History of Duchess county, New York, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers, Part 70

Author: Smith, James H. (James Hadden); Cale, Hume H; Roscoe, William E
Publication date: 1882
Publisher: Syracuse, N.Y. : D. Mason & Co.
Number of Pages: 868

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The town is traversed along its entire west bor- der by the Hudson River Railroad, and in the northern portion by the Poughkeepsie, Hartford & Boston Railroad, which connects with the former at Poughkeepsie. Thus the town is abundantly supplied with railroad facilities, no point within its borders much exceeding four miles distance from a railroad station.

It is one of the most populous towns in the county, being exceeded in that respect only by Fishkill and Wappinger. Its population in 1880 was, according to the census of that year, 4,628, a gain of 619 during the last decade. This gain is doubtless to be attributed mainly to the overflow from the city and the thriving manufacturing vil- lage of Wappingers Falls. In 1875 the popula- tion was 4,496 ; of whom 3,416 were native, 1,080 foreign, 4,391 white, 105 colored, 2, 162 males, 2,334 females, and 429 aliens.

The following table shows the population of the town at different periods : -

1790

2,529.

1840

10,006.

1800

3,246.

1845

11,791.

1810

4,669.

1850

13,944.

1814

5,673.

1855 15,873.

1820

5,726.

1860

3, 122.

1825

5,935-

1865

3:073.

1830

7,222.

1870

4,009.

1835

8,529.

1875

4,496.

1 880

4.628.

* Up to this year the population of the city is included.

* Schoolcraft, says Ruttenber, a critical student, derives the name from A pokeepsing, signifying safe harbor ; but, he adds, the interpretation is open to question. He further states that the name was applied to a pond of water, lying in the vicinity of the city, to which was given the significa- tion of " muddy pond ;" "an explanation which accords with the ac- cepted interpretation of Ramepogh-a simple generic term for pond, or ponds, modified by locality or character " Authors generally conform to this orthography-A pokeepsing ; though Mr. Lossing ( Pictorial Field- Book of the Revolution, 1, 383, note, ) says the name ( Poughkeepsie, ) is a corruption of the Iroquois word Ap-o-keep-sinck, to which he attaches the same signification-safe harbor ; while French, (State Gazetteer, 274, note, ) adopting very nearly the same orthography ( Apo-keep-sink,) makes it signify " pleasant harbor."

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In area it is the smallest town in the county, with the exception of Wappinger. In 1875 it contained 16,596 acres ;} of which 14,057 were improved, 1,428 woodland and I, III otherwise unimproved. The cash value of farms was $2,853,825 ; of farm buildings other than dwellings, $324,400 ; of stock, $202,019 ; of tools and implements, $59,810 ; the amount of gross sales from farms in 1874, $175,- 804. In the value of its farms it was exceeded only by the town of Fishkill, which then embraced the town of Wappinger. It is one of the towns in the county which has no bonded indebtedness.

There are ten common school districts in the town. The number of children of school age residing in the districts September 30, 1880, was 1,467. During the year fifteen licensed teachers were employed at the same time, seven of whom were males and eight females. The num- ber of children residing in the districts who attended school was 735 ; the average daily attendance dur- ing the year, 422,212 ; the number of volumes in district libraries was 1,830, the value of which was $970; the number of school houses was ten, four frame and six brick, which, with the sites, valued at $4,760, were valued at $23,800; the assessed value of taxable property in the districts was $1,- 984,000.

The following is a statement of the receipts and disbursements for school purposes during the year ending Sept. 30, 1880 :--

RECEIPTS.

Amount on hand Oct. 1, 1879, $ 769.61

16 apportioned to districts, 2,429.34

66 raised by tax, 6,927.70

66 received from other sources, 7.61

Total receipts, $ 10,134.26

DISBURSEMENTS.

Paid for teachers' wages, $6,554.24

66 " libraries,

43.25

" school apparatus, 96.49

" school houses, sites, fences, out- houses, repairs, furniture, etc., 2,310.35

" " incidental expenses, 582.59

Amount remaining on hand Sept. 30, 1880, 547-34

Total disbursements,

$ 10,134.26

The settlement of the town was commenced

about the beginning of the eighteenth century by

the Dutch ; but there is little definite and authen- tic information regarding these first settlers to be gleaned, even from their descendants. That they were a sturdy, enterprising, thrifty, intelligent and progressive people is evidenced by the associations which have clustered around the little village then planted, which soon became and has continued during the interval of nearly two centuries the agricultural and political center of the county, though geographically far distant therefrom.

