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No. 11 .- Road from Widow Titus' north line to the Orange County line, near Mr. Fisher's, including the road north of said Fisher's barn to the Paltz road, cast : Joseph B. Hasbrouck, overseer, 8; Benjamin B. Hasbrouck, S; James J. Traphagen, 6; Willet Titus, 16: Cornelius B. Hasbrouck, 8; Michael Fisher, 6; Stephen Stiles, I ; Nathan S. Young, 1; Isaac Powel, 1.
No. 12 .- Middletown road, near James Harding : Henry Alsilorph, overseer, 3; Samuel Johnston, 5 ; Edward Parliman, 4; James Harding, 5; Jobn Parliman, 5; William Buchanan, 1 ; James Campbell, 2; Stephen Swart, 3.
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TAVERNS.
A large number of public inns have existed in the town. John Graham had one of the first, which stood about four rods above the Reformed Dutch church, and which was kept by members of the Graham family for many years. In the time of the Revolutionary war George Smith kept tavern at Bruynswick. On the north road from Bruynswick, or the old stage-road. Cornelius Louw was an early inn-keeper. The road was then shifted, becoming the " new," or "State roal," and en this William T. Schoonmaker kept an inn thirty or forty years ago. He was sueeeeded by Eli Wilkinson, and he by Andrew Schoonmaker, the proprietor in 1880. Simon Mullen was an inn-keeper two miles east of the Reformed church sixty years ago, and his house was the stage hotel. Ile drove stage to Goshen, N. Y., a good many years himself. Garrett and William Mullen also drove stage above Galeville. John and Cadwallader Hart built and oreupied the first hotel at the " basin" about forty years ago. It stood where the Shawangunk Hotel now is, and was kept by W. E. Barnes. James Mitchell built the Union House, kept by Hugh O'Donnell. A. M. Roos is the proprietor of the Galeville Hotel. John D. Decker built a hotel at Dwaarskill thirty-five years ago. It is now kept by James Peck. Three miles south Edward Smith kept hotel carly. Between the two James Green now has a tavern, built by James Taylor.
STORES.
These were at first simall trading-posts, the entire stock being contained in a few boxes. Subsequently they became of some importance. Robert Hvey kept an envis store at Bruynswick, and James Mitchell at the " basin." A man named Raymond was an early trader half a mile west of Bruynswick. MeEwen and Houslander were in trade at Bruynswick quite early, and Cornelius and Da Bois Bruyn at Shawangunk. At Dwaarskill, Jonathan Vernooy has been in trade a number of years. His pre- decessor was Thomas Edwards. At Shawangunk, Bred- head Deyo, James 'T. Mastin, A. Perrine, Millspaugh & Upright (druggists), and G. I. Manuing are in trade in 1880.
PHYSICIANS.
The medical profession has had a very liberal represen- tation in the town. Dr. John Sinedes was one of the earliest practitioners of the town. Dr. James G. Graham was a prominent practitioner of medicine and surgery during the Revolutionary war. Other physicians of the town have been Drs. Van Gasbeck, Miller, William Jan- sen, David N. Worry, Green Miller, George G. Graham, Peter N. Masten, Alexander Hardenburgh, John Vander- lyn, John Jansen, Ward, Alexander Barkeley, Herman Craft, MeEwen, and Neil Townley. Dr. Alexander Sail- well has been in practice since 1867, and Dr. Theodore Milspaugh is a prominent physician at the " basin."
LAWYERS.
John L. Lyon was the first regular representative of the legal profession in the town, and practiced as vorly as 1830. He died over a decade of years ago. Gabriel Ine-
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EDMUND BRUYN.
Edmund Bruyn, a native of Shawangunk, born May 25, 1812, is the eldest son and chill of Thomas and Cornelia (Lowe) Bruyn, and grandson of Sovereign Bruyn. His father was a soldier in the war of 1812. Edmund spent his boyhood at home and in the district school of his native town. At the age of fonteen he was apprenticed to Alan- son Everitt, a carriage-manufacturer, of Blooming- burg, Sullivan Co., N. Y., with whom he remained six years.
