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SARATOGA COUNTY, NEW YORK
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Source:
1609

HISTORY
of
SARATOGA COUNTY,
NEW YORK
with
Illustrations and Biographical Sketches
of
Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers
--
By
Nathaniel Bartlett Sylvester
Author of Historical Sketches of Northern New York and the Adirondack Wilderness,
Saratoga, and Kay-Ad-Ros-Se-Ra, etc., etc.
--
Philadelphia:
Everts & Ensign
- 1878 -

CONTENTS
--
HISTORICAL

HISTORY of SARATOGA COUNTY.

 
Chapter. Page
I. Introduction 9
II. Extent - Original Counties - Civil Division 10
III. Topographical Features 12
IV.. - Geological Outlines 15
V. - The Indian Occupancy 18
VI. - Early Explorations - 1535-1600 22
VII. - Founding of Albany, Schenectady, and Montreal - 1614-1662 26
VIII. - Indian Wars - The Mission of Isaac Jogues - 1642-1646 29
IX. - French and Indian Wars - The northern Invasion of 1666 32
X. - French and Indian War of 1689-90 34
XI. The Northern Invasion of 1693 - A Battle in Saratoga 37
XII. - French and Indian Wars - 1709-48 38
XIII. - Last French and Indian War - 1755-63 39
XIV. - The First Period of the Burgoyne Campaign of 1777 43
XV. - The Second Period of the Burgoyne Campaign 53
XVI. - The Third Period of the Burgoyne Campaign 60
XVII. - The Northern Invasion of 1780 70
XVIII. - Early Land Grants - 1684-1713 73
XIX. - Early Settlement - County Organization - Civil Government and Civil List 77
XX. - Military Rolls 90
XXI. - County Societies 95
XXII. - The Press of Saratoga 100
XXIII. - Saratoga County in the Great Rebellion of 1861 120
XXIV. - Centennial Celebrations 120
XXV. - Internal Improvements - Canals, Railroads - 1795 - 1838 128
Chapter Page
XXVI. - Statistical Tables 131
XXVII. - BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES 137

HISTORY of the VILLAGES and TOWNS of SARATOGA COUNTY.

Village of Saratoga Springs 148
Town of Saratoga Springs 213
Village of Ballston Spa 228
Town of Ballston 246
" Saratoga 259
" Stillwater 286
" Charlton 313
" Waterford 324
" Half-Moon 343
" Galway 358
" Edinburgh 369
" Malta 380
" Corinth 391
" Northumberland 401
" Hadley 414
" Moreau 422
" Greenfield 435
" Day 454
" Wilton 462
" Clifton Park 472
" Milton 483
" Providence 495
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Patrons' Record and Directory 503


ILLUSTRATIONS.

  Page
Clerk's Office and Court-House, Ballston (frontispiece) facing title
Map of Saratoga County, colored, by towns facing 9
Table of Geoligic Time 16
Plan of Encampment and position of Burgoyne's Army at Swords' House, Sept. 20, and Oct. 7 and 8, 1777 facing 60
Plan of Encampment and position of Burgoyne's Army at Braemus' Heights, Sept. 20, and Oct. 7 and 8, 1777 facing 62
Portrait of Madame Riedesel betw. 64, 65
Portrait of Lady Harriet Ackland (steel) betw. 64, 65
Plan of the Position of Burgoyne's Army, Oct. 10, 1777 facing 66
Map of Saratoga County, 1840, showing patents, allotments, etc. facing 73
Fac-Simile of Order made by Board of Supervisors, 1791 facing 79
Portrait of Hon. Reuben H. Walworth (steel) facing 137
Portrait of John K. Porter (steel) facing 143
Adirondack Villa - Residence of Chas. S. Lester facing 154
Residence of W. C. Bronson facing 156
Residence of J. H. Farrington facing 158
Portrait of Captain J. P. Butler facing 158
Views of teh Geyser Spring Property facing 161
Vermont House facing 169
Portrait of Prof. H. A. Wilson facing 174
Portrait of John V. Howard facing 180
Portrait of John Van Rensselaer facing 184
Portrait of Hon. Thos. J. Marvin (steel) facing 192
Residence of the late W. L. F. Warren (with portrait) facing 193
Portrait of Charles S. Lester (steel) facing 194
Portrait of James M. Marvin (steel) facing 196
Portrait of Gideon M. Davison 198
Portrait of E. F. Bullard (steel) facing 199
Portrait of T. B. Reynolds (steel) facing 202
Portrait of Hon. John W. Crane 204
Portrait of ansom Cook 205
Portrait of B. F. Judson 207
Portrait of Samuel J. Pearsall, M. D. 209
Portrait of Henry W. Merrill 210
Portrait of Elias Lee Wakeman 211
Portrait of Anson M. Boyce 212

TOWN OF SARATOGA SPRINGS

Residence of John W. Eddy (with portrait) facing 213

VILLAGE of BALLASTON SPA.

