, at 2~th; Smith Hopkrn s, capt ., June 29th; Timothy Bald· the hous e of D. Smith in L n·ds. wrn, July 12th; Wyllys Hosford, major, July 12th; Henry Edwards, ensrgn, July 26 th; Darius Winans, lieut., July 26th; Ira T. Day, major. ' CHAPTER I X . During the year 1822:-George Wickes quart erm aster April 23d; Calvin B.ilis, li eut. April 23d;' Richard Titus' CENSUS OF 1810. capt. April 23d; David Bush, lie ut. , April 23d; John R'. Os~orn, payma ster, ?viay 6th; Benjamin P. Burh 8ns, ~nsr_gn, May 6th; George H aw ley, capt., May 9th; Ben­ HE MANUSCRIPT ''ten cu s' of 1810, the ea rliest pmm Comfo rt, lieut., May 9th: M . D. Van L oa n, ensig n, T census of Green e county exist in g among its May 9th; Ira Dubois, adjutant, May IIth; Samuel At­ records, is now in a dilap id ated condit ion, and water, capt. 1 May 1~th; John I~inyon, lieut., May 15th; within a few years will probably become illegible, and be- .,.

HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY.

living that a list of the names of those who were heads of Jones 3, Martin Armstrong 4, Solomon Hoash 4, William Bowdish 4, Dennis Ver Plank 3, Tennis Wolf 10, Hendrick Bogardus 5, Hendrick families at that early period will be of much interest to Schoonmaker 4, Enoch Tompkins 11, Henry Hoghtaling 10, Peter Bronk future generations, we copy it entire. This list contains 10, Charles McCarl 5, Peter Conine 12, William Billingham 3, Leonard Conine 4, John P. nervier 6, Samnel Totten 2, John C. Copper 8, John the names of all white persons, heads of families, at that Gay 8, Tennis Van Slyck 9, William Moss 3, Henry C. Hoghtaling 11, time living in the towns of this county as they then ex ­ Bar ent Hoghtaling 6, Horace Bull 5, David Dunmore 10, Garrett Hogh­ tailing 11, Richard Shaw 5, Stephen Pan var 11, Joseph Llanna er 2, John isted, with the number of persons in each family, not Marshall 6, James Plumb 7, Shelden Ensign 7, Smith Parks 4, Asahel including colo red servants or slaves. Braynard 8, John Anderson 7, William Bai·tholomew 5, Joseph Regna 12, John H . Brown 6, Chancy Ensign 6, Daniel Squires 6, Ebenezer Davis Town of Co:rsacl,'ic:-Zebulon Green 8, Morris Edwards 4, John Pru- n, Benjam in Gilliry 6, Jesse Smith 3, )fatthew Miller 6, Je,hn Remkens5, dent 4, John Dederick 6, Casper Price 4, Barent Vosberg 11, Timothy Benjamin Baker 3, Storm Vandcrsee 3, Albert Vandersee 8, Richard Hollister 8, Elizur Holmes G, William Edwards jr. 3, Stephen Edwards 3, Van Slyck 7, Peter Gears 8, Peter Van Slyck 4, Garrit Van Slye!, 5, John Jehi el Webster 7, Leonard Witbeck 7, Jacob Bush 8, David Botsford 9, Van Slyck 4, Henry Van Slyck 4, Benjamm Peer 5, E

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5, John Out 7, Th omas Day 8, Willia m Sut her land 4, Sa mu el Duncan 6, m in K ipp 7, John Clum 5, Der ick Van Dyc k 4, Joshua Cro ss 7, Lawrence Tennis Whitb ec k 9, John Brooks 8, Isaac Van Valkc nb ergh 13, Franc is Decker 9, James Deyoe 10, Jacob Martin 8, Pe liti a Huland 6, Derick Va n Hoe se u 7, Ab raha1n Van Wort 5, Toomas Van \Vo rt 3, Isa.ac Hallen­ Decker 11, Jacob I Schermed10rn 8, Thomas Becker 9, Step hen Myers jr. hake 6, Joseph Rosebatses 7, Lrrw rence Perry 5, Nathan Brnc e 9, Sam ue l 4, James Wiltsey 5, Arthur Ellsworth 8, Jacob Sole 5, Hen ry Schoon­ Miller 6, Je hoiakim Ho llen bnke 8, John Head 6, Casper Van Hoese n 12. mal-i:er5, Dan iel Ri\·enb 'gb 6, Lemon S. Shutts 4, Ha nn an Sanby 2, Isaac Town of TVinclham:-Austin Wrig-ht 5, J osh Lia Parm int on 4, Levi Pe r­ Camp 12, David Crankhitc 10, Robert Van Dusen 2, Ric hard St anl ey jr. kins 2, Samuel Pc,·k ins 9, William Unde rhill 7, Willia m Ha nes 11, Samuel 8 Rufus Smith 3 William Chambe rlain 5, John Bran dow 9, Jasper I. Hanes 4, Jam es McGregory 3, llenjam in H ane s 3, Robert Under hill 5, Robbi ns 5, James' Price 2, Jesse lllakcs ley 1, Dav id Bla nchard 5, Luther Joshua Baker 7, Zebulon Townsend 10, Moses Townsend 10, Sam uel Po nd 3, \Yarren Bracliett 3, Tllornas Disbrow 2, John L. Sherman 7, As­ Brewer 8, J oscpl1 Fe lt '1, Solomon Doty 8, James Richards 6, Natha n F ield ahcl Disbrow 6, Corne lin s D. Beers 9, Na than Disby 6, Meke r Disbrow 5. Samue l Hanes jr. 8, Elisha Hane3 12, Na th anie l English 4, David Bur ­ 7, Asahel Disbrow jr. 5, Stephe n Van De us en 7, ,vnliainEigu n 4, I-Ienry ges 5, Sam u e l Merr itt 11, Robert Burdsell 8, Smith Hadden 6, James Had ­ Carver 4. Mart in Haner 4, Henry Schoonmaker jr. 6, ,Villimn Shomaker don 5, Duncau McGrego ry 4, Benjamin McGregory 2, Dyer Shepha rd 5, 4, Abraham Hauer 4, John Haner 5, Jacob Jacob ie 4, Daniel Hogeboom Elihu Town se nd 10, Moses Shaw 7, William Undei-h ill j,-. 7, George Wa l­ 9, James Hogeboom 4, Harman Garlick 7, Joh n Lara way 19, John Van ton 4, John Will son 5, Nevin Wilson 2, Joshua Wo lfe n 4, Ja mes Eagl e­ Loon 3, Lawrence G. Decke r l4, Da vid Leva.rt 9, Henry Karr S, Gideon ston e 8, Charles D. Haddon :2, Edwa rd Eag·lestone 12, Willi am Miller 9, Wa lcott 8, Andrew Tall 8, U ni Cooke 9, P itt A. Hosfo rd 6, Munson Joseph Haddon 6, Obadiah Griffin 5, Gersho m Gr iffin 5, Abijah Gr iffin 7, Bnickett 7, Der ick Con ine 0, Elias Ba tes 5, Robe rt Ha ll 3, Jam es Disbrow Lunnen Parminton 6, Elisha Latimer 4, Ephraim Lion s 5, Seth Hunson 6, Joseph Dimond 8, Coenrad Knoll 7, Jasper Robinson 4, E no s North rop 5,Lewis Green 4, Micha el Showers 10,John Ph ilips 8, Benjamin Jones jr. 4 7, Jacob Hane r~ . Dav id Winters 3, Daniel Ke lley 7, Obadiah Murrey 2, John Enman 7. John J . Ackman 8, Willi am Burns 6, Lewis H. Chamb er ­ Peter Van Loan 8, Jeremy Miller 7, 'l'oh ias Hog·eboo m 6, Elihu Roger s lain 6, Nathan iel :'skiff 5, John Gass 8, Benjamin Chase 7, Laben An­ 2, Phineas Bcnjan1in 6, Amos Pa ugn1an U, Ja mes \Vares 7, George Teal drews 2, Gerard Joh nso n 2, John McCann G, John Willso n jr. 4, Tob ias 9, Danie l Post 7, John Ham ilton 4, Levi Babcock 8, George Babcock 6, Rose 4, John Williamson 4, Danie l Bloomer 8, l<'rederick Smith 6, Aaron Isaiah Ba bcoc k 3, Aruna Hubbe rt 6, Hobert McFa ll 6, E liphal et Wheele r Had do n 7, Moses Demance 3, Nathan Salisbnr y 7, Dav id Demance 4, 2, John Decker Jl, Pete,· Lewis a,Lawrence Mick le 3, John D. Decker 4, Ja cob Carr 7, Ja mes C,H-r 1, Lydia Palmer 4, Seth Greene 7, Elias Lyon s Sa1nuel Ives je. 7, Ptllaticr F,.1.rington 7, Solo 1non Almsbury 7, Na th aniel 4, Roger Bunner 4, George Swap 7, Elijah Scofie ld 7, Nathaniel :Messsen­ Butle r 3, James Chase 8, Bcnjm nin Kirsby 7, ~robias Vanl-loe sen 7, Jacob ger 5, _i<;!ipbaletLo rd 2, John Johnson 8. Ben j am in Jones 6, Nicholas Gass G·. Dies 8, Silas Saw;·ur 6, John Van Deusen 4, Jacob Wes t 2, William 6, Israel Holdridge 6, Willi am Gass jr . 4, Zepheniah Chase 11, Hoger Ho l­ Clar k e 7, Amos Meloy 6, John Meloy 6, Edmond Ricl,ards 6, Ja mes Fraser kem 6, Stephe n Johnson 7, Mun son Buel 8, Isaac Bu el 5, Isra e l Tbo1nson 6, John McFall 3, Peter McLea n 7, Andrew Richar ds 3, John Bryans 8, 4, Jesse Lockwood 3, Eshan Barley 11, Sam uel Kelsey 2, Jo hn Nil es 6, Minor Cob 6, Frederick Horne ll 6, Adam Fink 6, Step hen Vincent 3, Charles Kelsey 3, Caleb C,ur 5, .John Carr 6, Lev i Bra nd ow 2, Abel Mix 5, Thomas Wheeler ii, William Brandow 9, Lott Tows ley 2, Jacob Teal 8, Benjamin Fa irchild 4, Lem uel Woodw orth 9, John Goodse ll 7, Garret John Ives 9, Asa Lnring·ton 2, Isaac Malery~. Ar nold Ne wco n1b 8, Elij ah Vandusen 7, 'l'honrns 'l.'ownsend 4, Thomas O'Brien 12, Elizabeth Arnold Strong 10, Ja irus Strong 11, William Hood 8, John Tutt le jr. 6, John Tut­ 6, William Arnold 19, 'l.'imothy Lockwo od '/,Jeh ial Winchell 5, Nathaniel tle 6, ,Jolrn A. Williams 4, Thomas 11onnum 8, Henry B. Stepson 9, Jacob Millard 10, Collin s A . Brown 5, Asa Brown 7, Holmes Mills 7, Gass Ni les Snow 5, A r temus Gilbert 3, Samu el lTes 4, Jede diah H1ibbert 6, Davi d 13, Adonijah Forcl 6, A lvin Ford 4, Justin Squi res 9, Ira Johnson 3, Isaac Arnold 8, Robert Jr[. Turney 7, ,Tohn T urney 2, E phraim Turney 4, D . Johnson 7, Bennet Osborn 4, Elijah Town e r 10, Daniel Williams 4, Dan iel Gunn 5, J chicl 'l.'nttle 10, Willi am T uttle 7, Jos iah Braynard 7, David Moore 4, Enoch Moore 4, Nathaniel Miller 5, Asa Lord 5, Hezek iah Samuel Graham 13, Ebenezer Blakesley 8, Will iam Stimson 8, Nathaniel Mil ls 8. Jonat ha n Fail-chi ld 8, John Beach 2, Matthew Wint e t· 11, Joseph Stimson 5, Fos t er Mol'se 11, Orami Munson 5, Lev i Mu nson 2, Phineas Chatterton 5, Rogers Winter 5, Elisha Calkin s 10, James Paddock 7, Hovey 8, William Decker 5, Zehe Osburn 2, ,John A. Pl'yout 5, Ebenezer Philip Mead 18, Jeremy Lockwood 3, Jonatha n Main 6, John Breng 7. Lake 8, Sanford Hunt 11, Augustus R Benjamin 10, Arga lier White 8, J a mes Miller 8, Isaac Butts 11, Ezra Barker 2, Samue l Baldwin 11, Ha rvey Daniel Ives 5, John Prout 10, Amos Hubbe rt 8, Timoth y H ubbert 7, Baldwin 4, Jo hn Connelly 9, William Beach 13, Harvey B. Avery 3, !sane Ru,sel Glan in (i, Cllnncy Hubbert G, Nathan Bates 4, Gurdo n Bra ynard3, Doolittle 6, Joe l Dickerm an 1, .Justus Coe !l, Danie l Miles 7, Ebenezer Jedediah Hubbert G, Mcdad H unt 3, Ephraim SUmson 11, Perez Steele 7, Johnson 4, Asahel H ull 6, John Doolittle 8, Samue l Peck 12, Theophilus Perez Steele jr . 2, Caleb E lmo re 8, Samuel Clrntfield 8, George Stimpson Peck 5, Jonathan Beach 10, William Distan 6, Henbe n Hosford 7, Gideon 10, Noah Pond 5, Asaph Ty ler 6, Gideon Gree ne G, John Barber 3, John H osfo rd 5, Harvey Hosford 4, Stephen Burg·ess 10, Corne liu s Deckar 8, Barber jl' . 5, Jeseman Smith S, Aa ron Ch1fland 5, Nat hani el Lew is 6, David Johnson 61 Isai,,c Johnson 2, Silas ll'owler 8, Ra lph Fow ler 7, Eras ­ Henry J. Brandow 12, Amos Cooke 6, John Hensen 9, John Groat 7, Jon ­ tus Beach 4, Joseph Chase 6, Henry Mill er 6, Nathanie l Corsin 5, Samuel athan Preston JO, Samue l Brandow 6. Husse l Gladde n 7, A ma zia h Doo­ Galloway 4, Leonard Hogeboom 6, Pet er I. Smith 6, Samue l Peck 9, little 3, Ezekiel Tuttle 8, S,unue l '!'ult.le 2, Nat han Osborn If,, Benjamin Samue l Ha ll 3, Seth Lockwood 5, Isaac Miles 6, Adney Beach 8, Harvey -- 6, David Freng 8, Ste phen U'reng 4. Jo~es :Munson 8, Ira Smallen 5, John son 5, George Cross 5, William Parker 11, Chester Hu ll 6, William John Smallen 6, Eben Osborn S, John Clov er 3, William Johnson 5, Sm ith 4, Willi s Miles 5, Amos Peck 6, Abel Ho lcomb 12, E lisha Thomson He nr y Davis 6, Elum Ft ·enc h ll, Orrin Cole 3, Sylvester Andrews 5. Ga d 6, 8amuel ,va lcott 10, Samuel Murren 10, Thomas Murren jr. 7, Thomas Andre ws 3, Elnathan Munroe 5, Jn so n Peck 3, Natha n White 7, Silas S. Mur ren 2, Daniel Murren S, Ichabod Andrews 9, Benajah Rice 7, Gerard Fordham ,1, Al1ijah Wolcott 11, Asa .llichmon d 5, Natha niel Butler 10, Rice 7, Ira Hice S, Luke Olds 6, Benjam in Cr ispell 5, Benjamin Chase 7, Asahel Crnndell 3, Bostw ick Tuttl e 10, John Fraer 5, Jo hn Snea th en 8, Samuel Adams 3, John Milier 3, Benjamin Miller 5, Ph ilemon Chamber ­ Solomon Wolcott 10, Enoch Tllake slf'y 8, Silas Lowis Jl, Esther Brunson lain 6, Joseph Broolrn !J, William lfa llmer jr. 7, Jacob Smith 3, Lamber t ,. Zachariah Cay ill n. ,Josia h Chatfielct 7, Enos Osborne 6, Jo hn Rice 6, L. Van Valkenbergh 7, Willimn Chamb erlin 7, William Kirk 8, William Abe•! Blakel ey ;J, Benja;nin Blakeley :l, Smith Palmer 4, John Sted m a n Falkn er 4, Alexander Conklin 4, Frederick Klein 5, Sunderland Patte r­ jr . ~·, John Steelman :z, Solomon 3tccl1nan J, \Yells .Finch 4, Abra hatn son 4, Israel Wh itcomb 2, Israel Wh itcomb j r.10, Joe l Beckwith 5, Eph­ Dud ley n, James Acldi n 6, .Joh n B. Pratt!, El izabeth Burhans 10, Gilb ert riam D unhan1 S, Jobn Front 7, Jeremiah Barker 10, Michae l Hami lton 6, Saxton 8, Eli Hobinson '1, John Waterma n 7, Elias Pres ton 6, William John Valentine 3, Cornelius Van Boesen 11, Joe l Ford 12, Robert Thomp ­ Hitcllcock G, Hcnben Hol.Jinson G, Josep h Al wood 9, Samuel Baldwin 3, son 7, James G. Miller 9, Abraham Van Vallrnnberg- h 11, Derick L. Scher ­ Benjamin Osi.Jorn i:i, Jabez lh dow JO, Joseph Burn um 5, Joe l Tutt le 10, merhorn 8, Ilenja rnin Chamber lin 7, Jacob Van Va lkenberg-h 6, Nathan At, ijah Stone 8, Benj,unin Tlctlclwin 5, Susa n Sax ton 4, Solomo n Hog-ers Sta nton 7, Tilnothy Ty ler ll, James Andersen 2, Munson Shephar d 4, G, Pho be Minor 3, Jabez llt-own 4, Elisha Whe eler 4, .John H. Decke r 4, Darius Briggs 7, Nat ha.n Rowley 8, Solornon Huest is 4, Asa Dutler 5, Samuel Reynolds 5, Stephen Spencer 11, Philct us Heyn olds 13, Samu el Jacob Ang-le 6, Solomon Lmner 3, Elij,1h 1-foore 7, '11enant Peck 5, Titus Crook er 8, William Tombs 5, Oliver Spencer 8, Joseph Hokes 2, Thomas Heaton 10, Nathaniel Wilcox 9, Henry Goslin 9, Moses Porter 4, Samuel Tayle r 7, Abijal1 Mallery G, Incrnase Clafland 7. Ber iah Pratt 5, Ber ­ Chamberl in 3, William Stre etel' 7, Wilfotm Stall 8, .Jonathan Lord 13, John nardus l{ider :l, Samue l Hensen S, Lew is Ba rnum 6, Israel Mor ri s 3, Eli Gardner 5, Jerom e Gardner (i, William Dav is 8, Joseph Cross 4, .John Osburn 4, Arel Osburn 3, Cnlob H itchcock ,f, Jac ob Hitchcock 6, John Maben 7, Caleb Hy de 5, Isaac Van Valkenberg-h 10, Hichard Peck 6, Hitchcock 3, Jemima OslJ01·11 3, Aaron Steele 7, Simon Pnitt 10, James Da ni el Brounell 4, John Savage 7, Jacob Holsty G, Andrew Klein 6, Hobci·tson 8, George Hobcrtson 2, Israel :Minor 5, Joh n ,v est G, Oliver Remy Kleine 4, E lih u Umphrey~. Dav id Gregory 8, Ja cob Miller 8, Ab­ Loomis 8,N,1thau Dudley 7,Aaro 11Ilarney 3, Jaints Gates 8, Nabby Fitch rahan1 Turk 8, .Jacob L. ·van Va lkenb ergh 10, Robert :Maben 6, Cornelius U, John .Jones !I, Simon Prntt 0, Wil lia m Ward 10, Danie l Heyno ld s 4, Leaman 5, William Allen 4,Peter L. Van Valkenberg-h6,Tu nni s Va n Val­ .Jonathan He.rnolds 4, Hannal.t Jone s 9, Corneliu s F nllerH, Mary Ha rv ey kenberg-h 9,Jerome P . Van Valkenberg h 1:3,.Tohn'l.'urk 3,Elijah Bushnell 4, Jehiel Win~hell 3, William Hensen 10, Samue l Law 7, Danie l Loomis jr. 7,E lijah Bushnell 5,Aaron Bnshnell 8,Amos Newton 4.Lewis Bushnell 7, Thoma s H it chcock 5, Lemu el Hi tchcock 7, Freeman Snow jr. 5, Wil ­ 5,Isaac Holdridg-e 6,Hezekiah Pettit 8.Dan iel Grego r y 9,David W. Foster limu Head 5. El;enczer Platt G, James Moody 3, Edward Boa rdm an 7, 4, David Fost.er 3, Nehemiah Foster 2, Solvin Chafer 8, Isa ac Deckar 5, Gcrusha Spencer 7, John Ho tchkiss f,, Timothy Person 8, Caleb Ha ig-ht 7, E dmo nd Hiclrnrds 3, Henry Ostrande r 8, David Van Dyck 2, Isaac Isaac Puck 7, .Jesse Haig·ht 7, Isaac Paine 3, Ph inea s Barkar9, Ja m es Becker 6, Stephen Myers 5, Peter Mead 3, Jchoiakem P . Va n Valken ­ Diner ,coloreclJ 4, .Jame s Tucker 7, Ezra Dibble 6, ,Jacob H.eynolds bcrgh 7, Peter Vandenburgh 5, Henry Gardiner f>. Amos F inch 9, An10s 4, Reuben Smith 10, Hobert c. Spencer 5, John Coy G, Free man Craw 7, William Tfall 2, Timothy Tompkins 9, Susan Ph ili ps 7, Nathaniel Snow 4, John Purson 9, Eleazar l\Iiller 7, Willhun Crooke r 6, Richard Appleby 6. Abie! Comish 7, John Ne wto n 5, Jedediah H it chcock 8, Ben ­ jamin Way 6, Charles Clarke 7, Wilkes Itow ley 7, Eder Barn um 3, Benja - Peck 7.

6 HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY.

Toum of Greenville:-Samuel Earls 7, Robert Ho lenb cck, 12, Elisha :et e r .Sigmor 4, Jos eph Blasdel S, Pe t er Degraaf 8, Tompkins Stephens Blackmor e 4, William Steward 8, Silas Bulloc k 2, Daniel Palmer G, Henry o, Sm ith Su tberland G, Henry Stephe ns ll, John Drake 4, John Brandow Deck er 2, Pad rn Beare! 7, Se mer Winnans i:; , William Curt is 7, Thoma s 4, U riah Mencl 8, Jonathan Davis 2, Nicho las Goes 9, William Go es 3, Robison 5, Thaclcleus Dan ;o, Isaac Soles s; Michael Ho len beck G, Aro n f ~spcr Deyo 7, .Aaron Sta rl;:or U, Lemuel Fe rris G, Alexander Ferris 4, Dibble 5, Asa Bullock 3, William Yeoman 9, Shub al Newman 6, Hen dric k Gilbert Ferris 6, John Fc rri.3 5, Josiah Ilu llu s 4-, Peter Brandow IO. Brant 5, John Winters 9, William Morris 7, Jacob Cart er 8, Stephen Tmcn of Cciirn: - W idow E lsie Sal isbur y 4, Matthew Brandow 4, Pete r Lockwood 4, Jeronrns Henry 8, Lidia Pla tt 6, Luther Carter ll, Joshua Rouse 5, Hoswell Il ump 9, A !mer Waters 2, Widow Ha nnah Bar 5, A bial Alisworth G, John Husf'ord 8, Chri stian K ri sker n 11, Ben jamin Decker 3, Wilber 10. William Signor G, Josh ua A llerton 7, Jacob 'raylor 8, ZE>p­ Robert Limor 9, William Wright 8, Daniel Hubba rd 7, John Garison 5, hani,ih Tide! 13, John He ndri x 8, .Joseph Bullis 5, Wane Parks 9, John Levi Rogers 13, Russel Norto:1 8, Amos Perr ie S, John Sta n ton 5, Brown 3, David Horton 3, Peleg Horton 5, Gilbert Yeomans 9, .Jose ph Jonathan Stokes JI, Ambrose Norton 5, William Barker 15, James Slanson Shep her d 7, Pete r Ho ssmorc 3, Josep h Hea d 6, Pe ter Fisk 3, Jeremiah 8, Isa ac Norton 5. Ho race Sm ith 4, Daniel Dilson 7, A le xa nd er Anderson Yearls 3, Jonathan H usted 9. John Pino 4, William Gritmau 7, James 8,Davicl Moss 4,Martin Moss 3, ,John F inn ton 4, George Benny 7, Ebenezer Earls 7, l:lcnj am in Stor y IO, William F . Salisb u1·y 9, John Winnea 10, Tuttl e 8, Peter ,veaver 7, Daniel Norton 5, Isaac Norton 13, Timothy Muforcl H111yon \1, Wessel Sali sb u1·y G, Abraham W . Sa lisbur y 5, William Pag e 9, Abel Blackmore 8, Garret necker 8, Harvey Lusk 2, William Thomas 2, ,John Bulloc k 5, Widow Hanna h Bun t 5, .Jacob Bu nt G, Lemuel ,vmiam s 6, James Townsend 4, Da ni el Maxy 3, Chm·les Grigs 4. Camracl Drake _G, Jacob K ip 8. Pe ter Steward 4, Dcnjan1in Tidd 8, nenjumin Simons 9, Pa vim in Bolan 9, Jacob Page 4, Simo n Moss 6, William Hallick Tryon Jr. 3, Jona than Howard 11, W'illiam ,vrig-ht .3, rru cker Tabor 5, 4, Jo el Norton 3, Joseph Wilkins a, Denison Haw ley 4, .Jonat han Bre nt .Ja1nes Lassly jr. 5, James Lnssly 2, David Ilrews t e l' n, ,vidow Ilarsl1ebe 7, William Hallisk 8, Jesse Be lters 4, Thomas Di bbl e 5, Israel Moredock Ellerton 5, Ebenezer Tu rnys U, Jo hn Pine jl'. 5, Abraham Perin 4, Jonas 4, Lewis Sto ne 9, Lewis Ston e jr. 4. Philip Norton 4, Sa mu el Boyd 3, Perin 3, Amo s Finch 9, Jonas Finch Pi, Amos Finch jr. 3, He ubcn Brun­ Hernan Calhoon 5, Augus tu s No rton 5, Rache l Page 4, Peter Sk ert 7 clriclge JO, Willi am Brownell 5, William Husted 3, Wilber Earls 8, Sta ats Christopher Dale G, Abra ham Post 3, Abraham Post.jr. 8, Ezek iel Hans: Salisbury 4. Wi lliam Davis 6, Peter Shernlien ll, Widow Anna Sco tt 5, dal e 7, Jam es Ingles 41 ~l. Sli ngster 4, Samu el Spalding 3, Jo seph Hotskis G1cleon Palmer 8, Nicholis Delamater ll, Peter Lacleu 13, Hobert Craw­ 4, Mark . Hose l, Josiah Rundl e 4, Gideon Havork 2, Peter Padrloe 4, ford 4, Ur iah Griffin 4, Aaro n Roberts 7, John Basset 4, Job Howard 9, Oliv er Gibb s 4, Daniel Bu ll ock 2, Elisha Curtis 5, Norr is Dutler 5, Benjn ­ Samue l Ad,1111s5, Elipha Basset 7, Jo hn I. Han'Cr 3, Mea d Hungerford 2, min Smith 5, Ichabod Warner 7, Jo hn Armstro ng 8, Samue l I. Haight G, Joseph Colson 7, Henry Phillips 5, Albert Salisbury , , Richard Grimes 7, Benjamin Adams 4, John Andrews 5, .John Las hl ey 2, Ne hemi ah Tomkins Joseph Gilbert 8, Jo el Joh nso n 2, William Dons ey 5, Ash er Husted 7, 13, Ezra Powell 5, Jo seph Glover 5, Bethe l Henman 9. A linzer K n old 5, J:1mes Ga le 8, Asa Cob 6, Dadd Vin ing 7, Petel' Simpoor 6, Henl'y Weeks Bennh Hotchram 5, J esse Grant G, Thom as Geo r ge 5, Natha n llfonis 5, b, Oliver Pa lm er 5, Jacob Bnsh 5, John Van Etten 7, Philip Jinkins G, Lemu el Holkis 10, Augustus Provost 22, Ezra Ferra 7, Truman Johnson Abner Lantern !, R ioba rd 'l1 horn 5, Ur iah Davis 1, David Stratton 7, 7, Nathan Davis 3, Gideon I-Ievork jr. 10, Samuel Ha ll 3, Dav id White­ Davie! Dickerson 4, Black Olivet· (colored' J, Joseph Hunt 14, Joseph ford 7, Ezra Lake 4, Benjamin Giffo rd 10, Ben jam in Wolsey 2, David Blackmore 13, Steph en Durph y 2, Na th an Elliot 6, Seneca Steward 7, Scofield 11, Azel Cran e 9, El isha Rusc o 6, Ebeneze r Car ter 3, A mos Cook Josia h Ol'sbon 8, Thaddeus Parker 7, Robert Baley 5, Jnoob Philips 5, 9, Davie! Wilson 8, Eustirrn Wilson 2, Mattllew Salisbury G, Ben jamin John Stewa rd 6, Julius Steward 5, John Balis 7, Evan R. Ruuyon IO, Abram s jr. 6, Ebenezer Ca rt e r jr. 6. Peter Curti s 6, Ja mes A dam s 3, Robert !(oat 3, Elijah Alde n 9, Eli Brooks 5, Charl es Strong 4, Edward I. U nderhill Buclcl 11, Amos Botchforcl 5, Han nah Hind 2, Levi Callendar Stephens l, .John Wo lenbe rk 5, Step hen Bent ly JO, Sil ves ter Woo druff 5 7, Abijah Read 6, Eliakim Head 4, Ep hraim J. Silve rs IO, Ebenezer Kirk­ Jervis Wr igh t 9, Hobert B. Field 6, Natlrnniel .Jacobs 6, Pe te r Va n Ord er~ Janel 9, Francis Heacock 7, Isaac Illal,ely jr. 4, Samuel Benet 7, Heuben 12, Dav id Stratton jr . 6, Peter Dav is 4, Thomas Gilbert 4. John Henny jr. Brin g ton 7, Reube n Cherito n 9, Henry Talmag-e 14, Sam uel Il. Shaw 7, 7, Sanford Worth 7, William Wright jr. 2, Dan iel Meacl 4, Andrew Wood George Dudley 7, Eel ward D. Lake 8, Natha n Botc hfor cl 7, .Japt Collins 11, Thomas Tutt le a, John Chri ster 9, ,John Chap nian 8, John Ely 14, 8, Ezekiel ; Hobel'ts 2, Joe l Hoberts 1, Seth War ner 7, Hussel Tubs 10, Joseph Wr ight 11, Jo hn Hen ny G, Ja mes Ren ny 7, Et harn Roge r 7, John Abraham Colwell 12, .John Sweet Pi, I-laclclan Sh iel ds 3, Gideon Daker 10, Bake r 9, Thomas Tay lor 7, I. Morr ison 5, Ezek ie l Smith 5, Nathaniel Isaa c Hohnes 3, John B. Blimu s!J. I-Ialscy Brown 7, Sarah Shaw 5, Josh u a Nelson 8, Pan! Cr egs 5, Jo n at ha n Sherral 13, Ell J. Eno lds 8, Ilenona Nob les 2, Am0s Sm it h 5, Jacob Tryove r 4, James Goodrich 11, Isaac Hyne 11, Stephen T ud d 5, Salmon Ba rith 4, Age r ':I1redwe Jl s, Simoll Austin 4, Elexander Calhoon 5, Sim eon Serep tor 6, Abel Wakely 7, Jo­ Sayers 9, Silv enus ,v. Stephens 7, \Villiam Post 4. Da niel Say ers 9, .Jere­ se ph Betts 5, John Ba ley 5, William Hooker 2, Benjamin Spear 3, Isaac miah I. Bennet 8, Jira Bennet 9. Widow Phebe Barns 4, Mart in Russel 5 Blak eley 5, Truman Lake 9, Aaron Lake 7, Truman Sta mf ord 7, Aaron Jesse Woo d 6, William Tubs 8, Ezra Mille r 9, Hobert Ho lenbcek JO, Nat h a~ Dibbl e 11, Rebecca Hansen 5, Clar k Squ ire 8, Phineas Lake 6, Betsey Han cock 7, Timothy Whitman 7, Eli Anibal 4, He nry Lee 8, Daniel Lockwood 10, Jerem iah Mandige 9, Jacob Acre 9, Henry Person 8, Abraha m Pierson jr. 0, .Jacob Dewit 2, Berant Acre G, John Weed 6, Miller 21, Denn is Banar bu s 8, Stephen Ho lly 12, Cha rles T'ursell 6, Joshua Ebenezer Daley 7, Amrna Perrio 4, Judson !'lin or 8, San1uel Peter 10, Hol sbacl 3, Abestus Crusper 4, Pniclcnco Rund le 6, John Lake 3, Jo seph Collin s 7, Samuel Collins 6, Perin Paris h 5, Bonij ah Pa lm er 7, W ill iam ,Villia1n V\'right 5, \Vil li:un Emg-ar 7, Jo hn Emg-ar 5, Jacob Emgar 5, William H ul et 8, Ibso n Laws 3, Michae l Steel 3, Silas Senbr en 9, William Hull 7, Joseph Mott 6, Nathan iel Sheperd 5, A,el Newell 11, Richm·d Henton 3, William Green il,John Betts 7, Zebu lon Forse 4, Aaron Starker Ho des 7, Sally Finch 6, nenjamin Hync 2, El ijah Hyne 8, Joseph Utter 10, Hicha rcl Mar ks 4, Abner J ude! 4, Richard Olm sted 2, Russe l We bst er 6, 6, Caty Blo sso m 6, Stephen Benedict 8, William Lnntman 6, Eph raim Moses Olstead !J, Dav id L.rons G, 'l'imothy ,~7 ebster 7~ Ja mes ,vebster 4, Bo ga rdu s S, Jacob Bo.ira.rdus 41 Na nning Boga rdus 2, Na nnin g- Bog ·nrdus Elijah Smi th 10, Sam uel Shel'man 6, Joseph Mott 6, F. Shears 4, Peter jr. 7, Step hen Beardsly 7, Thomas Smith 10, Houben Hun dle 5, Samuel Marquat 5, Zen ies Weed 4, Elisha S. Colo 9, Widow De borah Matt hew 7, Cor n ell 9, David Forry 3, Amos Bolan :,, Ba rly Boots 7, Nathan Pa lmer Obadah Amos 13, Dav ie! H orton\), Josiah Bake r 5. Harry Poke (colored ) 6, Willi am Lake 9, Gona rcl Collin s n, Ea nu s Collins 5, Jesse Bell 4, Hobert 0, Abnt• r Bened ict ti, Widow Halsey 4, Elisha Woonefl' 6, Frederic Ded­ Holiday 8, Eanos Dea n 8, James Pa l mer 2, Elizer Baker B, Ishamer Cobb rick,;, Hober t Chapp le 0, John Dedr ick 6, Allen Upham 3, Dan iel Read 12, Anthony Stepman 2. Dav id Bake r 6, D,w id King ii, Stephen Losee 9, SJ, Da ni el Brig·gs 5, David H igby 5, Jonathan Nuto ron 4, Good1nan Hir a1n Losee IO, Stephen Lantlnan 2, Obadiah l(ing G, Lewis K ing· 5, NoLles 6, James M. Sa nford 10, William P hili ps 6, John Pilshor 5, Dav ie! King G, Willi am Stephens n, Thaddeus Step hens 3, 8amuel .Jonatb,111 Moss I:l, Zina P lina 11, Stephen Webster 3, John E, Da rby 16, Stephens 4, Hill Sturgis 4, Sam u el Pierson G, Benjam in Reynolcl 3, Jon ­ Joseph P ar ker 6, Aaron Stone Jabez Olmsted 7, Joh n How 8, Dar:,iel athan Jeromins 3, Stodarcl Smith 9, Joseph Had man 5, GPorge Anderson o, Ha ll 5, Abr aham Lin ly 7, John Howc l 6, Moses Scolie ld 7, Ebenezer 6, Ebenezet' Br iso n 91 James Simily 2, N icho las Carp ter 7, Thomns Malery 8, J oseph R un d le 18, .John Morrison 9, Samue l Darby 6, Serenu s Stephens 6, He nry Stephe ns 9, James Stephens 4, Aaron Newman G, Linn0r 'i', Jurnes Linn er 2, Dani el Linner 4, Hen ry Van B uren 5, \-Vil1iam Christopher Tow ns end 10, Jospeh Picket 4, Ezra Barker ,;, E lkan a Head 5, He nr y Ke ld er jr. 3, Henry Kelder 5, Jacob Ke ld er 4, William Barker 4, Hen ry llog-nrdus 7, Ezra Finch 7, Sa111uel Jones 4, \Villiam Wilbeak 9, E lihu Slauter 7, Arnasa Woods 7, Abe l Ea ton 6, Abe l Eaton jr . Pitt s 10, Jacob Foste r 3, Will iam Jump 8, Martin Harwin 4, Ornng·e J, 1\'fnrtin Eaton 4, Ebenezer Be ac h U, John Feiro 7, Benj an1in Gillet 8, Newell 4, William Allen 5, John Huntington 3, John I. Hunt in gtou 2. Ashbel Stanly 7, Ebene zer Hale 7, Ben jmnin Dagi y JO, Dennis Webs t er Jonathan N. Scaa k 5. Semour Eggot 3, John Clash G, Is aac Smith jr. 3, 5, Trun1an Lewis S, Uriah Lee 7, ,villian1 B rig-gs G1Thomas Ilrig-gs 4, Nath anie l Smith 3, Enos Sm ith 3, Haney Smi th 3, Jack Boye! i, Elijah Samuel Johnson 5, .Jobn Benllan1 S, :Mt1rtin Be nh arn 6, Jabez Cook 7, Henman G, Tba deus Hi nd 5, Jo n as Scofield 10, Sarah Cumm ins 5, Than iel William Hamlin 5, Jacob IUescloph j r. 3, Wa rr en Heas lin 8, Step hen J a nth er 6, Is1ac Sm ith 7, Solomon Hansen 4, Wi lliam Parks 3, John I\Jart in G, .Tam0s Cummins 7, Elias Stone 8, Jacob lticsclorph 3, Mose s Palmer G, Zuby Jump 5, Robert Jen lcins 6, David Swan jr, 4, Isa ac Foster Mcrrils 4. Elias Dueber 3, Mim eon Muri ls 5, Neri St odar d 9, Joseph 3, Richard Hunder 5. Nehe mia h Ste phens 4, ]{cuber , Stephens 8, Nath ­ Beach 8, James E,istin S, NPhe mi ah Smith 4, Eli Slaute r 5, William Van- a niel Ftmch or 4, J oshu a Baker G, S!wbel Newman jr. 5, Amos Stephens clonburg 10, J ohn ,vclch 11, ltusscl E111n1ins 7, Isaac Slover 5, Enoch 3, J qlm Il nllu s 4, Isaac V. Schaak 4, ,James Fuller,, Henry So up er G.. Hyde (i, Robert Clrnndlor 6, Arthur Hataway 5, Thomas Toby 6, JJarry Andr ew Fancl 1,er 11, El ias ltockwe ll 7, Sa1nue l "\Vebb 8, 'l'bomas Place 5, Butler ll, Robert Purdy 4, Min dert V. Dyke 5,John Sm ith 4,JamesVan­ William Thor n 9, John Brown 4, Jos hu a Lo un sburt 7, Widclow Saturly denberg- G, San111el Drake 6, Jesse r_reryior 7, :rtiontgorner y Step h en s 7, 4, Bartus Segrew 3, Jos2ph Waldron 9, Natbaniel P,1l mer 9, W illiam ChurlPs H inm an 7, James H . Steward G, James Hoyt 4, Seneca Steward Drak e 6, Jonathan Scofield 5, Isaac Huyk 8, \Vilhclrnus Bra ndo w G, 8, .Joseph Moor jr, 7, J oseph Moo r 6, Wilhelmus Ostrander 7, .James Pet er I. Brandow S, Stephen Tryon a, Enoch Hoyt 6, Jacob Wilbeek G J aco b Hunctles 8, David Hnndc ls 18, Sam uel Jiu nclles G, Hichard Walt ers Ames 8. T homas Hora rs 12, John Va n Ette n 7, Abraham Van Etten 6, 7, H enry Edget 7, Dani el Swan 3, Willi am '!'horn jr, 7, Michae l Cotton 8, Cob us Van Etten 8. TOWNS OF DURHAM AND CA TS KILL.