From the records of early land transfers and other similar documents we glean some interesting facts. That portion of the town lying west of a line extending from the mouth to the source of Casper's Creek, avoiding the eastern curvature of that stream, was included in the patents granted to Col. Peter Schuyler, June 2, 1688, and to Henry Ten Eyck and eight others, May 7, 1697; and the remaining portion, in the Rombout Patent, which was granted to Francis Rombout, Jacobus Kipp and Stephanus Van Cortland, Oct. 17, 1685.

On page 278, Book A., Duchess County Deeds, is recorded the following transfer from the origi- nal proprietor :-

"TO ALL CHRISTIAN PEOPLE, to whome this Pres- ent writteing shall come Peter Schuyler of the Citty of Albany Gentn. Sendeth Greeting Know yee that for Diverse Good Causes and other Con- siderations him thereunto moveing hath Granted Bargained Alienated Enffoeffed Conveyed and Transported and these Presents doth Grannt Bar- gain Alienate Enffoeffe Convey & Transport unto Robert Sanders and Myndert Harmense* both late of Albany, All that Certain Tract or Parcell of Land Scituate Lying and being on ye East side of the Hudson's River in Duchess County at A Cer- taine Place Caled ye Long Reach Slenting Over Against Juffrows Hook At a Place Called the Rust Plaest. Runs from Thence East Ward into the wood to a Creek Caled by The Indians Pietawick- quasick Knowne by the Christians for Jan Cas- perses Creek Northwarde to a Water fall where the Saw Mill belonging to Myndert Harmense Afore- said Stands Upon and so Southwarde Alongst Hudson's River Aforesaid to said Rust Plaets with all and singular his Right Title Property Claime and Interest and other the Profites Commodities Appurtenances Whatsoever to ye said Tract or parcel of Land belonging or in any wise Apper- taining TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Said Tract or Parcell of Land unto the said Robert Sanders and Myndert Harmense There Heirs and Assigns to the only Proper use Benefite and behooffe of the said Robert Sanders and Myndert Harmense their Heirs and Assigns for Ever, which said Tract or Parcell of Land the said Pieter Schuyler doth con-

* Census of 1875. The published Proceedings of the Board of Super- visors of Duchess County for the year 1880, state the number of acres to be 17,782. the equalized value of which was $2,234.611, which was ex- ceeded only by the town of Fishkill.

* This a name of varied orthography in the early records; but its bearer was doubtless the progenitor of the Hermances, who now form a highly respectable family in the county.

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vey unto ye said Robert Sanders *

* and Myndert Harmense by Virtue of A Patent unto him Granted By the Late Governor, Thomas Don- gan, Dated the 2d of June 1688 IN WITNESSE WHEREOF the said Pieter Schuyler hath hereunto sett his hand and Seale in Albany this 30th Day of August and in ye Eleventh of ye Reigne of Souver- eign R. Lord William ye 3d by ye Grace of God King over England &c. Defender of ye faith annoq Do. 1699.

PA: SCHUYLER.

Signed Sealed & Delivered in presence of

EVERT WENDEL

RT. LIVINGSTON JUNR."

Acknowledgment of the above was taken before Jacobus TerBoss, Judge of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas of Duchess County, May 18, 1738.

Jan. 28, 1698, Henry Ten Eyck, of New York City, mariner, conveyed to John Rodman and Will- iam Huddleston, both of New York City, one- fourth part of his undivided ninth part of a tract of land " called Pokepsink," which was granted to him and eight others May 7, 1697 ; and May 31, 1699, Rodman and Huddleston conveyed to Thom- as Rathbon, of Block Island, yeoman, this same tract of land.

