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In 1832 the church edifice was erected at Jessup's Landing, which was used until about 1852, when the church died out. The first minister was the Rev. Joseph Farrar.
THE PRESENT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Was organized February 17, 1867. The church edifice, situated near Palmer Falls, was erected
in 1873, and was dedicated in 1874. The first pastor was Rev. Elihu Sandford.
THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF CORINTH
Was organized as a class between the years 1825 and 1830. Services were held in the school house and Presbyterian church until the Methodist Episcopal church was built in 1858.
THE FREE METHODIST CHURCH OF CORINTH Was organized as a free Methodist class about the year 1867.
CHAPTER V.
HISTORIC NOTES ON THE TOWNS- (Con- tinued.)-TOWNS OF DAY -EDINBURGH - GALWAY - GREENFIELD.
I .-- THE TOWN OF DAY.
GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION.
The town of Day was formed from Edin- burgh and Hadley as "Concord," April 17, 1819. Its name was changed December 3, 1827. It is the northwest corner town of the county. Its surface is principally occupied by several spurs of the Kayaderrossera moun- tains. Oak and Bald mountains, the highest peaks, are nine hundred feet above the river. The whole mountain region is wild, rocky, and scarcely susceptible of cultivation. It con- tains nineteen thousand two hundred and sixty- two acres of land.
EARLY SETTLEMENT.
David Johnson was the earliest settler in what is now the town of Day, and came into the town in the year 1797, from New Hamp- shire. He had been a soldier in the war of the Revolution, in which he served seven years. In that year he started with his wife and children in the early spring, while the snow was on the ground, for the " Genesee country." He had his family and household effects in a large covered sleigh. He came to Luzerne and crossed the Hudson on the ice
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into what is now this town. Here the snow suddenly left him. He purchased land and remained here until he died.
Jonas Bond and Phineas Austin settled on the north side of the Sacondaga river in 1797. They were hunters and trappers. Nicholas Hansburg came into the town in 1789. George Bradford came in 1800. His sister, Mary, married William Craig, and they built and kept the first tavern in the town about 1802. About this time Daniel Hines settled in town. In his youth he was captured by the Indians and brought up among them. He built a log cabin, dressed in Indian costume, with moc- casins and fringed leggings, wampum and eagle plumes ; carried his bow and arrows, knife and tomahawk, and lived by the fruits of the chase like a veritable Indian. Other settlers who came into the town in about 1800 were : William Woolley, Henry Paul, Philip Fraker, William H. and Isaac J. Flansburg, David Allen, Joseph Rockwell and Thomas Yates.
Eliphaz Day was a noted lumber dealer in the Sacondaga valley in this town. Other early settlers were: Samuel Stimson, jr., Palmer, Wells, Buckus, Ward, Wight, Joseph Kellogg, William Henley, Moses Hayden, John Perry, William Colson, James Thomas and Mr. Clay.
The Craig house, on the site of William Aldrich's present residence, was the first frame house built in the town. Thaddeus Schribner was the first mail carrier in this section. His route was from Ballston through Greenfield, Corinth, Hadley, Day, Edinburgh, Providence and Galway to Ballston. He followed an In- dian trail that ran from Albany through this sec- tion. The Kathan family is prominent in this town. Abner Wait was another early settler.
CHURCHES.
About 1812 Elder Simmons organized a Baptist society in Day. He and Daniel Cor- rey preached at school houses and private houses for several years. No church was ever
built, and the society at last broke up and be- came extinct.
REFORMED PROTESTANT DUTCH CHURCH OF DAY.
This church was organized in Day Center, November 14, 1842. A church edifice was built in 1844. The first minister was Rev. Andrew Yates. In 1867 the society was changed into the Presbyterian church and con- nected with the Presbytery at Albany.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Rev. Mr. Wellman, a Methodist minister, used to preach in Daniel Hine's house as early as 1807. In October, 1865, a Methodist Epis- copal class was formed at Day Center. The church was erected in the fall of 1868. The first minister was the Rev. J. K. Wagner.