Town of Diirilam:-Silvestel' Pe,u·ue 4, J uhn Van Loan 8, Atlalial1 Davi, ;;, John \Vil ey D, \Vi llhun E~lrly u. Joseph Gr igg s 5, Stephen Slawson 5, 4, Ebenezar Davis 9, William Davis 6, Cro mw ell Pearce 6, John ,vootl 10, Christopher K ee ler 10, Joel Linl ey 13, Samue l Wheeler _7, Jacob Shears L uth er Hayes S, Nathaniel Umstocl G, T homa s ' Root 7, 'l'heodos ius Joab W ebb 4-, George \Vrig·ht jr. 7, Geo rg·e Wrig·bt 10, Richard Tow nsend o, 8, Peter Miller 4, Lavine Cleveland ii, Tbomas Clarlrn 5, Hosse! Pea l'cc U, Va n T>1ssel 8, Betsey Hull 2, Fowle,· Bryant 8, John Avrey _6, Joseph Joab Pearce 5, Micah Peal'ce 7, Benoni Peal'ce 5, William Leet 6, Benja­ Peel, 9, John Phenix 2, Berea White G, Sarah Whittl esy 4, Ohid Hames min Wright 4, Phebe ,vinon 4, Ja1ne s ,vr ig ht 6, Rossel Hood O, Louisa jr. 3, Joseph Tudtls 13, Gi lmor e Ricke tson 7, Barey Bagley 4, :George Benton 5, Philip Moore 9, Joel Weeks G, J ohn Ed,srnr 8, William Heed 7, Hotchkiss 7, David Franie 10, Riclml'Cl Griffi n 4, Joseph S. Bulli s 7, Silas John Sherman 13, John .IILPearce 3, Hull Bigsby 7, Ancle Ston e S, Haun Pierce 13, .John Perry 7, Nathaniel Meat! 11. Elon Hallo ck 8, George Conradt 4, Catherine Seabolt G, John Garrison 14, John Dunbam 6, Davit! Crandle 3, Jacob Va n Sneg 5, Selock La wes 11, tt'loses Earles 6, Nathan Bugg 9, Daniel Benjamin 7, Eliakim Souartl Hi, ,Tobn A. Sherm an 8, Rich­ Hallock lU, Obadiah Avery 9, Wil sey St ilwe ll 5, John Bagley 10, John ard Benjamin 10, Richard Bcnj ,unin j1:. G, Edward Harmari 9, Gideon Earles 7, David Lawter 8, Gilb ert Smith 2, Ebcnezel' Brackett H, Elias Skeels 5, Dennis Spencer S, James Utte r G, Jonathan Pratt 2, Jo uatha n Ga1L1sha s, Thomas Albro 8, lloxy Butler .7,"Rey nolds Verner 6, Jos e ph Pl'att jl'. !\, Eliab Skee l 6, Ira Pank 6, Adonijah Skeel 8, Barnabas McKean Vi nce nt G, Harma n Hal'OY 7, Eben eze r Knapp 4, Jonathan Tripp'.4, Cut­ o, William Smith 4, Jacob Ruggen 7, Solomon Henderson 7, Pete r De­ ting Bag·ley 12, Papillean Bar.lwr 4, Aaron Russe l 7, P hilip Goof G, Phebe witt 12, Moses M. Brasseen 7, Jacob Baringel' o, Jesse Butler 8, Joseph James 1, Abraham 13oomhorn 7, Lemuel Judson 7, Peter Harl'is 7, Wil ­

Howell n, Hary Rightemb ergh 111 ·Michael Hightemberg 9, Henry St rope liams Avery 3, Peter ( :ortrigbt 2, Eli Morris 8, John M. Bagley 8, Phineas 5, John Comb s 5, Oliver Head 5, Wis. Wl'ight 10, Ambrose Wl'ight JO, Tyler jr. 10, Moses Dodge 3, John Howes jr. 13, Jeremiah White 14, William Ares 7, Corn e lius Egbertson 8, Nathaniel Kindl e 7, Harl'y Ichabod Umstead 14, Eliphalet Ackley 9, Will iam Pain 3, Joseph Johnson Plank 2, Solomon Coles 3, John Davi son 8, Grove Cooley 5, James 8, Abel Avery o, Giles Butler 10, Samuel Holmes 7, Andrew Miller 12, I. Hase 5, P eter St an ard ii, James Utter jr. 4, Richart! Wheeler 8, Obit! Harvey jr . 8, John Stewa.l't 3, Elisha. Tylor 5, Phineas 'l.'yler 4, Ashbel Walker 5, Daniel Park 9, Luk e Dewitt 8, Jame s Crane 4, Herrick Aldrige 3, John Hawley 9, J emima Cory 9, Oba

Cleaveland 71 Ezra Po st 7, 1-~homas I. Darker 11, Thoma s Carter 4, Elias 8, Aaron Allen 2, .Jacob Gotc hcrs 9, Micha e l Casey 5, Joseph Hoghtaling 4, Jerard Woodward 8, Roswe ll Post 7, E th a n P lank G, Isaac Cadwe ll 7, Dan iel Benton 11, ,Tames Pierce 3, Nathan Be njamin 15, Carter 6, John Gideons 8, Christophe r Waters 5, Israel Heels 10, Willi am ~fary Van Loan 5, David Dut c he r 5, E lfas \Vin a n 3, Phi lip J:tuger 14, Shofelt6, Isaac Wheeler 8, Fowler llryant 8, Eli Pain 10, Isaac Hoghtaling Jacob Wetsel 4, James Wetsel 6, Michael Plank 8, Jel'emiah Plank 6, .... •

HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY.

Nicholas Brnndow 6, Georg·e Plank 3, William Plan k 12, Gan-it Van 8hubal Collin 5, ~o lorn on Cutiin 5, Sa1nue l \V oodwotth 2, Hugh SteµlH:ns Bergen 7, Jacob .T. Elmendorf 5, William B. Salis lmry 6, .John Eg-bci-tson 10, Seth Hmnilton 2, John N icho ls 8, Samuel Haymond 11, Isaac North rop 6, William Greene 5, Peter Munden 5, Numan Smith G, ,John E. David 3, 0, .Jobn Colson 4, Tho 1uas Sheffield 7, ~lames Titus 7, Orange Benton 5, James P. Stoutenberg-h 5, Conrnd T. E lm endorf 6, Matthew Bellamy 3, William · Graves 4, Robert I. IIollenbake 6, Henry Post 6, Augustus John Sutton 8, Jonathan Keyes 0, Jonntha.n 'J'. Hnig ht 3, Jacob Eates 7, Spenc er 4, Casper Claw 5, Abraham Hollen bake 6, William Slade 2, James Abraham A. Salisbury 3, Nicl10las Dick 7, Mari a Sparling- 5, Garret Claw Har ington 7, John Schermerhorn 7, Samt1el Waring· 4, Josiah H11bbard 3, Samuel Cochran 2, Samuel Van Vechten 7, John Coll ier u, David 5, John Williams sen. 2, John Folg·er 6, Peter Aikens 5, Martin Evarts 7, Palmer 8, James Donnelly 7, Clement Learnen 8, William Johnson 5, Calv in Ba les 9, Silvanus Macy 7, Baze la Bunker 5, Elizabeth Howland 4, John Leaman 4, OntberineLernnan 4,George Durke 7, Henry:Dingman 5, James B. Root 5, Aaron Reed 7, John W. Hays 4, Joseph L. Ilaldwin 5, Zenas Goodrich 10, Jacob Hollen bake 9, John House jr. f,, John Ho us e 6, ~rho mas Si111mons 5, Tidernan Hazard 7, Charles Brown 6, N ohemiah Jo el Bellamy 4, William Pront 3, Samuel Fowks 8, Clement Schram 6, Brown 5, John l\f. Crows 7, Alexander Allen 4, Ezra Stannard 5, Jesse James Bostwick 2, Selick Dan 5, Joseph Wardwell 0, William Sturg-is 7, Story 7, Ira Cantfold 7, Isaac Van Wort G, Russel Lcfinguel 9, Mary Nash Emma Day 11, John Newkirk 7, David Sm ith 4, Justus Wa rner 7, Sally 7, William Mellin 7, Justus Wheeler U, }fatt hew Graves 5, .James Aikins Osborn 5, Frederick Smith jr. 5, Martin G. Schuneman 5, George 9, Samuel Aikens 3, Silas Person 5, Lee Hill 5, ,John Fraser 10, Aaron .Brendt 9, Jacob Newkirk o, William Van Berg-en G, Jacob Ph ilips 3, An­ Gilbert 8, James G. Foster 6, John Alsop 7, Rich ard Barker 5, Nathaniel dre,v Brezee 5, John Person G, James Cooper 9, Sa1nuel Chidester 3, Howland 10, John T. Ncttenille JO, David Shaw 11, Ur iah Coffin 4, Waldron Dumond 7, Henry Ricbtmyer 7, John \Valeott 8, Ezekiel Benton Abijah Fosdick 12, Samuel Brooks 4, Matthias Fonda 5, Charles Dri.rring-­ 15, John Pollock 6, ,~dam :J. P. l,teid G, Nathai: iel Cooper 14, Hen ry ton 5, Benjamin Turner 5, Isaac Cain G, 1-tichard Pultney 5, Francis Rouse 51 Francis Salisbury 3, Samue l A . Chidester Jl, \Villian1 Chidester Gayler 5, Tilnothy \Vitheride 4, Deborah Folger 3, Henben 1':loulton jr. 6, 5, Lydia Chidester 4, John Brandow G, Ucm·y Brandow G, Wilhclrnns Reuben Moulton 3, Ann l-:fa111lin 3, Abrahmn Van B uskirk G, ,villiam Layman 5, Jacob Timmerman 11, Joseph Doan 3, Peter P. Sax 7, Vincent Bran dow 5, 1-leuben Whippcy 7, Ebenezer Thornton G, Joseph Seely 9, Bruzee 7, Garret _Person jr. 4, Simeon Fowler 10, Harrnanus Veeder¼, Mary Hard 4, WiJliam J. Brcsaeh 4, Richard E. Cook 7, ,John A. Thomp­ .Tobu Veeder 10, Casper Van Hoesou 9, Wilhelmns Brandow 8, John son 4. Munden 4, John Schuneman 8, Samue l Davis 3, Abraham Basset 8, Peter Sax jr. 7, Michael Smith 5, Asa June 3, Green Blevin 8, James Welch 7, William r_rurner 7, John Ousterhout 7, \Villiain Elting- 7, Abraham Salis­ bury 10, Samuel Powell 2, Frederick Sax jr. 5, Pow les Fiero 5, Margaret CHAPTER X. Rowe 7, Peter C. Sax 7, Nicholas Rowe 5, Jeremiah Griswold 7, William Timmerman 3, Christian Kellerhouse 4, John Sax 13, Michael .Mower 3, Peter Yan Berg·en 8, Isaac German 4, Joseph Allen 3, Joseph Allen jr. 5, TURNPIKES AND STAGE LINES. Frederick Sax 9, Peter Overbagh 3, Jonathan Howe 8, Stephen Hoot 9, Christian Myer 6, Henry Pelham 10, Isaac Pelham 6, Lee Dranclow 7, Timothy Babcock 4, Jonathan Smith 10, Peter Van Bogert 6, William u We bear no more of the danging· hoof, Travers 4, Joshua rrravers 4, Edward Haines 8, Caleb Townsend 4, And the stage -coa ch rattling- by; Phinens Curt.ins 5, Ru,sel Beebe_S, Is,,ac Blnndrnrd 2, Edward Coates 3, For the steam-king- rules the tra veiled world, Tobias Myerjr. 2, Peter I. Overbagh G,Gevrg- e Overbugh 3, John Learnan And the old pike's left to die. jr. 3, John Leaman 6, Frederick Wall Ii, Frederick Chollet 8, James Car­ The grass creeps o'er the flinty path, gill 6, Richard Thomas 4, So lo1non Cook I:?, \Villian1 Overbagh 61 Conrad And the stealthy daisies steal, Barring-er 5, John Best 9, Cornelius Myer 10, Peter Brett 7, Samuel Sm ith Where once the stage -hor se, clay by day, Lifted his iron heel. 3, John En1erick: 8, John Gardiner:~, Freder ick Schern1erborn 71 Fred­

erick S. Smith 8, James Webster 8, Jeremiah Smith 8, Isaac Robbins '/, H No rnore the weary stag-er dreads David Lawrence 5, Gann Watts 3, Merchant Lawrence 11, J·onathan Tbe toil .of the con1ing 111orn; Purinton 9, John Remsen 5, Jacob Beecker 8, Phineas Goodin 7, David No more the bustling landl ord runs Garri son 8, Catlope CLlnnight 6, Aust-in .Everston D, Silvanus Cash 2, At the sound of the echoing horn; Bradford Cash 8, Charles L. Meach G, David Al,e.el 5, David G. Abe el 5, For the dust lies still upon the road, Jacob Tremp er G, Benja111in S. Du bois G, Phil ip Eun1an 5, John Starr 4, And the brig-ht-eyed children play Isaac Van Loan 4, Joseph Moore 5, Matthew Leaman 8, Peter Eckl e r 13, ,vherc once the clattering- hoof and wheel, John Eckler 10, Zachariah Dedrick 11, William Dedrick S, Peter Dedrick Rattled along- the way." 5, John Dedrick 4, Jacob Dedrick,,, John Dedrick jr. 5, Godfrey Wol1·en REV. JOHN PIERPONT.

71 Philip Frayerd 5, Jererniah Lasher 7, George l\iusier 7', Christopher Musi er 7, Ephraim Magee 6, J onatban K ittl e 2, Frederick Martin 5, Peter HE PRINCIPAL roads of this county were laid Scutt 3, Nicholas Shoulders 2, Gideon Leaman 4, ,Joseph Townsend 8, T out and constructed as turnpikes, by chartered Thomas Wait 5, John Fiero 7, William Martin 5, Willittm E. Whitaker 4, companies who were authorized to collect tolls William Overbagh 7, Cle1nent Overbagh G, John Overbugh G, Tbon1as E. Gardiner 8, Abraham Dedrick 4, James Van Aten 3, James MiJ!ig-an 5. of those using them . The labor required to make a road Ruluf Voorhis 11, Abraham Van Gelder 8, Peter Van Gelder 6, Peter over the rocky and uneven surface of_ this region was Brandow 8, Peter '\Volven (l, Peter Sax 4, Peter Camp 3, Thomas Mosher 2, John Lasher 5, WJJliam Demott 7, Jacob Ten Broeck 3, John I. Dewitt very great, and the turnpike company was the pioneer s, Peter Dewitt 3, VVilliarn .Muster 5, Jmncs Person 10, John Bogardus 13, that did the work that in many sections of the country William Van Orden 5, Sa1nu el Foster G, Elias Overlmg·h 10, Nicholas Danah 4, Frederick Smith 6, John Decker 0, Henry Denlrnm 5, John Van was done by the corporate people. Orclen 12, Adam Durgot 11, Peter Overbag-h u,J. Van Hoesen 9, John II. Some provisions for laying out and maintaining the Van Hoes en 9, John C. Van Boesen 4, Jolm Van Loan 10, Matthias Van great roads of the State, as well as local roads, had been Lo an 11, John Cook 7, Lewis Wheeler 5, Henry Bitter 9, Samue l Hamil ­ ton 8, William Fraser 6, John :Patterson 5, Henry Well jr. i", Stephen made before. By an act of May 4th 1784, th e towns H.orton 4, ,vnlian1 Dusenbury 10, ~rhornas Cook 7, Edward Hinman 4, were authorized to elect three to five commissioners of Simeon Franklin 9, Roswell Wade 3, Samuel H ollenbeck 5, John Pollock 3, Coerad Saltpagh 3, Solomon Scutt 8, Michael :Philips 7, Frederic!, highways for this purpose. An act had been passed pre­ Treinper 2, Peter Dewitt 8, I-Ienry Dewitt 5, \Viiliam \Vynkoop 7, John vious to that, i.e. March 24th 177-L, and under that act A. Overbagh 9, Joseph Groom G, .John Conine 9, Willirnn Scutt 8, Philip Scutt 8, Benjamin Van Bnskirk G, Henry Scntt a, Ephriam Wheeler G, the commiss ioner , for the district of Coxsackie, June Joseph Prentiss 5, Ben jami n Haviland 5, Benjamin H. H aviland 9, Dirk 18th 1773, were Theunys Van Vechten, Jacob I-Iallen­ ColJicr 12, Andrew Williams 5, Hezekiah Keeler 3, Casper H ollen bake 5, Chester Sayre 4, Levi Mix 2, Gersha m Olcls .i, .Tared Cook 5, ,John Adams beck, Anthony Van Bergen and Hend rick Hog htaling. 2, William Dobson 7, Henry White 8, Henry Deal 3, Cornelius Harnad 4, The progress of these public improvements was aug­ Juba Hillyer Q David Tbayer 2, A nd1·ew Ba ckus 6, 'Shama s C. 7, 1 :McGraw mented in those early years by the aid of lotteries. Phebe McGoun 3. ,Jacob Dunham 7, John Cook jr . 4, William Woodward 7, Samuel Reyn6lds 6, John Nichols 5, Whiting- Backus 7, Thomas March 28th r 797, the State Legislature made provision Spencer 7, Timothy Bnnlrnr 8, 'l'homas Stiles 4, Gordon WiJ!iams 5, John for raising $45,000 by three successive lotteries, the Bogardus 6, Patrick Hamilton 4, Da vid Duncan 5, Alexander Fraser 2, Thomas Lawrence 7, Thomas Dill on JO, Samuel Doxsy 3, .Jesse Sackett 8, money to be expended in opening and improving the NicholasJ. Van Loan 7, John William s 8, Pe ter Van Gorden 6, Chester great roads connecting the eastern and western and Hunting-ton 6, Solomon Wilber 3, Ebenezer Whit in g 3, William Byrne 7, John Haviland 4, Aaron Barnard 4, _David. Olc ott G, Edward Au~tin ,s, northern and southern parts of the State. In the dispo­ William Patterson 3, Jacob Cook 3, Dcllv erance J,l~ckus 3, Shub.i i Hotchkin 8, Joseph Colson 2, Thomas Au gustus 4, lhomas Howe 6, sition of this sum the act decrees that $6,510 "shall be • CHARTERED ROADS. 43

and hereby is appropriated for improving the great road to be four or five miles from the starting point. The leading from Catskill landing in the county of Albany to direction and route of the turnpike were to be decided Catherine's town in the county of Tioga, and which im­ by commissioners ldisinterested parties) to be appointed provements shall commence at or near the house of by the governor, and in case of disagreement with any Stephen Platt in the town of Freehold." land owner as to the amount of damage, a jury of six March 30th 1802, the Legislature directed that four disinterested freeholders was to assess the damage. commissioners should be appointed to investigate the Heavy fines were imposed for the destruction of any road leading from Albany to Kingston and thence to the gates, or injuries to the road, o: passing the gates with­ turnpike in Orange county. They were to report its con­ out paying toll. dition and any alterations that might be advisable, and The directors were to declare dividends of the clear the probable expense of making such alterations. This income of the turnpike semi-annually, and to render an­ commission reported to the next Legislature (1803) and nual accounts of the finances of the company to the in accordance with their recommendations that body, controller of the State. Whenever the income from a April 6th 1803, appointed Charles Selden,Benjamin Smith turnpike should have compensated fully for all the ex­ and Albert Pawling, commissioners with power to lay out pense of making, improving and repairing it, and real­ a road beginning at the southern boundary of the city of ized an interest of ten to fourteen per cent. additional Albany and running over the route which to them should on the money invested, the Legislature might dissolve seem the most con~enient to the toll bridge at Catskill the corporation, when the road was to revert to the State. Landing; thence to Kingston and so on to the Orange The charter of a company was to be null and void in turnpike. The commissioners of highways in the several case the road was not begun or completed within a towns through which the road was to pass were directed specified time. The governor was to appoint commis­ to open the road in their several towns without delay. sioners to inspect the turnpike, and when found out of In the early years of this century the chartered turn­ repair these inspectors were to to cause the gates to be pike took the precedence over all other schemes for road thrown open until the proper repairs were made. No making. There was much that was substantially uniform toll was to be exacted of any person passing to or from in the charters of these old turnpikes. To save repetition any place of public worship, or to or from his common in individual cases we will give some of the main points farm business, or to or from the mill where he had his which they possessed in common. The charter was grain ground into flour for use in his family, or going to issued to a number of men, whose names were given, and or returning from funerals. The appended table shows their associates; commissioners were appointed to re­ the rates of toll allowed by some of the principal turn­ ceive subscriptions; the stock was to consist of a speci­ pike charters: fied number of shares, the value of which was usually m ~ ; C O' 0 m fixed at twenty dollars each, and a certain amount of it Cf; Er 0 ~ C, 0 P' " f;; 0 was to be paid at the time of subscribing. Wl1en acer­ "'C '< " c~ C, '"l:;j P' "'P' ~5 '".,. (I) ".., tain number of shares had been subscribed for, the com­ 0 """ go· io' ~- "0 0 ~~ !""'"" !" ...... missioners were to give notice of a meeting for the ? "'.., 00 ...... fg ,.a(I)" 00 00 OJ oo• election of directors, at which meeting they should pre­ 0 ?' 0 ~ ~ :"' ~ ?• side, and the stockholders were to elect nine directors. cts. cts. cts. cts. cts. cts. The president and directors, wl10 were to holJ office for ------Score of sheep or hogs...... 8 8 6 4 8 5 one year, were to call for installments on the shares of Score of cattle, horses or mules...... 20 20 14 10 20 12 Horse and ricler or leader...... 5 4 3 3 5 4 stock, at their discretion, and failure on the part of Sing-le horse sulky, chair or chaise ...... lZ J 12, 9 7 12¾ 12 Cart, with one horse...... 6 6 4 3 ii 4 stockholders to respond within 30 days would result in Chariot., couch, coach ee or phaeton...... 25 26 18 12½ 25 25 Stage, wagon, or other four-wheel carriage the forfeiture of the payments already made. The presi­ drawn hy two horses, n1ulesoroxen ...... 12-A 12-J g f, l2½ ]2 Additional hor ses , &c., each...... 3 3 2 2 a 3 dent and directors were to make by-laws and regulations, Cart with two horses. oxen or mules ...... 121 12) g 6 12½ 6 Each additional horse or ox...... B 3 2 2 0 a such as they thought necessary, so long as they were Sleigh or sled drawn by two horses or oxen... 6 () 4 3 6 6 Eacll additional horse or ox...... 3 2 '' not repugnant to the laws of this State or of the Un .ited 3 3 States." The number of shares that any one person could *The Albany and Greene Turnpike bad clill'erent raies of toll for dif­ hold was limited. A road was to be constrncted upon ferent gates. the most direct and convenient route practicable between In connection with the building of turnpikes the fol­ the two points of termination, the road bed to be 18 feet lowing advertisement, which appeared in the Recorder or more in width, to be made of stone, gravel, or other in 1807, is full of suggestions: hard substance, crowned in the center and compacted so "W ANT1'D at New Baltimore, 20 miles above Catskill, by the sub­ scriber, JO or 15 s1cm·n TURNPIKERS to work on the Baltimore and as to form a solid road with a smooth, hard surface. On Renssellaer Turnpike, to whom good wag-es will bP. ·given. No Dutch­ the completion of the whole or specified parts of the man need apply unless be is pretty well Yankeyficd; and no Irishman unless he can demolish a quart of Rwn per clay." turnpike, inspectors who were appointed for the purpose, "DANIEL IVES." w_ere to issue certificates upon which the governor of the "New Baltimore, June 9th." State was to give permission for the erection of a gate or In the following paragraphs we will give a brief gates at points named in the charter, which points were sketch of each of the turnpikes that have been built usually ten miles apart along the line; and the first one within or through this county, as far as reasonable dili- .. • 44 HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. gence has enabled us to obtain the facts concerning origina l charges. In 1867 they were advanced, but in them. 1879 the former charges were re-established. The suc- '.The Susquehanna '.Turnpike:--This turnpik e was au - cessive presidents of the corporation have been: Ste- thorized and the president and directors made a corpor - phen Day, July 25th 1800; Caleb Benton, July 24th ate body, by an act of Legislature passed April 1st 1800, 1801; John Livingston, July 24th 1082; Caleb Benton, The r.ien whose names appear in the charter were Jo hn July 24th 1804; Ezra Haw ley, July 25th 1831; Abram Livingston, Stephen Day, Henry Livingston, Caleb Van Vechten, July 24th 1856 to the present time. Benton, George Hale, Samuel Haight, Garret Abeel. '.The Alban;· and Greene '.Turnpike:-This company was ... Martin G. Schuneman, Benjamin Van Orden, Sherman inc orpo rated Apr il 7th 1806 . The incorporators were Wattles, Solomon Martin, and John Cortright. The James Van Rensselaer, Francis Nichol, David McCarty, stock was limited to $12,000, and was to be held in Levi Blaisdell, Benjamin Baker, Abraham Van Dyke, twenty dollar shares . The charter granted the right to Thomas Lawrence and Samuel Haight. The road ran survey and lay out the road, over whatever route seemed from the Albany and Bethlehem Turnpike L,y Coeyman's most practicable to them. The road was to be not less Landing as near the river as practicable to ·warner's than four nor more than six rods wide. Twenty feet of Bridge over Murderer's Creek, to the drawbridge at its width was to be bedded with wood, stone, gravel or Catskill. The number of shares was limit ed to 2,005, at other hard substance. It was to run from the town of $20 eac h. It h ad four gates: the first, half way between Salisbury, in Connecticut, to the ferry near the store of the north end and Coeyman's Landing; the second be­ John Livingston, in the town of Livingston, and from tween Coeyrnan's and Coxsacki'e; the third between .. the landing at Catskill to Wattles' Ferry on the Susque- Coxsackie and Athens; and the fourth between Athens hanna River. By the latter part of the following August and Catskill. In 1838, that part between William street twenty-five hundred shares had been tak en. This fact and the bridge in Catskill was made a public highway. shows the eagerness with which the people, having full In 1852 that part of the road north of Coxsackie was ...... -f confidence that it was to fill a great want, to ok hold of abandoned . In 1857 that part lying within the corporate , I the enterprise. By an act of March 20th 1804, the or- limits of Catskill village was abandoned. April 1st 1868, ' • I .• _1"."'..,' ganization and its jurisdiction was divided, and that part Harmon Van Woert purchased the part lying between ..~ of the turnpike lying east of the Hudson River was in- Athens and Coxsackie and abandoned it February 22d ..,,. I ,-,., corporated as the Ancram Turnpike, while the Susque- 1869. There st ill remains one ga te on the road between • hanna Turnpike covered that part of the route which la y At h ens and c~tskill. west of the river. The stock of the corporation was now '.T!ie Sclzoltarie Turnpike: -This turnpike was incor­ Iimited to $11,600, or 5,800 shares. Its management porated April 5th 1802 . The act named Isaac Northrop, rested in the hands of nine directors. They were to Thomas E. Barker, Storm A. Becker, Henry Wells jr., erect. mile-stones marking the distance from the river, and William Frazier and Alexander Alexander as incorpor­ ~ ' gates at intervals of ten miles, the first one to be thr ee ators. The stock was limited to 3,000 shares, which was . '...,, and a half to four miles from the river. Its rates of toll in 1806 increased by 900 shares additional. The road \r r.1' are given in the table printed above. was divided March 13th 1807, the wes tern branch com- ,·,;:, This turnpike route ran out through th e northern part prehending thirty miles, and the eastern branch twenty­ of Greene county, from Catskill westward, striking on its five miles . T he road was then placed in the hands of way the villages of Cairo and Durham. The first section two compan ies. The same year the Legislature author­ of the ro:1d, four and one-half miles, which was necessary ized the eastern branch to sell the road with all their t.o the pla ci ng of the first gate, was completed ready for rights . In 1834, ten miles of the western end was aban­ inspection, August 20th 18or. The road soon became doned. In 1844 the road west of Potick Creek was a profitable investment, and during the years between abandoner!. The remaining p<1rt from 'Potick Creek to 1320 and 1830 saw its most prosperous period. But the At hens was sold October 27th 1855 by Volney Danforth, opening of the Erie Canal and the Er ie Rai lro ~d, and Ti10mas P. Danforth, D. B. Danforth and Hani.1011 other channels of traffic, diverted the tide of inland com- Becker to Sylvester N icho ls for $2,000. merce, which from a large back territory previously '.The Sclzolzarie-Kill Bridge Co111pa11y:-We hav e not ~' found it s way over this route to an outlet at Cat skill, and learned when this company was incorporated. It was ~- it soon felt a decline. The turnpike at first had ten probably not lon g before 1827. In that year the com­ ' gates on it, but soon after the year 1830, the western pany alt ered their road from the top of the mountain ~ part of it was abandoned. In 1842, we find it had but eastward through the to wns of Durham and Cairo. Com­ ·, five gates. This length carried it beyond the line of this missioners were <1ppointed to assess the dam ages to land F county. On the 12th of December, 1856, all the western owners on account of this alteration. These commis­ IL part of the road down to the fifteenth mile-stone, which sionet's were Willis Miles, Henry Hosford and Henry l\., ., J_• ~ is in the town of DLirham, was abandoned. The road is Gos lee of Lexington. Other alterations were made dur­ held to that point at the present time, and there are three ing the year under the direction of the same comrnis­ gates on it. The tolls , since its incorporation, have sioners, from a place ca lled the Clippe, on the top of the been several times changed. During the days of it s mountains in Cairo, west to the town of Blenheim. That . ' prosperity they were reduced to about one-half the part of the road from the hotel of Cyrus Smith in Pratts· T .. TURNPIKES OF GREENE COUNTY. 45

ville, to the western end of the turnpike was abandoned The Hunter T1tr11pike:-The first meeting to organize November 7th r86r. So much of the road as lay west this company was held November 20th 1823, the act in­ ~f the line separating the farms of James Christian and corporating it having been passed by the Legislature Aaron Garrison in Ashland was abandoned October 14th April r 2th 1822. The turnpike extends from Palenville 1869. That part west of Addison W. Br isack's, Ashland to Lexington . The original stockholders were William was given up September 15th 1874. The rema111aer, Edwards and son, Jonathan Palen, Tobias Britt, Jo­ which has two gates upon it is now owned by Harvey seph Palen, Benjamin P. Burhans, Asa Bigelow, and • Sherman . Stephen Kellogg. The contract to build the road was Tlze Little Delaware Tur11pz"ke Co111pany:-Alexander given to Abel Avery. A receipt dated November McKee, John T. Moore, Hezekiah Wynkoop, and John Du 18th 1824, for $4,572, in full for th e work appears Bois were incorporat ed under the above title March r6th on the books. The original route lay from or near 1805. They were granted the privilege of constructing a the store of Jonathan Palen & Co., through the Kaaters­ road from the western end of the drawbridge at Catskill kill Clove, to the New York Tannery, at the house of Landing by the most direct and convenient route to the W'illiam Edwards, in the town of Hunter. The present western bank of the Delaware River, in the town of stockholders are Jacob Frorner, S. S. Mulford, George Delhi. The stock was limited to 5,000 shares. The first N. Eggleston, George Campbell, Gilbert Haines, Aaron gate was to be erected not less than fol.!r miles from the Roggen, estate of Hiram Roe, Owen Glennon and Jacob bridge. In 1815 the Legislature granted five years ex­ H. Meach. It is now leased to George Harding, pro­ ·,. tension of time for the comp letion of the road. prietor of Kaaterskill Parle Tlte Coxsackz"e Turnpike:-This company was incor­ T}1e Catskill and Mountain T11r11pil,e:-This road was porated by an act of March 2d 1805, which nam ed as chartered Apri l 6th 1827, by Lewis Benton, Jonathan incorporntors Robert H. Vanden Bergh, Leonard Palen and \Vilkes Hyde, for the purpose of constructing - ... Bronck, Peter C. Adams, Dorrance Kirtland, Roswell a turnpik e from the west end of the drawbridge in Cats­ . .... Reed, Archibald McVickar, and their associates. They kill to a point near the home of widow Gilbert E. Palen were to make a ro:.id from Coxsackie, starti 'ng at th e east in the same town . The stock was limit ed to 300 shclres end of Coxsackie Bridge, and running thence in the most of $25 each. One gate was to be allowed when five direct and convenient route to the Susquehanna Turn­ miles of either end of the road was completed. John pike, between the twenty-first and twenty-second mile­ Remsen, Jonathan Rowe jr. and William Edwards, were stones, in the town of Freehold. John H. Cuyler and appointed commissioners to lay out the road. All of the James Thompson were appointed commissioners to re­ road lying west of the red school-house at Kiskatom was ceive subscriptions to the stock, which was to consist of abandoned February 19th 1856. This left about five r,250 shares. Two gates were to be erected on the miles. That part of the road west of the drawbridge as route. That part of the route between the Schoharie far as the corporate limits of Catskill village, was aban­ and Susquehanna Turnpikes was abandoned by permis­ doned June 6th 1877. sion of Legislature, March roth 1815, also so much of The Cats/ail and Ulster Turnpike:-This road was the 'branches of the road as lay west of their inters ect ion chartered April 14th 1838, for 30 years. The route be­ with the road leading from the house of Leonard Bronck gan at the junction of the lower road with the Catskill westerly. That part west of the store of Levi Ch::indler, and Mountain Turnpike, and followed the former through .: Greenville, was abandoned in r828. That part west of West Camp to the village of Ulster, a distance of about ,, Medway four corners was . abandoned May 12th 1879. twelve miles. The capital stock of the company was ..• 'Fite Coxsackie and Oak .Hz!! Plank Road :-Thi s road $ 5,000 in $25 shares. Joseph B. Lynes, Mackey was organized many years ago. March 27th 1852, the Croswell, Will i:1rn Adams, Judson FI. Calkins, and Jere­ . company was authorized to raise a lo an on its credit of miah Russe ll were appointee commissioners to receive ·-~ $10,000. In 1856 a short piece of the western end of the subscriptions. ..,. f road was abandoned. The western part of the road in Tize Cairo and East Kill Turnpi!ze:-The first charter .. the neighborhood of Greenville was abandoned about of this road w::is dated June 15th 1812. Nothing appears three years ago, and the remainder has recently been to have been clone until April 14th 1831, when the charter given up. was renewed, and the time for completing the road ex­ The Athens Turnpike:-This was incorporated March tended to December 1st 1836 . The road was to begin ,f 24th 1809. The act named as incorporators Patrick near the eighth mile-stone on the Susquehanna Turnpike, Hamilton, Thornas Lawrence, Aaron Reed, David Shaw and run thence to the Forge, and so over the mountain, ,i and Timothy Bunker. The ro ute was to begin near the 3nd through tbe East Ki ll valley. The stock consisted head of Market street in At hens, and run westward to of 800 shares of $20 each. ·,/J intersect tl1e Susquehanna Turnpike, between the half ­ Tiu New Baltimore and Rensselaer Tur11pike:-Tbis ~ ~ . toll gate and the bridge near Martil1 G . Schuneman's. turnpike was incorporated April 2d 1806, by Albert Van ,. - The stock was fixed at four hundred shares. One gate Der Zee, Pelatiah Whitmore, Paul Sherman, John K, was to be erected within a half mile east of the Ka lk­ Brown, Jos ep h Platt, Step l;en Prrrsons, Henry C. ... berg. Alterations in the route were allowed by an Houghtaling, Samue l Sk inner, Tunis A. Van Slyck, John amendment to the charter, March 6th 1818. Van Dyck, David Dem:emore, and Joseph Requa. The • .. .. I ~

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route lay from New Baltimore northward to its inter­ landing at Bristol, now Malden, to the tannery of G. E. section with the Albany and Delaware Turnpike in the & J. Palen in the town of Catskill, at which point it in­ town of Rensselaerville. In 1812, the road having been tersected the Hunter Turn pike. The stock was limited completed, aud the bridges built, the public dissatisfac­ to 300 shares, and its affairs were to be managed by five tion in regard to the western gate became so great that directors. The name was changed to the Malden Turn­ the Legielature, May 26th, made a public highway or all pike Company April 20th 1830, at which time it was al­ that part of the road between the intersection of the old lowed to make some alterations in the route, which were State road and the village of New Baltimore; also the to be made under the direction of Aaron Bushnell, Wil­ road from Peter Shear's blacksmith shop to the west end liam Edwards and Moses Olmstead, commissioners. of the turnpike. A corresponding reduction w·as also Their work was confirmed by the Legislature April 23d made in the tolls. The road was sold to the Coeymans 1832. Further alterations were made in 1837. and Westerlo Plank Road Company, in 1850. Soon after The Prattsville Turnpike Company:-This was incorpora­ that the new Baltimore Plank Road Company w;is ted April 17th 1843, for the purpose of constructing a road formed and built a plank road to the Albany line. from a point on the Kingston and Middletown Turnpike Tlze East .Kill Turnpike:-This road was incorporated in Shandaken, through Lexington to a point near the May 1st 1829, with a capital stock of $10,000 in shares big rock in Prattsville. The line of this road was sur­ of twenty-five dollars each. Moses Olmst::d, Josiah veyed in July r 843, by Asa B. Bushnell, under the di­ Brown and Henry Goslee, were appointed commissioners rection of Alvin Bushnell and Arland T. Humphrey, to lay out the road. It was to run from a point near the commissioners. It entered the county at Bushnellville, house of West Chase, in the town of Lexington, along which then contained a few houses, a tannery, a chair the valley of the East Kill "to or near the east line of factory and a saw-mill. Its stock was fixed at 480 the farm lately occupied by Smith Parks, in the town of twenty-five dollar shares. By an act of April 2d 1848, Hunter," thence by the most eligible route to the Scho­ the inhabitants of Lexington living on the turnpike were harie Kill Bridge Company's road, near the house of allowed to work their assessment under the turnpike di­ Andrew Highdeck in the town of Windham. We have rectors, and to use the road toll free. The road was sold learned nothing further of its history. under a foreclosure of mortgage, and the sale was con­ The Greemnlle and Potter's Hollow Turnpike:-This firmed by the Legislature April 10th 1848. The pur­ road was a continuation of the Coxsackie Turnpike, from chasers were Aaron Bushnell, Silas Fowler, Justus D. the village of Greenville through part of the town of Bushnell, Hiram \\'heeler and Asa B. Bushnell. That Durham to Potter's Hollow, where it formed a union part of the road north of the store of Abram Hare, in with the Gilboa and Potter's Hollow Turnpike. It was the town of Lexington, was abandoned August 27th incorporated May 13th 1845, with a capital stock of 1856, and the remainder within this county on the 6th $10,000 in twenty-five dollar shares. The commissioners of the following October. for laying it out were Erastus H. Straton, Peter Roggens Tl1e Greenfield Turnpike was incorporated by an act and Walton S. Stoutenburgh. of March 14th 1806. The route began at or near the The Blue .1£ountain Turnpike:-This company, incor­ house of Daniel Miller in Greenfield, and ran to its in­ porated by an act of March r rth 1814, consisted of John tersection with the Albany and Delaware Turnpike in Hunter, Geo. B. Everson, jeremiah Eligh, Robert L. the town of Rensselaerville. The incorporators were Livingston, Tobias Wynkoop jr., Jacob Trumpbour jr. John Ely, Stoddard Smith, Daniel Miller, Isaac Hyde, and John Tremper. They were to make a road "to Apollus Moore, David Smith, Thomas Smith, Thomas begin at or near the head of the caderskill cloYe on the Conklin and Jared Reynolds. The capital stock allowed said Blue Mountains, at or near the hoL1se of \Vorster was 1300 shares. An amendatory act, April 4th 1807, per­ Perkins in the town of Greenland," and to rnn thence mitted the extension of the road to the Coxsackie Turn­ through the clove into the town of Saugerties. The pike and an increase of the stock 200 shares. An act of stock was to consist of 600 twenty-five dollar shares. March 5th 1813 extended the time for the completion of The Cauterslu"!! Turnpike:-This road was incorpor­ the road to March 5th 1815. That part of the road ated April 15th 1814. The act named Joseph Klein and lying south of the house of Daniel Miller, in Greenville, Isaac Dubois incorporators. The route commenced was abandoned in 1820, and May 5th 1837 the charter near the house of Peter Fiero or Elias Dutcher in the was repealed and the road given into the charge of the town of Cairo, and ran on the south side of the hill commissioners of highways ot the several towns through called Round Top to Joseph Klein's factory on the Kaat­ which it passed. erskill, and so on to the Little Delaware Turnpike near Tlze Greene and Delaware Turnpilce:-Bruce C. Smith, the house of Henry Race, in the town of Catskill. The Jeremiah Martin, David Dopp, J oei Ford and Aaron stock consisted of 400 _twenty-five dollar shares, and the Bushnell were incorporated as a t urnpike company by number of directors was five. act of April zrst 1828. They were authorized to make Tlze Bristol Turnpike:-Asa Bigelow, Jonathan Palen, a road from the New York Tannery in the town of Hun­ Abraham Fiero, Stephen Kellogg, William Edwards and ter, down the valley of the Schoharie :f\ill to Bruce C. their associates were incorporated as a turnpike company Smith's store, thence t:p the West Kill near the tannery of April 21st 1825. The route of their road was from the Aaron Bushnell, from which point it was to run through _.., l

