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From this it may be inferred that the Dorpt. Huys had disappeared, and that Jacobus Schoonmaker paid Ts. Cd. a year for the use of the ground as a garden-spot or for other purposes. We have no further account of this lot in the papers of the town, but it evidently remained unused for a long series of years.
In 1846, School District No. 2, desiring to build a new school-house, petitioned the trustees of the town for a grant of the old town lot, and it was thereupon conveyed to the district upon condition that a school-house should be erected thereupon, and that the district should remain in peaceable possession of the same so long as a school should be main- tained. If for any reason the lot should cease to be used for school purposes, it was to revert to the town. This condition was accepted at a school-meeting held Ang. 15, 1846, and $300 were appropriated to build the new school- house. This plan was carried out, and the house erected. Oct. 18, 1869, the sum of $700 was voted to enlarge and improve the school-house. This proved insufficient, and $500 more were appropriated at a subsequent meeting. The building was thus well fitted up, and is now in excel- lent condition, supplied with modern furniture, and ar- ranged for two teachers. A school of superior character is Inaiutained.
After the disappearance of the Dorpt Huys, the town- meetings were undoubtedly held at the inn or public-house maintained near it from that time to the present. It is not knowu that they were ever held anywhere else. Jacobus Schoonmaker, of 1763, e.ilently kept the public-house.
The place of the town-meeting it appears is not stated in the carlier records of 1818. " At the house of Lodewych Hoornbeck," and to 1822, inclusive ; in 1823, " at the house
# It i- thought by some that " opposite" is here used in the sense "next to," or "over against,"-that is, on the same side of the road, -and that the house of dnech Schoonmaker was on the site of ile present Accord Hotel. There is, however, a tradition that Jinhus Schoonmaker did live on the opposite side of the road from the pres- eut school-house.
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of Widow Caty Hoornbeck ;" in 1824, "at the house of Isaac Vanleuven," and also in 1825; in 1826, " at the house of George Mack ;" in 1827, " at the house of Joseph Decker;" in 1828 and 1829, " at the house of Benjamin 'f. Blaushan;" " at the house of Moses I. Schoonmaker" appears occasion- ally in the later proceedings of 1840 to 1860. All these different names simply indicate the inn-keepers at the pres- ent place of the Accord Honse, now kept by John James Schoonmaker.
V .-- VILLAGES.
ACCORD
is the Rochester of early times, as far as the transaction of business was concerned. It is the place where stood the Dorpt Huys, where the trustees met, where the petty courts were held and punishment by whipping or the stocks administered, and where the town-meetings were held. It can scarcely now be called a village. The name Accord, given to the post-office, was decided upon many years ago, and the tradition is that it occurred in the following manner : A meeting ealled to consider the question of name ended in eoufusion, " many men of many minds" not being able to agree. Somewhat irritated, a prominent citizen wrote to Washington, and in connection with the petition for an office suggested Discord. The department authorized the opening of the office promptly, but sent on the name Ac- cord, and Accord it has been ever since. The present business may be briefly stated as consisting of the Rondout Valley Hotel, by J. Mendleson ; the Accord Hotel, by John J. Schoonmaker; a small store by Nelson Krom; near the canal the stores of Mr. Wood and of J. Mendleson.
PORT JACKSON
is near Accord, and has grown up since the opening of the canal, about fifty years ago. It was in the days when Old Iliekory was President of the United States, and the place is undoubtedly named in his honor. The present business consists of the store of Mr. Deeker; the store of C. Mar- kle; a hotel by R. Stokes; a shoe-shop by C. Stiehl ; the office of L. B. Stevens, attorney and conveyancer; the blacksmith-shop of John D. Hoornberk; the wagon-shop of M. S. Davis; the stone-yard of Williams & Co. ; and the office of Dr. T. O. Keator. The place has no post-office, but is, to a certain extent, considered as a part of Accord.
KYSERIKE
is simply a post-office on the main road, a short distance from Alligerville. It is an old name, applied rather indefi- nitely to this neighborhood. The post-office has at times been located variously along this post-road. It is now kept by John Alliger at his residence, nearly opposite the vil- lage. He gives the origin of the name as follows : Among the Keyser families there was one man wealthier than the others, and he was called the rich Keyser ( Rike Keyser), easily changed to Keyser the rich, Kyserike.