CHRISTIAN CHURCHES.
The society of the First Christian church of Day was organized at the Kathan homestead in November, 1833. Services were held in the school house during the next thirteen years, when, in 1846, a church was built. The first pastor was Rev. Elias Sloat.
The Second Christian church of Day, after- ward called the Christian church of West Day, was organized December 19, 1857. Eugene Frost was elected to the office of deacon. The church was commenced in 1861 and fin- ished in 1865.
II .- THE TOWN OF EDINBURGH.
GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION.
The town of Edinburgh was formed from Providence, March 12, 1801, as " Northfield," and this name was changed April 6, 1808. A part of Day was taken off in 1819. It lies upon the west border of the county, north of the center. Its surface is principally occupied by two high mountain ridges of the Kayaderros- sera range, separated by the valley of Sacon- daga river. The mountain regions are rocky and broken, with a thin, sandy or gravelly soil, and are covered with forest. Lumbering is the chief occupation of the people. Forty-
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one thousand two hundred and three acres are contained in this town.
EARLY SETTLEMENTS,
The earliest settler of this town was Abijah Stark, a nephew of Gen. John Stark, the hero of Bennington. He came in 1787, and settled on the east side of the Sacondaga river, in an unbroken wilderness.
Nathaniel Bass, Jonathan Anderson, Sam- uel Randall, and Sylvanus Wescott were early settlers in the Stark neighborhood. James and Amy Partridge came from Connecticut, and settled in 1795 on lot 7 of the Northampton patent. Dr. Gaylor, Hezekiah Ranney, Wil- liam Trowbridge, Jordan Sprague, and Wil- liam Davis were early settlers in the Partridge neighborhood. Isaac Deming settled in 1793, and built the first mill. John and Mehitable Sumner, with their five sons and families, and five daughters, came in previous to 1800. Other settlers were Samuel Cheadle, Samuel Downing, John and Betsie Hill, Abel Brown, Charles and John Rhodes, John Hamilton, George and Oliver Edmonds, John Cook, and Timothy Miller.
Eli Beecher was one of the most prominent individuals in the affairs of this town during its early experience. James Goodwin was one of the first settlers of Beecher's Hollow. An- son Fowler kept an early store, and Samuel Stinson the first blacksmith shop in the town, about the year 1800.
Daniel Washburn, Asahel Trumbull, Eze- kiel Harris, John Olmstead and Guy D. Cul- ver were early settlers near Beecher's Hollow. Benjamin Ackley, Azariah Ellithorp, Jonathan Smith, Sampson Hosley, Aaron Van Patten, Hudson Benson, Philander Hewitt, John Gor- don, Isaac Noyes, Patrick Cain, and Samuel Snow were early settlers.
The Batcheller family have contributed largely to the interests of the town. They started and for many years carried on the busi- ness that created the village which bears their name. They came originally from West Brook-
field, Massachusetts. Hon. George S. Batch- eller, minister to Portugal, is a member of this family. Anthom De Golia was also a promi- nent settler.
CHURCHES.
A Baptist church, the first church in town, was organized in 1798. They built a church in 1816. In 1852 the church was torn down. Among the early preachers was Samuel Co- ville, Asa Cummings and Mr. Meeker, who held services before 1802.
EDINBURGH HILL METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
This church was organized previous to 1824, but had no house of worship till 1835, when a church was built. This building was torn down in 1871, and a new church erected, which was dedicated in 1872.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF BEECHER'S MEADOW.
The first religious meetings connected with the growth of this church were held at various times and places previous to 1815, many peo- ple coming fifteen or twenty miles to attend services. The church was not organized until several years later, and held its meetings in school houses until the church was built.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF BATCHELLERVILLE.
This church was the second religious society formed in the town, and was organized as a Congregational society, September 5, 1808. Previous to 1824 the church had become Pres- byterian in form and doctrine, and in that year built a church edifice. This church was aban- doned in 1866, and a fine church was built in the village of Batchellerville at a cost of eight thousand dollars. The first minister was Rev. N. M. Wells, who preached for them in 1814.