July 20, 1702, " Myndert Harmonse," of Duchess County, and Robert Sanders, of New York City, conveyed to "Barent Van Cleeck," of Duchess County, a tract of about eighty-five acres lying " to the south of land of Jan Oosterom, adjoining the lands of Baltus Van Kleeck on the north-east, along the east bounds of Baltus Van Kleeck," thence east to a bridge " called the Sparr bridge Slinck," thence south along said "Sparr bridge slinck " as it runs " to a certain fountaine Creeke, and along said Creek easterly and northerly as ye Creek Runns to ye marked trees of the eastern part of said Land commonly Called or Known by ye name of f'Vlackie or small plaine. "

June 17, 1707, " Myndert Harmcen, of Pogkeep- sink," yeoman, and Helena, his wife, Elsie San- ders, widow of Robert Sanders, then "late of ye Citty of New Yorke, Deceased," and Thomas Sanders, " of ye Citty of New York, mariner, Eldest son of ye said Robert Sanders," conveyed to " Jan Oosterom of Pogkeepsink," husbandman, a tract of land north of the land of Barent Van Kleeck and on the south bank of the "ffall Kill," receiving in consideration £36. June 8, 1708, the same parties, in consideration of £45, conveyed to Peter U. Ziele, of Duchess County, yeoman, a tract of land on the Fall Kill, to the south of and adjoining the lands of Michael Palmentier, and ex-

tending to the river. Ziele was required to pay, when demanded, a yearly quit rent of half a bushel of good winter wheat, commencing Sept. 5, 1700.

In July, 1709, " Myndert Harmonse " and Hel- ena his wife, “ for divers good causes and consid- erations them thereunto moving, but more especially for and in consideration of ye Love and affection which they bare unto their Eldest Sunn Jacobus Vandenbogaert of Pogkeepsink," conveyed a tract of land "formerly in possession of Jan Buys to Runn from the River to ye Land of Baltus Van Kleeck ; " another tract "which formerly was in possession of Jan Oosterom and likewise to Run from ye River to ye land of said Baltus Van Kleeck ; likewise another Lott which was formerly in pos- session of Ariaen Buys and to run from said River Easterly as farr into the woods as ye east bounds of ye Land of said Baltus Van Kleeck."

September 9, 1710, Myndert Harmense and Helena, his wife, in consideration of £140, con- veyed to Leonard Lewis, a merchant of New York City, parts of two tracts, one of which was the tract conveyed by Col. Peter Schuyler to Harmense and Robert Sanders, August 30, 1699, as previ- ously recited, and the other, containing 12,000 acres, which was granted to the same parties by Gov. Thomas Dongan, October 24, 1686, which was "called Minnesinck," and was situated "on the East Side of the Hudson's River, to the North of the land of Soveryn Alias, called the Bakers, with Arrable lands. Woodlands and marshes with the creek called Wynagkee, with Tree Tones, Range and out-drift for cattle and the fall of waters called Pendanick Reen, and another marsh lying to the north of the fall of waters, called Wareskeehin." The lands thus conveyed to Lewis are thus de- scribed: "the one beginning at the South Side of a certain Pond on the Partition Line of Baltus Van Kleeck, with a west Line to the Water Side, and so along the water side to the land of John Kips to the- Northward of the Creek having Water Falls, and so east along John Kips land to the hill unto the Pine Trees, and thence southerly to the east of the Pond to the place where it began, with the whole creek and all the waterfalls thereof, as well without as within the boundaries aforesaid, as also one other tract beginning on the north side of a Piece of meadow that lyes by the River Side, and runs easterly along the meadow and marsh to the Sprout called the first Sprout which makes the bounds on the south side of Peter Viele and Runns along the said Sprout Easterly unto the most Easterly Part of the first Sprouts Plain, and thence East North

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East to the Creek Having Waterfalls, and so along the said Creek Southward to the Land of John Kips, and so by the said Land Westerly to Hud- son's River, and so along the River Northerly to the meadow where it began."

Dec. 27, 1712, “ Jacobes Van den Boogert, Myn- dert Van den Boogert and Neeltie Van den Boogert, of Duchess County, in consideration of £24, con- veyed to John De Graef of the same county, ‘cord- winder,' " a tract of land bounded on the west " by Myndert Harmesos," north by the fence of "Baltes Van Kleeck," east "by the bounds of Leonard Dewis," and south "by John Kip," "excepting * any right to the mill kreeck, which belongs to * * Leonard Lewis." The same date, Thomas Sanders and his wife, Jacobes Vandenboogert, Myndert Vandenboogert and Neeltie his wife, of “ Pogh- kepse," in consideration of £90, conveyed to Johannes Van Kleeck, of the same place, "about 42 morgain" * at "Poghkepsen," adjoining on the south the land of "Barendt Van Kleeck."