ALLIGERVILLE
is a hamlet on the canal near the Keyserike post-office. Besides the freighting business which centres there during the time of navigation, there is also a store by Daniel
Schoonmaker ; a store by Matthew J. De Witt ; a store by Thomas C. Harnden ; a hotel by John Forbes ; a store by W. H. Davis; boat-building by G. & S. Harnden ; grist- mili and wagon-making by Peter B. Davis.
MILL HOOK
is the place of the mills mentioned under the head of in- dustrial enterprises, and there is also a store at that point, kept by Simon Baker.
CHERRYTOWN
is now the Mombaccus post-office, though it has borne the former name for many years. Besides the church and the school-house located there, William II. Taggett has a store.
POTTERVILLE, YAGERVILLE, FANTINS KILL are special names applied to certain neighborhoods in the central and westere portions of the town.
NEWTOWN
is a thickly-settled district, and considerable trade is sus- tained at that place, there being three stores, one by Luther Quick, another by Elias D. Marble, and a third by David H. Rider.
PINE BUSHI
is an old name applied to a portion of the town near Wa- warsing. A hotel is kept there by Isaac Shaw.
VI .- SCHOOLS.
Under the earlier school-law there were a few school commissioners appointed in Rochester. In the year 1796 the records show the names of Abraham T. E. Dewitt, Andrew Bevier, Jacobus Bruyn, Richard Brodhead, Jaeo- bus Wynkoop, Richard Davis; in 1797, Philip D. Bevier, Benjamin Kortright, Jacobus Bruyn; also the same in 1798, 1799, and 1800. Under the change which occurred in the law about this time, no further action is recorded as having taken place by the town authorities until after the organization of the modern school system of the State by the law of 1812. In 1813 it was voted to raise the school- tax necessary to enable the town to share in the school- funds of the State, and commissioners and inspectors were regularly chosen from that time until 1844.
The commissioners who served one or more years each during that period were Cornelius P. Hoornbeck, Thomas R. Hardenbergh, Abram T. E. Dewitt, William N. McDon- ald, John I. Hardenbergh, Solomon I. Krom, James Gil- lespie, Louis D. Bevier, Elisha Ostrander, Joachim Schoon- maker, Joseph Depuy, Elias Depuy, Jr., David Hoornbeck, John G. Hardenbergh, Jacob E. Hoornbeck, Asa Miller, Ephraim E. Depuy, John D. Schoonmaker, Jacob J. Hoornbeck, Wessel B. Westbrook, Derick W. Schoon- maker, Jacob I. Roosa, Jr., Moses Snyder, John HI. Kort- right, Andries R. Van Wagener, Cornelius Kortright, John G. Hardenbergh, John Alliger, Benjamin Aldrich, John K. Baker. Lucas Krom.
The inspectors, who served one or more years each, dur- ing the same period were Elisha Ostrander, Abram T. E. Dewitt, Ephraim E. Depuy, Jeseph Depuy, William N. McDonald, Jonathan Westbrook, Asa Miller, Jacob Bar-
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ley, John I. Hardenbergh; Cornelius P. Hoornbeck, James Gillespie, Thomas R. Hardenbergh, Jacob E. Hoornbeck, Sheffield Forster, James Murphy, Joseph Depuy, George P. Frost, Josaphat D. B. Hasbrouck, Silas Sinkins, Jacob I. Roosa, Jr., John G. Hardenbergh, Elias I. Depuy, Frede- rick Dewitt, Philip Hoornbeeck, Jacob Hasbrouck, Meeker Gorham, Louis D. Bevier, Jesse L. Simkins, Benjamin B. Westfall, Abraham D. Sahler, Jolin P. Sahler, James O. Lindermann, Abraham T. Van Gaasbeck, Alexander Storry, Albert Dewitt, Daniel Hasbrouck, John J. Snyder, Solomon S. Prime, Jonathan F. Westbrook, David Hoornbeck, Lane D. Bevier, James H. Anderson, Isaiah Snyder.
The offices of commissioner and inspector were abolished, and they were succeeded in 1844 by town superintendents of common schools.
Chosen Annually .- 1844-45, Samuel J. Sears ; 1846, (not recorded) ; 1847, Ephraim E. Depuy.
Chosen Biemally .-- 1848, Ephraim E. Depuy ; 1850, Augustus Schoonmaker; 1852, Meeker Gorham; 1854, E. M. Seeor; 1855, Elkanah M. Secor.
Mr. Horton was an early teacher, -- 1820 to 1830, -- quite noted. He taught at Pine Bush and at Accord. A little later Mr. Mead was also quite a noted teacher. Thirty-five years ago Riley Lane was a teacher, and left his school to serve in the war against Mexico.
NOTES FROM OLD SCHOOL REPORTS.
Simeon J. Van Wagenen taught in the Newtown district, Rochester, one year, commencing on the 9th day of January, 1798, and closing on the 30th day of January, 1799. The salary was " twenty-eight pounds and to be boarded." In the same district Barbazon Nugent was employed, following the above term, for three months commencing February 4th, salary "ten shillings per week, and to find himself." Jaco- bus Shenich, Cornelius Hoornbeck, trustees.
The trustees of the Mombaccus school report that Isaae French taught for one year ending Feb. 12, 1795, for the consideration of " twenty-seven pounds ten shillings and to be boarded ;" that the same Isaac French was engaged for another year at a consideration of "forty pounds and to be boarded." He had evidently pleased the district, seeuring a handsome advance in wages, The children's Dames at- tending during his first year were Jacob Coddington, Jr., Johannis Schoonmaker, Wessel Brodhead Westbrook, Joseph Coddington, Anjantie Coddington, Esther Bevier, Rachel Bevier, Elizabeth Bevier, John J. Schoonmaker, Jacob J. Schoomaker, Elias Depuy, Jr., Judith Depuy, Cornelius D. Westbrook, Jonathan Westbrook, Jr., Fred- eriek Westbrook, Jr., Catherine Westbrook, Jacob Vernooy, David Vernooy, Edward Vernooy, Sarah Vandemark, John Dewitt, Anjantie Oosterhoudt, Catherine Hoornbeek, Peter Hoornbeeck, Mary Hoornbeck, William Morris, Benjamin Cortright, Jr., William W. Wood, Catherine C. Hoornbeck, Jacobus Coddington, Elizabeth Westbrook, Maria Buren. The trustees were Jacob Coddington, Henry De Witt, Jr., and Cornelius I. Hoornbeck.
The school money awarded Rochester, June 11, 1795, by the supervisors was #137 5%.
In the Mombaceus district the trustees, Jacob Codding- tou, Henry Dewitt, Jr., aud Cornelius Hoornbeck, report,
iu 1799, that Isaae French was employed at "40 pounds per annum and Board," so that we may infer that he taught for many years and was an experienced, faithful teacher. This report shows that his salary for a subsequent year was changed to " 55 pounds and board himself."
Henry J. Hoornbeck taught the Kyserike school, near the dwelling house of Capt. Charles Brodhead, from May 14, 1793, to March 18, 1799, salary at the rate of 875 a year. Scholars' names : "Zachariah Rosekrans, Jane Rose- krans, Elizabeth Sahler, John S. Depuy, Jacobus Rooza, Amos Swan, Hannah Swan, Peter Eunist, Lewis Stillwell, Mary Stillwell, James Stillwell, Antje Van Wagener, Caty Van Wagener.
The school at Pleasant Ridge, near the Coxing Clove, was taught from March 20 to May 6, 1798, by Benjamin Louw. John Lawrence, John Elter, and Jacob J. Roosa were the trustees. Army A. Sperry taught the same school a subsequent term from May 13, 1798, to March 18, 1799.
