History of Orange County, New York, with illustrations and biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men, Part 107

Author: Ruttenber, Edward Manning, 1825-1907, comp; Clark, L. H. (Lewis H.)
Publication date: 1881
Publisher: Philadelphia, Everts & Peck
Number of Pages: 1336


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The great eclipse was in June; it was dark about two hours. The roosters crowed ; the liens went to roost. We were hoeing corn, It was 80 cold during the time that we put on our coats and made up a good fire. It was in the forenoun. We had to light the candles, although many nsed pine-knots in place of candles; they gave a very brilliant light. Laoips would have been thoughit too dangerous for use,


I was married in 1805 in a frame house, but had never lived in one. That house is yet standing. John Ellis owns it now. An addition has been built to it, but the same old room is there, and it stands in the same place. After I was married we lived in a log house near Mount Johnson. The house is gone. Two pear-trees are living which stood near the door. The first frame house that I ever lived in is the house in which Jarvis Purdy lives (burned iu 1880). It has been improved some in size and looks, but I built the main building. My parents were living in the log house that my father built when I was a small boy, on the sanie farm. The old log houses are all gone, only one. William Kirk lives in one I built and lived in about five years. When I built my first frame house the timber was all prepared from my own farm. I did all the work, with the help of my two eldest children, who were quite young ; but in those days every child worked as soon as they were large enough. The old neighbors are all gone; not even the children are left in their parents' places. At one time in our neighborhood lived families by the names of Rnmph, Stump, Jump, Quick, and Ketcham, in the order that I have named theo).


Cattle-raising at one time was quite a business, although you could then buy a good cow for from eight to sixteen dollars, and yokes of oxen were sold for thirty to forty-five and fifty dollars. One day a man came to me and wished to buy a yoke of cattle I had for sale. I asked him forty- five dollars for them. He would not give it, so he went away. le came again in a few days, and I asked him fifty dollars for them. lle went away ss before; came again next day. I asked him fifty-five dollars. He again went as he came; came back the third time. I asked him sixty dollars. I told him if he wished them he better take them, as I should raise five dollars every time he came and went without them, so he took then st the last-named price. I received fifteen dollars more than my first price.


Io my boyhood I attended meeting at the Old Hopewell Church, Jon- atlan Freeman pastor. We usually went on horseback, one horse often carrying two persons. In the year 1810 my wife and 1 united with the Scotchtown Church. Methuselah Baldwin was pastor. The parsonage was burned twice. The first time all the church records were lost in the fire, and the second timo nearly all of those left were burned. The first time we returned our names, but the next time we lived in Goshen and neglected to do so. We afterwards united at Circleville.


In the cold suoimer of 1816 we had frost every month in the year. When we planted corn we would build up a fire of stumps to warm our fingers. We wore our great-coats to work in the hay. The swathes would be white in the morning with frost. There was no fruit nor berries. I knew of but one piece of corn that ripened. Winter grain was an excel- lont crop.


One of the saddest things in my remembrance was when the " Neptune" sank, November, 1824. Several of our neighbors were on board, and four were brought home dead,-lugh Rush's wife (they lived on the farm where Andrew Moore now lives); John Watson's Bon John (he lived where Jonathan Miller now lives, io a log house); Mrs. Graham and her little niece, named Saralı, who was coming home with her aunt to make a visit (they lived where Charles Carson now lives). The women had


* Obtained by his granddaughter some years since.


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HISTORY OF ORANGE COUNTY, NEW YORK.


been to New York to sell their butter. They were put in their coffins at Newburgh, and all brought to Mr. Graham's house, and there prepared for burial. They looked fresh ; bore rather a flushed countenance. Mrs. Rush's face and one side of her cap was burned. The day of the funeral they turned four chairs in the yard and placed a coffin on each,-Mrs. Rush first (she being the eldest), then Mrs. Graham, John Watson, and lastly little Sarah, who had left her home for a visit in the country. The sermon was by Rev. Samuel Van Vechtou, of Bloomingburgh. I never saw the sight but once,-four coffius inclosing their dead standing side by side; then all moved away to the sadie yard at Bloomingburgh. A hearse was unknown in those days. Auy common wagon was used to carry the dead ; people knew Imit little about burial expenses.


