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MARLBOROUGH'S LODGE OF GOOD TEMPLARS.
March 11th, 1881, the. Marlborough, New York, Lodge, No. 351, Independent Order of Good Templars, of the village of Marlborough, was founded. The charter members were Rev. Duncan C. Niven, L. P. Smith, Mrs. L. P. Smith, S. W. Stilwell, Rev. W. T. Brush, Mrs. C. Hanford, Mrs. I. E. Ostram, Miss Olivia Merritt, Mrs. B. F. Bailey, Mary C. Wygant, Mrs. Carrie C. Carpenter, Josephine Carpenter, Benjamin Bailey, Mrs. J. F. Kniffin, M. V. B. Morgan, Mrs. M. V. B. Morgan, E. J. Merritt, W. R. Greiner, John Bloomer, H. Scott Corwin, Jas. S. Carpenter, W. HI. Purdy, Enoch Baxter, Benjamin Baxter, Rosa Kniffin, C. D. Bloomer, James O. Mackey, K. D. L. Niven, Lizzie Wygant, Mrs. Melissa M. Woolsey, Mrs. Susan Dobbs, Charles II. Wool- sey, J. C. Dobbs, Wm. S. Barnes, Valentine Dobbs. One hundred and eighty-four members have been initiated during the six years of the lodge's history. The highest number ou the roll at one time was one hundred and five. When first organized Marlborough lodge met in Hudler's building, later in Shaw's building on King street, and now in Kniffin's block, occupying the hall, which is named after the organi- zation, Good Templars hall.
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The first Worthy Chief Templar was Rev. W. T. Brush, Rev. D. C. Niven being Lodge Deputy.
The Good Templars have done a good work in Marlbor- ough, redeeming a number from the thraldom of appetite, and leading many in the path of total abstinence. Though not a beneficial organization the members have more than once extended a fraternal hand to unfortunate members, in one instance contributing $50 to the relief of a member of the lodge in Milton.
Prominent among those members who have stood by the lodge through thick and thin, from its inception to the present time, may be mentioned S. W. Stilwell, Linus P. Smith and wile, Mrs. J. F. Kniffin, E. J. Merritt and Mrs. Alice Stone. Others have done valuable work at different times, and deserve a share of the credit of building up the Order in Marlborough.
PROPERTY MOLDERS.
The following list of the more prominent residents of the town of Marlborough in 1871, was taken from a directory of Ulster County printed in Syracuse in that year. The fig- ures indicate the number of acres of land owned by each.
Akerly, Samuel M. Rev., Marl., pastor of Episcopal Church.
Alberson, John, Marl. ferryman and mail carrier.
Anderson, Edward D., Mil., harness maker.
66 Francis T., Marl., farmer 22.
John, Mil., fruit raiser.
William, Mil., farmer, leases of Griggs Rhoades, 80.
Archer, George, Marl., machinist.
Armstrong, R. S. Mil., prop. of Milton Iron Works.
Atherton, Charles, Mil., fruit raiser 22,
Atkinson, Benjamin D., Middle Hope, Orange Co., farmer 75.
Badner, John, Marl. groceries, dry goods and ready-made clothing.
Bailey, Anthony W., Marl., undertaker and fruit raiser.
Elias, Mil., wheelwright. James, Marl,, carpenter.
Baker, Frederick, Marl., farmer 66.
Ball, John B., Mil., fruit raiser 6.
Barnhart, George, Marl., farmer 47.
Barnhart, Jeremiah, Marl., farmer 26.
Barrett, James H., Mil., rectifier of cider, fruit raiser and farmer 84.
Barry, James, Marl., farmer 41.
Barry, Patrick, Marl., berry raiser 5.
Baxter, Enoch, Marl., farmer 60.
Baxter, John H., Marl., postmaster and dealer in dry goods, gro- ceries, &c.
Baxter, Washburn, Marl., farmer 53.
Berean, Daniel, Marl., fruit raiser 22.
Matthew, Marl., farmer 21.
Samuel, Marl., farmer 126.
Bernard, John, Marl., painter.
Berrian, John W., Mil., farmer 175.
Bilyou, William R., Marl., cooper. Bingham, Daniel, Marl., farmer 73.
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Birdsall, Andrew, Mil., farmer 15.
Birdsall, Hosea, U. S. steamship inspector.
Bloom, Mary L. Mrs., Marl., fruit raiser 23.