The school at Wawarsing was taught by Ebenezer Gere. Benjamin Bevier, Jr., and Cornelius Bevier were the trus- tees, 1798-99. The children's names were Polly Bruyn, Andrew D. Bruyn, James C. Dewitt, Sally Dewitt, Egbert Dewitt, Caty Dewitt, Garret V. Wagener, Betsey Depay, Mary Depuy, Caty Depuy, Abel Gere, Ebenezer Livia Gere, Jabez Gere, Anna Curtiss, Charlotte Curtiss, William Cur- tiss, Josiah Curtiss, Rachel Bevier, Josiah Bevier, Betsey Bevier, Tjercks Bevier, Love Low, Ferah Fairchild, Seth Fairchild, Elam Fairchild, Amos Guire, Ruby Fairchild, Julia Fairchild, Harmon Fairchild, Anna Hymnrote, Charity Kittle, Henry Maek, John Mack, George Mack, Charity Mack, Cornelius Schoonmaker, Simeon Bevier, Bevier Depuy, Caty Depuy, Sally Depuy, Miller Depuy, Jimmy Depuy, Betsy Depuy, Joseph Vernooy, Wessel Ver- nooy, Margaret Vernooy, Jacobus Vernooy, Wyntia Ver- nooy, Nathan Vernooy, Elizabeth Vernooy, John Meech, Levi Markle, Luke Dewitt, Simeon Dewitt, William Mor- ris, Joseph Depuy, Tryntjie Corgill.
The school at Inien Kill was taught by Levi Bradley from Dee. 7, 1795, to March 7, 1796. The scholars' names were Benjamin R. Bevier, Matthew Bevier, Jr., Leah Be- vier, Jesse Dewitt, David Dewitt, Elizabeth Dewitt, Adam Dewitt, Ann Newkirk, William Newkirk, Rachel Newkirk, Coenradt C. Bevier, Peter Dewitt, Jr., Anne Brodhead, John Shaver, Jr., John B. Newkirk, Cornelius Newkirk, John Wrighter, Jacob Brodhead, Charles Daniels, David Wells. The trustees were Richard Brodhead and Coen- radt Bevier.
The school at Fountain Kill was taught by Elijah Devoe from April 9, 1795, to March 1, 1796. Andries Bevier and Simon Bevier were the trustees.
The present condition of the schools is briefly shown by the following statement :
COMMISSIONERS' REPORT, MARCH, 1990.
Number of districts. 13
chiblren of school age. 1,115
Average attendance daily previous year ... 396.635
$509.20
Public money, equal district quota .. = on the basis of the minaber of children
= on basis of attendance.
Library money
211.34
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VII .- CHURCHES.
REFORMED CHURCH AT ROCHESTER.
This society was incorporated by a certificate executed Nov. 19, 1788. The paper was signed by Benjamin Hoorn- boek, Ephraim Depny, Benjamin Van Wagener, Isaac Hoornbeck, Cornelius Schoonmaker, Benjamin Alliger, Jo- chem D. Schoonmaker, and Ephraim Depny, Jr., consti- tuting the board of ellers and deacons. It was witnessed by John Depuy and Simon Vanwagener, Jr., and verified before Judge Wynkoop.
This church filed a new certificate of incorporation March 14, 1826. The elders at that time were Joseph Depuy, Daniel Sahler, Heury Middagh, Ephraim Depuy, and the deacons, Henry Hewitt, Lewis Stillwell, Jacob Turner, Elijah Alliger. The paper was witnessed by Daniel L. Schoonmaker and Elias I. Depuy, and verified before John Van Buren, commissioner. It is probable, too, that the church was incorporated under the colonial government in pursuance of the petition mentioned in the account of the Marbletown Church. Of this venerable church the pastor, Rev. John B. Church, furnishes the following interesting account :
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With the life of the community began the life of this ancient church. In 1701 begins the first record of its or- ganization. For some years Rev. Petrus Vas, of Rhine- beck, and others officiated. In 1732, Rev. G. W. Mancius was called to Kingston, and the members of this church subscribed to his call ou condition " that they should be released whenever they should obtain the services of a minister themselves or in union with other churches." In 1738 and again 1740 calls were made upon Revs. Schuyler and Freynmoet, but were declined, so that Domi- nie Mencius continued in charge and frequently visited and preached bere until 1749. In 1750 the members of the church of Kingston who resided in Rochester were dis- missed to the care of the church of Rochester. 1751, Jacobus Frelinghuysen, a student, was sent to Holland by the churches of Marbletown, Rochester, and Wawarsing; after completing his studies at the University of Utrecht, was licensed and ordained by the Classis of Amsterdam. lle then sailed for America, but died on his passage over. The Rev. Theodorus Frelinghuysen, of Albany, visited this church and preached several times during the years 1752- 53. In 1754, Rev. J. Schureman, of Catskill, N. Y., officiated at stated periods, as did also the pastors of Kings- ton and New Paltz. At this time a protracted correspond- ence took place between this church and the Classis of Amsterdam, asking that, since they had gone to such great expense and loss, Henricus Frelinghuysen, brother of Jacobus, be ordained in this country, but for some time they refused ; finally they yielded and consented that he should be licensed, promising that "after three years of faithful labor and study he should be ordained." Tradition says that he was ordained, but history that he was only licensed. Two weeks later he was smitten with smallpox, died, and was buried under the pulpit of the old Marble- town church, where he was first set apart to the gospel ministry. For two years the church was without a pastor, and was dependent on missionaries or supplies.
