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At this time a committee was appointed to take subscriptions for the support of services, and Richard S. Hayt was appointed clerk of the parish. Rev. Benjamin Evans was here for awhile and resigned in October, 1870; Rev. Wilberforce Wells, 1874. Rev. Matthew Bailey of Kent began services in 1877 and was chosen rector in April, 1879.
Rev. A. A. Morrison, a lay reader, was the next in charge, and he was succeeded by Rev. Frank Hatfield, who officiated in conjunction with the church at Brewster. The present pastor is Rev. Mr. Sutcliffe, rector of the church at Brewster, and ser- vices are held in the afternoon of every Sabbath.
In 1862 a bequest of $600 was left to the church by Mr. John Jennings, who was for many years an active member.
Dates from the tombstones in Episcopal and Presbyterian churchyards, Patterson: Thomas Fleming, died Oct. 22d, 1792, age 47; Helen, wife, Oct. 11th, 1830, 83; James Grant, April 25th, 1796, 69; Christina, wife, May 4th, 1838, 76; Robert Grant, April 27th, 1830, 40; Asa Hoag, Aug. 10th, 1828, 63; Dr. James Delavan, Nov. 10th, 1823, 57; Mercy, wife, Dec. 18th, 1857, 91; Nathaniel Delavan, Aug. 9th, 1798, 52; Andrew Frase, Jan. 7th, 1835, 85; Grace Ann, wife, Nov. 14th, 1847, 72; Jesse Abbott, March 7th, 1865, 73; Hannah, wife, Jan. 7th, 1863, 62; Enoch Abbott, Sept. 10th, 1823, 71; Molly, wife, Sept. 18th, 1853, 95; Electa H. Delavan, April 27th, 1877, 82; John N. Vail, Dec. 21st, 1816, 31; Timothy Delavan, Jan. 19th, 1813, 71; Samuel
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Cornwall, July 17th, 1801, 42; Martha, wife, Feb. 26th, 1846, 81; Matthew Paterson, Oct. 9th, 1799, 23; Matthew C. G. Paterson, Nov. 23d, 1809, 18; Abigail Thorpe, March 8th, 1816, 70; Eliza- beth Haight, Jan. 25th, 1848, 68; John Paterson, Nov. 21st, 1821, 58; Rhoda Mooney, Sept., 1862, 67; Austin B. Coe, Jan. 26th, 1836, 52; Susan, wife, March 14th, 1870, 75; Stephen Hayt, Sept. 17th, 1834, 75; Hannah, wife, Jan. 23d, 1843, 80; David Hayt, April 2d, 1849, 53; Elizabeth Hayt, Sept. 22d, 1835, 96; Mary Hayt, April 27th, 1849, 53; Heman Hayt, Feb. 11th, 1852, 93; John Hayt, July 18th, 1835, 75; Elizabeth, wife, Oct. 6th, 1845, 73; Sarah Hayt, Sept. 3d, 1852, 56; Eli Bush, Nov. 11th, 1835, 79; Edward Turner, May 12th, 1872, 82; Samuel Hayt, July 30th, 1850, 84; Sarah, wife, Jan. 2d, 1829, 59; Re- becca, wife, April 18th, 1843, 61; Cyrus Boyd, Jan. 29th, 1879, 64; Ruth, wife of Tho. Mitchell, 1853, 35; John Turner, 1814, 68; Abigail, wife, 1836, 83; Edward Turner, jr., 1872, 82; John Holmes, 1839, 86; Catharine Holmes, 1840, 90; John Holmes, jr., 1862, 79; Rachel Holmes, 1862, 70; Daniel Haines, 1854, 84; Ada, wife, 1857, 69; Sarah, wife of Stephen Hurlburt, 1797, 43; Eunice, wife of Daniel Cook, 1830, 61; Benjamin Cowl, 1851, 88; Elizabeth, wife, 1843, 71; William Cowl, 1852, 70; Lydia, wife, 1864, 70; Hezekiah Couch, 1864, 74: Levi Clinton, 1860, 68; Susannah, wife, 1865, 79; Aaron Coe, 1812, 89; Ruth Ann, wife, 1836, 78; Samuel Burch, 1845, 78; Mary, wife, 1841, 67; Com - fort Benedict, 1835, 86; Eli Brush, 1835, 79; Benj. Bowne, 1873, 74; Samuel Burch, 1853, 68; Benjamin Benedict, 1832, 88; Eliz- abeth, wife, 1839, 80; J. Sterling