Bloomer, Cornelius D-, Marl., farmer 140. Thomas D., Marl., farmer 80.
Brower, Charles D., Marl., fruit raiser 23.
Brower, James I. Mrs., 16 fruit raiser 3.
Brower, William H.,
boatman.
Brown, Charles, 66 berry raiser 1.
farmer and berry raiser 13.
66 Daniel M.,
66 Joseph, Mil., farmer 15.
Thomas, Marl., farmer 50.
66 William, Mil., shoemaker.
Buckley, Margaret Miss, Marl., (with Mercy T., ) farmer 60.
Buckley, Mercy T. Miss, 66 (with Margaret, ) farmer 60.
Buckley, Thomas T., merchant and farmer 80.
Carmichael, Hugh, Middle Hope, Orange Co , carpenter and farmer 60. Carpenter, Celia Mrs., Marl., fruit raiser 1.
James, dealer in groceries.
66 Leonard S., " farmer 150.
Peter M., Mil., farmer 23.
66 Selleck, Highland, machinist and farmer 86. William, Mil., surveyor and farmer 84.
Caverly, Jonathan, Mil., commissioner of highways and farmer 14.
Caverly, Lewis N., Marl., farmer 40.
Caverly, Luther P., Mil., farmer 125.
Champlin, Christopher, Mil., farmer 50.
Chatterton, James I. Mrs., Marl., farmer 18.
Clack, Robert, Marl., farmer 14.
Clark, Augustus G., Marl., fruit raiser 40.
Clark, Francis T., Jeremiah, 60 farmer 100.
drover and farmer 100.
66 J. Oscar, Mil., farmer 111. Smith M., Marl., farmer 23.
66 William S., " mannf. of slate flour for roofing, fruit raiser and farmer 7.
Clearwater, Ansom, Highland, farmer 40.
Coe, Isaac D., Mil., farmer 88.
Coffin, Susan Miss, Mil., summer boarding house and farmer.
Col. Pratt House, Mil., Jayhu Dayton, prop. Conklin, Anna M. Mrs., Marl., grist mill and farmer 145.
Conner, Charles H., Mil., stoves and tinware.
Cooper, Charles W. Rev., Marl., pastor of Presbyterian Church.
Corwin, Samuel, Marl., dry goods and groceries.
Cosman, D. H., farmer leases 43.
Covert, Cornelius W., Marl., farmer 98.
Covert, Oliver, Marl., miller and fruit raiser 15.
Craft, D. C., 66 farmer 75.
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Craft, -, 66 Lyons and Craft.
Cronk, Henry, Mil., farmer 200.
Crook, James H., Mil., grocer, freight agent and town elerk.
Crosby, Ebenezer, farmer 2.
Crosby, Levi, blacksmith and farmer 55.
Crough, Patrick, Marl., mason.
Daugherty, Win. John, Newburgh, Orange Co., brick maker and far- mer 9.
Davis, Ferris G., Mil., fruit raiser 1.
Davis, Isaac S., farmer 4.
Dayton, Jayhu,
prop. of Col. Pratt House.
6 6 Morgan A., Mil., farmer 200.
.. Quimby, Marl., farmer 115.
Thomas R., Mil., farmer.
Decker, Daniel, Marl., berry raiser 1.
Degroodt, Arthur, " blacksmith and farmer 3.
Denike, Underhill, " farmer 2.
Devoe, David, Mil., farmer 180.
Dickey, Robert JJ., Mil., druggist and notary public.
Drake, Isaac,
fruit grower 43.
Du Bois, Asa, 66 farmer 70.
66 Charles W., Marl., fruit raiser 1.
Edward, fruit raiser and farmer 150.
Edward P., 66 larmer 50.
Hudson, fruit raiser 3.
James,
66
carpenter.
66 John, 66 carpenter and constable.
60 John D.,
farmer 39.
66 Nathaniel H., 66 retired farmer.
60 Philip, 66
farmer 5.
Simon, 66 berry raiser 7.
William, 66 farmer 70.
Exchange Hotel,
66
S. H. Kniffin, prop.
Farmers' Hotel,
Mrs. Sarah MeMullen. prop.
Ferguson, John, Mil., farmer 80.
Ferguson, John D., Marl., farmer 19.
Fisher, John C., 66 carpenter and farmer.