I knew Middletown when it contained but two or three houses; have often seen the first church that was built there. It stood where the Congregational church now stands, and was an old dilapidated building. From its poor appearance, some reckless fellow gave it the name of the " Lord's Barn." By that name it was familiarly koown. I do not know exactly why it was called Middletown, because when I first knew it there was nothing there to call anything. I remember when there was uo Circleville, Scotchtown, Bullville, nor any of these little places that now dot the country. I know when Gosheu and Bloomingburgh turn- pike was established, and one gate was where Richard slee now lives, about a mile from Scotchtown. The father of Dr. James H. Smiley was the gate-keeper at one time. I have been to Newburgh when it was a very small place. People always went to New York by the way of New- burgh ; drive there and leave their teams; go by the boat, 'and when they would return was very uncertain.


Schools were but little known. The first school-house in our district stood on the corner, near Joseph Kernochan's. My children went there. James McGowan taught. People did not prize education as they do now.


The first doctor I remember of coming to our house was Dr. Peter Mills- pangh, of Montgomery, Ile was then quite a young man, but it was very seldom that any one called a doctor. People did not seem to be sick 88 | much as uow. Mothers would cure their children with herbs from the garden, or something from the forest uear the door.


I was in the war of 1812; was a mieniber of the artillery under Capt. Mulliner, of Little Britain. I was second sergeant. We were called out on the 18th of August, 1813; went to Brooklyn Heights. The army laid there, with a company from Albany. The Wallkill Regiment went in about two weeks to Staten Island. The drafted men went with us, and then went to Harlem lleights. I was in poor health, and then lying ou the ground and other hardships increased my sickness. I was there three weeks, scarcely fit for duty a single day. One of my neighbors coming to see his son, and finding me so miserable, said he would not go home without me. He soon found a substitute, an Irishman named Richard Johnsou. He was a large, robust man. I gave him twenty de Hars in cash, my uniform (worth about fifty dollars), and my pay during the time 1 was on duty. Ile went in his owu name. I came home to my family fully satisfied with my war life.


I always preferred a quiet life, but many worthy events have escaped my memory. I am past eighty-eight years old, and my days are nearly spent.


JONATHAN WILKISON.


CIRCLEVILLE, 1872.


MANUMISSION OF SLAVES.


Under the act of March 29, 1799, for the gradual abolition of slavery, various citizens recorded their acts of freeing the negroes held by them.


The first entry is the following :


"I do hereby certify that I have manumitted and set free my negro slave Otis as fully and amply as I am authorized by an act of the Leg- islature eutitled ' An act for the gradual abolition of slavery,' passed the 29th of March, 1799.


" Given under my haud and seal this first day of November, 1800. " TABETHA BORLAND."


Other similar acts of manumission appear by Jona- than Smith, 1801; Stephen Smith, November, 1806; Henry B. Wisner, John Wilkin, William Phillips, and Israel Wickham.


TAVERNS, ETC.


The licensed inn-keepers of 1824 were Ambrose Fairchild, Andrew Henderson, Sylvanus Jessup,


Thomas Mills, Isaac B. Everett, John G. Houston, Charles Everson, Lebbeus L. Vail, Ansalem W. Hulse, Hiram Seward, Benjamin Woodward, Benja- min France (between Bloomingburgh and Bullville; Leartus Weller has the same place now), John Tears (where Mr. MeWilliams now lives, between Cirele- ville and Seotchtown), Henry Dunning, and Vinson Clark (between Bloomingburgh and Middletown, where T. W. Horton now lives).


" The Temperance Question " was agitated in Wall- kill fifty years ago, as appears by the following reso- lution in the town-books :


" Whereas, Pauperism has increased in the town of Wollkill to au alarming extent; and whereas intemperance is one of the greatest pro- curing causes, inasmuch as more than three-fourths of the paupers ema- nate directly or indirectly from that source ; and whereas tippling-houses, dramı-shops, aud groceries have a direct tendency to increase the evils; therefore,


" Resolved (as the sense of this town meeting), That the Board of Ex- cise he requested to refuse granting license to those persons whose princi- pal object is to retail intoxicating liquors and not having suitable accomo- modations for public entertainment.