In 1832 he commenced the carriage business at Dwaarskill, in the town of Shawangunk, where he remained till 1836, when he removed to Bruyuswick and continued the business there until 1868, when he built a saw-mill at Dwaarskill, and nutil 1875 was engaged in the manufacture of carriage-rims, i
his successors in business being his son Wilson and Robert Russell, who still continue the business under the firm-name of Bruyn & Russell. He married, Jan. 27, 1835, Frances, daughter of Levi and Ann (Davis) Decker. She was born in Shawangunk, March 30, 1811, and died Feb. 22, 1871. The chil- dren of this union were Levi D., a railroad engineer, who resides at Red Bank, N. J., Wilson, and John Oscar. For his present wife he married, June 23, 1875, Ellen Jane, daughter of John D. and Nancy (Hoey) Decker.
He is a member of the Republican party ; was supervisor of his town two ternis, and has held other local offices. Mr. Bruyn is a consistent member of the Reformed Church of Shawangunk, and a liberal supporter of the same.
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lum was in practice in the town for a time, and subsequently removed to Kingston. James G. Graham, now of New- burgh, practiced in town until six or seven years ago. Wil- lett Linderman was also in practice at Tuthilltown (now town of Gardiner) for a time.
ROADS.
The highways of the town have been numerous, and have been laid out as the necessities of the times and the development of the settlement demanded. On the earliest records mention is made of the " Shawangunk road," " New Hurley road," " from the Paltz to Little Britain, "leading from ye fiat-ford to ye highlands," " Verheede-kill road," " Hogeburg road," " Wenasink road," " to Joseph Decker's swinging gate," "over the plains towards Wallkill," " Dwaarskill road," " from the pine ford on the west side of the Wallkill to the Wallkil!," " from the Dwaarskill bridge on the new road southwardly." Reference is made to other early roads of the town in a previous chapter.
The commissioners of highways for the year 1774 desig- vated the following as the road districts of the town :
No. 1 .- The Shawangunk road, on the northwest side of the Shawangunk River, leading from the bounds of the New Paltz at the water flat to the bounds of Jacobus Bruyn's lands, near the mills of Cornelius Schoonmaker.
No. 2 .- From the bounds of Cornelius Schoonmaker along the said road through Shawangunk to the ford at the house of Joseph Decker.
No. 3 .- From the southeast side of the Shawangunk Creek, near the house of Joseph Decker, the road persing by the Shawangunk church, and thence along to and by Hogebergh until it eroseth the Dwaar-kill.
No. 4 .- The said Hogebergh road, from the Dwaarskill to the precinct of Hanover, and the road from the l'lat Rift near the house late of George Graham, leading on the northwest side of the Wallkill to Hanover precinct.
No. 5 .- The road ou the northwest side of the Wallkill, commonly called the Wenosinck road, leading from the Shawangunk Kill to the Flat Rift.
No. 5 .-- The road on the southeast side of the Wallkill, commonly called the Highland road, leading from New Paltz precinct to the precinct of Hanover.
No. 6 .- The reds on the southeast side of the Wallkill leading from the Flat Rift, poor the Wallkill, to Hanover previnet, and the road counnonly call.d the highland road, leading out of the lot-mentioned road at the bounds of John Hardenbergh, Jr., along the same until it comes to Hanover precinct. And also the road leading from the Flat Rift aforesaid along by the house of James Kane until it comes into the first-mentioned highland road, near the New Huiley church.
No. 7 .- The road commonly called the Verheerde Kill road, leading from the house of Jury Smith, until it comes to the Verheerde Kill.
V .- MEN OF DISTINCTION.
Shawangunk has produced her full share of men who have attained places of special distinction in life, and stood out from among their fellows as personal landmarks of the times,
Cornelius C. Schoonmaker was a native of Shawangunk, and married Sarah Hoffman, of the same town. He was an intelligent farmer and surveyor, and a member of the first Assembly of the State, in 1777, at Kingston. He continued a member of this body cleven sessions, including 1790, when he was elected to the Second Congress of the United States. He was again a member of the State Legislature in 1795.
Dr. James G. Graham was one of the strong men in the early history of the town and county. He was a member of the State Assembly in 1791, and represented the Middle District in the State Senate from 1798 to 1801, and from 1806 to 1809. His sou, George G. Graham, was a inem- ber of the State Legislature in 1841, a member of the Con- stitutional Convention of 1846, and many years supervisor of the town. James G. Graham, now of Newburgh, and a son of the last mentioned, was a member of the Legisla- turc in 1349 and 1866 from Ulster County, and in 1877 and 1878 from Orange County.
Johannes Bruyn was a member of the State Legislature in 1781-82, 1782-83, 1796-97, and 1800; and Severyn T. Bruyn in 1789-90, 1792-93, and 1795.