III. -- TOWN OF GALWAY. GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION.
This town was formed from Ballston, March 7, 1792. The town of Providence was taken off in 1796. It lies on the west border of the county, south of the center. Its north half is occupied by the southern foot-hills of the Kayaderrossera mountains. The south half
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has a gently undulating surface. The princi- pal streams are head branches of Fee-go-we- see and Calderwood creeks and the Mourning Kill.
EARLY SETTLEMENT.
The first settlement in the town was made on Scotch street, about a mile north of Gal- way village. The settlers were all Scotch immigrants, hence the name. The first settlers were: William Kelley, John and James Major, and John McHarg, who came in October, 1774. They were followed soon after by John and Moses McKindley, John McClelland, Joseph Newland, William McCartney, Mr. McWil- liams, Mr. Ball, and others. About four years after, a colony of settlers came from Center Hook, Rhode Island, and settled near York's Corners. Rev. Simeon Smith was the princi- pal man, and he was accompanied by his parents and three brothers-in-law, Simeon Babcock, Reuben Mattison, and Joseph Brown. Soon after the close of the Revolutionary war a settlement was begun in the southwestern part of the town by ten or twelve families from New Jersey. Among them were John Hin- man, James Hughs, Richard Paul, Peter An- derson, Mr. Harrison, Mr. Hedding, and Dudley Smith. This settlement was called Jersey Hill. Among other early settlers, about the year 1790, were Job Cornell, Pilgrim Dur- kee, and Augustus L. Stone.
Thomas Mairs was a son of Thomas and Margaret Mairs, of Argyle, Washington county, and settled in Galway in 1822. Other men, prominent among the citizens of the town, were General Earl Stimson, Col. Isaac Gere, James Warren, Othniel Looker, Nehemiah Cande, Nathan Thompson, Ira Brockett, and Lewis Stone.
Among the early settlers previous to 1795 were Lewis Rogers, Hackaliah Foster, Eli Smith, Elias Stillwell, John Monroe, Philo and Burr Dauchy, Asa Kellogg, Philip Green, Edmund Wait, Wait Palmer, Benajah Moon, Restcome Potter, Arnold Lewis, Samuel Jones, Isaac Fay, Josepli Bartlett, and William Wag-
goner. Dr. Pixley was an early physician of the town.
CHURCHES.
THE FIRST BAPTIST CRURCH.
The records of this church now extant reach back to the year 1785, but speak of the church as having existed prior to those times, prob- ably since 1774, when Rev. Smith came from Rhode Island to this town in 1778. The early meetings were held at the house of the pastor, when in a year or two a log church was built. In 1796 the second church was erected on what is known as "Baptist Hill," one mile southwest of York's Corners. It remained in use until 1845, when it was taken down and rebuilt at York's Corners.
FRIENDS' MEETING HOUSE.
Many years ago there was a Society of Friends in the north part of Galway. They had a meeting house built of logs. No record has been preserved, and the above facts are matters of tradition. .
SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH OF GALWAY.
This church was organized on the 27th of August, 1789. A church edifice was erected in 1794. The first minister was Simeon Smith.
FIRST ASSOCIATE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
This church was organized on the 24th of February, 1807. A church edifice had been finished the year before. From this church fifteen ministers of the gospel have gone out into the world. The first pastor was Rev. Sylvanus Haight. A new church edifice was erected in 1853, at an expense of about six thousand dollars.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF GALWAY.
The first Methodist Episcopal class in Gal- way was formed about the year 1820. Their meetings were held in private houses and school houses. In 1836 it was made a station. The first preacher and pastor of the church was Charles Pomeroy. The church edifice was erected in 1845.
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METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF EAST GALWAY.
The first class was formed in 1858. The church was built and dedicated in 1859.
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GALWAY.
