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JUSTICES OF THE PEACE OF HOOSICK.
Harry Patterson, February 24, 1823; Clark Baker, February 24, 1823; Seth Par- sons, March 11, 1823; Stephen Eldfred, September 30, 1823; David Gleason, October 18, 1823; Herr Munsell, jr., October 24, 1823; Harry Patterson, January 1, 1828; Ilerr Munsell, jr., January 10, 1828; David S. Benway, January 18, 1828; Nathaniel L. Milliman, January 25, 1828; David S. Benway, January 7, 1829; Lemmel Sher- wood, ir., December 9, 1829.
Commencing in 1830, these officers were elected at the annual town meetings as follows:
1830, Seth Sweet; 1831, Harry Patterson; 1832, Jolin J. Viele; 1833, Moses War- ren; 1834, John Fitech, Prosper M. Armstrong; 1835, Nathan Wait; 1836, George Manchester, L. Chandler Ball; 1837, George W. Rogers; 1938, David L. MeNamara; 1839, Hexkiah Munsell, William C. Raymer; 1810, David S. Benway; 1811, Albert Brown; 1812. David S. MeNamara; 1813, Jason Burrell; 1844, George Manchester, Henry B. Clark ; 1815, Henry B. Clark ; 1846, David S. MeNamara; 1847, John Ren- wick; 18-18, James J. Allen; 1849, Henry B. Clark; 1850, George Chase; 1851. Jason Burrell; 1852, Jiral E. Baker; 1853, Henry B. Clark; 1854, George Chase; 1855, Briggs Keach; 1856, Andrew Iloughton ; 1857, Henry B. Clark ; 1858, George Chase; 1859, Marshall F. White; 1860, J. Oscar Joslin; 1861, Henry Hawks; 1862, George Chase; 1863, Marshall F. White; 1864, Eli Barton, jr. ; 1865, J. Merritt Bratt; 1866, George Chase; 1867, Marshall F. White; 1868, J. Oscar Joslin; 1869, Gideon Rey- nolds; 1870, George Chase, Ilenry Hawks; 1871, Joseph Buckley ; 1872, Henry D. Har- rington ; 1873, George W. Brown; 1874, Alexander Frier; 1875, Joseph Buckley ; 1876, George W. Allen; 1867. Albert H. Hawks; 1878, Alexander Frier; 1879, Joseph Buckley; 1880, George W. Allen; 1881, Albert II. Hawks; 1882, Edward Hayes; 1883, Joseph Buckley; 1884, Elon Percey; 1885, Albert H. Hawks; 1886, A. G. Hayner; 1887, Alexander Frier; 1888, George H. Kincaid; 1889, Elmer E. Barnes;
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1890, Warren S. Reynolds; 1891, Charles E. Cunningham; 1892, William A. Cahill; 1893, Henry A. Johnston; 1894, John M. Percey; 1895, Franklin B. Surdam; 1896, William A Cahill.
PRESIDENTS OF THE VILLAGE OF HOOSICK FALLS. 1
1827, Seth Parsons; 1829, S. S. Crocker; 1830, Jonathan llurlburt; 1831, ITiram Herrington; 1832, Joseph Dorr; 1833, Harry Patterson; 1834, S. S. Crocker; 1835, L. Chandler Ball; 1836, Thomas Bussey; 1837, Matthew Wait; 1838-1839, L. Chandler Ball; 1840, Hiram Ilerrington: 18-11, Seth Parsons; 1842, Doel Sanders; 1843, L. Chandler Ball; 1844, llial Parsons; 1845. L. Chandler Ball; 1846, John White; 1847, John Renwick; 1848, Willard Herrington; 1849, L. Chandler Ball; 1850, llarry Pat- terson; 1851, L. Chandler Ball; 1852, Willard Herrington; 1853, Henry Gill: 1854- 18577, 1 .. Chandler Ball; 1858, Walter A. Wood; 1859-1868, records missing; 1869, W. Il. Burchard; 1870-1871, 12. Chandler Ball; 1872-1874, J. Russell Parsons; 1875-1876, Albert T. Skinner; 1877, Joseph Buckley; 1878. J. M. Rosebrooks; 1879, Isaac A. Allen; 1880, M. V. B. Peters; 1881,2 Edgar Leonard; 1882-1884, C. C. Spencer; 1885-1887, W. P. Parsons; 1888-1890, Frank Riley; 1891-1893, Thomas Canfield ; 1894 -- -, J. M. Rosebrooks.