Fletcher, Oscar B., 66 farmer 22.
Foster, George, 66 farmer 20.
Fowler, Seymour, 66 farmer 95.
. Frederick, Peter, Mil., farmer 1.
Gedney, William H., Mil., physician and farmer 140.
Gerow, Isaac H., Marl., farmer 258.
Gibbons, Edward, Mil., farmer 52.
Goehringer, William HI., Marl., carriage trimmer and harness maker. (reaves, Joseph, Marl., manuf. of dye stuff and farmer 27. Grimley, J. 1., Marl., fruit raiser 20.
Dingee, Enoch, Marl., farmer 50.
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Hadley, J. T., Mil., steward of steamer St. John.
Hagerty, John, Mil., farmer 130. Hall, Benson, Marl., farmer 5.
Hallock, George, Mil , fruit raiser and farmer 50.
Isaac S., 66 . prop. of cider mill and farmer 90. Nathaniel," prop. of grist mill and cider mill, and far- mer 200. Phebe Mrs., Mil., farmer 5. Sarah H. Mrs., Mil., summer boarding house and farmer 4.
Halstead, Phebe, Mrs., Marl., farmer 7.
Handley, Jacob, Mil., farmer 10.
Harcourt, Eli, Marl., farmer 255.
.. Emma Mrs., Mil., farmer 10. John W , Mil , farmer, 109.
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Hardenburgh, William, Marl., farmer 5.
Harper, Sidney M. Mrs., Mil., farmer 40.
Harris, Charles, Marl., shoemaker and manuf. of essences.
Harris, Isaac L, Newburgh, Orange Co., farmer 60.
Hasbrouck, Solomon E., Marl , homeo. physician.
Haverly, John, berry raiser 7.
Haviland, James,
pattern maker and farmer 35.
Hengstebeck, Capt.,
prop. paper mill.
Hirst, Jonathan, farmer 50.
Holmes, Elizabeth Mrs., Mil., fruit raiser 18
Howell, Walter D., Marl., farmer 60.
Hull, Oliver C , Mil., farmer 5.
Hulse, Charles, Marl., (Hulse & Rhoads, ) farmer 7}.
Hulse, George E., 66 fruit raiser and farmer 59.
Hulse & Rhoads, (Charles Hulse and Isaiah Rhoads, ) farmer 10.
Husted, W. A., farmer 30.
Hyde, Sylvan Mrs., " farmer 3.
Jackson, Charles D. " butcher.
Jackson, Elisha P., "
meat market
Kaley, Michael, Mil., farmer 60.
Kaley, Michael,
fruit raiser 6.
Kelley, James, 66 farmer 25.
Kelley, Robert B., Marl., saloon keeper.
Kenney John, Mil., fruit raiser 8.
Kent, Oliver P., Mil., farmer and fruit raiser 100.
Kerr, Robert A., Marl., farmer 120.
King, George, Mil., looking glass and picture frame maker.
Knapp, James S., Marl., allo. physician, justice of the peace, loan com- missioner and farmer 30.
Kniffin, De Witt W., Marl., manuf. of berry cups and berry raiser.
. Kniffin, S. H., prop. of Exchange Hotel.
Lawson, George W., 66 fruit raiser and farmer 60,
Lawson, John E., 66 fruit raiser 50.
Lent, Sylvanus, farmer 6.
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Lester, Jesse W., Mil., farmer 6.
Lockwood, Charles A., Marl., (with Mary Ann).
66 Eli T., Marl., farmer 65.
John S., Marl., (with Mary Ann). Mary Ann Mrs., Marl., farmer 45.
Lounsbury, Rowland R., Mil., farmer 73.
Lyons & Craft, Marl., (Jesse W. Lyons and - felloes.
- Craft,) manuľs. of
Lyons, Jesse W., Mil., (Lyons & Craft) supervisor and farmer 140.
Lyons, William H., Marl., farmer 97.
Mabie, Lewis, Mil .. farmer 15.
Mackey, Carmine, Marl., (Mackey & Ventres.)
Daniel S., Marl., farmer 1. Daniel W., Marl., farmer 20.
Hiram H., Mil., fruit raiser 1.
Isaac L., fariner 80.
James Ostrom, Marl., teamster and farmer.
Smith, Mil., farmer 13.
66 Thorn M., Mil .. farmer 80.
66 & Ventres, Marl., (Carmine Mackey and David b. Ventres.) manufs. of berry cups.