In 1766, Dirick Romeyn was ordained and took charge
of the three churches, -- Marbletown, Rochester, and Wa- warsing. " In the discharge of his ministerial functions he proved himself an able minister of the New Testament. Ifis theme was uniformly Christ and him crucified. His manner was bold and daring. He was the Boanerges of the day. His delivery was animated and unaffected. At times he grew pathetic and moved his audience to tears. In his intercourse with the world he supported great dignity. Polite to all but familiar with few." The his- torian adds, " He was unquestionably the first man in our Church in his day, and among the first in the American Church." He remained for nine years, and was then dis- missed to Hackensack, N. J. 1776, Rev. Reyner Van Nest, of Shawangunk, was engaged as stated supply for this church, making monthly journeys across the moun- tains " under great peril" until 1781, when the Rev. Jacob Rutsen Hardenbergh was called from New Jersey to take charge of the three churches, -Rochester, Marbletown, and Wawarsing. "Ile was naturally a man of strong mind and of great attainments. At the early age of thirty-three Princeton College conferred upon him the degree of D.D. In his day he was justly regarded as one of the pillars of the Dutch Church. Eloquent in the pulpit, he impressed all with a devotional feeling. He was a minister eminently beloved by all who knew him." In 1785 he was called to New Brunswick, N. J., to become president of Queens, now Rutgers, College. 1789, the candidate Abram Van Horne was ordained and installed over the three churches. His- tory gives us no clue as to his appearance, manner, pulpit power, or success. 1795 he was dismissed to Conawauya. now Fonda, where he died in 1840. In 1797, Rochester, Wawarsing, and the Clove united in calling Rev. Garret Mandeville, who remained until 1802, when he was dis- missed, and was immediately succeeded by the Rev. Ralph Westervelt, who officiated for six years at this and the church of Wawarsing. In 1808 he was dismissed to the churches of Bethlehem and Coeymans, near Albany.
Stated supplies again took the place of a regular pastor until Sept. 13, 18144, when the candidate James Murphy was called to Rochester, Wawarsing, and the Clove, and was duly installed and ordained. It is said of himu . that he enjoyed in high degree the respect and esteem of his fellow-men on account of his learning; his meekness, and his assiduity as a Christian teacher." Ile was a preacher of superior abilities, and a pastor of approved fidelity. In October, 1825, he resigned to accept a call of the Second Church of Glenville, N. Y. A missionary-B. Y. Morse- labored here and at the Clove for three years. April 12: 1828, Rev. Benjamin B. Westfall was called and installed over the churches of Rochester and the Clove.
