History of Greene County 1651-1800

History of Greene County

Vol. 1,
1651 – 1800
J. Van Vechten Vedder
County Historian

Town Historians

    Ashland                Mrs. Hattie C. Munson
Athens                  Andrew D. Peloubet
     Cairo                    Mrs. Jennie W. Mangam
Catskill                 Mrs. J. V. V. Vedder
Coxsackie             Edwin C. Hallenbeck
Durham                 William S. Borthwick
Greenville             Miss Ellen M. Baker
   Halcott                  Mrs. James C. Johnson
Hunter                  Samuel E. Rusk
Jewett                    Mrs. John Towner
Lexington              Robert S. Tuttle
New Baltimore     Miss Julia Carhart
Prattsville             Arthur A. Disbrow
Windham               No Historian

COMMITTEE

William S. Borthwick Edward A. Webb
Corwin B. Bronson (deceased)
Orin Q. Flint Floyd L. Ives (1927)

Originally published in 1927 by Authority of the Greene county Board of Supervisors
Transcribed by Arlene Goodwin

Transcription in Progress

Section One
- Forward
- Town of Ashland
  - North Settlement
  - Ashland Village
  - Pioneers and their Homes
    - Dr. Thomas Benham
    - Henry Stimson
    - Elisha Strong
- Town of Athens
Section Two
- Town of Cairo
  - Woodstock
  - Cairo Village
  - Purling
  - Acra
  - South Cairo
  - Sandy Plains
  - Round Top
  - Pioneers and their Homes before 1800
    - Isaac Allerton
    - James Barker
- Town of Catskill
  - Old Katskill
  - Catskill Village
  - Leeds
  - Jefferson
  - The Imboght
  - Kiskatom
  - Palenville
  - Cauterskill
  - Pioneers and their Homes
    - David Abeel
Section Three
- Town of Coxsackie
  - Coxsackie Village
  - Upper Landing
  - Lower Landing
  - Jacksonville
  - Houghtaling Patent
  - Roseboom Patent
  - Morin Patent
  - Casparus Bronk's 100 acres
  - Coeyman's Patent
  - Pioneers and their homes
    - Leonard Bronk
- Town of Durham
  - Oak Hill
  - Village of Durham
  - Cornwallville
  - South Durham
  - East Windham
  - Pioneers and their homes
    - Adams
    - Moses Austin
    - The Baldwins
- Town of Greenville
  - Greenville Village
  - Freehold
  - Gayhead
  - Pioneers and their homes
    - Godfrey Brandow
    - Jacob Bogardus
Section Four
- Town of Halcott
  - Halcott Center
- Town of Hunter
  - Hunter Village
  - Tannersville
  - Haines Falls
  - The Cloves
  - Pioneers and their Homes
- Town of Jewett
  - Jewett Heights
  - Jewett Center
  - Pioneers and their Homes
    - Zephaniah Chase
- Town of Lexington
  - Lexington Village
  - West Kill
  - Bushnellville
  - Beach Ridge
  - Pioneers and their Homes
    - John Maben
    - John Newton
Section Five
- Town of New Baltimore
  - Pioneers and their Homes
    - Jonathan Miller
    - Cornelius Antonissen Van Slyke
- Town of Prattsville
  - Village of Prattsville
  - Red Falls
  - Pioneers and their Homes
    - Burton G. Morss
- Town of Windham
  - Windham Village
  - Hensonville
  - Maplecrest
  - Mitchell Hollow
  - Brookline
  - Union Society
  - Pioneers and their Homes
    - George Stimson
    - Colonel George Robertson
- Chronology
  - Ashland
    - Corwin B. Bronson
  - Athens
    - Elmore Mackey
  - Cairo
  - Catksill
    - Chamber of Commerce
    - Real Estate Changes
    - Streets
    - Fires
    - Other Fires in the County
    - Real Estate and Business Changes
    - Automobile Accidents
  - Coxsackie
  - Durham
  - Greenville
Section Six September 28, 2005
- Town of Hunter
  - Christopher A. Martin
  - 1927
  - Charles Voss
- Town of Jewett
  - Romaine A. Butts
- Town of Lexington
  - 1926
  - 1927
  - Edwin L. Ford, M.D.
- Town of New Baltimore
  - 1926
  - 1927
  - Byron Mansfield
- Town of Prattsville
  - 1926
- Town of Windham
  - 1926
  - 1927
  - Osborn A. Cole
- Directory
  - Board of Supervisors
  - County Bar Association
    - 1927
  - Greene Co Medical Society
    - 1927
  - Agricultural Society
    - 1927
  - Farm Bureau
    - 1927
  - Sheep Breeders Association
  - Guernsey Breeders Association
  - Jersey Breeders Association
  - Fish and Game Club
  - Fireman's Association
  - Letter Carrier Association
  - Committee for the Blind
  - Red Cross Society
  - Tuberculosis Committee
  - Humane Society
  - Board of Child Welfare
  - State Charities Aid Association
  - Democratic Womens Club
  - League of Women Voters
  - Home for Aged Women
  - Greene Co Horticultural Society
  - Greene Co Federal Farm Loan Association
  - Greene Co Bible Society
  - Greene Co Sunday School Association
  - Greene Co Ex-Supervisors Association
  - Daily Improvement Association
  - Greene Co Pomona Grange
  - Catskill Mountain Electric League
  - Greene Co Boy Scouts
  - Greene Co American Legion
  - Highways
    - Town of Ashland
      - Town Officers
      - Post Office
      - Corporations
      - Ashland Community Club
      - Churches
        