CLERKS OF THE VILLAGE OF HOOSICK FALLS.
1827-1832, Hezekiah Munsell, jr. ; 1833, S. S. Crocker; 1834, Sidney A. Page : 1835, Walter Clark; 1836, Hezekiah Munsell, jr ; 1837, Samuel Shuffleton ; 1838-1839, Isaac N. Joslin; 1840, Hezekiah Munsell; 1841, Ilial K. Parsons; 1842, John Renwick; 1843-1815, Isaac N. Joslin; 1846, William Dorr; 1847, Isaac N. Joslin; 1848, Truman J. Wallace; 1819 1852, Elliot C. Aldrich; 1858-1855, Truman J. Wallace; 1856-1857, M. F. White; 1858, Truman J. Wallace; 1871, John E. Wilcox; 1872-1875, Albert C. Eddy; 1876-1879, Edward Matthews: 1880-1881, Henry O. Peters; 1882-1887, Wal- lace Barnes; 1888-1893, W. Il. Slocum; 1894- --- , Edward J Lane.
I The records for some of the yearsare missing. The list here given is as nearly complete as it is possible to make it. It was compiled by Edward 1. Lane, village clerk.
" Since 18St the president, treasurer and police justice of Hoosick Falls have held office for terms of three years each, the term of the clerk remaining one year.
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CHAPTER XXI.
TOWN OF SCHAGHTICOKE.
Sehaghticoke is situated in the northwest corner of the county, and is bounded on the north by the town of Easton, Washington county; on the east by Pittstown, from which it is separated in part by the Hoosick river; on the south by Pittstown and Lansingburgh, and on the west by the towns of Halfmoon and Stillwater, in Saratoga county, from which it is separated by the Hudson river. The Revised Statutes of the State deseribe the town as follows:
The town of Schaghticoke shall contain all that part of said county bounded as follows: Beginning in Hudson's River, at the northwest corner of the county, and running thence east along the north bounds of the county to the middle of Hoosick River; thence down along said river to Viele's or Toll's bridge; then a direct course to the westernmost corner of the grist-mill heretofore or late of Michael Cook, of Cooksburgh; thence westerly along the bounds of Lansingburgh to the bounds of the county; then northerly along the same to the place of beginning.
The first grant to lands in the limits of the present town of Schagh- tieoke was given to inhabitants of the city of Albany by the charter of 1686. The city did not take advantage of the privileges thereby ac- corded it, and in 1698 a patent was granted to Hendrick Van Rensse- laer. The year after he sold his rights to the city of Albany, which, in 10%, seenred from the Indians a tract of land of an area of thirty- six square miles. The price paid the aboriginal owners by the city of Albany was "two blankets, two body coats, twenty shirts, two guns, twelve pounds of powder, thirty and six pounds of shot, eight gallons of rum, two casks of beer, two rolls of tobacco, two gallons of Madeira wine, and some gin." Part of the town is also within the limits of the original Hoosiek patent, which began at the "Schaghticoke tract " and extended up the valley of the Hoosick river two miles in width on each side of the river.
The town of Schaghticoke was the home of the Mohican, then the Schaghticoke Indians.1 It is probable that the territory so frequently
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referred to in the early records as the "Schaghticoke tract " was the land set apart for the use of these Indians.
The physical conditions of the town do not differ materially from those of its neighbor, Pittstown. In the southern portion of the town are high hills, from which fertile fields slope gradually to the Hudson river on the west and the Hoosick on the north. The Tomhannock is the principal creck, flowing northwesterly through the town and emptying into the Hoosick river. The valley at the junction of these two streams is exceedingly picturesque. Some of the small streams flow for part of their courses through deep, picturesque glens, and in many places there are pretty waterfalls and cascades. At one point there is a fall of fifty feet in the Tomhannock, and at another point, just above, a fall nearly as great.
