The Notebook of William Benjamin Sayer

The Notebook of William Benjamin Sayer:1926-27

Draft Transcription, 2008 by S. Gardner

W. B. Sayer compiled, over many years, a notebook giving information about the history of structures in Warwick. He appears to have recopied the notes in the years 1926-27. Some house numbers are from 1926 and may have shifted. The copy worked from appears to have been recopied at some point, some handwriting seems to be Genevieve Van Duzer. A very faded second notebook has been received; possibly the original kept by W. B. S. This is an draft, not proofread! Ask for a re-check of original before using this informationSue G.

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Location

(Street, section)

Structure Name

Note

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In 1807? David Lawrence lived on the farm now 1927 owned & occupied by George Sloat.

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In 1807 Joseph Minturn lived on the north end of the farm now 1926 belonging to heirs of Wm. D. Ackerman

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In 1807 John Sayer lived on the farm north of what was the Christopher Van Duzer farm on west side of the road.

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Old School Baptist Meeting House

OBS Meeting House at Slate Hill NY built 1792, steeple in 1825; old man remarked Old Brookfield. Proud People, old church and new steeple.

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Expense lots were so called in the first surveys of the county, certain portions of the land were set apart to pay the expenses of the Commissioners, surveyor& c. for surveying and dividing the other portions. They were to be sold to pay the expenses and were therefore called Expense lots.

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The Gore lines were formed by the surveyors starting at different points to survey the lands and when some of surveys came together they formed a gore.

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Year. The year formally in old times started March 25, this was continued until the year 1652 when January 1 was adopted, but for along time afterwards all dates written between January 1 & March 25 were given under the 2 years as follows example 165(example has a 5 over 6 for final number, as in a fraction)

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Where Isaac Shulman lived & owns Main St. (2007likely Newhardssg) The old store building that stood just north of this part of it was moved there from what is now the lawn of the Warwick Hospital (assume Forester Ave.sg), it was moved there for Ebenezer Crissey by Vincent Van Duzer who used 15 yoke of oxen and charged $25 for the job in about 1835. E. Crissey used it for a cabinet makers shop. Part of this building was moved on to the read of this lot when Mrs. Jane Hoffman built the brick building that now stands there. John Crane? Crans? & Wm. Sutton ran a general store there 1 year in about 1836 failed after 1 year. Judge John J. Beattie. Isaac Shulman; Brick building stands south of Telephone Col Bldg. This town down 1974; part of the telephone building on site. (Tate)

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When the land in Warwick Valley was first settled there was a large amount of fever & ague as chills & fever was then called, caused by the water standing in the swamps along Long House Creek and augmented by several dams in the streams, after these swamps were cleared and drained into meadows and the dams torn down, they valley has been healthy.

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Warwick Village in 1805 contained: 16 houses; 2 stores; 2 schoolhouses; 1 meetinghouse/church. Contained in 1810 2 church buildings & about 30 dwellings. Three oldest houses in Warwick Village: Old stone tavern, 1766; Old Shingle House 1764; Forester apartments 1770 (1927) (note: the Forester Apartments were the Wawayanda House hotel in the mid 1800s, no longer standing)

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Samuel & David Brooks Farm

Nehemiah Finn. May 3, 1836 George Hallstead & Phebe his wife to James Brook 86 acres for $3027.50, being the easterly part of farm formerly belonging to Nehemiah Finn; Heirs of James Brook to Samue & David Brook; David Brook & wife Sarah; to John VanNess; Clarence Vanness; Mrs. Ed. Waterbury. (burned by Fire Dept. May 1965Tate)

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Village Formed

Carried to Page 80. Village of Warwick NY was incorporated by a Special at of the legislature passed April 15, 1867 and the first meeting was called April 16, 1867. The village was reincorporated under the General Act July 25, 1901.

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Fire Department

Excelsior Fire Engine Company No. 1 was organized September 1869, with about 60 members, for various reasons it was deemed best to change the organization and the name so on Nov. 7, 1871 the company dissolved and immediately reorganized as Warwick Hose Co. afterwards changed to Excelsior Hose Company No. 1. Goodwill Hook & latter Co. organized in 1890. Raymond Hose Co. organized in 1896.

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Water Department

Mistucky Water was piped into Warwick in 1871. First reservoir built 1871; second reservoir 1891; third reservoir 1906 or 7. New pipes laid from reservoir 1903.

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Railroad

Warwick Valley Railroad came to Warwick from Greycourt in 1862. The railroad was extended thro to Belvidere NJ in 1879 and renamed Lehigh & Hudson River Railway. New white limestone railroad station built 1893.

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Warwick Advertiser & Dispatch

Founded January 1866. Warwick Dispatch founded 1885.

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YMCA

Founded 1879.

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Electric Lights

First installed 1898.

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Schools

Brick school House on High St. built 1892 (burned down). New brick school house on Hamilton Ave. built 1925(near former High School, which is no longer standingSchool house is now Doc Fry/Warwick Community Center --sg)

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Banks

Warwick, Monroe & Chester Building & Loan Association chartered 1888.

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Railroad

Old station of the Warwick Valley Railroad raised Oct. 26, 1861 (wooden, was movedsg)

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Maple Ave. 22/ Post Office

Warwick Post Office. Dates back to the early mail arrangements following the Revolutionary War, and the establishment of the national government. Soon after 1800 Dr. Benjamin S. Hoyt served as postmaster for many years, he is supposed to have been succeeded by Nathaniel Jones for a considerable time prior to 1835 or 36 when Milton McEwen was appointed and held the office almost continually until 1861. The exception was during the Taylor & Filmore administration when Joseph Roe was appointed and held office 2 or 3 years when Milton McEwen was reappointed. In August 1861 Thomas McEwen was appointed and retained the office until July 1, 1874 when Wm. H. Pelton was appointed.. Then B(enjamin) F(ranklin) Vail; George H. Quackenbush; George F. Ketchum; Hiram Tate; Stodt? Mills. The post office was kept in the previous house (22 Maple Ave) when Benj. S. Hoyt was Post master. Old School Baptist bought the property about 1850. First in Benj. Hoyt home around 1800, then Nathaniel Jones property at Church & Main St., then Sanford office corner of South & Main, then brick Crissey Building 1911-1966, then 105 Main St. in 1966. (present building in 2007, near corner of Colonial Ave. & Mainsg)

In 1797 There were only two post offices in Orange Co., one at Goshen and the other at Newburgh. It cost 6 cents to send a letter 30 miles. Warwick to NY City 8 cents; Warwick to Philadelphia 12/ cents.

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Town of Warwick NY.

Continued. Town of Warwick population in 1810 ws 3,978. Warwick has been known by its present name since 1720. When a few families settled there, but its population was inconsiderable till about 1760 to 1765 when most of the good land was bought in fee by actual farmers in small tracts. In 1810 few towns in the state of NY have a greater abundance of fruit. The apple orchards are very fine, 5 houses of worship, 16 schoolhouses, 9 grain mills, 10 sawmills, 6 carding mills, 16 apple brandy distilleries.

Sterling Iron Works in the southern part are very extensive and work has been going on there since about 1750. They have a furnace, several forges or bloomeries, an anchor shop, the oldest in U..S. A. except 1 in Rhode Island.

March 7, 1788 upon the passage of the General Act of the Legislature of New York State Warwick was separated from Goshen and became a separate township. April 1789 the first Town meeting was held. WBS (in Tate handwriting): During the Revolutionary War, wile NYC was in possession of the British, communications between the Hudson & Delaware Rivers was kept up through Warwick.

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High St.

Old Deeds on High St. In 1828 the master in chancery A. C. Benson sold for Thomas Geraghty estate. Abram Palmer bought the Jacob Gaul property. Jeremiah Wood bought the property now belonging to Mrs. Mary Furman. Deacon James Burt bought the lot belonging to the Old School Baptist Church. James Burt, Benjamin Sayer & John Wood bought the school house lot and then transferred it all to John Wood with the understanding that he would sell it at a reasonable price at any time for school purposes, and when the academy was built (Warwick Institute) he sold it to them and took stock in payment. The tract between the school house tract and the old Garling house was sold to Nathaniel Jones, then sold to Dr. Abram Reynolds, who bilt the house that is now the 3d one up from the creek on Wawayanda Place, the Dr. Isaac Cary; Grinnell Burt; The Garling House on High St. was built by Charles Winfield in about 1849 as a grocery. The house on the corner of High & Main Streets belonging to Mr. J. Harvey Van Duzer was once owned by Charles Winfield.

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Mrs. James C. Sly Farm

May 22, 1777 Anthony Finn sold to Tunis Remson 15 acres. April 26, 1797 Wm. Johnson & Cathrine his wife sold George Finn 13 acres.1850 Col. John sly bought it; James C. Sly; Mrs. James C. Sly; M. M. Kane; 1927 Heirs of M. M. Kane.

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Mrs. Grace Todd Farm

1927 Mrs. Grace Todd. See p. 146. On the hill southeast of this house on the farm formerly owned by John Knapp, Cornelius Demarest settled in 1774. It was a separate trace then, buildings all gone now, the cellar walls are there yet; later it belonged to Mrs. Elizabeth C. Van Duzer, these buildings were near the line of the J. E. V. Miller farm now 1927, owned by Abija Utter. 1930 Booth.

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Orange County

Is of an ancient date, 1683. It was represented in the Legislature of the State (then Colony) March 1699, and in April I find a law directing that courts of sessions & please be held in Orange County in that year, 1699. Orange County was formed by the General Organization Act of 1788.

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Iron Works; Rt. 94; Iron Forge Inn

Sterling Works; Monroe Works; Augusta Works in 1810 were extensive iron works in Orange County. Southfield Works, Greenwood Works in Town of Monroe. Sterling Works was bounded by Lord Sterling in about 1750. The first anchors ever made in America were made here at these works in 1752 (look on p. 28). The great cain which was stretched across the Hudson River to obstruct the passage of the British fleet was made there in 1778. The chain weighed 186 tons and it took weeks to make it. It was transported in links to West Point in carts drawn by oxen, each link weighted 150 pounds. Conrad Sly worked on this chain. (Iron Forge Inn property was property of Conrad Sly).