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the "great hollow" to intersect the Esopus road in Middle­ ooo in twenty-five dollar shares, and the capital might be town, Delaware county. It was also to run from Smith's increased to double the amount at the discretion of the store" to the great rock east of John Brandow's." The corporation. stock was fixed at 500 shares of $25 each. Elijah Bush­ The South Dur/tam 'Turnpikc:-This was incorporated nell jr., Noah Dimmick and Amos C. Treat wer e ap· March 27th 1839, for a term of thirty years, for construct ­ pointed commissioners to lay out the road. ing a road beginning near the dwelling house of Mont­ 'T!tc Canton Bridge Company:-This was incorporatf!d gomery Stevens in the town of Durham, and running April 9th 1805. The inr:orporators were John E. Darby, southerly through the south part of that town to the James Gale, Isaac Hine jr ., Rufus Dodge, Luther Carter Schoharie Kill Bridge Company's road between the and their associates. The act granted the rigl1t to build dwelling l1ouse of Michael Broomhower and the toll-gate a bridge :icross the Katskill, near the mills of Henry on that road on Catskill Mountain. The capital s.tock Person in the town of Canton. The stock was limited was fixed at $4.000 in twenty-five dollar shares. The to 300 shares, and whatever surplus arising from the sale commissioners to receive subscriptions were Mont­ of stock should remain after building the bridge, the di­ gomery Stevens, George Robinson and Isaac Bogardus. rectors were to use in improving the road and bridges One toll-gate was allo wed. between the villages of Freehold and Shingle Kill Tlic Stoney Cloz,e Turnpike:-The commissioners ap­ (Cairo). In accordance with a provision of tl1e charter pointed to open the subscription book for this company, Smith Sutherland, Jonathan Nickerson and Caleb Benton which had been incorporated April 30th 1873, were were appointed commissioners October 15th 1805 to in­ Lemuel Chichester and H. R . Winter of Phoenicia; Ar­ spect the work. temus Shapl er of Kingston; and Orin B. Crosby, A. S. 'Tlie Platt ekill 'Turnpike Co111pa11)':-Abijah Griffin,Wil­ Kerr, H. S. Lockwood and C. vV. Burgess of Hunter. liam Miller, William Edwards, Jeremiah Russel and Asa The road was to run from the fork of the road near and Bigelow were incorporated April 2d 1819 as a turnpike north of the dwelling house of Peter Saxe in the town of company with the above title. They were authorized to Hunter, through the Stoney Clove to the plank road at build a turnpike from the south side of Plattekill Creek to Phoenicia in Ulster county. The capital stock was a point at or near the farm of Aaron and Alvin Bushnell fixed at $8,000 in shares of twenty-five dollars each. in the town of Hunter. The charter also granted the T!te .Kaate rskill Park 'Turnpik e:-This road was built privileg e of extending the road from Bushnell's farm to as an approach to the famous Hotel Kaaterskill, up the the East Kill, provided no interference with the rights of steep side of South Mountain, from Palen ville. It is the other companies should be caused thereby. most wonderful example of turnpike engineering to be Another incorporation of a Plattekill Turnpike Com­ seen within this county. Its route was laid by mountain pany was made April 28th 1834, with the right to build men aft er the project had been pronounced by railroad a road from some convenient point on the Saugerties and engineers an impossibility. It was constructed in 1881 Woodstock Turnpike through the Plattekill Clove, so as at an enormous expense. to continne the Cauterskill Turnpike by intersection or Other turnpikes have been established of which we otherwise through the town of Lexington, to intersect have not been able: to learn the facts necessary to form the Windham Turnpike at a large rock near the bridge the basis of a sketch. Among these are the Windham across Batavia Creek in the town of Prattsville. The Turnpike, established in 1808, and the Windham and stock of this company was fixed at 800 shares of twenty­ Durham Turnpike, incorporated in 1800. five dollars each. George A. Gay, John Kiersted and EARLY STAGE ROUTES. Levi Myer were appointed commissioners to lay out the road and open subscription books. The time for com­ We come now naturally to notice the early stage pleting the road was extended by act of April 30th 1841, routes that were established upon these turnpikes and five years from that date . early roads. The earli est of these stage routes of which Tlie Rensselaer and Durham 'Turnpike: - This was in­ we have any knowledge ran from Albany to the northern corporated in March 1808, for the construction of a road boundary of New Jers ey. This was established under from the town of Durham northwardly to a point on the an act of Legislature passed February 26th 1803. This Albany and Delaware Turnpike in the town of Rensse­ act granted to Terrence Donnelly, Isaac Slote, Jacob laerville. May 21st 1836 the Legislature allowed them Vanderhoff, William Tremble, Hie! Brockway, James to abandon their road, and directed the commissioners Bennet and Israel Ransom the exclusive right of run­ of highways in the several towns through which it passed ning stages between the points named for a term of to take charge of it as a public highway. seven years. They were to provide at least four covered 'Tlze Ulster and Greene Tttrnpik e:-Jeremiah Russell, wagons, and to run over the road at least once a week. John Kiersted, George A. Gay, Jacob Trumpbour and They were allowed to charge five cents a mile for each John Eldridge were appointed commissioners under an passenger, who was allowed to carry fourteen pounds of act of incorporation, April 23d 182 r, to sell stock and baggage free. Any additional weight of baggage was to open a road from the Saugerties and Woodstock road at be charged for at the rate of five cents per mile for a point in Saugerties town through the Plattekill Clove every one hundred and fifty pounds . A fine of five hun­ to the village of Hunter. The stock was fixed at $10,- dred dollars was decreed as a penalty for interference 7 . ' HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY.

with their right. This line commenced running October persons upon the same, by the power and force of steam, rst 1803, passing through this county in either direction of animals, or any mechanical or other power, or of any every Tuesday and Friday. The following extract combination of them which the said corporation may from the advertisement of the proprietors will l)e inter­ choose to apply." The capital stock was fixed at esting : $1,500,000 in fifty dollar shares, and the State reserved "As punctuality must be observed, those gentlemen and ladies who the right to subscribe for one thousand shares. In case ehall please to favo,· this lin e with th eir custom are requested to be this right was exercised, the controller was to become ready to st art precisely at the time appointed. The public may rest as­ sured that the utmost attention will be paid by the proprietors to ex-officio a director . Jacob Haight, Thomas B. Cook, render this lin e respe ctable. For that purpose th ey have furnished Francis A. Bloodgood, Ebenezer Mack and associates themselves with sober and careful drivers, gentle and substantial horses, and strong, convenient carriages." were named in the act, and Jacob Haight, Thomas B. By an act passed March 28th 1805, the monoply of Cook and Orrin Day were appointed commissioners to running a stage line from Catskill Landing to Unadilla open subscription books at Catskill. The corporation in Otsego county was granted to Davi, work was celebrated with great eclat as may be seen by Blenheim, Stamford, Harpersfield, Meredith, Franklin, the following programme: ''ORDER OF Sidney, Unadilla and so on to Ithaca. The fare at that ,. ARRANGEMENTS time had been reduced to four cents a mile . "Ji'ur celeb1'Citi:nathe brealcina of arounc! of the "CANAJOHARIE AND CATSKILL The stage coach business in its glory is a thing of the HRAIL ROAD, past. Many interesting episodes connected with it live " On Thursday, the 27th of Oct., 1831. -o- in the memory of the older inhabitants, but space forbids " 'I'hirteen Guns at Sunrise. their insertion here. Some of the drivers of forty years "'l'he procession will be formed at 11 o'clock A. M. in front of the ago and more were characters in their day. Among them Catskill Hous e and Greene County Hotel. "Procession to move at the ringing of bells, to the lot ,vest of Capt. may be remembered, Peter Prime, "Bill" McQueen, Allen's llouse, where the ceremony of breaking· ground will be per­ "Bot" McQueen, Oscar Sage, "Jim" McQueen, "Bill" formed by the Prcsid<'nt. "ORDER OF P ¥ CESSION . Shufelt and "Pone," whose surname is forgotten. "Marslial,-Gen. John C. Johnson. "Assi stant Marslial,-Col. J. Olmsted. "Martial Music.

~I MILITARY. CHAPTER XI. "Bcin cl of M'lisic. "Committee of Arrangements. " President anc! Orcitor. THE RAILROADS. " Directors of the C. ancl C. Rail Roac!. "Engineers ancl Assistants. " Contractors. REENE COUNTY abounds in railroads that "Trustees of the Village. G have been built on pap er, but fifty miles will ~' CLERGY. HS HERIFF . probably cover the length of all the lines that " J,udoes of the Cmirt. have reached actual construction. "Mechanic's Society. "Citizens Generally. '.The Catskill and Itlzaca Rail Road was the first of "F'ire Company No. 2. these enterprises . It was incorporated April 2 r st 1828, "Fire Company No. 3." "ISAAC VAN LOAN," for the purpose of constructing a railroad from Catskill ~" Chairman of the Committee of Arrangements." to Ithaca "to transport, take and carry property and "Catskill, Oct. 25th 1831."

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The company was organized and ready fc:ir business doned,and the old stage horse placed upon the line to do early in the summer of 1835, but nothing was done on its work. The road, not meeting its liabilities, was sold the road except surveying, until the fall of that year, by the controller. The State had pledged its credit to when the ground was broken near the creek at Catskill. the amount of $200,000. The road was bought by the In 1836, contracts were given out through the whole Catskill Bank for $ r r ,ooo. After passing through the length of the line, and it was expected that the road hands of different speculative skirmishers, several at­ would be completed by the close of 1837. The charter tempts being made meanwhile to resuscitate the enter­ was amended April 20th 1837, so as to increase the capital prise, it was given up in hopeless despair, and Mr. Hiram stock to $1,000,000, and authorized the directors to borrow Van Steenburgh took up the iron under a contract with money to the amount of $400,000, for the completion of the parties who had bought it, and bought and took up the road, and to secure the loan by a mortgage upon the the timber on his own account . property and stock of the company. 'The Coxsackz"e and Schenectady Railroad Company was The management of the affairs of the railroad was incorporated May 15th 1837 for a term of fifty years. It severely criticised, some of the papers charging that the contemplated a line, starting at a point in Coxsackie be­ management was a scheme operated for purposes of tween the ship-yard of William Mahew and Cuyler's speculation, founded on false pretenses, and that the Point, and running to Schenectady. The capital stock managers had no honest intention of completing the was to consist of $500,000. The charter was renewed road for legitimate purposes. Whatever foundation there April 16th 1838, and the time for completing the road may have been for these charges is not known, but the extended, but nothing more was done. Senate in 1839, appointed a committee of which Samuel The Sche11ectady and Catskill Railroad Company was in­ L. Edwards was chairman, to investigate the affairs of corporated May 13th 1846, with a proposed capital of the railroad. $r,ooo,ooo. Its proposed route was from Catskill to By an act of April r8th 1838 the controller was au­ Schenectady. The commissioners named for Catskill thorized to issue special certificates of stock to the ex­ were Sherwood Day and James Powers. March 3d tent of $300,000, in installments, upon evidence that 1848 the charter was amended so as to allow two years specified sums had been paid into the treasury on the longer time in which to begin work, also to increase the· capital stock, and the same expended in constructing the stock by $300,000, and to lay the track with iron of not road. These certificates were pledged by the State, and less than fifty-six 1iounds weight to the linear yard. were to be sold at public auction to the highest bidder. Another extension of time for commencing the road was They were to be reimbursable at the pleasure of the Leg­ allowed by act of March 2d 1855. April 21st 1864, a islature, at any time after twenty years from the date of map of this route was filed, showing its starting point their issue. In case of the failure of the company to to be at the landing at Catskill Point, and the route meet the interest or principal when due, the controller thence along near the river till it strikes Murderer's had power to sell the road and its appurtenances to the Creek, then following up that creek through the hills, and highest bidder. north ward along the valley till it crosses the county line The road was completed from Catskill to Cooksburgl1, about one and a quarter miles west of the Hudson River. a distance of twenty-six miles . The stringers which The road was never built. rested on the cross-ties were of Norway pine, five by The Schoharie and Otsego Railroad Company was organ­ six inches in size. An iron strap about five-eighths of ized April 25th 1832, with a capital stock of $300,000. an inch in thickness and two or three inches wide nailed It was proposed to make a connection of the New York upon each stringer formed the rail. Central Railroad with Catskill and the Susquehanna, but The railroad was not successful. It was used mainly nothing more was done. for the transportation of freight in connection with The Saratoga and Hudson Rz"ver Railroad:-This en· the great tannery interests. It had one small engme, terprise was headed by Daniel Drew . In accordance which upon one occasion became disabled. There with the requirements of the general railroad act of April was no machine shop nearer than Paterson, N. J., 2d 1850, a map of the proposed ronte was filed in the where the engine could be repaired. It was taken on county clerk's office, June 23d 1864. The directors at board of a steamboat to Jersey City, whence it was .that time were A. Boody, John Ross, William Colburn, trundled across the country, drawn by horse power over M. Courtright, Henry Keep, John P. Acker and William the common roads to Paterson. After being repaired Williams. The route began at the mouth of Murderer's it was returned and placed in position upon the road. Creek, and ran along the Hudson River northward, di­ Fire and water were applied, and steam generated, and verging from the river inland as it proceeded. It was the engine hissed and spluttered but would not go. A sold by Daniel Drew, May 2d 1867, to the Central Rail­ discovery was made of some point in the mechanism, the road Company, who used the road for a few years as a adjustment of which would correct the evil. The engine summer connection. Its advent was hailed by the in­ was forthwith sent back to the machine shop, and the habitants of Athens as the harbinger of an era of great adjustment being made, was returned and placed again prosperity to that village. But the expectations thus upon the track. But in vain did the force of steam act aroused were never realized. upon its parts. The engine was a failure; it was aban- The New York and Albany Railroad:-A map of this 50 HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY.

route was made February 26th 1868. J. H. Ramsey ap- to the mile which occurs a short distance below South pears as its president. The route of this proposed rail- Cairo. road crossed the northern county line upon the shore of T!ze Kaaterskill Railroad Company was organized in the river, and following near the shore it crossed Katskill 1882, and has its office at Rondout. The map was com­ Creek at its mouth, and crossed the Ulster line on Wan- pleted and certified to, November 23d 1882. This is a ton Island . This railroad had no real existence. narrow guage road and runs from a junction with the T!ze Catskill and Schoharie Railroad Company was or- Stony Clove Railroad on the land of Mrs. Lydia Blair, ganized in 1879, and went so far as to make ready its about three miles from the terminus of the latter road to surveys and engineers' working specifications, but the South Lake on the mountain. The length of this road enterprise was afterward given up. The map, which is about seven miles, and it rises by a grade of 75 5-10 was filed June 17th 1871, shows the proposed route feet for a part of the distance, near the eastern terminus starting at Katskill Creek and running westerly anci north- increasing to 124 6-ro feet to a mile. At the foot of westerly across the towns of Cairo and Durham and South Lake it reaches an elevation of 2,135 feet. It is through East Durham and Oak Hill, and crossing the proposed to extend it to:, point near the old Mountain line into Albany county. 1 House. The road was completed thus far and put in The New York, West Shore and Clticago Railroad operation in June 1883. By an act of FeLrnary 27th Compa1ry:-The articles of association of this company 1883, it is allowed to collect a fare of ten cents per mile. were filed in the office of the Secretary of State, July 13th The iVest Sltore Hudson River Railroad was a pro- 1870. The survey was made and the map showing the jected scheme, the date of which we have not learned. route and profile of the proposed line was made May 8th It was to begin at the Athens and Schenectady depot and 1873. This follows the course of the river, at some run southerly along the shore of the river, crossing Kats­ points crossing bends in it, and at others running more kill Creek below the village, just at the foot of the hill, inland, and makes a distance of twenty-four and one- passing the edge of the Great Irnboght, and crossing the twentieth miles between the northern and southern county line on Wanton Island. county lines. T!te South Cairo and East Dur/1a111Railroad was pro- 'T/1e Stony Clove and Catskill Mountain Railroad:-The jected in 188 I, a map of the proposed route being filed map of this road was filed January 18th 1881. Thomas August 25th. The projectors were John H. Bagley jr., Cornell was its president. Corning from Phcenicia in William Donahue, Isaac Pruyn, Omar V. Sage, Manly B. Ulster county, the road enters this county on or near Mattice, A. P. Jones, John Avery, H. Van Steenburgh the land of Edward Lane, in the town of Hunter. Its and H. A. Pierson. The road has been surveyed from a course is along the valley of the Stony Clove Creek. junction with the Catskill Mountain Railroad at South The elevation at the county line is 1,196,½ feet, and the Cairo to East Durham, but the work of construction has road at this point ascends by a grade of about 187 ,½ feet not yet begun. to the mile, which is continued about two-fifths of a T!1e New York, West S!wre and Buffalo Railway, one mi le. For the next five miles it rises by varying grades of of the most substantially built and elegantly equipped 168 96 -100, 163 68-100, 158 40 -100, 108 24-100 and 153 railroads in the country, runs along the river shore of 12-100. At this point the road has reached an elevation this county, making a length of twenty-four and five one of 2,071 feet, being just aLove the head of Stony Clove hundredths miles within its limits. It enters the county Creek on the land of Burgis and Douglass. It then de- at Smith's Landing about one hundred rods from the scends by grade of 184 8-10 feet to a point on the land river and crosses Imboght Bay in a straight line about of William Blair, and then by easier grades along the 1,000 feet long from the Hopkins brick-yard property valley of the Schoharie Creek two and three-fifths miles to the land of Abram Post. Crossing the Katskill at the to its terminus. Here it has descended to an elevation upper end of the village, it follows the rich flats lying be­ of 1,605 feet. tween the ridges of hills, from one to two miles from the Tlie Catskill Mountain Rai!road:-The map of this river, until it crosses the northern line of the county. route was filed December 20th 1880. It is a narrow The grades nowhere exceed thirty feet to the mile guage road and runs from Catskill to South Cairo on the and the line has few short curves. The elevations of bed of the old Canajoharie and Catskill Railroad. The the road at different points are: at Charles Anderson's, road, beginning at the steamboat landing at the Point, 145 13-100 feet; at Catskill depot, 133 16 100 feet; at ends at Palenville, making a length of sixteen miles. It the Schoharie Turnpike crossing, 154 feet; at the cross­ was built for the accommodation of travel to the moun- ing of Murderer's Creek, 145 feet; at Coxsackie I 35 feet; tains, and is operated only during the summer season . at Sickles' Creek 112 feet; at Haunacroix Creek, 183 2-10 It was opened in 1882. The profile of the road shows feet; and at the Albany line, 198 feet. Surveys of this an average rise from an elevation of 13 feet at Catskill route were filed in February, 1880, April 2d 1880, to that of 535 feet on the land of Mrs. Frederick Martin October 20th 1881 and January 16th 1882. The line is near the western terminus. The elevation at Kiskatorn laid with a double track of 67 pound steel rails. It is Creek is 378 feet and at the depot at Palenville, 513 feet. ballasted with stone, the road bed made of extra width The elevation at the Mountain House station is 520 and the bridges, which are of iron, are proportioned to feet. The steepest grade is one of seventy-eight feet carry locomotives of 85 tons weight. The Saratoga and LEGISLATIVE AND COUNTY OFFICERS. 51

Hudson River Railroad has been absorbed by it. This 1809 Schoharie was joined to these two to form the fifth line was opened for traffic through this county, Monday, district; in 1812 Greene was joined to Delaware and the July 9th 1883, and to Buffalo, December 15th. two composed the eighth district; in 1822 the number of this was changed to the eleventh; in 1832, Greene was joined with Schoharie and Columbia to form the eighth district, which was then entitled to two representatives; CHAPTER XII. in 1842, witb Columbia only, it constituted the eleventh district; in 1851 it was associated with Ulster in the CIVIL LIST-LEGISLATIVE AND EXECUTIVE OFFICES. eleventh district, which in 1862 became the thirteenth; in 1873 to these two counties was added Schoharie, and HE REPRESENTATIVES of Greene county the district thus formed made the fifteenth. T_ in the State Assembly from 1801 to 1883 ha ve The following residents of this county have repre­ been as follows: sented the district at the times specified: 1801, Thomas E. Barker, Caleb Bento n; 1802, William Beacb, Phil ip Conine jr.; 1803, George Hale, Martin G. Schuneman; 1804, Stephen John Adams, 1815 to December 16th, when, his electio n being contest­ Simmons, Stoddard Smith; 1805, P, ttri ck Hamilton, Daniel S,ty re; 1806, ed, he was succeeded by Erastus Root of Delaware; John Adams, 1833-35; John Ely, James Tbompson; 1807, San1uel Haig-ht, J·amcs Thompson; Thomas B. Cook. 1811-13; John Ely, 1839-H; Perk in s K ing, 1829-31; 1808, Coenradt T. Houghtaling, Perez Steele; 1809, .Tames Gale, El iakim Dorrance Kirtland, 1817-19; ZadocPratt, 1837-30, 1843-45; Hdw in N. Hub ­ Reed; 1810, Benjamin Chapman, Ira Day; 181J, William [leach, Jonas bell, 1865-67; Rufus H. King, 1855-57; Peter H. Sylvester, 1847-52; John Bronk; 1812, John Ely, Simon Sayre; 1813, John Adams, Perez Steele; H. Dagley jt·., 1875-77, 1882-84. 1814, William Fraser, Abraham Van Dyck; 1815, James Ga le, Martin G . Van Bergen; 181G,James Powers, Jacob ltog ·g·en ; 1817, Levi Culle nd er, Greene county has been represented in the electoral Justus Squi re; 1818,John I. Dronk, Jairus Stro ng ; 1810, James G. Foster, co lleges by the following men: Isaac Van L0an; 1820, Abijah Reed, Perez Steele; 18:ll, P latt Adams, 1818, Thomas Lawrence; 1820, Mark Spencer; 1836, Zadoc Pratt; 1848, Aaron Reed; 1822, James Powers , Jacob Rog1ren; 1823, Reuben Hosford, Robert Dorian; 1852, Zadoc Pratt, who was a lso president of that college; William Scaman; 182+, Edward Daley, Caleb Collin; l8:l5, Alvin Bush­ 1860, Hufus H. King; 18GS,Man ly JJ. Mattice; 1876, Addi son P . Jones. nell, Gilbert Bedell; 1826, William Seaman, Addison Porter; 1827, Per­ kins King, William Tuttle; 1828, William Fau lkner jr ., Elis h a Bishop; The sheriffs of the county have been successively as 1829, Cast le Seeley, Moses Austin; 1830, Herman I. Quackenboss, Jona ­ than Miller; 1S31, Lewis Benton, John J . Brandow; 183:!, Erastus Ham ­ follows: ilton , Dumah '£uttle; 1S33, Henry Goslee, William Pierson; 1834, Syl ­ George Ha le, 1800-~; Peter C. Adams, 1802-6; Peter Onsterhout, 1806-10; vester Nicholas. Benedict Bagley; 1835, Anthony Van Bergen, David Isaac Van Loon, lSW-11; Jacob Ha igh t, 1811-13; Lemuel Hotchkiss, Ini;-ersoll; 1836, Luke Kiersted, Ambrose Baker; 1837, John Watson, 1813-15; Jacob Haig-ht, 18lfi-lU; Peter C. Adams, 1810-21; Joe l Be llamy, Stephen Tryon; 1888, Thomas B. Cooke, Peter Hubbe ll ; 1800,Thomas n. l8:ll-2G; Sidney Tuttle, 18:W-:W; Platt Adams, 1820-32; Aaron C. Hall, Cooke, Platt Adams; 1840, Sy lv ester Nichols, Gilbert Bedell; 1841, Tur ­ 183~-3,,; John Larnw,iy, 18:J5-38; Horace Austin, 1838-41; Isaac n. Hin­ hand IC. Cooke, Daniel G. Quackenboss; 184-2,John Laraway, Andrew man, JSH-44; Samuel Du Bois, lSH-47; Hobert Fu lton, 1~!7-50; George T. Van Slyke; 18½3,Aaron Bushnell, Philip Teats; 1814, Robert C. Field, W. Halcott, IS50-5J; Nathaniel Ormsbee, 18:i3-,,a; Franklin D. Lam ent, San1uel C. St i1nson ; 1845, Gat'ret W. Sager, De liv erance B. Hervey; 184G, 18.JG-59;George L . .France, 1859-6~; Addison P. Jones, 1862-65; biilo C. Neeley Lawrence, Peter W. Van Bergen; 1847, Almeron Marks, '\Villimn Osborn, 186'5-Go;Will iam H. Myers, 1863-71; llcnjam in F. llarkl ey, 1871-74; V. B. Adams; 1848, Alexander H. Palmer, Frederick A. Fenn; 18ff, Platt Coonley, 1874-77; Prentiss W. Halle nb eck, 1877-80; Addison J. Alexander H. Bailey, Albert Tuttle; 1850, Alonzo Green, Theodore L. Churchill, 1880-83; Francis G. Walters, 1883 to--. Prevost; 1851, J. Atwater Cooke, Henry Kinsley; 1852, Thomas Bedell jr., Norman H. Gray; 1853, Elijah P. Bushnell, Darius '\Vinans; 1854, The county clerks of Greene have been as follows: Joshua Fiero jr., George Robertson; 1855, Martin L. Hickerson, John C. James Rill, 1800-11 ; Richard l\.fcCarthy, 1811-13; James Dill, 1813-15 Palmer; 1856, Buel Maben, Manly B. Mattice; 1857, David Whitin~·, William Van Bergen, 18lii-2l; Richard McCarthy, 1821; I February 13th to Hezekiah Baldwin; 1858, Daniel n. Strong; 1859, Augustus H. Macomber; March 6th.) Elisha D. Ha ll, ISi l-26 ; Charles C. Abcel, 1826-32; William 1860, Ge rry Coonley; 1861, Gilbert Bedell; 1862, Jonathan B. Cowles; V. B. Hecrmancc, 1832-41; William Pierson, lSU-47; Isaac Van Schaack, 1863, Luke Roe; 1864, William W. Pettit; 1865, Prentiss W. HallAnbeck; 1847-50; Jacob Van Ordcn, 1850-56; Joshua A. Cooke, 1850-62 ; Elijah P. 1806, Ezekiel P . More; 1867, Thomas A. Briggs; 1868, James Loughran; Uushnell, 180:l-68; Horatio L. Day, 1863-74; Omar V. Sag-c, 1874-80; John 1869, Baldwin Griffin; 1870, Hiram Van Steenburgh; 1871, Hiram Van Avery, 1880 to--. Steenburgh; 1872, Augustu s Hill; 1873, Augustus Hill; 1874, Horat io S. Lockwood: 1875, Benjamin F. Barkley; 1876, Burton G. Morss; 1877, CoLrnty treasurers were at first appointed by the board Oscar 'l'. Humphrey; 1878, Cicero C.Peck; 1879, George S. Stevens; 1880, of supervisors. The constitution of 1846 made the office Albert Parker; 1881, Orlando L. Newton; 1882, Samuel H. Nichols; 1883, Frank S. Decker. elective. Each treasurer held office until his successor Under the constitution of 1777 the State was divided was appo inted . The following are the da_tes of appoint­ into four great senatorial districts. Greene county was ments: Garret Abee!. !\fay 27th 1800; Isaac Du Bois, October 5th 1813; 'l'homas a part of the middle district. Under the second con­ B. Cooke, October 25th 1821; James Powers, November 9th 1830; James stitution (1821), which divided the State into eight dis­ W. Cooke, December 1st 1840 (died in office); Hiland Hill jr., January 14th, 1842; Caleb Hopkins, November 18th 1842; Hiland Hill, November tricts, it was included in the third . Under the consti­ 15th, 1844. tution of 1846 Greene with Ulster made the tenth dis­ The following have been elected; terms begin Janu ­ trict, which was changed to the fourteenth by act of ary 1st: 1866. In 1879 Schoharie was added to the district. Hiland Hill, 1848, died in office, and Fredel"ick Hill was appointed Tbe following residents of this county have represented October 18th 1850, to fill out th e term; Frede ri ck Hill, 18,'il to the present the district in the State Senate: time. Peter C. Adams, 1806-00; Moses Austin, 1810-22; Leonard Bronk, Superintendents of the poor under the constitution of 1797-1800; Moses I. Cantine, 1815-18; Jacob Haight, 1824-27; Samue l 1846, wh ich made the office elective, have been elected Haight, 1810-13; James Powers, 1836-39; Herman I. Quackenboss, 1831-34; at th e fall elect ion, for terms of three years, taking office Mitchell Sanford, 1840; Peter A. Van Bergen, 1802-04; Platt Adams, 1848, 1849; George Ileacb, 186-1,1865, 1868, 18G3;Joshna Fiero jr ., 1860, 18lil; on the 1st of the following January as follows: George S.Nicbols, 1856, 1857; Addison P. Jones, 1878, 1870, 1882, 1883. Henry Van Loan, William Thorn, Clal'lr Beckwith, elected fori d!Ter­ In Congressional representation the district of which ent terms, 1848; Elisha Illackmar, 18i9; Darius Williams, 1850; John Feeney, 1851; Elisha Black 1nar. 1852; James ,v. Elting, 1853; Jo hn Greene was a part has been many times changed. In Feeney, 1851; David W.Duncan, and Edwin Graham (for vacancy), 1855; 1802 it was made with Ulster the seyenth ·district; rn John S.B et ts,1850; Joh n Feeney, 1857; John Thompson, 1858; Amasa 52 HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY.

Keith, 1859; John Feeney, 1860; William P. Roe, 1861; William Wilber, J. P inckney, J ul y 2d 1818; Francis Sayre, July 3d 1818; Jo nathan 1862; John Feeney, 186'.J;Philander 1'I. Peck , l&li; Benjamin H. Waldron, Nickerson, July Gth 1818; Luther Carter, JL!ly 2d 1818; John Bea ch, July 1865; Ambrose L. Walters, 186G; Joshua Ta nner , JSG7; Benjamin I-I. 7th 1818; Jacob H.1'remper, J ul y 8th 1818; Danie l Sayre, July 8th 1818; Waldron, JSGS; Horace A. Towner, 1869; Luke Roe, 1870, 1873, 1876; Am­ Jo hn J. Brandow, July 8th 1818; Samuel Hotchk iss, July 8th 1818; brose L. Walters, 1879; Frederick Becker, 1882. Alpheus Webster, J uly 8th 1818; Stephen Uoot, July 11th 1818; Peter Garnett, July 1:lth 1818; William V. n. Heermance, Ju ly 13th 1818; Wal­ The first inspectors of election making returns to the ton St reet , July 13th 1818; James Thorn, J ul y 15th 1818; John W. county of Greene were: Rig-hter, July 16th 1818; Samuel Ham ilt

CHAPTER XII I. Since presiden:ia l electors h ave been elected by the people o n a gene ral ticket, th e elec tors repr ese nting the principal ca nd ida tes ha ve received the votes of VO IC E OF THE BALL OT-B OX. Greene county as follows: 1882, Andrew Jackson 3085; Henry Clay 2'212. GLA NCE at the polit ical history of the coun ty 1830, Martin Van n uren 2976; William H . Harr ison 1883. A as represented in the great partisan divisions may 1840, Martin Va n B uren 32.'>8; William H. Harrison 2991. 1844, James K. Polk 3-187; He nry Clay 2DG7. n ot b-e with out int e rest. In a word we may say 1848, Lewis Cass, et a l. ;J6:l-l; Zac hary Taylor 2707. that the co unty h as for many yea rs sh own a decidedly 185:~.Franklin P ie rc e 3212; Winfie ld Scot t 2803. 185G, James Buc ha nan 2:J4G; John C. Fremont 310-1; Millard Fill- d emocrati c tende n cy . A r eview of th e results of im­ more 153:J. portant electi ons will give a cor re ct impres sion of th e J8G0,Step hen A . Do uglas 3537; Abraham Lin co ln 3137. JS0-1,Georg-en. McClella n 3896; Abraham Lincoln 3087. party statu s through th e de ca d es . T he four towns in J8oS, Ho1·atio Sey mour 395-1; U lysses S. G.-ant 3H7. 1800 gave for se nators 840 votes, 628 of which we re for 1872, Ho.-ae e Gree ley 3703; Ulyss es S. fl rant 3H5. William Thomp so n, Thomas Broad head , James Oliver , 187G, Sam uel ,J. Tilden 4771; R uth erford B. Hayes 3678. 1880, Winfield S. Ha ncock 4-105 ; James A. Ga rfi eld 3870. Jacob Ford a nd John Jo hn ston . At the first elect ion of The votes of the co unt y o n cons titution a l amendme nts gov e rn or, in 1801, Greene gave 429 for George Cl in to n have been : and 4 94 for Stephen Va n Rensselaer, and in 1804 Mo r­ 18:~5:- On the election of presi den tia l electo rs; "By Districts," 803; gan Lew is r eceive d for the same office 644 against Aaron "ny gen eral ti cket, plurality," l 35fil; ~. Ily g·enera l ticket , majority ,'' 2. Burr 620. In 1807 Morgan Lewis received 854 against 18:l6: - On the elc ct i0n of ju sti ces and exte nsion of franchis e. " For electing- justic es of the peace," l,'.365 ; H Ag-ain3t electing- ju stices of the

Daniel D . T ompk ins 539. In 1810 Jonas Platt rece i ved peace," 3; H For ex tending the e lecti ve franc hise," I.300; ~'.1-tg-ai nst ex - 914 to Daniel D . Tompkins 762. Tompkins also ap ­ ten ding t he elective franchise," 6. . 1833 :- Fo rau thor izing the Leg-islature to redu ce clnti es on salt , 7!l4; p ea red in th e contest in 1813, and was agai n beaten in agni nst 43t1. Por elec ting mayor for New Yo rk by tho electors thereof . this co unty b y S teven Van Rensse lae r who received 953 1,047; aga inst, 74. 183ii:-For restoring- d,ities on sa lt and on goods sold at auction to against 7 10 for Tom p k ins. T he federa l el eme nt we find t he g-enera l fund, 2 825; ag-ain st, l. thus firmly holding its ground through success ive elec­ 1839:-For th e elect ion of mayor s by th o peo ple, 31; against, 0. tions, and again in 1816 the fede ral tick et, he a d ed by 18!5 :-For tbe ame nclrnent in re lation to t he removal o f judic ial of­ ficers, 2,206; ag-ainst, 237. For the a1nend1nen t abrogatin g the property Rufus H . K ing, was s uppo rted by 851 vo te s aga in st 698 qualification for office , 2,203 ; aga in st, 234. for Tompk ins a t the h ead of th e rep ubli can tick et . In 18W :-T he excise act, inv olving t he ques tion of ·'L icense" or" No License,: ' was not voted upon by this county . 1820 the co unty gave Tompkins 817 and Dewitt C lin to n The vote taken on the qu est ion of a const itutiona l convent ion was 937. In 182 r Greene expressed a decid ed voice against 3,101 for and 550 ug-tlinst. In the convent ion, which met Jun e 1st 1846, Green e was r ep rese nt ed by Robe rt Dol"lan an cl James Powers . On .. a con stitution al conve nti on, by 1261 agai nst to 998 for . the adoption of the amended con stitution, when submi tt ed to t he The same spir it is shown in the vo te on the constitution peop le, t he votes we re 2,88-3 for, and l ,2G6a g-ain st it . At the same ti me the question of the r epe al of th e property qualification fo r colored itself the following ye ar, only more strongly rn arke d- citi ze ns was voted upon, receiving· 234: votes for, and 4,14a votes 1319 against to 878 for constitu t ion. T ha t year (1822) , aga in st jt. 1840: -Fo r the n ew free schoo l law, 2,930; aga iu st it , 2,140. the county gave Joseph C. Yates 3,009 vo tes , and 34 1850 :--Fo r t\Je repea l of tbe n ew school law , 3,217; ag-ain st it, 1848. scattering. From this time on th e res ult s o f the elections 1854: - For amend ing- the co nstitut ion to prov ide for the more spee dy for governor have be en as fo ll ows: completion of the ca na ls, 992; against it, l, DS0. 1Sii8:- For const itutio nal convent io o, 86!; ag·ains t it , 2,727. 18:l4, Samu el Yo ung- 1505; Dew itt Clint on 1410. 1850:- For a loa n of M,500,000 to pay the floating deb t of the Sta te 1826, William B. Hochester 1806; Dew itt Clin to n l-!56. 1,240; ag-ai nst it , 2,:J24. 1828, Martin V a n Buren 2-!!ll; Smith Thompson 183G. 18G0 :- Fo1· extend ing the rig-ht of equa l suffrage to co lor ed per so ns, 1830, Enos '.r.'Th roop 2427; Francis Graug ·cr 1:iG5. 548; against it, 4,530. 183:?,Willhun L. Marcy 308{; Francis Gra ng-er 2:!lG. 18M :-F or allo wi ng abse nt elec tors in t he military service of t he 1834, William L. Marcy ,nor; W i!li am H. Sewa rd :?3D8. U nlted States to vote, 2/>33; agains t it, 1,073. 1836, Willia m L. Marcy 2983; Jesse !3uell 1S80. 186a:- Fo r amend ment providing- for the appointment of comm is­ 1838, Willi a m L. Marcy '.l7.-0; William H . Seward 27,;3_ sioners of appea ls, 550; aga inst H, 2,U03. Fo r the net to crcnte a State 18{0, Wi lli am C. Bouck 33:?6; William H. Seward 295D. debt, 4,6GO;against it, 430. 1842, W illiam C. Bouc k 30iiD; Luther Brad ish ~~:!G. lSGG:- For a const itution al convention , 3,082; aga in st it., 3,:280. Th e 1844, Silas Wright 3j.'lD; Mill ard Fillmore :l!l3,,. co nvention met at Alba ny June 4t \J 1867. Gre ene co unt y was repre ­ 18-!G,Silas W right 2-WO; John Young- 27B7. sen te d by Manly B . Mntt ice ancl Ezekiel P. More, both of whom opposed 1848, Jo hn A. Dix 1H5; Heubcn W. Walwot ·th lGlG ; Hamilto n Fis h the adoption of the constitution by the conve ntion. The constitution 2673. was r ejected by the peop le, the vo ice of G reene·bc ing- 1,800 for it and 1850, Horatio Seymour:>.828 ; Washing-ton Hunt 2007. 3,079 against it. On tho jnd ieiary a rt icle 2, 10-1Yotccl for, and 2,6.34 agains t .. 1852, Horatio Seymour 32:35; Washing-ton Hunt :?S:l,l. it; tho tax article l ,!lW voted fo r, a nd 2,988 ag-,1inst it ; and tho µr oper ty 1854, Horat io Seymour 1707; Myron H . Clark 17fi0. qual ificatio n for colo re,l perso ns 3,2Dl voted fo r, and l,6D0 agai nst it . 185G,Amasa J . Parker 2iiH ; Joh n A . King- l!J3!; Erastus Brooks 15ii,i. 1870 :- For funding- the cana l debt, :~,:J\J(i;:ng·ai nst it , 3,-406. 1858, Amasa J. Pa rker :211!0; Edwin D. l\-forgau 2218; Lore nzo ilur - 1S73: - Fo r appoint m ent of . j ud ges ·· of .'t he Cou r t of Appeals, 778; row s 542. ngnin st it, 3,153. For the appoi nt ment of cou nty judg es, 4-49; aga ins t it, 1800, W illiam Ke liy 337:J; Edwin D . Mo,·g-an 31!5, 3,'.257. 181J:l,Horatio Sey mour ;37;;5; James S. Wailswor tb 251ll. 18H :- In the const it nt ional co nvention .which was held that ye ar 186!, Horatio Seymour 38!ll ; Heubon K Pe nton 3121. Greene was reprnscntcd by Joseph B. Hal l. Tile amendment s submitted 186'.J,.Tohn 'l'. Hotl'mru 1 a.i3:?; Henb0 n E. Fent on tt!IO. to t he people re cei ved t he votes of this county ns follows: "Relative t o lSUS, John '.r. H olfm,m iJUOl; John A. Griswo lrl n-!2:!. s utt'rng·e nnd bl'ibery," 2/~44 for, 1,547 agains t ; ".Lcg-islnture and its or­ 1870, Jo hn T . Hotrman 37,,,;; Stewart L. Woocl!'ot ·d 310:l. g-aui:wtion," 2.010 fo l', 1,'i'85 ng·aiust; ~1 Powers and _forms of Lcg isla ­ 1872, Francis I~ernan 8718; John A. Dix tl5a6. tmc, " 2,173 fo r, l.6:l2 against; "t he gove rnor and li eut. -g-ove rnor , 1874, Samuel J. T ilden 3!l08; John A. Dix 30-lG. their powers nnd duties ," 2,047 for, 1,744 ng·ojnst; 11 fi.nancc and canals ," 1876, Lucius Ro binson 4808; Erl win D. Morgan 3fi:]2. 2,HVi for, 1,597 against ;. 11 relating- to ~·corporations, loca l lialJili ties and 1870, L uci us Rob inso n 4015; Alonzo I.l. Corne ll 2957; John Ke lly 102; nppropriations,'' 2,180 1'01·, l ,G05 against; " State app ro priations ," 2,186 Harris Lewis 520. for , 1,610 ag-ainst; "rela ti vo to compensations of ce rta in officers ," 1.968 1882, Gro ver Cleve lan d 4481; Charles J. Fo lg-er 2808. for~ 1,82! ag ainst; •• oath of office," 2,261 for, 1,5.29 aga in s t; -~r elating to 54 HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY.