Other members of the Legislature have been John Jan- seu, 1823 ; Joseph Jansen, 1824 and 1833; Dr. Green Miller, 1830; Charles Bruyn, 1826; Henry C. Hornbeck, 1839; James N. Mitchell, 1838; and Abraham Jansen, 1842.
Jacob Hard: aburgh was a member of the State Senate in 1870, 1871, and 1872.
Charles Bruyn was elected sheriff of the county on Feb. 11, 1812, James N. Mitchel surrogate on Jan. 24, 1840, and Willett Linderman, then practicing at Tuthilltown (now within the town of Gardiner), district attorney in 1837.
VI .- CIVIL ORGANIZATION.
The precinct of Shawangunk was created by order of the court soon after the advent of the Palatines, in 1709. It was bounded on the west " by the foot of Shawangunk Mountains ; on the south and west by the precinct of Wall- kill; on the east by the line or bounds of three thousand five hundred acres granted to Rip Van Dam and others, by the east bounds of two thousand acres of land granted to Bar- baric, and by the cast bounds or line of two thousand acres of land granted to Huddleston; and on the north by the north bounds or line of the said two thousand acres granted to Huddleston, by the north bounds of two thousand acres granted to Peter Matthews and others;" on the south by a line " crossing the said Wallkill River to the mouth of Shawangunk ; and running thence southwesterly all along the northwest side of Shawangunk River to the southwest corner of the land granted to Col. Jacob Rutzen," and on the west by the "westerly bounds or line of said land grauted to Rutzen to a salt pond, called ' The Great Salt Pond;' and from thence upon a west line to the foot of Shawangunk Mountains aforesaid."
The precinct was attached to New Paltz; the first mect- ing was to be held at the house of Benjamin Smedes, .Fr .. at which a supervisor, two assessors, and the usual precinct officers were to be chosen, and the place of subsequent meetings designated. It was regularly incorporated as a
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distinct precinct on Dec. 27, 1743, and became a town on March 7, 1788. A part of Gardiner was taken off in 1$53; a part was annexed to Plattekill in 1846, and re- stored in 1843.
EARLIEST PRECINCT MEETING.
Fortunately, the records of the town were found in good condition. The first two pages of the precinet records are missing, so that it will be impossible to give the proceedings of the first meeting, which was doubtless a very interesting one. The following is the earliest record of a meeting ex- tant :
- " Att an Election hell for Chusing of Officers for the Precinet of Shawangunk, on the first Tuesday in April, Anon Dom . 1746, at the house of Abraham Terwillever, at Shawangunk, The following Per- sons were Chosen, viz .: Jacobns Bruyn, Supervisor and Cleck ; Thomas Jansen, Isaac Hasbrouck, Assessors : Hendrick Van Wegen, Constable and Collector; William Deder, Overseer of the Shawangunk Road; George Graham, Overseer of the Wallkill Road; Benjamin Suredes, David Davis, Overseers of the Poor.
" Agreed that the election for the Ensuing year be held at the house of Robert Kerr, at the Wallkill.
" J. BRUYN, Clerk."
The following persons have filled the principal precinet and town offices of Shawanguuk from the earliest date down :
SII.FRVISORS.
1746-17, Jacobus Bruyn; 1718-49, Cornelius Bruyn; 1750, Benjamin Van Keuren; 1751-52, Isaac Hasbrouck ; 1753, Jacobus Sum- mon ; 1754-60, Johannes Jansen ; 1761, Benjamin Van Keuren ; 176: Johannes Jansen; 1763, Benjamin Van Keuren ; 1765-66, Johannes Jansen; 1767-68, Johannes H. Jansen; 1769, Beuja- min Van Keuren; 1770, Johannis Hardenbergh. Jr. ; 1771, Jo- - hanpes Jansen; 1758-15, Johannis liardenbergh, Jr .; 1776-77, Cornelius C. Schoonpisker ; 1778-79, Thomas Jansen, Jr .; 1750 -SI, James Hunter; 1752-83, Cornelius Schoonmaker; 17$1, Tlmoas Jansen, Jr .; 1785, Jamez Huuter ; 1786-93, Cornelius Bruyn; 1791-97, Justus Banks; 1798-99, Jeseph I. Hasbrouck ; 1800-3, Jaices Kain; 1804-6, Abrahan Bruya; 1807, Aldert Roosa ; 1508-13, Stephen Ren ; 1814, Joseph f. Hasbrouck ; 1513 -16, Beverly Kain ; IsIT, Joseph I. Hasbrouck ; 1>18-21, Abra- ham I. Hardenbergh : 1: 22-26, Jobu Jarsen; Is27-35. George G. Graham ; 1836-41, Ilezekiah Watkins; 1542, Cornelius A. Bruyn; 1815, Eli Van Keuren; 1816, Jaines N. Mitebell: 1847, Sammel Dill; 1848-31, Eli Van Keureu; 1852-55, Hector S. Webl : 1856. Matthew Jansen; 1837-58. Egbert N. Brink; 1859 -60, Edmund Bruyn: 18Ci -- 67, Cornelias A. J. Hardenbergh ; 1805-69, Kli Van Keutta; 1870-12, Airand N. Peço ; 1973, Therese Fulton ; La71-15, Samuel Dill, Jr. ; 18:6-88, Cornelius A. J. Hardenburgh.