" Resolred, That the foregoing be entered on the records of said town and published in the two papers printed in Goshen.


" Dated Wallkill, this 1st of April, 1828."


ASSESSMENT ROLL-1803.


In addition to the outline of early settlements thus far given, we are able to show the entire list of prop- erty-holders in the town about the beginning of this century by means of the following papers preserved in the office of the town clerk :


Assessment-roll of the real und personal estate tacable in the town of Wall- kill and conuty of Orange, made the 8th day of April, 1803, by


BENJAMIN WEBB,


JOHN WHITE,


ADAM MILLSPAUGH.


Real


Personal


Total.


Estate. Property.


David R. Aruold,


$500


$500


Enos Ayres


250.50


...


250.50


Tartules Ackels


287.50


...


287.50


John Ackles.


421.25


...


421.25


William Ackles


4.5(1


450


David Ayres


300


327


Eusebins Austin


1000


1000


Selah Arnot


265


.50


265.50


Thomas Brunsou.


1900


944


2144


Samuel Brunson.


2440


19"


2637


-- William Bodle, Jr.


400


400


Patrick Bodle


700


43


743


Archibald Brown


1100


1100


Neal Brown.


47.50


20


67.50


William T. Bush


100


38


138


Justis Baker ..


I20


4G


166


Frances Burns.


512.50


70


582.50


James Boak


200


48


248


John Baley


200


135


335


Cornelius Briuk


200


16


216


Isaac Baley


200


68


268


Joseph Baley.


300


5S


358


Samuel Bull.


250


250


John Brown.


36


36


DIDCAD Brown


600


26


626


Gilbert Brown.


730


177


907


James Brown.


650


141


791


Crisse Bull (non-resident)


370


370


William Bodle


2150


550


2700


Cadwallader Bull ..


2325


350


2625


Sarah Bull


40


40


Sarah Booth.


1732.50


320


2052.50


Samuel Butler.


1297


...


I297


Moses Bull, Jr.


362


362


Thomas Borland.


1450


531


1981


John Barker.


153


...


Widow Mary Brown


2100


380


2480


Charity Brown


100


100


Mary Brown.


266


266


Christian Brown


286


286


--


80


James Butler.


153


439


WALLKILL.


Real


Personal


Estate. Property.


Thomas Bootlı ..


$1890


$288


$2178


Moses Bull.


1000


580


1580


William Bull.


3650


1078


3728


William Davis ..


250)


57


30%


Janies Bull


1900


400


2300


Christopher Denn


400


113


513


Charles Borland.


1348


100


1448


Tabitha Borland.


14G


146


Jane Butterfielal


863


240


1103


Daniel Bailey


2075


5J2


2667


Charles Bull


2347


356


2703


Ephraim Everett


1360


205


1565


Jesse Booth.


1900


600


2500


Thomas Everson


1230


194


1424


Gilbert Brundage.


582


Ebenezer Bull


63


63


Daniel Brown


26


26


Jesse Edsal.


Tertullus Brewster


100.50


30


30


Andrew Embler.


1050


150


1200


Rhoda Beaks.


270


31


301


Stara Beaks


566


29


595


Margaret Eustis.


1000


120


1120 70


Joseph Beaks.


250


48


298


Thomas Eager (non-resident)


70


John Faulkner.


656.50


656.50


Samuel Boyd.


300


53


353


John Finch ..


2256.25


378


2634.25


William Baird.


75


38


113


Walter Baird


30


30


Samuel Faulkner.


2012


231


2243


Jeremiah Fitzgerald


328.25


70


398.25


Silas Brown


700


131


604


Margaret Finch.


87.50


28


115.50


William Bell.


1679


199


1878


Daniel Finch ..


300


90


390


Samuel Bennett


500


207


707


John Grahanı


350


96


446


William Conner.


150


71


221


Ichabod Genung


253.75


64


317.75


John Coddington


900


947


1147


Caleb Goldsmith


1112.50


189


1301.50


Benjamin Credit


300


73


373


Ebenezer Green


412.50


41


453.50


Thomas Caldwell.


800


91


891


Youngs Green.


40


40


Mary Craig ..


250


44


294


Josiah Crane ..


500


67


567


200


78


278


Stephen Crane ..