April 25, 1713, Pieter U. Ziollee, of Duchess county, yeoman, and Cornelia his wife, in consid- eration of £140, conveyed to William Fietsoor, blacksmith, of Orange county, a tract of land with " dwelling house, Baern orcherd Cottage and fens- eng," situated "on the east side of hutching Rever," extending from the river on "the south Bounds of the Land of Magiel Palmetier," into the woods to the Fall Kill. March 8, 1772-'73, " Neltye Tietsoor," widow of "William Tietsoor," then late of Duchess county, deceased, and "Abram Tietsoor," of Raritan, N. J., eldest son of William Tietsoor, conveyed this property for the same consideration, to Abraham De Graffe, of Duchess county, " cordwyner."

Dec. 2, 1716, Thomas Sanders and Aeltie his wife conveyed to " Isack Fietsoort," blacksmith, a tract of land in "Pokkepsen " on "John Casperses Kill," containing "by computation forty morgin more or less." Oct. 12, 1717, Fietsoort conveyed the same tract of land to " Marck Van Boomelen," of Duchess county, yeoman ; and the latter, to Dr. Peter Vass, of Kingston, Feb. 2, 1719.

March 7, 1716, Thomas Sanders, High Sheriff of Duchess county, in consideration of £20, con- veyed to " Baltes Van Kleeck, of said county, yeoman, 27 acres adjoining on the east the land of " Baltes Van Kleeck " in " Pochkeepse."

June 14, 1718, Thomas Sanders and Aeltie his wife conveyed to "Aret " or "Aert" Masten, of Duchess county, yeoman, in consideration of £80,

a tract containing "by computation forty-two mor- gin more or less." March 12, 1724-'5,* Masten conveyed the same tract to Simeon "Frare," of Ulster county, yeoman, in consideration of £140.

Nov. 21, 1719, Thomas Sanders and Aeltie his wife, and Henry Van Derburgh and Magdalen his wife, in consideration of {1, Ios., conveyed to "Elias Bunschotten," of Duchess county, yeoman, a Certaine Slith or angel of Ground," containing by computation one acre, adjacent to " a Spring or fountain Called or known by the name of Secker fountain," " at a place called pockepsing."

Sept. 7, 1721, Thomas Saunders and wife, in consideration of £27, conveyed to Jonathan Oglee, of "Pockepsink, Teller," thirty-eight acres and sixteen roods, bounded on the north and west by the land of Thomas Sanders, on the east by "a Lane of Tow Rodd in wedeth that Thomas San- ders has Given for the use of the Naberhood," on the south by the land of Barnardus Swartwout.

July 30, 1721, Thomas Sanders and wife, in consideration of £30, conveyed to Anne Crego and her sons Stephen and John, of " Pockepsink," land lying in the angle formed by the junction of a small stream with the Hudson, "oposit against Juffrous Hook." May 8, 1727, Josias Crego and Anna his wife, and their sons Stephen and John, all of " Pakeepson," conveyed the same tract to Jacob Low, of Kingston.

March 8, 1722, "Neltye Tietsoor," widow of " William Tietsoor " or " Fietsoor," deceased, and Abraham Tietsoor, eldest son of William Tietsoor, conveyed to Abraham De Graeff, of the " Precinct of Poghkeepsie, cordwainer," a tract of land ex- tending east from the Hudson River along the south bounds of the landing of Magiel Parmentier to Fall Kill, which tract was conveyed by Wyndert Harmance and Helena his wife, Elsie Sanders, widow of Robert Sanders, deceased, and Thomas Sanders, oldest son of Robert Sanders, to "Peter Uziele," then late of Duchess county, June 3, 1708, and by Uziele to William Fietsoort, April 5, 1713. Feb. 27, 1739-'40, De Graeff and his wife Elizabeth conveyed to John Emmons, of Jamaica, N. Y., this tract and another tract which was conveyed to De Graeff by " Pieter Damon and Magiel Parmentier," Feb. 2, 1735-'6, and is described as lying on the east bank of the Hudson, beginning six yards north of what was

* A "morgain " equals two acres.

* It is not unusual, in documents bearing date subsequent to the year 1582, the epoch of the Gregorian year, and prior to 1752, when the Gre- gorian year was alone officially used, to observe this system of double dates betweer. December 31st and March 25th, the former being the end of the Gregorian year and the latter of the civil year.,

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commonly called "Abraham De Graeff's Land- ing," and extending thence east to a small run on the north side of said De Graeff's orchard, and thence directly east to the Fall Kill.