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Greenwood Lake

Its first name for years was Long Pond in Sucker Hollow, because so many suckers were caught there every spring, wagon loads of them were caught at the outlet of the lake in nets, an old waying was that the natives ate so many suckers the bones stuck out thro their skins so they could not get their shirts off. One man claimed to have invented a machine to turn with a crank to take the bones out of the suckers, which threw out the bones and put the meat into your mouth, but you must be carefull not to turn it the wrong way or it would throw the bones down your throat and choke you to death.

The only perfect Indian vase ever found in this entire section of country was found by Frank E. Wells setting on a ledge near the lake, a few years ago (noteaccording to the Warwick Historical Papers, it was found by Maude Storms, not Wells). Lots of stone arrow & speark heads have been found in or near this lake. In 1841 the first dame was builty the the canal company, this raised the lake 3 feet. Later the dam was raised 8 feet more.

News clipping taped into notebook (undated) about best place to catch Bass; likely 1926-27.

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Physicians

Physicians at or near Warwick village at an early period.

Dr. Elisha DuBois he lived where not 1927 John J. Beattie Jr.s lawn is.

Dr. Benjamin S. Hoyt who lived in a house that stood just north of where Dr. Renfrew Bradner now 1927 owns and lives.

Dr. James Heron who lived on the corner of High & Main Streets.

Dr. Isaac Reeves who lived on the same corner later.

Dr. Negus lived in an old frame building where Excelsior Hose how stands, corner of South & High Streets.

Dr. Hortsen (Houston?Sue G.) lived at that is now 61 Main St.

Dr. Elias V. Coe on corner of State road to Bellvale & the road that runs around Churcks Hill (Ball Rd.Sue G.).

Dr. Nathaniel Elmer lived near Florida during the Revolutionary War. (and lived on the property now (1890? 1900?) owned and occupied by John PalmerTate)

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Weather

Year With No Summer

In the year 1816 there was snow, killing frost, and ice in every month during the year, no corn, vegetables, or fruit was raised, next spring in 1817two year old corn and other seeds had to be lanted. The year of 1816 was called 18 and freeze to death (?). On June 17, 1816 a terrible snow storm, New England to New York City in which many people were frozen to death.

Severe winter of 1835-36. It was the most severe ever known at Warwick. Nov. 20, 1835 snow commenced falling and the storm continued for 3 days, the depth of snow was from 4 to 5 feet on the level. This was followed by cold weather, so that the snow covered the ground for 5 months until the latter part of April 1836. Travel was impeded and the labor of opening the roads was very great, companies of men on horseback were formed to ride this and break the tracks. Most of the fences were out of sight. At intervals there were side tracks or switches broken to enable sleds to pass each other. Accidents upon the roads were a common occurrence, teams would be stalled, horses fall down and become exhausted within a few miles of driving. Paths were shoveled from barns to the streams for watering the stock, and to the hay stacks, many cows & sheep died. Sheds were not then commonly provided for the dairy, and the cows and sheep were largely foddered in the barnyards. Families were shut in for weeks. The supply of provisions with many families ran low. IT was difficult to get grain to the mills and some people were without flour for days. It was equally difficult to reach the stores and purchase groceries. The snow being so deep it wore loose in places forming holes into which the sleds jumped striking the horses heels, and caused a great many horses to get into the habit of kicking.

There was no frost in the ground when the snow fell so that all winter grain was smothered & the apples that had not been gathered lay all winter under the snow were in perfect condition in the spring.

Hail Storm

Warwick valley was visited in 1807 by the most severe hail storm on record, a horse was killed, and in 1830 a bad hail storm came when one store fell that measured 9 inches in circumference.

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Bellvale Forge

Look at page 111 to 113

Old Forge at Bellvale NY.

About the time that Warwick township was first settled an act of the English Parliament was passed in the 23 year of the Reign of George II of England to present the erection in the colonies of any mill or other engine for slitting or rolling iron. In 1750 Gov. George Clinton made a report to Parliament in which he certified that there was erected in Orange County at a place called Wawayanda (not 1927 Bellvale NY) 26 miles from the Hudson River a plating forge with a tilting hammer or forge was to be found within the Province. The race way and part of the dam of the old mill are yet to be seen in the village of Bellvale NY (just above the iron bridge across Longhouse Creek at the lower end of Bellvale in 1927) and Grinnel Burt said in his boyhood days he puzzled his brains not a little to find out for what purpose they were constructed.

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The sketch below was published in June & July 1870 in the Independent Republican of Goshen NY.

The division of the Wawayanda Patent it appears was made in 1706 when each of the 12 owners was assigned his share. A part of the whole town of Warwick fell to Benjamin Aske a merchant then residing in New York City.

Nearly the whole of Orange Co. was an unbroken wilderness inhabited by Indians and wild beasts only. After the division it is natural to suppose that the different claimants would view with each other in order to effect a settlement of his particular portion. But we find no record (note from Tatenot so meaning incorrect) of any settlement in Warwick Valley till Feb. 28, 1719 when Benjamin Aske deeded 100 acres to Lawrence Decker, who this man was, or where he came from, we have only a traditionary account off. It is said that a ship load of emigrants having arrived in New York City from Holland and Aske wishing to obtain settlers for his land, found some families unable to pay their passage. He accordingly paid the charges for the family and perhaps one or two more families by the name of Decker and one family by the name of Stagg. These families by some means found their way into the Warwick Valley and settled. One of them where Thomas welling now lives or near there, and the other near where Belden Burt lately resided (not 1927 owned by J. M. Fuller.)

Insert by W. B. Sayer. Benjamin Aske lived on the Thomas Welling farm as his home farm in 1715.

Which of the families settled on these places I am unable to say, but the probabilities are that the Deckers settled on the farm owned by Burt as the graveyard on this farm is traditionarily known as a Decker graveyard and the graves here are very long indication of they were tall people and there progenitors of the Decker family were generally tall. Lawrence Deckers wife Magdalena Stagg.

From these Deckers have descended those of the name who reside in this part of the country. (note: Lea Stagg, sister of Magdelena, married Adam WisnerTate?).

The name of Stagg has been changed to Stage and a few of the descendants still live here.

May 20, 1721 Benj. Aske sold to Thomas Blain 100 acres of his farm, which is described as lying in Warwick, so it seems Aske had given his part of the atent te name of Warwickfor what reason is not known, probably he or his parents were natives of Warwickshire England.

The main street it appears by common consent of the settlers was called Warwick Village, at an early day. Tho tere were few houses there. Blain settled first when Henry Pelton lived later, but changed his place of residence to where Samuel Dolson lived (now 1927 owned and occupied by Fred Cary Raynor.) (In 2007, Miller farm between bowling alley and Chateau Hathorn on 94)

Dec. 8, 1724 Thomas DeKay settled on part of this tract nearer Vernon. (a few words of text scribbled out as erroneous), now 1927 owned by E. H. Northrop. His son Thomas DeKay Jr. afterward lived there. None of the name are known to be living in the town now.

Insert by W. B. Sayer: Several Dekays are living just over the New Jersey line descendants of his. Some went to Sullivan Co (Michaels family)., but one of the name of Blain our old friend John Blain (now dead, 1927).

John Vance must have come soon after this, he purchased land adjoining the lands where Belden Burt owned (now J. M. Fuller 1927) on the south reaching across Long House creek to the north road. He settled near the creek by the spring a few rods from northeast of the barn owned by John Pelton (now 1927 Frank Holbert). He had 3 sons John, James, & George and his land was divided among them at this death.

In 1746 Daniel & Benjamin Burt who were brothers came from Ridgefield, Connecticut. Daniel Burt had a family and settled where Thomas Welling now lives. Benjamin was a single man and afterwards married a daughter of Thomas Blain and settled where Belden Burt his grandson afterward owned (now 1927 James M. Fuller).

It is probable that these brothers bought out the improvements that were made by the families who first settled on the presmises and they removed to other places, for it is well known by some of our aged people that Lawrence Decker or one bearing that name lived and died near where Charles R.? Van Duzer lived (now 1729 George M. Van Duzer (near corner of Ackerman Rd., 2007Sue G.)

In 1750 about 4 years after the Burt brothers arrived here, friends arrived here from Connectucut, became alarmed for their safety in this wilderness and started in pursuit of them and after a tedious search found them and persuaded Daniel and his family to go back with them, but Benjamin could not be persuaded and remained. But in 1760 Daniel Burt not being satisfied started back and as the could not bet back his old residence which he had sold to Thomas Welling, he went and settled in Bellvale and built a mill, which they afterwards traded for lands where James Burt and grandson lived (now 1927 Mary ? Servin Whitted. (1964 Mrs. McFarland, a descendant).

By this time a number of families had come and the country began to improve. The Sayers and Wheelers came from Long Island about this time also Charles Beardlsey in 1746 settled at Warwick Village and built te old stone house that stood where the brick store stands (corner West & Main), owned by Isaac Taylor (now 1927 Masonic Lodge). He built a grist mill and dam where Main St. Bridge now stands.

The Wisners came 1712.

The Minturns & Wisners came about this time and several Dutch families from what is now Rockland County and from Bergen Co. NJ sometime between 1760 and 1770 John Hathorn came here from Philadelphia PA or near there, he must have been quite a young man for he was born in 1745. He was a land surveyor and the probablility is that this brought him here. He located where P. E. Sanford lived (now 1927 Wilfred Raynor) and married Elizabeth Welling a daughter of Thomas Welling and he built the stone house in 1773. He was a very active man during the Revolutionary War, a true friend to this country and filled many offices both of military and civil capacity. He died in 1825 and his wife with several children were buried in an open lot on the farm. Their bodies were afterwards moved to Warwick Cemetery.