official corruption," 2,379 for, 1,414 against ; •· time for amendment to The American Preceptor, Porter's Rhetorical Reader, take effect,"2,265for, 1,529 against. 1882 :~For amendment in regard to canals, 2,667; against it, 1,155. Watts on the Mind, and the Symbolical Primer. The For proposed amendment to constitution in relation to judiciary, 203; New Testament was also in common use in the schools. against it, 1,117. The spelling l.Jooks used then were Cobb's, Wel.Jster's, Town's and Sanders'. Comstock's Philosophy was rn CHAPTER XIV. frequent use, and Day's Algel.Jra, Goodrich's History, Irving's History of C0lumbus, Burritt's Geography of the Heavens and Blake's Botany were not unknown to the PUBLIC E DUCATION . common schools of the county. The county superintendent for that year (Mr. John N THE EARLY PART of the present century the Olney) in making his rounds, visited 130 schools, that I towns were divided into school districts, and the being the number then 111 operation m the county. division and numbering, with occasional changes to He found the schools ready to receive and welcome him, meft the growt'l1 of certain localities, remam the same an incident worthy of mention, in view of the fact that a to the present time. The school system was at fint popular prejudice had previously existed against the under the care of three commissioners m each town. office of county superintendent. He reported the Private schools were maintained with success in some localities before the prov:sion made by the State. sc hools mostly in good condition and not inferior to the neighboring private schools and academies, either rn The following statistics, gathered from the repo rts of point of discipline or instruction . - Yet, after all the town superintendents for the year ending July 1st 1844, flattering remarks the superintendent found occasion to will show something of the condition of educational make in regard to the good condition of the schools rn matters in this county at that time: the main, his published report contains some criticisms and suggest ions, which are interesting as showing that certain common defects and needs were appreciated at that time as well as at the present. We take the liberty to quote some of his most pertinent remarks: "Many of the schools I visited scarcely deserved the name of schools; and tho tilne of many teachers ·who had. been per1nittcd to enter the ------·- --- school-room in that capacay, might be profitably employed in improv­ Athens ...... 4 7.! 604 733 mH .14 ing tholl' education in a cmnmon school fot· s01110 tirne to con1e. r:rhere Cairo ...... ]~ JO' 0 !liiO S~.i l.i!:!2.81 c.,tski!I ...... H 8 u 1 .~!4f> 1,7W 2,3Hl.7I are others whose literary acquirements may be considered respectable, Coxsackie ...... g 7 s, 70() B54 l.Hl.18 but who haye not an aptness to teach, or in other words, they lack in Durharn ...... -- ...... 12 10 7 78/i (j/] l,'.!:iS.70 judgment in adapting- their instructions to the capac itie s nnd under­ Greenville ...... 8 11 8 7(f; G!O 818.Sl Hunter ...... 1r; 5 7 73() OOH1,010 .06 standings of children. * * * rrhe 1nincls of theirpupilsuronot trained Lexington ...... I\) ' s 1,0:52 881 l ,1~1.48 to habits of thoug ht and reflection. Mere isoht ed facts are substituted New Baltimore ...... rn 5 8 770 670 1,:zs1g, for ideas. Jn short, the whole com·sc of instruction is devoid of interest , Pratt sville ...... G 4 8 fJ36 fiG8.03 Windham ...... 14 3 s 4781781 7~1 !):)7.4'1 to the scholars, and ill adapted to develop and strengthen the intel­ ·--- lectual powers. I 12,07-1.80 '"Another fault in teachers is, they are not thorough in imparting· instruction. Children are advanced too fast in tbeir studies. Long-and The amount of library money received that year was hurried recitations are encouraged. Lessons arc usually recited from the book without any explanations from the teacher to the scholar, or $r,376.26. The average monthly wages of teachers was anyillustrationgivenoftboexcrcise;andthescholarlcavestheteacher $9.58. Nearly all the school-books then in use are un- without receiving any real benefit from the recitation. 'l'here may be rr great deal of labor pm·forrned in schools where this course of instruc- known to the children of the present generation . Of tion is pursued, yet there is no progress. * * * I have found scholars the past winter who were pursuing philosophy, chemistry, and the geographies Olney's, Smith's and Mitchell's took the higher branohes of mathematics, who cou ld not bound their owu State1 lead, while Parley's and Emerson's were occasionally or even their own town, read inte lligibly, or spell correctly. * I found. Old Daboll's arithmetic was the popular standard found the smne scholars backward in reading-. This exercise is too much neglected in nearly all onr schools. Its importance is not prop­ around which the youth of that period rallied in their erly appreciated by most teachers. A dull, monotonous manner of mathematical drill; then Smith's, Adams' and reading· is tolerated in their schools. * * No attention is paid to emphasis, accent or inflections. The ideas the author intends to convey, Davies' were used in many of the sc hools, while \Villett's, are wholly clisreg-arded,and little or no interest is taken in the exercise. Porter's, Parker's, Ostrander's and Hawley's were used Scholars should be taught to read understandingly. If time is wanting-they should read less, and read it thoroughly, and then g-ivethe by a few, and Underhill's Table-book was a terror to author's meaning- in the ir own lang·uage. many an urchrn m his struggle with the abstract prin­ "Another obstacle in the way of improvement in our schools is, there iS a want of intere st on the part of the patrons of common schools. ciples of numbers. Smith and Kirkham were the two rrhis indifference is n1anifested in various ways; in emplo y ing· cheap and principal authorities in English grammar. Gould, Brown inco1np etent teache rs; in pern 1itting- their children to be irregular in their attendance; in neglecting- to repair their school houses; in not and Lindley Murray had many adherents, and Bu llion visiting- their schools. One or more of these practices prevail to a and Greenleaf were recognized by a few. Porter's Rhet­ gTcHtoror Jess extent in every school district I ba vo visited. They are u1nong- the n1ost forrnidablo evils we ha ve to contend with; and so long· oric was also in use . Webster's and Walker's d iction­ rts they >1resuffe red to obstruct the progress of instruction in our com­ aries were text-books in many sc hools. The ol1lculable blessing·sthey are designed to secure to Reader, and Hale's History of the U nited States were the rising-generation will not be realized." nsed in every town, and were the popular reading books. Mr. Olney appears to have been a man of much en­ Next to them came Sanders' and Cobb's, while the scat­ ergy, and took an earnest lead rn educati0nal matters. tering books were Emerson's, The Mt. Vernon Reader, Doubtless it was owing to his active efforts, more than to PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

TOWN OF HALCOTT. any other influence, that a convention of town superin ­ .,., 00' .; ' .,; ...!,'O tendent s was called to consider and adopt measures for 'O o., ::1-~ Q) .~ 0 de);...~is a, '- "' z; ...," . 01>," _g" the improvement of the common schools, and the forma­ ~..o2 ~~~ ...,- C, ~t~ o ...... "0 ~ o s:> """OO.i:, "'a, 'd ""p.;~ tion of a permanent association of town superintendents, Location. ~ ~@ <::lo &.., 't;oo Q) o ..... " ..:::;c.>+-> "0 rn ~"O ·5 ,!:!Ii-JO ~.g.S f~ a, UJ ~Q) teachers and friends of education. Such a convention :::::rn :s p." "'"::10.£ . 3?q..i.,o "' d.a·oo wO+J 5 gti -" :.a met in the Methodist church in Cairo on Monday after­ is: ,:_:, (.) ~"' > -'1 ------noon, September 16th 1844, and remained in session un­ Halcott Cent E:r, N ...... l $5. 12 29 20 $l54 $150 $6,93 0 Halcott Center ...... 2 6.12 21 21 205 200 r,,555 til Tuesday afternoon. A constitution and rules were •· rrhe Fly'' Dist ...... 3 7.00 39 ;)2 245 200 7,65 5 "TheFl y ,"N ...... 4 5.75 22 24 170 175 3,9220 adopted, an d the following gentlemen were chosen its ,;,r, officers: president, Judge Fenn; vice -presidents, William ------Van Orden and Jacob G . Bedell; corresponding secre­ lll 97 $7741-$7251 $24,000 *School-house in Middlet.own, Delaware co unty. tary, John Olney; recording secretary, Ruel P. Bascom; TOWN OF ATHENS. treasLirer, Hulett P. Bedell. Mr. Thomas H. Palmer of Upper Village ...... I $ 19.80 1811 1531 $1,0CJ2 $7,000 $141.050 Vermont, deli vered four addresses on moral and in tel­ Athens ...... 2 55.00 4811 31/\ 2,851 7,400 192,900 lectual education; committees ~vere appointed on the Athens. '\V...... 3 6.00 54 32 217 540 53, 150 Lime Street ...... 4 7 .00 561 '37 25:3 l oO 3,500 topics, district libraries, town celebrations and con­ Gree n's Lake ...... fl 6.00 7~ 28 2:!0 510 25,990 Athens, N ...... G 7.00 651 441 24'> 775 51,350 ventions, teachers institutes, and vocal musi c. These Hamburg· ... . 9.00 ~2 30 441 )10 40,000 committees (except that on teachers' institute s) reported Leeds, N ...... 8 4.00 30 20 l49 520 22,300 ------. -- --- the results of their considerations and appended ap­ 1,017 6G9 $5,472 $ 17,005 $530,2 40 propriate resolutions, which were adopted by the conven­ District No. 1 emp loys~ teachers, and No. :2 e 1nplo ys 6. tion. They pronounced the district library a thing that 'l'OWN OF CAlllO . was to become "of incalculable benefit,'' the common Cairo...... $7.50 115 r-7,0r,, $416 $1,500 $52,285 A era...... 2 7 .50 r;:~ 1 318 350 20,880 school system" purely politica l in its organization," and Woodstock ...... 3 5.00 81 02 240 900 31,305 South Durham ...... 4 5.00 38 301 194 500 14,455 the effect of voca l music in the schoo ls as tendin g to Hound Top, W ...... 5 3.75 JS 20 171 320 8,000 "promote the health and refine the feelings of childr en;" Fonrn ...... 6 6.25 5ti 50 235 575 16,595 Sandy P lains. 7 6.50 35 3!i 794 530 84.080 so they urged upon trustees and others to supply the Aura, S...... 8 6 00 44 3G 161 210 12,325 libraries with useful and eleva ting literature, to co-oper­ Acra. N ...... , 9 6.00 30 32 173 325 15,895 Round Top ...... i10 3.75 30 30 1 129 310 8,000 ate earnestly in all efforts to elevate the standard of com ­ Routh Ca il'o ...... · Ill 7.00 :14 321 2;;31 550 25,725 mon school education, and to use their influence to Indian Ridge ...... 12 7.00 - -22 --17 -- 205 ----250 ----49,820 procure at as early a per iod as practicable the introduc­ I 360 469 $3,295 $6,320 $339,365 tion of voca l music in the common schools. TOWN OF HUNTER. Teachers' institutes were held in the county as early Benjamin Notch. 1 $3.00 15 17 $91 $175 $1,405 Hunt er ...... 2 19.75 181 111 3,239 2,000 20,240 as 1845, and since that time they have been quite Lanesville ...... 3 5.00 6G 40 177 160 2,940 'l'anncrsville...... 4 6.00 55 51 269 600 9,205 regularly maint ained . Woodstock ...... *5 Th e statistics of th e sc hools of Greene count y for P latte Clove, W...... 6 7.75 20 20 2G5 400 5,000 Hunt er, E ...... 7 5.00 38 36 148 225 3,775 1850 showed 176 public schools with 177 teachers and Haines Corners...... r 7.06 66 40 276 175 39,267 Edg·ewo od ...... 9 5.00 04 36 171 350 5,180 8,216 pupils in attendance. There were also in the county Platte Clove ...... JO 5.75 86 56 Z-27 350 5,057 r2 academics and other schools with 14 teachers and 591 407 $4,866 $4,435 $92,129 325 pupils. *The schoo l-h ouse is int-b e town of Woodstoc l,. Number 2 has t wo teac hers. The following tabl es of school statistics, gathered TOWN OF JEWETT . from the reports of the commissioners for the yea r en d­ East Jewett, E ...... 1 $4.50 34 23 $166 $4251 $4,165 ing September 30th 1882, will give a correct and full ,Jc, vctt ...... -. · - ·· · - · · - . 2 8.00 43 34 2:l8 550 6,195 So uth Jew ett ...... 3 4.7ii 26 19 170 650 4,420 view of the condition of the schools at the present time: Goshen Str eet ...... 4 6.25 21 2 1 163 150 3,625 Jewett ., w ...... 5 6.00 25 18 151 145 u,100 7.0U 23 23 194 2ii0 5,035 SCHOOL STATISTICS. Rast J ewett ...... 6 Henson ville, S ...... 7 8.00 2'2 2"2 2ll 150 3,200 Beach's Corners ...... 8 7 00 24 25 193 525 2,700 TOWN OF CATSKILL . Hunter, N ...... g 6.50 17 15 185 2% 1,600 East Jew ett, W ...... 10 6.5U 31 25 172 300 5,020 ...,; 'O' a,00 0 .; 8.00 56 52 22'.t 310 5,200 00 0 .Jewett Centre ...... ll (l)·c a, ...; 00 Jewett ...... 12 5.00 27 28 143 550 6,22r. 0 ..,o ~ ::,r,; .=Z'.8 t~ -:+--1Oil~ " a, oa> z 0 ~. ,... ..,0 °'.. :~~ 340 305 $2,202. $4,400 $52,575 Location. "'"~.g cC-o >JO a,a> ~"7~ 'O O'O -~ >, " oo~ o,oo oo.i:: 0 0ro O! ;.., ..,-,. - o c- 00 o.~ TOWN OF LEXINGTON . ~.., ,5 OD Q)~ 00 ~~-~ _., ~_g~ ~'+-..;:: (l)~ o.o -o $6.45 21 $HJ7 $325 $2,210 q :s·,... oloo gio Spruceton. E -...... 1 ;o . ----< West Kill, E ...... 3 5.aO Bl 28 184 250 3,450 ------(j'i 700 11,090 1,048 859 $5,20 4 $26,000 $790,967 Lexi.ng·ton ...... 4 7.50 45 279 Catskill ...... 1 $131.00 40 12 155 310 4,420 est Catskill, ...... 2 14.00 138 100 557 1,600 79,747 Ilushnellville ...... *~ 5.00 w Lexiug·ton, N ...... 6 6.25 ]5 14 147 n20 5,190 saugerties ...... •3 8 1 6,740 203 3!i0 23,700 West Kill ...... 7 (l.00 42 48 rn6 JOO H igh Falls, E ...... 4 6.00 30 32 3'.25 2,000 48 247 525 25,000 West Kill, w ...... 8 4.25 23 19 136 Caute,·ski!I ...... 5 6.25 54 g 100 3,760 4.68 42 29 184 270 30,000 Little WestK iJI ...... 9 4.50 22 216 l {iskato m Grove ...... 6 5.00 70 52 154 260 1,800 I{ iskatom, W ...... 7 4.50 31 32 147 320 55,075 Broad Street Hollow ... IOI 291 s,;o 48,~)25 Foot of the Rid g e ...... 11 5.50 3.5 2H 16·3 340 4,435 L awrencevillo ...... 8 8.00 36 32 60 3,810 g 37 Hl1 425 20,450 Le xington, N . W...... [ 12 5.12 21 14 140 L eeds, s ...... 5.00 27 ------17.0G 134 127 789 1,400 200,000 ------L ecds ...... 10 419 317 ~2,199 $3,a40 $52,530 J elferson ...... 11 8.00 77 38 368 550 6Z,600 p a lenville, \V ...... 12 10.00 86 68 1,481 1,300 25,000 '''Pa rtl y in Shandake n, Ulster co unty. ICiskatom,N ...... 13 5.iiO 44 18 147 175 15,000 TOWN OF WINDHAM. L awrenceville, N ...... 14 6.50 36 31 2;,9 210 8,'100 64 300 1,100 53.100 1 $6 .5G 28 $325 $2,900 s mith's Landing ...... 15 8.00 60 East Windham., ...... $2111 G reat Imboght ...... 16 12.00 s:1 49 834 450 69,290 Upper Big Hollow . .... 2 3.2f> 21 i~l 207 325 1,3,'\8 p alenville ...... 17 7.50 73 53 31~ 525 21,45:) Windham ...... 3 14.00 117 86 455 800 47,372 J,eeds, w ...... 18 5.00 37 38 2ll9I 1\00 28.000 Henson vill e, ...... 4 9.7:i M 46 339 JflO 8,794 Cbidest er Neigbborb'd. 19 6.00 14 12 18G 350 7,925 Lower Big· Hollow ..... !', 6.75 35 30 159' 125 4,275 H igh Falls ...... 20 5.00 60 44 280 325 18,800 Stump Ho llow ...... 6 4.aO 13 15 17ii 55 2,,,00 ------Mitch ell Hollow ...... 7 9.2f> 30 28 289 70 7,090 2,128 1,702 $11,764 $37,025 $ 1,583,634 8 5.00 30 18 108 200 2,600 *The schoo l- house is in Saug:e rties town. ~~11\W!t~I~i:.- ::.-.-:::::: 9 4.50 30 23 162 30 2,700 Pe lh am Distri ct ...... IO 6.00 28 15 185 400 5,700 No. 1 ba s 13 t eac hers; No. 2~ bas 2 ; No. 10 bas 2. All the others bave --- ·-- one teac her each. ------No. 20 lies partly in Saugerties town. 386 301 $2,295 f2,480 $85,289

8 :

HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY .

TOWN OF COXSACKIE. The first commissioner district of Greene county com· prises the towns of Athens, Cairo, Catskill, Halcott, Hunter, Jewett and Lexington. It contains 73 common Loca tion. school districts and three union free-school districts. In 15 school districts the teachers" board around," and th eir board is estimated to th e cred it of the districts at Coxsackie Landiog· .. .. . 1 618 431 $3,!J33 $6,000 $388,840 $1,642.87. In six districts tea chers were paid wages Lox ea ...... 2 S5.75 48 4i 1!9 20 2,i,0:i0 Hig-b Hill ...... 3 6.00 GI 39 179 325 8G.n20 while attending institutes , the wages so paid aggregating Coliburg-h ...... 4 7.50 55 37 318 250 34,89:i Van Schanck Dist rict .. , ;J 5 50 40 40 256 400 75.72:J $214. 14. Library money was appropriated to the pay­ Upper Village ...... 6 10.50 68 GS 582 l !.150 88,8:iii Li-013 Re~~,.:...... 10.00 86 GS 378 1100 6S,12:i ment of teachers' wages to the amount of $ 120.46 . There J ackso nvill e ...... 8 O.iiO 29 44 190 300 4:),7:Zi'> Union Church ...... 9 3 .'2.) 1751 27,S,30 were 97 licensed teachers em ploy ed, of whom ten held F our Mile Point ...... IO 7 00 /i4,3 47401 248137 800 :15,fi;jO Community ...... 11 5.00 • 2-i 21 154 75 18,000 licens es from the State superintendent or Normal School ------1,157 8!Jl ~G,478 $11-395 $835,Glo There are 77 school-houses; 70 frame buildings, five of TOWN OF ASH LAND . brick and two of stone. This district received $1 r,447.07 Ashland ...... $8.75 1(12 89 $3H $950 $12,000 Prout District ...... 2 7.fiO 38 23 ~:n 100 ;l,5--W of public money, and there was raised by district taxes Suttons Hollow ...... 3 7.50 30 2!) 2',2j 300 !l,405 North Set tlem ent ...... 4 7.75 40 36 284 50 11,198 $16,759.46. The amount paid for teac her's wages was Richmond 's Corners . ... 5 5.00 53 4fi 1'12 ~~5 6.2 1H Tompl,ins District ...... 6 5.00 24 25 146 JiO 2,635 $21,925 .77; for libraries $84.98 ; for school and ap­ 7 7.50 39 37 200 420 G,,i05 paratus $8 5.20; for school-houses, sites, fences, out­ 33'i 25'4 $1,5801 $2,395 $53,502 houses, repairs, furniture, &c., $5,440.13; altogether TOWN OF DURHAM. making a total of expenditures for school purposes of Joint with Albany Co . J * 11 12 He rvey Street ...... 2 $5.00 41 31 $5591 $150 $12,G77 Van Wagon er District. 3 5.00 23 19 148 425 14,670 $3o,575.75. Cornwallsville ...... 4 5.00 3t 32 ]:).) 3ii0 H,H75 In the second comm1ss10ner district, comprising Gulf District ...... 5 6.00 20 13 mo 225 8.040 We st Durham ...... 6 5.;')0 85 2;) 1~6 225 11,790 th e towns of Ashland, Coxsackie, Durham, Greenville, East Durham ... . ,, .. . . . 7 8.75 5:3 48 30:1 !JO 27.'.i55 Durham Center ...... 8 5.00 2·> 25 108 400 11,:?20 New Baltimore, Prattsville and Windham, there are 79 9 * 2 0 Brand's Hollo w·t ...... 10 4.75 G 8 147 300 11.675 common school districts and one union school, in 31 of Wrig-ht Street ...... 11 7.!iO 23 3f> 213 3'i0 18,321 Durham Village ...... 12 12.00 SI 66 33~ 500 5~.5\JO whi ch the time honored custom of the teacher boarding Field s District ...... 13 5.00 25 20 206 4:30 16,010 R. E. 'l'aylor District . .. 14 7.00 38 26 255 15 rn.53:? around is still continued. In this district six school Oak HilJ:I: 15 9.00 88 ll3 336 1,250 mJ,725 Centerville ...... 16 __ 5.50 ~ __:~ _ 1G9 __ 500 __ rn:'.22districts paid te ac hers' wages while attending institute, 1 528 459 $3,379 $5.500 $251,757 to the amo unt in the aggregate of $88. 55; library money *Joint di str ict with Rensselaerville: schoo l-hou se being- in the latter town. to the amo unt of $115.56 was appropriated to the pay­ +Partly in Rensselaerville and Conesv ill e. :/Partly in Rensselaerville. ment of teache rs' wages . In regard to the compulsory TOWN OF GREENVILLE. education law and its execution, no action whatever Norton Hill...... 1 $7.00 51 43 $249 $Si>OI $41,865 Freehold...... 2 7.50 60 68 345 7G 51.930 was taken, though out of 1,401 children between Shaw District...... 3 4.50 17 18 136 55 21,795 the ages of eight and fourteen yea rs, there were 235 who Greenville...... 4 7.5 108 60 262 400, 69,700 Greenville Cent er..... 5 5 00 35 29 392 550 1 26,100 did not attend the district school 14 weeks during the East Green ville...... 6 7 .62 42 38 343 400 32,895 King- Hill...... 7 6.25 29 rn rn7 175 26.170 year nor were instruct ed in private schools or at home Newry...... *8 4.50 8 12 122 250 22,875 W est Greenville...... 9 4.00 53 48 150 250 21,210 for the same time. There were 88 lice ns ed teache rs em­ Lum an Baker District. 10 7.50 32 31 217 1,0 :ll,\JOO Hill District...... 11 7.50 27 26 175 200, 25.145 ployed for 28 weeks or more, of whom nine taught Pla ce 's Corner...... 12 4.25 35 30 141 1001 20,429 Maple Ave nu e ...... *13 4.50 18 H 153 3001 l'l,9\JO under licen ses from the State superintendent or Normal Gay h ead ...... 14 6.50 46 37 204 85 I 36,675 Plaate r kill...... 15 8.75 15 15 115 160'1 l8,G20 School. There were 80 school-houses, 73 of which were Butler's District ...... *16 5.50 12 101 165 250 13,600 frame buildings, four of bri ck and three of ston e. The ~ 498 $3,374 $4,2301 $404,959 *These districts are pa rtl y in Westerlo. public money apportioned to the schools of this district '!'OWN OF NEW nALTIMORE. was $9,774 .96, and the amount raised by tax in the Robinson Hill,...... 1 $6.75 37 271 $296 $500 $79,000 districts, $r 1,347.06. The amo unt paid for teachers' Lisk' s District...... 2 10.2'i 41 34 3~~o7 320 85,500 Baldwin District...... 3 7.00 56 29 " 550 36,400 wages was $19,269.66 whi ch included $ 2,090 .50 credited 1 2 1 it:J'0~::: .:. '.~~~~!-.::::: ! ti~ ~l ~~ 21il 36480• ~6:~68on account of bo ar ding teac hers . There was ex pended Sylvand ale ...... *6 7.50 86 28 .v 13,850 Bedell Hill...... 7 8.00 30 25 ~i~ 810, 2,i,000 for libr aries $27 .99; for school apparatus $60.56; for Dean 's Mills ...... *8 7.00 42 37 231 l ,OSDOOOI 43?.1·.~i5,·, Rocky Sto, e...... 9 8.00 40 30 I 0 - schoo l-hou ses and si tes, in clud ing appendages, repairs N ew Baltimore ...... 10 12.50 2:l3 140 1,037 800 lOi\~~g Van Slyke District ..... 11 8.(n 34 27 27!i 400 41., rn and furniture $2,448.14; altogether making the total ex­ Searles' District ...... *12 7.00 26 26 274 5a0 18,WO Hone y Hollow...... 13 ~.00 35 31 15: 38 8,300 penses for school purposes, $23,896.25. Va n Bergen's Mills.... 14 ~.00 151 7 17< 180 ,r3~a Medw ay...... 15 6.00 1~ ~ _ 589 1_!,100 __ 6.,5a0 The average weekly wages paid teachers for the winter 7:l2 528 $4,960 $7,308 8583,605 throu gho ut the co unty was $6.57. *These districts are partly in Coeymans. Ev an act of 1843, the office of county super intendent TOWN OF PRA'l'TSVILLE . was ·created . That officer was to be appoi nted by the Pratt sville ...... *l2 $12.50 1255 102fi $544 $1,500 I $22,712 Littl e West Kill...... 3 6.0ll 25 23 168 75 7,0:10 board of supervisors. Charles C. W. Cleveland, John Bi~ Hock...... 4 5.00 26 15 249 425 4,9-14 Tltoring-ton 's District.. *5 5.00 19 rn 176 200 3,731 Olney and William F. Terhune were appointed under it. Red Fa lls...... ti 6.00 53 70 221 l2!il 6il7G Hunter sfield...... 7 S.'.0 35 28 2:iS 350 4.900 The office was abolished in 1847, and the school system Alb e rt 's District...... 8 6.00 31 26 198 275 6,931 ------returned to town superintendence. Since the creation of 319 288 $1,SJS $2,950 $57,225 *Parts of these districts lie in Shoharie county. the office of assembly district school_cornmissioner, the • CHURCHES-INDUSTRIES.

following hav e been elec ted, and held office for terms of in Ash land, Cairo, Catskill, Durham, West Durham and three years from the first of Janu ary of th e year Cent ervi lle, G ree nville, J ewett and Windham. T here mentioned: are Roman Catholi c chu rches at Catskill, Leeds, Hunter, 1858, John F. Ing ersoll, Alexa nd er Reynolds; 1861, Ashl and and Coxsack ie. The Lu th erans ha ve a ch urch Charles C. W. Cleveland, Martin L. Newcomb; 1864. at Athen s, and there is one of the Chri stian Connection Samuel S. Mulford, George C. Mott; 1867, Henry at Freehold, and one of th e Afr ica n Met hod ist Ep isco pal Wynan s, Zina L. Newell; 1870, John Beards ley, Hiram at Catskill. Bogardus; 1873, Samuel S. Mulford, Robert Halsted; 1876, Clarenc e E . Bloodgood, Hiram M. Bouton ; 1879, Clarence E. Bloodgood, George Townsend; 1882, CHAPTER XV I. Clarence E. Bloo dgood, Lewis Litchfield.

INDUSTRIAL I NTERESTS.

CHAPTER XV. HE INDUSTRIES of Gree ne co unty are mainly T ag ric ultural. Some manufacturing is carried on, ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. and quarry in g, the river commerce , fishing and the ic e har vest in g comp lete the list of the principal in- H.E CHURCH histor y of the county will appear dustrial interests. T rn detail in connection with the various locali - ties. The Dutch Reformed was the ea rli est and The river tow ns and th e northern section of th e cou nty . abo und in patc hes of rich and !)roduct ive so il. A la rge 1s to-d ay the strongest denomination in the river towns. percentage of these sect ions Ins been clea red and app ro- A s ea r Iy as 1650, and before any defin it e chur ch organ- iza tions ex isted, the Dutc h Reformed practices prevailed priated to ag ricu lt ura l us es. Hay and fruit are the · 1· · · T ])r incip al productions. The census of 1880 shows the 111 re 1g1ous wors 1 11p. he organizat ion of the Evange l- ical Lutheran Z ion Chu rc h at Athens in 1703 appears to producti ons of the leading far m crops for the previo us antedate all ot hers. The English in later years estab - year to have been as follows :-b ar ley, 3,533 bushels; lished the P resby ter ian and the Ep iscopal Ch urch, buckwheat, 13r,181 bushels; corn, 253,049 bushels; oa ts, and still later th e Methodist Chur ch planted itself in 370,615 bushe ls; rye, 61,430 b ushels; wheat, 10,251 near ly eve ry village in the co unt y. bushels; value of orchard prod ucts, $167,2 82 ; hay, 84,335 tons; hops, 12,907 pounds; potato es, 186, 101 The following tab le, from th e census of 1875 , giv es a bushels; tob acco, 355 po unds. Grazing and stock rais­ condensed view of the material stat us of the se churches: ing are also pro fitab ly carried on . The last State cen sus ,0 .; 0 >, shows the dairy products to ha ve be en :-butter, made p. CJ) 0 .,; " .,; :a ,o-,.,">," in fam ili es, 1,591,224 pounds; cheese made in th e tow ns ~ -" rJJ"' II, 7 I7 sh eep shorn, yielding 49,668 pounds of wool; ------African M. E ...... 2 2 450 150 $13,500 $950 8,943 lambs raised, and 13,343 hogs ra ised. Cider made Ba pti st ...... 12 12 3,800: 898 77,000 4,800 Christian Con nect ion ...... 2 2 6501 26~ lJ ,500 1,100 in 1874, 6,626 ga llons; apples gathe red, 3 15,078 bushe ls; E vange lica l Lu theran ...... 1 1 3001 125 5,000 700 Fr iends (Hicks ite\ ...... 1 1 li\O 2,000 grapes, 155,447 pounds; maple sugar (1875), 295,547 Friends (Or thodox) ...... 1 J 30Q 300 Metho dist Epis copal ...... 32 HI 8,950: 2,689 160,500 14,235 pounds; hon ey (1874), 25,597 pounds . The culti vation Presbyterian ...... 10 10 3,680, 1,170 82,400 7,350 Prot estant Epi scopa l ...... g 8 2,500, 687 61,HU0 4,250 of pears and strawberries is rec eivin g much attention at Reformed (Dutch) Churc h in Am eri ca g 3,900 1,9H 85,500 9,000 Roman Cat holic ...... 5 1,213 2,075 37 900 2,800 pre sent, and wit h very encour aging resu lts. Un ion ...... Iii 2 500; 25 3,000 100 Unit ed Method ist Free Church ...... 2 4501 87 3,000 zoo Th e censu s of 1875 shows th e follo win g figures in re­ lation to the farms of this cou nt y:

The Reformed Dutch Churc h has two societies 00 w .; 'O 'C oo iz Eo"'s... "'il'""' I Q.)a: 0 "0,.. "' i:z ;...... -1 pal Chur ch has societies in Catski ll, Co xsack ie, Ath ens, "§ro e,:""' C.o t;::,-~"' a -a""" 0"' 0 08 "1-a z > z z z P. i> Oak Hi ll, Gree nvi lle, Cairo, Pa lenvi lle, W indham and ------Prattsvill e. The Meth odi st Epi scopal Chur ch is repre ­ Ashland ...... 187 $127,100 1,316 4,053 12,919 $475,600 Ath en s ...... 573 854,905 2,2GO 6,435 _ 11,598 1,048,250 sented in Ashl and, Athen s, Catsk ill, Ca iro and Ro und Cair o ...... 474 518.675 6,734 21,678 1,289,650 Catsk ill ...... 13,45 3,388,1S3 3,98,9797 1 9,328 20,394 2,458,300 Top, Coxsackie, Durham, Ea st Durham, Eas t Jew ett, Coxsac kie ...... 753 1.178,Hl5 3,~!2 8,614 17,309 1,904,693 Durham ...... 499 586,082 4,009 8,412 25,648 1,344,120 Greenville, High Hill, Hu nt er, Leeds and Sandy P lai ns, Gr eenvill e ...... 473 4G0.&!5 5,059 9,62!) 21,138 1,483.990 Ha lcott ...... 78 38,200 822 3,051 7,667 262,G40 Le xingto n, New Balti mor~, Norton Hill, Oak H ill, Pal en­ Hun te r ...... 301 116,510 815 5,7'17 ]3,085 459,735 J ew et t ...... 217 149,450 1,168 7,401 17,732 579,926 ville, Prattsv ille and W indh am. Ba ptist ch urches have Lexin g·ton ...... 308 174,440 1,324 8,050 18.3'i7 604,098 N. Baltim ore ...... 530 684,550 4,752 7,588 19,383 1,802,700 been estab lish ed in Ath ens, Catsk ill, Lex ington , Acra, Pra ttsv ille ...... 286 240,470 1,318 4.315 10,616 363,700 Windh am ...... 309 328,400 ] ,50'Z 6,984 18,232 620,325 Grap eville, Gr eenvi lle, E ast Durh am, H ervey Str ee t and ------Gayhead. The Presbyterian Church organizati on exists Totals ...... 6,283 $8,847,055 36,073 96,371 235,756 $14,697,727 58 HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY .

The following exhibit of stock and orchards owned in 049 bush els; oats, 3 70,6, 5 bushels; rye, 71,430 bushe ls; this county is given by the last State census . wheat, ro,251 bushels ; value of orchard products , $167, - 282; hay, 84,335 ton s; hops, 12,907 pounds; potatoes, Nurn!Jer Va lue of Numb er of Appl e. 186,101 bushels; number of hors es on farms, 6,532; of i;g:~~s. Poultr y. cattl e. ti~~:i h'~-d. mu les, 42; working oxen, 849; milch cows, 15,307; other Ashland...... 236 $1,172 2,020 10,!\94 cattle, 11,373; sheep, 16,684; swin e, 9,004; wool pro­ Athens...... 370 2.855 739 21.473 Cairo...... 699 4,672 1,353 22,987 duced, 74,875 pounds; milk, 98 ,719 gallon s; butter, Catskill ...... 862 7,075 1,741 40,887 Coxsackie...... 234 6,046 967 33,850 1,757,110 pounds; cheese, 2,546 pounds. Durham ...... 755 4,541 2,388 36,8~3 Greenville...... 765 4,530 1,307 34,2!i4 There are, on th e riv er shore of this county, about Halcott ...... 146 690 1,465 7,138 Hunter...... 291 1,681 1,496 5,672 forty large ice houses, belonging to companies in New Jewett ...... 355 1,474 2,628 18.941 Lexington...... 346 1,3g] 3,339 19,131 York city. Th e ice crop annually stored in these houses N. Baltimore...... 754 5,262 1,068 53,356 Prattsville ...... ,...... 254 949 2,150 7,034 is estim ated, in round numbers, at 1,000,000 tons . The Windham ...... ______363 1,685 ___2,326 ,__ _14, 4_29 leading companies represented here are the Knicker­ Totals ...... $H,927 $43,922 24,986 325,639 bock er, the N ew York, the New Jerse y and the Con­ sumers' . Some difficulties having ar isen between differ­ An idea of the agricu ltural growth of the county may ent companies in the gathering of ice, a bill, introduced be obtained by a comparison of the two following para ­ by Senator Jones of this county, was passed in i879, by graphs . which the owners of ice houses shou ld be entitled to the Agr icultura l prod ucts from census of 1855; the quanti ­ ice in front of their premises to a line midway between ties, unless otherwise given, are in bushels :- Winter the channel banks of the river. I t is estimated that the wheat, 7,346 ; springwh eat,3,175; hay,58 ,525 tons ; oat s, avera ge cost of storing ice is 12 cents a ton, and the 160,907; rye, 72,232; barley, 1,787; buckwh eat , 33,913 ; labor of breaking it out and shipping it on board of the corn, II 6,871; potatoes, 116,871; peas, 1,532; bean,, 693; barg es which transport it to N ew York is about as much flax lint, 10,620 pounds; flax seed, 14; hops, 26 pounds ; more. About 50 per cent. of the ice gathered is wasted tobacco 75 pounds; apples, 192,814; cider, 3,954 barr els; in handling, before it reaches the consumer. The bus i­ ho ney, 32,940 pounds; wa x, 2,·202 pounds; neat ca ttle, 25,- ne ss gives employment to a large number of men, both 239; working oxen, 2,349 ; cow s, 12,592; butter, 1,191,930 in harvesting the ice in winter and breaking it out and po unds; cheese, 21,317 pounds; horses, 6,203; mul es, loading barges in summer. 23; sheep, 19,382 ; swine, 14,074; peaches, 14; pears , The great hemlock forests that covered the sides of 232. The county then had 100 stone dwelling hou ses, the mountains invited the tanning busin ess at an ear ly 163 brick dwellings, 4,964 frame dwellings and 145 log period of the Eng lish settlement . The first tannery is houses, making a total of 5,419 dwelling houses . In its said to have been est ablish ed by Nicho las Perry, at 3,145 farms there were 212,223 acr es of improved land Athens, in 1750 . Her e and there others were estab­ and a tota l of 362,828 acres . lished during the latter ha lf of that century, but it re­ Agricultural pro ducts from census of 1875 ; the main ed for the early part of the present century to quantities in this list are also in bushe ls unless oth erwis e develop those resources with any consider able activity. stated :- Hay, I 00,03 2 tons; grass seed, 342; barle y, About the year 181 7 this busin ess b egan to increase . 1,678; buckwheat, 87,101; corn, 149,933; oats, 306,561 ; Large tracts were purchased by enterpr ising specu lators, rye, 138,273; spring wh eat, 971; winter wheat, 1,202; and the hills denuded of their forests to supply the tan­ b eans, 7 93; peas, 640; hops, 6, I 80 pounds; potatoe s, vats . This continued until in 1830 this county produced 226,801; app les, 315,078; grapes, 155,447 pounds; mapl e more leath er than all the Stat e besides. Whole villages sugar, 295,547 pounds; honey, 25,597 pounds; colts of were bui lt up in the mountain regions by this stimulus . 1875, 325; co lts of 1874, 335; horses two years old and Hides were imported from the countrie s of South America older, 6,267; mul es, 84 ; value of pou ltry, $43,922; valu e and brought here to be treated . The Cat skill and Cana ­ of pou ltry sold in 1874, $ 22,301; value of eggs sold in joharie Railroad was materially assisted in its strugg le for 1874, $39,453; neat cattle, including 1,346 working existence by the freighting of hides and return of leather, oxen and steers, and 13,987 milch cows, 24,986 ; butter, which this business on the northwestern borders of the 1,591,224 pounds; cheese, 1,330 pounds; wool from county called for. In 1844, the tanneri es about Pratts­ II,717 sheep, 59,668 pounds; lambs, 8,943; swine, ville manufactured about 110,000 sides of sole lea ther. 13,343; pork, 1,439,607 pounds. The county th en had But the forests could not stand the strain upon 6,283 dwellings, of which 5,922 were frame, 236 of brick, them, and the timber failin g, the business about the 80 of stone, and 45 log houses, and 235,756 acres of im­ date last mentioned began to decline, and in a few years proved land in a total acreage of 14,697 ,727 acres. it had almost entirely disappeared from the county . The The census of 1880 shows the numb er of farms in desert ed ruins of these establishments now mark th e sites Greene county, 3,032; area of improved land, 240,734 of former active scenes of thr iving labor . acres; value of farms, $12,603 ,215 ; value of live-stock, Brick-making is extens ively carried on along the river. $1,296,268; value of fertiliz ers used, $31,864; value of A number of quarries of lim estone are worked at differ­ farm products for the previous year, $1,878 ,451; barley, ent points along the Kalk berg . Their products ::tre used 3,533 bushels; buckwheat, 131,181 bushels; corn , 253,- for building , for ornamental works, for smelting iron and COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 59

2d do ., 4 m., 16 days, weight 462 lbs., .Jabez Hubbard, Dur - for making lim e. Other quarries produce flaggin g stone ham ...... · ·· ·· ·· · ···· ···· ···· ····· ·· · · ·· · ··· 2.00 whi ch is sent from Catski ll to N ew York and eastern 1st best Heifer calf, J. Bagley, Durham .. ·· ··· ······•• •· ··· · 2.00 1st best Mer ino Ram. Cyru s F ield, Durham .···· ··· ·· ·· ·· · ·· 5.00 cities . Shi p.b uildin g has been carr ied on to a lim ite d 2d do., Elkanuh Perc ival, Durham ...... ·········· ···· 3.00 extent from an ea rly period. The business has declrn ed 1st best 5 Ewes, Elkanah Perciva l, Durham .... ··········· ·· 5.0\J in latt er years. Saw-mills ha ve been established fro111an 2c1 do. , Moses Austi n, Durham ...... · .······· ·· ··· .·· · ·· ··· 3.00 1st best common Ram, An. Strong, Durham ...... ····· ··· ·· 5.00 early period upon th e nurnerous st reams, and a large 2d do., John Balis, Cairo···· ·· ··· ··· ···· ·· ···· ··· ·· ··· ·--· ·· · · 3.00 quantity of lnmbe r for the lo cal markets is still pro ­ 1st best Boar, Z. Teed, Cairo .... · .. · ···· ········· ·· ··· · ·· ·· · ·· 3.00 2d do ., Garr et Becker, Cairo ...... ·· .. · ····· ·· ······· · ·· ·· . 2.00 duced. O th er manufa ctures co nsist of coope rage wares, woolen and cotton goods, foundry products and ice tools . Special mention was made of a crop of ruta -baga turnip s raised by C. Benton, which produced 86 bushels from less than one. eighth of an acre, and one specime n measured 22¾inc hes in circumference. CHAPTER XV II. The first annual meeting of the society of which we have any knowledge was he ld at th e house of Le wis MISCELLANEOUS ORGAN I ZATIONS . I-Iine at Cairo, Marc h 14th 1820, at which tim e, the record states, most of the officers and a large num be r of HE GREENE COUNTY Agricultura l Soci et y members of the soc iety were pr ese nt. An address was T was organ ized somet in:e in th.e year 1819. The delivered by Moses I. Cantine, Esq., wh ich called forth ear liest sc rap of h1stoncal ev idence we can find the thanks of the society and a request for a copy for pub ­ tou ching it is a circ nlar addressed by Elkanah Watson lication . The following officers were th en elected: An­ of Albany, April 19th, to the pre sident of th e Greene thony Van Bergen, presid ent; E liakim Reed an d County Agricultura l Society, or, in the absence of suc h Thomas E. Barker, vice-presidents; Wi lliam Pos t, sec · a society, to whomsoever should " assemble for th at pur­ retary; Amos Hamlin, trea surer; John Bagley, Ezra pose." This circu lar was put into the hands of Mr . Post, Caleb Bento n, Aaron Hall, James Renne, Set h John Bagley of Durham, and an orga ni za tion was ef­ Hawley, Wi lliam Edwards, Henry Adams and Silas fected with Mr. Bagley for it s president. Lewis , agric ultura l committee; Moses A u:3ti11, William The first annua l ca ttl e show and fair of th e society W. Edward s, Perkins K ing, Francis Sayre, John Ely, was held at Cairo on Tuesday, November 2d 1819. The Jeremiah White, William Tuttle, Lemue l Hotchkiss an d anima ls were placed in a field belonging to Dan iel Sayre, Ira T. Day, mec hani ca l co mmi ttee , and Benjamin W. and spec im ens of dom est ic manufacture, frnits and veg­ Dwight, Thomas O'H . Croswell, T al lm adge Sutherland, etab les we re placed in an unoc cupied store. The so­ John E ly and Amos Hamb lin, ch em ica l commi tt ee. cietv assembled at Osborn's tavern at 12 o'clock, and The same pres ident was elected for the ensuing yea r eacl; member rec eived his diploma and placed in his ha t at the annual meet ing , the time of wh ich was changed a head of wheat with a p iece of green ribbon ti ed round from spring to th e time of th e fair in the fa ll. This for it for a badge . A large number of new members signed 18~0 was held at H ines' ta vern, Ca iro, October 18th . the consti tution at that time. The company the n sat The first tre as urer's report, dat ed March 13th 1820, will down to a good farm er's dinner wh ich had be en pre ­ give som e interest ing hint s: pared for them, and for whi ch they were charg ed 31 ~,Greene County Agricultural Society to Treasu rer, Dr. cent s each. The comm itt ee then proceeded to the "A ug. 1S17, To Cash paid for Secretary & Treasurer's award of p remi ums . \Ne give the entire list: "B ooks...... $1.50 " 280ct . 1819,To going- to Albany for State's money ...... 5.00 1st best 2 acres Corn , 165bushe ls, to Ezm Post of Durham .. $10.00 "'l'o Cash paid for Dipl omas & Cer tific ates...... 25.00 2d do., 146 bushP.lS, to Eliakim Heed, Greenville...... 5.00 '' Nov'r , ~.'o Cnsh pa id in prem ium s...... 149.00 1st best half acre of Potatoes, 215 bushels, William Tutt le, "7 Dec'r, 'l'o Cash paid Croswell & Son for printing...... 13.00 Windham ...... 6.00 2d do., 180 bushels, Truman Lewis, Cairo ...... 3.00 103.50 1st best lot of Cheese, 100 lb s., to Silas Lewis, Windham ... . 3.00 Cr. 2d do., 100 lbs ., John Balis , Cairo ...... 2.00 "By Cash re ceived from the State ...... 200.00 1st best lot of F lann el, 20 yards , Deborah Haw ley, New "ism, By foes, taxes & diplomas from Members...... 105.% Ba ltim ore ..•...... ·· . .. . . · ·· · · · · ···• · · ·· · · · ·· · · ·· ·· 5.00 By Cash rece ived for Certificates on premiums .. . 5.00 2d do., Harriet Hamlin, Durham ...... ·•·· 3.00 Dy Cash rec'd froin ~l'rcasurer for dip lomas...... S.37·} Best p iece of carpeting, Sally Van Hoesen, Catskill ... . ·· .. 5.00 Dy Cash from Orrin Duy Esq. a donation to So- !lest hearth rug, Eliza Barker, Durham ... .. •...... ·· . 3.00 " ciety ...... • . . . . . 1.00 . { J . White, Durham ...... · .. 2.50 Sole leat her, 12 sides J . 'l'. Day, Cairo ...... 2.50 $319.62½ 1st best Bnll, 3 years old, Charles Johnson, Durham ...... 10.00 193.50 2d do., 2 years old, Daniel Morrison, Cairo ...... · . 6.00 " 1820, March lo , Balance Due Society ...... $126.12/ ' ' 3d do ., 1 year old, John Howe ll, Durham ...... ·. ·· 4.00 1st best yoke fat Oxen, Johu Bag-Jey, Durham ...... ···· 10.110 In 1821 the awarding committee on farms and orchards 2d do., Eli Paino, Durh am ...... ···. ·· ···· · · ···· 6.00 made the following awards:-For the best farm, to Elia ­ 1st best 3 year old Steers, H. Austin, Durham ...... ·· · · 6.00 2d do ., James Webste r, Cairo ...... 4.00 kim Reed, $7 5; for the second best farm, to Ezra Post, 1st best 2 year old do ., Truman Lewis, Cair o ...... ·· ·· 5.00 $7 5; for the thir d best farm, to John Bag ley, $62; fo r 1st best 2 year old Heifer, D. Luke, Windh am ...... 3.00 2d do., John Bagley, Durham ...... ·-· · .. . 2.00 th e best orchard, to Amos Hamlin, $62. Premiums on 1st best yearli ng Steers, J . Bagley, Durham ...... 4.00 crops were also awarded the same year to Coenrad t 2d do ., John Howe ll , Durham ...... • ...... · · ··. 3.00 1st best Bull Calf, age 6 m., 16 days, weight 574 lbs, Und er- Houghtaling for 41 bmh els of 48 lb s. winter wheat to hill Budd, Greenville ...... ···· · ······· ·· ·· . · ······ 3.00 the acre; E liakim Reed for 39 bus hels , 10 quarts sum- , - 11•.:i

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mer wheat to the acre; James M. Sanford for 78 bushels 100 acres; C. L. Kiersted, Durham, 140 acres; Almeron corn to the acre; Nathaniel Stimson for 42 bushels, 18 Marks, DL1rham, and Pe ter Roggen, Oak Hill, r40 acres; quarts rye to the acre; Eliakim Reed for sunflower seed, Lewis Sherrill, Greenville, 170 acres; and Anthony Van 15 bushels from ,¼'.acre; and the same man and Hardy Bergen, New Baltimore, 700 acres. The first premium Rundle and Anson Strong each a premium for 480 lbs. was awarded to Ant hony Van Bergen . The committee flax to the acre. found cause for grave apprehensions on account of the It is probabl e that this organization continued in opera- prevalence of noxious weeds, "particularly the Canada tion but a few years. The next record we find is an thistle and white daisy ." A plowing match was one of account of a meeting held at the house of Amasa Keith, the interesting features of the ex hibition. William Salis­ on the 18th day of August, 1841, pursuant to notice bury was president and George \Vickes secretary. given by the county clerk, in the newspapers published Continuous records of the society from that time on are in the county. William Salisbury was chosen chairman, not to be found. In 1845, Zadoc Pratt was president, and Richard Van Dyke secretary. A committee was ap- and A. ;\,'larks secretary; the fair was held at Greenville pointed to draft a constitution and report at a future in 1846, and Levi H. Alden delivered the address. In meeting . The second meeting was held at the same 1848, Elias B. Austin was president, and Horatio L. Day place (Cairo) August 28th, at which time the constitution secretary. Mr. Austin was re -elected, and A. Hill and was adopted and the following officers elected: Anthony I. B. Hinman were elected secretaries, in 1849. In Van Bergen president; William Salisbury, Timothy S. 1852 a fair was held, and it was estimattd that twelve Miller, George Griffin, Christopher L. Kiersted, vice- hundred persons were present. S . .l\fosely Smith made presidents; Almeron Marks, recording secretary, and the address. In accordance with the acts of Legislature Richard Van Dyke, corresponding secretary . These passed in 1853 and 1855, the society was re-organized officers, with eleven additional members-one from each Oc tober IIth 1856. Under this new organization Lewis town--constituted an executive committee. This com- Sherrill was the first presi'dent, and Horat io L. Day the mittee met on the IIth of the following September, and first secretary. In 1856 the board of supervisors gave adopted rules and regulations for the government of the the society the privilege of erecting a building and society. No fair was held that year, but the first annual fixtures upon the county poor house farm to use for fair of the re-organized society was held October 19th their annual fair, but they did not ,wail themselves of 1342. Anthony Van Bergen was still president, and the offer. In 1857 Lewis Sherrill was president, and H. Almeron Marks was sec re tary of th e society. Mr. J.B . L. Day secretary, and the society had 140 members. Nott, ex-president of the State Agricultural Society, de- The same officers were conti1rned in 1858. The receipts livered an address. The fair that year, and with few ex- of the fair in 1859 were $1,004. 35, and the amount ex­ ceptions all through the existence of the society, was pended in premiums $954.12. Addison P. Jones was held at Cairo. president and H. L. Day secretary for the years 1859 In 1843, the fair was held at Cairo, October 18th and and 1860. In 1860, th e receipts and expenditures were 19th. The record of it states that there was an increas - about th e same as in 1859. ing interest manifested, and an unusually large attend- "For the purpose of encouraging the young ladies of ance. A public dinner was given, after which the com - the county in their efforts to acquire a graceful manage­ pany assembled in the Episcopal church, where an ment of the horse," the society offered $26 in four address was delivered by Rev. Mr. Romeyn. The main premiums for the best exhibition of female horseman­ exhibition of articles of domestic manufacture, grain, ship. Ladies entering were to be accompanied by fruits, vegetables, &c., was held in the Baptist church, gent lemen, and the hour for the competition was fixed where addresses were also delivered by Messrs. R. Van at 9 o'clock on the second day of the fair. In 1861 the Dyke, P. Sylvester, Zadoc Pratt and A. Marks. Prem iums fair was held as usual at Cairo, and the receipts were were given for the best field crops : to Edward John- $1,072.26, and the amount paid for premiums, &c., was son for the best acre of spring wheat, 28, 30-32 $ 920.74. At that time Rufus H. King was president bushels; to George Budd for the best acre of corn, r 13 and H. L. Day secretary . The same officers appear in bushels 19 pounds; to C. L. Kiersted for the best acre 1862. - of rye, 3s, 14-32 bushels; to William Salisbury for the In a report made to the State Agricu ltural Society that best half acre of Mercer potatoes, producing 161 bushels, year by Zadoc Pra tt, concerning his dairy farm, we find and the best quarter acre of sugar beets, producing 228 the following interesting figures:-64 cows, "native bushels; and to James Van Dusen for the best half acre breed," kept for eight months, produced 35,740 gallons of Rohan potatoes, I 12 bushels. A committee appoi ·nted milk, 14,274 pounds butter; the farm produced 9,318 for the purpose tben visited farms in different parts of pounds pork; value of sales from farm, $4,323 .69; ex­ the county, and examined them with a view to awarding penses, including interest on investment, $1,526.77, leav­ a premium for tbe best managed. The committee was ing a clear balance of $2,796.92. James Van Dusen, Theodore L. Provost and George In 1863 the fair was pronounced a decided success­ Griffin jr. They visited and examined the farms of "better than heret ofore ." The president and secretary General William Salisbury, Catskill, 200 acres; Stephen of the previous year were re -elec ted . In 1864 and 1865 Hotchkiss, Cairo, 88 acres; Richard Van Dyke, Cairo, Burton G. Morss was president and George W. Russ MEDICAL SOCIETY.

secretary. In 1866 Albert Tuttle was president and pos1t10ns in that society, being frequently called upon to George W. Russ secretarj'. H. P. Snyder was president serve on important committees. Dr. Amos Haml in in 1868, and the secretary was re-elected. Though dili ­ was also a member of the State society. In 1813 he pre ­ gent search has been made, no records from 1868 to sented to that body a copy of the first by-laws of th e 1870 have been found. The fair grounds, at present oc­ Greene County Medical Society . He also read befo re cupied at Cairo, were leased in 1870, and the first fair the State socie ty a topograp h ica l description of th is held upon them that year. The leas e was from Sey· c0unty, and a history of the dis eases of the same . mour Adams, for a term of years, he to keep the grounds The following physic ians became members of this in order. society at the dates mention ed : Since the latter year the presidents and secretaries John Ely, 1806; Thomas O'H. Croswell, Peter C. Adams, William Cook, James Gall, A mos 13otsforc1, Amos Hamlin, Luther W . Hart and have been respectively as follows: James B. Root, 1808; Gilbert Reynolrls, 1821 ; Abram ll. Spoo r, 1822; 1870 and 1871, Joshua Fiero jr., George W. Russ; James Blanchard and Abel B1·ace. 18:~4; Phil ip C. Bin g-han1, Erastus 1872 and 1873, L. Dutcher, L evi K. Byington; 1874 Hamilton, Eli Pierce, William P. Shepard an d Joseph Blan chard 1825; E. John T. Gifford and Henry Adams, 1820; He111'yTal madgc, 1828; Philip and 1875, Edward Johnson, Levi K. Byington; 1876 and Teats, Horatio Dewey , Levi Kin g, Omn g-c Hent on, William Te!lfa re 1877, Frederick Becker, Levi K. Byington; 1878 and Gilford, Horatio w . Orco tt, Casparus Brig ham, Albert E. Leete, - ­ Peters , Richard Sheponocs, Smith Miller, Samuel K elley, - - Phelps, 1879, John H. Bagley, Levi K. Byington; 1880, F. A. A mos .J. Hand, Robe rt D. Hamilton, Horn co V . Bra ck, Wa lt er L. Barker, Strong, A. B. Stevens; 1881, Albert Wilb er, A. B. Eder Barnum, Jerem iah C. Dorman, Tho1nns Benhmn, Jam es ,v. Spoo r, Cornelius K. Benham, Harvey Camp and Consider King-, 1830; Gideon Stevens; 1882, Harmon Van \Voert, A . B. Stevens; 1883, Botsford, 1832; John H. Wheeler and Zelotus Forcl, 1833. Harmon Van Woert, 0. T. Schermerhorn. After the re -organization in 1855, the following be­ GREENE COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY. came members: Abel Ilrace, William Tellfare Gilford, - - Tellfare, - - Sch er me r­ An "Act to incorporate medical societies for the pur· horn , Jonathan B. Cowl es, C. V. Barnett, Peter J. Stan ley, -- Nob le, pose of regulating the practice of physic and surgery in Le vi Kin g-, John H . Whe eler in 1855; Gid eon Botsford, Alonzo G. West ­ ervelt, George H. Koble, E. Ham ilt on in JS;;(); Andrew Bunoug-hs, this State," having been introduc ed int o the Leg islature Bradley S. McCaiJe, C.H. Benham, Amos Botsford, Philip 'l'cats , Jere­ of this State by Dr. John E ly, then repres enting this n1iah E. Dorrnan,John Doane. Horatio Dewey . Amos Hanel, E. Darnum. Hervey Camp, Frederick S. Greene, Henry Collier in 1857; Charles S. county in that body, the Greene Co unt y Medical Society Wood in 1S58; Thomas Fitch in lSDa; Will arrl H . Marsh, Elias Whittlesey, was orga ni zed in accord ance with its provisions on the - -Babcock in 1S6l; J . V . B. Van Dyke , A .H. K na pp,Va n Vechte n Elt­ ing, E. R. ~facke y in 180:~;Nelson Fann ing se n., ~rho1nas E . Montgom ery, first Tuesday of July 1806 . This was the first coun ty in 186,; Thonrn s H. Ho lg-ate, Nel son Fa nni ng jr. in 1805; F. W. Priest, society organized in the State under the provisions of Corne ll L. Humphrey in ISD3; D. Sherwood Eckler in 1867; Wa lter B. Chase in lSDS; William H . Mead in 1870 ; Silas W. Deane in 1871; J.B. that act. Dr. John Ely was also one of the committee Howse in 1872; Geo rge Conklin , A. W. Van Slyck, Frank A . Whe eler appointed upon it, and became the first presid ent of the and Charles H. Chubb in 1873; James A. Deane, Cha rles E. Willard in society. At the anniversary meeting, held at Athens, 1874; James A. Jewell, William P . McLaury, Abram McLaury, William B. Heustis, N . H . Griffin in 1875; William Stevens, Thomas H. Wight January 4th 1808, the following board of officers were in 1876; Frank Baldwin in 1877; G. W . Van Tasse l, Edwin L. Ford in 1878; elected for the year: Thomas O'H. Croswell, of Catskill, Calvin H . Wetm or e, Ambrose Beach in 1880 ; Henry J . Griffin, Samuel T . Sear le, W. C. Honey in 1881; William 0. Mag-ilton, W . A. W asson, H. president; Peter C. Adams, vice -president; William M. Simmons, W. S. De Go lia in 1882; C. P. McCabe in 1883. Cook, secretary; James Gale, treasurer; censors, John The successive presidents of the soc iet y have been: E ly, Amos Botsford, Amos Hamlin, L. W. Hart, James John Ely, July 1806 to January 4th 18Ll8; Thomas O'H. Croswell, B. Root. John Ely was elected delegate to the Medical January 4th 1808 to-~; Amos Hamlin , May1823 to Mayl825; Luther Society of the State. The record of the transactions of W. Hart, to May 1829; Amos Bot sford to May 1830; Eli Pierce, to Janu­ ary 1831. the society from 1831 to 1835 have been lost. At the After re-or ga nization October 13th 1855: latter dat e the society was reorganized, and since that Abel Brace, to May 34th 1850; Levi King , to July 4t h 1S57; John H. time its recor ds have been preserved. In 1855 the so · Wheeler, to July 12th rn,;o; Pet er J . Stanl ey, to J ul y 10th 1800; J . P . ciety had ten members . From 1855 to 1875 th e society Cowl es, to July 0th 1S6l; Gideon Ilo t sford , to Ju ly 8th 1862; C. V . Bar ­ nett, to J ul y 12th 186l; P hilip Teat s to Jul y 11th 1S65; Georg e H. Nob le, held only annua l and semi-annual meet ings. Later the to Ju ly 10th 1866; Nelson Fan nin g se n., to J uly 14th 186S; E. Whittlesey, meetings became more frequent, and in Ju ly 1876 new to Jnly 13th 1860; F . S. Greene, to July 12th 1870; E . H. Mackey, to Ju ly by-laws were adopted. From tha t time forward regular 11th 1S71; Bradley S. McOabe to July 9th 1872; F . S. Greene, to July 8th 1873; Wa lt er B. Chase, to July 13th 1S7ii; James H. Deane , to .Ju.Jy 11th monthly meetings lrnve been held. The old seal of the 187G; Cha 1·Jes H. Chnhb, to May 8th 1877; Cha rl es E. Willard, to May 14th society was found among the rubbish of a garret.by Dr. 1878; George Conklin, to May 13th 1870; A . W. Van Sly kc, to May 11th 1880; Jam es J ewell, to May 10th 1881 ; William Steve n s to May 0t h 1882; Charles E . W illard, to whose earnest labors in behalf of B. S. McCabe, to present time. th e soc iet y the preservation of its records is due, and to The following list inclu des th e phys icians practising in whose courtesy we are indebted for many of th e fact s the county, registered acco rd ing to the act (to regt:late embodied in this sketch. The society has upon its the licensing of physicians and surgeons) of May 29th records the names of but two honorary members-Dr . 1880, Chap. 513. Gouverneur M. Smith, of New York city, and Dr. Levi Foliowing each name is his locat ion and the date of King, of Cairo, this county. The names of a few indi ­ his diploma: viduals of special prominence are entitled to specia l Frank Baldwin, Oak Hill , F ebruar y 14th 1877; A mb ro se Beach , Cox ­ mention her e. Dr. John E ly, of whom we have already sacki e, l\farch 1st, 18m ; Corne liu s K . Benham, P ratt svill e, l'ebrua ry :l4th 1S:s4; Robe rt Boocock,' Coxsackie, Sep te mber 2d 1875; J. 13. Cowles, spoken, was made an honorary member of the Stat e Dur ham, March 8th 1821; George Conklin, Durham, December 26th Medical Society in 1808, and occupied many prominent 1S71; A. V . D. Colli er, Coxsackie, 'Jan nary 9th 1866; Stephen E. Calkins, J 62 HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY.

A thens, September 1859; James A. Deane, Catskill, M,1rch 1st 1865; Daughters of Temperance ,. Cadets of Temperance,· Good George ,A. Deyoe.West Kill, December 28d 1SS9; Edwin L . Ford, Lexing­ ton, December 2:Jd 1868; Nelson Fanning, Catskill, December 8th 1830; Templars and Rechabites. In 1852 a convention on the Nelson Fanning jr. , Catsk ill, December 27th 1859; '.l'bomas Vitch, Pratts­ Maine Law question was held at Cairo, October 13th, in ville, March :lath lSH; N. H. Griffin, Ca iro , Ma rch 1st 1875: Freder ick S. Greene, Coxsackie, January 27th 1816; Andrew C. Getty, A thens, Novem­ which nine towns were repres en ted. A long list of re­ ber 16th 183G; Henry J. Grillin, Cairo, March 5th 1880; William B. solutions was passed, calling for political recognition of Huesti s, Kiskntom, April 1875; Georg·e IngTalian1, Durham, Jan nary the question. A committee of one from each town was 27th 1874; Ilrayton A. Johnson, Ashland, January 20th 1874; James Jewell, Catskill, November 20th JSH; Hobert Liston, registered in appointed to carry forward the sentiment of the conven­ Albany county; W. H. Mead, Wind11Hm, December 2:?cl, 1868; E. R. tion, consisting of E. B. Day, from Catskill; G. W. Sager, Mackey, Catskill, November 22d 1815; Joe l II. Mead, Hunter, May 28th 1863; Il. S. McCa be , Greenville, January 2Zcl 1850; W. P. Mc Lamy, Cats­ from Athens; William V. B. Adams, from Coxsackie; kill, March 1st 1875; W. 0. Magilton, Catskill , June 15th 1880; Edwin Benjamin T. Powell, from New Baltimore; Robert Hart Meri am, Coxsack ie, .Tune 15th JSSO; Chm·les Anson :!\'Cunn, Pratts­ vill e, March 13th 18S~; Charles P. McCabe. GreenYillo. Marc h 7th 1883; Webber, from Greenville; William W. Edward,, from Gcorg;e H. Noble, Cairo .. Jan uary 27th 18:")2:Geor ge \V. Ne lson, Cox­ Hunter; William Pierson, from Cairo; Samuel Hall, from sackie, March 8th 1881; .Jrwob S. Ph ili p . Cat sk ill, No ,·0111ber :l.t h 1847; .Tames Il. Rouse, Catskill, Dccc:nber 3:Jcl, l8(i 7; \Vill ia111 C. Ro n ey , New Jewett; Henry Hosford, fro1l) Lexington; Laban A . Baltimore, February !!4th 1874; Pet01· J . Stanley , \ Vi nclha 1n, ~Tauuary Hubbard ; from Halcott; Dr. J, H. Stedman, from Ash­ 2ith 18f,3; 0. G. Selden. C,1tskill, Febrna,-y :Wth l SGi; Willium Ste ,·ens; land ; John Olney, from ·windham; B. Fenn, from Cairo, Dece1Hbcr :i:ic118,5 ; Hobo1·t Selclon , Ca r ski ll, Febru ary :l!\th l &JD; E. Edwards M. Smith, Cats kill, May 1tlth 1882: Sttrn ley V in ce nt, Catskill, Prattsville; and Charles W. Pierce, from Durham. There March 12t h 1879; A. W. Van Slykc , Coxsackie, December 21,t 18G9; John is no county temperance organization in existence here B. Van Dyck, Coxsackie, 1\'I..1rch7th 18~6; Geol'g o ,v. Vn n 'l,nssle, Free­ hold, February 3d 1878; Ismw .J_ Van Hocsen, N. Il,1ltimore , Septen1ber now, and but little attention is paid to the subject. 5th 1861; Charles E. Willa.rd , Catskill , November 10th 1808 ; Alonzo G. Sons of Temperance.-About the year 1870 the order \Vestervclt, Catskill, January ;J2d l&iO; C. H. Wetm ore , Catskill, May 18th 1880; Thomas H. Wright, Prnttsv iilc, March 1st 1875; Charles H . of Sons of Temperance was represented in this county Chubb, Palcnville, March 8th 18:\6; F . A. Whee ler, Athens, January 31st by the following divisions, the most of which have since 1828; Willard H.~farsh, West Kill, Nornmber 12th 1845; D. E. Collins, N . Dal ti mor e, Octo\Jer 6th 1874; W. Albert Wasson, Greenv ille, Februarv become extinct. We give the name, number, location 20th 1872; Georg-e R. Westfall, At hen s, March 1880; Sa1J1uel 'l' . Searle j,·:,and number of members of each division, in their re­ N. Baltimore, :March 1st 1880; 13;dgar C. Ha lle nbeck. Coxsackie, March 10th 1880; Hen,·y Van Denburg-h , Coxsackie, Ma reh 10th 1881; W. S. De spective order. Golia, A thens, March 1st 188:l. Mem­ In accordance wit h the requirements of the act to Name. No. Location. bers. ------, regulate the practice of dentistry in the State of New Catskill ...... 56 Catskill. 63 Coxsackie ...... 75 Coxsackie. 107 York, passed June 20th 1879, the following dentists Rockwell ...... 79 At h ens . 70 l{escue ...... Corn wallsville. 30 have registered: .Jewett ...... Jewett. 95 Leeds ...... :::rn28tl Leeds. 43 F. M. Frayer, Prattsville; 13. J. Hunt, Oak Hill; George E. Smith, Vista ...... 232 New Baltimore. 73 Durha1n ...... 302 D urh ani. 81 Greenville; .T. A. Ho lly, Greenville; Dav id F. W ilcox, Catskill; Edw in Ilea.con ...... 111 Windham Center. 144 P. Alden, Catskill; A. ,\ . Mead, Coxsackie; Robert I. Ver Plank, Green ­ Mountain ...... 369 Hunter. 41 vill e ; Clnnrncey Van Orclen, Coxsack ie ; W. H. :Marsh, \VestKill; T-I. L. P leasant Vale ...... 371 As hland. 41 Golden Rule (Col'cll ...... ;>77 Catskill. 29 Whitbeck, Greenville: .John F. Ilarber , Cat skill; A lber t H. Beach Africanus iCol'dJ ...... 378 Coxsackie. 58 Catskill; Henry A. Longendyke, Catskill; John B. Long·enclyke, Cats~ Oak Hill ...... 426 Oak Hill. 78 kill; James J. Jackson, Coxs~ckie; Theodore Brinck, Athens; A lfr ed Cairo ...... 427 Cairo. 28 Exce lsior ...... 428 South Dnrham, 30 \V. Doty, Windham; N um an F . H ill , Leeds. Good Prospect ...... 431 Jacksonville. 31 F lora ...... 436 Freehold. Green Valley ...... 4;;11 Halcott Center. 30 GREENE COUNTY TOTAL ABSTINENCE SOCIETY. Oasis ...... 452 West K ill. 42 Lexington ...... 453 Lexington. This was organized a short time prior to 1845. It had its day of prosperity at that time. Its annual meeting THE BIBLE SOCIETY OF THE COUNTY OF GREENE. for that year was held at Cairo, January 1st, at which Lyman Tremain was the orator. Orrin Day was presi­ This, in its day, was a flourishing institution. It ante­ dent of the society, and some of its prominent members dates the organization of the American Bible Society, of were Francis N. Wilson, Dr. Wheeler, Isaac Titus, Alan­ which it is an auxiliary. The organization meeting was son Pitts, Thomas Cornwall, Lyman Tremain, Danforth held at Cairo, August 8th 1815, and adjourned to Cats­ K . Olney, F. A. Fenn, Henry Hosford, William W. Ed­ kill September 27th. The founders and original mem­ wards, Daniel Johnson, Levi King, Harvey Leet, Rev. bers were Rev. David Porter, D. D., Rev. Peter S. Wyn­ P. Snyder, Dr. Robert Webber, William Schuneman, E. koop, Thomas B. Cooke, Martin G. Schuneman, Nathan S. Fox, Almeron Marks, Leonard Yeomans, G. vV. Sager, Elliot, Orrin Day, Henry McK.instry, Ezra Hawley , William Salisbury and E. B. Day. This society was in Erastus Beach, Lyman Hall and Elisha Wise, of Cats­ active operation in 1849, but it became ext inct a few kill; Rev. Gilbert R. Livingston, Abraham Hallinbeck years later. and Derrick Spoor, of Coxsackie; Rev. Beriah Hotchkin, During the revival of the temperance question which Levi Callender, Aaron Hall and Eliakirn Reed, of Green­ swept over the land about 1845, and continued for a ville; Rev. Richard Williams, Ashbel Stanley and Daniel few years, Mr. J. P. Coffin, a lecturer in the employ of Sayre, of Cairo; Ezra Post, of Durham; and Nathaniel the American Temperance Union, delivered about fifty Stimson, Samuel Baldwin, Cornelius Fuller and John lectures in this county, going through every town and White, of ·vvindham . The objects of the society were holding meetings in every village. Organizations of the the co llection of funds and the purchase and circulation Sons of Temperan ce were then effected, and various of copies of the Bible wherever they were needed. An other orders wer e represented here, including the annual meeting was to be held on the second Tuesday

,. POPULATION-VITAL STATISTICS.

in Septemb er of each year. The first officers of the . so­ The following figures show the population ot the ciety were Rev. Beriah Hotchkin, president; Martin G. county at different dates:-1800, 13,047; 1810, 19,536; Schuneman, Thomas B. Cooke and Benjamin Chapman, 1814, 20,2m; 1820, 22,995; 1825, 26,229; 1830, 29,525; vice-presidents; Elisha Wise, secretary; and Orrin Day, 1835, 30,173; 1840, 30,446; 1845, 31,957; 1850, 33,126; treasurer. In 1816 representations from the different 1855, 31,137; 1860, 31,930; 1865, 31,710; 1870, 31,832; Bible societies of the United States met in New York on 1875, 32,592; 1880, 32,695. the second Wednesday in May and organized the Amer­ A comparative view of the population may be seen by ican Bible Society. Among the sixty founders of that noticing in several relations, the percentages in the society, from nine different States, appears the name of county and State. The increase of population in the Orrin Day, the delegate from this society, who had been county from 1870 to '75 was 2.39 per cent., while that in elected to that mission by a special meeting of the so­ the State was 7.21 per cent.; the increase of foreign ciety held at Cairo March I 2th. In .1825 the children population was, in the county, 2.37 per cent.; in the and youth of this region made collections of sufficient State 5.03 per cent.; the percentage of increase of white funds ($150 being required) to make, through the medium population was, in the county 2.23; in the State 7.22; of the society, General La Fayet te a life director of the increase of colored population, in the county rn.02; in American Bible Society. Orrin Day was the first treas­ the State: 6.80. In the matter of nativity, Greene county urer, and continued in that office for fifteen years, when shows a large percentage of inhabitants born in the his son, S. Sherwood Day, was chosen to that position, county, it being 69.43 per cent., while the like average and held it thirty-two years; and George H. Penfield, his throughout the State was only 53.33 per cent. The successor, still holds the office, having held it twenty foreign born population of this county is only 7.81 per years. During the years of its vigorous existence the cent. of its inhabitants, while that of the State is 25.45, society often raised as high as one thousand dollars an­ nually. Rev. David Porter held the office of president PREVAILING DISEASES. from 1819 to 1835, and Samuel L. Penfield was secretary The prevailing diseases of the county may be shown from 1816 to 1845. Its mission being measurably filled, by the diseases causing death, as reported by the census the society has for several years been on the decline. of 1875, for the year ending June 1st, as follows:-Un­ THE GREENE CouNTY SUNDAY-SCHOOL TEACHERS' As- known causes, 22; scarlet fever, 33; enteric fever, 18; soCIATION. diphtheria, 25; consumption, 64; dropsy, 15; paralysis, 18; pneumonia, 37; old age, 29; total number of deaths, This organization has done a good work in promoting 439; of these, 22 were from unknown causes; 194 from and keeping alive the ir,terest of and in Sunday-school general diseases; 55 from diseases of the nervous system; work for the last quarter of a century. lt was organized 23 from diseases of the circulatory system; 52 from dis­ twenty-five years ago, and holds a convention annually. eases of the respiratory system; 33 from diseases of The convention for 1883 was held at Coxsackie October digestive organs; 5 from diseases of the urinary and 2d and 3d. The present officers are E. L. Boing, presi­ generative organs, and 55 from ca uses nearly all of which dent; G. Borthwick, secretary; and Jeremiah Day, J. were not necessarily either general or local in their as­ treasurer. sociation.

COUNTY BUILDINGS. CHAPTER XVIII. Previous to the erec tion of a court house, courts were held in an academy building at Catskill, and criminals PROMISCUOUS ITEMS. were confined in the Albany county jail. The academy and its site was purchased May 26th 1801 by the county, HE POPULATION of the towns of this county of Stephen Day, Ira Day, George and Thomas Hale and T at different periods have been as shown in the John V. D. S. Scott for" 100 cents good and lawful following table : money ." In January 1803, the Court of Common Pleas directed the sheriff to take possession of the building TOWNS. 1810 . I1820. 1830. 1840. 1850. 1855. 1860 1865. 1870. 1875. 1880. and grounds. March 4th 1803, the Legislature authorized ------·------·-- -- ·-- the supervisors of this county to levy and raise $1,000 with Ashland ...... 1290 1139 1212 1080 992 93:; 899 Athens ...... 2030 242:\ 2{;93 2986 2870 2791 2978 2942 3467 3065 which to complete the jail which had been begun. By Cairo ...... 2035 2353 2912 2812 2831 2557 2479 2341 2283 2318 2287 Catskill ...... 4245 3510 4861 3458 5454 5710 6275 6679 7677 7985 &'lll a similar act of March 27th 1804, they were authorized Coxsackie ... . . 4047 2853 3373 3799 3741 3082 3661 3561 3829 2991 4009 Durham ...... 2944 2980 3039 2613 2600 2540 2558 2412 2257 2209 2173 to raise another sum of $1,000 for th e s.1111epurpose. Greenville .. . . 2304 2374 2565 2261 2242 2173 2268 2246 2084 2081 2043 Halcott ...... 474 504 436 426 391 3!)6 This jail is of stone. A wooden building for a court Hunter ...... 1025 1960 2433 1849 lii94 1698 1641 1524 1564 1882 Jewett ...... 145~ 1129 1145 1110 1105 1114 1075 house, was erected in 1812, which was burned, and a new Lexington ..... 1798 2548 2902 2"263 1595 1657 1520 1371 1314 1356 N. Baltimore .. 2036 2370 2347 2381 2402 2512 2629 2tl17 2664 2620 edifice of brick was afterward erected in its place. An Prattsville ..... 2069 1989 1588 ]511 1484 1240 1121 lll8 Windham .... . 3961 2536 3172 2670 2048 1684 1650 1591 1485 1488 1461 enlargement of the lot was made by the purchase of land ------· ------Total...... 19536 22995 29525 31957 33126 3l137 31930 31710 31832 32592 32695 33x33 feet in the rear, of John Brestead, December 13th 1862. 9 j .-.-· \

HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY.

County Poor House.-October 1825 the board of super­ Van Scheick r, Thomas Van Wort 2, Teunis Witbeck, visors appointed a committee to select a site for a county David Sherman 2, John F. Tolly r, John Casper Hollen­ poor house. In pursuance of their report a committee beck 2, Thomas Stebbins 4, Jacob Van Loan 2, Isaac was appointed February 16th 1826, with power to pur- Ballen bake 2, J ehoiakim Hollen bake r. . chase a farm and erect buildings. They did so, and Windham.-Robert Van Deusen r, John Van Loon 3, under an act of Legislature, which had been passed Jan­ Asahel Disbrow r, Thomas Bonnum r, Harman Garlick uary 13th, the supervisors were allowed to raise $5,000 2, Thomas Becker r, Lawrence Mickle r. to build the house. The farm was located in Cairo, and Greenvzlle.-Garret Becker 2, Benjamin Decker r, consisted of ro¾' acres. This farm was sold by the Augustus Prevost ro, Benjamin Reynolds r, Harvey Lusk county to Hiram Stewart, December 27th 1839, and a r, Robert Limon r, Clark Squire r. new tract was purchased in the same town. The annual Cairo.-Williarn Salisbury r, Wessel Salisbury 3, Al· value of crops from it were reported in 1860 at $900. bert Salisbury t, Jacob Acre 3, Peter Rowse r, Evan R. The poor house was a wooden building, in three depart­ Runyon r, James Gale r. ·ments, respectively 30 x 40, 20 x 1 20, and 20 x r 20 feet. Durlzam.-Luke Dewitt 4, Allen Smith 1, Francis They were valued at $5 ,000 . A new building is now in Wilcox r, Elkanah Percival r, Augustus Shoe r, Jacob course of erection, having been begun in the summer of Ruggen r, Lemuel Hotchkiss r, Samuel Wells r, John 1883. Plank 1, James Dewitt r. Cats!all.-Henry Van Goi;den r, Ira Day r, Peter Du­ VIILD ANIMALS. bois r, James Bogardus r, Thomas B. Cooke r, Henry An act of Legislature passed April 3d 1790, gave McKinstry r, John Blanchard 2, Samuel Magee r, John a bounty of £3 sterling for every grown wolf or panther Dubois r, Henry Y. Demaiers 2, William Schuneman 2, killed in this county, and half that sum for every lik e Jacob Gotchers 3, Samuel Van Vechten 6, Jonathan animal under one year of age. The law required that Kyes r, Martin G. Schuneman 6, John Veeder r, William the head of the animal, with the entire skin thereon, Van Bergen r, John Schuneman 2, Francis Salisbury r, should be taken before any justice of the peace or super­ Stephen Root 2, Merchant Lawrence r, Lyman Hall 1, visor and, upon the affidavit of the person producing it, Peter Ousterhout r, John V. D.S. Scott 2, Jacob Dun­ that it was killed within the county, that officer should ham r, James Collier r, Orrin Day r, Joseph Klein jr. r, issue a certificate, which, being presented to the super­ Samuel Haight r, Jacob Bogardus 2, Philip Gephard r, visors, would be allowed as a county charge. This John I. Van Boesen 3, Jacob Van Boesen 4, John bounty was afterward increased, and the price changed Rouse 1, Emma Day r, Harmanus Veeder 2, Jacob at different times during the first thirty years of the ex­ Newkirk r, Wilhelmus Brandow r, Waldron Dumond 2, istence of Greene county. During most of this time the Abraham Salisbury 3, Cornelius Myer r, David Abee! 8, bounty was $20 for grown animals and $10 for cubs. Thomas Wait r, Thomas E. Gardiner r, Zachariah Ded­ t From 1800 to 1820 the county paid bounties on 96 rick r, Jacob Ten Broeck ro, John Bogardus r, Nicholas wolves and 5 panthers. Danah r, Frederick Smith 3, Peter Dewitt r, Henry De· witt 4, William Wynkoop r, John A. Overbagh 2, John SLAVERY. Con ine 2, Matthias Van Loan 3, William Byrne 2, In 1810 the following persons held slaves; the number Thomas Lawrence 4, Nicholas I. Van Loan 2, John T. owned by each being placed after the owner's name. Netterville r, Abraham Van Buskirk r, Peter Eckler 2, Co:x:sackie.-Jacob Cornwell 3, Elisha Powell r, John Peter Van Gelder _r, James Person r, William Van Orden Mumptier 2, Thomas Hoghtaling 6, Peter Wolf r, r, Michael Philips 2, Frederick Tremper 5, Henry Bur­ Leonard Conine 5, Baltus Van Slyck 4, Barent Hoghta­ hans 4, John Van Orden r, Adam Burgot r, Joseph ling 2, Richard Shaw r, Benjamin Gilliry r, Ephraim Groom r, John Van Boesen 2, William Fraser r, Patrick Bronk 4, Robert Titus 1, Anthony Redwicks 4, Eytje Hamilton r, Isaac Northrop r, Isaac Van Wort 2, Samuel '· Brogden 2, Thomas Gay r, Matthias Vandenbergh 2, Brooks r, John A. Thompson r. Hezekiah Schoonmaker 2, John R. Vandenbergh 3, Peter Van Bergen 2, Ebenezer Barker r, Edward Wells I, Abraham Hallenbeck 3, Leonard Bronk II, Casper M. CHAPTER XIX. Hallenbake 2, Susan Goss r, Leonard Whitbeck 2, Henry Lichten 2, Peter Hoghtaling 5, Anthony Van Bergen 3, RECORD OF THE CIVIL WAR. Peter C. Bronk 2, John Gay r, Henry C. Hoghtaling 4, Garret Hoghtaling J, Chancy Ensign 2, Storm Vander ­ HEN the war clouds of 1861 began to darken sell 4, Eder Clapp 2, Elizabeth Cuyler 3, John Cuyler 2, W the political horizon, the patriotic blood of Hendrick Hoghtaling 1, John Camel 2, Benjamin Van Greene county was fired to take a part in the Orden r, Peter C. Adams, Rary Van Bergen, Dorrance contest. In the latter part of May, Company A, of the Kirtland r, Luman Read 1, Benjamin Moore 4, Jonas old 20th regiment of militia, and the Catskill Engineer Bronk 4, Abraham Van Dyck r, John I. Hollenbake 2, Corps, took up their line of march to join the regiment Albert Van Loan 4, Martin Hollenbake r, Nicholas Van at Kingston, and thence in the early part of June, to the Loan 4, John Hollenbake r, Casper Collins r, Aaron seat of war. The regiment was under command of WAR OF THE REBELLION.

Colonel George W. Pratt of this county. In the emerg­ county furnished companies D, K, and F. The recruit­ ency of the hour, party differences were forgotten, and ing of anoth er regiment in this senatorial district was all joined in expressions of patriotic devotion. Enthusi­ now provided for. The regiment was to he called The astic war-meetings were held , liberty-poles were raised, Mountain Legion, numbered as the 156th New York in­ and the stars and stripes floated on the air from con­ fantry and organized und er the command of Colonel spicuous places in every village and hamlet. As the Erastus Cooke, of Kingston. A seco nd call for 300,000 echoes of the boom of war floated over tile land, the sons men had now been made and efforts were put fort h by of Greene, shoulder to shoulder with those of her sister th e different towns, offering small bounties to encourage counties, stood ready to march to the front of the battle. enlistments . Catskill offered a bounty of $50, and Cox­ During the summer of 1861, enlistments were numer­ sackie and Athens offered local bounties of $ 100 for ous, and the prospect seemed to promise more men each volunteer. from Greene than her quota required. The county seat An enrollment was made in September preparatory to was alive with volunteers, some enlisting there and others a draft, bu t th e draft was postponed from one d ate to passing through on their way to join regiments recruit­ another until the quota was filled without its being ing at other places. In December of that year, the carried in to effec t. · supervisors at their meeting reso lved to petition the During the autumn of 1862, whe n a draft was talked Legislature to provide for the collection of its quota of of, examining surgeons were appointed to examine ap­ the war tax of $20,000,000 which Congress had levied on plicants and to decide as to who were exempt from mili­ the country, through the regular channel of tax collec­ tary duty on account of physical disabilities. Drs. E. tions . L. Ingersoll and Abel Brace were charged with that In April 1862, recruits had poured in so rapidly that duty, and their reports show that there were 1,828 appli­ the department closed its doors against further enlist­ cations to them for certificates of exemption from mili­ ment. In July, however, a call for 300,000 men was tary duty. In r ,482 cases such certificates were granted, made, and enlistments again flowed in. Meetings were and in the remaining number they were refused. Of held in the different to.wns to provide for the filling of those granted the causes upon which they were founded the quota, and to encourage enlistments by stimulating were lumbar abscess r, asthma 41, bronchi al affection 76, speeches and the offers of reward. Committees were chronic diarrh ce:t 10, rheumatism 18, d efec tive vision 62, appointed and money was raised by voluntary subscrip­ defective speech 4, deafness 37, disease of bowels 9, tions for the payment of bounti~s. disease of liver 102, disease of heart 107, ep ilepsy 9, fis· Drafting now began to be talked of as one of the tula in ano 5, goitr e 3, gravel 3, hemo rrhoids 95, hernia possibilities in case the quota was not filled with vol­ 236, necrosis 9, pulmonary disease 153, renal disease 69, unteers. A recruiting office was opened in the store spinal disease 43, tum or 8, urinary calculi 8, unfitness which had been occupied by D. J . Ely, in Cat skill. The for service 280, varicose veins 37, varicocele 60. They interior towns were specially active, and Windham, were from Ash land 42, Athens 120, Catskill 435, Ca iro Durham, Hunter, Greenville and Coxsackie did them­ 106, Coxsackie 120, Durham 170, Greenville 91, Halcott selves honor in the readiness with which they responded. 9, Hunter 60, Jewett 41, Lexington 23, New Baltimore To quiet any apprehensions of a draft, Lucius Robinson, 102, Prattsville 73, Windham 90. then controller, wrote to the Wz"ndham Jour nal: The ladies, meanwhile, with true womanly instinct, had tak en earnes t hold of the work of preparin g mate­ "We do not think that any draft will be made for the purpose of raising our proportion of the 300,000. * * * rials for the relief of the suffering soldiers. Refresh­ "I am highly gratified by the patriotic spirit shown by old Windham, ments, blankets, articles of clothing and knick -knacks and I am proud to claim it as my native town. '' * * '!.'he news is very encourag·ing from most parts of the State. I am paying out up­ were provided and forwarded through th e different wards of $10,000per day in bounties, and the amount is rapidly increas­ channels to the seat of war. Up to the beginning of ing-." 1863 they had sent for the comfort and relief of the men The recruiting officers for the county were :-Messrs. in hospitals and in the field long lists of articles which Greene and Hollister in Coxsackie; Barker in Green­ we cannot here enumerate. They had frequent meet· ville; Pierson in Cairo; Everett in Durham; Stimpson ings where, with willing hearts and nimble fingers, they in Windham; Overbaugh, Oakley, Thomas and Barber prepared these various articles; they canvassed the vil­ in Catskill; and Grinnell in Prattsville. As recruiting lages and neighborho ods for money or materials, whic h­ progressed, the voice of tho se who opposed th e prosecu­ ever the peop le co uld most conven iently give; an d the y tion of the war was he ard in tones of discouragement, held festiva ls and concerts to raise money to buy for the and the war department issued orders for the arrest of purpose what could not be otherwise obtained. Their persons guilty of that offense. The 5th New York work sent jo y to the hearts of hu ndreds of those who heavy artill ery, then doing garrison duty at Fort Mar­ received their gifts. They were making for themselves shall, Maryland, was ~lrengthened by recruits from th is a noble record, and one which it affords the historian county. By the 2 rst of August, the first senatorial regi­ pleasure to place upon these pages, where the eye of ment which had been ra ised under the ca ll of July, was coming generations may see the beauty of their examp le. full. This regiment was the 120th New York infantry, It was not prompted by any sordid ambiti on ; it was to also known as the Washington Guard. Greene be rewarded by no measure of worldly gain or glory. 66 HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY.

We know not even the names of those who participated Ashland, 22; Athens, 72; Cairo, 67; Catskill, 204; Cox­ in it, but the work of those noble-hearted women is de­ sackie, 89; Durham, 67; Greenville, 67; Lexington, 35; lightful to contemplate, as one of the bright chapters of Hunter, 35; Jewett, 25; Prattsville, 27; Windham, 41; that dark period of war. New Baltimore, 73; Halcott, 12. Angust 16th the board In May 1863 the Legislature passeJ a bill offering a resolved to pay $350 bounty and $50 each for procuring bounty of $75 for enlistments of three-years men. An l'olunteers . At this time the bonds of the county had enrollment was made under the new conscription act, been sold to the amount of $260,000 . Some difficulty and a draft was talked of. In July the terrible draft appears now to have been met in raising the necessary riots occurred in New York. But the draft in this dis- funds, and still further difficulty in procuring volunteers. trict was quietly consummated. It took place at King ­ The supervisors resolved to issue bonds of the county to ston, beginning on Monday, September 7th. Including the amount of $300,000. The board met again Septem­ the excess of 50 per cent., which was drawn for contin­ ber 13th, and were in session several days, considering gencies, the numbers drawn from the towns of this county plans for meeting the demands of the hour. The leading were: Ashland, 28; Athens, 94; Cairo, 59; Coxsackie, citizens were invited to confer with them and to suggest 101; Catskill, 232; Durham, 77; Greenville, 71; Hunter, possible plans. It was finally decided to offer a bounty 42; Halcott, 17; Jewett, 21; Lexington, 38; New Balti­ of $800 to be paid part in cash and part in county bonds; more, 68; Prattsville, 32; ·windham, 43. and, an additional premium of $50 for procuring volun­ February 19th 1864, the board of supervisors, after teers. The draft at this time followed on the 19th. A. several days deliberation, decided to raise $280,000 by P. Jones, B. S. McCabe and B. B. Osborn were appoint­ .. issuing the bonds of the county, under the authority of ed a committee to secure volunteers, and execute the Chapter 8 of the Laws of 1864. This sum was to be plan. The board met again on the 21st, and passed a used in paying bounties and furnishing aid for the fam­ resolution that $700,000 be raised on the credit of the ilies of volunteers in the military or naval service of the county for war purposes, $300,000 by immediate tax and United States. A bounty of $325 was offered for every $400,000 by bonds to run ten years. From that time to .. volunteer, and a premium of $25 for procuring a recruit. the 13th of October the board was_frequently in session . r The following special recruiting officers were appointed: Owing to the obscurity in which the record of their pro­ Albert Tuttle, Ashland; David Whiting, Athens; Edgar ceeding is wrapped, we cannot tell the steps by which Russell, J. Atwater Cooke and J. H. Bagley jr., Catskill; they reached the consummation of the business which George Houghtaling, Coxsackie; M. B. Mattice, Dur­ was announced by the chair on the day last mentioned, ham; J. T. Moseman, Halcott; N. H. Gray, Hunter; H. to the effect that the quota of Greene county under the A. Towner, Jewett; Isaac Kipp, Lexington; Edgar Hai­ last call was filled . stead, New Baltimore; Zadoc Pratt, Prattsville; James The county treasurer's report, November 23rd 1864, Laughran, Windham; B. S. McCabe, Greenville; and E. shows that the sum of $822,502.82 had been received for L. Dutcher, Cairo. the volunteer fond, from which $713,2or.98 had been About this time the 80th N. Y. infantry (20th militia ), paid to 1,264 volunteers or substitutes. having served its time, returned to Kingston, three Another call was made for 300,000 men in December. hundred and fifty strong, where it was enthusiastically re­ The supervisors met December 27th to provide for it. ceived by the people. A call for 500,000 men had been The board on the following day prepared a petition to made February rst; the ranks of the regiment were re­ the Legislature, asking that body to pa,s a law making a t filled with recruits under this call; and the regiment re­ uniform rate of bounties to be paid by the State. The turned to the field with nearly 800 men. The board of petition was not successful, and the supervisors met again supervisors, March 1st, called for an additional sum of on the 25th of January and voted to raise $500,000 for $100,000, to be raised on the bonds of the county. war purposes. A cornrnittee was appointed to attend to Volunteers were now wanted, for which the county and procuring volunteers, and invested with power to con­ local bounties offered were $345. To provide for the :ract with any party who could give proper security for quota under the call of March 14th for 200,000 men, the furnishing volunteers to fill the quota, and to pay what supervisors met March 22nd, and on the following day they should consider necessary, not to exceed $7 50 each, resolved to bond the county to the amount of $110,000 for men to serve three years; $540 for two years; and for this purpose. At this time bonds to the amount of $325 for one year. After advertising for proposals until $150,000, ordered by the resolutions of February 19th, January 3 rst, the contract was given to Messrs. J. A. had been sold, and the supervisors directed the further Meech, A. P. Jones, and J. A. Cooke, to furnish 650 sale of th.ose bonds to cease . three-year men for $750 each. A draft was ordered in the latter part of May, but A draft took place at Kingston, March 22d 1865, at Greene county had filled its quota under all calls. which there were drawn from Ashland, 20; Athens, 34; Under the call of July 18th for 500,000 men the dif­ Cairo, 28; Catskill, 68; Coxsackie, 28; Durham, 26; ferent towns held meetings to raise money to pay Greenville, 10; Hunter, 14; Lexington, 22; Jewett, 12; bounties. The matter, however, was left to the super­ Prattsville, 8; Windham, 16; New Baltimore, 36; Halcott, visors, who met August 15th to provide for the quotas 4. These men not being needed were not called upon which were then due for the different towns, as follows: to report, the quota irnving been filled with volunteers. CIVIL WAR-LETTERS.

over ns. On they came, yelling like so many savages, and no doubt The accounts of the marshal of the thirteenth New thinking they were going to ba1·e things all their own way. But we York district, composed of Ulster and Greene counties, soon changed their tune by emptying some 18 or 20 of their saddles, and show the following summary concerning the drafts. Th e sending the rest back in confusion and disorder. The enemy were dril'en from the field at about 4 o'cloclc P.111. Up to that time, from enrollment commenced May 27th 1863, and was com­ early Jig-ht in th e morning, there had been one constant and steady pleted July 1st following. The whole number enrolled roar of artillery and musketry. At times it was almost deafening. As we followed the retreating rebels throug-h the camps of the different was 19,097. Of the 10,468 men drawn 140 were held to regiments which had been forced to quit them on Sunday, we wondered service; 1,631 furnished substitutes; 551 paid the com­ why they had not destroyed more of their property than they had done. But the prisoners told us next day that Beauregard had ordered them mut ation; 1,783 were exempt for physical disability; not to destroy one of the tents. for said be 'they are all ours, and we 1,602 were exempt for other causes; 1,337 were dis­ shall need them all.' Trne eno ugh they were theirs on Sunday, but on .Monday they were ours again, and it is my opinion that had it not been charged on account of the qucita being full; and 3,424 for the cowardice of some of the troops on Sunday, the rebels would failed to appear. The first deserter was arrested May not have bad the privilege of ransacking our tents. Tbe regiments that 18lh 1863. The whole number of arrests for desertion ran were mostly Ohio regiments, and belonged to Sherman's division. was 352. The grand general result shows: * * * * "The night after the battle and several succeeding ones, we slept in Drafted men held to personal service ...... 140 the open air with no covering over us but our blankets and the canopy Drafted men who paid commutation ...... 55 1 of heaven. Since then we have received our tents again, and have Substitutes for drafted men, enlisted here .... . moved about a half mile further out in the advance, Our gPneral is 92 3 det er mined that we shall not be surprised as they were on Sunday, so Substitutes for enrolled men, enlisted here ...... 2 99 every morning at 4 o'clock we have to form in lin e of battle, and so Volunteers enlisted and mustered here ...... 2,277 remain till after daylight." The following is from one of the 95th Warren Rifles, • 4,190 Letters from or concerning the representatives of this New York volunteers, at Brook's Station, Virginia, June county in the field were read with eagern ess at that 23d 1862: time. Some extracts from a few of them will be of in­ 0 Our reg·iment moved from Washington · over two months since, and .,, we had the honor of being the first to land at Acquia Creek since the terest here, for in them we may catch glimpses of the Rebellion broke out. It will \Je remembered that Acquia Creek was movements of the soldiers and the hard experiences with the foulest nest of rebels that could be found on the Potomac. It was generally conceded wh en we landed that onr boys would hav e an op­ which they met . We have room for only a few such ex­ portunit y of smelling a littl e secession powder. As a matter of course tracts. every man was ready, as we all were anxious to ge t a few of what might be called genuine specimens of live secessionists, and see if they The first one 1s from Milton J. Howard, of Cairo. differed much from northern sympathizers. Our reg·iment cmne down "VICINITY OF PITTSBURG LANDING, April 26th 1862." the Potomac on two steamers, the Emp eror and the Catskill, tbe latter "Dear Broth er :-After some considerable delay I proceed to answer boat the identical old st eamer that is well known to the tra vel ing- com­ your long and interesting letter. Ilut first I must apologize for sending n1unity of Greene and Delaware counties. As the steamers neared the tbis letter without paying the postage. Tbe fact is postage stamps are wharf a body of rebel cava lry were discovered on the brow of a hill; not now to be bad in this wooden country, only as we receive them tb ey appeared to be watching onr moveme nts. After a short delay in from our friends in the country we've left behind. No doubt, before landing, part of the r egi ment marched up towards the spot where the this you have hear d of the battle of Pittsburgh Landing, and hav e bad rebel cavalry were first discovered, but on our approach th ey ' ske dad­ better and more detailed accounts of it tban I can possibly give. I do dled ' as usual. Our regiment is now stationed on the Richmond and not intend to give an account of the whole fight, only such parts of it Fredericksburg Railroad, about six miles from the latter place; we as came under my own immediate observation. When the fight com­ are guarding bridges, building forts, &c. Brook's Station is a small menced on Sunday, the division to which we belonged was at Crump's place named after a southern major; there are but few inhabitant s, as Landing, four miles below he re. I was on picket guard at th e time . most of th e m have fled further south. Our boys ha ve pitched their and I could plainly hear tbe ro ar of the musketry and the heavier tents in a beautiful oak grove, n1aking it a very con1fortab1e spot. Our booming of tb e artillery. About 9 o'clock Major-General Wallace, who officers occupy an old-fashioned man sion formerly occupied and owned is in command of this division, received orders to move forward bis by this Major Brooks. The old mansion and a large old sto r e an d tavern, forces immediately. We started at 10 o'clock, but by some mistake we one stone g-rist -mi!l, a small building- used as a railroad depot, tog-ether got on the wrong· road, and had to ret race our steps for some distanc e, with a large number of small huts for th e slav es and the remnants of an consequently it was nearly dark when we reached the vicinity of the old deser ted rebel camp, constitute Ilrook's Stat10n. The country scene of action. We immediately formed in order of battle, and in this about here is very romantic. A few days since I visited a small settle- way proceeded through a low, swa mpy pi ece of ground, heavily 1nent about 21 miles from our camp, known as Stafford Court House. timb ered, but no enemy did we find here. Soon we reached tbe line of Here there are three or four small houses, a blacksmith shop in the encampments of our forces; by tbat time the firing from both sides had house, and a court hou se. I entered the latter, no trouble to g-et in, as ceased, except from the gunboat; this, at intervals of about 15 minutes, the' skedaddlers,' when they departed, not only left all th e doors open, would send a 61 pound shell plump into the ranks of the rebels, ca using but tumbled the books and papers about in all sorts of shapes. Old doc­ great havoc . '!.'hat night we remained in line, and slept u pon th e cold, um ents lay on th e floor about a foot thick.'' damp ground. Many of the men were without blankets, having left them at Crum p's Landing. For myself before leaving Paducah I pro­ Mr. D . B. Dunham wrote from before Richmond under vided a good rubber blanket, which I have found to be a very nec essa ry date of June 16th 1 862: thing. To add to our disagreeable situation, about midnight it com­ "Yon ask me how Captain Shaffer behaved at Hano,,er Court House. menced raining, and rained from that until morning. In the mornin g, He was just as cool and brave as any man in the regiment; be was al­ as soon as it was light, the battle commenced by tbe opening of onr bat­ ways at the head of his company, encouraging the boys. There was not tery on the enemy's left wing. During the nig·ht the enemy lay on one a man that flinched, and everyone in out· company faced the music like hill, while about 80 rods from them, on another, with a ravine interven­ men . The slaughter was awful, the dead and wounded of both sides ing, lay ourselves. The battery soon silenced one of their g-uns, and lying· in heaps, our men and the rebels in some places side by side. You then we charged across the ravine and np th e opposite hill, and forced could hear the groans of the wounded abov e the roar of the cannon and tbem to quit their position. The 8th Mo. was in the advance. The ene­ musketry; and, what made it very bad for us, we had nothing to eat my then took np another position to the right and rear of their first bnt some hard crackers, but we are living bet te r now. "\Ve also draw position. in a s1\fampy piece of ground, heavily timbered. Here they two rations of whiskey per day, which suits the boys pretty well.' ' made a long and most desperate stand. Backward and forward the tide of battle surged, first one side giving way and then the other. One From the 44th (Ellsworth regiment) T. D. Weed wrote, side would give way perhaps 50 feet, and then we in turn would drive the rebels back 50 yards, until finally they were driven from the field May 28th, from near Hanover Court House, where Mor­ and entirely ronted. Once some of th eir cavalry, called the Texan rill's division, in executing an order to take possession Rangers, made a charge upon one of our batt eries, intending, no doubt, to capture it; but in this th ey were foiled. We lay in a little low hollow of the Richmond and Fredericksburg Railroad, had en­ and in front of the battery, hid from the enemy, while the battery fired gaged the enemy: 68 HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY.

"When our reg-iment can1e up Ueneral :Martindale halted us and or­ "Thank God, I am still counted as one among the living, after having dered Colonel Stryker to take eight companies directly back into the passed through a most hard fought battle, which commenced, as far as wood s, out of which we just came, while one company was deployed to our brigade was concerned, on Saturday afternoon, :and.raged ,with skirmish through on onr right . 'L'he reason of this was, there had been great violence until after dark last night. ::: The destruction of life was an occasional shot from the enemy from that direction; but no sooner fearful. I cannot form much of an idea what our army lost , but it was had our men entered the woods than, from about fifty yards distant, a great, and the rebels' also. Our regiment was on the front line of battle, body of rebels fired on us. Colonel Stryker immediately ordered the close to the enemy, in the woods; and on Saturday night the rebels un­ men to return the fire, and then very fortunate ly doubled-quicked us dertook to break through our lines, but they were driven back. On back into the open field, for no sooner was this done than a full rebel Sunday morning, at daylight, they came down on us with their whole r eg·iment, which we afterward learned to be the 17th North Carolina, force, with the intention of out-flanking us, but in_this they failed , yet appeared in the open field on our left. 'L'hisfield is probably about forty they broke through our first line of battle, when we fell back on the rods in width, with thick woods on either side, and extending back as rncond; and when they came up we poured in a heavy fire upon them.'' far as we could see. Along· the woods to our front, and the left of the Captain Calvin Shaffer of Company F, 15th New York road, was a trench dug and some earth thrown up, behind which the army mig·ht be tolerably secure from the fire of musketry. This fact artillery, wrote from camp before Richmond June 20th we were not aware of at the time. The enemy marched in a beautiful 1864: line of battle to the front, displaying their brilliant rebel color s, with express orders from their rebel General Branch to charge on our bat­ "Our advance from camp, near Brandy Station, was commenced on tery, which was supported at the time by the 25th New York. Ilut with the 3d of May, when we received orders to move at 3 P. M ., immediately all this show of gallantry, approaching to within three hundred yards, packed up, broke camp and moved a little south of the station, where they discovered for the first time the 44th; they.halted, fired a volley at we halted for the night, aud where we expected to have exchanged our us, and then ran back in disorder, hardly giving our men time to return Remingtons for the Spr ingfield, but they bad not arrived, and we the fire. But in three minuteE more the 28th North Carolina marched could not wait, and left again in the early morning, just at• peep o'day;' down in the same way to within five hundred yards from the road, reached and crossed_the Rapidan about 1 P. M, and continued on until where they continued firing to the last. By this time the 44th had we reached Chancellorsville, where we halted the remainder of the form eel in a line near the center of the field; the 2d Maine was in line nig·bt; inov ed a short distance ag-ain in the morning !and -halted again, near the woods, on the right; and the 25th New York iu the center, and just after nightfall, received orders to move to the front and join which had already snfferecl much lo ss in killed, wounded and missing· , tho fifth army corps. We moved at one o'clock, reaching the battle during the fight an hour previous; so that we had not -more thau 2,000 ground by break of day, and abo ut SA. M. moved into the wiluerness m en to resist, for over an hour 's time, six full rebel reg-ilnents, as ac ­ and found the reb els ther e in large force. 'L'he lamented General Rice knowledged to 1ne by the prisoners we afterward took, among· whom was also therewith bi s brigade. I lost ten men and one ofllcerwounded wus a rebel captain. Immediately after the first fire of the 28th North in that sc rimmag e, but happily none killed. Some of the r est of the Carolina, a sudden and unexpected volley was poured in upon us frorn companies were less f or tunat e in that particula,·. Out· brigade left the all along· the edge of the woods to our rig-ht. In a few 1ninutes the 25th, woods about one o'clock, and was ordered to occupy the rifle pits, re­ having lo st nearly all of their officers in killed and wounded, fell back lieving· the troops then holding them, where we remained all nig-ht into a ravine below the road, and, indeed, this sudden fire fro111 so large watching and scanning carefully the woods in our im med iate front, ex­ a force 1nade aU our rnen stagger for a mon1ent, as we ll it might; but pecting every moment to see the enemy approaching, if only to recon­ to our own surprise, the men rallied, and there, exposed to a cross­ noitre our position; but none appeared-at least we saw none-tboug·h fire, the 44th stood und aunted, nearly every man determined on victory our pickets, thrown out 100 yards in front of our line, declared they saw or death. * * * some a nd fired upon them. Be that as it may, they left us in the rifle pits alone. The next morning we were relieved and put in the second H You can imagine how, after 1nore than two hours ' fighting, our line, and fresh troops took the first line . About nine o'clock, A. M., the anxious hearts were relieved on seeing the 14:th New York coming in on 'Johnnies,' with one of their peculiar yells, charged upon our lines double-quick and engaging· the enemy in good earnest. The scale now just upon our right, with the full determination of taking them and turned, and the rebels, whom we hacl momentarily expected to sPe secu ring the possession of the Fredericksburg Turnpike , but never charge upon our little number, ga Ye way in all directions and finally fled were mortals more sadly mistaken than they . A volley of musketry in the greatest confusion, with our troops fast upon their heels. met them at short rang·e, strewing the groun d with their killed and "Incidents.-To Lieutenant Colone l Rice, for his cool judgm ent and wounded, and back they went, pell-mell. In the afternoon they tried bis noble daring, a la rge share of the credit of this battle is due. He it again and met a similar reception from our rear _guard-the main display ed the g re a t0st intrepidity throughout the action and our men all part of the army having moved to the left, toward Spottsy lvania, spealc to-day in the highest terms, of his bravery. Major Chapin and whither Lee had gone witb the most of his army. At Spott sylvania we Adjutant Knox also stood fearlessly in their places , nobly discharging were brought under fire again, and there it was lrnpt up all night, the every duty and exciting admirat ion by their brave conduct . Captain bullets whistling over, about, and among us, in a very care less manner. A. W. Shatrer, Company I, is also entitled to high praise for the bravery We lost but few men there however. The heaviest of the fighting was he displayed, altnost losing sig-ht of his rank, in the eagerness with over before we reached the ground. The rebel rifle pits, from which which he pursued the fight. and cheering his men on by words of en ­ they had been driven, losing H pieces of artillery, were the strong-est I couragement and the most inspiring examp le. He will be remembered have ever seen. 'L'he killed and wou nded of both armies covered the among his Catskill friends as no coward, but as having done a good ground where the charge was made, and th e trees in the vicinity were service. The Catskill boys also deserve a great deal of cred it for their literally honey-combed with bullet holes. Unexp lod ed she lls, fragments manly bearing·. of shells, rebel rifl es, eartridg·e boxes, and various art icl es of the same HMany privates, after being- wounded, were seen loading- and firing character, lay about in every direction. The r ebe ls had been driven out, their g-uns, and some in their dying ag·onies were beard to say, ~ Give it and theirentirearmy found it convenient to r etire and take upa n ew to them boys, don't you yield.' John J. Robison, Company F, when position nearer Richmond, that their line of communications might be asked by tbe chaplain, in his exp irin g moments, if he wished to leave a shorter." single word to hi s friends, replied, • 'L'ell them that I stood my g-round, It is greatly to be regretted that the incompleteness of and never y ield ed an inch till I fell.' Corporal Chandler, Company F, rec eived the fourth wound before he gave up, after which Colonel Rice the official war records renders impossible a full and proposed helping him oil', but he answered,' No, don't worry about me, complete accou nt of the part taken by the men of Greene you are needed here to encourage the men.' 'L'he poor fellow died of his wounds. James Young·, Company F, had already rece iv ed a fatal county in the great struggle which disturbed the nation wound, when the colors were struck clown by the enemy's shot. He during tho se four sad years, 1861 to 1865. The people .•. took them up, and waving them around he said, 'Here, boys, is the old flag yet-give it to them.' He only had time to plant it in the ground, nerved themselves for the terrible work before them, and wh en he was struck with another bullet and killed. Had I time, I could responrkd promptly to the calls of the country's need. r efer to a number of like instances. These few I mention to demon­ strate the general spirit of our men during that bloody strife. J3ut I Too much cannot be said in honor of those brave volun­ will not forget to give all the honor of our victory to the Supreme teers who left the comforts of their homes, their social Ruler of the universe, who decides the issues of all battles. I had for­ and domestic pleasures, and who severed for the Lime gotten to say that our colors bear the honor of 48 bullet holes, which, by the way, we shall be happy to preserve and exhibit to Honorable E. the ties which linked them to their families and friends, Corning on our final return to Albany.'' to rally for the defense of the institutions under which The following is from Sergeant A. W. Thomas of the they had been permitted to enjoy these comforts, 120th regiment, written at the camp on the east side of pleasures and affections. Many of these brave boys the Rapidan, May 4th 1863, Monday: nevet returned. If one goes to the battle-fields of the CIVIL WAR-VOLUNTEERS. 69

South he will see where they fell:-at Gainesville, at Bull 1862, and took part in the battles at Port Hudson; Ope­ Run, at South Mountain, at Gettysburg and Petersburg quan, Fisher's Hill, Cedar Creek and other places. It -those who were the pride of fond fathers, loving was mustered out October 23d 1865. mothers and devoted wives. What their individual ef­ The 4th cavalry was mustered in from August 10th to forts accomplished and what they endured will never be November 1sth 1861, and among the battles in which it known to the outside world. So let their memories be participated were Manassas, Bull Run, Fredericksburg, the monuments to their patriotism, their heroism and Chan ce llors ville , Gettysburg and Oak Hill. their achievements. The 15th engineers (originally an infantry regiment) According to the census of 1865 the following New was organized as an engineer regiment in 1862, and mus­ York regiments received volunteers from this county, as tered out July 2d 1865. shown by the numbers affixed: Infantry-15th, 76; 43d, ASHLAND. ro; 44th, 19; 80th (old 20th militia), 189; 91st, 47; 102d, Benjamin, William H., 120th N. Y., A ug ust 20th '62. 15; 120th, 188; 144th, 10; 156th, 21; 159th, 9; artil­ Blodgett, John, 120th N. Y., August 18th '62. Brewer, Edwin S., 4th heavy artillery, February 2d '6L lery-4th, 44; 5th, 43; 7th, 17; 15th, 23; cavalry-4th, Brewer, George \V., 4th heavy artillery, Feb ruary 2d '61. 18; 5th, 8; 18th, 16. Sixteen enlisted in the United Chamberlain, Frank, 104th N. Y ., January 3d 'G:3. States colored regiment, 35 in regiments of other States Christian , Solomon F., 18th cavalry, September 23d '61. Clark, Mortimer, 40th N. Y., '62. and 146 in unknown regiments. Cole, Charles H ., liith N. Y., .January 12th '64 . We append a list by towns of Greene county's volun­ Conine, Jacob H., 33d N. J., August 28tll '63. • Coon, Peter F., 4th heavy artillery, February 15th '64. teers, so far as the most careful research and diligent Craft, Albert, 120tll N. Y, August '62. inquiry has enabled us to complete the same. Besides Currie, Luther Y., 15th N. Y ., July 15th 'fi3. Currie, ,villian1 F., J·Wth N. Y ., August 11th 'G2. the abbreviations, which will be recognized as indicating Decker. George. the different ranks and arms in the service, we have used Dedrick, Martin, 18th cavalry, September 23d '61. Dougherty, Charles W., February 21st '65. d. for died, k. for killed, w. for wounded, pro. for pro­ Dougherty, James, 120th N. Y ., August '()2. • • moted and dis. for discharged. The century is omitted Finch, Henry, 120th N. Y., August 15th '6:l. Fink, Apollos. in dates, as '65 for 1865. The first date following a Fuller, WiJliam. soldier's name, unless otherwise specified, is that of his Groat, John, 15th heavy artillery, January 1st '64. enlistment. In very many instances, and notably so in German, Smith. Hawver, Edward, 159th N. Y., September 12th '62. the Hunter and Lexington lists, it has been found im­ Hull, William, 15th heavy artillery, August 15th '62. possible to procure reliable data on this point. Gener­ Hummell, Eli, 15th !wavy artillery, Jamrnry 14th '61. Hyatt, Sabathiel, 120th N. Y., August '62. ally men enlisted shortly before they were mustered into Ingraham, Chauncey, 5th cavalry. service, and the most of Greene county's men served in Kuram, Edward S., 44th N. Y., October 5th '62. Kurau Alfred . some of the following regiments: Marshall, John, 20th N. Y ., September 5th '61. The 20th New York militia, after having served three Marshall, Joseph, 120th N. Y., August 13th '62. Matthews, George A .. .'\th cavalry , October 24th '61. months, was reorganized and mustered into the service Mattice, Elias, November 1st '01. from September 20th to October 26th r861 as the 80th Maujer, David. Merry, Lybius, 9th heav y artillery, Janua r y 1st 'IH. New York in fan try. It participated in the battles of Bev­ Miller, Simon, 80th N. Y., October 10th '63. erly Fork, Warrenton Springs, Gainesville, Graveton, Monroe, John F., 4th N . Y ., October 1st '61. Second Bull Run, Chantilly, South Mountain, Antietam, Monroe, Thomas, 6th Mass, Sep temb er 10th 'G4. Monroe, William L., 4th N. Y., October 1st '61. Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, Petersburg and Appomat­ Oliver, Alanson, 120th N. Y., Angust '62. tox, and was mustered out January 29th 1866. Shoemaker, John E., 80th N, Y., Apr il 12th '61. Smalling, Lucius, 120thN. Y., August 20th '62. The 91st infantry was mustered in from September to Smith, John, C. 120th N. Y., Aug-ust 20th '62. December 1861, was engaged in the sanguinary struggles Smith, William, 120th N. Y., August '62. Tie! Austin, 120th N . Y., August 18th '62. before Port Hudson, and was mustered out July 3d 1865. 'l.'ompkins, Marion, 15th N. Y., January 15th '63. The 95th infantry was mustered in from November Tompkins, Burton, 20th~- Y., April 28th '61. Tompkins, Carl0s R . 51st N . Y., September 21st '61. 1861 to March 1862, and among the battles in which Ton1pkins, Georg·e \V., 4th hea vy artiJlery, Dece1uber 27th '62. they shared were Gainesville, Second Bull Run, South Tompkins, Harlon, 15th heav y artillery , January 15th '64. Tompkins, John, 15th heavy artillery, Jan uary 11th '63. Mountain, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Tompkins, Wilson, 120th N. Y., August '62. Gettysburg, Wilderness, Spottsylvania, Petersburg and Tompkins, L. 120th N. Y., August '6:3. others. It was mustered out July 16th 1865. ,vat erma n, Alfred, 120th N. Y., A ugu st '62, d.in service. Webster, Charles H., 80th N . Y .. September 13th '61. The 102d infantry was mustered in from November Weed, James M., 134th N . Y., August 12th '62. 1861 to April 1862, and shared in the battles of Cedar Wells, Anabiah, 91st N. Y., September 1st. '64. Wheeler, Benjamin F., 15th N. Y., January 15th '64. Mountain, Antietam, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Look­ White, Augustus, cavalry, October 13th '62. out Mountain, Missionary Ridge, Atlanta and others. It White, George E., 120th N. Y., August 13th '62. Wiltsie, James. was mustered out July 21st 1865. Wing-hart, William J., 1st engineers, April 5th '64. The 120th infantry was mustered in, August 22d 1862, ATHENS. and fought at Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Spott­ Buckley, Francis, 30th N. Y., '61. sylvania, Gettysburg, Wilderness, Petersburg and other Brandow, Samuel. 80tl1 N. Y., January '64. places. It was mustered out June 3d 1865. Brandow, William H., 80th N. Y., January '64. Brandow, John H. The 156th infantry was mustered in November 17th Brandow, Robert, 26th N. Y., January '64.

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Byrnes, Michael T. , 69th N. Y ., September 28th '64. Teal, Lawrence A., 30th N. Y., May 7th -61. Beardsley, John (colonel), 9th cava lry, Nov. 5th '61, res. Apr. 8th '63. Thompson, William K., 15th N. Y. Brooks, Isaac N., 120th N. Y., August '62. Tiffany, James, 159th N. Y., June 24th '6t Brooks . Rowland, 139th N. Y., January 15th '6:1. 'l'raverse, Jnstns, 5th cavalry, September '61. Briggs, S. J., 120th N. Y., Augu st 22d '62. True, Henry, 91st N. Y. llrady, Caleb C., 159th N. Y., January '64. Van Hoesen, John E., 9th artillery, Bogardus, George, 15th cavalry, October 18th '61. Van Hoesen, John, 91st N. Y . Bogardus , William, 5th cavalry, October 17th '61. Van Deusen, Charles , 71st N . Y., September '62. Cazen, Louis, 32d N. Y., Sep tember 1st '61. Van Loan, Chance llor, ri1st N. Y., April 20th '6•. Coe, James H., 159th N. Y., January '61. Van Loan. Isaac, 95th N. Y., December 16th '61. Coon, Peter, 91st N. Y., September 3d '64. Van Loan, Lyman W., 8th Mass., April '61. Coon, Jacob, February '64. Williams, Hiram, 8th N. Y., October 3d '63. Collier, Isaac, 6th cavalry, August '61. Woolford, Edward, 7th artillery,"Angust 11th '62. Collier, Jacob H., September '63. Woolford, Eugene, December 15th '6!. Conine, William H., October'61. Woolford, William, 8th cava lry , April 12th '65. Daskern, John. Day, Alexander. CAIRO. Day, Castle. Day, John M. Apjohn, Robert, 120th N. Y., August 22d '62. Decker, William, 1st. artillery, October '62. Barlow, George , 120th N. Y., January '62. Dora, Thomas, 2d N. Y., October 10th '6l. Bennett, Andrew, 15th N. Y . engineers, September 9th '64. Dingo. Georg·e. Ilennett, Lemuel L., 120th N. Y., August 22d '62. Flagg, Richard, 168th N. Y., August '62. Berwick, Corne liu s, 56th N. Y ., June '63. Foster. James G., Captain. Borthwick, Calvin, 5th heavy artillery, Febmary 2Gth '64. French, Ira D., 102d N. Y., September 20th '64. Betts, John H. (corp.), 120th N. Y., Augnst 22d '62. Gardner, Addison, 93d N. Y., November 21st '61. Brandow, William H., 15th N. Y. engineers, September 1st '64. Gardner John ,v., June '63. Chappell, Lewis, 120th N . Y., August 2"2d'62. Gooier. August ldmm major), 120th N. Y., April '62. Charlton, William, 95th N . .Y., November 28th '61. Green. Nelson 0., 120th N. Y., July 22d '62. Comfort, Russell, 9th Mississippi battalion, October 14th '61. Greenwood, Thomas, 54th N. Y., October '63. Cornwall, George W. (corp .), 120th N . Y., Angnst 22d '62. Haddon, Joseph, 102d N. Y ., September 2d '63. Dar bey, Miles, 5th heavy artillery, March 2d '64. Hallenbeck, Barney, 120th N. Y., May 6th '62, dis. December 15th '65. Dexter, Fost er W., 16th heavy artillery, December '63 Hallenbeck, Jacob. Every, John, 120thN. Y., August 22d '62. Hallenbeck, Nathan H., 8th N. Y., April 2d '62. Felt, Alvin, 120th N. Y ., Angnst 22d '62. Harrington, Edward, 4th artillery, January '04. Felt, Henry, 6th N. Y., October '61. Haviland, Frank A., 143d N . Y., Aug ust '61. Grannis, Charles 0., 120th N. Y ., August 22d '62. Hazel, Charles F ., 80th N . Y .. February 9th '6L Grannis , David N., Ohio, Jun e '64. Hazel, Georg e, 31st N. Y .. January '64. Horton, James, missing. Hoaks , James, 102d N. Y., September 14th '61. Horton , Samuel, 121st N. Y., March 28th '65. Hoaks, James, 80th N . Y.,Nov.12th '61. Hotchkiss, George, 91st N. Y. , March 3d '04. Hosford, William H., 120th N. Y., August 7th '62, k. at Gettysburg. Howard, Isaac A., 120th N. Y., August '62. Jackson, David M., 46th N. Y., August '64. Howard, William, 75th N. Y ., September 9th '64. June, Jacob. Ives, Gardiner, 176th N. Y., October 5th '63. Jerome, Jacob, 120th N. Y., August 2d '62. Knowles, George W., 15th N. Y. eng ineers , September 15th '64. June, Jesse. Lathrop , Benton, missing. Jun e, .Justus. Lee, Robert, 120th N. Y ., August 22d '62. June, Thomas, 95th N. Y., August '62. Lee, Stewart, 120th N. Y., August 22d '62. Kennedy, John. Lee, William H., 5th heavy artillery, Febrnary 26th '64. Kelts, John, 91st N. Y., A ugnst 31st '64. Lennon, Lewis, 120th N. Y ., August 22d '62. Kilflre, Patrick, 159th N. Y ., January 25th '64. Lennon, Marshall, 176th N. Y., d. at New Orleans, August 20th '64. Lee, Edwin, Battery B., 1st Ills., January 2d '64. Lindsley, Charles, 120th N. Y ., Angnst 20th '62. Lee, John, 120th N. Y .. August 22d '61, dis. June 5th '65. Makeley, Jacob, 120th N. Y., Aug us t 2:id '62. Lee, John H., 120th N. Y., August 22d '62. Marquardt, Joshua, 176th N. Y., August 22d '62. Lewis, Oscar . 159th N. Y., January '64. Mead, Walt er (sergt.J, 56th N. Y., November 17th '62. Lucas, Charles B., 5th cavalry, November '62. Osborn , Lyman S., mis sing. Manning , David B., 1st Conn., January '64. Pierson, James M. (capt.), 120th N. Y., ·Aug. 22d '62, dis. March 17th '63. Manning, Martin, 112th N. Y., February '65. Race, William H., 6th cavalry, December 9th '61. Nichols, Foster (1st lieut enant), 9th cavalry, Feb. '61, dis. July 17th '65. Renne, George W., 15th N. Y., September 18th '6!. Nichols, George S. (major) 9th cavalry, Nov. 61, dis. July 17th '65. Rhodes, George (capt.), 80th N. Y., September 2'2d '64. Pelton, Lysander, September 7th '64. Rightmyer, James (sergt.), 120th N. Y ., Augn st 22d '62. Perry, Frank. Rogers, Hiram, 15th N. Y., engineers, September 14th '64. Perry, Jacob, 47th N. Y., September 3d '61. Scutt, Robert, 120th N. Y. , Anirnst 20th '62. Perry, Theodore, 15th heavy artillery, November '63. Shevelier, Peter. 120th N. Y ., '63. Perry, William L. Shores, Levi, 156th N. Y., August '62. Poultney, Robert (sergeant) 5th cavalry, October '61. Simpson, James, 20th N. Y., '61. Prosser, Samuel, 91st N. Y . Smith, Jam esN. 15th N. Y . engineers, September 15th '64. Rainey, James, 120th N. Y . Smith, Pet er, oth heavy artillery, February 26th '64. Raymond , James, 133d N. Y. Smith, Vanness, 91st N. Y., September 9th '62. Raymond , Charles, 133d N. Y., October '63. Spenc er , William H., 120th N. Y., Ang-ust 20th '62 Raymond, James B., 30th N. Y. Stall, Remlo , navy, .Jnly '62. Reeves, Storm. Stewart, Laterne, 159th N. Y., February '63. Scntt, Auclison, 146th N . Y., January 24th '64. Stoddard, Emlo, 120th N. Y. , August 20th '62. Seaman, Isaac P., Bat. D. 5th artillery, February '61. Stoddard, Lorenzo, 120th N . Y., August 2'Zd '62. Seaman, James H., 56th N. Y., June '61. 'l'aylor, Thomas H., 15th heavy artillery, June 19th '63. Seaman, Joshua, 19th N. Y., August '61. 'fhompson, John, 102d N. Y., October '61. Seaman, Sylvester, 168th N. Y., August '62. Thompson, Sylvester, 102d N. Y. , October '61. Thomp so n, Will iam , 102d N. Y., Februa ry '61. Seares, Samnel, March '64. Thorp, Addison , 91st N. Y., Apdl '64. Seares, ,vuuam, March '64. Sherman, George (sergeant), 47th N. Y., September 1st '61. Vale, Israel, 102d N . Y., November '61. Shurrager, Noah C., 8th N. Y., March 4th '61. Van Chaclr, George, 40th N. Y., February 3d '65. Spencer, Andrew, February '63. Van Dyke, John, 102d N. Y., February '62. Van Leuvan, Myron, 5th heavy artillery , February 29th '64. Spencer, John H., August '62. Spencer, Joseph M. Walters, Nelson , missing. Stanton, John, 91st N. Y., April '64. ,valters, Oliver, 1nissing. Stanton, Peter, 63d N. Y ., August 14th '62. Webster, J.B., 20th N . Y. Wells, Almon, jr., 00th N. Y., February 22d '61. .,, Stillick, William . UNION SOLDIERS FROM GREE;\'E.

Wilbur, Esie, 120th N. Y., August 7th '62. Frank, Godfrey, Co. M, 5th cavalry, d. Yeomans, Egbert N ., 5th heavy artillery , .Feb ru ary 26th '64. Friar, Charl es B., Co. B, 102d N. Y., Reptembe r 20th '64. Yeom ans , Reuben, 5th hea vy ar till ery, Augu st 14th '62. Fr iar, Frcdericlc, 44th N. Y ., August 8th '61. Gardner, James, Co. A, 95th N . Y ., December 16th '61. CATSKILL. Gardner, John, 5th N. Y. , February 16th '6!. Goodwin, Calvin, 5th h eayy artillery, August '62. Abee), Benjamin, Co. B, 102 N. Y. Graham, Stephen, 15th N . Y. engineers, June '6!. Abeel, John, January 10th '65. Grant, Benjamin W., 102d N . Y., September 20th '64. Allen , John. Greene, J.B., [lieute n ant], U . S. army , d . at Fort Ham ilt on, June 1 '61. Ash ley . John J . jr., Co. F , 120th N. Y ., August 7th '62. Gree ne, William C. Baildon, John, 25th N. J ., September 6t.h '62. Gr ipman, Sylvenus , 102d N . Y., November '61. Balser, Hen ry, Co. F, 120th N . Y., August 5th '62. Hain es, Thomas, 9th Mass ., '62. Bartholomew, Ernstus, Co. F, 156th N . Y. , August 7th '62, d. July 14th '63. Harn, Edward, Septembe r 1st '64. Be ll, William W., Co. F, 120th N. Y ., Angust 13th '62, d. July 2d 63. Ham, William, Co. F, 120th N. Y., August 11th '62. Benton, Anthony, Co. A, 54th Mass ., March 5th '63, dis. Au g ust 20th '65. Hamlin, Cha rl es F., Co. B, 102d N. Y., Septemb er 20th '61. Benton, John, Co. A. 31st N. Y,, d. October 31st '80. Hannan, John, 95th N . Y., January 1st '62. Illoodgood, Charle3, U:ith N. Y., February 27th '6! . Hare, G. Su lli van, 4th heavy artillery, .January 12th '64. Bo lt , .John, 80th N. Y., March od '6!. Hitchcock, Samuel F., Co. F, 120th N. Y., Aug·ust 8th '62. Iloncst el, Charl es, 5th N. Y., October '61. Ho ld ridge, George, navy. Botsford, Almanson, Co. B, 102d N . Y ., Septe mb er 20th '61. Hollenbeck, Ambrose , Co. B, 10d N. Y. , Septe mb er 20th '64. Boynton Charles . Hollenbeck, Geo rge . Brackney, John, 8th art ill ery, September '6!. Hollenbeck, Jacob. Brandow, Cha rle s, Co. F, 120th N. Y ., August 22th '6l . Holmes, Jo se ph B., Co. F . 102d N . Y. Br andow, Be njamin. Hotchkiss, Orrin W ., Co. F, 120th N. Y ., August 14th '62, d. Ju ly 2d '63. Brandow, George N. , navy. Howe, Wellington jr., Co. I, 12th N . Y ., May '62, afterward 42d Mass . Brandow, .Jam es, Co. 13, 102d N. Y., September 20th '61. Husted , James, 102d N. Y ., '6l. Brandow, William, 107th N. Y., August 15th '6!. Inge rsoll, Dr. E . L., 20th N . Y. militia, cl. F eb ruary 27th '73. Brink, Robert, l.Jth N . Y. engineers, Augu st 15th '64. ,Tewell, John B ., 6th cavalry, d . October 11th '63. Broadh ead, Ne lson W., Co. K, 80th N. Y ., cl. August 30th '82. Joesbury, Joseph F., Co - F, !20th N. Y., A ug ust 22d '62. Bronson, David, 44th N. Y .. d. Ju ly 22d '61, at Richmond, of wounds re- Johnson, Arthur , independe nt sharpshooters , d. December 18th '63. ce ived at batt le of Spottsylva ni a. Kayton, J a me s . Brown, William W. Co. F, 120th N . Y ., August 11th '6.~. Kennedy, John, Co. Il, 102d N. Y., Septembe r 20th '6i . Bush, E li,;ha, 80th N . Y ., December 'M . Kinnicutt, George, Co. B, 102d N . Y., Septembe r 20th '64. Dush, Thomas, d . March !st '72 Klein, Char les A., Co . F, 120th N . Y ., August 5th '62. Butler, .John, 69th N . Y ., May 28th '62. Kn if er , Anthony, 43d N . Y., January 8th '64. Canniff, Willi am , Co . B, 102d N. Y. Knifer , Jo sep h, 43d N . Y ., S

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HISTORY OF GREENE COUN T Y.

Plank, .Tobn 111., Co. A, 95th N. Y., Novemb er 28th '61. Young, John [lieut.], Co. K. 80th N. Y., a. P lank, Ogden H., 49th Mass ., September 20th '62. Zimmerman,- - · , Co. M, 5th cavalry, d. October l\ 'th '63, P lank, Sylvester F., 4th heavy artillery , January 'M. Plank, William G., Co. A, 95th N . Y., No vember 28th 'GI. COXSACKIE. Pollock, Frederick, 5th heavy artill ery , February 18th "62. Pratt, Leonard S., January '6!. Aikens, John W., Co. D, 120th N . Y, Aug . 1st '62, dis. June 5th '6'.,. Puffer, John, Co. A, 95th N. Y , December 31st '61. 13aclms, Ph ilo H., 44th N. Y. Qninn, William, Co. A, 95th N . Y ., November 26th '61. Beatty, William H. H. [1st serg·cant], Co. D, 120th N. Y., A ug. '1th '62, d, Rider, John, Co. F, 120th N. Y., Ju ly 25th "62. neatly, Arthur W ., Co. D, 12(Jth N. Y., August 5th '63, dis. Jun e 5t h 'G5. Rudolph . George H., 80th N. Y . March 13th '65. Beeman, .Tohn. Rhodes, William, Co F, 120th N. Y., August 15th ·ai. Dell, Henry C., Co. D, 120th N. Y., Aug. 8th ·02, d . at Andersonville, Robinson, Cornelius J ., 44th N. Y., Augu st '61. BeJJ, Theodore F., Co. D. 120th N. Y., Angnst 8th '0:}, w. at Chance llors- Rouse, Aaron V . S., Co. 13, 102d N. Y., Septe m ber 20th '61. vil le, pri so ner at Andersonv ille, dis. Jun e 3d '65. Rouse, Harrison, Co. B, 10:?dN. Y ., September :?0t h '64. Bellows, l:leuben , Co. D, 120th N. Y., Auguot20th '62, d is. June 5th '6j . Rouse, James n., Co. B, 102d N. Y., September 20th '6l. Ben nett , Robert K., Co. H, 156th N. Y., Sept. 23d '62, dis. Feb . 23d '63. Rouse, John . Bogardus, Anthony, Co. D, 120th N. Y., Aug. 1st '62, dis . June 5th '65. Rowe, Joseph, 5th heavy art illery, Febrnary '6.~. Br iggs, Silas J., Co. D, 120th N. Y., Aug-. lEt '62, d. at ilelle Islan d. Rugar, Char les, Co . F, 120th N. Y., Aug·ust 6th 'G2. Calkins, Stephen V., Co. D, 120th N . Y., August 7th '62, d. a pris one ,·. Ruland, Enos W. [1st lie ut .], Co. n, 102d N . Y., September 20th '64. Carman, Edward E., Co. F, 38th N , Y., May 7th '61, dis. J nnc 23d '6!. Russe ll , N., Co. I, 44th N . Y. · ('low, Abram, Co. D , 120th N . Y., Aug·ust 18th '62, dis. Jun e 5th '65. Russell, P eter W., d . May 14th '67. Collier, Henr y C., [assistant surgeon] , Co. D, 120th K. Y., Aug . 7th '62, Russell, Willi am L ., Co. F, 120th N . Y ., August 8th '62. cl. in serv ice '63. Salisbury, He nry, 80th N. Y ., January 14th '64. Collier, A. V. D ., [1st lieutenant], Co. G, 15th N . Y . engineers, Nov. Sa lisbury , Willi am F ., 115th N . Y ., Au gust 20th '62. 14th '64, dis . Ju ne 13th '65. Sax, Geo rge, Co. 13, 102d N. Y ., September 20th '64. Conrow , Gil bert S., Co. D, 120th N. Y., August 12th '62, dis. June 5th '65. Schadder, Lew is, 5th cava lry , Sep tember lEth '64. Deder ick, Herman C., Co . D, 120th N . Y., A ug-. 22d '62, dis. J u ne 5th '65. Schermerhorn, William H., Co. F, 120th N. Y., Aug ust 14th '62. Deder ick, Francis W., Co. D, 120th N. Y., Au g. 22d '62, k . at Gcttysb 11rg. Secor d, Cha rl es, 43d N . Y., Janua r y '64. Dewitt, John . Secord . Israe l, 43d N. Y ., September '61. Dowling, Michael, Co. F, 38th N. Y ., May 7th '61, dis. June 23d '63. Secord, Reuben, 4th heavy artille r y, '64. E ldridge, George F., Co . M, 9th heavy art illery, Sept. 23d '61. w.at Cedar Se lleck, Hobart. Creek, dis. May 31st ,65. Shanker, Char les, 80th N. Y ., March '64. Exler, John, Co. D, 120th N. Y., August 8th '62, dis. June 5th 'fi5. Shepard, Benjam in. Fish, John B . , Co. D, 120th N . Y., A ugust 8th '62, d. at Belle Island. Sh eridan, Lawrence, Co. A, 95th N . Y ., Decembe r 16th '61. F itzpatrick, -. Shoemake r, Henry, 91st N. Y ., Septe m ber 6th '6L Freligh, William, 80tl1 N. Y ., September 1st '62, dis. Ju ne 30th '65. Shufelt, Wi lliam, Co. C, 159th N. Y., k. in se r vice. Garrigan, Edward C ., 2d N . Y. cavalry, J ul y '62, pr isoner at Ander - Slocum, E. C. sonv ille 13 months. S mi th, Geo rge W., 4th heavy art ill er y, Febmary '64. Garr igan, Thomas C., Co. F, 38th N. Y., :May ,·th '61, w. at Freder icks ­ Sm i th, H iram, 4th heavy artillery, January 10th •r,4. burg, dis. 2d lien tenant Co. D, Jun e 2Bd '63. Smith, Th eo dore F .. Co. A, 31st N. Y., d. March 10th '60. Garrigan, Thom as , Co . F. 38th N. Y., May 7th '61, w. at Fred er icksb n rg, Snider, Robert, 91st N . Y., September 7th '6L dis. Jun e 23d '63. Stacey, Daniel H ., 4th heav y artil lery, February 25th '6! . Garrigan , William, Battery I, 5th U .S. arti llery, '61, dis. '64. Garrig·an, "\Va lter, navy, '63, dis. 'G1. Still, Hiram, 5th N . Y., February :~d '64. St. John, Michael, 4t h heavy artillery, May '61. Gedney, Edward, Co. D, 79th N. Y., February 7th '65, dis July 26th '0,,. Story, Frank lin, Co. B, 102d N . Y., September 20tl1 '64. Greene, M. H. [1st lieutenant] , Co. D, 120th N. Y., Aug. 1st '62, dis Sept. 27th '63. ' S u tton, Frnncis'l'., Co. F, 120th N . Y., August 11th '62 ~utton , Thoma s, Co. F, 120th N. Y . Hiscerd, Willian1 H. , Co. D, 120th N. Y.,August2d '02, dis . June 5th '65. Tay lor, Thomas G., Co . F, 120th N. Y., August 13th '62. Hiseerd, John, Co . D, 12Jth N . Y., Aug. 9th '6'l, w. at Spottsylvania dis. June 3d '65. Teal, George, l Cth heavy artillery, April '65. Te nbroeck, T lleo dore, Co. F, 1i0th N. Y., Augnst 11th '62. Hoffman, A lbert 'l' ., Co. D, 120th N . Y. , Aug-. 6th '6.i, d is. June 3d '65. Thom as , Arthur W, [se 1·g't.], Co. F, 120th N. Y., August 22d '62, w . at Hoffman, David H ., Co. D, _120th N. Y., Aug. 4th 'G2, dis. June 20th '6.,. Gettysburg, pro . 1st lieut ., afterward capt. Hollister, Lansing [captain] , Co. D, 120th N. Y., Ang-. 1st '02, k. at T horp, Tompki ns [serg't.l, Co. K, 4th N. Y., d. Ju ly '63. Gettysburg . Trowbridge , Char les jr , Co. B, 102d N . Y ., September 20th '6!. Hoose, George, Co . K, 47th N. Y . Trowbridge, James W ., Co . F , 120th N. Y ., August 8th '62. Houghtaling, Martin ·A. , Co. D, 120th N. Y ., A ug . 12th '62, d . at Ile lle Trumpbour, Franldi a , 5th heavy art illery, Ja nuary '64. Island. T rn mpbou r, Row land, Co. B, 102d N. Y . Hyatt, Silas, n avy . T r uvis, Orr in ,80tl1 N. Y ., October 10th '61. Jaycox, David, Co. D, 120th N. Y ., August 4th '62, dis. June 3d '65. Truvis, Pete r H., 20th N. Y ., Apr il 23d '61. Lampher e, H enry, Co. I, 44th N. Y. , Oct. 4th '63, w . at battle of Wilde r - 'l'urneclitre, Henry, 5th heavy art ill ery, January '64. ness, dis. Aug. 16th '65. Van Dyke, .John, Co . F, 120th N. Y., Au gust 18th '62. d . in service, Sep- Lew is, Alonzo E., Co . K, 47th N Y. , Mar ch 1st '05, dis. Aug-. 13th '65. tember 10th '63. Lew is, Henry B., Hinvalid corps." Van Hoesen, Col umbus, cl. at And ersonville . Miller, John, Co . D, 120th N . Y., August 20th '62, dis. June 5th '65. Van Leuvcn , Ambrose A ., Co. F, 120th N. Y., August 11th '62. Mosher, Clark , Co. F, 38th N. Y ., May 7th '61, dis. June 23d '63. Van Leu ven, Isaac, Co. B, 102d N. Y ., September 20th '64, Parslow, Gilbert, Co. D, 120th N. Y., Angnst 18th '6:1. Van Leuve n , J . W., Co. F, 120th N. Y ., Ju ly 29th '62. Provost, John E. Van Loan , Georw,, Co. F, 120th N. Y., Ang-ust 11th '62, d. May 3d '63. l:leyno lds, William, Co. K, 44th N. Y., Sept . '6:l, transferred to Co. G, Van Loan, M. Spencer, 80th N. Y ., September 12th '01. 146th N . Y., Oct. 6th '6!, dis . Ju ly 16th '65. Van Steenburgh, Edg·ar, Co. 13,102d N . Y., Sept. 20th '61, cl. Feb . 13th '73. Robbins, Dav id, Co. I( , 47th N. Y., September '61, dis. '64. Vun Steenburgh, William. Rosenburgh, John, Co . K, 44th N . Y., September '62, dis . '63. Yun Vechten, --, 15th N. Y . engine ers . Shand ley, Patrick H., navy, d is. '65. Van V leren, Gilbert, oth hea vy artillery, August '64. Shaw, William, Co. D, 120th N. Y., August 4th '6.~, dis. June 5th '65, Waite, B. 0. Sheffield, George , 44th N. Y. , Ju ly 1st '61, k . at 2d batt le of Bull Run . Ward, F. L., d . March 2Hh '67. Speanbergh, George C., Co . D, 120th N. Y ., Aug. 18th '62, dis . March "\Vatermun, Russell, Co. A, 95th N . Y ., November 18th '61. 7th '63. Watson, John [li e ut.], Jc. December 15th '64, at battle of Nashville. Spencer, George, 44th N . Y. Weed, Ade lbert, d . January 20th '65. Spenc er, Joseph. Westerve lt, Alonzo G., 4th heavy art ill e ry, Janua r y 23d '64. Spoor, Joh n I., [3d serg·ea n t ], Co. D, 120th N . Y ., Aug. 4th '62, dis. 1st Westerve lt, John F., 80th N . Y ., March 8th 'M . lieutenant . June 3d '6f>. Whitaker, Francis, Co. F, 120th N . Y .. August 5th '02. 'l'uck er , Lewis, Co . D, 120th N . Y., Aug-. 5th '62, k . at Gettysburg. Whitaker, Leroy H. , 5th heavy art illery, August '62. Va n Buskirk, Engene, Co. K, 47th N. Y., Sept. '61, dis. July '63. Whitcomb, William H. [lieut.], 5th cava lry, dis. J uly 19th '65. Van pen Bergh, Will iam, Co. D, ]2(Jth N. Y., Aug. 2d '62, w. at Gett ys - Wilcox, J. H., navy. burg, dis. July 1st '65. Wilson, Josiah, Ju ly 'tl5. Van Deu Bergh, R .'H ., Co. D, 120th N. Y., Aug. 11th '62, dis. June 15th ,65. Wilson , Jo h n N., Co. B, 102d N. Y ., Sep t ember 20th '64. Van De n Bergh, Jacob, Co. D, 120th N. Y., Aug . 8t h '(B, dis . Jnne 3th '65. W il tse , J oseph F., Co . F, 120th N. Y., Jnly 29th '62. Van De n Be rg h, Wa rn er , Co. I, 44th N. Y., J ul y 1st '61, dis, Oct . 11th '65. UNION SOLDIERS FROM GREENE. 73

Van Den Bergh, Sylvester, Co. I, 4Uh N. Y., July '61, dis- Oct. 11th '65. Post, Ezra R ., 120th N. Y., A ugus t 15th 'GZ. Van Scbaacl,, Peter G., Co . D, 120th N . Y., Aug. 6th '62, w. at Get t ys­ Heed,James J ., 156th N. Y., August 13th '62. burg, dis. Dec. 9th '63. Spencer, Luther, 120th N. Y., Aug-ust 13th '02. Van Schaack, Derrick, Co. D.120th N. Y., Aug. 2:Zd'HZ, dis. ,Tune ~0th '65. Smith, Henry, ]20th N. Y .. August 4th '02. Van Wie, J. B ., Co. D, 120th N. Y., Aug. 22d '62, w. at Getty eburg, dis . Smith, Nathaniel. June 29th '65. Stannard, Eli, 15th engineers, September 7th '61. Van Valkenburg-h, C. E., Co. G, 150th N. Y., Feb. '6;, dis. Oct. 12th '65. Snyder, Nelson, 156th K . Y. Vincent, Frederick, 2d N. Y . light cavalry , July 'G2. Sbortman, .John, 120th N. Y. Wag-oner, Frederick, co. D. 120th N. Y., Aug·. Zd '62, dis . .June 5th '6.5. Sidney, William , 44th N. Y. Walters. Moses, Co. K, J20th_N . Y ., Aug. 7th '62, w. at Gettysburg, dis. Simmons Charles, 80th N. Y. Oct. 14th '65. Southwick, Arnold, 80th N. Y. Waker, Lewis. Snyder , Peter. Whitbeck, R. V. [sergeant], Co. 1, 44th N. Y., July '61, dis. Oct. 15th '64. \Vingard, YVillian1 1 80th N. Y ., Septcn1ber 11th '61. Whitbeck, R. I-I., Co. D, 120th N . Y., Aug. lltl1 '02, w. atTolopotomoy ,ving·ard, Abrarn, Ulst N . Y ., September 'G!. Creek , dis. June 3d '65. Wingard, Daniel, 156th N. Y. Wixon, Caleb, Co. D, 120th N . Y., August 19th '62. White, W. Sid ne y, 44th N. Y., September 20th '61. Wood, Nathan iel W ., Co. E. 01st N. Y ., Aug . 13th '64, dis . .June 19th '65. Willis , Thomas, 80th N. Y., September '64. Worden Warren, Co. K, 47th N. Y., March 1st '65, dis. Aug. 80th '65. Wright, Oliver, 120th N. Y., August 21st '62. Worden, Alanson, Co. K, 47th N Y. Wren, Stephen, Co. L, 18th cavalry, Sept. 19th '64, dis. June 2d '65. HUNTER. Wright, John , Co. D, 120th N. Y., Aug·. 4th '62, dis. June 5th '65. Balsen, Henry, Co. F, 120th N. Y . .Uarbcr, Francis, 47th N. Y., 'fi3. DURHAM. Beach, Owen, 80th N. Y. Augustus, Nathan, 120th N. Y ., August 14th '62. Benjamin, Frank G., Co. E, 15th N. Y. engineers. Abrams, Nelson. Benjamin, Hen ry, Co. E, 15th N. Y. engineers. Avery, Alanson. Benjamin, George W., Co. F, 120th N. Y. Benton, Lawrence, 14th regular army veterans Brooklyn. .Benjamin, John, Co. F, 120th N. Y. Bowen, Orren. 20th N. Y., Srptember 15th '60. Illinker, Joseph, 45th N. Y., September '61. Baker, Char:es, 20th N. Y., September 15th '60. Brady, John, Co. E, 15th N. Y. engineers. Battersbee, Henry, 80th N. Y., March 20th '65. Brent, William, Co. E, 15th N . Y. eng ine ers. Battersbee, Alfred, Wild Lucy, [gunboat] March 1st '65. Brewer, Alexander, Co. E, 15th N. Y. engineers . Borthwick, Alexander, 4th heavy artillery, November 15th '65. Brewer, Pratt, Co. E, 15th N. Y. engineers. Borthwick, Calvin. Brown, James, Co. E, 15th N. Y. engineers. Bennett, Edward, 7th N. Y ., September 3d '64. Brown, Sa1nuel, Co. E, 15th N. Y. engineers. Burke, John, 14th heavy artillery, December 15th '63. Burg·ess, Addison P., Co. F, 120th N. Y. Baker, Platt, 91st N. Y., September 7th '64. Bu nlm er, .Joseph, 45th N . Y ., September '61. Baker. Kingsley , 44th N. Y . Burnes, Peter, Co. E, 15 N. Y. engineers Bell, William, 15th N. Y., eng in eers. Byme, John, Co. E, 15th N. Y. engi neers . Clark, Adelbe rt, 120th N. Y., September 10th '61. Carle, Harmon, Co. E, 15th N. Y. engineers. Cole, Charles, 80th N. Y., September 15th '61. Cass, William, 91st N. Y. Crandell, Charles ,J ., 80th N. Y., September 7th '61. Clin e, Edwi n, Co. F, 120th N. Y. Chittenden, Oswald, 156th N. Y., September ·02. Coffin, Isaac, 75th N. Y. Cole, William, March 1st '64. Dale, John, Co. E, 15th N. Y. engi neers . Cummings, ,v1I1ia1n, 44th N. Y ., regular anny veterans, musician . Decker, Martin, Co. K, 80th N . Y. Champion, J. H., 8th N. Y. battalion. Dibble, Flavius, Co. E, 15th N. Y . engineers. Everett, James, 120th N. Y., August 23 '62. Dibble, Harmon B. [capt .], Co. E, 15th N. Y. engineers, dis. J ul y 2d '65. Evry, Orlando . Dolan, James, Co. E, 15th N. Y . eng·jneers. Evry Henry. Douglas, Daniel, Co. K, 20th N. Y. Fancher, .John, light artillery, February 7th '6±. Erskine, Michael [sergt. ] 13th Illinois. Fancher, George I-I., lig-ht artil lery, February 7th Farrell, Michael [lieut.], 20th N , Y., resigned May 29th '65. Freec e, Nathan, 156th N. Y. France, Nelson J.,4Gth N. Y., March 'G!. Faulk. William. Flanagan, James I-I., 14th U .S . M., w. at Bull Run, dis. and re -enliste d . Frayer, Seymonr. Flanagan, John, Co. F, !20th N. Y. Grahmn, George, 21st cavalry, August 'G3. Francis, Levi, Co. E, 15th N. Y. engineers. Graham, Charles, 21st cavalry, August '63. Gillespie, Peter, Co. E, 15th N , Y. engineers. Green, Charles 'l'., 156th N. Y., November 17th '62. Goodrich, John ,v., Co. E, 15th N. Y. engineers. Gannon, James, 20th N. Y. militia. Goodsell, Emery, Co. E, 80th N. Y. Haight, Sylvanus, 7th N. Y., Angust '64. Graham,A.S.,Co . F,120thN. Y. Hillyard. Francis, June '60. Graham, Alfred, Co. F, 120th N. Y. Hitchcock, Alonzo, musician, 80th N. Y., October 28th '61. Graham, George X., 1st artillery. Hitchcock, Luman, 80th N. Y ., October 28th '61. Greene, N . 0. [serg-t.], Co. F, l21Jth N . Y. Hood, George, 80th N Y., September 18th '61. Griffin, Ur iah P., Co. F, 120th N. Y. Hallenbeck, Edward, 146th N. Y., August 31st '64. Haines, Jacob, 4th cavalry. Hallenbeck, William, 120th N. Y., August '62. Haines, James E., 4th cavalry. Hallenbeck, Peter, 144th N. Y. , August '6:!. Haines, Egbert, 01st N. Y . Hood, Adelbert, 80th N . Y. , October 15th '61. Haines, James E., 91st N. Y . Hungerford, Benjamin, 156th N . Y., September '62. Hainec. Nelson .J., 91st N . Y. Hover, Frank W., 7th heavy artillery, January 14th '64. Hain es, Samuel S., 91st N. Y. Hubbard, Wallace H., 193d N. Y ., April 1st '65. Hanks , Cyrus, 120th N. Y. Halleck, Israel, 2d heavy artilJery, September 26th '61. Hanks, Constant, 80th N. Y. Hughes, Jonathan, February '64. Hall, Dav id, 80th N. Y. Haskins, John, Jl3th N. Y., August 18th '62. Harrington, Calvin, 47th N. Y., '63. Hooks, James, 80th N. Y., September 3d '61. Highland. Dennis, Co. K, 80th N. Y. Haight, -- 156th N. Y. Ilighland, Thomas, Co. K, 80th N. Y. Jones, Sutherland, 120th N. Y .. August 21st '62. Hummell. Albert , Co. E, 15th N. Y. engineers. Johnson, William A., 56th N. Y ., September 30th '61. Hummell, Alfred, Co. E, 15th N. Y. engineers. Lorton, William, navy, August '61. Hummell, Franklin, Co. E , 15th N. Y. engineers. Lorton , John. Ingalls, Frede rick, Co. F, 120th N. Y. Layman, Alexander, 120th N. Y., Aug-ust 15th '62. Jones, Asa, Co. K, 80th N. Y. Layman, Chauncey, 120th N. Y. .Jones, Franc is , Co. K, 80th N. Y. Moore, Owen, H0th N. Y. Keller, John C., Co. F, 120th N. Y. Morris, James, 143d N. Y. Kerr, Robert E., Co. E, 15th heavy artillery. Purrington, John, 43d N. Y., August 30th '62. Kinkead, James, Co. E, 15th N. Y. engineers. Purring-ton. A. W. Kerr, .Joseph, 4th cavalry. Peume, Amos C.,3d N. Y., March 14th '61. Lackey, Peter, Co. F, 120th N. Y. ..