Beach, 1874, 73; Abram Bird- sall, 1856, 60; Elijah Dean, 1836, 80; Ann, wife, 1855, 93; El- kanah Eastwood, 75; Alfred Ellsworth, 1879, 72; David C. Delavan, 1883, 81; Dr. Ebenezer Fletcher, 1852, 72; Mary, wife, 1851, 74; Alson Ferguson, 1879, 83; Thomas Gibson, 1858, 93; Margaret, wife, 88; Thankful Hayt, 1881, 86; John Jennings, 1796, 80; Ezra Jennings, 1802, 56; John Jennings, 1869, 86; Capt. Alexander Kidd, 1806, 78; Sophia, wife, 1802, 70; John. B. Law- rence, 1809, 26; David H. Lawrence, 1872, 68; Henry Ludington, 1817, 78; Abigail, wife, 1825, 80; Derick Ludington, 1840, 69; Sibbell Edward Ogden, 1839, 77; Joseph Merritt, 1851, 68; Es- ther, wife, 1879, 80; John McLean, 1819, 90; Margaret, wife, 1816, 77; Locklan McLean, 1850, 76; Violet Morrison, 1812, 66; Albert Nickerson, 1852, 54; Nathaniel Newman, 1794, 71; Martha, wife, 1811, 75; Capt. Abner Osborn, 1811, 82; Rebecca, wife, 1804, 64;
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Nathan Palmer, 1828, 78; Deborah, wife, 1829, 78; Matthew Patterson, 1817, 85; Elizabeth, wife of Alex. K. Paterson, 1815. 40: Ebenezer Palmer, 1813, 70; Elizabeth, wife, 104 years, 7 months, 28 days; Lewis Patrick, 1871, 72: Benjamin Pugsley. 1864, 80: Polly, wife, 1843, 56; Stiles Peet, 1832, 68: Lydia, wife, 1817, 51; William St. John, 78; Darius Stone, 1819, 70; Elijah Stone, 1812, 58; Frederick Stone, 1857, 72; Horace Smith, 1846, 48; Samuel Stephens, 1850, 88; Abijah Starr, 1839, 95: Mindwell, wife, 1846. 88: Josiah Starr, 1875, 88; Samuel Stebbins, 1828, 66; Nathaniel Warden, 1807, 72; Sarah, wife, 1826, 92; Dr. Stephen Warden, 1848, 68; Justus Weed, 1819, 77: Sarah, wife, 1831, 86; Ebenezer Weed, 1845, 68; Sarah, wife, 1864, 71; Esther Yale, 1876, 84.
QUAKER MEETING HOUSE .- At an early period, several fami- lies belonging to the Society of Friends settled on the Oblong. The number which settled in the town of Pawling, just north of Pntnam county line, was so great that the locality soon gained the name of Quaker Hill, which it still bears. The first of this sect, who made his home in this county was Samuel Field, who owned Lot 5, on the Oblong, and settled there about 1730. The records of the meetings on Quaker Hill, from 1757. are now in the care of Mr. David Wing, in the town of Paw- ling, who lives on the same lot .on the Oblong, where his great- grandfather, Jedediah Wing, settled in the middle of the last century. In looking over these venerable records, we see fre- quent mention of names that are familiar to our older resi- dents. From these we copy the following:
"Friends recommended from monthly meetings at Hampton, to our Society, the 19th day of the 10th month, 1758. John Hoag, Sen., John Hoag, Jr., Abbie Hoag, Benj. Hoag, Samuel Hunt, John Hoyt, Samuel Yeomans."
1760. " At the meeting it is concluded that a meeting for worship, shall be kept one week, at Samuel Field's, and another at David Palmer's, so long as shall appear to this meeting, con- venient."
"The meeting appoint Benj. Ferris, David Hoag, Timothy Dakin and Nehemiah Merritt, to visit the meeting at Peach Pond, and consider whether it will not be convenient and for the love of truth, to have a meeting settled in that neighbor- hood, and a meeting house of their own."