The earliest settlements in the town doubtless were made near the junction of the Tomhannock with the Hoosick before the year 1670. The first permanent settler of whom any record exists was Lewis Viele, son of Cornelis Cornelise Viele of Schenectady, who moved to Schaghticoke in 1668 or the following year. He was a man of considerable wealth for those days and laid out a farm, which he purchased of the Indians, near the site of what for more than a century was known as Viele's (or Veile's) bridge. He brought laborers with him, and probably a con- siderable family, and soon after he moved there he was followed by others who had learned of the great fertility of the valley and the splendid water power which abounded for miles thereabouts.
Comparatively nothing is known of Viele's neighbors, or any other settlers until 1707, when the city of Albany offered the lands of Schagh- ticoke for settlement. Among those who took advantage of this offer were John Heermans Vischer, who soon removed from the town; Corset Voeder; John De Wandelaer, jr., who also removed from the town about 1712 or 1713; John Knickerbocker, who located on the farm which has always remained in the family he founded; Derick Van Veghten, who came either from Albany or Schenectady; Daniel Kittelhuyn (or Kittle), who lived "on the banks of the Hudson, eighteen miles above Albany ; " Wouter Quocumbos (whose name after- ward appears as Adriaen Quackenbush), ancestor of Hon. John A. Qnackenbush; Cornelius Vandenburgh, who located opposite the vil- lage of Stillwater at the eastern terminus of the old ferry; Abram Fort, who settled a little more than a mile northeast of old Schaghticoke; Ignace Kipp, Philip Livingston, Samuel Doxie, Martin Daniels, Simon
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Daniels and Peter Winne. Seventy-five years later among those re- siding in Sehaghtieoke were Jacob Overocker, near Melrose; George Wetsel, his neighbor; Samuel Rowland, south of Johnsonville; Cornel- ius Wiley, on the east side of the present line dividing Schaghticoke and Pittstown; Lewis Van Antwerp, near Schaghticoke Hill; Sybrandt Viele, proprietor of a tavern at Schaghticoke Hill; John W. Groesbeck, William MeCleaver, Thaddeus S. W. Conant, Gerrit Wenat, Daniel Elst, Thomas Hicks, Sybrant (Cebra?) Quackenbush, Pennel Bacon, David Browning, Walter N. Groesbeek and Reuben Morehouse.
The first saw mill built in the town was located at Johnsonville and was owned by Thomas L. Whitbeck. Early tavernkeepers were Wan- dell Overoeker, whose house was near the Hudson river; John Travis, Caleb Gifford, Jared Esbell, Ephraim Lyons, Moses Canfield, Samuel Stearns, Isaac Bull, James Brookings, Jesse Buffett, Elias Ray, Jacob Overoeker and Jonah Moore. Later David Bryan and Sybrandt Viele kept inns at Schaghticoke Ilill. Early merchants included Samnel Wilbur, Edwin Smith, Judge Smith, Charles B. Stratton, Henry N. Wales and Fellows & Briggs. The leading earliest physicians were Dr. Zachariah Lyon and Dr. Ezekiel Baker. One of the first lawyers was Herman Knickerbocker, who had an office and residence at Schagh - ticoke Hill, who was frequently referred to as the Prince, from the fact that while in Congress he frequently asserted that he was "the Prince of the tribe of the Schaghticoke Indians." Another lawyer who located early at the same place was Henry L. Wales. Charles J. Wilbur and Thomas C. Ripley practiced law at Hart's Falls in its early days.
The town of Schagticoke was organized by law March 1. 1788, and the first town meeting was held April ? and 8, 1789, at the house of John Carpenter. At this meeting the following officers were chosen :
Supervisor, Jacob A. Lansing; town clerk, Silas Wickes; assessors, Nicholas Groesbeck, Zephaniah Russell, Abraham Viele, Jacob Yates, Martin Weatherwax; overseers of the poor, Walter N. Groesbeck, James Masters, Pennel Bacon; com- missioners for roads, James S. Masters, John W. Groesbeek, William Kittle; consta- bles, John Story, Sybrandt Viele, Jacob Groesbeek; collector, William Groesbeck ; pathmasters, Jared Esbell, Ashley Goodrich, Richard Bennett, John Kinnion, Wal- ter N. Groesbeck, Athniel Williams, John Weatherwax, Jeremiah Spalding, Nathaniel Samburns, Harrison Qnackenbush, John W. Groesbeck, Abraham Viele, Garret Waldron, Peter Yates; fenceviewers, Walter N. Groesbeek, Asa Havens, Nathaniel Rusco; poundmaster, Walter N. Groesbeck.