April 30, 1722, Evert Van Wagoner, of Duchess County, yeoman, and Hellegont his wife, in con- sideration of £6, conveyed to Josias Crego, six acres of land bounded west by the King's highway, north by the land of Evert Van Wagoner, east by the land of Thomas Sanders, and south by the land of Stephen and John Crego.

February 8, 1682, Governor Thomas Dongan granted to Francis Rombout and Gulian Verplanck license to buy a tract of land of the Indians, and on the 8th of August, 1683, they purchased under that license the land covered by the Rombout Patent ; but before the patent was issued Ver- planck died, and Jacobus Kipp was substituted as the representative of his children, while Stephanus VanCortland joined with Rombout in proprietorship of the patent. Kipp subsequently married Henrica the widow of Gulian Verplanck, and on the 6th of March, 1695, Kipp and his wife conveyed to the children of Verplanck, (Sam- uel, Jacobus and Hannah, the wife of Andries Teller,) one-third part of that tract. About the 20th of March, 1722, the representatives of Ver- planck's children divided that third part, which had been previously surveyed and laid out into lots, by casting lots.

March 20, 1722, Gulian, Mary and Anne Ver- planck, children of Samuel Verplanck, deceased, and William and Philip Verplanck, children of Jacobus Verplanck deceased, conveyed to Andrew Teller, a merchant of the city of New York, lot No. 3, containing 1,337 acres, on the north side of Wappingers Creek. March 28, 1730, Teller conveyed to Matthew Debois, of Ulster county, the same tract, except two hundred acres, previously sold by him to Barnardus Swartwout, of "Poch- keepsy," yeoman, September 13, 1723, and sixty- three acres of upland and seven acres of swamp- land, which Teller bargained Sept. 16, 1723, to sell to Henry Vanderburg. The consideration in the latter transaction, between Teller and Dubois, was £400.

February 1, 1722-'3, Thomas Sanders and Aeltie his wife conveyed to "Jacob Fitsoort," in consideration of £24, eighty acres on the west side of "John Kaspers Kill," south of and adjoining the land of Marcus Van Bomel, and bounded west by the land of Thomas Sanders, south "by a run of water," and east by "John Kaspers Kill."

March 16, 1726, "Jacob Titsort " and wife, in consideration of £123, conveyed the same tract to Evert Van Wagoner, of " Poeghkeepsink, " " cordwiner, " who, in conjunction with his wife, " Helegont," in consideration of £150, conveyed the same to Marcus Van Bomel, of the same place, yeoman, May 27, 1730.

September 15, 1723, Catharyna Brett,* "of the Fishkill in the County of Duchess," in considera- tion of £45, conveyed to Barnardus Swartwout, of "Pochkeepsey," forty-five acres, with improvements, on "Jan Kaspers Kill," adjoining on the north the land conveyed by Andrew Teller to Barnardus Swartwout, September 13, 1723, mines and miner- als being excepted, as was customary in these early deeds.

January 12, 1726, Jacobes Van DenBogert, Sheriff of Duchess County, " for and in Good will Love and afecksion to my Bloved Brother Myn- dert Van DenBogart * hie beeing an * * Equall partoner thereof as may appier by a Diety gift signed by our father to us * about * *

fourtien years paest," conveyed a tract of land "Lieing and beieng att poghkepse butted and bounded at the west seid of the Land of Capt. Barent Van Kleeck on the out seid of the Land of Omie DeLagransie beginning on the noort corner of said Legransie from thens sudderly to an East Corner of a meddow that Lies on the fotpath that goes to FranSois VanDen Bogert and thens to the East seid of a smael water [a word illegible] sud- derly and thens sudderly to the Land on the flackte and soo Round the Said Land as the fens now stand to the Sout Cornor from thens sudder- ly to a Smail Run on said vlackte from thens west to Capt. Barendt VanKleeks Beieng in all about fifty morgen more or Less."

