I am new to this list and have a few initial questions. My Daniel Brundage and Issac T Taylor line have burials in the Cemetary of Highlands, Central Valley. Is there a on-line record of this cemetary or a good source.? I'm in Minnesota, trying to learn Orange Co geography. Also in the 1820's our Nathaniel Gregory line speaks of Buttermilk Falls, just south of West Point, but I cannot find it on the map. Is anyone familiar with this town?What churches would handle Buttermilk Falls? Finally are there any BRUNDAGES/GREGORY/TAYLOR researchers on this site? Thanks in advance for any help you can give me. I would gladly share what I have on these names. Beverly
Beverly, I am also a Brundage descendant but I'm sorry to say I don't have any information about Daniel Brundage. My ancester was John Brundage who settled in the Town of Minisink from Westchester Co. NY. You might try writing to the Orange County Genealogical Society, 101 Main Street, Goshen, NY 10924 to see if they have the cemetery records you need. Buttermilk Falls is located in the village of Highland Falls in the Town of Highlands. The Town of Highlands is referred to in local histories as "one of the younger towns of Orange County" formed about 1873. It is triangular shape south of Cornwall, the Hudson River is to its east, and bounded on the south by Rockland County. The village of Highland Falls is about 1 1/2 miles south of West Point. It is situated on Bog Meadow Brook, one of several small streams that flow into the Hudson River. Buttermilk Falls was named for a "pretty cataract" because it resembled buttermilk as it tumbled over rocks and was admired by tourists in the area. A post office was established called "Buttermilk Falls" in 1849. About 1830, the First Presbyterian Society formed 2 churches, one near Buttermilk Falls and the other in Fort Montgomery. The First Methodist Church was established about the same time in 1831 at Fort Montgomery. The Church of the Holy Innocents (Episcopal) was formed at Highland Falls in 1850. The Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart was built in 1875. Barbara