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Village of Warwick

From page 62

First settlers in the village were according to Eagers History Daniel Burt Jr.*(see note below) and William Wisner about 1763 or 4, Francis Baird came in 1766 and built the old stone house where William Ellison Sayer lived (now 1926 owned by William Benjamin Sayer). Daniel Burt Jr. built the old house where Wm. H. June kept a hotel (now 1927 known as the Forester Apartments) (formerly the Wawayanda House hotelSue G.). John Smith came not far from this time and built where Mrs. Pierson lived and kept a tavern for a number of years (now 1927 where Standard Oil Co. own). Smith old house stood facing Maple Avenue about where the gas station is 1935). Daniel Burt Jr. also built the old shingle house in about 1764, now owned by Warwick Historical Society. *Note (possibly handwriting of Genevieve Van Duzer?) Daniel Burt Jr. came first in 1746 with his father. Returned to Conn. In 1750, remained 10 years and returned to Warwick in 1760 when his father & family also returned. Wisners (Johannes Weisnor) settled western part of town in 1721. See Wisner genealogy. His home was between Edenville & Florida & is marked by a state marker. All Wisners of Warwick area are descendants of Johannes Weisnor & wife Elizabeth.

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These pages are a copy of Henry Peltons memoirs which have been reprinted in several sources

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Antique Spelling

Spelling in records of 1715: Ffoot shouldgers for foot soldiers.

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Sayer Genealogy

Names of Sayers who served in Revolutionary War.

In Col John Hathorns regiment

were Capt John Sayers; Lieut Thomas Sayers; Privates: Daniel Sayer, James Sayers, Job Sayre, Jonas Sayre, Lewis Sayre, Seley Sayre, Thomas Sayre.

Revolutionary War in Suffolk Co., Long Island NY Militia

Lieut. Matthrew Sayre, Abraham Sayre, Stephen Sayre.

Names of Sayers in Colonial Militia

In Col. Peter Schylers company Daniel Sayer was commissioned a Lieut. on June 23, 1709 and on Nov. 8, 1714 Lieut. Daniel Sayer received his pay for services on the Canada Expedition.

In Col. Henry Smiths regiment in Capt. John Coopers Co. in 1715 of Suffolk Co. NY appear the names Thomas Sayre, Daniel Sayre, Nathan Sayre.

Suffolk Co. NY, Southampton Co. No. 1, Ichabod Sayre. Southampton Co. no 2, John Syare. Bridgehampton Co. Ethan Sayre, Isaac Sayre.

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Sayer Genealogy

Children of Joseph Sayer who settled near Goshen NY were: James Sayer; John Sayer, ancestor of Mrs. Susan Wisner; Benjamin Sayer, ancestors of Benjamin Rose; Daniel Sayer ancestor of William Benjamin Sayer; Stephen Sayer, ancestor of Sayers at Unionville & Goshen; Jonathan Sayer, ancestor of Sayers at Cornwall NY.

Children of Daniel Sayer who married Lydia Burt:

James B. Sayer, a very strong man who died unmarried in North Carolina.

Anna Sayer

Mary Sayer

Abner Sayer

Hannah Sayer; Joseph Sayer; Martha (Patty) Sayer

Benjamin Sayer

Thomas Sayer came from England to Lynn Massachusetts in about 1638(0?) and in 1640 was one of the founders of Southampton, LI NY. The shingle house built by him in 1648 was standing in 1894 said to be the oldest English house in the state of New York. It was torn down in ?

James B Sayer was a very strong man, he could life 7-56 lb. weights with one hand and hold them out at arms length.

One year Old Squire Burt came over to Daniel Sayers house bragging that he and two other men had mowed with scythes & sticks the large meadow adjoining Daniel Sayers garden (not 1927 Benjamin B. Sayers). James B. Sayer said that is nothing I can mow it along in 1 day myself, that made old Squire Burt mad and he said if you will mow it in a day I will eat it. So the next year James B. Sayer mowed it in one day, he ate nothing during the day but his sister Anna Sayer carried him buttermilk to drink, after taking the last finishing stroke he fell on his face exhausted, never done another days work and died with consumption, somewhere in North Carolina. There was about 10 acres in the field and 3 acres was considered a big days work mowing grass.

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Stone Houses

When stone houses were built.

In 1778 James Benedict built the stone house now 1927 owned & occupied by Miss Fannie & Jessie Benedict (Kings Highway, village line)

In 1739 Phillip Burroughts built the west end of the stone house now owned by the heirs of John G. Benedict 1927. In 1804 Joseph Burroughts his son built the enast end of the above stone house.

In 1764 General William Wickham built the stone house downby Wickhams Pond now 1927 belongs to ?

In 1766 Francis Baird built the stone house now 1927 owned by William Benjamin Sayer, 105 Main St.

In 1779 William Wisner (Black Bill) built the stone house near Wisner NY now 1927 owned & occupied by Mrs. W. W. Buckbee.

In 1766 Horton built the stone house now 1927 owned & occupied by Miller Poppino (Bellvale Lakes Rd)

In 1776 ? built the stone house known as the Fred Colville?... (MasefieldTate)

In 1773 Gen. John Hathorn built his stone house owned in 1927 by Wilfred Raynor (Hathorn Rd.)

Between 1785 & 1795 Elder Thomas Montanye built the stone house torn down by E. Mills Bradner, this plot now 1927 owned by MRs. E. B. Lewis (Colonial Ave. near stream crossingSue G.)

1783 Daniel Sayer built the stone house now 1927 owned by Benjamin B. Sayer at Sayerville (Rt. 17A)

There was a stone house on the Bigger farm afterward Isaac Newton; James H. Benedict; 1927Smith Benedict.

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Israel Wood Family

Israel Wood came to this country in 1624. He was the only son of Israel Wood, Earl of Warwick England; he came to New York in Company with the Duke of York. He purchased a tract of land 6 miles square in the township of Brookhaven, Long Isand, NY.

His oldest son Israel Wood purchased a large tract of land in Orange County NY containing what is now 1927 known as Wickhams Pond. He also purchased another tract 6 miles square on which he settled with his 4 sons and built a grist mill and dam across Longhouse Creek a few rods above the bridge at what is now 1927 called Wisner NY, supposed to have been the first mill built in this vicinity (probably built about 1750).

His son Abner Wood settled on the farm now 1927 owned and occupied by George M. Van Duzer (property at corner of Rt. 94 and Ackerman Rd.).

Eliphalet Wood settled where heirs of Wm D. Ackerman now 1927 own.(on 1930 map this is property on north side of Ackerman Rd., about 1/3 of the way from Rt. 94 towards Kings HighwaySue G.).

George Wood on the place where Cornell Vail now 1927 owns.(near corner of public works drive, east side of Kings HighwaySue G.)

Daniel Wood on the farm where John E. Mabee now 1927 lives. (possibly Lower Wisner Rd.?Sue G.)

And his daughter Mary Wood where Heirs of Capt. James W. Benedict now own & live in 1927 (appears to be the Benedict stone house on Kings Highway at Village lineSue G.)

Jesse C. Wood, son of Daniel Wood at first resided on the Green farm near Wisner NY (north side of Wisner Rd. near intersection of Kings HighwaySue G.)

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Torn Mountain

Notes on Torn mountain (Ramapo). Notes on the mountain and Erskines map of 1779, Inns around the Ramapo/Harriman area (not transcribedsg)

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Morgans Riflemen

Col. Morgans riflemen stopped at the old Stone Tavern (Bairdssg) after the battle of Saratoga, 1777, when they came through Warwick.

They also stopped at what is now the John O. Mabee farm (possibly Lower Wisner Rd. or corner of Ackerman & Kings Highway; a marker for this visit used to stand near what is now opposite the east side of Colonial Ave. just north of the creek crossing, was a field until a few years agosg), when Morgan stopped there it belonged to Daniel Wood (supports the location nearer to WisnerSue G.) The old barn stood on the east side of the road opposite the present house, and Col. Morgan to show his mens skill with the rifle had one of them shoot a wren off the peak of the barn roof.

Col. Daniel Morgan & Arnold did the fighting at the battle of Saratoga while Gen. Gates sat in his tent, at that battle a British officer rallied his men 3 times, when Morgan called to 3 of his riflemen pointed out the officer and said shoot that British officer which they did.

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George Washington

Anecdote of Gen. George Washington.

After passing through Warwick just east of what is now 1927 Forester apartments (Wawayanda House, nearly opposite intersection of Forester Ave. with Colonial Ave.Sue G.) near where Ms. Thomas Nesbit now 1927 lives, Gen. George Washington passed an old negro who raised his hat and bowed very low, Gen. Washington returned the salute and when asked by his aides why he did so said he would not be outdone in courtesy by an old negro slave.

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Capt. Daniel Livermore

Stopped at Old Stone Tavern Warwick in 1779.

In the book of Gen. Sullivans Indian Expedition of 1779 published in 1889 by the State of New York is the Journal of Capt. Daniel Livermore of the 3rd New Hampshire Regiment and on Page 179 is the passage relating to the march from Fishkill & Newburgh NY and through New Jersey to Easton, Penn., with an account of his lie, also in New Hampshire. Historical Collections Vol. VI P. 309.

On Thursday, May 20,1779 the 3rd New Hampshire Regiment (the one that saved the day at the great decisive battle against the British and Indians at Newton near Elmira NY), under Col. Henry Dearborn on its march from Redding, Connecticut through Fishkill, Newburgh, New Windsor, Bethlehem, Blooming Grove Church, Chester & C.

The journal of Captain Daniel Livermore says Thursday May 20, 1779:

This morning the weather still continued rainy necessity obliged us to continue the march, the traveling is extremely bad, and 9 oclock made a halt at a small village called Warwick, NY, six miles. Here we took breakfast at Bairds Tavern, from whence we proceeded on the march to Hardiston, NJ 7 miles .

These troops were on the march to join Gen. Sullivans expedition against the Indians.

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Capt. Daniel Livermore

These same troops the 3d New Hampshire Regiment on their return after the battle at Newton near Elmira, NY.

Capt. Daniel Livermore stated and says on Saturday Oct. 3, 1779: The troops leave Sussex NJ at 9 oclock and march toward Warwick NY about 14 miles and camp. Sunday Oct. 3, 1779 today the troops proceed on the march and encamp near Warwick Church (now 1927 corner of Galloway & Forester Aves. On land that 1927 belongs to Clarence Forshee). Monday Nov. 1, 1779 this day for want of wagons the march is deferred until 12 oclock. Proceed over the mountains to Pompton. Roads very bad

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Warwick in 1816

This piece is supposed to have been written in 1866. The inserts are to bring it down to date 1927.

