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It is almost if not quite impossible to learn anything definite about these early settlers. Some of the families have become extinct ; some have removed ; some have rep- resentatives still in town ; and a few maintain the line of descent unbroken.
Prominent among the early settlers were John and David Collin, brothers, and the children of John Collin, of Milford, Conn. Their grandfather, Paul Collin, married Judith Vallean, and was driven from France by the relig- ious persecutions of the early years of the eighteenthi cen- tury. Their son John (Ist) married Hannah Merwin. He was a sea captain, and was finally lost at sea in the year 1746. John (2) settled in the western part of Hillsdale, on what is now known as the Higgins farm, where he lived for a few years, and then removed to the eastern part of the town, on the farm now occupied by his grand- 10
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son, Hon. John F. Collin. David Collin occupied the place now owned by Rutsen Hunt. John was commis- sioned as captain by Governor Tryon, and afterwards held a similar commission from Governor George Clinton. He lost one son, Anthony, in the Revolution. He was taken prisoner by Sir Henry Clinton's troops, and died in cap- tivity in December, 1777, aged but seventeen years. David was a lieutenant in the Colonial army during the French war, and participated in an unsuccessful attack upon Fort Ticonderoga. While residing in Amenia, Dutchess coun- ty, during the Revolution, his house was attacked and plundered by a band of robbers, who treated his family with great rudeness and tortured him nearly to death. He died in Hillsdale in 1818, aged eighty-four years. John Collin (2d) was succeeded on the farm by his son John (3d), and he in turn by his son John Francis, who is the
present proprietor. He has been a very sucessful busi- ness man, a man prominent in public life, and a man of great influence among his fellows. In 1833 he was elect- ed to the State Legislature, and in 1844 was elected mem- ber of Congress. In both of these positions as well as in all the many minor offices to which he has been called, he acquitted himself with honor and credit. To his kind- ness we are indebted for invaluable aid in gathering the materials for this work. His brother, Henry A. Collin, was prominent in town affairs, and was five times elected supervisor of Hillsdale. In 1856 he removed to Mount Vernon, Iowa. Hon. John F. Collin has two sons living : John F. lives on the homestead, and Quincy J. is a Meth- odist Episcopal minister, now engaged in teaching in Cal- ifornia, and is also pastor of a Union church there.
Quincy Johnson, a prominent early settles, was a son of William and Jane Johnson, of Bridgewater, Mass., grand- son of Benjamin and Ruth Johnson, of Hingham, Mass., and a great-grandson of Isaac and Abigail Johnson, of the same place. He was descended from either Isaac or Ed-
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ward Johnson, both of whom came to Massachusetts with Governor Winthrop in 1630, and were prominent men in the Massachusetts colony. He came to Hillsdale with his parents about the close of the last century, and be- came a prominent citizen of the town. He died in Hills- dale in April, 1878, aged nearly eighty-eight years. His eldest son, Wesley Johnson, spent several years in Africa, assisting in the work of establishing the Liberia colony. He went out as physician to the governor's family, and was subsequently called upon by unforeseen circumstances to himself discharge the duties of the gubernatorial office. He was once wounded while assisting in repelling an attack of the natives upon the colony. He devoted his time and money to the work of establishing a college there for the intellectual and moral elevation of the peo- ple, and by his strenuous exertions so weakened his sys- tem that he fell a victim to the malaria of the climate, and had a severe attack of fever. Recovering partially from it, he returned to his American home, hoping to re- cuperate and be enabled to complete his work in estab- lishing the college ; but he failed to realize the expected benefit and rapidly failed, and died in Hillsdale July 1, 1844, aged thirty-one years. He was universally respect- ed for his talents, scholarly attainments, enterprise, and amiability of character. Quincy Johnson still has two sons living in Hillsdale. They are William Leonard and John Quincy Johnson.
Perhaps the most numerous family in the town are the Beckers. The first of the name in Hillsdale was Peter Becker, who married Mary Southard about 1780. Their son, John P. Becker, married Elizabeth Clum. Philip Becker, who now lives in Hillsdale, was one of the chil- dren of that union.