Portrait of George G. Scott facing 230
Portrait of L. Moore, M. D. facing 234
Portrait  of George West (steel) facing 242
Portrait of John W. Thompson (steel) facing 243
Portrait of James W. Horton 244
Portrait of Elisha Curtiss facing 248
Fac-Simileof Bond of Rev. M. Ball, 1779 250
Old Home, built by Jas. Mann, 1805 (with portraits) facing 257
Portrait of G. G. Ostrander 258
Residence of Henry I. Curtiss facing 259

SARATOGA

Residence of Jacob Osborne facing 259
Residence of W. Mayhew facing 260
Residence of J. H. Dillingham facing 260
Residence of James C. Brisbin facing 262
Residence of Hiram Cramer facing 262
Residence of William H. Smith facing 264
Residence of Myron Denton facing 266
Residence of Joseph Wilbur (with portraits) betw. 268, 269
Residence of W. H. Marshall (with Portraits) facing 270
Union Free School, Schuylerville facing 272
Church of the Visitation, and Pastoral Residence facing 275
Bird's eye View of Schuylerville and Vicinity facing 276
Residence of Mrs. Wm. B. Marshall (with portraits) facing 278
Portrait of Andrew Dorland betw. 280, 281
Portraits of Hosea Baker and wife betw. 280, 181
Portrait of D. A. Bulalrd (steel) facing 282
Portrait of Samuel Sheldon 284
Portrait of James H. Dillingham (steel) facing 284
Property of W. P. Finch facing 285

STILLWATER.

Residence of Philip Mosher (with portraits) facing 296
Resicence of George W. Neilson (with portraits) facing 311

WATERFORD.

Residence of the late Hon. Hugh White facing 324
Elm Park - Residence of Rev. Stephen Bush facing 328
Portrait of Thomas C. Morgan facing 332
Portrait of Stephen Bush (steel) facing 336
Portrait of Joshua Bailey (steel) facing 337
Portrait of Hugh White (steel) facing 338
Portrait of Canvass White 339
Portrait of John Cramer (steel) facing 340
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HALF MOON.

Residence of Frank Pruyn Mechanicsville facing 343
Residence of L. E. Smith (with portrait) betw. 344, 345
Residence of Reinhold Werner (with portrait) facing 346
Residence of Peter Woodin (with portrait) facing 352
Portrait of Col. E. E. Ellsworth 355
Portrait of Capt. E. D. Ellsworth 356
Portrait of Rev. F. S. Parke 356

GALWAY.

Residence of Thomas Mairs (with portrait) facing 358
Residence of a. L. Stone (with portraits) facing 367

EDINBURGH.

Residence of Squire Stark (with portraits) facing 369
Residence of L. De Golia (with portraits) facing 372
Residence of Jas. Partridge (with portraits) facing 378

MALTA.

Portrait of Joseph Hillman facing 386
Round Lake Grounds (double-page view) betw. 388, 389

CORINTH.

Portrait of N. M. Houghton 400

NORTHUMBERLAND

Residence of W. S. Deyoe facing 401
Residence of S. O. Burt facing 402
Residence of Mrs. John Harris facign 04
Residence of A. B. Baucus facing 306
Portrait of E. W. Town 409
Residence of Abr. Marshall and son (with portraits) betw. 410, 411
Residence of Hon. D. H. Deyoe (with portraits) betw. 410, 411
Residence of Isaac Van De Werker (with portraits) betw. 412, 413
Residence of Mrs. Sarah A. Thompson (wth portriats) betw. 412, 413

HADLEY.

Residence of Manlius Jeffers (with portraits) facing 414
Property of Lewis E. Wait (with portrait) facing 416
Residence of J. J. Wait (with portrait) facing 418
MOREAU.
Residence of Stephen Vaughn facing 422
Portrait of Austin L. Reynolds facing 428

GREENFIELD.

Residence of Mrs. C. M. Dyer facing 169
Residence of Mrs. T. H. Tompkins facing 436
Residence of Elihu Wing (with portrait) facing 440
Residence of Nelson D. Morehouse betw. 438, 439
Residence of Wm. C. Darrow betw. 438, 439
Portrait of Hon. Howell Gardiner betw. 442, 443
Portrait of Simon Schouten betw. 442, 443
Portrait of Benjamin W. Dyer facing 444
Residence of Dr. Ianthus G. Johnson (with portrait) facing 446
Portrait of Thomas H. Tompkins (steel) facing 451
Portrait of Benjamin S. Robinson 452

DAY.

Portrait of W. B. Collamer facing 462
Residence of John J. Brill (double-page) betw. 464, 465
Portraits of John Ham and wife facing 468

CLIFTON PARR.

Residence of Lewis R. Garnsey facing 472
Property of Nicholas J. Clute (with portraits facing 476
Portraits of Adam Mott and wife facing 478
Residence of B. R. Caldwell (with portraits) facing 481
Residence of Peter Arnold (with portraits) facing 482

MILTON.

Residence of the lae Isaiah Blood (with portrait) facing 484
Residence of Isaac Nash (with portraits) facing 486
Residence of Isaac H. Johnson facing 488
Portrait of Harlow Van Ostrand facing 494

PROVIDENCE.

Portrait of Stephen Rockwell facing 496
Portrait of Rev. Asher Cook facing 499

BIOGRAPHICAL

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