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A

History of

Hillsdale,

Columbia County,

New York

MEMORABILIA OF PERSONS AND THINGS

OF INTEREST, PASSED AND PASSING,

BY

THE HON. JOHN FEANCIS COLLIN, EX-M. C,

AND EDITED BY

PROF. H. S. JOHNSON, A. M.,

EDITOR OF THE HILLSDALE HERALD,

WITH

AN APPENDIX

PHILMONT, N.Y.

PRINTED BY E. J. BEARDSLEY, SENTINEL OFFICE,

1883

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CONTENTS

CHAPTER I. - PRELIMINARY HISTORY OF HILLSDALE—THE FIRST WHITE SETTLER—ROBERT NOBLE.

CHAPTER II. - CONFLICTS TO SETTLE MANOR TITLES—PRISON DOORS THROWN OPEN—

CHAPTER III. - A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE NOBLE KINDRED—FIRST WHITE WOMAN SETTLER—THE RACE BROTHERS.

CHAPTER IV. - CONFLICTING CLAIMS OF JURISDICTION—WHISKEY FLASK AND CIDER PITCHER—SWEEPING TEMPERANCE WAVE.

CHAPTER V. - HISTORICAL DIVISIONS—OLD ROADS AND WHO LIVED ALONG THEM—ASSESSMENT LAWS.

CHAPTER VI. - ANCESTRY OF MRS. RUTH HOLMAN JOHNSON—ONE OF THE WEALTHIEST OF THE COLONISTS.

CHAPTER VII - THE HUGENOTS—IMMIGRATE TO AVOID PERSECUTION—A COMMISSIONED OFFICER—PROFESSOR MORSE.

CHAPTER VIII. - MORE COLLIN ANCESTRY—THE FRENCH WAR—ATTACK ON FORT TICONDEROGA—FAMILIES OF MEANS.

CHAPTER IX. - GENERAL FREMONT—NOTED TAVERN-KEEPERS—PUGILISTIC EXHIBITIONS—THE MASONIC FRATERNITY.

CHAPTER X. - DIVISIONS OF THE TOWN—STATE REPRESENTATIVES—A GREAT LAWYER—THE FEDERALISTS.

CHAPTER XI. - HILLSDALE RURAL CEMETERY—RELIGIOUS DENOMINATIONS AND THEIR FOUNDERS—PEOPLE OF ENTERPRISE.

CHAPTER XII. - EAST HILLSDALE—ITS EARLY SETTLERS—SOME OF THEIR DESCENDANTS —LOCALITY OF THEIR RESIDENCES.

CHAPTER XIII. - GREEN RIVER — HARLEMVILLE— HUDSON ORPHAN ASYLUM— COUNTY POOR HOUSE.

CHAPTER XIV. - A HISTORICAL FOUNDATION—BIRDSALL FAMILY—HILLSDALE CENTRE.

CHAPTER XV. - A FAMILY HISTORY DESIRABLE—HILLSDALE ROADS—COMMISSIONERS FROM 1852 TO 1883.

CHAPTER XVI. – CHILDREN”S AID SOCIETY—ROELIFF JANSEN VALLEY—BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, 1824—EQUALIZATION.

CHAPTER XVII - JUSTICES OF THE PEACE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR—JUSTICES ELECTED—THADDEUS REED—PHILIP BECKER.

CHAPTER XVIII. - SETTLERS FROM MASSACHUSETTS AND CONNECTICUT—WAR OF 1812— CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PEOPLE.

CHAPTER XIX. - ROAD AND BRIDGE EXPENSES ONLY $9,000 FOR FIFTY YEARS —IN SEVEN RECENT YEARS $4,500.

CHAPTER XX. - AN EARLY ACCOUNT OF HILLSDALE, FROM A GAZETTEER OF NEW YORK—CHURCHES AND PASTORS.

CHAPTER XXI. - HILLSDALE HISTORY AS PUBLISHED IN THE HISTORY OF COLUMBIA COUNTY, 1878.

CHAPTER XXII. - RESIDENTS OF HILLSDALE, FROM LAWRENCE & CO.'s COUNTY DIRECTORY, 1880-81.