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Starting at what is now (1927) the corner of Forester Avenue & High Street, at that place stood the old dwelling house of Richard Welling (on the South side of High St.) and near the Bridge. This house afterwards belonged to Thomas Geraghty,, The house when unoccupied was set on fire and destroyed by some mischievious incendiary (this house that was burned was a tone time occupied by Elder James Benedict the first Baptist minister in this section).

Mentioning the name of Thomas Geraghty recalls some incidents of his history. He purchased the Wawayanda House of Daniel Burt (now 1928 called Forester Apartments; Daniel Burt built it also the old Shingle house that now 1927 belongs to Warwick Historical Society).

Thomas Geraghty was an Irishman and with his wife Jennie, an excentric couple lived there and kept a small store. The custom was very limited, except when the other stores were out of any particular article, when people were obliged to resort to old Tommy for a supply, who on such occasions never failed to put up the price. Tommy was also a constable and when on official duty would array himself in a long red coat, light colored corduroy breeches, black worsted stockings and sharp toed shoes with large buckles. Thus arrayed his usual expression was I am now for war and war it was.

The old couple disappeared and no stone marked their place of rest.

Pursuing the road (now 1927 Forester Ave.) we next arrive at the site of the first Baptist Meeting House and the ancient graveyard surrounding it (now 1927 corner of Forester Aven. & Galloway Street). This small venerable building has gone down before the onward march of improvement. Elder James Benedict, the first Baptist preacher and his wife are buried here in unmarked graves (He gave the land for this graveyard and church building).

In former days a beautiful grove of oaks shaded the spot, under the protection of which the sober minded farmers of the day would meet in summer, Sunday mornings before service commenced and talk over village events, prospects of crops, etc.

A short distance beyond stood the homestead of Daniel Burt the first man of that name that settled in the Warwick Valley. Mr. Burt was an old man in the days we are referring to. He had 2 sons, Daniel Burt before mentioned and Deacon James Burt, father of the present James Burt Esq.

Deacon Burt was a farmer, a shrew man, of strong natural abilities & was a captain of Militiaa magistrate and several times a member of the State Legislature. He was a ready and gifted man in conversation, he lived to a great age and lies buried in the Baptist graveyard near his late residence. (his body with all the ret of the family have since been removed to the Warwick Cemetery).

Again returning to the village and taking the road toward the old stone house (corner of West & Main St. in 1927, Masonic building) and Main Street Bridge, on the left side of the road a short distance off stood an old one story frame building (where now 1927 stands the brick village building occupied by Excelsior Hose co. no 1), in this old frame building (built by Samuel Smith) lived Dr. Negus (this old frame building was afterward taken down by Dr. Heron). Doctor Negus was a short, fat, good humored man, skillful in his profession. He loved whisky and frequently took it in large doses. His friends finally prevailed upon him to swear off, but he reserved te privilege of taking it with medicine, so afterwards he always drank it mixed with bark or other medical matter, so did not break his oak but drank as much whisky as ever he did before.

Proceeding toward the (Main St. bridge we arrive at the old stone house lately demolished (Masonic building corner). This stone house has somewhat of a history (it is supposed to have been built by Charles Beardsley soon after 1746). It was originally of small size with a pointed roof. Its oldest inhabitant was Charles Beardsley, who owned about 100 acres of the adjoining land (which he bought in 1746). Also a grist mill located near where the (Main St.) bridge now stands, old George Dill was the miller.

The old bridge stood a short distance below the present bridge, the road of which was down a long the creek then acrossed the bridge and intersecting the present road near the top of the hill above the new Brick Hotel (now 1927 the Dispatch building where that newspaper is published). The back water of the mill pond overflowed the meadows above for a considerable distance.

This occasioned law suits and trouble with the owners of the overflowed lands and the old mill was doomed to destruction. Some of the timbers are still to be seen in the creek. Charles Beardsley was a very industrious man, at time he worked on his farm by moonlight. He sold out to Stephen Rogers, who kept a tavern in the old stone house for some years, and it was a lively place where village statesmen smoked and talked with looks profound, and was also the dance house of the vicinity. Stephen Rogers held the property of 100 acres for sale at the price of 550 Pounds and finally sold for that price to John Cassidy, who removed to it from New Jersey. John Cassidy kept a store there for several years, enlarged the house and improved the farm, then sold to Isaac Dolson in 1806 for $4,000. This price was deemed so exorbitant they predicted the ruin of the purseholder as the consequence of his indiscreet bargain.

In earlier days of the Warwick Valley settlement, the whole property had been offered for sale for 100 Pounds, but a man could not be found who was daring enough to risk the speculation.

Over the (Main Street) bridge a little way up the right side of the road, stood an old log hut with a leaky roof inhabited by a Decker family. They were somewhat troublesome in the neighborhood, and a desire prevailed to have them removed, measures were adopted but not succeeding, the final expedient was to demolish the buiding the occupants remaining until the roof was off, and the sides part down, after which they disappeared (W. B. Sayer heard from a reliable source that this old log hut stood on the left hand side of Oakland Avenue where the brick store belonging to Mrs. Virginia Ogden now 1927 stands).

Proceeding toward the Welling & Hathorn neighborhood, we arrive at the site of the old school house on the left side of the road (now 1927 corner of Galloway Rd. Oakland Ave, where the gasoline station now stands). Thomas D. Madon?, the teacher, was a small man, spare of flesh, a thin face and large nose, his legs inclined to be bandy. He had been a trooper in Col. Moglans? Regiment of horse in the Revolutionary Army, and took great delight in recounting his warlike exploits, He was ambitious too and when moving across the floor of his little empire, fancied his self but little less than Napoleon the Great, in his prime of days. He had a large family dependent on his small income and lived in a log cottage on the side of the mountain, east of the school house. Poor old man, with all his ambition and self importance he has gone down to the bosom of old mother earth.

Again advancing we arrive at the homestead of old Thomas Welling, the great grandfather of the present occupant (now 1927 3 greats grandfather of the present owner) and ancestor of all the families of that name in and around the village. This old gentleman was one of the first white settlers in the Warwick Valley and owned nearly 1000 acres of land. He was the rich man of the settlement, and when rich men were the subject of conversation, the expression was frequently heard Rich as old Thomas Welling. He left 3 sons, John, Richard & Thomas, amongst whom his large landed property was divided. He also left three daughters, Mrs. General John Hathorn, Hannah Bronson, & Mrs. Judge John Wheeler.

We now reach the farm of that genial old man and universal favorite Uncle Johnny Blain, a man of infinite good humor, and full of justs? And stories of the day. He was a farmer on rather a small scale and had cramped himself in circumstances by the extent of his benefactions. He house that sheltered him is no longer to be seen (it stood on what is now 1927 the Fred C. Raynor farm between the ice pond and the road.) He lies buried with his wife beside him in a small enclosure on his farm. Kind hearted pair evergreen be the sod that covers you and many an evening sun shine sweetly on your graves.

Returning to the old stone house corner and going west (West St.), about one fourth of a mile on the right hand side, stood an old log house, in which lived Samuel Baird, a hatter by trade, son of old Francis Baird. After a few years the above log house was bought by Abraham Gregory, who demolished the old house and built a small new one on the spot where Ed. Howe now lives 1866 (in 1927 Asa J. Baxter lives there). Mr. Gergory was a cooper and carried on his trade there.

The next adjoining farm was that of the Linkletter family, an old gentleman named Hastings had married the widow Linkletter and lived on the farm in a double log house a short distance back from the road, near the large elm tree (now 1866) standing. This farm now 1927 belongs to John Hagen. Mrs. Hastings had several children by her former marriage who lived in log cottages about the farm, the property was afterwards sold to old Jaconiah Hoyt, father of the late Dr. Benjamin S. Hoyt. On the place where Mr. Geraghty now (1866) lives was a small frame house occupied by Benjamin Lafurge, a shoe maker (now 1927 lives).

Passing on thro the woods nearly opposite to the large rock (evidently the rock called Pulpit Rock in 1927) lived John Simmons, a hatter, who carried on his hatting business in a shop near the road (now 1927 belongs to Ray Buchanan) (1930 map shows this property to be just before current fire house, same side of road, West St.Sue G.

The next house was that of George Vance who was a blacksmith. Thomas Sproul married the only daughter of George Vance and afterwards lived there (now 1927 owned by Charles E. Rynd (illegible pencil notecheck original).

There were 3 brothers of the Vance family zibGeorge above mentioned, James who lived over the creek at some distance in front of goerge (now 1927 near the barn on Frank Holbert farm) and John Vance who lived at a further distance, near Gen. Hathorn (now 1927 the farm owned and occupied by Wm. A. Bradner).

We next reach the Wheeler neighborhood. 7 brothers of that name and 2 sisters came from Long Island New York at an early day and settled in different parts of the Warwick Valley, John usually known as Judge Wheeler owned a farm of about 400 acres 2 miles from Warwick NY, he also had a grist mill well known as Wheelers Mill (now 1927 called Sanfordville, the farm is owned an occupied by ? Reynolds who married a Sanford, he lived in an old fashioned house on the hill above, which he afterwards replaced by the large building now occupied by Wm. Sanford (in 1866) (now 1927 owned & occupied by Reynolds) (Mrs. A. Moreau).

In early times it was the practice to send grain to mill in bags, laid across the back of a horse, with a boy mounted on top. Your informant has often times been thus exalted and was well pleased to be kept from school to go to Wheelers Mill.

Gilbert Wheeler also owned a large farm in the same neighborhood and kept a store there, his ownly son James B. Wheeler now (1866) living in Warwick NY inherited the farm. (he died ?) Joel Wheeler lived in Bellvale NY where he owned a farm of several hundred acres (now 1927 belongs to W. F. Wheeler). The particular location of the other brothers are not so well remembered.

(storyCassidy store corner of West & MainSue G.)