300


93


393


Abraham Crane.


60


72


132


Daniel Greenlief


63


32


95


Benjamin Crane ..


150


69


219


David Gardner ...


380


57


437


Vincent Clark


500


95


595


William Ilunter,


60


60


William Cox.


575


136


711


1460


345


1811


Samuel Callender.


16


76


300


234


534


Joseph Case.


300


50


350


162


112


274


Thomas M. Clark


910


223


1133


Stephen Hathaway


100


12


I12


David Crawford


1517


177


1694


150


63


Stephen Crane ..


1450


478


1928


1037.75


187


William Connar.


512.50


80


592.50


Silaa Horton,


Edward Howell


4(0)


75


James Caldwell.


956.25


83


1041.25


Adam Crist


175


80


255


John Cox


1212.50


283


1495.50


William Hollet


912.50


209


John Case ..


787.50


119


906.50


Jobn Harlow


900


130


1030 375


Joseph Corwin.


183


2359


James Howell


60


60


Reeve Cox.


250.25


...


Obadiah dowell


175


175


40€


....


1614


Joseph Horton, Jr.


107.50


107.50


Jobn Carmichael ..


200


101


301


Juseph Horton.


810


165


975


1420


50


1470


1240


209


1449


260


50


310


550


626


James Clark, Jr.


318.75


46


364.75


450


450


James Clark


135


47


182


125 50 50


Elihn Clark


1000


74


1074


75


21


Samuel Coleman.


725


725


James Ilulse.


500


500


Zipron Cobb ..


475


126


GOT


Benjamin Hulse (non-reisdent)


230


230 1049


Absalom Carey


300


11


311


Robert Hall.


450.50


131


581.50


Stidman Chatman


34


34


Daniel Hasbrook


3662.50


2007


5669.50


Abner Corwin.


50


60


110


Samuel lInlse.


700


188


888


John Corwin ...


212.50


50


262.50


Benjamin Harlow


1192


1192


Joshua Coleman ...


300


100


400


Jolin S. Jinkes.


80


59


139


Peter Johnston ..


200


74


274


John Coleman


350


86


436


John Jardon.


1500


151


1651


Israel Coleman


137.50


76


213.50


Jolin Knapp


962


1GG


1138


David Coleman


250


113


363


Matthew Keen.


26


26


William Campbell.


200


......


Jolın Kerr (non-resident).


300


300


Samuel Conkling ..


600


51


651


26


26


Eli Corwin (21)


1497


750


2247


Jonathan King


75


54


129


John Davis,


200


200


400


400


Matthew Davis


359.75


100


459.75


Francis Drake.


154.50


50


194.50


Ichabod Lewis.


2717


2617


Jeremiah Drake.


637.50


637.50


Henry Linderman


1200


1200


Jonathan Dunning.


400


.....


John Little,


75


...


Jolını Lamb ..


100


...


100


Terry G. Denman.


100


28


128


Daniel Denton ..


255


99


354


Samuel Dunning.


700


73


773


Isaac Denman ...


1000


400


1400


Jacob Dunning.


800


800


George McNish


500


70


570


Charles Dunning ..


30


730


David Murray


150


150


lohn Duoning.


1153


145


1298


Benjamin Dunning


500


92


592


David Moore.


1375


147


1522


...


...


$101


$101


Jonathan Day ........


600


10


610


Walter Everett.


John Everett


200


......


200


Jesse Everett ...


450


450


John Everett, Jr


250


......


250


Joseph Ellis ..


107


...


Ephraim Everett, Jr


400


58


458


974


145


1119


Thomas Eager, Jr.


1032.50


1032.50


John S. Brown


...


John Bell ..


473


38


38


James Faulkner (non-resident)


200


......


Samuel Grage.


162.50


39


201.50


Alexander Corey.


350


350


Richard Gale.


400


400


Edward Campbell


23


23


Joseph Gilson.


430


...


50


41


91


Eli Corwin.


1366.75


100


1466.75


William Hurtin


800


800


George Houston


Oliver Hawkins.


Thomas T. Collard.


300


300


Andrew Ilathorn ..


Tilton E. Hill.


400


80


480 213 1224.75


Peter Hoyt


48


48 1121.50


Wilmot Case.