An interesting bit of history is contained in Chapter XXXIV of the
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laws of 1792, passed March 23, 1792. It describes the manner in which the State of New York eame into possession of the first bridge across the Hoosick river:
That it shall and may be lawful, to and for the commissioners of the land office, and they are hereby directed to cause to be laid out for William Chace at his expense, a traet of unappropriated land nor exceeding twelve thousand acres, in such part of the State as they may think proper to the northward of the Mohawk river, as a com- pensation for the bridge lately erected by him over Hoosick river in the county of Rensselaer, and to cause the same to be granted by letters patent under the great seal of this State, to him and his heirs, upon his granting and conveying the same bridge, and all his right title and interest of, in and to the same, and of, in and to the highway leading to and from the said bridge, on each side of the said river, to the people of this State.
That the commissioners of the highways for the town of Schachtekoke, for the time being, shall cause the said bridge from time to time, to be maintained and kept in repair at the expense of Rensselaer county; such expense to be assessed, raised and collected in the said county, in the same manner as the other contingent charges of the said county, are assessed, raised and collected; which monies so raised for the expense of the said bridge, shall be paid to the commissioners of the highways in the town of Schachtekoke for the purpose aforesaid; Provided the sum so to be raised for such expense shall not exceed in any other year, the sum of fifty pounds.
Exactly seven years afterward, the bridge meantime having reverted to the town of Schaghticoke, or on March 23, 1799, the Legislature authorized John Knickerbacker, jr., Silas Weeks, John Travis, Zepha- niah Russell, Bethel Mather and Charles Joy to build a bridge "over the Hoosick river, at the same place, where William Chase formerly built a bridge." These men were also authorized to collect toll from those using the bridge at stipulated rates. The location of the bridge was then known as Schagtikoke Point. The Legislature prohibited the erection of other bridges across the same river within one mile of this point, except for private use.
In 1798 the town was divided into nineteen road districts and the work of improving the public highways was begun on a scale which soon gave that town thoroughfares as good as any within a radius of of many miles, and better, on the whole, than many of the principal roads in towns which had been settled permanently many years before. But several years previous to that time systematic work in this field was undertaken. August 31, 1793, it was recorded:
This may certify that a lughway is laid out in the following manner, viz. : Begin- ning at the Sancoik road, at or near a swing-gate on the north side of said road; a few rods east of the dwelling house of Stephen Hunt; thence a northerly course
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through the lands of Richard Green; thence the same course through the land of Wandle (Wandell) Overocker to the land of Jacob Weeks; and nearly the same course through the land of said Weeks until it interseets or enters the road that leads from said Sancoik road to the Point, or Stephenson Mills.
By Garnet Winne and Nathaniel Jacobs, commissioners for the town of Schagh- ticoke.
By the general law dividing all the counties of the State into towns, passed April 7, 1801, the bounds of the town of Schaghtieoke were de- seribed as follows:
Southerly by Troy, westerly by the bounds of the county, northerly by a line be- ginning at the mouth of Lewis's creek or kill, and running from thence sonth eighty four degrees east to Hoosick river, and easterly and southeasterly by a line running from thence down along Hoosick river as it runs to Veile's or Toll's bridge, and then in a direct course to the westernmost corner of Michael Vander Crook's grist mill in Cooksburgh, and from thence in the same direction to the mannor of Rensselaerwyck.