This was done in 1760, and shows at what time the Quaker
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meeting house near Peach Pond was built. Among the Quaker families who settled on that portion of the Oblong which lies in Putnam county, were the Havilands, of Haviland Hollow. Of these, Daniel Haviland was a preacher of the sect, and esteemed as an able and worthy man. To establish a meeting house in their neighborhood, Daniel Haviland and his brother gave a lot of land for the purpose, The deed is recorded in the record books of the Friends Society, on Quaker Hill, and it is given in abstract:
"I, David Haviland of Southeast Precinct, for and in con- sideration of the love and affection I bear to my Friends, the Society of the people called Quakers, do give to Reed Ferris & Wing Kelly, of Pawlings Precinct; Elnathan Sweet & Joseph Lancaster of Beekman Precinct; and Benj. Ferris of New Fair- field; Joseph Irisli and Edward Shoone, as trustees, a certain tract or parcel of land, being in the Southeast Precinct, being part of Lot No. 16, on the Oblong. Butting and bounding as follows: Beginning at a place, by the west side of the house, where Nathaniel Covil now lives, and in Roger Haviland's line, then running Westerly 5 chains 72 links in Roger Haviland's line, then running southerly 29 degrees East 6 chains 45 links, to a stake and heap of stones, thence running north 26 degrees East 5 chains 25 links to the place of beginning, Containing 1 acre and 70 rods." Dated the 12th day of August, 1782.
On the 4th day of August, 1782, Roger Haviland gave to the same persons, as trustees, a tract of land " Beginning at a place by the house where Nathaniel Covil now lives, and in Daniel Haviland's line, thence running North 26 degrees East 1 chain to a heap of stones on a flat rock on the south side of the high- way, thence North 29 degrees West, 4 chains to a white oak stump and stones piled to it, then West 19 degrees South, 4 chains 25 links to a small white oak tree by the south side of the highway, then South 29 degrees East 80 links, then Easterly in Daniel Haviland's line 5 chains 72 links, to the beginning, containing 1 acre and 30 rods exclusive of highway." It is upon this tract that the meeting house and burying ground in Haviland Hollow are located, and are on the road that runs south from Quaker Brook, down the middle of the Oblong, about three-quarters of a mile below the stream. This neighborhood is always mentioned in the Quaker records as " The Valley."
April 14th, 1783, " The Friends appointed as trustees to build
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the meeting house in the Valley, report that they are proceeded to build said meeting house, and have expended £73, 1s. 11d., toward which is raised, £54, 12s., and it is concluded that it will cost to finish said house £120, including what is already ex- pended; so that it appears there is wanting £65, 8s. to finish the house with. The meeting concurs with the report."
The Quaker families have almost vanished from this portion of the Oblong. The meeting house still stands, a venerable relic of the olden time, but no seekers after the truth and the "inward light" gather within its walls upon " First day." A yearly meeting is sometimes held by a few who come from other neighborhoods, and that is all there is to remind us of the early days, of the garb, and the manner of the Friends; and we fear, in too many cases, their morals as well, are no longer to be found. It reminds us of a pathetic passage in the journal of Friend Job Scott.
" 15th of 8th, 1784. We were again at Peach Pond meeting, where we found very little engagement among those met. We labored to rouse them to an exercise, but found very little room in their hearts or sensibility in their minds. It would not be strange if that meeting house should be left standing empty as a monument, unless a renewed engagement takes place."
ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, TOWNER'S STATION .- This church was built in 1875, under the ministry of Rev. Patrick J. Healy, at an expense of about $4,500. It is a neat and well built edi- fice, romantically situated under the side of the mountain, south of the station. Under the energetic management of the present pastor, a debt which was necessarily incurred, has been nearly extinguished, and the church is prosperous and capable of accomplishing great good:
METHODIST CHAPEL, HAVILAND HOLLOW .- This chapel is connected with the church at New Fairfield, Conn., but the parsonage is located in this town, near the chapel, which is on the north side of the road, at Cowl's Corners, at the west end of Haviland Hollow. The house and land were purchased of the Cowl family, some twenty years ago. The Oblong line runs between the parsonage house and the chapel.
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REVOLUTIONARY ITEM.
" Matthew Paterson, Esq.
" This is to certify that Roswell Wilcox, David Hiscock, Robert Watts, John Paterson, and Mr. Maxfield has brought 2000 weight by computation of Continental clothing from Fredericksburg to John Halstead's, being 10 miles, at seven shillings lawful money per mile, for the use of Gen. Putnam's Division. March 28th, 1778. Per agreement with me.
" M. CONNELLY.
" Per order of Gen. Putnam."
" Fredericksburg, 2 July, 1778.