220


220


Jonas Hulse.


375


......


32


32


Silas lloyt


45


495


James Corwin.


200


200


200


200


Daniel Corwin ...


1614


285 95


380


Enos Case ..


500


98


598


Thomas Ilulse


900


...


Thomas Helmer


......


175.50 96


Zipron Cobb, Jr.


200


200


Stephen Harlow


927


122


William Coleman,


376


376


John Andson.


202 50


262.50


Joshua Corwin


273


100


373


Jacob Kuiver.


30


30


Jamea Campbell


100


100


250


332 -


Jesse Carpenter.


600


660


William Kerby.


60


60


Jamea W. Deray


1435


1435


Joseph Ketcham.


Thomas Knight.


100


...


100


William Douglass.


350.25


27


377.25


George Dennington


450


11G


56G


Nathaniel Lewis.


David More. Ir.


GIO


30


040


Alexander Murray.


787


787


William Murray.


560


90


650


Frances Mandeville.


GOO


40


640


Total. Estate. Property.


Real Personal


Total.


David Decker ......


$77.50 9


....


John Kerby


400


John Linderman.


44


44


John Corwin (carpenter)


Ezra Hill.


450


Jolın Ilill (non-resident)


...


.Joseph Convar


400


William Carpenter.


Thomas Houston.


76


Annanias Conkling.


James Horton


900


Ebenezer Holly.


John Hoffman.


662.50 120


475 782.50


Daniel Greeu.


430


John Greenlief ..


35


35


60


William Faulkner


700


200


Joseph Conner


60


Phebe Gale.


Silas Horton, Jr.


2176


250.25


John Houston.


Jonathan Coleman ...


36


36


200


Joseph Knapp.


68


75


......


86,50


107


582


440


HISTORY OF ORANGE COUNTY, NEW YORK.


Real Personal


Real


Personal


Estate, Property.


Estate. Property.


Walter Moore.


$53


$53


John Slawter.


$22


$22


Ebenezer Mills.


$195


395


Enos Smith.


400


$183


583


Enos Mapes ....


800


263


1063


Luther Smith


16


16


Samuel Mapes


600


118


718


John Sears.


600 25


52


652.25


Selah Mapes.


585


42


627


James Sloan


37


45


Andrew C. McNish.


302.50


302.50


Jolin Stitt.


1000


1072


John McQuoid


616


616


Benjamin Sioions.


800


800


James Murray


420


420


John Smith


668.75


139


707.75


Jacob Milla, Jr


125


125


Charles Smith


507


507


William Moore, Jr.


625


......


625


Daniel Stringham


1400


1400


Wildiot W. Moore.


650


143


793


William Stringhao


100


26


126


George Mapes.


173


54


229


Alexander Smith


300


374


Sammel Mapes, Jr.


525


145


670


356


350


Nathaniel Sterge.


60


...


400


David Moore (Scotchtown).


450


183


633


Stephen Sayres.


1200


245


1445


Jacob Mills.


26.30


2600


5230


Nathan Slawson


262.50


112


374.50


James Morrison,


1500


300


1800


James Stringham.


750


54


804


John McWilliams.


250


4-4


294


Isaac Slaughter ..


1862.50


376


2238.50


James Mc Whorter & Co.


300


500


800


Moses Savage


840


840


Peter MeLanghlin


800


148


948


Sarah Savage


360


56


416


Levi Miller ..


93


30


123


Henry Savage


370


370


William Morrison


300


7.3


373


Daniel Seward


717


717


Thomas Monual


207.50


38


245.50


Elijah Seely


1087


70


1157


William Moore.


1200


284


1484


Jolin Savage


704


50


George Miller


450


521


Archibald Straju


1270


220


1490


Jonathan Mills ...


1300


118


1418


Stephen Smith


1000


132


1132


James McGowen.


87.50


38


125.50


Jonathan Smith


1131.25


250


1381.25


William E. MeNeal


240


80


320


John Smith.


150


50


200


Peter Mettar.


180


76


256


Timothy Scidniore.


1064


...


Coe Smith


36


36


Thomas MeLanghrey.


223


51


274


50


50


John McLaughrey


221.50


85


306.50


Bezaliel Seeley


1800


...


Robert MeLaughrey


100


16


116


Jeremiah Smith


250


250


Neal Dlc Langhlin ..


150


24


174


James Smith.


26


26


William Shaw


2392.50


48€


2878.50


Daniel W. Moore.


350


350


John Shaw ..


500


William Stubbs.


337


337


Joho McVey


150


20


170


287


287


John McArthur


600


112


712


David Seeley.


116


116


John McNeal.


600


600


David Stid


83


333


David Miller.


2807.50


533


3340.50


Benjamin Stid.


37


37


Adaoi Millspangh


1428


446


1874


175


75


250


Joba Monnel.


1850


70


1920


255


31


286


James S. Miller


1621


100


1721


Elisha Smith


150.75


150.75


Gawn Mackinison.


1689


350


2039


Robert Shurter


400


... ...


400


John McCord.


122


122


Christian Schultz (non-resident)


130


130


Andrew McCord ...


1192.50


130


1322.50


Ezekiel Travis


250


250


William Monnagal


GO


40


100


Jesse Till


44


44


Daniel McClure


812.50


812.50


Jane Tnthill


1505


275


1780


John McGowen


100


36


136


John Taylor


2367


2367


Saninel McCord


820


20


840


Daniel Tuthill. 1200


122


1322


Alexander Martin


40


40


James Titus.


100


80


180


Alexander McVey


1000


123


1123


Sarah Tuthill


190


190


James J. McCord.


40


....


40


Frederick Traver.


412.50


412.50


Thomas MeNeal ..


200


...


200


Thomas Turner.


522.50


106


628.50 508


John Nicolls


400


46


446


1000


1000


David Newkirk


440


49


489


200


200


Robert Osburn, Jr ..


200


48


248


Eliud Tryon


253.75


253.75


Thomas Oliver


1456


100


1556


Moses Utter


188


15


203


Jesse Owen.


100


46


146


Michael Vail


98.75


44


142.75


Samuel Owen.


900


125


1025


100


100


Benjamin Owen


48


48


1975


230


2205


William Owen (tander)


350


350


George W. Vail


200


200


Jesse Owen, Jr.


66


66


Isaiah Vail, Jr.


750


750


Jonathan Owen


2200


147


2347


Josiah Vail.


200


200


Ezekiel Osburn


David Van Vliet.


50


11


61


Samuel Parson


160


......


160


David Vail


50


50


Daoiel D. Penny.


450


450


Alsop Vail


1050


1050


Jamies Penny


391.50


391.50


John Vail


GOO


600


Josiah Pierson


2000


2000


Obadiah Vail


807


807


Peleg Pelton.


700


160


860


Henry B. Wisner.


500


900


Isaac Peterson


600


......


600


Frederick Weller.


66


66


Peter Poff (2d)


400


74


474


400


106


506


Hannah Poff


700


770


Abraham Weller


400


400


Isaac Purdy


20


12


32


Gilbert Woodward


44


44


Moses Phillips & Co.


6000


1315


7315


Jonathan Wilkenson.


77.50


16


93.50


Gabriel N. Phillips.


3500


2304


5804


Joha Weed.


160


73


233


Lewis Quick


500


......


500


James Whitesides.


91


491


Ezekiel Roe ...


270


......


270


John Williams.


200


IS


218


David Reynolds


200


61


261


Samuel White.


549


549


Clandes Reyoolds.


700


218


918


John White ..


1396.50


183


1589.50


Felix Randall


450


30


480


Sammel Webb


550


...


Benjamin Rogers


200


63


263


Nathan Wells


61


Abel Rockwell


200


16


216


Nathaniel Wells & Co.


1591.25


....


Matthias Robers


127.25


36


163.25


Israel Wickham


1647.50


227


1874.50


Jabe Robers


468.77


166


634.77


Mary Wickham ..


2077


......


550


Elisha Reeve.


700


700


Elijah Welch.


500


500


David Reeve.


350


104


454


Eleazer Welch.


40


40


Isaac Witter.


674


70


744


Eliphalet Warner.


160


114


274


Daniel G. Rogers ...


2482


4044


2892


Samuel Wells


110


8


118


Moses Reed,


430


......


430


Salmon Wheat.


900


100


1000


Robert Rogers.