TOWY CLERKS.
1746-47, Jacobus Bruyn ; 1748-49, Benjamin Smedes; 1750-66, Ja- cobus Bruyn; 1767, Thomas Jansen, Jr .; 1765-60, Johannis Hardenbergh; 1770-80, Jacobus Bruyn; 1781-1513, Johannis Bruyn ; Is14-16, Charles Hruyu; 1$17-24, James Mitchell; 1:25 -31, Cornelius Bruyn ; 1502-40, Aldert R. Terwilliger : 1541-43, Richard Johnston : 1841, Edmund Bruyn; 1845-45, John Lang; 18.15-19, Richard Jackson; 1850-53, Johannes L. Deyo; 1854 -55, John C. Schoonmaker ; 1856, William Titns; 1857-60, David Dill; 1861-63, William Titus : 1564-65, Edward HI. Bruyn; 1866 -. 69, Jumes T. Mastin ; 1570, Theodore Millspaugh: 15;1-72, Samnel Dill; 1875, Samuel Dill, Jr. : 1874, Jonathan S. Wilkin ; Ist5, Ira Van Kleerk ; 1-76, James T. Masten; 1877, Tra Van Klveck ; 1875-80, Jaunes T. Masten.
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.ª
1830, Jonathan John: top . 1 31, Allan Anthony : 1532, Sammel John- ston ; 1823, James Tannery; 1891, Jonathan Johnston ; 1835,
Jansen Bruyn; 1826, Samuel Johnston; 1837, Benjamin Tra :- hagen; 1838, Jonathan Johnstou; 1832, Jansen Braya ; 1=49, Jatues Johnston ; 1811, Selah T. Jordan; 1842, George G. Mit- chell: 1813, Jansen Bruyn ; 1844, James Jobustou ; 1945, Selah T. Jordan; 1816, Elisha Hardenbergh : 1547, Benjamin MeGowan ; 1848, Elisha Hardenbergh, James Johnston ; 1819, John Lyco : 1850, Elisha Hardenbergh : 1851, William L. Jennings, Benja- min MeGowan ; 1852, William L. Jennings, Alexander D. Mac- Kinson; 1853, Isaae Schoonmaker; 1854, Elisha Hardenbergb. Alexander D. MacKinson; 1855, Daniel S. Mould: 1-66, Jobs Lang; 1557, Joseph A. Dewitt, William L. Jennings, Corcelica A. J. Hardenburgh : 1858, Elisha Hardenbergh, Dennison Ter- williger : 1859, C. A. J. Hardenbergh; 1860, William I .. Jen- nings; 1861, Davis R. Bennet; 1862, Elisha Hardenburgh, Robert Il. Rhinchart; 1863, Elias Ostrander, Cornelius A. J. Harien- burgh : 1864, Cornelius A. J. Hardenbergh, Abraham Rhinchass; 1865, Egbert N. Brink, Samuel E. Tuthill; 1866, C. A. J. Harden- bergh; 1867, Elias Ostrander; 1868, Samuel E. Tuthill: 1863, George W. Evans : ISTO, Jonathan Falcouer, Cornelius Barnhart ; 1871, Elias Ostrander, Richard R. Titus ; 1572, Joseph II. F.tek : 1873, Cornelius Barnhart; 1874, Nathaniel W. Clearwater : 1575, Elins Ostrailer; 1876, Frank K. Hasbrouck; 1877, Cornelits Barnhart; 1878, N. W. Clearwater; 1879, Elias Ostrander.