This society ranks among the first of the de- nomination in the State, and its house of wor- ship is stated to have been the first erected in the State. The society was formed July 11, 1814. The most prominent among the pas- tors of the church was Elder Maxon Mosher. The first house of worship was built in 1844.
SCHOOLS.
Perez Otis and Thomas Alexander, commis- sioners of schools in 1815, divided the town into twelve school districts.
GALWAY ACADEMY,
On May 26, 1836, an act was passed by the legislature incorporating this institution, and authorizing the issuing of stock to the amount of one thousand five hundred dollars, in shares of ten dollars each. In 1837 the act was amended so as to allow an increase of the stock to two thousand five hundred dollars. The buildings were erected, and in the spring of 1838 the institution was opened for the re -. ception of pupils. Rev. Gilbert Morgan was engaged as principal. In 1863 the school was discontinued, and on the 30th of November, 1871, the building took fire, and was burned to the ground.
IV .- THE TOWN OF GREENFIELD.
GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION.
The town of Greenfield was formed from Saratoga and Milton, March 12, 1793. A part of Hadley was taken off in 1801. It is situ- ated a little northwest of the center of the county. The Palmertown mountain range ex- tends along the east border, and the Kayader- rossera range occupies the west part of the town. A valley six miles wide separates these ranges. The town contains thirty-seven thous- and five hundred and forty-five acres.
EARLY SETTLEMENT.
The first settlement was begun in 1786 by Gershorn Morehouse, Charles Drake, jr., Wil- liam Scott, Isaac Reynolds, and the Fitch family. Among the earliest settlers were many men of eminent character, ability and worth, and while we cannot undertake to give a de- tailed history, nor mention the names of them all, we do not mean thereby to discriminate against any of them. James Vail settled at Porter's Corners in 1787. Other early settlers were Benjamin Clinch, Caleb Sherman, John Benedict, Howell Gardner, Nathaniel Sey- mour, Alexander H. Scott, Benjamin Ingham, Joel Reynolds, Peter Robinson, Silas Gifford, Esek Tourtelot, Rev. Elias Gilbert, Jonathan Hoyt, Jonathan Wood, Walter Hewitt, Dan Cronkhill, John Pettit, Nathaniel Daniels, Elihu Anthony, Isaac Young, and Asahel Porter, all of whom came in previous to 1794. One of the most prominent citizens of this town was Howell Gardner. He settled in the south part of the town in 1789. John Prior was an early settler near King's Station and a prominent man in public affairs. Samuel Child was one of the pioneer settlers, and one of the most highly honored citizens. Ezek Cowen, the noted writer on legal jurispru- dence, came to Greenfield with his father, Joseph Cowen, in 1793. The Fitch family were among the earliest settlers in Greenfield, and came in 1786.
Among the sons of Greenfield who have occupied conspicuous positions is Augustus Bockes, of Saratoga Springs, who is a son of Adam Bockes, an early settler in Greenfield. Among other early settlers in Greenfield were Captain Allen Hall, an officer in the Revolu- tion, Israel Williams, Stephen Comstock, John and Elijah Smith, James Dunning, Jeremiah Wescott, Prince Wing, Lewis Graves, Paul Anthony, Ambrose Coll, Nathan Medbury, Abner Williams, Esek and Job Whipple, Jon- athan Duel, Samuel Bailey, John Harris, Robert Early, Abram, John and Jared Weed, Olney Latham, Benjamin Grinnell, William
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Belden, Dr. Asa C. Barney, Joseph Ward, Daniel Crawford, Israel Rose, Gideon Hoyt, Zenas Winsor, John King, Joseph Mitchell, Ezekiel Harris, Peter Hendricks, and Mr. Waterbury, all of whom were residents of the town previous to 1795.
CHURCHES.
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.
This was the first church organized in town, and was founded in July, 1790. Meetings were first held in private houses. The first church edifice was erected in 1793. The location was determined by the " center of subscriptions." This church was a frame building, thirty by forty feet, and fitted up with temporary benches. The gallery was very wide, cover- ing nearly the whole of the lower floor. The pulpit was a very high one. In 1832 the church was rebuilt. The first pastor was Rev. Elias Gilbert, who was installed May 30, 1793.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF GREENFIELD.