        1st Presbyterian
        
        Trinity Episcopal
        
        Methodist Episcopal
        
        St. Joseph's Roman Catholic
      - North Settlement
      - West Settlement
      - Civil War Veterans
      - World War Veterans not listed in Catskill
    - Town of Athens
      - Town Officers
      - Places of General Election
      - Post Offices
      - Rural Routes
      - Village Officers
      - Physicians
      - Attorneys
      - Registered Nurses
      - Banks
      - Athens High School
      - Libraries
      - Athens No 129 Knights of Pythias
      - Custer Lodge No 508 L.O.O.F.
      - Frances E. Willard Rebekah Lodge No 343
      - Teator-Guilfuss-Miller I.O.O.F. Post No 187 American Legion
      - Soldiers and Sailors
      - New Street
    - Town of Cairo
      - Town Officers
      - Elections Districts
      - Post Offices
      - Carriers
      - Schools
      - Professional Persons
      - 1st National Bank of Cairo
      - Calvary Episcopal Church
      - Presbyterian Church
      - Methodist Episcopal Church
      - Sandy Plains Methodist Episcopal Church
      - Round Top Methodist Church
      - Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church
      - Chamber of Commerce
      - St. John's Lodge No 196 F&AM
      - Kedemah Lodge No 693 F&AM
      - Angelus Rebekah Lodge No 604
      - Fraternity Lodge I.O.O.F.
      - Yonderbocker Lodge No 289 Knights of Pythias
      - Mohican Post No 983 American Legion
      - Cairo Hose Co
      - John S. Betts Post No 348 GAR
      - Civil War Veterans
    - Town of Catksill
      - Town Officers
      - Post Offices
      - Palenville
      - Leeds
      - Corporations
        
        Catskill HW and Lumber Co
        
        Welsh & Grey Lumber Co
        
        New Era Apple Products Co Inc
        
        Mayone Brick Co
        
        Catskill Creamery Co Inc
        
        Edison Post Apple Products Corp
      - Rip Van Winkle Golf and Country Club
      - Catskill County Club
      - Jefferson Heights Improvement Society
      - Exploration Club
      - Catskill Village
        
        Officers
        
        Board of Water Commissioners
        
        Attorneys and Counselors at Law
        
        Physicians
        
        Veterinary Surgeons
        
        Nurses
        
        Druggists
        
        Dentists
        
        Optometrists
        
        Civil Engineers
        
        Surveyors
      - Catskill National Bank
      - Tanners National Bank
      - Catskill Savings Bank
      - Catskill Savings and Loan Association
      - Churches
        
        Christ's Presbyterian Church
        
        1st Reformed (Dutch) Church
        
        St. Luke's Protestant Episcopal Church
        
        Methodist Episcopal Church
        
        1st Baptist
        
        St. Patrick's Roman Catholic
        
        2nd Baptist
        
        Mt. Tabor A.M.E. Zion Church
        
        Christian Science Church
        
        Temple of Israel Catskill
        
        Leeds Reformed (Dutch) Church
        
        Methodist Episcopal Church of Leeds
        
        St. Bridget's Roman Catholic Church Leeds
        
        Methodist Episcopal Church Palenville
        
        Gloria Dei Episcopal Church Palenville
        
        St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church Cementon
      - Schools
        
        Catholic High School
        
        1927 High School Grads
        
        Granview School
        
        St. Patrick's School
        
        Hebrew School Catskill
        
        Town of Catskill
        
        Palenville (Rowena) Memorial
        
        Leeds
        
        Cementon
      - Catskill Public Library
      - Emory A. Chase memorial Law Library
      - Catskill Lodge No 468 F&AM
      - Hendrick Hudson Lodge No 189 I.O.O.F.
      - Athabaska Tribe No 251 I.O.R.M.
      - Catskill Lodge B.P.O.E.
      - Society of Sts. Cosmo and Damien
      - Bayard Taylor Unit SSA
      - Malaeska Lodge Knights of Pythias
      - Knights of Columbus
      - Rip Van Winkle Club
      - Catskill Chamber of Commerce
      - Rotary Club
      - Parent Teacher Association
      - Republican Club
      - Twilight Baseball League
      - Catskill Fire Dept
        