To illustrate the honest simplicity of the times, the following little anecdote not inaptly come in. A farmer who was a customer at the store of John Cassidy called one day to buy some brown earthen bowls of domestic manufacture, such as were in common use at that day, the price was 6 or 8 cents a piece. He selected half a dozen and preparing to go, he remarked with a sigh, that time was when the children could all eat out of one dish, but such had now become the fashion that each one must now have a bowl.

In connection with this above it may be mentioned that John Cassidy was a merchant in the Village of Warwick NY for a number of years, that in the course of his dealings a large part of the inhabitants of the country had become indebted to him and that in finally closing p his entire loss, by bad debts, for the whole term, did not exceed $20, such was Warwick more than half a century ago (from 1866)

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Grinnell Burts Speech

Look back to p. 75

Copy of Grinnel Burts address on Feb. 8, 1872 to celebrate the completion of leading the Mistucky Water into Warwick NY

nearly all the land comprising this town was covered by the Wawayanda Patent, granted by the Indians to Benjamin Aske and others in the year 1703. Askes partners gave him 22,000 acres on the south side of the patent extending from Bellvale NY to John Peltons on the condition that he would make a settlement and bring some emigrants with him.

In 1740 he settled about one mile south of Warwick Village bringing with him 3 families of Hollanders, one name Stagg now known as Stage, and 2 families of the name of Decker (Askes settlement was supposed to have been made on the Thomas Welling farm).

The land on which the older portion of the village is situated was purchased of Benjamin Aske by Col. Charles Beardsley who evidently laid out the village. Col. Beardsley built a grist mill, near where our main Water pipe crosses the creek, the site of the old mill dam being plainly visible (by Main St. Bridge).

My great grandfather Daniel Burt purchased about 1746 some 600 acres of land extending from Col. Beardsleys purchase up to and including Mistucky, then an Indian village. Chuckhass the ruling chief was one of the 12 original grantors who signed the Wawayanda Patent, to whom we all can trace the titles to our lands. There he lived, died, and was buried, and years after, when no trace was left of the little Inian settlement, the bones of the old chief were carelessly plowed up, and that old Patriot hero Gen. John Hathorn who led our brave ancestors on the bloody field of Minisink generously forgetting the wrongs he had suffered from the red men, gave to Chouckhass a decent burial.

Chouckhass Hill on the south of the village is named in his honor. (W. B. Syaer always heart that Chouckhass was originally buried on this hill).

Our village was settled about the year 1764,. Two dwellings erected near that time are still standing, one erected by Daniel Burt known as the Old Shingle House, and the other erected by Francis Baird in 1766 and called during the Revolutionary War The Old Stone Tavern.

During the Revolutionary War while New York City was in possession of the British communication between the Hudson & Delaware Rivers was kept thro Warwick.

While Gen. George Washington with his army was lying a new Windsor in 1780, as was his custom at the close of a campaign he send his aid-de-Camp to Mount Vernon VA to escort Lady Washington to the camp

She usually traveled in a plain chariot, accompanied by postillions in White and Scarlet liveries. On her return to Mt. Vernon she passed thro Warwick Ny stopping over night in the fall of 1780 at the tavern.

David Christie, then a boy living some 2 miles north of Warwick NY and who afterwards represented us in the Legislature, in after years told the story how he came to the village to get a plow share mended and learning that Lady Washington was about to proceed on her journey, stationed himself in the bushes on the bank of Longhouse Creek near where the First National Bank building stands and saw the grand equipage as it passed bearing the good Martha Washington toward Mt. Vernon.

After the above dinner when the toasts were being drank To Mistucky, a gentleman from out of town whispered to another, which lady is Miss-Tucky that they are drinking toasts to and he pointed to Mrs. Chardevoyne, who was very prominent there and said That is the lady.

Look back to page 74.

Old Forge at Bellvale NY.

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Indian Settlements

During the first settlement of the country there was a settlement of Indians near the big spring (between Cornel Vails & Seymour Deckers farms now 1927), on the Thomas Welling big meadow (over towards the extension of what now 1927 is South Street), there was formerly some large apple trees put there by the Indians between this street and the brook.

The Indian burying ground was at the junction of what is now the place where the Thomas Welling farm and the Theodore Ball corner.

The Indian settlement on the Thomas Welling farm was called Mistucky, and it was situated near where the Warwick Reservoirs are now built.

There was an Indian settlement on or near Sugar Loaf mountain.

There is an old well dug by the Indians near the house of Wilson W. VanDuzer. They lived in wigwams nearby.

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Cornelius Demarest

Cornelius Demarest came to Warwick in 1774

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Newberry

The Newberry homestead was a tract of land east of Wickham Lake probably included the Colwell & other farms.

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Greycourt

There was a settlement made by Daniel Cromline at Greycourt in 1716, he built what was know as the Grey Court House, this was near chester on the north edge of the Gray Court meadows and was torn down in 1832.

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Denn

Christopher Denn located a residence on the banks of the Otterkill Creek in 1712.

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William Bull who married Sarah Wells who was the first white woman in Orange County. They first lived in a log house built in 1713 near where she and her husband ? who was a mason built the stone house in 1722 still standing and belonging to the Bull family at Hamptonburgh NY.

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Goshen

James Denton kept what is now known as the old Josey Sayer House situated at Carpenters Mill as a tavern as early as 1796, here in 1801 was celebrated the inaugural of Thomas Jefferson. The floor of the barroom gave way precipitating the entire party into the celler. Solomon Carpenter lived over the hills of Goshen.

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Knoxs Headquarters

General Henry Knoxs headquarters near Newburgh, the fram part was built in 1734 and stone part in 1754 by Thomas Ellison, his son John Ellison was the first one to live in it.

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Rockland County

A few notes on the Ramapo Iron works and surrounding community (no local content, not transcribed)

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Stories

Yarns told by John Van Duzer

He said he was driving along in a sleigh when a large wolf jumped over the sleigh on to the horses back and began eating thro, finally dropped inside the horse and harness, the bit dropped into his found and he drove it home in place of his horse.

He said he had a large bore flint lock musket and returning home from a hunt thro the woods saw a large flock of wild turkeys on a limb of a tree. Loading he gun with powder then found he had not shot or pullets, so dropped his jack knife with blade opened, shot it through the limb and split it open; when the limb closed up it caught all the turnkeys by the legs.

One of a party of bear hunters told the others he had seen a large bare track, they went where he told them and found the track of an old womans bare foot about 20 inches long, that was all. Well he said that it was a BARE track.

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Stories

Told by Abner Benedict

In the winter of 1844 or 45 Abner Benedict saw the track of a large panther around the straw stacks on the old Lyons farm on the ridge where he then lived. Some where about that time was a bear killed under the sheds of an old barn on this farm. (now 1927 owned & occupied by William Foley).

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Cayuta

Mrs. Elizabeth Welling Odells.

Daughter Florence wife of Fred H. Storch lives in (1915) on a 134 acre farm about 100 acres of it level in Poney Hollow. It is where Gen. John Sullivan killed his ponies on his expedition against the Indians in 1779 , it is about 3 miles from Cayuta & 6 miles from Newfield on the direct road between Elmira & Ithaca NY.

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Washington

Gen. Washington passed thro Warwick NY in 1779The Sussex Independent of Nov. 15, 1912, gives an account of the placing of a boulder on the field near Hamburgh, NJ upon which Gen. George Washingtons troops camped for a night curing their march from Newburg NY to Morristown NJ in the year 1779. John Kays was with Gen. Washington and he stated that they came by way of Warwick NY and Vernon NJ, crossed the Mts. At Sparta, thence to Morristown NJ where they joined Gen. Lafayette.

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Story

Store keeper who gave a drive of whisky to each customer when they made a purchase.

One day a man came in with a hens egg and said his wife wished a darning needed, asked him if he would give him a needle for the egg, he said yes and laid the egg in with some others, but did not treat; finally the man said I thought you always treated whenever anybody bought of you, but he thought the purchase rather small for a treat, but finally said he would and the man said he would take brandy & egg, he happened to pick up the egg that the man had brought it, which proved to be a double yolked egg. After breaking it in the brandy and drinking it, he said it was a double yolked one he thought the store keeper out to give him another needle.

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Weather

Winter of 1806-07. Warwick was visited by severe snowstorms, it once snowed 5 days almost continually

Drought of 1814. In 1814 occurred one of the most sever droughts ever recorded in the history of Warwick township. It lasted nearly half a year.

Phenomenon of 1827

In the fall of 1827 a wonderful celestial phenomenon was visable. Great columns of light shot from the horizon to the zenith and arches beautifully colored roase against the heavens.

Meteoric showers of 1833

The year 1833 was remarkable for the most wonderful meteoric showeres ever seen in Warwick NY

Deluges of 1853

In the year 1853 occurred an unusual number of violent rainstorms, 2 caused deluges, one lasting 4 days.

1882

Tuesday Feb. 21?, 1882 it rained, hailed, snowed, thundered & lightninged in a single day and cleared off very cold.

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Slavery

New York abolished slavery in1836.

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Bairds Mill

Bairds Mills between Warwick & Covered Bridge.

William Parker Baird Farm.

March 3, 1789, Wm. Eagles Baird purchased 1 part of farm from Wm. Wickham & NYC, 3 other parts of Thomas Dekay on June 8, 1789; May 1, 1794, May 1, 1789 . (2 parcelsTate).

July 1814 Abia Francis Baird & Nathaniel W. Baird inherited it.

Feb. 3, 1824 Abia Francis Baird & wife Fanny? Forshee sold to Nathaniel W. Baird.

He died 1838 his son Samuel Denton Baird bought it. His son Wm. Parks Baird in 1907 bought out the other heirs. He still owns it in 1927. (Bill Baird in 2007Sue G.)

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Diary of Ensign Daniel Gorkin

2nd New Hampshire Regiment of Gen. Sullivans Expedition 1779.

May 20, 1779To Warwick NY from Chester NY 14 miles.

May 21-Rainy day did not march. This place Warwick NY is 4 miles from the New Jersey line.

May 22- Did not march.

May 23To Sussex Court House NJ, here are 4 or 5 very good houses.