Acker, Adams, Albert,  Allen, Ames, Andrews, Ashley, Atkins, Babcock, Bagley, Bailey, Bain, Barrett, Barrow, Bartlett, Beard, Becker, Becker, Bell, Benedict, Best, Bevins, Bille, Birdsall, Bixby, Blackman, Blinn, Boice, Bonet, Boriglit, Boswortli, Bosworth, Boyes, Brayne, Bristol, Broughton, Brusie, Buckbee, Bull, Bulkeley, Bullock, Bunt, Burgher, Burton, Bushnell, Butler, Byrue, Cameron, Consadine, Cannon, Chase,  Christina, Church, Clark, Classon, Cole, Collin, Collins, Conkle, Contona, Converse, Cook, Coons, Corbett, Cornell, Craig, Crandell, Crow, Culver, Cunningham, Curtis, Dakin, Dean, Debell, Decker, DeGroff, Delamater, Delear, Dennis, Dimmick, Disbrow, Dorr, Doty, Dougherty, Douglass, Downing, Duff, Dunn, Duntz, Duplain, Dutcher, Elliott, Evans, Everts, Farrell, Fellows, Ferguson, Finkle, Fitzpatrick, Flanigan, Folandt, Foster, Fowler, Frayer, Frehan, Fuller, Gardner, Garner, Garrison, Gaylord, Gilbert, Gildersleeve, Glover, Goodsell, Gorsline, Groat, Groshen, Grubb, Ham, Hammond, Hann, Handy, Hanor, Hardick, Harvey, Hay, Haywood, Hinkle, Hitchcock, Hoffman, Hollenbeck, Holmes, Holsapple, House, Huggins, Higgins, Hunt, Her, Johns, Johnson, Jones, Jordan, Joyce, Judson, Keller, King, Knox, Kosina, Krick, Lambert, Lasher, Lawrence, Leach, Leightel, Levy, Loomis, Loring, Love, McAlpine, McCoy, McDonald, McIntosh, McKern, Madison, Maghar, Makely, Mallory, Martin, Mason, Maxfield, Mercer, Michael, Miller, Minkler, Mitchel, Morehouse, Morey, Mosher, Munger, Murphy, Nash, New, Nichols, Nooding, Oreock, Osborn, Ostrander, Overhiser, Palmer, Park, Parsons, Peck, Phelps, Phieffer, Phillips, Plass, Platzer, Poucher, Prior, Pultz, Pulver, Quick, Race, Radick, Raught, Richmond, Rivenburgh, Robinson, Rogers, Roney, Rosevere, Rosman, Rowe, Rudie, Sabin, Seales, Schilling, Scott, Sea, See, Shafer, Sharts, Shaver, Sheldon, Shepard, Sherwod, Shufelt, Shultis, Shults, Sefer, Signor, Silvernail, Simmons, Sitter, Smith, Snyder, Sonborger, Speed, Spencer, Staats, Stalker, Standard, Steitz, Stempel, Stevens, Stewerwald, Stewart, Stickles, Stierwaldt, Stoddard, Stoefel, Strachan, Sweet, TenBroeck, Terry, Thompson, Tinker, Tipple, Tratford, Trebilcox, Traman, Truesdell, Tyler, Usner, VanBenschoten, VanDeboe, VanDeusen, VanHoesen, VanTassel, Vedican, Velie, Vosburgh, Wagoner, Waldorph, Ward, Washburn, Weeks, Winchell, Westlake, Wheeler, Whitbeck, White, Whitehead, Whiteman, Wilbur, Wiley, Wilkinson, Williams, Willis, Wilson, Winters, Wolf, Woodin, Wychoff, Zeh,

CHAPTER XXIII. - EARLY ACCOUNT OF HILLSDALE, FROM THE COLUMBIA COUNTY DIRECTORY OF 1871-72.

Abel, Adsit, Aims, Albert, Allen, Andrews, Atkinson, Avalt, Babcock, Bain, Baird, Bartlett, Beach, Becker, Bell, Best, Billings, Birdsail, Bissell, Bixby, Blackman, Boise, Boos, Boyes, Brace, Brain, Bristol, Bruce, Brusie, Bulkeley, Bullock, Bunt, Burger, Burtis, Burton, Bushnell, Calkins, Cameron, Campbell, Closson, Clum, Cole, Collin, Collins, Consodine, Converse, Cook, Coon, Corbett, Cornell, Couse, Crandell, Crismon, Christie, Crow, Cullin, Curtis, Dakin, Daley, Dams, Davis, Dean, Debell, Degroff, Delamarter, Dimmick, Disbrow, Doherty, Dorr, Douglass, Downing, Drum, Duncan, Dunn, Duntz, Duplain, Evans, Evarts, Fargo, Fellows, Ferguson, Finkle, Flannagan, Flannigan, Foland, Fornier, Foster, Fuller, Garison, Garner, Garrison, Gilbert, Gildersleeve, Gorsliue, Greene, Groat, Hagaman, Hall, Hallenbeck, Halstead, Hatch, Haun, Hayes, Haywood, Heslor, Higgins, Hiukle, Hoffman, Hollenbeck, Holsapple, Hone, House, Hover, Huggins, Hunt, Hutchinson, Johns, Johnson, Joice, Jones, Jordan, Judson, Keller, Kern, Kilmer, Knox, Lane, Lasher, Latting, Leach, Lester, Lockwood, Loomis, Loop, Lucy, Macdonald, Mackern, Makely, Marston, McAlpine, McDonald, McGonegal, Mclntosli, McNeil, Mercer, Merril,  Michael, Miller, Minckler, Minkler, Mitchell, Moett, Monger, Morehouse, Morey, Murphy, Murray, Nash, Nichols, Nye, O'Brien, Ostrander, Overhiser, Palmer, Park, Parrish, Parsons, Peck, Persons, Phelps, Phillips, Plass, Platzer, Post, Potterfield, Prior, Pultz, Pulver, Quick, Reid, Rivenburgh, Robison, Roney, Root, Rowe, Sabin, Sackett, Schonder, Schutt, Scott, Senville, Seutt, See, Seider, Shadie, Sharts, Shaver, Shepard, Shilling, Shufelt, Shultis, Shutts, Simmons, Simpson, Smith, Snyder, Sornberger, Speed, Spencer, Staats, Stalker, Steitz, Stempel, Stenerwald, Stever, Steward, Stickle, Stickles, Swarts, Sweet, Tanner, Taylor, Teats,  TenBroeck, Terry, Tiffany, Tipple, Trabilcox,  Trafford,  Tuesdell,  Tyler, Usner, Van Benschoten, VanDeBoe,  Vanderpool, VanDeusen, VanHoesen, Yan Tassel,  Yele, Yincent, Yosburgh, Wagner, Waldorph, Ward, Washburn, Weed, Westlake, Wheeler, Whitbeck, White, Whiteman, Wilbur, Wiley, Wilkinson, Williams, Willis, Winchell, Winters, Winslow, Wise, Wolf, Woodin, Wooden, Woolcot, Wurster, Zeli,

APPENDIX

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES