The Settlers of the Beekman Patent, Dutchess County, New York

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The Settlers of the Beekman Patent, Dutchess County, New York

An Historical and Genealogical Study of All the 18th Century Settlers in the Patent.

The Settlers of the Beekman Patent contains data on over thirteen hundred families who settled in the Beekman Patent, an original land grant given to Col. Henry Beekman in 1697 by the English Crown and the second largest patent in present-day Dutchess County. Many emigrants from New England lived in and passed through the Beekman Patent on their way west. Others, such as the Palatines and Quakers (almost all from New England), were early settlers and remained for several generations or more. The area of study includes the towns of Beekman, Dover, LaGrange (part), Pawling (including Quaker Hill), and Union Vale.

Volumes 1 through 10 contain Beekman Patent families Abbot to Rogers as well as all early information on the Patent including the lease system, town records, and Revolutionary War records.

Project Web Site: Settlers of the Beekman Patent - external link.

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Additional information about this series

• by Frank J. Doherty, Jan 1, 1990 - History - 885 pages
• The Settlers of the Beekman Patent (Scroll down to see free informational material)
• Background information
• World Catalog
• Source List used in this series, with links.

Available online at these locations:

• The Settlers of the Beekman Patent: Searchable database, Vol. 1-11, with approximately 295,000 names. (NEHGS membership required.)
• Google Books is search only:

• Vol. 1 (1990) Google Books Historical records
• Vol. 2 (1993) Google Books Abbot to Burtch
• Vol. 3 (1995) Google Books Burtis to Dakin
• Vol. 4 (1997) Google Books Darbyshire to Everitt
• Vol. 5 (1999) Google Books Fackert to Haas
• Vol. 6 (2001) Google Books Hadden to Hunt
• Vol. 7 (2003) Google Books Hunter to Leavens
• Vol. 8 (2005) Google Books Lee to Millington
• Vol. 9 (2007) Google Books Mills to Page
• Vol. 10 (2010) Google Books Paine to Rogers
• Vol. 11 (2013) Rood to Sly
• Vol. 12 (2015) Smith to Spaulding
• Vol. 13 (2017) Spencer to Swift
• Vol. 14 (2019) Taber to Tupper

• FamilySearch: Volumes 1-4 https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/496808

Errata

• Vol. 5, Page 823: "Johannnes or Hannes Weatherwax b:c1740 in RedHook Dutchess co NY. did have a daughter named Jane Weatherwax b:26 Dec 1763, baptized at St. Peters Lutheran Church Rhinebeck NY on 1 Jan 1764. This would make her age 17yrs when David E. Gregory was born!. She did not marry David E. Gregory, she did marry a Daniel Goewey abt 1783. They had two sons. The Will of Johannes Weatherwax written on 3 Oct 1814 and signed with his Mark. I have photocopies of the Will and transcriptions and extracts as well. I have also viewed the original in the Surrogates Office in Troy NY. Clearly he indicates his daughter Jane Goewey wife of Daniel Goewey is one of three daughters mentioned in the Will. Daniel Goewey bap: 25 cDec 1757 Albany Reformed Churchbook was the son of Peter S. Goewey Sr. and wife Maria Elizabeth Young." via email from Wayne E. Weatherwax
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• <span id='Doherty'></span>Doherty, Frank J., ''[[Space:The Settlers of the Beekman Patent|The Settlers of the Beekman Patent]]'' (F.J. Doherty, Pleasant Valley, NY, 1990-2003) Vol. , [ Page ].
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• <ref name="Doherty">Doherty, Frank J., ''[[Space:The Settlers of the Beekman Patent|The Settlers of the Beekman Patent]]'' (F.J. Doherty, Pleasant Valley, NY, 1990-2003) Vol. , [ Page ]. </ref>