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Law, Melville. Hanson, William B., 80th N. Y., October 1st '61. Layman, Augustus H., 91st N. Y. Howard, Jonathan, 120th N. Y ., August 22d '62. Layman, Edgar H ., 91st N. Y. Johnson, David , 120th N . Y., January 18th '63. Linsley, George W., Co . F , 120th N . Y. Johnson, John, fOth N . Y., March 1st '61. Linsley, Lewis, 52d N. Y. Jones, Milo, 120th N. Y ., August 6th '6:l. Li nsley, John J ., Co. C, 80th N. Y. Jones, George, 80th N . Y ., June 1st, '62. Linsley, Nelson, Co. E, 15th N. Y. engineers. Jones, Fred, 80th N. Y. , September '61. Linsley, Ogden, Co. E, 15th N . Y. engineers. Jones, Mansfie ld, 80th N. Y., January '63. McCullough, Robert, 75th N. Y. Jones, Eli, 80th N'. Y., September 15th , '61. McGuire, Patrick, Co. E, 15th N. Y. eng ineers. Kendall, Thomas E., 80th N. Y., August '62. Martin, Charles, Co . K, 80th N. Y. Lasher, Abrnham, 4th artillery, February 15th '61. Maginley, John, Co . E, l!ith N . Y. engineers. Lasher, Henry, 4th cavalry, Augnst 28th '62. Mastling, John , Co. F, 120th N. Y. Longyear, David, l:lQth N. Y., Aug·nst22d '62,d. August 21st '6!. Merritt, Richmond, 91st N . Y. Lord, Horatio, 80th N. Y., September 16th '61. Miller, Abram, Co. K, 80th N. Y. Lord, Norman, 80th N. Y., March '63. Miller, James, Co. E, 15th N. Y. engineers Mccoon, James, [wagoner] Co. F, 120th N . Y. Miller, John G., Co. E, 15th N. Y . engineers. l\fills, F . Il., 4th cavalry, Aug·ust30th '6:l. Myrn, Bernard, 13th cavalry. Morse, Horlan P., 90th N. Y ., November 22d '62. Jlfyrn, Thomas, Co. E, 15th N. Y . eng·ineers . Osbom, Ne lson, U . S . Fo r t Henry, d . in '61. Ostrander, John, Co. F, 120th N. Y., d. in Libby prison. Ostrander, John H., 120th N. Y ., August 22d '62, d. at Libby Prison. Olwen, Francis, 154th N. Y. Peck, Geonge, 90th N. Y ., d. at I{py West, October '62. Peet, George W ., Co. K , 20th N. Y. Peck, Lyman , [corporal] 120th N . Y., August 22d '62, d. at Falmouth, Perry, William, Co. E, lfith N . Y. engineers. January '63. Peterson, James, Co. E, 15th N. Y. engineers. Pond, Dwight L., 90th N. Y., Octobe r 28th '61. Quick, James, Co. K, 80th N. Y. Pond, Dorland J ., Co. F, 120th N .Y., Aug. '62, k. in action Oct. 10th '63. R ide r , Alexander, Co . F, 120th N. Y. Reynolds, Elijah, Co . F, 120th N. Y ., August 22d '62. Rigg ·, John, Co. E, 15th N. Y. engineers. Rice, George E., [ba n d] 120th N . Y., August 22d '62. Rion, Bartholomew, Co K, 80th N. Y. Richmond, Merritt, 4th cavalry, September 2d '62. Rion, John, Co. K, 80th N . Y . Shaffer, William, 20th N. Y . Rose, James, 174th N. Y. Traphagan, Kimber, 120th N. Y., August 18th '64. Rose, James M., Co. E, 15th N. Y. engineers. Truesdell, Monroe, 4th cava lry, September 2d '62. Ruoff, George, Co. E, 15th N. Y. engineers. West, Lester, 4th cavalry, September 2d '62. Saxe, Charles, Co. K, 80th N. Y. Whitman, ,Joseph, September 10th '64. Schoonmaker, Ephriam, 52d N. Y . Schoonmaker, Joshua, Co. E, 15th N. Y . engineers. LEXINGTON. Schoonmaker, Rufus, Co. E, 15th N . Y. engineers. Allen, Wellington C., Co. G, 80th N . Y ., October 24th '62. Scr ibner , Peter H. , Co. E, 15th N. Y. en:rineers . Angle, George, Co. G, 80th N. Y., March 9th '64. Shantz, George, Co. F, VOth N. Y. Angle, Hiram, Co. G, 80th N. Y . Shantz, Jacob, Co. F, 120th N . Y . Angle, Philip, Co. G, 80th N. Y . Shantz, John, Co. K, 80th N, Y. Bailey, Benjamin, Co. G, 80th N. Y ., October 11th 'Bi. Shevlin, Daniel, 75th Illino is, capt,1red by Morgan. Baldwin, Jonathan, Co. G, 80th N. Y ., January 6th 'M. Shie lds, Michael, Co. E, 15th N. Y. engineers. Ilaldwin, Ri ley, Co. G, 80th N. Y. Showers, Georg-e, Co. K, 80th N. Y . Baker, Richard, Co. G, 80th N. Y. Showers, Lewis, Co. K, 80th N . Y. Darnum, Henry M., Co . G, 80th N. Y. Smith, Alonzo, 91st N. Y. Beach, Asa, Co. G, 80th N. Y. Smith, Conrad, Co. E, 15th N. Y. engineers, Benjamin, Horat io, Co. F, 120th N. Y. Stokes, Richard, Co. E, 15th N . Y. engineers. Donesteel, James, Co. G, 80th N. Y., August 23d '61. St otts, Jacob, 4fith N. Y., September '61. Bonesteel, John, Co. G, 80th N. Y., August 22d '62. Straube , Albert [musician], Co. K, 80th N. Y . Bloodgood, James, Co . G, 80th N. Y., February '6!. Te tsill, Emery, Co. E,15thN . Y. engineers. Dray, Oliver, Co . G, 80th N. Y. Thompson, William R., Co. E, 15th N . Y. engineers. Dut ler, Eben, Co G, 80th N. Y. 'l'ompkins, Warren, Co. E, 15th N. Y . engineers . Butler, Edgar, Co . G, 80th N. Y. Van Valkenburgh, F., Co. E, 15th N. Y. engineers. Butler, George, Co . G, 80th N. Y., March 10th '64 . Wase, Benjamin, Co. E, 15th N. Y. engineers. Butler, Jackson, Co. G, 80th N. Y., February nth '62. Wilcox, Peter, Co . F, 120th N. Y. Butler, L ., Co. G, 80th N. Y . Young, John B., Co. E, 15th N. Y. engineers. Butler, Marlin , Co. G, 80th N. Y. Young, John W., 56th N . Y. engineers. Dutler, R., Co . G, 80th N. Y. Y oung, William, Co. E, 15th N. Y. engineers. Butler, Wellington, Co. G, 80th N. Y., March 8th '62. Butler, William, Co. G, 80th N. Y., April Z-2d'61. JEWETT. Clever, Isaac, Co. G, 80th N . Y. Ba iley, Orville T ., 90th N. Y., October 10th '62. Clever, Newton, Co. G, 80th N . Y. Ba ldwin, Ambrose N., [captain] 80th N. Y ., k. at Gettysburg, July 3d '63. Cole, Austin, Co. E, 15th N. Y. engineers. February '63, Barber, Romaine, 48th N. Y., September 26th '6!. Cole , Edward, Co. G, 80th N. Y., August 22d '62. Dartier, Austin, 48th N . Y ., September 26th '6!. Colpaugh , Daniel, Co. G, 80th N . Y . Beach, Elbert, 2d cava lry, August '63. Cornish, Standish V ., Co. G, 80th N. Y. Beach, Romaine, 80th N. Y., October 4th '61. Cunningham, Barney, Co. G, 80th N. Y. Dr ay, George, 80th N. Y., September 1st '64. Cunn ingham, John, Co. G, 80th N. Y., February 13th '6!. Brazee, William, 120th N. Y., August 22d '62, d. April 11th '63. Cunningham, William H., [captain], Co. G, 80th N. Y., dis . Oct . 10th '6!. Bray, Milo, 120th N . Y. , August 22d '6~, missing. Daugherty, Elbert E., Co. G, 80th N.'Y ., December 26th '6i . Bu llard, David, 120th N. Y ., Au~nst 19th '62. Daugherty, Henry, Co. G, 80th N . Y., September 30th '62. Car r , Monroe W., 90th N . Y., November 20th '61. Daugherty, James, Co. G, 80th N . Y., August 22d '62. Chase, Walter B., 102d N. Y., August 26th '6-!. Dangherty, John . Dickerman, Putnam B., [2d lieutenant] 120th N . Y ., Aug·ust 22d '62, dis. Decker, Danforth, Co. G, 80th N. Y., October 7th '6!. June 3d '65. Decker, Edward , 4th cavalry, August 29th '61. Distin, Henry, 80th N. Y., March 9th '61. Decker, John, Co. G, 80th N. Y., January 24th 'M. Ebbetts, George, U. S. Fort Henry , October 2d '61. Decker, Martin V ., Co. G, 80th N . Y., October 7th '61. Edwards, Alfred, 90th N. Y., June '61. Decker, Thomas, Co. G, 80th N. Y . Goodsell, J. Emory, 120th N. Y ., August 22d '62 Deyoe, James, Co. F, 120th N. Y . Graham, Alfred R., [corporal] 120th N. Y., August 22d '62. Doff, Frank, Il linois regu lars, d. in Anderson ville prison . Graham, Albert S., [corporal], 120th N. Y., August 22d '62. Doff, George, Il lino is regulars . Graham, William , 1st artillery, February 26th '6L Doff, Jefferson, Co. G, 80th N. Y. Uraham, George H ., 1st artillery, February 26th '6!. Doff, William Rufus, Co. G, 80th N. Y. Radding, Ambrose, 9th N. Y., February 3d '64. . Dougherty, William, Co. F, ]20th N. Y. Ha ll, John W., 120th N. Y., Augnst 22d '62, d. October 3d '6

Downes, Robe rt, Co. G, 80th N . Y., Janua ry '62. Belts, Aaron C., 91st art ill ery, April '64. -~- Dunham, Addison, Co. G, 80th N . Y . Belts, Cyrast us H ., 20th N . Y. militi a, d. in se r vice . Fairch ild, H enr y, Co . G, 80th N . Y . Belts, John H ., 43d N . Y ., August '61. Fairchild, Will iam, Co. G, 80th N. Y. Dnrg-ess, A llen D . Fiero, Conrad, Co. G, 80th N.· Y., January 25th '64. lluske, J ames D., 20th N . Y. militia. Pord, Edw in L., Co. F, 120th N. Y., was impr isoned at Andersonville. Calhoun, George B., 10th N. Y., October 6th '62. Ford, Pranci s, Co. P, 120th N. Y. Calhoun, Jame s A ., 20th N. Y. mil itia, Apr il '61. F raz ier, Danforth J., 80th N. Y., September 3d '61. Calhoun, William D ., 91st N . Y ., September 1st '61. Garrison, James, .January 19th '64. Campbell, Nelson, 156th N. Y., October 7th '62. Garr ison, John, 100th N. Y ., October 5th '6'; . Cass , Theodore, I:l9th N. Y., August 22d '62. Goes, Aaron. Co. F, 120th N. Y., August 22d '6.J. Chcosebro, John F ., 7th N. Y .. Augu st 9th '62. Grant , William, Co. F, 120th N . Y . Cbeesob ro, William H ., 12th N . Y .• August 25th '62. Green, Sa mu el, Co. F, 120th N. Y. Con n elly , J erry, 2Gth N. Y. militia, Green, W illi am C., Co. G, 80th N. Y., September lath '64. Coonley, Edga.r, 91st N. Y. , September 1st 'M . Ham, Will iam, Co. F, 120th N . Y . Coo nl ey , 'l'heodot·e, 15th N. Y. engi neer s, September 1st '64. H appy, Joseph, 1,Hth N. Y ., September 22d ·r.~. Covoat, Pbi lo , Sep temb er 1st '64. Henry, Francis , Co. G, SOth'N. Y. Craw, Lucius 12\.lth N. Y., Augu st '62. _H enry, Michael, Co . G, 80th N. Y. Day ley, Charles, 156th N. Y., A ugn st 11th '62. Higgins, John, 15th N. Y., Decembe r 15t h '6'.l. Defraugbt , Edwin, 91st NY .• December'61. Houghtalin g, Stephe n, Co. G, 80t h N. Y. Defraught, Edsall, August '62. Humphrey, Alexander, Co. G, 80th N. Y . Dickerson, Will iam , 126th N. Y., Septembe r 1st '64. Humphrey. George , Co. G, 80t h N. Y . Dick in son. Albert, 20th N. Y ., Septembe r, 61. Johnson, Alfred , Co . G, 80tl1 N. Y. D ickson, R ichard, 26th N. Y ., Sept ember '64. Johnson, Drayton, Co. G, 80th N . Y. Eaton, John, 80th N. Y., February 'G4. Kee ley, Jame s, Co . G, 80th N. Y. Eldridge, Tbeodoro, 20th N. Y . mil itia, d. in serv ice. Kelley, John, Co G. 80th N. Y. Ergensinger , John, 120th N . Y ., January 6t h '62. Lake, Richard, Co. F, 120th N. Y. Eseland, David. Lewis, Jame s A., Co. G, 80th N . Y. Eseland, Nelson , 91st N. Y, September 1s t 'M . Lewis, Thomas , Co . G. 80th N. Y. Evans, David jr ., 7th N. Y. Lockwood , Lorenzo, Co . G, 80t h N. Y. Evans, James, 91st N. Y., September 1st '64. McCullough, Robert . Co. G, 80th N. Y. Evans, Nathan. 18th cavalry, September 2d '6!. Mayes, Orville , Co . G. 80th N. Y., February 8th '6./. Fisher, P ri tz, 156th N. Y., September 1st '62. Newell.Judson , Co. G,80th N. Y . ~'aster, Joh n, [corpora l] 80th N . Y., September 19th '61. Newkirk, Ephra im, Co . G. 80th N . Y. Garri so n, George W., 12Ut.hN . Y., Marc h 11th 'G5. Parker, Henry, Co . G, 80th N. Y ., January 4th '65. Gifford, Myron E., 0th N. Y. , September 1st '61. Parker, Enos, 133d N. Y., October 1st '64. Griflln, Harvey, 156th N. Y ., September 5th '62. Parks, J . C., Co. G, 80th N. Y., October 26th '61. Grober, Nicho las, 91st N . Y., August 31st '62. Perry, Horatio, 120th N. Y., August '62. Ha ight, Levi A., 20t h N. Y., Apr il 10th. Pettel, Gilbert [captain ], Co. F, 120th N. Y ., Aug. 22d '62, dis . June 3d '65. Hallock, W illi am .J.,4th heavy arti llery, February '62. Pratt, E llswo rth, 15th cava lr y, February 2itb '6L He lsin ghe r, John L., 91st N. Y ., Aug·ust 31st '64. Rider, Barnet, Co. G, 80th N. Y . Hollenbeck, William, 80th N. Y., .Janu ar y Hh '64. Hider, Driggs, Co. G, 80th N . Y. Holliday, A llen, 91st N. Y .. August 31st '64. Rile y, Franc is, Co. G, 80t h N. Y .• February 13th '64. Hunt, Silas, 15th N . Y. engineers , Septe m ber '64. Rivenburgh, David, Co. G, 80th N . Y. Irvine, P rederick . 9lstN. Y ., Septembe1· 1st '6! . Scutt, Abram, Co. F, 120th N. Y., Augnst 18th '62. Johnson, William, 120th N . Y .. August lltb '62. Shaffer , William, Co. G, 80th N. Y. , Se pt ember 2d '62. Jones, Richard, 91st N. Y., Septem her 6th '64. Thompson, James E., Co. G, 80th N . Y . King ·, George W ., 91st N. Y., August 31st' 6i . Thompson, Martin, 20th battery, September 5th '64. Knapp, Ambrose, 120th N. Y ., August 11t h '64. Tompkins. Orr in M. , Co. G, 80th N . Y. Knapp, John , 91st N . Y., August 31st '6!. Traphagen, K imb er, Co. F, 120th N. Y . Knowles, William H . Van Howson, Iretus, Illinois regiment. Lake, Ch arle s, 91st N . Y ., September 1st '64. Van Valkenburg·b, Nat han . Co. G, 80th N . Y . Lake, James, 18t h cava lry, Septembe 1·2d '64. Van Va lkenbu rgh, Jacob, Co. G, 80th N . Y. Lake , Phil et u s, [serg eant] 120tb N. Y .• August 19t h '62. Van Valkenburgh , J . Monroe Llieut ena n t ], Co. G, 80th N . Y ., r esigned Lak e, Rode ri ck, 120th N. Y ., A ugust 18th '62. Jan . 22d '63. Lake, Ro manu s. Van Valkenburgh, John P. [serg ea nt], Co. G, 80th N . Y. Long · John, 91st N. Y ., August 18t h '6!. Van Va lkenburgh , Lauren, Co. G, 80th N . Y., Septembe r 18th '6!. Lounsbury . Hardy, 80th N. Y., March 2lth '65. Van Va lkenburgb, Nicholas, Co. G, 80t h N. Y., September 1st '62. Nash, Geo rg e, 91st N . Y., Augu st 31st '6L Van Va lkenburgh, Peter B., Co. G, 80th N, Y., September 1st '62. Peters , Jame s, 20th N. Y . Van Wagner, PeterH ., Co. G. 80th N . Y . Roe, Nathanie l, 10th N. Y ., August '62. Vermilyea, JamesC., Co. G, 80th N . Y. R undl e, Thomas J., [c,1pt ain] 106th N . Y., September 1st '62, w. at Cedar Whe eler, Francis, Co . G, 80th N. Y., March '6!. Creek, di s. November 20th '65. Wheel er , Georg-e, Co . G, 80th N. Y., April 22d '61. Schofield, Erastus H ., 15th N. Y . engi neers, Pebruary 29th '64. Wh it n ey, Amasa, 89t h N. Y ., Febrnary '64 . Scriver, A lexa nd er , 102d N. Y ., November 8t h '6.Z. W hitney, Jonathan . Co . G, 80th N . Y ., December '6!. Scr i ver, Hiram , 150th N . Y ., October 22d '62. Wh itney, Leonard, Co. G, 80th N. Y . Scipold, Lorenzo . Winters, Daniel , 4th cavalry, August 22d '62. Sherrill, A lmot, 18th N. Y., September 10th '64 . Wright, Oli ver, Co . P, 120th N. Y. Showwa lters, H en ry, 8th Penn , August '6l. Shute, Matthew, 18t h N. Y ., Septe m ber 17th '61. GREENVILLE . Simpk ins, Hercul e, 20th N. Y ., militia, April 10th. Abrams, Epenet u s. Sim pk in s Stephen . Abrams, Theron, 15t h N . Y., engin ee rs, Peb ruary 29th '64. Smith, Jeremia h, 15t h N. Y. cn g in eP.rs, Septe mb e r 1st '64. Abrams, Willi am, Smi th, Lew isJ ., 100th U.S., [Cebruary '6,i. A llerton , L eonard, 15th N . Y. , engineers . September 15th '64. Smith, Walter, 18th N . Y., September 10th '64. Aust in, Gould, [sergea nt] 20th N. Y. militia, April 25th '61. Sn y der, Henry W ., 91st 1'. Y ., September 5th '04. Aust in, William. 120th N . Y., August 22d '62. Tallman, Jacob, 20th N. Y militi a . Baker, Hiram W., 20th N. Y. Thompson, Joseph, 7th heavy art ille ry , August '02. Baldwin . Alfred, 20t h N. Y ., d. in service . Tompkins, Almont , 91st N . Y., A ug u st 31st '64. Darker, Ayres G., [1st lieutant, pro . capta in] 120th N. Y., September Tummel, Lewis, 61st N. Y ., November '61. 10th '62, k . at Gettysburg ,July 2d '63. Welch, Philetus R Barker, Goodw in C., 120th N. Y., Septemb er '62. Wilkins, W illi am W. , February 23d '64. Barker, Platt , 91st N . Y ., Septemb er 5th '6 1. Wood, J"obn H ., 91stN. Y., August 31st '64. Barker, George, 156th N . Y., Pebruary 22d '61. Wood, Nat ha ni el, 91st N. Y., September 5th '64. Barker, Ranso m A ., 91st arti llery, '.September 1st '64. Wood, Lev i S ., 150th N. Y., September '62. j3ent ley , Geo rg e N., 18t4 cava lr y , Sept ember 2d '64. Youngs, Andrew, 97th N . Y ., October 18th '61. • 11 HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY.

NEW BALTIMORE. Onrr ie, Willi am H ., 120th N . Y., August 15th '62, dis. Jnne 2d '65. Dec k er, Jacob, 144th N. Y., September 6th '64. Bagley. Horatio. Decker, Lorenzo, 5t h h eavy artilJery, Jannary 23d '6!, dis. July 19th '65. Bagley, Stephen J . Deyoe, Albert, 177th N. Y., Nov. 15th '6l, d. a t Vicksburg Aug . 22d '63. Baxter, Samue l, 10th N. Y., May 2d 'GI. Deyoe, Ma rtin , 90th N . Y., Septem her 13th '61, dis. March 1st '62. B es ley, Jacob , Co. D, 120th N . Y ., Augus t 22d '62. Disbrow, Loren , 2d N. Y ., Au,o:ust 21st '61. Brnnk, .Joseph, Co. K, 80th N. Y., October 13th '61 dis. January 4th, '64. Doyle, James, 20th N Y., Apr il 18t h 'Gt, dis . August22d '61. Church, Francis, 2d cavalry, Decm nber 12th '6H, Doyle, John, 18th cavalry, September 7th '61, dis. June 2d '65. Colvin, He nr y, 54th N . Y .. Aug·ust 1st '61. D ut cher, Henry, 120th N. Y., Aug. 18th '6l, d. at As hlancl Dec. 17th '63. Cur e, Charles, 9th hea vy artillery. Sepk mber 19th '6-1. Du t ch er. H. Milt on, 10th heavy art illery , Feb. 5th '61, dis . Sept.1st, '65. Dubl e, Char les , Co. D, 120th N . Y ., Aug u st 22d '62. D utch er Newton, 33d N. Y., Ang-ust '63, d. at Chattanooga. Everson, Geo rge. Foste r, Jo hn, 15th h eavy artillary, July '63. Flansburg ·, Peter, 61st Mass., September 3d. Fraye r , Danfort hJ .,177th N. Y. , Novembe r 19th '02, clis. July 4th '6i,. Foreman, Orlando , 22d N . Y., September 8t h '61. Frayer , Dwig-ht E., 17'/th N . Y ., November 8th '6'~, di s, August 27t h '65. Gan, I sa ac, 91st N. Y., September 9th , 'Gl. Frayer , F r ede ri ck, 177th N. Y., Nove mb er 19th '62, d. Jul y 4th '63. Gedn ey, Edwin, 79th N. Y ., Fcbrunry l'i'th '6 .). Frayer, Leander. 5th h eavy artillery, Febr uar y ]Ith '62, d. H artwe l1, Dwig-ht, Co D, 120th N . Y,. Aug u st 22d '62, k. at Gettysb urg. Fraye r , Martin, 5th he avy ar till ery, Febrnary 11th '02. Hilt on, Ro bert, Co. D, 120th N . Y., Aug-ust .22d 'G], k. at Gettysburg . Fraye r, William W,, 177th N . Y .,, Novem ber 19th '02, dis. Oct. 5th '65. Hinman, Addison J., 18t h cavalry, September 3d '6i. Gaffne r , James , 5th hea vy artillery, Febr u ary 27th '62, dis. July 19th '65. Houghtaling Orrin D., 17th cavalry, October 3d. Gaff ner, John, 22d N. Y ., dis. Februar·y 27t h '6L H0u gh talin g·, ,vi llia m, 7th benvy nrtillery, October :?3th. German, Abe l, 92d N. Y., August '6:3. Ladd, Georg e, 2d cava lr y, July 2d. Ge rman , James , 92d Illinois ca valr y , A u g-ust 19th '63, dis. Jan. 2d '65. L angan , John, Co. D, 120th N. Y ., Augus t 9th '62, k. at Ge ttysburg. Gray, Jonathan F., 15th heavy art ill er y, .Jun e 25th '6L Losee, George, 7th N. Y ., Aug-ust 1:"?th'6 :Z. Mansfield, James. 7th heav y artillery, August 4th, Gr i~~lY1\ t. ng·ust u s H., 5th h eavy artillery, August 12th '62, dis. April Mansfield . John, 100th N. Y., Octobel' 8th. Groat, Zadock P., 120th N. Y., August 18th '62, k. at Petersburg Ma nsfield , Silas, 44th N. Y ., October 1st '61. Ma,ch 25th '65 . Marshall, John H., 2d cavalry, January f)th '62. Ha r ding, Joh n E., 20th N. Y., Aug-ust 27t h '61. Mar sh all , Tun is, 61st N. Y ., September 12tb, 02. Ha rtw ell, Melvin, [sergeant] 2d N . Y., April 18th '61, dis. Sep t. 30th '65. Mead, Stepben, Co. D, 120th N . Y ., Aug ust 22d 'G2. Hellicus, Albert, 20th U. S. colored cavalry, August 26t h '64, dis. April Mead, Frederick, 44th N . Y ., September 25th '61. 17th '65. Mea d, Henry, 44th N. Y ., Septembet · 25t h 'Gt . Hellicus, Alexander, 20th U. S. co lored cavalry, Ja nu ary 12th 'Bi, dis . Mead, Freder ick, 122d N. Y., Febrna r y Uth '6!. Aug-us t 28th '65. Post, Abram, 156th N . Y., Octo ber 10th '6.~. He lli cus, Geo rge, 20th U. S. co lor ed cava lr y, January 8th '64, dis. Powell, John jr., February 1st, 'GL August 28th '65. Powell , George. He !licus, Isaac, [cor pora l] 20th TJ. S . co lo red caval r y, January 4th '64, Ray, William E ., landsman, Grand Gu lf, Sept. 5th '64, dis . Sept. 4t h '6j. dis. Octo b er '65. llob erts, Hu rl ey, Co. I, 44th N. Y ., August 8th, '62, dis. Aug-nst 22d '64. H ill, Clark, 120th N. Y., J une '64, k. at Petersburg, March 21st '65. Ro berts, Storm, Co, 13, 61st Mnss., Sep t ember 3d 'G1, dis. June ,th '65. Hill, Fenton, 120th N. Y ., A u gust 1st '62, dis . June 2d '65. Robert s, James H , recruiting ship, l\forch 9th '6!. Hoagland, Charle s, 4th h eav y artillery, March 24th '64, dis. Sept. 26th '65. Shanley, John F., 16th cava lry, May23d '63. Hoag land, James, 4t h heavy art ill ery, January 7th '64, cl. at City Point, Smith, Abram, Co . D, 120th N . Y . , August 22d ·oz:dis. ,June 5th '65. A ugnst 20th '64. Smith, Moses M., 2d cavalry, A ug·ust 15th, 'OJ. Hoag-land , rrho mas, 1st Michigan cavalry. Smith, Joseph, 120th N. Y., August nth '62. Hoag- land , Zadoc P ., 146th N . Y., Sept . '6:J, k. at Pe tersburg-, June 2d '64, Smith, Engene. Hogaboom. Ade lbert , 15th heavy art ill er y, Feb. 5th '6!, d. July 21st '65. Bowles, NPwton, Co. B, 91.st N. Y., Sep temb er 20th 'Gl, dis. June 10th '65. Hoga boom, Cha nncey, 80th N . Y ., September 11th '61, d. Dec. 1st '62. Stephens, W illi am P ., 15th N. Y . eng-io ee rs, Septe mber 5th, '61. How lrn, Georg<1, 71st N . Y. , May 14th '0l, dis. Apr il 17th '64. Sw eet, Ward W., 28th Conn ., Aug·ust 18th '62. Jordan, James, 20th N. Y., April 21st '61, dis. August 22d '61. •.rea l, Robert, 91st N . Y., August 30th . Jorclan, Moses, 20th N. Y., April 21st '61, d . Ju ne 2d '65. Van Slyke, Samuel, 80th N. Y., August lut h '6!. Kane, Barney, 144th N. Y. Warner, James, 7th heavy artill ery, October 25th. Lafferty, Ch ar les, 18th cava lr y, September 17th '64, dis . Jan. 7th '65. Wolfe, Philip, Co . D, 120th N . Y., Aug ust 2d '62. Lafferty, W illi am, 15th heavy artillery, Jan . 14th '6!, dis. August 2"Zd '65. Wolfe, T. P., 120th N. Y., August 2d 'OZ. Lewis, Geo rge, 15th heavy art ille ry, Ja nua r y 19th '64, dis. in '65·. Wrig-ht, John F., Co. D, 120th N. Y., August 9th '62, dis. June 5th '65. Lewis, .James, 80th N . Y ., September '61, k. in battle of Bull Run. Lew is, Joseph , 80th N - Y ., September '61, d . at Falmouth, May 19th '62. PRATTSVILLE. Lewis, 'l'homas, 80th N. Y., Sept. '61, taken prisoner, fate unknown. Lown, David, 91st N. Y ., September 1st '64, dis. June 7th '65. Alberty, Gideon, 120th N . Y., Aug ust 18th '62, dis. October '68. McArde ll , James [capt.], 20th N . Y., Apl'i l 21st '61, dis . August 22d '61. Albe rty, William, 91st N . Y., Aug-ust 31st '6-1, dis. May 11'th '65. Mag inni s Ed win, 1!\th heavy artillery, Jan nary 24th '6!, missing-. Bacon, Leander, 1st U . S . cava lry, Septe mber 10th 'M. dis . May 26th '65. Magi nni s. Richard, 15th h eavy art illery, Jan, 14th '64, di s. June 21st '66. Ballard, John E ., 120th N. Y ., August 2d '62, dis. Jun e 2d '63 . Mag in n is, Willi am [serg-t.], 15th N . Y., Sept. 25th '61, dis. Aug . 19th '65. Barnum, Stewart, 15th heavy artillery, Jan. 11th '64 d is . Aug·. 22d '65. Manzor , David, 80th N. Y ., January 15th '63, d . Becker, Bara nt S., [2cl lieuten ant] 5th h eavy artillery, March 7th '62, dis. Maze, Abner, 51st N. Y ., Septembr 4th '62. Aug ust 1st '65. Merwin, Ma rti n, 51st N. Y., December 16th '61. Becker, Leander 0 ., 18th cava lry, October lst '63. Mondore, A lo nzo, 80th N. Y ., January 12th '64, dis. Ju ne 10th '65. Bligh, Gilbert, 120th N . Y ., August 5th '62, dis. July 7th '65. Mondore, Cha rl es, 1st U.S. cava lr y, Sept . 10th '64, dis. Sept. 30th '65. Brandow, George N., [corporal] 4th heavy artillery, Febrnary, d. at Mondore, Lewis, 144th N. Y ., d. in serv ic e. Fort DeKalb. Moodore, Mad ison, 51st N. Y., Aug-ust19t ,h '61, dis. August 11th '65. Brandow, Han nib al, 4th hea vy ar till ery, Sept. 1st '61, dis. June 10th '65. Mondore, Nelso n [capt.], 80th N. Y., January 3d '64, d. March '65. Brandow , Sto rm A ., 4th heavy artillery, January 7th '6!, d. at Sa lisbury Newcomb, Sylvester, 51st N . Y., August 19th, '62. December '64. Or r, John, 5th heavy artillery, February 16th '62. Brandow, W illi am, jfa r ch 25th 'G-1,d is. Septembe r 26th '65. Proper, Harr ison, 80th N. Y., Aug·ust 9th '62, dis. Ju n e 13th '65. Carr, John, 120th N. Y ., Aug-ll3t Gtl1 '0·l, dis. November 21st '64, Proper, Heury, 120th N.Y., Sep temb er 10th '61, dis. June 3d, 65. Carr, William , K0th N . Y ., October 1st 'Gl, dis, Ju ly 28th '62. · Proper, H ira m, 51st N. r., September 16th '6-1,dis. June '65. Chamberlin , Chauncey, 5th heavy art iller y, February 27th '62, d. Proper, Horace, 15th hPavi • art ill ery, Jan nary 15th '6!, dis. May 30th '65. Chamberlin, D B., 5th heavy a,·till ery, Feb . 11th '62, dis. Feb. 10th 'GL Pers on , Hiram, 101st N. Y ., January 15th '62, dis . Jnne 27th'65. Chatfie ld, F . H., 5lstN. Y., Octobel' 17th '6l, dis. ~farch 5th '6! . Rightmyer, Jacob, 51st N. Y ., September 20th '65, dis. J anuary 28th '65. Christian, Edw in, 80th N . Y ., January 15th '63. Roc lrnfe ller, Andrew [serg-t.J , 4th heavy artillery, Jannary 15th '62, di s. Christian, Jesse, 15th heavy Ul'tillel'y, January 14th '61, dis. J nn e6th '65. September 26th '65. Churchill, E lizar P., 4th heavy artillery, Jan. 4t h '6!, dis. Sept . 4th '65. Rockafe ller, Mart in , 4th heavy artillery, Jan. 17th '64, dis. Sept. 26th '65. Clark, James E. , 4t h heavy artillery, Jannary '62, d . at Fort DeKa lb , Sche r merho rn , Francis, 22d N. Y., October '62. July 25th '62 . Schermerhorn, Paul A. , 120th N . Y ., August 10th '62, dis. June 2d '65. Con nine, Jacob, 33d N. Y ., August 'G3. Shoemaker, Martin, 15t h heavy artillery, Jan . 4th '64, dis. May 30th '65, Cotton, Gordon, 5th heavy artillery, Feb . 27th '62, dis. March 25th '64. Shoemaker, Smit h, 1!\th heavy art ill ery, July '63. Cotton, Wa lli s, 5th heav y artillery, Febn u1ry 2,th '6·l, cl. at Baltimore Shoemaker, Thomas, 101st N. Y., January 15th '62, d. May 4th '6±. Shouts, Derwaiu, 51st N. Y., August 17th '61. 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Sloat, Sylvan us, 51st N. Y., August 15th '62, dis. October 18th '64, Hughson, Georg e , 80th N. Y., August 22d '62. Snyde r, Jacob, 4th heavy art ill ery, January 15th '64, dis. F eb. 3d '65. Hughson, John , 80th N. Y., September 4th '62. Snyder, John ·H., 4th heavy artillery, J anu ary · 19th '64, dis. Sept. 21st '65. Jenne, John F., 120th N. Y ., August 12th 'G2. Spenc er , George W. , 80th N . Y., February 21st '65. dis. May 8th '65. Jerome, John, 120th N . Y., August 4th 'G2. St. John, Thomas, 51st N. Y., Jan. 8th '6!, d. at Annapo lis, Mar. 26th '65. Jones , Egbert, 4th cava lry, August 22cl '62. Stocking, Zelotus [sergt.], 5th heavy artillery, Februar y 10th '62, dis. Johnson, Andrew, 121st N. Y ., Ma rch 2Mh '65. July 19th '65. Judd, Dennis, 80th N. Y., September 18th '61. Story, John, 18th cava lr y, September 7th '6i. Judd , Ezekie l, 120th N. Y., August 12th '62. Story, Zera B., 101st N . Y ., Februa ry 16th '62. Judd, Hen ry, 80tl1 N. Y ., Sep tem ber 18th 'Gt. Van Loa n, Wyckoff, 5th heavy ar t illery, Aug . 12th '62, dis. July 29th '65. J ndd, Jehia l, 80th N . Y., September 18th 'GI. Wee d, Frank lin, 18th ca valry, Sep tem ber 7th '61, dis. Ju ly 2d, '65. Judson , William H ., 80th N. Y ., Aug·ust '61. Whit e, Charles J . [drum ma j or], 5th heavy art illery, December 1st '6l, Kane, Barnard , 47th K . Y ., September '63. dis. February '64. Like, George W., 80th N. Y., Sept em ber 18th 'GI. Whitman, Francis B., 4th heav y artillery, Jan. 19th '64, dis. Sept. 29th'6!\. Mansfield, George, 57th N . Y ., September '61. Whitman, Lawre nc e, 2d Mass. cava lr y, July 18th '64, dis. July 15th '65. :Maynard, Francis, 12'.JthN. Y ., Januar y 'G4. Whitman, W. S., 22d N. Y., October 3d '64, dis. J ul y 15th '65. Maynard , Hiland, 120th N. Y ., Aug u st 14th '62. Wilt sie , George, 120th N . Y., October 6th '62, dis. August 22d '65. Marshall, John, 120th S. Y., September 18th '61. Marshall , Joseph, 120th N. Y., August 14th '62. WINDHAM . McQueen, Dwight, 1st light a r tillery, Februa ry '64, Miller, Abram. Barlow. Joseph, 80th N. Y., September.12th '61. Miller, Harlow. Bartholomew, Hiram, March 4th '63. Miller, Zeb a, S0tl1 N. Y. , Sep t emb er 9th '6L Blodg et t, John, 120th N. Y., Angustl3th '62. Newberry, James, 4th heavy artiller y, Janua ry 25th '64. Briggs, Amos, 80tl1 N. Y. , September 12th '61. Pa rk er, Georg e, 80th N . Y., August 16th 'G4. Calldns, M. l:l., 80th N Y., April 4th '6Z. Payne, Charle s, 120th N . Y ., Augu st Hth '62. Clark, Orl ando, 80th N. Y., September '64. Payne, Edwin, 57th N. Y. , Septeinb er '01. Clark, W. P., 1st art illery , February 24th '64. Pay ne, Oscar 1st art illery, Septemb er 2:3d '64. Cole, Charle s. Peterson, Charles, 57th N. Y .. Octobe r '61. Cornell, Isaac, 120th N . Y., A ugust 12th '62. Phe lp s, Edward, 131st N. Y ., March '05. Cornell, L. B., 120th N. Y., August 12th '62. Pier ce, John IJ., S0tl1 N. Y., Septembel' 18th '61. Cra nd ell, John, 120th N. Y., August 12th '62. Presto n, D.S., 120th N . Y ., August 10th '6.·3. Delam a ter, Will iam, 44th N . Y., October 3d '61. Pr ice, George \V., 0th heavy artillery, January '64. Derby, H enry, 15th h eavy artillery, Ju ly 11th 64. Reynolds, Hiram T ., 143d N . Y ., September 14th '62. Disten, Geo rge, 80th N. Y ., August 27th '61. Rey nold s, Ira S., 120th N. Y ., A ug·ust l~tb '62. F erri s;Edward , 50th N . Y .. September '61. Rice, James, 16th heavy artillery, September '64-. Fisher, E.W ., 44th N. Y., A ugu st 3d '61. Sanford, C. R., 80th N . Y., September '64. Fuller, William, 80th N. Y ., September 4th '6l. Sherman, Edg-ar, 15th heavy artiller y, January 12th 'G4. Garvey, J. H. , 4th cavalry, August 22d '62. Sherman. Jer ome, 15th heavy artillery, January 12th '64. Greenwood, Dani el, 80th N. Y., September 23d '61. Slaler, Smith, 120th N . Y., Augu st Hth '02. Halden, David, 80tl1 N. Y., September '65. Smith, J., 80tl1 N . Y., September 16th '0:l. Hadden, Lewi s, 4th heavy artillery, January 16th '64. Sparling-, William .T., 21st N. Y., l\Iarch 31st '65. Hapeman, Robert, 120th N . Y ., August eth '62. Sout hard, Ne lso n, 80th N . Y., September lGth 'GI. Hapeman, Willi am, 80th N. Y., September 23d '61. Southard, Theodore, 80th N . Y ., September 18th '64. Hay es, A. S .. 80th N. Y ., September 18th '61. Sutton, Ashel, 4th ca v a lry, August 16th 'G2. Ho agland, Martin. 'ribbals , George H., 120th N. Y ., August 10th '6:l. Halcomb , Sterling, 99th N . Y ., August 22d '61. Van Aiken , Giles, 1211th N. Y ., Augu st 10th '6:l. Holme s, Asa, 80th N. Y., September 18th '61. Warr iner, Ta lmage, 80tl1 N . Y ., September 4th '61. H olmes, Charle s, 120th N. Y ., August 12th '62. West , A . E., 30th N . Y ., April '62. Hopkins, William, 120th N. Y .. August 12th '62. White, Henry , B0th N . Y ., Septemb er 8th '6L Hough, Lewi s, 15th N . Y. engin eers , September 17th '64. Wiltsey, George, 120th N. Y., Aug ust 13th '62. H ough, Romuno, 4th cava lry, September 8th '61. Woo lhi ser, C. F. , 4th he avy artill ery, January '65. How ard, Dan iel, 80th N . Y., September 16th '64. Woolhiser, Charles, 120th N. Y., August 1st '6:3. Howard, Wesley, 57th N. Y ., Octob er 11th '61. Woolhiser , Sylvester, 9Dth N . Y ., September 22d 'Gl.