Martin Krum, from Germany, settled in Hillsdale about 1745 ; the place was then called Nobletown. He bought eight hundred acres of the Rensselaer manor. The old
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homestead was the place now occupied by Moses Becker, His sons were John, Martin, Jacob, Henry, Peter, Daniel, and David. David died in early life ; John settled in Co- lumbia county, but in after years moved to Schoharie ; Peter went to Ohio. The others remained in Columbia. His daughters were Mrs. Henry Blunt, of Chatham, Mrs. Fite Mesick, of Claverack, and Mrs. Peter Mull, of Chat- ham. The second husband of the last named was John Mesick.
Judge Krum, of St. Louis, is a grandson of Martin, Sr., and son of Peter. The old homestead became several different farms. The house, built before the Revolution, remained in the family until 1835, the last owner being Martin H. Krum, a grandson, now of Fairville, Wayne Co. A son of the latter is Dr. Josephus Krum, of Seneca Falls, for a long time pastor of the Presbyterian church of that place.
William Jordan was born in North Castle, Westchester Co., in 1751. He was a soldier in the Revolution and served through the war, participating in the battles of White Plains and Stillwater. He married Ruth Ferris, of Horse Neck (now Greenwich, Conn.), and came to Hills- dale soon after the close of the war, settling in the west part, on the farm now occupied by his grandson, Abram I. Jordan. He died in 1833. He was a farmer, and be- ing something of a military man, was familiarly known as "Major" Jordon.
Of his children, John settled in Claverack, and in his old age removed to Palmyra, Wayne Co. N. Y., where he died. William settled near his father in Hillsdale, and died there. Daniel and Benjamin removed to Palmyra, N. Y., and died there a few years since at an advanced age. Abram was educated as a physician, located in Claverack about 1815, and was a few years later married to Catharine Mesick, of that town. He was a skillful and successful physician, and enjoyed an extensive practice in
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1852. He was a man of irreproachable character and greatly beloved by the people, who eagerly sought his counsel and assistance even in his old age. He died in 1855, having nearly reached the threescore-and-ten years allotted to man. Of Ambrose L. a full biographical sketch will be found elsewhere. Allen was educated as a lawyer, and entered upon the practice of his profession at Hudson, where he at once took rank among the first and most promising of his colleagues. He was, however, driv- en by ill health to abandon the practice of the law, and removed to Plainfield, Ill., in 1848, where he still resides. Rebecca married Adam Van Dusen, of Clifton Springs, N. Y., and removed to that place. She had a large family and one of her sons, Hon. Ambrose L. Van Dusen, has represented the first Assembly district of Ontario county in the Legislature. She died in September, 1877, aged ninety-six years. Lucy married James Phillips, of Clav- erack, and died young.
William White, William Schutt, Parla Foster, Eli Rood, James Shepard, John Jones, aud Henry Speed were sol- diers in the Revolutionary war. All except the first named were living in 1840, and were pensioners of the government. The earliest ministers were Abel Brown, Parla Foster, and Harry Truesdell.
The first merchants were Gaius Stebbins, at Murray's Corners, where he also kept an inn, and Elisha Hatch, at Green River.
The first inns were kept by Gains Stebbins, at Murray's Corners, by Parla Foster, at Hillsdale, and by James Bryan, where Dr. H. Cornell now lives.
The first saw-mills and grist-mills were built at a very early date, and their history is lost in oblivion. Among the earliest now known of were a grist-mill where Wheel- er's saw-mill now stands ; a saw and grist-mill where Philip Becker's saw and planing-mill now stands ; a saw and grist-mill about one and a half miles above the Becker 10*
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mill, on the Roeloff Jansen's Kill ; and a mill near Har- lemville, where the Richmond Mills now stand. "Spaf- ford's Gazetteer," published in 1813, says that there were then in the town (which included part of the present town of Austerlitz) "eleven grist-mills, ten saw-mills, four full- ing-mills, and four carding-machines."
Among the first fulling-mills were three on the Roeloff Jansen's Kill, in the Collin neighborhood. One of the first carding-machines was near the site of the Baily mill, and another near the present Wheeler mill.
Refine Latting was the first tanner and currier in town. He lived a little west of the village, and also kept an inn. Jared Winslow, probably the first blacksmith, resided, and had a shop, at Green River.
The first and only furnace in town was built by Philip Becker, about 1835. It is a small one, devoted to the making of plow castings and custom work. It is now owned by a Mr. Vosburgh.