66 Wm. Wesley, Marl., cattle dealer and farmer 680.
Maher, Jeremialı, 66 farmer 42.
Marston, Hannah Mrs., 66 farmer 13.
Martin, William, Mil., farmer 118.
Masten, Matthew L., Marl., farmer 84.
Matthews, Joseph, farmer 60.
MeCale, Anthony, farmer leases of Eli Harcourt 50.
McCarty, Cornelius, .. berry raiser 3.
McCarty, James, farmer 10
McConnell, Francis, 66 assessor, farmer 11 and leases 80.
Philip D., (with William.)
66 William, farmer 28.
Mccullough, Wm. H., wagon maker.
McElrath, John, 66 carpenter and farmer 45.
McElrath, Thomas, farmer 52.
McGowen, James, Mil , farmer 1.
Me Manus, Peter, 66 farmer 6
McMillan, Wm. J., " stoves and tinware.
Mc Mullen, Sarah Mrs., Marl., proprietor of Farmers Hotel.
Merritt, Henry, farmer 100.
James D., farmer 50. Wygant, farmer 100.
Millard, J. P. & Brother, " (Samuel N.) freighters, forwarders and dealers in lumber and coal.
Samuel N .. Marl., (J. P. Millard & Brother, ) farmer 1. Miller, Abraham, Mil., manuf. of boots and shoes. 66 Christopher Jacob, Mil., hair dresser and dealer in cigars.
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Milton Iron Works, Mil., R. S. Armstrong, prop.
Moore, Edwin, farmer 45.
Morgan, Gideon B., Marl., farmer 90.
Murray, Elizabeth Mrs., Mil., farmer 56.
Myers, J. H. Rev., pastor I resbyterian Church.
Nevin, Samuel, Marl., blacksmith.
Newman, John, Mil., manuf. of wheelbarrows.
Nicklin, William, Marl., lithographer and fruit raiser 20.
Northrip, Emma Mrs., Mil., farmer 28.
Northip. C. S., farmer 30.
Norton. James, Marl., farmer 44.
Oakley, Peter C. Rev., Mil., pastor M. E. Church.
O'Connor, Patrick, 66 farmer 92.
Ordway, Charles T., 66 carriage and sleigh maker and farmer 2.
Ostrander, Wm. Rev., Marl , pastor M. E. Church.
Ostrom, James I. Rev., Marl., retired Presbyterian clergyman.
Palmer, Henry, Mil., farmer 108.
Park, Jesse K., Marl., inventor and manuf. of tracing paper, engineer- ing eloth and telegraph paper.
Parmalee, William L., Marl., carpenter.
Parrott, Ethan, Mil., postmaster and general merchant.
Parrott, George, " saloou.
Parrott, M. E., " dentist.
Patchin, Richard H., (Newburgh, Orange Co.,) farmer 120.
Patten, Eugene F., Mil., meat market.
Peck, Wm. M., Marl., farmer 15.
Pembrook, Isaiah B .. Mart , carpenter and fruit raiser 1.
Perkins, Friend W , Mil., (R. D. Perkins & Son.)
Perkins, R. D. & Son, " (Richard D. and Friend W., ) cooperage.
Perkius, Richard D , " (R. D. Perkins & Son.)
Phillips, Oscar, Marl., fårmer 7.
Plumsted, Chas. D., " farmer leases 70.
Plunsted, Henry, " farmer 1.
Porter, Henry B .. (Newburgu, Orange Co.) banking clerk an | farmer 10.
Porter, John B., Marl , farmer 26.
Poyer, Benjamin, " farmer 75.
Purdy, Adolphus G., Marl., engineer.
Dennis D., 66 farmer 50.
George W., .6 farmer 90.
Hackalialı, 66 farmer 98.
Isaac, Mil , cooperage.
John M., " cooper.
Sylvanus, Marl., farmer 50.
66 William H, " mechanic.
William J. " commissioner of hig iways and fruit raiser 30, Quick, E. Miss, Mil., farmer 15.
Quick, Mary Eliz . Mrs., Marl., farmer 27
Quimby, James, Marl., teamster and fruit raiser 7.
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Quimby, John C. Marl., (with Samuel L.,) farmer 55.
Quimby, Samuel L., Marl., (with John C.,) farmer 55.
