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Washington County, New York
History & Genealogy

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HISTORY OF WASHINGTON COUNTY, NEW YORK
with
Illustrations and Biographical Sketches
of
some of its prominent men and pioneers
Philadelphia:
Everts & Ensign
1878

CONTENTS

HISTORY OF WASHINGTON COUNTY.
CHAPTERS
I. -	Introductory - FINISHED 11/20/2020	9
II. -	The Advent of the White Man - FINISHED 11/20/2020	10
III. -	The Situation - FINISHED 11/20/2020	12
IV. -	1609 to 1700 - STARTED 11/20/2020	13
V. -	Queen Anne's War	15
VI. -	The First Settlement, etc.	16
VII. -	The War of 1744	18
VIII. -	The War of 1744	18
IX. -	Latter Part of the Old French War	27
X. -	From the French War to the Revolution	32
XI. -	1775 and 1776	40
XII. -	1777	44
XIII. -	Remainder of the Revolution	58
XIV. -	The Era of Development	63
XV. -	A General View	69
XVI. -	1800 to 1861	70
XVII. -	Regiments Raised in 1861	75
XVIII. -	The One Hundred and Twenty-third Infantry	80
XIX. -	Other Regiments	85
XX. -	Present Condition of the County	86
XXI. -	Geology of Washington County	89
XXII. -	Freemasonry in Washington County	95
XXIII. -	The Medical Society of Washington County	97

CHAPTERS.
XXIV. -	Agricultural Societies	103
XXV. -	The Press of Washington County	106
XXVI. -	Washington County Civil List	111
HISTORY OF THE VILLAGES AND TOWNS OF WASHINGTON COUNTY
Salem - STARTED 11/20/2020		121
Granville		194
Argyle		230
Cambridge		252
Dresden		283
Easton		290
Fort Ann		301
Fort Edward		314
Greenwich		334
Hampton		362
Hartford		372
Hebron		385
Jackson		405
Kingsbury		420
Putnam		448
White Creek		455
Whitehall		473
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Patrons' Record and Directory 492 - 504

ILLUSTRATIONS:

View of Court House, Salem	facing title page
Map of Washington County	betw. 8, 9
The "Post" Building	110
SALEM
United Presbyterian Church	facing 121
Residence of William Law	facing 121
Portrait of Judge C. L. Allen	facing 125
Residence of L. S. Sherman (with portraits)	facing 126
Portraits of J. B. Stevenson and Wife	betw. 128, 129
Property of Thomas S. Stevenson (with portraits)	betw. 128, 129
Portraits of Isaac Bininger and Wife	facing 133
Residence of Clinton F. Wilson (with portraits)	facing 134
Portraits of S. Beaty	betw. 136, 137
Residence of Wm. J. Beaty (with portraits)	betw. 136, 137
Residence of John Cleveland (with portraits)	facing 138
Portrait of Bernard Blair	facing 140
Portrait of Dr. George Allen	facing 142
Residence of the late David Hawley	betw. 144, 145
Portraits of David Hawley and Wife	betw. 144, 145
Portrait of J. A. McFarland	facing 148
Residence of the late Hiram Walker (with portraits)	facing 152
Portraits of Wm. McKie and Wife	facing 156
Farm Residence of J. M. Thompson (with portraits)	facing 160
Residence of Sarah Fairley (with portraits)	facing 164
National Bank of Salem	facing 159
Residence of B. F. Bancroft	facing 169
The Old Meeting-House in Salem	169
Portrait of Gen. John Williams (steel)	facing 178
Portrait of Hon. James Gibson (steel)	facing 180
Portrait of Benjamin F. Bancroft (steel)	facing 183
Portrait of Asa Fitch	185
Portrait of D. V. T. Qua	187
Residence of Mary A. Steele and Son (with portraits)	facing 190
View of Salem, N. Y., in 1793	facing 194
GRANVILLE
Residence of G. L. Bulkley	facing 194
Residence of Mrs. Leonard C. Thorne	facing 197
Portraits of David and Hannah Rogers	betw. 198, 199
Portraits of Stephen Dillingham, Sr., and wife	betw. 200,201
Residence of Stephen Dillingham, 2d (with portraits	betw. 200, 201
Residence of Edwin B. Temple (with portraits)	betw. 202, 203
Residence of Truman Temple (with portraits)	betw. 202, 203
Residence of "L. R. Temple (with portraits)	facing 204
Granville Military Academy, North Granville	facing 207
Residence of Noah Day (with portraits)	betw. 208, 209
Residence of M. T. C. Day (with portraits)	betw. 208, 209
Portrait of Gen. Edward Bulkley	facing 216
Portrait of Leonard C. Thorne (steel)	facing 222
Residence of Otis Dillingham (with portraits)	facing 224
Portrait of Daniel Woodard	226
Reidence of R. C. Betts (with portrait)	facing 228
ARGYLE
Residence of Wm. D. Stevenson	facing 230
Portraits of John and Elizabeth Reid	facing 232
Portraits of James and Jane Williamson	facing 232
Portrait of George C. Dennis	facing 232
Residence of A. Barkley	facing 236
Portraits of Robert and Eleanor Cuthbert	facing 240
Portraits of James Foster and Wife	facing 240
Residence of William Clapp	facing 243
Residence of John R. Harsha	facing 243
Farm Residence of James McDonald	facing 244
CAMBRIDGE
Residence of Russell S. Fish	facing 252
Farm Property of Zerah Rider	facing 260
Portraits of John P. Putnam and Wife	facing 264
Residence of Horace and Phebe Valentine	facing 272
Residence of Horace and Phebe Valentine	facing 272
Portrait of Rev. Henry Gordon (steel)	betw. 278, 279
Portrait of James Maxwell (steel)	betw. 278, 279
Portrait of David Robertson	facing 280
Portraits of Henry and Patience Hall	facing 280
Portraits of Thomas and Jane Skellie	facing 280
Portraits of James H. Austin and Wife	282
EASTON
Residence of Col. Andrew Thompson, with portraits	facing 290
Residence of E. W. Hollister	facing 292
Residence of Homer B. Dixson	facing 294
Residence of Horton Cottrell	facing 296
Portraits of Adam Cottrell and Wife	298
Late Residence of Adam Cottrell	facing 298
Residence of John Wilbur, Jr.	facing 299
Portraits of John Wilbur, Jr., and Wife	299
Portrait of E. W. Hollister	300
FORT ANN
Residence of Israel Thompson, with portraits	facing 301
Residence of John Hall, with portraits	facing 302
Residence of B. J. Lawrence, with portraits (double page)	betw. 304, 305
Kane's Falls Woolen-Mills	betw. 306, 307
Bridgeport Wood-Finishing Company's Works	betw. 306, 307
FORT EDWARD
Residence of A. C. Hodgeman	facing 314
Residence of Amasa Howland	facing 316
Residence of Alexander Carswell (with portraits)	facing 318
Residence of John Wagman (with portraits)	facing 320
Portraits of John and Lucy McIntyre	betw. 320, 321
Portraits of John and Charlotte McGregor	betw. 320, 321
Portraits of John Clark and Wife	betw. 322, 323
Portraits of John S. and Mary Durkee	betw. 322, 323
Portrait of James Baldwin	betw. 324, 325
Portraits of Walter Rogers and Wife	betw. 324, 325
Portraits of Joseph E. King, Ph.D, D.D.	facing 327
Portrait of F. D. Hodgeman (steel)	facing 329
Portraits of Walter C. and Margaret Gilchrist	331
Portraits of James H. Gilchrist	332
Residence of the late Enos Howland, with portraits	facing 333

GREENWICH
Residence of Edmund H. Gibson	facing 334
Residence of David T. Ensign	facing 336
Portrait of James I. Lourie	facing 338
Residence of Alphonso Dwelle	facing 340
Residence of William Hutton, with portraits	facing 342
Residence of the late Thomas Rogers	betw. 344, 345
Portraits of Thomas and Betsey Rogers	betw. 344, 345
Residenceof James Beveridge	betw. 346, 347
Portraits of James Beveridge and Wife	betw. 346, 347
Residence of Horace Morse	facing 350
Portrait of Dr. Cornelius Holmes	betw. 352, 353
Portraits of Asa F. Holmes and Wife	betw. 352, 353
Portraits of Nelson H. and Emma B. Wing	facing 354
Portraits of George and W. G. Stewart	facing 356
Portrait of David A. Boies	358
Residence of Nelson Pratt (with portraits)	facing 359
Portraits of Alphonso Dwelle and Wife	facing 360
Portrait of Col. Franklin Norton	facing 360
Residence of Harvey Hanks (with portraits)	facing 361
HAMPTON
Residence of Paulinus Millard	facing 364
Residence of Fonrose Farwell	facing 362
Portraits of Benjamin and Paulinus Millard	facing 364
Residence of Hon. Ralph Richards (with portraits)	facing 370
HARTFORD
Residence of Hon. James M. Northup (with portraits)	facing 380
Residence of Harvey Brown (with portrait)	facing 382
HEBRON.
Residence and Farm of Arthur L. Smith	facing 386
Residence and Farm of John McConnell (with portraits)	facing 388
Portrait of C. J. White, M. D.	facing 390
Residence of Jas. Craig (with portraits)	facing 392
Methodist Church, West Hebron	facing 395
Residence of Nathan R. Hills (with portraits)	facing 396
Property of Edward L. Coy (with portraits)	facing 399
Portrait of Abraham Johnston	401
Portrait of Daniel Braymer	403
JACKSON.
Residence of J. H. Cleveland, with portraits	facing 405
Residence of Samuel B. Hedges, with portraits	betw. 406, 407
Residence of James H. Weir, with portraits	betw. 406, 407
Residence of James E. Robertson	betw. 408, 409
Portraits of James E. and John Robertson	betw. 408, 409
Residence of James Coulter, with portraits (double page)	betw. 410, 411
Portrait of Paul Doig	facing 412
Residence of Jonathan Warner	facing 415
Portraits of Jonathan Warner and Wife	415
Portrait of Thomas B. Lourie	417
Residence of William Holden, with portrait	facing 418
KINGSBURY.
Residence of Loren Allen	facing 420
Residence of T. M. Groesbeck	facing 420
Residence of Mrs. Benj. Ferris (with portraits)	facing 424
Carriage Manufactory of Wilber & Witpen	facing 428
Hotel, Store, and Res. of Ezekiel Smith (with portraits)	facing 432
Residence of Joseph H. Harris (with portraits)	facing 436
Residence of Geo. Weston (with portraits)	facing 440
Portrait of Charles Rogers	442
Farm Property of James P. Buck (with portrait)	facing 446
WHITE CREEK.
Residence of the late Isaac Ashton (with portraits)	facing 455
Residence of I. Braton Perry (with portrait)	facing 458
"Round Hill Rarm," residence of John James (double page)	betw. 462, 463
Residence of L. S. Sweet	facing 466
Residence of Hugh Taber (with portrait)	facing 469
Portraits of Jonathan B. Fowler and Wife	471
Portrait of Nathaniel Cottrell	472
WHITEHALL.
Residence of William Hannas	betw. 474, 475
Portraits of William Hannas and Wife	betw. 474, 475
Portraits of Dwight Hollister and Wife	facing 476
Portraits of R. C. Johnson and Wife	facing 478
Portraits of Elisha A. and Mary C. Martin	betw. 480, 481
Portrait of Lambert H. Law	betw. 484, 485
Portrait of Robert Doig	betw. 484,485
Portrait of Judge Asa Hawley	487
Residence of A. J. Long, M. D., with portraits	facing 488
Portrait of Col. Lemon Barns	489
Residence of Mrs. Almira Bascom, with portraits	facing 491

BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX

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