The first lawyer to settle in Hillsdale was Thomas K. Baker, who came about 1820. He remained a few years, and then removed to Western New York. Soon after him came Russell G. Dorr, who remained in the town till his death. Martin H. and Harriet Dorr, of this town, are two of his children.
The first post-office was kept by Refine Latting, and was about a half-mile west of Hillsdale village. It was sup- plied with mail by means of the Hudson and Hartford stages.
The earliest physicians were Nathaniel House and . Caleb Benton.
Another early and widely-known physician was Dr. Abraham Jordan, afterwards of Claverack. He was com- missioned a surgeon in Ten Broeck's brigade during the war of 1812-15.
Previous to the settlement by the whites this section was much frequented by the Indians. One family lived
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here for many years after the whites came in. About 1810 the last remnants of the aborigines, in the persons of two of that race who were named Paul and Phoebe, re- moved to the western part of this state. There was an old trading-post near what is now called Murray's Cor- ners, and an old fort once stood near the old burying- ground near Levi Coon's residence. Three brothers named Overhiser emigrated from Germany to America about 1750. One of them, named Barnett, settled near Stam- ford, in Dutchess county. His son Abraham married Elizabeth Eighmey, and in 1810 removed with his family to Hillsdale. His children were named Eve, Phranaca, Caspar, George, Conrad, Elizabeth, Abram, Mary, and Barnett. Barnett succeeded his father on the homestead, which is now occupied by his son, Ambrose L. Overhiser. John H. Overhiser, of Hudson, is a son of George Over- hiser.
This town was formed as a district March 26, 1782. It had previously been a part of Claverack. It was recog- nized as a town March 7, 1788. In 1818 a part of Auster- litz was taken off.
Its name is supposed to have been derived from the peculiar conformation of the surface, which is a varied succession of hills and dales. From the orthography given the name in early times, "Hill's Dale," it seems quite possible that it might have been named in honor of some one named Hill, but the other is thie generally ac- cepted origin of the title.
From the fact that no records previous to 1847 can be found it is impossible to give any prominence to the early civil history, and the lists of officers are also very imper- fect because of it. The following is the most perfect list we have been able to get :
TOWN OFFICERS.
SUPERVISORS.
1786-90. James Bryan.
TOWN CLERKS.
COLLECTORS.
Records lost. Records lost.
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SUPERVISORS.
TOWN OFFICERS, Records lost.
COLLECTORS. Records lost.
1791-99. C. Mckinstry.
1800-8. Samnel Mallery.
1809-11. Ebenezer Soule.
66
1812. B. Williams.
66
66 66
1813-14. William Tanner. 6. 66
1815-16. J. C. Olmstead.
1817. Edward Bagley,
60
1818-22. Jos. Morehouse.
1823-24. Wm. Jordan, Jr.
66
1825-27. Jos. Morehouse.
66
66
1828. Amos M Knapp.
66
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1829-30. Jos. Morehouse. 1831-32. Henry Loop.
1833-34. Quincy Johnson.
66
1835-36. Samuel Judson.
1837-43. John F. Collin.
1844-45. A. A. Spickerman.
1846. 1847.
Joseph P. Dorr.
Thomas K. Baker.
1848. Henry A. Collin, ..
1849. 1850. 60
John H. Overhiser. .6
Charles Crow. .. 66
Henry A. Collin.
William P. Stickle.
Henry A. Collin. Ralph Judson.
William Foster.
Joseph P. Dorr.
Stephen B. Bartean. William Il. Jenks.
George M. Foster. William Foster. A. Frank B. Chace. Theoph. Dimmick.
Alexander Snyder. Hiram Winslow.
66 .. P. B. Hollenbeck, 16
Henry Cornell.
Chas. H. Downing. Geo. M. Bullock.
Grosvenor A. Knox.
Benson Simpson. Peter O. Becker, George W. Bushnell. Benson Simpson. Peter M. Becker. David Bushnell. Peter O. Becker. Lewis Haywood, Jr. Walter Dorchester.
1851. 1852. 1853. 1854. 1855. 1856. 1857. 1858. 1859. 1860. 1861. 1862. 1863. 1864. 1865. 1866. 1867. 1868. 1869. 1870. 1871. 1872.