NOTE FROM THE RECORDS.
April, 1773 .-- " A motion being then made by several persons to Remove the place of election for the Chuseing of officers for this pre- cinet the Ensueing Year, to the house of Henry Geetachius, The Clerk began to take the votes, and after he had Eutered Down Nice- tech Votes for Removing the place of Election and two votes against it, a great Disturbance ant Confusion Arising, The Tables was taken away from the Clerk and Night Comeing on, aud Many of the people being Intoxicated with Liquor, They were not able to proeced any farther.
"Entered from the proceedings of the Election, p. me, " J. BRUYS, Cierk."
NAME OF THE TOWN.
Mauy interpretations of the word Shawangunk have beca made. Iu Mather's " Geology of New York" the significa- tion is given as " the place of the white roeks ;" the late distinguished Algongrin linguist, Henry R. Schooleratt. renders it " south mountain ;" the Rev. Charles Scott, taking Shawangum as the original, renders it > south water ;" another, from Jewan, "swift current, or stron: stream ;" another, from Shong, " mink river ;" and another, from Cheegangong, " the place of the leeks." It most pro- bably siguifies " the place or territory of the white man," Shawan, Chairnn, and Shuman being equivalent terms varied by dialeet.
STATISTICAL.
The census report for the year 1782 contains the follow- ing interesting item regarding the town : Males under sixteen, 367 ; above sixteen and under sixty, 314; above sixty and upwards, 36. Females under sixteen, 284; above sixteen, 312. Total, 1343.
VII .- VILLAGES AND HAMLETS. SHAWANGUNK
is a post-village on the Wallkill Valley Railroad, in the southeast part of the town, and contains a Reformed church, two hotels, several stores, a blacksmith-shop, a wagon-shop. a paper-mill, fifty dwelling-houses, and a population of 202. II. Lefever is postmaster at this point.
NEW HURLEY
is a postal village in the northeast part of the town, at the junction of the towns of Gardiner and Plattekill, and con-
" Electel by the town.
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The Van Keuren family are of Holland descent, and came to this country and settled at Kingston, N. Y., at the time of the immigration of the Freneli IInguenots to U'Ister County. Tjerek Van Keuren, the great-grandfather of our subject, was born Dec. 16, 1682, and was married Feb. 1, 1702, to Maritje Ten Eyck, who was born Oct. 16, 1682. They had a family of thirteen children, viz., Sarah, Janneke, Matheis, Tjatje, Catharina, Abraham, Benjamin, Marya, Marytje, Jacobus, Rachel, Elizabeth, and Lidea. He died June 8, 1742, and his wife April 6, 1760.
Benjamin was born at Kingston, Nov. 10, 1713, and married Sarah Swart, July 11, 1735. He removed from Kingston to Shawangunk in 1745, and settled on the farm now owned and occupied by his grandson, Eli. His wife, a native of Kings- ton, born Feb. 21, 1710, died Nov. 11, 1750, leaving a family of two sons, viz., Tjerck and Hendrekus. For his second wife he married, Feb. 4, 1753, Marie Van Benschoten, by whom he had
three children, -Sarah, Mary, and Levi. Benjamin died May 30, 1788; his wife survived him, and died Sept. 26, 1797. Levi, a native of Shawangunk and a farmer by occupation, was born Aug. 31, 1764. He married, Sept. 25, 1800, Gertrude Hardenbergh, born in Shawangunk, Nov. S, 1781. They had a family of four children,-Mary (deceased), John (deceased), Henry L. (deceased), and Eli. Levi died Oct. 23, 18446, and his wife died. June. 1, 1862. Eli Van Keuren was born in Shawangunk, Nov. 4, 1813. His education was limited to the district school. He married, March 14, 1844, Mary Jane, daughter of Dr. Charles and Margaret (Crawford) Winfield, of Crawford, Orange Co., N. Y. She was born Jan. 26, 1820. Politically, he is a Democrat; was supervisor of his town for eight years, viz., 1845, '47, '48, '49, '50, '51, '68, and '69, three years of which he was chairman of the board. Mr. Van Keuren is considered one of the thrifty and enter- prising farmers of his town, and is highly esteemed by ali who know him.
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tains a Reformed church, a blacksmith-shop, and several dwelling-houses.
GALEVILLE,
on the west bank of the Wallkill, in the north part of the town, contains a Methodist church, a hotel, a school-house, a grist-mill, a saw-mill, an axe-helve- and spoke-factory, a wagon- and blacksmith-shop, a dozen dwelling-houses, and less than one hundred inhabitants.