114


1


115


Thomas White ..


225


90


315


......


33


308


William Stubbs, Jr.


350


50


...


...


900


Duokin McEwen.


......


17


Henry Smith.


987.50


60


1047.50


William MeLaughrey


400


101


501


Edward Smith


Peter Melnnis


275


26


301


Daniel Moure


300


......


300


Nathaniel Smith


250


James Savage


Benjamin Smith


llezekiah Taylor.


187


187


Archibald McBride (non-resident)


400


...


400


John Tears ..


500


S


John Tuthill


Cornelius Van Gordon.


Isaiah Vail


80


......


100


Benjamin Wood


...


500


500


Ilenry Patterson


......


Joshua Whitman


Israel Wickham, Jr


550


...


Tunis Ransom


150


...


150


Ram Ransom (non-resident).


2147.50


....


2147.50


Daniel Reeve


300


82


382


......


...


...


Elihn Slawson ..


Jobn McQuoid, Jr.


450


450


William Miller.


275


700


Daniel Soitlı


754


John McMillen ..


1064


1800


...


500


....


....


60


Samuel Monnel


Robert Thompson.


...


550


61


1591.25


2077


......


Total.


Total.


...


441


WALLKILL.


Real l'ersonal Total. Estate. Property.


Hezekish Woodward.


1000


...


1000


Daniel Woodward


600


...


1G


1114


Nathaniel Williams


37


James Watkins


1331.25


Abel B. Watkins


1802.50 26G


20168.50


Andrew Wilson.


1062


309


1371


William Wilkin.


1685


270


1961


William Wilson.


1212


1512


Robert Wilkin.


1445


352


1797


John Wilkin


2868.75


2868.75


James White ..


200


20


220


Robert Wilson


1925


1925


Jason Wilkin


2612.50


3212 50


Thomas Watkins


1877.50


274


2151.50


Abel Watkins


800


......


7G


Jacob Youngblood


1023


77


1003


Jehonas Young


330


20


350


James Young ...


300


300


William Young.


26


26


IV .- ORGANIZATION.


The precinct of Wallkill, of which the present town is the legal successor, was erected Dec. 17, 1743, by an act of the Colonial Legislature. It then comprised the territory now embraced in the three towns, Craw- ford, Montgomery, Wallkill, and portions of Mount Hope and Hamptonburgh. In 1772 the precinct of Hanover was erected, comprising the two present towns of Crawford and Montgomery and a portion of Hamptonburgh. Legally, Hanover was set off from the old precinct, and the statute directed that the rest of the territory should "remain" the precinct of Wallkill.


The popular impression bas been that Wallkill was set off from Montgomery. This has a very good basis in the fact that the centre of population and the place of public business were both at Montgomery during the period 1743 to 1772, and that in every respect except the legal technical form the Wallkill of 1772 was a new organization.


Legally it was a continuance of the old, and was, evidently, entitled to the books and records. The Wallkill town officers of 1772, however, made no pre- tensions to the books, but opened a new record, which is fortunately preserved, and from which we are able to make liberal extracts.


At the time Mr. Eager prepared his history of the county the precinct records of Wallkill, from 1743 to 1767, were doubtless already lost, as he commences his quotations with the town-meeting of 1768.


He was, however, in error in regarding this as the first town-meeting of Montgomery (Hanover). It was about the twenty-fifth town-meeting of Wallkill precinct. The first town-meeting of Montgomery was four years later.


FIRST TOWN-MEETING OF WALLKILL AFTER THE DIVISION.


The first meeting after the division of the precinct, at the house of ' Samuel Watkins, April the 7th, 1772.


Chosen : William DunD, clerk and supervisor; Benjamin Booth, James Wilkins, Elijah Reeve, commissioners for regulating and laying ont pub- lic highways; Stephen Harlow, William Wilkins, David Moore, com- missioners for laying out the money raised by act of Assembly on the highways; David Crawford, Moses Phillips, assessors; John McGarrab, | Jolin Patterson, constables and collectors; Abel Wells, George Booth, 29


poor-masters: Jonathan Smith, Esq., Isaiah Vail, John Ketchum, Beu- janıin Vail, Jr., fence-viewers and danisge appraisers.




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