The houses from the North River (at Newburgh NY to this place) are small having large crops of wheat and rye. The men do but little work. The women great shots, marched 22 miles.

(The 2d New Hampshire Regiment spent 3 nights and 2 days at Warwick NYWBS?)

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Journal of Major Grant

Journal of Sergant Major George Grand of the 3rd New Jersey Regiment Sullivans Expedition of 1779. He writes as follows of the return of the expedition:

Oct. 30, 1779. To Sussex Court House NJ.

Oct 31 To Wallins Tavern

Nov. 1 To Warwick NY.

Nov. 2 Parted with the Western Army

Nov. 3 Marched to Sterling Works.

From this journal it seems the whole Western army was at Warwick NY on Nov. 1, 1779. Oct 17,1779 it was at Easton PA and Gen. George Washington visited it. Oct. 27, 1779 it crossed the Delaware River at Easton, PA.

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School District No. 11

This school house stood on ground where gas filling station now 1927 stands corner of Galloway St. and Oakland Ave.) Probably built before 1800. Wm. Ellison Sayer father of Wm. Benjamin Sayer attended school there when a small boy and was ?born? in 1821 and probably attended school there in 1830 or before.

One of the teachers, an Irishman had the first matches he ever saw, the teacher took long ? pieces of wood out of one end of a box dipped them in some preparation on the other end of the box then lit them started the fire, then he extinguishes them, put them back in the box and used them over again.

When Pierson Ezra Sanford attended school in the same building he told W. B. Sayer that the boys had a loose row of brick across the chimney in the attic which they took out, and fitted in a plank that closed the flu tight, then started a roaring fire in the stone and filled the school house full of smoke on fine days before the teacher arrived, when the boys wished a vacation so when the teacher came the smoke was pouring out of all the windows in clouds. Some of the ring leaders volunteered to climb up on the roof to see what the trouble was, but of course failed to find anything so school would be dismissed for the day, and the boys had their holiday, and before school opened next day they removed the board, inserted the bricks, and the chimney drew all right again.

The old well for this school house is still visable at the corner of the gas filling station lot by the Thomas Welling line fence and close to Oakland Ave.

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Dutch

The old Dutch people used to keep cheese under their beds until ?skippers? could jump across the table in 3 jumps, then it was fit to eat.

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British Prisoners

Dec. 1, 1778 the 1st Division of English prisoners marched to Otterkill & Goshen Town NY. On Dec. 3 by way of Florida to Warwick NY the last town in the Province of New York, on Dec. 4 crossed the line and harlted at Hardys-town in Jersey. On Dec. 5 reached Sussex Court House NJ, Newton. Dec. 6 reached Endeavor (Andover?sg),

obliged to rest till Dec. 9 then to Hacketstown NJ. Dec. 10 to Changewater NJ; Dec. 11 to Pittstown NJ. Dec. 12 to Everett on the Delaware River, roads bad beyond description, continuous rain or snow.

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English Prisoners

Nov. 29, 1778 the 1st English Division was ferried across the Hudson River in the midst of a severe storm and now until the third day were all over.

Dec. 1 & 2, 1778 The German Division of prisoners were gotten ferried across the Hudson River from Fishkill Landing. They were 12 weeks crossing 6 states and traveling 678 miles in the dead of winter. The German General Riedesal they were Barons of the German Empire, his wife was daughter of Germany Prime Minister. The above sketches were from Gen. Riedesal wifes diary.

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A small parcel of land occupied by Abraham Palmer of about 22 perches this is the lot where the Village Hall now stands. This piece of land was afterward owned by William (Pie) Bill Welling who kept a store there. See p. 117.

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Cornelius Demarest

Tate handwriting: WBS: Cornelius Demarest came to Warwick in 1774 and settled on the ridge near the present residence of James C. Sly (see p. 68). Buildings gone. He was grandfather of Cornelius H. Demarest, president of First National Bank. Buildings wer eon hill south-east of house on farm belonging to Elizabeth C. Van Duzer, 1912 (more p. 68)

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Newberry

Tate handwriting: The Newberry homestead was a tract of land east of Wickhams Pond, probably Miss Colwell, David Sayer & others.

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OSB Meeting House

Church records: Incorporated Nov. 23, 1790; first meeting and election of trustees on that date.

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Johnson, silversmith

Tate handwriting Where the residence of Mrs. Pierson now (1888) stands, and which for many years was occupied as a hotel, there stood (1776-7) a small house, in which lived a man known as Col. Johnson, whose vocation was the making of silver shoe and horse buckles as well as spoons (from the Advertiser, March 15, 1888, signed Notavla Note: on the 1875 map of the village, the name Pierson appears both on West. St. and South St.2008, Sue G.

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Ball Rd.

John Vandervort Farm

1727 Dr. Thomas Vandervort; John Vandervort; 1805 John Vandervort; John Vandervort; Mrs. Wm. B. Sproull; Raymond R. Goodlate. The early Vandervoorts were all buried on a gravel hill just back of the old Dr. Coe house. This hill has been sold for gravel and drawn away; Bodies were removed to Warwick Cemetery. Harold Conklin; 1967 George Palmer. (Dr. Thomas Vandervort identified in ?deed? or some other document as Practictioner of Physick)

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Ball Rd.

O. J. Masker Farm

1805, Krimer? House; 1806 John Palmer; Eriah Palmer; Bradner Vandervort; Elin Taylor; O.J. Masker

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Ball Rd.

Theo. Ball Farm

Jonathan Knapp settled this farm. 1805 John Magee; James & Jacob Magee; James Ball; Theo. Ball; (illegible note, check original)

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Belcher Rd.

Joel Henry

Crissey Farm

Henry Wisner owned this farm and built the house in 1791; David Forshee; Maria Forshee; Mary Elizabeth Crissey; Joel Henry Crissey; Martha Sayer Crissey; Heirs of Martha Sayer Crissey; Tony Astorino. (In 2000, Bruno AstorinoSue G.)

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Cascade Rd. & Taylor Mtn.

Samuel Raynor Farm

Now owned (1927) by Miss Fannie Hitchcock. Old Ezra Sanford owned this farm, the old house where he lived is torn down it was up the road toward Taylor Hill. He ran a potash works, grist mill, blacksmith shop and store there. He used to take grain over to Sterling works on horseback then bring back bars of iron in payment, he bent the bars of iron so they would carry on the horses backs. The remains of an old dam on what is called the Mistucky Brook above the Village of Warwicks 3 reservoirs was where Ezra Sanford had his mills.

1807 Old Ezra Sanford sold this farm to widow of Samuel Raynor, Elizabeth Raynor; Samuel Raynor; Miss Fannie R. M. Hitchcock.

Old Ezra Sanford used to travel across the mountains from his place to Sterling Furnace on a road that used to pass by the old Finn saw mill on the Cascade Park tract on Long House Creek, on one of the mountains. By Little Round Pond near by the pond stood a large pine tree on a ledge called the widow pine as a still large pine had been cut off a twin stump close to it. Old Ezra Sanford stayed all night under the tree during a severe storm.

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Church St. 10?

Van Diens Kitchen, Inc.

Oscar Welling ran a hat shop there. Henry Camus (Corvis?); Dr. Renfrew Bradner.

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Church St. 11

Dill House.

Built as a tin shop for Thos. Edsall, who was Nathaniel Jones son-in-law; Rugh Wright taught a girls school upstairs at one time; Robert Hill; Joel Hyatts widow; J. P. Donahah (Donahay?)

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Church St. 13

Miss Amelia Farr

Built as a cooper shop by John Case. Claus Bonnter; Thomas Newsbit; F. C. Cary; America Farr; (Tate: 1992, Carr).

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Church St. 15

Old Catholic Church/Smith-Welling Building Parking Lot

Was built by the Methodists and used by them until they built their brick church on Main St. in 1868. Then was sold to Catholics who used it until they built their new stone church on South St., is now owned by Dr. Renfrew Bradner and run as a laundry. (torn down?).

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Church St. 15

James W. Hoyts

Built by Fogt & Morris Burt; Dr. Lynn; Dr. Wm. H. Hoyt; James W. Hoyt (Tate: 1992-Simandl)

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Church St. 18

Ed. A. Brown House

Was a hat shop run by Fogt (Foyt?) & Morris Burt. In about 1837 David Stage gave $250 for it.; Mrs. Albert Handell/Randall; Mozart Randall?; Mrs. Ed. H. Brown; (Tate note: Gove, 1991)

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Colonial Ave.

Captain James W. Benedict House

Israel Wood to Mary Wood to James Benedict in 1772. He built a log house on the east side of the road, near the westerly line of his farm, east of an old well still visable and near a maple tree. When his first child was born he & his wife Mary went to visit his father Elder James Benedict who lived in a house on nearly the same site now (1926) occupied by John Woodruffs house on Galloway Road, after spending the evening there started home, they saw a fire and on arriving home found it was their own house, everything was destroyed but an iron kettle. (Tateanother house was built on the site). Then in 1778 James Benedict built the stone house still standing and occupied by Misses Fannie and Jessie Benedict daughter of Captain James W. Benedict. 1805 James Benedict. Mrs. Fanny Benedict. Capt. James W. Benedict. Misses Fannie & Jessie Benedict. Across the road from Capt. J. W. Benedicts farm stood a small house. Lorenzo Simson lived in it when Captain Benedict was a small boy. John Blain lived there in 1836. Capt. J. W. Benedict lived there in 1874 when he came east to live from Missouri, he went west in 1866. (Abner Wood was the Tory who his behind a large rock on the Capt. James W. Benedict farm opposite of the road from where (1927)Seymour Decker was then.) Part of Captain James W. Benedicts farm was bought of Jonas Sayer in 1784.

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Colonial Ave. (opposite Old Oak Rd.)

Blain Stone House

James Benedict built it in 1794 for is son Captain James Benedict who was the Father of Henry Benedict and Mr. Maria Benedict Forshee. In about 1805 some wolves destroyed & killed some sheep for Capt. James Benedict in the night in the orchard west of the house. Captain James Benedict in 1805; William Smith Benedict 1824; Abner Benedict 1836; John Blaine 1844; Uriah? Blanchard 1885; Thomas Thompson 1887; Anna R. Thompson 1892; Mrs. Benjamin D. Bradner 1896; Walter B. Willoich? 1904; Dr. G. Fred Pitts 1910; Miss Genevieve M. Crissey 1917; Seymour Decker 1924.