Rand, Arminda Mrs., (Newburgh, Orange Co., ) farmer 40.
Rausley, James, Mil., fruit raiser and farmer 16.
Rausley, Win. S., " (with James.)
Rein, John, .. ferryman to Poughkeepsie.
Reynolds, Charles B., Mail., fruit raiser and farmer leases 40.
Reynolds, Charles E., assessor.
Reynolds, Enos, " farmer 24.
Reynolds, Isaac, farmer 35.
Rhoades, Elijah R., Mil., wheelbarrow manuf.
Elizabeth, Mrs., Mil., resident.
Jonah, Mil., farmer 15.
Lorenzo C., Mil., farmer 3.
Rhodes, Benjamin W., " farmer leases of Mrs. Harriet, 75.
Isaiah, Marl., (Hulse & Rhodes,) farmer 73.
James K., " farmer 2.
66 Lewis G., Mil., farmer 32.
John L., farmer 17.
Roe, Benjamin, .. fruit raiser 33.
Roe, Benjamin F., (P. W. & B. F. Roe.)
Roe, Peter W., 66 (P. W. & B. F. Roe.)
Roe, P. W. & B. F., 66 (Peter W. and Benj. F.,) carpenters and
builders.
Roe, William, Mil., steward of boat Mary Powell.
Rose, Benjamin A., Marl., fruit grower and farmer 50.
Rose, Joun C., retired farmer 1.
Rose, Reuben H.,
farmer 273.
Rowley, Daniel, Mil., livery stable.
Daniel, overseer of the poor and farmer 55.
Jacob, " groceries, boots and shoes.
Ryan, John, Marl., farmer 46.
Sands, David, " justice of the peace and collector of accounts.
Sands, David Mrs., Marl., fruit raiser 26.
Satterlee, N. B., hair dresser.
Schultz, Isaae Mrs., " farmer 1.
Seofield, Edgar, Mil., fruit raiser 2.
Scott, D., Marl., (with James D.) farmer 19.
Scott, Henry, " farmer 4.
Scott, James D., Marl., (with D., ) farmer 49.
Sears, Sherburne, Mil., farmer 100.
Sears, Thomas, Marl., farmer 45.
Shaw, James, " stoves and tinware.
Sherman, Isaac, Mil., (with Townsend H.,) mannf. of cider and vinegar, and farmer 124.
Sherman, Townsend H., Mil., (with Isaac,) manuf. of cider and vinegar and farmer 124.
Sherow, David, Marl., farmer 23.
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Sherow, George, Marl., farmer 56.
Shorter, Benjamin W., Mil., farmer 100.
B. Wesley, school teacher and farmer.
William A., 66 school teacher and farmer.
Smith, Abiah, Marl., (with Hester E.,) farmer 10.
Abraham B., Marl., farmer 75.
Clark, Mil., manuf. of coffee and spice mills.
Daniel, Marl., farmer 77.
66 Evert V., Mil., fruit raiser 20.
Hester E., Marl., (with Abiah, ) farmer 10.
Lewis, Highland, farmer 105.
L. Harrison, Mil., dealer in coal and lumber, and farmer 3.
Sommer, John, Marl., shoemaker.
Sparks, J. W. Rev., Mil., pastor Episcopal church.
Staples, Davis S. Marl., farmer 125.
Ira, saw mill.
Isaac, insurance and real estate agent, and farmer 8.
Jonathan M., Marl., farmer 7.
Samuel, " farmer 200.
Stilwell, Samuel, farmer 17.
Stott, Charles E., Mil., druggist in New York.
Taber, Stephen, minister of Society of Friends and farmer 115.
Tanner, William, " prop. of Milton Hotel.
Taylor E. E. L., Rev., Marl., Secretary of Baptist Home Mission So- ciety and farmer 100.
Terwilliger, John S., Marl., farmer 85.
Thorn, Gershom, farmer 65.
Tooker, Charles, wagon maker and berry raiser 5.
Topping, Nathaniel S. " carriage maker and farmer 5.
Townsend, W. H. Mil., general merchant.
Tuthill, Sarah Mrs. " farmer 15.
Twoomey, Jeremiah, Marl., farmer 13.
Underwood, Daniel L., “ carriage painter.
Vail, Dewitt C., Mil., farmer 100.
VanAmburgh, David E., Marl., butcher.
Van Fradenburgh, David Rev., Mil., Baptist clergyman.