This church is located at Greenfield Center, and was formed in the year 1791. Rev. Jos- eph Craw was the first minister. The first church building was erected in 1817.
SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH OF GREENFIELD.
This church was constituted in 1794, and was broken up and disbanded in the year 1808. Rev. Abel Brown was the first pastor.
THIRD BAPTIST CHURCH.
This church was constituted in 1795. The records of this church can not be found. The first minister was Rev. Mr. Hadley.
THE BAPTIST CHURCH OF JAMESVILLE.
This society is an outgrowth of the old stone church in Milton, and was formed in April, 1846. The church edifice was built in 1839. The first pastor since 1846 was Rev. Samuel R. Shotwell.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Previous to the year 1800 a traveling preacher named Babbitt passed through this town mak- ing future appointments. He was called a
"thundering preacher." So powerful was his voice that many of his hearers declared that they could feel his voice pass through their heads, and hear it strike the trees beyond them. As a result of his preaching a class was formed at an early day. A church edifice was erected in 1840. The first pastor since 1840 was the Rev. David Poor.
METHODIST CHURCH OF SOUTH GREENFIELD.
About the year 1836 a class was formed in the south part of the town, and in the year following a church was built. The ministers in charge of the circuit at that time were Wil- liam H. Bachus and Elisha Andrews. The society was dissolved in 1847.
THE UNIVERSALIST CHURCH.
The church building erected by this society was built in the year 1816. The society was regularly incorporated in 1819. The first minister was the Rev. Hosea Parsons.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, PORTER'S CORNERS.
This society was formed in about the year 1840; the church was built in 1845. This church has been served by the same ministers as the church at Greenfield Center.
ORTHODOX FRIENDS.
At a very early period the Friends who set- tled in Greenfield formed a society and built a meeting house a short distance north of Scott's Corners.
HICKSITE FRIENDS.
About 1827 there was a division among the Quakers, and the Hicksites separated from the Orthodox, and built a meeting house a little ways east of Scott's Corners.
SOCIETIES. MASONIC.
St. John's Lodge, No. 22, Free and Accepted Masons, is the oldest lodge of the order in the county. The lodge at Ballston was first or- ganized but died out, and after some years was reorganized. The first meeting was held at Porter's Corners on the second day of June,
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1802. Until the winter of 1870 the lodge con- tinued to meet at Porter's Corners. Then its place of meeting was changed to Greenfield Center, where a new lodge room was elegantly fitted up. Connected with the lodge is St. John's Chapter, Royal Arch Masons.
GREENFIELD TEMPERANCE SOCIETY.
This society is one of the oldest in the State. It was formed April 1, 1809.
Empire Lodge, No. 965, Independent Order of Good Templars, was instituted March 24, 1870.
Kayaderrossera Tent, No. 69, Independent Order of Rechabites, was instituted March 7, 1876.
GREENFIELD CENTER LODGE, I. O. O. F., NO. 308,
Was organized February 28, 1872. Con- nected with this body a Rebecca Degree Lodge, called Desdemona, was organized in March, 1875.
CHAPTER VI.
HISTORICAL NOTES OF TOWNS-(Contin- ued) - HADLEY - HALF MOON -- MALTA -MILTON.
I .- HADLEY.
GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION.
The town of Hadley was formed from Green- field and Northumberland, February 27, 1801. The boundaries were amended February 28, 1808. Corinth was taken off in 1818, and a part of Day in 1819. It lies upon the Hud- son, in the northeast corner of the county. A large share of its surface is occupied by the peaks and ridges of the Kayaderrossera moun- tains. The Sacondaga river flows through the south part. Its valley is narrow.
EARLY SETTLEMENTS.