The first official action in regard to the common schools in the town of Schaghtieoke was taken in 1796, according to the records, when Nicholas Masters, Harmon I. Groesbeek, Silas Goodrich, Peter W. Groesbeek and John Crabb were appointed school commissioners under the then existing law. Early commissioners under the law of 1812-13 were Josiah Masters, Harmon Knickerbocker, Isaac De La Vergne, Wooster Brookins, Munson Smith and John Pierson. Early inspectors under the same law ineluded John Beneway, Munson Smith, Nicholas Masters, John Van Veghten, David Bryan, Joseph Levins and Epene- tus Holmes. The town superintendents were: 1844, Merritt M. Wickes; 1845, Peter Wetsel; 1816, D). Bryan Baker; 1847, Stephen L. Kenyon; 1848-1852, Henry N. Wales; 1852-1854, S. V. R. Miller; 1854 1856, Daniel F. Groesbeek, In 1856 the management of the public schools was placed in the hands of the district commissioners.
'Tradition says that the early settlements in Schaghticoke suffered greatly by fire and massaere during the long series of French and In- dian wars. Furthermore, being located directly in the great eastern warpath of the Indians as well as in the great northern warpath, the early inhabitants of the locality were frequently compelled to flee from bands of invading Indians. The old Sehaghticoke fort was garrisoned in 1746 with two companies of soldiers, in response to the demand of the frightened inhabitants, and thus maintained until French domain in Canada came to an end. One of the most noteworthy of the numer- ous tragedies of these wars oceurring in Schaghticoke was the massa- cre of the Kittle family. The date of the occurrence unfortunately
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has not been preserved. The family consisted of Daniel Kittle (form- erly written Kittelhuyn and Ketlyne), his wife, a daughter Anna and an infant son. A brother of Mr, Kittle and his wife also resided with the family, and at the time of the massacre another brother, Henry Kittle, was a member of the household. The head of the family settled in Schaghticoke in 1736; the brothers had resided in Fort Ed- ward, but had removed to Schaghticoke at the solicitation of David, who feared that they would share the fate of other inhabitants of the former place who had met death at the hands of the French or Indians. Tradition says a fourth brother also resided on the homestead at the time of the massacre.
Fearing an attack by the redskins the Kittle family decided to remove to Albany, though most of the Indians in the neighborhood professed the warmest friendship for all the members of the family. Upon receiving renewed assurances of fidelity from the Indians Mr. Kittle unwisely delayed starting for Albany, a delay that was fatal. Mr. Kittle and his brother Peter went into the woods to hunt the day after receiving these friendly assurances, when two savages fired upon the brothers, killing Peter instantly. Mr. Kittle then shot one of the Indians and elnbbed his companion with the butt of his gun, leaving both for dead. He then carried his dead brother home and started for Schaghticoke village to proeure vehicles to carry the family to Albany. Before he had proceeded far on his journey a band of savages attacked the defenseless family, murdered the married brother and his wife, burned the house, the children perishing in the flames, and took Mrs. Kittle and Henry Kittle prisoners. Mr. Kittle returned to find his family gone. Hle supposed those who had not been murdered had per- ished in the burning buildings. But the Indians had taken their cap- tives to Montreal, where Mrs. Kittle found one of her former neighbors, the wife of a pioneer named Bratt, who previously had been made a prisoner by the Indians. Some time after the prisoners were ransomed and the remnant of the family reunited before the close of hostilities.
Among the other pioneers who were murdered by the Indians during this war was Herman Van Veghten, son of Derick Van Veghten, who was killed in 1746.
During the August preceding the famous battle of Bemis Heights, Major Derick Van Veghten, accompanied by Solomon Acker, crossed the river one afternoon to look at the crops, when both were fired upon either by Indians or Tories. They returned the fire, and Major Van
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Veghten was mortally wounded. Upon the advice of the latter Mr. Acker sought safety in flight. Reaching the American army on the other side of the river he told of the murder, and a detachment of soldiers at once crossed over and secured the body of the dead warrior.
Schaghticoke furnished a large body of soldiers for the American army in the War of the Revolution, The muster roll of officers of the Fourteenth Regiment for the Hoosick and Schaghticoke district con- tained these names:
Colonel John Knickerbocker, Lieutenant-Colonel Daniel Bratt, First Major Derick Van Veghten, Second Major Jolin Van Rensselaer, Adjutant Charles H. Toll, Quar- termaster Ignas Kip.
