A History of the Minisink Region: Which Includes the Present Towns of Minisink, Deerpark, Mount Hope, Greenville, and Wawayanda in Orange County, New York ; from Their Organization and First Settlement to Their Present Time ; Also Including, a General History of the First Settlement of the County |
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... held by the Leisler party , March , 1691. He was buried with public honors , and this appears to have been the most he ever received for his great public services , for we find the lands he laid claim to , along the Hudson , were ...
... held by the Leisler party , March , 1691. He was buried with public honors , and this appears to have been the most he ever received for his great public services , for we find the lands he laid claim to , along the Hudson , were ...
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... held at Orangetown , in what is now Rockland county . The first Session in Goshen was held in 1727 , ( Ib . p . 17. ) But while the population of Orange county was thus rapidly increasing , and new villages springing up almost weekly ...
... held at Orangetown , in what is now Rockland county . The first Session in Goshen was held in 1727 , ( Ib . p . 17. ) But while the population of Orange county was thus rapidly increasing , and new villages springing up almost weekly ...
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... held in the City of New York in the year 1737. Another was held the following year which decided in favor of the Coetus party , and sent their decision to the classes of Amsterdam for approval . The latter was finally confirmed in 1746 ...
... held in the City of New York in the year 1737. Another was held the following year which decided in favor of the Coetus party , and sent their decision to the classes of Amsterdam for approval . The latter was finally confirmed in 1746 ...
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... held good the grudge to the day of their death . Nor was the ill feeling among the members , productive of such notable results in this vicinity alone . It is recorded that an equally amusing incident took place at Hackensack , New ...
... held good the grudge to the day of their death . Nor was the ill feeling among the members , productive of such notable results in this vicinity alone . It is recorded that an equally amusing incident took place at Hackensack , New ...
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... held the keys of the church - nothing was easier - so the next time the minister came to fulfill an appointment , he found the doors loocked . On one or two occasions after this he succeeded in gaining admittance , and held forth ...
... held the keys of the church - nothing was easier - so the next time the minister came to fulfill an appointment , he found the doors loocked . On one or two occasions after this he succeeded in gaining admittance , and held forth ...
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afterwards arms battle of Minisink became Benjamin Benjamin Woodward born Brandt called Capt church Clark Claudius Smith Colonel commenced Cuddeback Daniel Davis Decker Deerpark Delaware Denton descendants died door Dunning Durland Eager says Eager's History escaped Etten father fire Goshen Greenville Gumaer Hamptonburgh horse Indians Inwegen Jacob James Finch James Steward Jersey Jerseymen John Hallock Ketlin killed known land lower neighborhood Major married a daughter Martelair's Merit H miles Minisink Region morning Mount Hope murder Naoman Neversink Orange county party patent Peenpack Peter Port Jervis present town prisoners resided Ridgebury river road Roblin Samuel savage settled settlement settlers Seybolt Shawangunk Mountain soon Stephen Farnum Stickney Supervisor Swartout Tom Quick tomahawk took Tory Town Clerk town of Deerpark town of Minisink Tuthill Ulster county vicinity village Wallkill Wawayanda wife William woods Woodward York young
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Page 21 - Indians for the value of 60 guilders; 'tis 1 1,000 morgens in size. They had all their grain sowed by the middle of May, and reaped by the middle of August. They send thence samples of summer grain; such as wheat, rye, barley, oats, buckwheat, canary seed, beans and flax. The cargo of the aforesaid ship is: — 7246 Beaver skins.
Page 25 - That when government was informed of the settlement, they passed a law, in 1729, that any such purchases of the Indians should be void, and the purchasers indicted for forcible entry and detainer, according to the laws of England. That in 1730 they appointed an agent to go and investigate the facts ; that the agent so appointed was the famous surveyor, Nicolas Scull ; that he, J.
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Page 26 - Depuis had treated them so well, they concluded to make a survey of his claim, in order to befriend him, if necessary. When they began to survey, the Indians gathered round : an old Indian laid his hand on N. Scull's shoulder, and said, " Put up iron string — go home !" That they quit, and returned.
Page 28 - There appeared to have been a great abundance of labor done there, at some former time ; but the mouths of these holes were caved full, and overgrown...