Velie, Ezekiel, Marl., farmer 117.
Ventres, David B., “ (Mackey & Ventres.)
Warren, Phebe A. Miss, Mil., farmer 48.
Warren, Stephen D., Marl., blacksmith.
Watson, Elias., Marl., farmer 40.
Watson, E. W., Mil., farmer 13.
Whitmore, John, Marl., wagon maker.
Whitney, J. F. & Son, Mil., (Oliver B.) manufs. of veneer berry cups and baskets.
Whitney, Oliver B., Mil., (J. F. Whitney & Son.)
Williams, Nathaniel, “ carpenter.
Williams, W. R., Rev., Marl., pastor of Baptist Church, New York, and farmer 100.
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Winter, Adamn, Marl., farmer leases of B. A. Rose, 5.
Wolley, William D., Mil., fariner 100.
Wood, Caleb, Mil., ferryman and mail carrier.
Woolsey, C. M., " lawyer, member of Assembly and farmer.
Woolsey, David W., Mil., farmer 160.
Eli S., fruit nursery and farmer 3.
John E., Marl., meat market.
.6 William H., Mil., school teacher and farmer 160.
Wright, N. W., Marl., miller.
Wygant, Asbury, R., Marl., farmer 150.
Augustus 66 farmer 100.
66 Charles D., Highland, farmer leases of Selleck Carpenter 86.
Clemence, Marl., farmer 160.
.6 Cornelius, farmer 50.
Daniel, farmer 91.
David L .. 66 blaeksmith.
66 Dennis M., (E. J. & D. M. Wygant.
Edward J., 66 (E. J. & D. M.)
€6 E. J. & D. M., Marl., (Edward J. and Dennis M., ) Iruit raisers and farmers 150.
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J. Ward, Marl., farmer 100.
. . L. M., Mil., farmer 50.
Martha J. Miss, Marl., (Misses M. & M. J. Wygant.)
66 Mary Miss, Marl., (Misses M. & M. J. Wygant )
M. & M. J. Misses, Marl., (Mary and Martha J.) dressmakers and milliners.
66 Mory, Marl., farmer 115.
Young, Charles, Marl., (with Wm. C.,) fruit raiser.
John, Mil., farmer 300.
John H., Mil .. fruit raiser and farmer 100.
Smith, farmer 140.
66 William C., Marl., freight agent, fruit raiser and farmer 95.
DIRECTORY OF OLD RESIDENTS.
RESIDENTS NEAR MARLBOROUGH IN 1763 AND LATER.
The following is taken from an old history of the Town of Newburgh :
"Above Balmville lived Samuel Fowler, the father of Sam- uel Fowler (of Newburgh), the Methodist minister of the last generation, a very devout and pious man.
"Next were the fathers of Arthur Smith, Esq., and Jehiel Clark. Their fathers purchased their lands together at 17s 6d per acre, and divided.
"Next about these were Gilbert Purdy and Luff Smith. Some of the Purdy lands are owned by Mr. Wood, and lie in the village of Middle Hope. Within a few past years Timothy Wood has erected one of the most beautiful resi- dences on this road. The farms that we have referred to were long and narrow, and generally ran through the patent east and west to the river.
"They are now in a fine state of agricultural improvement -- very different in appearance from what they were at the time we speak of. They were located and improvements made on them by the settlers above named as early as from 1730 to 1750,-for at the first formation of the town, in 1763, these names appear on the records ; and this district of the country seems then to have been quite populous. During the war Marlborough was quite a village, and some of the Whigs fled there from New York.
"The earliest deed we have seen for a purchase in the dis- trict we have been speaking of, was from William Elsworth, of the Precinct of the Highlands, to Samuel Stratton, of the same place, for one hundred and forty acres, dated in 1753. The deed was shown us by Mr. Samuel Clark, of Middle Hope, a descendant of Jehiel Clark, the first settler of that
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name, and now owns the lands. Mr. Elsworth was not a patentec, but a second-hand purchaser.
"Rossville must have been settled about the same time. This is in Wallace's Patent, which was small-only 1,900 acres. Joseph Penny purchased the whole patent and set- tled it chiefly with his children. He had seven sons-John, William, Robinson, Joseph, Peter, James, Allen, and a daughter, Nelly, who never married.