First company .- Captain Hendrick Vanderhoof, First Lieutenant Samuel Ketchum, Second Lieutenant Nathaniel Ford, Ensign Jacob Hallenbeck.
Second company. - Captain Walter N. Groesbeek, First Lieutenant Wynant Van- denbergh, Second Lieutenant Peter Davenport, Ensign Jacob Yates,
Third company .- Captain John J. Bleceker, First Lieutenant John Snyder, Second Lieutenant Matthew D. Garmo, Ensign Stephen Thorn.
Fourth company .- Captain Lewis Van Woerdt, First Lieutenant John Schouten, Second Lieutenant Joseph Boyce, Ensign Morrel.
Fifth company .- Captain Fenner Palmer, First Lieutenant John Johnson, See_ ond Lieutenant James Williamson, Ensign Jonathan Davis.
Sixth company .- Captain Daniel B. Bratt, First Lieutenant Michael Campman, Second Lieutenant Isaac Lansing, Ensign Francis Hogal.
Seventh company .- Captain Van Rensselaer, First Lieutenant Michael Ryan, Second Lieutenant - , Ensign Peter Hartwell.
Minute men,-Captain John J. Bleecker, First Lieutenant William Thorn, Second Lieutenant Thomas Hicks, Ensign Jonathan Rowland.
Owing to the absence of some of the records it is impossible to com- pile an absolutely accurate list of the officers and men from Schaghti- coke who died in the service of the United States during the War of the Rebellion. As far as can be learned the list includes the fol- lowing :
Lafayette Travis, Morgan L. Wood, George A. Bryan, Archibald Fisher, Douglas Fisher, Isaae Kip, Jacob Houck, John Smith, Alexander Whyland, David Milks, Charles Stratton, Chauncey White, Ezra Borch and Willam Car
The most important village in the town is Schaghticoke, for many years known as Hart's Fall's. 1 It is located about twelve miles from Troy on the "Great Falls" of the Hoosick river and near the Fitch- burg railroad. The water power here is one of the finest in the State,
1 llarry A. Askins, Ksq., of Schaghticoke has rendered to the author of this work material service in securing valuable data and statistics relative to the town of Schaghticoke.
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the descent in a distance of about half a mile being nearly one hundred feet. The scenery in and about the village, particularly in the locality of the river, is most picturesque, even since the vandals of civilization have partially despoiled it. In old times the hamlet from which the village has sprung was known as Schaghticoke Point.
Mills were built there at an early day. Even before the year 1800 clothing works and carding mills were established there. In 1805, per- haps earlier, C. Joy had a wool-picking mill in the village, and this was succeeded in 1813 by a cotton and woolen mill. Early postmasters included Edwin Smith, Charles Stratton and Merritt M. Wickes. The office was called Schaghticoke until 1867, then Hart's Falls until 1881, when, the name of the village having been changed by aet of the Leg- islature, the old post-office name was resumed.
For a place of its size no village in this State offers a more prolific theme for favorable comment than Schaghtieokc, one of the oldest settlements in the thirteen original colonies. Its very location on the Hoosick river, surrounded by beautiful and historic points, furnishes agreeable surprises to the stranger and traveler who for the first time approaches the village from any direction. The village was incorpo- rated as Hart's Falls March 20, 1867, and the first election was held May 7 following, the officers at that time being: President, Oliver A. Arnold; trustees, John A. Baucus, William P. Bliss, Sidney S. Cong- don and Chauncey B. Slocum; clerk, Alphonso Merrill; treasurer, Julius E. Butts.
A fire department was organized during 1867 and held meetings in the building situated at the corner of Main and Mill streets, on the property now owned by Mrs. Elisha Baucus. In 1895 exemption papers were granted to the old company and a hook and ladder company consisting of twenty four members was organized at the drug store of J. W. Richards under the direction of the village board, Thomas L. Doremus at that time being president.
A police department was organized the same year the village was in- corporated, and on August 22, 1867, John W. Askins was appointed chief and has served upon the force conseentively sinee that time.
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