..
Edgar M. Knox.
George L. Palmer. Nicholas C. Tyler. 66 Wm. P. Mattison. Henry Cornell.
Albert G. Stillman.
Lorenzo Gilbert. Moses Jones. Cornelius G. Becker. Peter Humphrey. Stephen Sharts. Chas. W. Hageman.
Austin Morey. .. .. John H. OverInser. Henry Cornell.
Martin H. Garner. Dewitt N. Rowe. .. .. Grosvenor A. Knox.
66
William Albert. Henry L. Becker. Porter A. Becker. Benj. Ostrander. Henry Duncan. William H. Woodin. Peter V. Snyder.
" 66
66
66
..
John T. Snyder,
6.
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SUPERVISORS.
TOWN CLERKS. John C. Hubbard.
COLLECTORS.
1873. Alfred Curtis. .6
1874.
James K. Gorsline.
1875.
Rutsen Hunt.
Freeland Pulver.
John L. Duntz.
1876. John Q. Johnson.
M. D. Van Tassel.
Charles Clarson.
1877.
Allen Sheldon.
Levi Zeh.
George W. Becker. Napoleon Benedict.
The justices of the peace appointed in Hillsdale from the organization of the town till the law authorizing their election by the people went into effect, in the fall of 1827, were as follows, the dates being the beginning of their first and last terms of continuous service :
1786-1801. Jacob Ford.
1786-98 and 1810-13 J. Bryan.
1786-1808. Benjamin Birdsall.
1792-1801 and 1808, D. Pratt.
1795, Charles Mckinstry.
1795-1808, Ebenezer Soule.
1813, Joel Pierce. Isaac Ford. Story Gott. William Niles.
1815-18, Henry Loop.
1815-24, Jared Winslow.
1801-8, Edward Bagley. Judah Lawrence,
Bartholomew Williams.
1808 and 1815, Joseph Morehouse, Aaron Reid.
1817-24, George Squier.
1809 and 1818, S. Richmond.
1817, Erastus Pratt.
1810, Oliver 'Teall.
1821, Salmon Wey.
1821-24, Richard Gaul.
1824, Stephen Hadley.
1810 and 1815. Jesse Ford.
1825, Cornelius Van Keuren.
1826, James McKeon.
The justices of the peace elected by the people since 1827, have been as follows, viz :
1827. Josiah Knapp, Jr. Thaddeus Reed. 1852. Eli Richmond.
Jared Winslow. John Richmond.
1853. Andrew Higgins.
1854. Philip Becker.
1828. Richard Gaul. 1855. Lewis B. Adsit.
1829. Jared Winslow.
1856. Eli Richmond.
1830, Thaddeus Reed. 1857. Andrew Higgins.
1858. Philip Becker.
1831. Josiah Knapp, Jr. 11
1851. Lewis B. Adsit.
1810-13, Sandford Tracy, Cyrus Alger.
1812-15, Maurice Birdsall. 1813, Jolin P.xley.
1815, David Leonard. Timothy Reed. Joseph Rodman. Jonathan C. Olmsted.
1878.
Peter M. Becker.
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1832. Richard Ganl.
1859. Lewis B. Adsit.
1833. Jared Winslow.
1860. Ira Palmer.
1834. Thaddeus Reed.
1861. Samnel Judson.
1835. Josiah Knapp, Jr.
1862. William Coon,
1836. Richard Ganl.
1863. Lewis B. Adsit.
1837. Jared Winslow.
1864. Willis Disbrow.
Frederick Pultz.
1865. Charles Crow.
1838. Thaddeus Reed.
1866. John Q. Johnson.
1839. Samuel Judson.
1867. Hiram Winslow.
1840. Frederick Pultz.
1868. Willis Disbrow.
1841. Jared Winslow.
1869. Charles Crow.
1842. Thaddeus Reed.
1870. John Q. Johnson.
1843. Samuel Judson.
1871. Hiram Winslow.
1844. Frederick Pultz.
1872. William T. Holsapple.
1846. John H. Overhiser.
1847. Rodney Hill.
1874. John Q. Johnson.
1875. Hiram Winslow.
1876. Willis Disbrow.
1849. Andrew Higgins.
1877. William Coon.
1850. Quincy Johnson, f. t.
1878. Charles Crow.
Lewis B. Adsit, v.