In March, 1835, the Clove Church united in pastoral work with Marbletown. Oct. 9, 1837, Dominic Westfall resigned, and was dismissed to Stone Arabia, N. Y. During the nine years of his pastorate here 212 united on confes. sion and by letter. He was a man of great firmacss, un- yielding in regard to truth, a warm advocate of revival -. llis sermons breathed his own high convictions of truth and reached the hearts of his hearers. Nov. 1, 1837, the candidate John F. Mesick was called, and in the following February was ordained and installed. Ile labored for two
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years with great acceptance, and was then dismissed to the German Reformed Church, Harrisburg, Pa. In 1841, Rev. Cornelius Wyckoff was called from the church of North- umberland, N. Y., and duly installed. His pastorate ex- tended over nearly a quarter of a century, and his name is still spoken with the greatest veneration. Tall and com- manding in form, in the pulpit he won the attention of his auditors, and held it by a straightforward presentation of the gospel as it is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Borrowing illustrations from every field, he so presented the truth as to win the hearts of men. God blessed his efforts and crowned with success his labors. During bis pastorate about 230 were united to the church on confession and by letter, and the present church edifice stands as a monu- ment of his zeal. April 30, 1865, he was dismissed to the church of High Bridge, N. J. Three years later he died at New Brunswick, N. J. May, 1865, Selah W. Strong was called from the seminary of New Brunswick, N. J., ordained, and installed pastor of this church. He labored with the greatest acceptance to the people until Feb. 5, 1870, when he was dismissed to the church of West Troy, N. Y., where he still remains. In September, 1870, the Rev. Seth P. M. Ilastings was called from Coxsackie, N. Y. He was a man of ripened scholarship, an earnest, zealous Christian teacher. Possessing a genial disposition, he ex- erted a great influence through this community. By them who knew him best was he esteemed most. " He entered into rest" Feb. 24, 1876. June 1, 1877, Rev. John B. Church was called from the Reformed Church at West Copake, N. Y., daly installed, and is the present pastor.
There have been four church buildings erected here. The first, a log building, stood but a few years. Owing to the depredations of the Indians, a stone fort with interior for church purposes was erected about 1743. This was taken down and another stone building put up in 1818, and contained a sounding-board and all the modern appliances of that day. In 1860 the present edifice was built under the pastorate of the Rev. Cornelius Wyckoff. It is a com- modious building, with seating capacity for 600, with a basement for Sunday-school purposes.
The records of this church attest the fact that while worthy and honorable meu bave ministered to this people, few churches have sent out men more honored than this. Among the list we find the names of Martinus Schoon- maker, who began his ministry in 1763, and Henricus, his brother, both successful pastors; Cornelius D. Westbrook, an eminent divine, and professor in Union College; Jo, Har- denbergh, Van Waguen, and James B. Harden:0014. , not one whit behind the others, occupying pulpits of prominence in New York and other cities. Nor has she lacked from that carly day down to the present to have representatives somewhere in the land telling the story of the cross. The present officers are as follows : Rev. John B. Church, Pas- tor ; Eiders, John Alliger, William Palen, Cornelius Kort- right, Solomon Sahler; Deacons, Elisha Oster houdt, David D. Vernooy, Westbrook Lounsbery, John C. Da Mond. The present records embrace the names of one hundred and fifty families, and a membership of 169.
Jan. 1, 1696, the Consistory of Kingston voted that the " good poor" of Hurley, Marbletown, and Rochester should
have the same right to the chest of Kingston as themselves. May 26, 1700, the Consistory of Kingston appointed for " protector and overseer" of the meeting at Mombacens,- " Ouderling,"-Cornelius Switz and Deacon Lodewyck Iloorubeck. Moses De Puy, former deacon, received a vote of thanks for his services. June 18, 1727, the people of Rochester were granted the right to form a church by choosing an elder and a deacon.
REFORMED CHURCH OF ALLIGERVILLE.
This society is an outgrowth of the old church of the Clove. That body was divided into two branches, and they are located, one at High Falls and the other at Alligerviile. Rev. Mr. Vroom is the present pastor of the church, and supplies both pulpits. For further information see the sketch of the church of the Clove, in the chapter upon Marbletown.
REFORMED CHURCH OF CHERRYTOWN.
This society was organized in 1858, and a house of wor- ship erected the same year. Its seating capacity is about 300, and it cost $550. Rev. Cornelius Wyckoff was the first pastor. He was not, however, installed, and the church has never had a settled pastor, but has been supplied by the pastors of Kerhonktou and Rochester.
The present trustees are Andrew Green, Luther Terwil- liger, and Zachariah Dunn.
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