About the year 1788, a man named Richard Hilton settled in what is now Hadley, and was the first settler of the town. In the spring of 1790 Alexander Stewart settled on the banks of the Hudson, on lot 9, river division of the
small Dartmouth patent. This farm contained one hundred and fifty acres, and was covered with a dense growth of white pine timber. From May to December he cleared up fifteen acres, without the aid of horses, cattle or men. David Dayton settled on lot 10 of the Dart- mouth patent in 1796. Other settlers in the town were : Elijah Ellis, Joseph Gilbert, Henry Blackwood. Among the prominent settlers in the town were the Rockwell family and the Jeffers family. Others were: Jonathan Flan- ders, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Richards, Mr. Delane, Mr. Hazzard, David Laughlin, Abel Hough- ton, Enoch Gray, John Johnson, and Stephen Kenyon.
The first frame house built in the southern part of the town was erected by Stephen Gray, about the year 1830.
Prominent among the settlers in later years is Gurdon Conkling, who came in 1848, built a tannery, a large store, and several dwellings, and is the founder of Conklingville.
CHURCHES.
THE FREE WILL BAPTIST CHURCH OF HADLEY.
The first organization of the Baptist denom- ination in the present town of Hadley was formed in the year 1826. Rev. Mr. Chandler was pastor. It was an open communion so- ciety, and existed for several years. The meet- ings were held at the residence of John Love- lace.
THE FREE WILL BAPTIST CHURCH
Was organized in the summer of 1841, at the present residence of Elder David Hyde. In 1844 the first church edifice was built by Mr. Hyde. In the year 1869 another church edifice was built. It was dedicated January 20, 1870. Rev. John H. Lovelace was the first pastor.
WESLEYAN METHODIST CHURCH
Was organized in 1844. Walter R. Sutliff was the first class leader. This church is one of a circuit, and the ministers in charge at its organization were Revs. S. H. Foster, James
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Dayton and William H. Hawkins. The church edifice was built in 1845.
CONKLINGVILLE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
This church was organized on September 26, 1854. The first minister was was Rev. C. H. Skillman, who took charge June 1, 1855. In the fall of 1856 work was commenced on the erection of a house of worship, and was carried along so far as to have the building enclosed and a lecture room finished by the 28th of November. It remained in this con- dition for ten years, when the church was finished.
ST. JOHN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
This church was organized in the year 1858. The first rector was the Rev. Benjamin Webb. The church edifice was built in 1870.
SOCIETIES.
An Odd Fellows' Lodge was instituted at Conklingville in 1851, and a lodge of Good Templars was organized in 1869.
II. - HALF MOON. GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION.
This town was formed as a district, March 24, 1772, and as a town, March 7, 1788. Its name was changed to "Orange," April 17, 1816, and the original name was restored Jan- uary 16, 1820. Waterford was taken off in 1816, and Clifton Park in 1828. Its surface is undulating, and broken by the narrow ravines of small streams. The town contains twenty thousand seven hundred and eighty-one acres of land.
EARLY SETTLEMENT.
In the chapter of the preceding history, en- titled "Early settlements in the county of Saratoga," will be found an account of the carliest occupancy of that part of the county then known as the Half Moon, which included within its limits the present towns of Water- ford, Clifton Park, and Half Moon, to which the reader is referred. In addition to those mentioned in that chapter, the following names may be recorded as early settlers of this town:
Killian Van Denburg, in 1718; Henry Bailey, Mr. Mills, Mr. Tenbroeck, William Clark, Dr. Sabin, Shubael Cross, Mr. Scouten, Benjamin Rosekrans, Timothy Wooden, Thomas Flag- ler, Richard Flagler, Jacob Miller, Joshua Taylor, John Flinn, Zebulon Mott, Richard Birtis, William Tripp, James Deyoe, and George Ellsworth.
One of the descendents of George Ellsworth was Colonel Elmer E. Ellsworth. The remark- able history of this young hero, his earnest purpose, his early military ardor, his struggles in business, his advancement in Chicago and at Springfield, his acquaintance with Abraham Lincoln, his noble ambition, his splendid ser- vice and heroic death, have all passed into history and will live forever upon its enduring pages.
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