The town meetings are held at Hillsdale, but the gene- ral elections are held by districts ; the polls being located at Hillsdale, Harlemville, and Green River.
HILLSDALE VILLAGE
is situated on the south line of the town, three miles from the State line ; it is a station on the New York and Har- lem railroad, and the most important in the county south of Chatham. It is pleasantly located, and possesses a very good class of buildings. There are about sixty dwellings, three stores, two hotels, a marble yard, two churches (Presbyterian and Methodist), a tin-shop, black- smith and wagon shop, cabinet-shop, and job-printing es- tablishment ; and a population of about three hundred.
HARLEMVILLE
is a little village in the extreme northwest corner of the town, and contains about twenty dwellings, with a popu-
1845. Jared Winslow.
1873. Charles Crow, f. t. Willis Disbrow, v.
1848. John H. Overhiser f. t. Nicholas Tyler, v.
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lation of about one hundred. It has a hotel, two stores, wagon-shop, shoe-shop, two blacksmith shops, and a Methodist Episcopal church.
GREEN RIVER
is a hamlet in the valley of the Green river, in the north- east corner of the town. It was formerly known as Green River Hollow. It contains a Christian church, a hotel, a school-house, a shoe-shop, a blacksmith-shop, and about a dozen houses, with a population of about fifty.
MURRAY'S CORNERS
is a small collection of houses, a mile and a quarter east of Hillsdale, and contains, among other buildings, a foundry, wagon-shop, blacksmith-shop, and a store.
NORTH HILLSDALE, OR HILLSDALE CENTRE
is a straggling settlement in the east centre of the town, and has a store and two churches, Baptist and Methodist. Here is also located the North Hillsdale iron mine, which is the only one now being worked in Hillsdale. This bed of hematite ore was first discovered in the spring of 1864. While drawing stone across the field at the foot of the high hill back of the pesent shaft, the wheels cut deeply into the soft ground, and turned up a curious, brownishi- colored earth, which, upon examination, proved to be an excellent quality of iron ore. The owner, Rutsen Hunt, sold a mineral lease of the premises to some parties in New York, who worked it to some extent. In 1867 the lease was transferred to the present proprietor, Edward T. Haight, of New York. At first the mine was worked from the surface by the mode known as "open-cut min- ing," but this was soon changed for the method of shaft and gallery mining. The mine is apparently inexhausti- ble, and, though not worked to its full capacity, has al- ready furnished many thousand tons of ore that have been shipped to Albany and other points.
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Recently a very fine and various-colored kind of mine- ral paint has been discovered in close contact with the veins of iron ore, and promises to be a valuable discovery. At present the mine furnishes employment to a force of eight miners.
Iron ore has also been mined at two other points in the southeastern part of the town. These deposits of ore were discovered by Calvin Prescott about forty-five years ago. The northernmost bed is on the farm of George Brazee. It was worked for a time by the Hillsdale Iron Mining Company. Since 1874 it has lain idle. It is now owned by J. B. Ireland, of New York.
The second and southernmost bed is on the lands of Samuel and Stephen Mitchell. It was first opened about 1800, but has not been worked for several years.
CEMETERIES.
In early times the dead were buried in private or fami- ly burying-grounds, of which there were over forty in this town. Some of these, being conveniently located, grew to considerable size, but most of them have been neg- lected, obliterated, and forgotten as the years rolled on.
Among the older cemeteries now in existence are the ones at North Hillsdale and at Green River. The latter is situated on the south bank of the brook that empties into the Green river at that place. It is called the Hatch burying-ground, and has been somewhat encroached upon by a change in the course of the stream. The oldest stones containing any inscription are slabs of slate rudely carved, and many of them much broken and defaced. The oldest inscriptions now to be found read as follows, viz :
"Mrs. Isabel, wife of Mr. Elisha Hatch, died July 23d. 1767, in her 43d year."
"Mr. Elisha Hatch, died April 15th, 1770."
"Mary, wife of Mr. James Stevenson, died Jan. 1st 1783." -
"Lieut. Willard Shepard, died March 2d, 1784."
The North Hillsdale cemetery was originally one acre
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of ground, set apart by the patroon Van Rensselaer for a burying-ground for his tenants. It has been enlarged by three successive purchases until it now contains about four acres of ground, pleasantly situated on a sloping, rolling side-hill, with a southeastern exposure. It is well fenced and shaded. Among the oldest stones bearing in- scriptions we find the following, viz. : Robert, Archibald, and Phobe Lamont, buried respectively in 1789, 1795, and 1799 ; three Tealls, the Christian names undecipherable, one dated 1769 and another 1795.
"Lieut. Robert, son to Mr. William and Mrs. Hope Orr, died Feb. 1780."
"_ Spalding, died June -, 1782, in ye 56 year of his age."
-- g, son to Jeremiah and Abigail Shaw, - June 20th, 1779."
"Thomas, son of Ensign Joshua and Mrs. Hannah Whitney, died March 20th, 177]."
The oldest and most ornate of all is still in a good state of preservation, and was evidently in its day considered a very pretentious piece of workmanship. It reads,-
"In memory of Lieutenant Thomas Whitney, who died June 26th, 1767, in his 38th year."
This cemetery was incorporated Nov. 27, 1865, with the following officers : President, Nathaniel House ; Vice- President, Orville McAlpine; Secretary, Major M. Bul- lock ; Treasurer, Cyrenus F. Tyler; Superintendent, Eg- bert House ; Trustees, Jackson Palmer, Nathaniel House, George M. Bullock, Orville McAlpine, Cyrenus F. Tyler, Richard Bartlett, Ambrose L. Overhiser, Grosvenor A. Knox, Egbert House.
The present officers are Major M. Bullock, president ; Thomas S. Hayes, vice-president ; Ambrose L. Overhiser, secretary ; Austin Morey, treasurer and superintendent ; Allen B. Downing, Egbert House, Grosvenor F. Stickles, John White, Orville McAlpine, Austin Morey, George M. Bullock, A. L. Overhiser, Grosvenor A. Knox, trustees. 11*
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Near Hillsdale there were two small burial-grounds, commenced a little before 1800, which became so full that it necessitated the providing of another cemetery, and on Nov. 28, 1865, a meeting was held at the Metho- dist Episcopal church in Hillsdale, and the "Hillsdale Rural Cemetery Association" was organized, and incorpo- rated with the following board of trustees : Quincy John- son, John F. Collin, Morris M. Brainard, Quincy Collin, John Q. Johnson, Henry Burton, Horace G. Westlake, A. Frank B. Chase, Edward L. Snyder.
The first officers were Morris M. Brainard, president ; Henry Burton, vice-president ; Walter B. Ten Broeck, secretary ; George Sornborger, treasurer. The cemetery lot consists of about five and one-fourth acres, and was purchased of Dr. Henry Cornell for $1200. It lies in a pleasant location about one-half mile northeast of Hills- dale village, and is well fenced and graded, and a good supply of shade-trees have been set out. The ground is divided into four hundred and forty-four plots, and num- erous fine monuments and headstones have been placed in them. The association owns a fine hearse, which was the gift of Mrs. Eveline Johnson. There is a hearse-house and a receiving vault in the cemetery grounds.
The . present officers are John Q. Johnson, president ; Peter J. Becker, vice-president ; Walter B. Ten Broeck, secretary ; Owen Bixby, treasurer; John Q. Johnson, Peter J. Becker, Walter B. Ten Broeck, Henry Cornell, Cortez Shutts, Philip Becker, George Sornborger, P. B. Hollenbeck, Quincy Johnson,* trustees.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF HILLSDALE.
This church was organized August 16, 1831, by Rev. Timothy Woodbridge, of Green River, assisted by Rev. Gardner Hayden, of Egremont, and Rev. Leonard B. Van-
*Deceased.
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Dyke, missionary. It was then composed of fourteen members, whose names were Jehiel Anable, Laban J. Aylesworth, Bethia Nooney, Lydia Bristol, Cornelia Ken- neda, Nancy Knapp, Sylvia Vosburgh, Eliza Van Deusen, Mary Aylesworth, Nancy M. Knapp, Nancy M. Nooney, Cynthia Van Deusen, Susannah M. Van Deusen, Char- lotte Williams. The eight first named joined on profes- sion of faith, while the others presented letters from the churches of which they were formerly members.
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