" This is to certify that the within persons carried in each of their carts 2000 lbs. or thereabouts, as I impessed the carts and was at the loading of them and present when the Quarter- masters agreed with the people, for 7 shillings lawful money per mile, as the road is very bad.
" MATTHEW PATERSON, Justice of Peace."
NORTH LINE OF LOT 7 .- As one of the principal objects of this work is to ascertain and to perpetuate the ancient boundary lines of the Philipse Patent and its various lots, a few words will not be amiss, in regard to the original north line of this lot. The northwest corner is about a half a mile north of the rail- road station at Reynoldsville, and is the northwest corner of a tract of land belonging to Silas Abbott. . This tract formerly belonged to William Gilchrist, who sold it to David Dibble, who left it to his son, Ebenezer, who sold it to Enoch Abbott, whose son, Jesse, left it to his son, Silas Abbott, the present owner. The hill to the east of this tract is known as "Bunday Hill." A tract of 200 acres east of the Abbott tract, was sold by the commissioners of forfeitnres, to Alexander Kidd and others, and this was bounded on the north by the " Gore line," that is, the south line of the Gore, and the original north line of the lot. The line can be traced to the top of a rocky hill, and near its south end, from which its course can be ranged across the swamp, and the land beyond to the Oblong line. In the original survey, in 1754, the northeast corner of this lot and also of the Philipse Patent, was stated to be "a heap of stones on the Oblong line, in a road near Justice Haviland's.
The road which runs from Aikin's Corners (near the village of Patterson) to Pawling crosses a branch of the Croton River,
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about three quarters of a mile north of the former place. A short distance north of the bridge and beyond the county line, a road turns and runs to the northeast, by Baldwin's Mills, and con- tinning on, it crosses the Croton again at " Aikendale," the homestead of Mr. Isaac Aikin, in the town of Pawling. A short distance east of the bridge, the road turns abruptly and runs nearly dne south, for abont half a mile and then turns east and meets the old Philipstown Turnpike at the house of Mahlon Stedwell. This part of the road, which runs south, is on the west line of the Oblong, and near the middle of this part was the original northeast corner of the Philipse Patent. It is near a small house on the north bank of the stream, southwest from the bridge, and on the land of Isaac Aikin are the ruins of an old house, the chimney of which is still standing. This was the house of Isaac Haviland, sen. (who was doubtless the "Justice Haviland " mentioned above) and it was known as an old house, when the oldest resident of the vicinity was a boy. Near by are the ruins of an old dam, which marks the place of a mill which stood there in ancient times. The entire removal of old boundaries has made the exact location of the original line at this place a little doubtful, but it probably ran just south of the old house.
SYLVESTER MABIE .- The ancestor of the Mabie family was, according to tradition, a native of Holland, and enlisted in a privateer which came on the coast of America and took a Span- ish prize near New York. He had sons: Jeremiah, Simon, Peter, Casporus and Abraham. The last is said to have married a French lady named. Cotelate, at New Rochelle, a member of a Huguenot family. They had three sons: Abraham, Peter and John; and a daughter Phebe, who married Thomas Baxter.
Abraham Mabie was born in 1727, and died August 7th, 1817. He married Sarah Gates, who died Angust 12th, 1816, at the age of 87. Their children were: Stephen, Sarah, wife of George Cleveland; Solomon, Joshua, Samuel, Elizabeth, wife of Squire Ellis, and Susan, wife of Joseph Baker. Abraham Mabie came to this county and settled on a farm which is now the home- stead of Cornelius Dean, about a mile and a half southeast of Lake Mahopac. Here he built a house in 1765.
Joshua Mabie was born July 18th, 1769, and died in 1854. He married Elizabeth Gifford and their children were: Hannah,
of marie
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wife of Abraham Scott; Stephen G., born in 1801; Daniel, Jeremiah, Samuel, Elisha G., Sylvester, Edmund F., Sarah, Nehemiah and Marlin. Two of the family, Joshua and Samuel, settled on a farm on the west side of Hinckley Pond in the town of Patterson.
Sylvester Mabie, whose portrait appears in this work, was born March 29th, 1806, and the greater part of his life was passed in Putnam county, of which he was a well known and honored citizen. Mr. Mabie was a resident of Patterson, and was supervisor of the town in 1847-49-51-55-58-59-60-68-69-70- 71, and held the office longer than any other person.
The farm and homestead of Mr. Mabie is on the road from Cowl's Corners (or Haviland Hollow) to Patterson, and about two miles from the latter village. It was purchased by his father. Joshua Mabie, from the heirs of William Howland. in 1823. This farm was at the time of the Revolution the property (as tenant under Beverly Robinson) of Thomas Menzies, Esq., who was one of the justices of the peace and a very prominent man in Dutchess county, and a noted tory during the war.
After a long life of honor. trust and usefulness Mr. Mabie died January 1st, 1886, in the 80th year of his age. At the time of his death he was president of the Putnam County National Bank, having held the position for many years.
Mr. Mabie married Caroline A. Hetherington, who survives her husband. Their only child. Hon. Henry Mabie, was born at East Fishkill, Dutchess county, N. Y .. November 28th, 1841, and educated at the public schools of Patterson and at the Delaware Literary Institute, Franklin, N. Y. After graduating he taught school for awhile, but for most of the time has been a farmer on the homestead of his father and engaged to some extent in surveying.
He was clerk of the Board of Supervisors in 1877-80, and supervisor of Patterson in 1882-84; being chairman of the Board in 1882. He was elected member of Assembly in 1885 by a plurality of 637, his opponents being Titus B. Truesdell (Den.), and Erastus Hopkins (Pro'b.)
Samnel Mabie (son of Abraham) was born in 1772, and died October 14th, 1856. He married Ruth Bolt. Their children were: Harrison, who died unmarried; Polly, wife of Richard Baker; Nancy M., wife of Roswell Taylor; Esther J., wife of William Merritt; Sarah M., wife of Samnel Birch; Emeline, wife.
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of Daniel Steinbeck; Eliza A., wife of Ira Hopkins; and Loretta H., wife of James Wilson.
Peter Mabie, the brother of Abraham Mabie, came with him to Carmel, and settled on a farm on the east side of Lake Ma- hopac. The village and the railroad station at the lake are on this farm. His house stood close to the line between Lots 5 and 6 of Philipse Patent, about half a mile east of the lake, and where the house of Mrs. John B. Ganong now stands, a little north of the road to Croton Falls. Peter Mabie left sons: Jere- miah, Lebeus, Elias, Levi and Daniel. These all moved away to the West.
Daniel Mabie, known as Elder Daniel, went to Delhi, Dela- ware county, N. Y., and from thence to Genesee county, where he died. He left a large family, whose descendants are now in Illinois.
Jeremiah and Edmund F. Mabie (brothers of Sylvester) were prominent owners of a travelling menagerie, and having accu- mulated a fortune, settled in Delavan, Wis., where they died in 1869.
CHAPTER XXVII.
TOWN OF KENT.
Settlement .- Cole's Mills .- Boyd's Corners .- First Baptist Church .- Episcopal Church .- Richardville Chapel .- Boyd's Reservoir .- Farmer's Mills .- Baptist Church, Farmer's Mills .- Other Localities .- Ludingtonville .- Col. Henry Ludington .- Second Baptist Church in Kent .- Change of Boundary .- Putnam County Bank .- Union Cemetery Association .- Mines .- Super- visors .- David Kent .- Daniel R. Nichols .- Townsend Family .- Coleman Robinson.
T HIS town is bounded north by the line of Dutchess county, east by Patterson, south by Carmel and west by Putnam Valley and Philipstown. It includes the north half of Lot 6, of Philipse Patent, which belonged to Philip Philipse; Lot 5, which belonged to Roger Morris and his wife, Mary Philipse; and a small portion of Lot 4, which was in possession of Beverly Robinson. It was originally a part of Fredericks- town, which was established March 7th, 1788, and was sepa- rated from it and made a new town, under the name of Fred- ericks in 1795, and this name was changed to Kent by Act of April 15th, 1817. This town was not settled as early as the neighboring towns, as its rough mountainons lands were not attractive, and as late as the Revolution the population did not number more than two or three hundred. Among the first set- tlers of whom there is any knowledge was Joseph Merritt, who was a tenant of Roger Morris, and some years later bought a farm of Col. Morris and his wife, Mary Philipse. This deed is dated September 18th, 1771, and the land is described as "part of farm 76, beginning at a black oak tree, the corner of farm 75.' It included 200 acres and is supposed to lie a short distance west of the reservoir at Boyd's Corners.