        F.N. Wilson Hook and Ladder Co No 5
        
        A.M. Osborn Hose Co No 2
        
        Wiley Hose Co 1
        
        Citizens Hose Co No 5
        
        Leeds Hose Co
      - Howitzer Co 10th Regt NYNG
      - Catskill Post 220 American Legion
      - Sullivan-Teator Post Veterans of Foreign Wars
      - John W. Watson Post No 514 GAR
    - Town of Coxsackie
      - Officers
      - Village Officers
      - Coxsackie National Bank
      - Post Offices
      - Physicians
      - Attorneys
      - Druggists
      - Dentists
      - Churches
        
        1st Reformed Church
        
        2nd Reformed Church
        
        Christ's Episcopal Church
        
        Methodist Episcopal Church
        
        St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church
        
        Bethel AME Church
      - Coxsackie High School
      - Heermance Memorial Library
      - Ark Lodge F&AM
      - Coxsackie Lodge I.O.O.F. No 351
      - Knights of Columbus
      - Steuben Society
      - Rod and Rifle Club
      - Board of Trade
      - Exchange Club
      - American Legion
      - Village Improvement Society
      - Republican Club
      - Veteran Firemen's Association
      - Geo. H. Scott Hook and Ladder Co
      - Coxsackie Hose Co
      - D.H. Hamilton Steamer Co
    - Town of Durham
      - Officers
      - Election Districts
      - Post Offices
      - Cornwallville Grain Threshers Association
      - Schools
      - Physicians
      - Veterinary Surgeons
      - Attorneys
      - Civil War Veterans
      - Cornwallville Grange
    - Town of Greenville
      - Officers
      - Election Districts
      - Post Offices
      - Rural Routes
      - Physicians
      - Attorneys
      - Nurses
      - James M. Austin Lodge 557 F&AM
      - Greenville Post American Legion
      - Royal Arcanum
      - Spanish War Veterans
      - Churches
        
        Christ's Protestant Episcopal Church
        
        Presbyterian Church
        
        Methodist Episcopal Church
      - Greenville High School
    - Town of Halcott
      - Officers
      - Election District
      - Post Offices
      - Churches
        
        Methodist Episcopal Church
      - Halcott Center Creamery Co
      - Greene Valley Grange No 881
      - World War Veterans
    - Town of Hunter
      - Officers
      - Village Officers
      - Hunter Chamber of Commerce
      - Tannersville Chamber of Commerce
      - Mountain National Bank
      - Tannersville Fire Department
      - Jacob Fromer Hose Co
      - Citizens Hook and Ladder Co
      - Hunter Fire Dept
      - Hunter Hose Co
      - Tannersville Boy Scout Council
      - American Red Cross Onteora Branch
      - Bunt-Brewer Post American Legion
      - Leo Squires Post American Legion
      - Churches
        
        Roman Catholic
        
        Protsestant
        
        Jewish
      - Onteora Lodge No 322 Knights of Pythias Tannersville
      - Onteora Temple No 72 Pythian Sisters Tannersville
      - Mt. Tabor Lodge No 807 F&AM Hunter
      - Lockwood Lodge No 653 I.O.O.F.
      - Daughters of Rebekah No 416
      - High Schools
      - Attorneys at Law
      - Physicians
      - Pharmacists and Druggists
      - Dentists
      - Civil Engineers
      - Graduate Nurses
      - Post Masters
      - Public Libraries
    - Town of Jewett
      - Officers
      - Post Offices
      - Rural Routes
      - Dentists
      - Methodist Episcopal Church East Jewett
    - Town of Lexington
      - Officers
      - Election Districts
      - Post Offices
      - Physicians
      - Lexington creamery Co Inc
      - Civil War Veterans
      - Highways
    - Town of New Baltimore
      - Officers
      - Election Districts
      - Post Offices
      - Physicians
      - Attorneys
      - Nuses
      - Cornell Hook and Ladder Co
      - Social Friendship Lodge No 741 F&AM
      - AO Bliss Post No 305 GAR
      - Echo Grange
      - Churches
        
        Reformed Dutch Church
        
        Methodist Episcopal Church
        
        Medway Christian Church
        
        1st Baptist Church
    - Town of Prattsville
      - Officers
      - Post Offices
      - Reformed Dutch Church
      - Methodist Episcopal Church
      - Protestant Episcopal Church
      - Oasis Lodge No 119 F&AM
      - Physicians
      - Civil Engineers
      - Prattsville Milk and Cream Assocoation
      - Prattsville Library Association
      - Booster Club
      - Rod and Gun Club
    - Town of Windham
      - Officers
      - Post Offices
      - RFD Routes
      - Physicians
      - First National Bank of Windham
      - Schools
      - Windham High School
      - Mountain Lodge No 529 F&AM
      - Gem City Lodge I.O.O.F.
      - Fire Companies
        
        Windham Hose Co
        
        Hensonville Hose Co
      - Hensonville Cornet Band
      - Elgin Creamery
      - Windham Public Library
      - Churches
        
        1st Presbyterian Church
        
        Methodist Episcopal Church
        
        Hensonville Methodist Episcopal Church
        
        Free Methodist Church at Big Hollow
        
        Big Hollow (Maplecrest) Presbyterian Church
        
        St. Theresa Roman Catholic Church
  - School Instructors

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