August 31, 1726, Catharyna Brett, in consider- ation of £96, conveyed to Adrian Van Vliet, of Fishkill, yeoman, eighty acres contiguous to a tract of land owned by her "and commonly called the Steen Vlackte or Stoney plaine adjoyne- ing upon" and north of Wappingers Creek. Sept. 1, 1726, the same lady, in consideration of £210, conveyed to Christofel Wambone, of Ulster county, 120 acres of land, contiguous to a piece of land owned by Andrew Teller, " commonly called Cuylers Flat," adjoining and north of Wappingers Creek,and east of land conveyed by her to Bar- nardus Swartwout.

* Catharyna Brett was sole daughter and heir of Francis Rombout, the patentee of the Rombout tract, and her name figured prominently in the early couveyances of Fishkill.

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April 23, 1726, Thomas Sanders and Aeltie his wife, conveyed to their son-in-law, Adolph Swart- wout, of Duchess county, yeoman, 100 acres lying upon the river, and bounded on all sides, except the west, by the lands of Thomas Sanders.

June 6, 1727, Thomas Lewis and Anna Mary his wife, of Duchess county, yeoman, in considera- tion of £100, conveyed to Barnardus Swartwout, 100 acres lying "at a place called poghkeepsinck," south of the thousand acres of Henry Van Den- burg, and extending south to the place called "the Steen Vlackten." July 20th of the same year, they conveyed to " John De Grafe," " corddwiner," in consideration of £14, forty acres, " butted and bounded on the east to the land of Barnadus Swartwout." August 15, 1727, they conveyed to "Gerardus Lewys," of "Pocghkeepsing," yeoman, I10 acres situated at a place " called in Dutch the Riet Vly," southward from "Pocghkeepsink," ad- joining on the west 1,000 acres belonging to Henry Vanderburgh, and on the south and east 100 acres conveyed to Barnardus Swartwout by Thomas Lewis. This tract "Gerardus Lewys " conveyed to " Tunis Slengerland," Oct. 27, 1733, to secure the payment of £62.

Feb. 28, 1723, Leonard Lewis, of Duchess county, by his last will and testament bequeathed to his wife, so long as she remained his widow, all his real and personal estate, and in the event of her re-marriage, one-half was to be divided among his children, " Geesie, now the wife of Thomas Roberts, Jersie, now the wife of Lowrens Van Kleeck, Cornelia, now the wife of Isack Kip, Thomas, Sara, now the wife of Isack Titsoor, Ger- rardus, Catharina, now the wife of Pieter Van Kleeck," Leonard, Johanna, Barendt and Johan- nes, in such manner that Thomas, the eldest son, should have six shillings more than his equal share, and the others equal portions.

Sept. 25, 1729, "Jacobes Van den Boogert " and "Greetie " his wife, and " Mindert Van den Bogert " and "Neeltie " his wife, of Duchess county, in consideration of £10, conveyed to Ja- cobes Steenberge, of said county, "cordwinder," three "morgen " of land at "pocghkeepsing," on the north of John Concklin's land, east of "the King's hy Rode," beginning at a "certain bridge and Run of water."

March 24, 1729-'30, Jonathan Oaklee of " Pocghkeepsink," and " Antyie " his wife, in con- sideration of {80, conveyed to Augustinus Turk, of Ulster County, blacksmith, thirty-eight acres and sixteen roods, conveyed by Thomas Sanders and

wife to Oaklee, and bounded north by lands of Thomas Sanders & Co., east by a lane given by said Sanders for the use of the neighborhood, south by the land of Barnardus Swartwout, and west by the lands of John Concklin and " John Bookhout."

May 5, 1730, Bartholomeus Hogeboom, of Duchess County, carpenter, and "Saramyn wyf," in consideration of "eyty pounds currant mony of the provence of Niew Yorck," conveyed to John DeGræf, of said county, " cordwyner," land at "pogh Keepsinck," "butted and Bounded on the south syde of the land of baltes VanKleeck," and extending to the river, which tract was deeded to said Hogeboom by " Myndert Harmonse" and Helena his wife in July, 1709.

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History of Duchess county, New York, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers, Part 70

Author: Smith, James H. (James Hadden); Cale, Hume H; Roscoe, William E Publication date: 1882 Publisher: Syracuse, N.Y. : D. Mason & Co. Number of Pages: 868

Author: Smith, James H. (James Hadden); Cale, Hume H; Roscoe, William E
Publication date: 1882
Publisher: Syracuse, N.Y. : D. Mason & Co.
Number of Pages: 868