At the same date Roger Morris sold to John Rhodes 225 acres, being part of farm 75, situated on the west side of a branch of
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Croton River. This farm is believed to be south of the farm sold to Joseph Merritt and is probably the homestead of the late Dr. Joseph Bailey.
Among the early settlers in the western part of the town was Peleg Wixon, who came from Cape Cod probably about 1754. He had a son Daniel, whose son Reuben died in June, 1828, at the age of 60, and his son, Bently Wixon, is now living on the old homestead. about a mile northwest from Boyd's Corners. The descendants of the various branches of this family are numerous.
Throughout the northern and western portions of the town the Highlands are seen in all their wildness and grandeur. The mountains are steep and rocky, and the streams that flow down their valleys are uncontaminated and glide on in their crystalline purity.
The lots both of Roger Morris and Philip Philipse were sur- veyed and divided into farms at an early day, but, so far as the portions which lay in this town were concerned, did not readily tind tenants, and while the lower lands to the south and east were beginning to be settled they remained with scarcely an in- habitant.
From the Field Book of Survey of Lot 6, made in 1762, by Benjamin Morgan, the following persons were living at that time on the north part of the lot, which is now included in the the town of Kent: William Colwell, Hope Covey, Isaiah Ben- nett, Amos Northrop, Joseph Northrop, Moses Northrop, Wil- liam Daley, Nehemiah Barlow, Elisha Calkins, Stephen Osborn, Samuel Daley, Aaron Calkins, Edward Dolph, Jacob Phillips, Joshua Burdox, Samuel Carter, Jonathan Tuttle, Jonathan Hill, Jonathan Gray, William Borden.
May 3d, 1767, Philip Philipse gave a lease to Malcom Mor- rison for a tract of 688 acres in the northeast part of the town, described as farm 93, bounded north by Jonathan Hill, east by Joshua Burdox, south by Moses Northrop, and west by William Borden. Malcom Morrison was a son-in-law of Rev. Elisha Kent, the first minister in Southeast. As he was a Tory during the Revolution, his property was confiscated, and he went to England and died there.
To locate any of these early settlers seems a difficult task. The Northrop family settled in the south part of the town, a short distance east of the present county farm. Jonathan Tut-
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tle had a mill near the head spring of what was then called "Philipse Mill River," but now denominated "Whang Brook." Samuel Carter also had a mill, on " Townsend Mill River," or the middle branch of the Croton. There are no villages of any size in this town, and the few neighborhoods, which are desig- nated by local names, we will describe in turn.
COLE'S MILLS .- In the southern part of this town, on the Croton River, about a mile south of the reservoir, is a place known as Cole's Mills. It was here that the first settlement was made by Elisha Cole, who came from. Cape Cod, in 1747. A mill was built on the outlet of Barrett Pond before the Revolu- tion. After the war the family bought the farm, which they had long occupied, from the commissioners of forfeiture and also a large tract adjoining. Soon after the Revolution, two of his sons, Daniel and Elisha, built a mill on the Croton near by, at which a large business for those times was carried on. Con- nected with the grist mill was a saw and fulling mill, and to the latter, cloth of the good honest homespun of former days was brought from far and near.
Elisha Cole married Hannah Smalley and they were the pa- rents of twelve children: John, who moved to the western part of the State; Joseph, born in 1746; Joshua, who went away and was never heard from; Ebenezer, born in 1754, died August 18th, 1815; Elisha, 2d, born September 3d, 1742, died February 3d, 1826; Daniel, born 1744, died December 10th, 1831; Nathan, born 1745, died February 6th, 1805; Hannah, wife of Freeman Hopkins; Eunice, wife of Hackalial Merrick; Priscilla, wife of Gen. James Townsend; Mercy, wife of Tracy Ballard; and Naomi, wife of Jesse Smith. Ebenezer, Daniel and Nathan were Baptist preachers and were justly esteemed as good and worthy men. Daniel Cole inherited the old homestead at Cole's Mills, where Theodore Cole now lives. He married Susannah Ogden, who, according to the tombstone inscription in the old burying ground at Carmel, died November 3d, 1857, at the age of 102 years, 4 months and 8 days. Their children were John, Elisha, Daniel and Jesse, who all settled near each; other near Cole's Mills. The house and farm is now owned by his son, Hiram. Daniel lived where the brick house now stands near the mill, now owned by Tillott Cole, while the house of Jesse Cole is where Cornelius B. Nichols now lives. The various branches of the
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