(carried to page 32)

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Colonial Ave. 19

Owen Cassidy House

1805 Nathaniel Ketchum lived here. John Ketchum; Jacob Gaul; Ruben Smith; Elijah Walsh; John Gerahty; Owen Cassidy OMalley.

Elijah Walsh was asleep in John Cowdreys store (in 1926 1 Maple Avenue) . When they piled his lap full of wood and put out the lights, when he work up and said Eliza where am I!. In 1800 there was a pottery running here. 1847 a blacksmith and wagon makers shop was on this lot. Haines ran a pottery here. Joseph Roe ran a pottery here.

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Colonial Ave. 25

John L. Finch House

John W. Smith; (Double Pond Iron Co.) Oak Ames & Co; Elsie Ackerman; J. L. Finch; Mrs. Wm. A Hulse

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Colonial Ave. 37 or 39

Mrs. Thomas Nesbit House

The old house stood between the present house and the barn near the Cassidy line. Gregory. 1805 John Mabie, wifes name was Magdaline Mabee. John Mabie; Thomas Nesbit; Charles Nesbit.

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Colonial Ave. 47?

Benjamin Bradner; John L. Finch; Edward B. Lewis Sr. by brook. Edward B. Lewis Jr. 1967. New house replaced old one. There was a large building with a basement east of the house which was used as a tannery by Benjamin Bradner and the lawn by the brook was the tanyard, there was a good spring in this tannery building.

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Colonial Ave. 57 (Tate)

Edward B. Lewis House

Elder Thomas Montanye build the original house here, which was of stone, between 1785-1795. 1805 Elder Lebbeus Lathrop. 1806 Eleazer Mills owned it; Benjamin Bradner; Eleazer Mils Bradner; Mr. J. D. Picksley; Mrs. E. B. Lewis; 1964 E. B. Lewis Jr.. Elder Thomas Montanye came to Warwick Nov. 1779, left Dec. 1800.

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Colonial Ave. 71

Wm. W. Van Duzer House

1816 Jacob Mabee lived there in an old house, which was burned; (John? Tate) Vance; James Benedict; Wm. Benedict; Wm. L. Benedict; Wilson W. Van Duzer. Present house built by Wm. L. Benedict in1836. There was 5 Indian wigwams or shanties between Wilson W. Van Duzers house and the new house he built on the hill northeast of his present house, a short distance east of his house there is a well dug by the Indians, the only one that I know of in this section.

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Colonial Ave., 2

Albert Wisner Public Library

Wisner Memorial Library next to late F. C. Cary house, very old house torn down in 1926. Jacob Roe; Lawyer Querry; 1858 Miss Ruth Holly had a millinery shop; Miss Hyleann Bertholf (?Aunt of Josie? Hoyt?); Wm. Wood; S.A.F. Servin; John Lawrence; Frank & F. C. Cary; F. C. Cary; Wisner Memorial Library.

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Colonial Ave., 23 (Tate)

Wawayanda Hotel

Daniel Burt built part of this house before 1770. 1785 to 1805 Thomas Gerahty owned it and ran a hotel there, it then had 8 steps going up to what is now the second story, the barroom was on that floor then, he had a cow yard east of the hote. His wife Jane Gerahty was a very strong woman, she carried a barrel of whisky up the 8 steps into the barroom, set the barrel on her knees and drank out of the bung hole. He was the village constable, and while on duty his uniform was a long red coat with alight colored corduroy pants, worsted stockings, sharp toed shoes with large buckles. When arrayed in this style his expression was I am now for War and war it was. 1830 Thomas Ward owned this hotel and had sheds for horses across the road where Mrs. Frank Shepard (in 1926) lives. While Ward owned it Wm. Henry Herbert (Frank Forester) as he was called used to come up and stop with Ward and go hunting with him. On one of these hunting trips Ward was crashing thro the brush in Daniel Sayers swamp, when some one fired some of the shot hit Ward, who swore soundly, then one of the men said whoever did it could say they had shot the biggest Wood cock was shot in Sayers swamp, Ward was mad said he would shoot them, Ward was only about 5 feet high but was so broad he had to set on 2 chairs, he filled them both, when he was a young man 18 years old he was very slender, and being so short, that when he took his place in the militia ranks to train the officer thought he was a little boy, caught him by the collar and threw him out, get out you little rascal.

1816 Joel Burt son of Daniel Burt kept a shore here.

Redmond Ward (Tateof Newton, NJ?)

1856 Wm. L. Benedict bought the Hotel from the Ward heirs and ran a boarding home, to care for pupils of the Warwick Institute of which he was principal at that time, at the breaking out of the Civil War (1861) it was closed as most of his pupils were from the South, he sold to Minard Sutton who rented it to Lewis Sutton about 1861. Henry June 1864-1872. Thomas Randall.

Thomas Gerahtys second wife was Mrs. Batchalor, he came here from Goshen NY and taught a select school in the west end which is the oldest part. He graduated at Dublin University, Ireland. He also ran a dry goods store there before he ran a hotel. In 1810 Miss Margaret Gerahtys mother was married there to Francis Gerahty, in 1826 Thos. Gerahtys granddaughter Catherine married there at the age of 16 years. Thomas Gerahty afterwards moved to Middletown NY where he died. It is not (1926) known as The Forester Apartments.. In the hollow by the old Shingle house where Elbert Hulse house now stands Forester Avenue, the Patriots roasted a whole ox just after Gen. Burgoyne surrendered to the American General Gates. The surrender occurred Oct. 17, 1777. an old knife was found there when the foundation was being dug for Elbert Hulses house.

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Colonial Ave., between corner and Smith Welling Building

Parking Lot

The lot next to Warwick Hospital on Colonial Ave. The house torn down there in 1926 was built by Peter D. Demarest and used as a shoemakers shop by his son J. Gilliam Demarest. Philetus Demarest kept a tailor shop there. Palmer ran a store. Azuba Raymond, F. C. Cary adjoining properties.

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Florida NY

Militia

Last militia drill near Florida NY in 1842 on the C. S.? Shultz meadow south of Florida NY, was the last place that the militia trained, the officers gave some orders to the men that could not be executed, then the officers abused them for not obeying them, when the men took the officers and rode them on rails and dumped them over the fences. The militia met at Aspell Hotel, Florida NY (illegible note, see original)

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Forester Ave.

Shingle House? (note by S. Gardner)

In 1796 Garret Post lived on farm now 1927 belonging to Hospital.

21

Forester Ave.

Shingle House

Kings Highway

Garret Post changed the old road which ran from Main St. to a large willow on his farm lane. This ran on the east side of Capt. Benedicts tone house to the present road, coming out in front of Blain stone house. Present road runs west of Capt. Benedicts (SG notethe Blain stone is house the one near Old Oak Rd., also called the Polly Benedict house)

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Forester Ave.

Shingle House

In 1764 Daniel Burt built this house, when his son James was 5 years old and said son told Daniel Wood that he remembered dragging brush away when the trees were cut down to build said house. The shingles that covered the roof and sides of this house were cut & rived from one pine tree, that stood near where the house was built. Between the large chimney & the studing of the wall on the second story is a large space that can be entered from the attic, it is called The Tory Hole. There was a stone house 20 x 15 stood a few feet back of this house used for a block house & for slaves. 1764 Daniel Burt; 1805 Col. Garret Post sold it for $1,000 to Jacob & James Magee; Mrs. Sally Ann Forshee Servin; M. M. Kane & Benj. F. Vail; Historical Society of the Town of Warwick. (carried to p. 21)

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Forester Ave.

Warwick Hospital Grounds/ Smith-Welling Professional Building in 2007

In about 1830 John W. Smith built this brick house, Mrs. S. A. F. Servin afterwards enlarged it. (illegible pencil notecheck original). There was a frame store that formerly stood on this plot at the corner of Colonial Ave. & Forester Aven, and was probably bilt at about the same time as the John L. Finch house by John W. Smith. This store building was built when Capt. James W. Benedict was a small boy. My father Wm. Ellison Sayer bought a small black glass ink stand there when he went to school. Store was run by John W. Smith. Dr. Hanashan? Spencer? Palmer later the Warwick Advertiser was edited & printed in this building by John L. Servin. (another penciled note)

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Forester Ave.

Daniel Wood House

Ludlow Cooper built this house in about 1827. This land was bought of Richard Welling by Garret Post Garret Post sold it to Ludlow Cooper, who was his son in law. 1843 John Wood bought it. 1847 Daniel Wood bought it. Milton H. Wood. Charles Decker. (note by S. Gardner: on 1903 map, Milton H. Wood farm is on lower Forester Ave. approx. where Wadesons and Park Ln. are. None of the buildings seem to be still standing in 2007.)

On this farm is an Indian Spring near the Wawayanda Creek, near the Lehigh & Hudson River Railroad bridge. The bottom of this spring is covered with flat stone, they were put there by the Indians.

26

Forester Ave. 14 corner of Church

Lewis Horton House

Suekey? Bertholff; Miss Polly Coleman; Miss Polly Warren; Abram Quackenbush; Mrs. Eliza McDonald; Lewis Horton (note: Bartholf,Suckey in the 1824 Town of Warwick assessment list was a "black woman" and she was assessed as Quantity 74-Value 150-Personal-0 Total 150-$.50 which seems a decent amount in comparison to others in the assessmentFemi Roecker, 2007)

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Forester Ave. 18

Isaac J. Dolson

Jeremiah Dolson built it in 1870. Jesseniah Dolson; M.M. Kane; Isaac T. Dolson. (appears to be property centered between High & Churchsg)

26

Forester Ave., Corner of High St.

Jacob Gaul House

Elder James Benedict owned this land and occupied a house that stood here that was burned. His daughter Jemimah was very fond of dancing and slipped over to the old shingle house one night when there was a ball there, her father hearing the sinful fiddle went over, as he came in the front door she slipped out the back door & went home and kicked off her shoes & jumped in bed with her clothes on and pretended to be fast a asleep when her father looked in her room when he got back home. New house was built. 1805 Richard Welling Sr.; Abram Palmer; George Halstead; Wm. E. Sayer; Jacob Gaul. Jemimah married John Newberry. (Note by S. Gardner: On 1875 map J. Gaul is at the east corner of High St. and Forester Ave.)

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Galloway Rd.

John Woodruff House.

The Elder James Benedict house stood on part of the ground now occupied by the John Woodruff house, and nearby built into the cellar wall of the barn is the old well.

1764 Elder James Benedict; James Benedict; 1805 John Wood; James B. Wood; John? C. Wilson; John Woodruff.

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Galloway Rd.

Park Ave. School Property

A. C. Gulman House. James Odaniels; Richard Welling, Jr.; John Wood; James B. Wood; John McKeever; A.C. Gulman. Torn down by school board.

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Glenmere Lake

Stories

Told by Wm. Ellison Sayer

Gabriel Raynor married Susanna Wisner, their son Turk Raynor was a bad one, he would steal cattle and drive them over the mountains to New York City in the night, when anyone came along he would hide. He also used to buy cattle from his father and pay him in counterfeit money, when the old man took him to task about it, he said father you did not give me an education so how can I tell counterfeit money, you will have to stand the loss, although the son knew all the time it was counterfeit. The old man Gabriel Raynor used to change all paper money to gold or silver then bury it. He showed W. B. Sayers uncle Wm. Wolton Brook a small pistol that he used load with powder and shot crickets on his hearthstone, he lived over back of Glenmere Lake in Town of Chester. (note: W. L. Raynor Jr. used to tell the story that two eccentric Raynor sisters still living over there were beaten and died, someone was looking for all the money; (news articles have been found confirming this2008, Sue G.. He also told that one of the Raynors was a Tory, possibly this Gabriel or Turk; the Raynor genealogy has William C. Raynor marrying Susanna Goldsmith Wisner, so perhaps the names have been confused; the Tory was William Raynor, as a note to this effect is recorded by Nathaniel Jones in his Wm. Raynos Revolutionary Pension application, which was rejected2008, Sue G.)

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Grand St.

Demarest

Tate Handwriting: GVD: Julia Demarest house on Grand St., built 1896.

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Grand St. (South Side) & Maple Ave., Main St. extending around south side of Bairds Tavern in 1863 (map).(location by sg)

Thomas Burt Farm

1765 Francis Baird; 1799 John Baird; 1804 Nathan Reed; 1808 James Hoyt; 1858 Isaac Taylor; 1865 Thomas Burt; 1927 Miss Elizabeth, Lydia & Annie Burt.

James Hoyt built the house and Thomas Burt remodeled it. James Hoyt was Pound Master and kept the village pound for several years on the gravel knoll near where the present barn stands (1927)

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Hathorn Rd.

Pierson Ezra Sanford Farm

Hathorn house. 1773 General John Hathorn built this tone house, he was a surveyor and married Elizabeth Welling. George John Hathorn; 1827 Ezra Sanford bought it at Sheriffs sale. Pierson Ezra Sanford; Ed. B. Sanford; Charles Walling; Fred C. Raynor; Wilfred L. Raynor. General Hathorn ran a pottery here and other kinds of business. After he got home from the battle of Lakawaxen, afterward called the Battle of Minisink, 2 Indians hid in a hay stack near the house nd tried to shoot him, he had to set between the windows with his back to the stone work until the Indians got tired and went away. General George Washington and Lady Washington were entertained here at different times. In the peak of this house are brick built ins, H I E 1773 meaning John & Elizabeth Hathorn.

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Hathorn Rd.

Jeremiah Morehouse Home

The house between this Hathorn stone house & Warwick Cemetery. Adonijah Morehousewidow Sara Sarah Ellswith Morehouse md. John Robertson; Sara Robertson; 1805 Jeremiah Morehouse (son); Goerge Morehouse; P. E. Sanford; Ed. B. Sanford; Walling. Adonijah Morehouses wife had a slave boy who they traded to the Wellings for 10 acres of land, she was Sara Brower. Wilfred Raynor, Jr.

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High St.

Warwick Savings Bank

Return to page 52. Its charter was the first to be granted under the General Savings Bank Law of May 17, 1875. The notice of organization dated May 18, 1875 was signed by Thomas Burt, Dewitt C. Jayne, Cornelius J. Lazear; Thomas G?. Pierson; James Wisner; William M. Sanford; William J. Sly; A. J. Burt; C. H. Wilson; James H. Holly; Isaac V. Wheeler; Thomas Welling; William L. Ogden; John Ackerman; J. E. Waterbury. Dept 13, 1875 Officers elected. President Thomas Burt; Vice President Thomas G. Pierson; 2nd Vice President William C. Eager. Oct. 15, 1875 Thomas Burt elected Treasurer & Secretary. Bank opened for business January 3, 1876. First depositor was Mrs. Lottie B. Welling, wife of Daniel F. Welling. Publishing of Advertiser, 6% interest was paid to Jan. 1, 1879. Its first home built in 1856 was the building next door to the New Bank, building now occupied by O. & R. E. Co. 2nd home in the brick building next to Excelsior Hose Co. corner of High & South Streets, 3d home, north end of J.E.V. Miller brick block Main St. 4th home, brick building corner of Main St. & Welling Place.

47

High St. adjoining OSB Church

Jesse Wood House

1827 Jacob Welsh lived here, had a blacksmith shop near where Barn now is. (1927). 1837 William Hoyt & Hyla his wife sold it to Rufus Reed. Heirs of Rufus Reed sold to Orrin F. Peck. 1865 Orrin F. Peck & wife Lucina sold to Jesse Wood for $1,400. His son J. Harley Wood sold to William Decker, Jr.; Gallo owned later and donated to a religious organization, for sale in 2007.

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High St. east corner of Forester

Brought forward from p. 26Richard Welling owned the house that stood there and lived there. Later Joseph Howell tore down this house and built a new house, his wife burned that up. Then the present house was built: Thomas Geraghty; Wm. E. Sayer; Jacob Gaul; Mary Murray; Ruth Remsen; Burned by fire dept.

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High St.,

Just east of the Brick Grammar School (Warwick Institute). In about 1830 Jeremiah Wood built it; Joseph Minthorn; Mrs. John Conklin; Mrs. Alice Drew; Mrs. Mary Furman; Fred C. Drew. (In 2007, former property of grammar school is lot where telephone Co. trucks parksg)

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High St., 45

Corner of High St. & Forester Ave.

Mrs. Jane Hinds House

Was an old weavers shop moved from the Jesse Wood place by Wm. Hoyt, it stood near where the barn now stands on the Jesse Wood place now 1926 owned by Wm. Decker, Jr. Wm. Hoyt; James Heating; James Hinds. Torn down. Look on p. 56

56

High St., West corner of Forester

Mrs. Hines House

1840 built. Moved from Jesse Wood place, William Hoyt; James Heating; James Hines. Torn down. (WVT garage building in 2007sg)

56

High St., West side

Fred C. Drew House

Built in about 1827, owned by Mrs. Parmelo? Roe; A. H. Drew; Fred C. Drew. (In 2007, next to Gallo house, 2 houses from OSB Meeting house property-sg)

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High St.; South St. Parking Lot

Samuel Smith House & tan yard; Conklin & Strong

In 1805 Samuel Smith lived in a small house which stood where the brick village building (1927) now stands, occupied by Excelsior Hose Co. No 1, near the old well that still exists back of Excelsior Hose Co. This old house was probably built before 1800 by Samuel Smith, who ran a tan year near James Deckers house on Smith Street, as some of the vats were dug up in digging the cellar for his house. Smith had a dam on the crrek near where the Lehigh & Hudson River Railroad crosses the brook, that enteres the creer there. This dam got out of repair, and in a freshet the main volume of water followed the old Smith raceway and formed a new channel for the Wawayanda Creek, throwing it into its present channel, the old channel ran thro where Conklin & Strongs feed store & the L & H Railroad Depot are built, in doing some digging under the feed store a few years ago old refuse from the tanyard & old tanbark was found in what was the original bed of the creek

24

Kings Highway (nearly opposite Town DPW)

Col. Houston Farm

Israel Wood. 1796 George Wood had a woolen mill here. 1805 Samuel & Philip Ketchum. 1807 Andrew? Houston. Wm. H. Houston. Andrew H. Houston. 1925 Cornel Vail. Myer Entin 1960 (burned). George Wood had a mill here 1798. Samuel & Philip Ketchum had a grist mill here 1805. Peck had a grist mill here in 1807. Part of the farm now (1926) belongs to John E. Mabee. When the white settlers first came there was a settlement of Indians near the big spring on this farm. Andrew Houston had a cider mill & still to make apple brandy here.

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Kings Highway near Old Oak St.

Blaine Stone House

Brought forward from p. 24. About 17.8687 acres. Deed by John I? Brooks of Washingtonville NY to Nathaniel S. Knapp prior to April 14, 1839. April 14, 1830 Nathaniel St. Knapp & Maranda his wife to James Benedict price $800. 1844 James Benedict & wife to John Blain. Mar. 31, 1885, Elizabeth Blain & Mary Blain to Uriah K. Blanchard price $3000. April 7, 1887 Uriah K. Blanchard & wife to Thomas Thompson price $3,750. July 20, 1892 Thomas Thompson to Annie R. Thompson. April 9, 1896 Annie R. Thompson to Isabella N. Bradner price $1750. Sept. 30, 1904 Isabella N. Bradner & others to Walter B. Whitlock $100 per acre. Mar. 21, 1910 Walter B. Whitlock & Frances his wife to George F. Pitts. Oct. 13, 1917 George F. Pitts to Joel Henry Crissey about 10 acres $700. Dec. 4, 1919 Martha Sayer Crissey to Genevieve M. Crissey, deed for about 10 acres. April 1924, Genevieve M. Crissey to Seymour Decker about 30 acres price $4000.