"Mr. Penny sold two hundred or three hundred acres to Robert Ross, the father of William and Alexander Ross. Mr. Ross was a tanner and shoemaker, and during the war conducted the business to some profit. He first built a house and then established his yard and shop. He subse- quently, and before the war, perhaps as early as 1760, built a stone house, which is still standing, and makes part of the present residence of Mr. Adderton, who owns the family residence. The yard was standing and vats open when Mr. Adderton took possession, since the death of Alexander Ross, and were filled up by him.
"We are informed that no part of the original purchase made by Mr. Penny is in the possession of his descendants. That by Mr. Ross has passed out of his family. If this is true, it is rather singular that so much land-a whole patent -and owned by an individual who had seven grown up sons to settle and cultivate it, should in one century have passed out of the possession of his descendants. We have not met with another case in the county.
"The ancestors of Daniel Tooker, Esq., and of Daniel Mer- ritt, Esq., in this vicinity, are among the oldest in this part of the town ; their names are on the records at its carly or- ganization. Both seem to have been active and influential men."
RESIDENTS FROM 1779 TO 1788.
From various records are reproduced the following names of old residents in 1779, whose descendants still live in Marl- borough or vicinity : David, Caleb and Josiah Merritt,
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Henry Decker, Lewis DuBois, Isaac Cropsey, Adam Crop- sey, John, Peter, Lewis and Thomas Quick. These lived where the village of Marlborough now is, and to the west of it.
In the vicinity of Milton village in 1779, lived the follow- ing : Nathaniel Harcourt, James and Nathaniel Quimby, John Woolsey, John Young. Wright Carpenter, William Lyons, Capt. Anning Smith, Jacob Wood, Edward Hallock, jr., Samuel Hallock.
In and near Lattintown in 1779 lived Edward Hallock, sr., Nehemiah Smith, William, Richard, Noah and Jonathan Woolsey.
In the western part of the precinct in 1779 were located Leonard Smith, Elisha Purdy, Samuel Merritt, Jacob Can- niff, Isaac Lockwood, Alexander Cropsey, Richard Carpen- ter, John, Philip and Peter Caverly, Joseph and Benjamin Carpenter.
In 1788 Lewis DuBois was the largest land owner in Marl- borough, his property comprising the present village and some distance north and west. Caleb and Josiah Merritt each owned a large number of acres south of Lewis DuBois. Leonard Smith owned land on the Lattintown road. Luff Smith had property in and west of Milton. John Hall, Zadok and John Lewis, Isaac Rowley and Jacob Wood also were landholders in that vicinity. Elijah Lewis owned a dock and other property near Milton. On the Lattintown road, south of where Clark's mill now is, Alexander Cropsey, James Merritt, John Case and Humphrey Merritt each owned good sized farms. South of them toward Newburgh were the following property holders: Matthew, Thomas and John Wygant, Isaac Lockwood and John Bond. Silas Purdy owned the mill property where Clark & Son now are. In the western part of the precinct John Hallock, Solo- mon Fowler, Abel Adams, Nathaniel Hull, sr., owned land. In the southwest corner of the precinct Samuel Merritt held a large extent of land. The Caverly's all owned land west of Milton, John having the most. Leonard Smith, Nathan- iel Kelsey and Job St. John had large holdings north of
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Milton. Edward Hallock was a large landholder south of Milton.
In 1799 John J. E. Robart was the next largest landowner in the southern part of the precinct to Lewis DuBois. His property was where Africa lane now is. He owned and liberated a good many slaves, who settled in that section and gave the street a name from their fatherland. At Mil- ton Nathaniel Harcourt and Anning Smith were the largest property holders. James Hallock, John Caverly, John Wood and Benjamin Sands were large taxpayers.
RESIDENTS OF MILTON, MARLBOROUGHI AND VICINITY IN 1816.
The following is believed to be a tolerably accurate list of the principal residents of Milton, Marlborough and vicin- ity, during the period from 1816 to 1825. It is compiled mostly from the ledgers and account books of David Sands, sr., who did a large business in Milton, and there were but few people but had some dealings with him during those years. It is therefore the best directory of Marlborough in 1816, which can be obtained at this time :
Darius Ayres, Samuel Adams, Lawrence Alschoff, John Anthony, Loama Adams, David S. Adams, Nathaniel Ad- ams, Peter Alsdorff, David Ayers, Benjamin Anthony, Aick- ford Armstrong.
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