BRUYNSWICK
is a postal village in the north part of the town, and con- tains a store, two blacksmith-shops, a wagon-shop, a school, and a dozen dwellings. Charles Bruyn was the first post- master here; others have been Richard Jackson, William Schoonmaker, and Clark Decker.
DWAARSKILL
is a post-village in the central part of the town, and con- taius a hotel, a store, a saw-mill and felloe-factory, a cooper- shop, a wagon-shop, a blacksmith-shop, and about 75 inhab- itants. Mr. Vernooy has been postmaster here for a quarter of a century.
WALKER VALLEY
is a post-village in the west part of the town, and contains. a Methodist church, a hotel, two stores, two blacksmith- shops, a wagon-shop, a harness-shop, a saw-mill, and a pop- ulation of about 100. The post-office was formerly known as Jamesburg.
ULSTERVILLE,
a post-village in the southwest part of the town, contains a hotel, two stores, a cooper-shop, a wagon shop, a blacksmith- shop, a school, aud sixteen dwelling.honses. Selah and Shubel Otis were carly traders and postmasters. George Tice is the preseut incumbent.
NEW PROSPECT contains a Reformed church, a hotel, and four dwellings.
MOUNT VALLEY
is a post-office in the northwest part of the town, and con- tains a grist-mill, a store, a blacksmith-shop, and several dwelling-houses.
VIII .- SCHOOLS.
These were early established in the town. At first they existed in connection with the Dutch Reformed Churches of Shawangunk and New Hurley, and it was as much the duty of the pastors of those early churches to instruct the young in the rudiments of a secular education as to per- form the part of a religions teacher. Subsequently schools were organized by the precinct and town, and became part of the municipal enterprises of the times. Unfortunately, all trace of the earliest schools has passed away. Sixty years ago, ucar Bruynswick, a man by the name of Jack- son was an carly teacher. Messrs. Ervin and Decker were also carly instructors in town. The district system now prevails.
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The commissioneis' apportionment list of 1879 shows that there are 13 school districts in the town, having in at- tendance 996 children between the ages of five and twenty- one yeary. The average daily attendance is 302.437.
IX .- CHURCHES.
THE REFORMED PROTESTANT DUTCH CHURCH OF SHAWANGUNK
was the first religious body organized in the town. The date of its organization is placed by some as early as 1737, but this is, perhaps, open to question. In 1744 the church sustained a relation to that at Kingston. During that year Johannis Decker was baptized in the Kingstou church. While his parents were on their way to the latter place to have the ordinance performed, in attempting to cross on the ice at Rosendale, they were precipitated into the water, the father and his teamn perishing, as well as a colored man who came to their assistance. The infant was saved by casting it upon the ice, and the mother and her attendant were extricated. The relation to the Kingston Church continued down to 1750: In that year the Reformed Dutch membership in Shawangunk was an organized body. A record of the administration of the ordinance of baptism extends back to this year, and is contained in a book euti- tled "The Baptistual Book for the Low-Dutch Congrega- tion of Shawangunk."
In 1753, 25 individuals were dismissed from the church at Kingston and admitted to the Shawangunk Church. In 1760 the church united with that at New Paltz in calling the Rev. John Mauritzius Goetschius as joint pastor. He was to preach twice on Sabbath from Paas to October, in cach church alternately, morning service to be from the Scriptures, and the afternoon from the Catechism. Each congregation was to pay him €40, good New York gold, and the Shawangunk Church furnish him with a house, barn, garden, out-buildings, spring, and farm, and the New J'altz Church provide himself and horse with lodging.
In 1770, 50 individuals petitioned for the formation of a church at New Hurley, and on Nov. S, 1770, the Con- sistory, accompanied by Rev. Dirick Romeyn, met at New Hurley and appointed a Consistory of two elders and two deacons, who were afterwards ordained by Rev. Hermanns Meyer .*
In the spring of 1771 the pastor of the church died. The following entry of his death is contained in the church records, in the Dutch language :
"On the 17th of March, 1771, at four o'clock r.M. of Sunday, died in the Lord Rev. J. Mauritzius Goet-chius, of Thurgau (Constance), in Switzerland, the pastor of the church in this place; and on the 19th of the same month was buried in the church building, in (or under) the place of baptism, aged forty-seven years."
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