There is a manuscript on the Petteys family in the Greenwich Free Library, and also a microfilm copy in the LDS library in Salt Lake City. The author is Islay V. H. Gill. Margaret Ernest ----- Original Message ----- From: "girlsean" <girlsean@gmail.com> To: <nywashin@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 8:54 PM Subject: Re: [NYWASHIN] NYWASHIN Digest, Vol 3, Issue 118 > Hi Leslie, > > Sadly, I collected that little tidbit off the internet years ago, and I > don't even know if it was properly sourced when I found it (I'm totally > shameless!). It's possible the Petteys farm history is just a single > manuscript at the Greenwich Free Library. > > Having said that, I did find this old post to this list from back in 2000: > >>From Karla Staudt > staudt@cptelco.net > >>From "History of Greenwich, NY 1809-1909 by Mrs. B.B. Sharpe, Pub. by The > Commonweal Press, Greenwich, NY 1909 (ACC Library, Queensbury) p.5: > "In 1769 or 1770, Daniel Rose, a millwright (long in the employ of General > Philip Schuyler, at Old Saratoga) came to Greenwich, and erected the1st > grist mill in the town on what was then "Foster's Brook", but is now known > as the "Flaxmill brook," on Job G. Sherman's farm. This mill was probably > in operation as early as 1771, as Dr. Fitch speaks of it as having been > erected before Reed's mill at Fitch's Point, in the town of Salem, and > that > mill was completed in 1772. Mr. Rose also erected a saw-mill on the brook > and we believe these mills to have been those called by the next > generation > the "Old Rhodes Mills". We do not learn that anywhere in the county there > were mills answering as closely to the traditional descriptions of "Rhodes > Mills" as those built by Daniel Rose. it seems probably that the name > "Rhodes" as applied to mills came from a misunderstanding of Rose's name. > ROBERT KENYON came to Greenwich with Rose and selected the farm now owned > by > William M. Holmes as the place of his future residence; but being obliged > to > go to Rhode Island for money, he found on his return that a man named > Mosher > had "squatted" on his claim and he took the farm now owned by Rev. William > Day.......... > Also, there is a Hall family website with some transcribed records from > the > Bottskill church: > http://www.geocities.com/BourbonStreet/Bayou/3224/hall.html > > "*The following is from the microfilmed Church Records, it appears Benajah > Hall was quite the character.* > > *Janurary 15th 1783 at a conference held at the home of David Petteys: > Opened the meeting with singing and prayer to God. Brought forward a > matter > of complaint of Silvester Hall against brother Benajah Hall first of > promising him to give him security. The said Silvester Hall for signing a > note with him as security to John Millar and afterward denying of it. And > this article appears to be true by brother Whaleys evidence. Second > article > that brother Hall said that he wished said Millar was dead and that he was > to salt him up in the kettle he hired of said Millar. To which brother > Hall > saith he did say that he would not care if Millar was dead and salted in > it. > Article the third said Silvester chargeth him of swearing profanity. And > brother Benajah Hall acknowledgeth he did profanely swear. The Brethern is > of the mind that he is guilty in each article of the above complaint and > for > these things and the other matters before against him.* > > *Church Records. To act on matters of Difficulty existing between Joseph > Reynolds and Benajah Hall December ye 21st 1782. At meeting of Conference > held at the dwelling house of brother Elisha Coon. Opened the meeting by > singing & prayer to God. Brother Joseph Reynolds proceeded to open his > matter of difficulty with brother Benajah Hall wherein he accused said > Hall > of being guilty of the Heinous Sin of Lying in the first article of > complaint. 2nd said Reynolds charges him ye said Hall of speaking > slanderously of him. These matters being diligently searched into by the > Church this body in General finds Brother Hall guilty of the Charges Laid > against him. Brother Robert Kinyon & Brother Theophilus Whaley are > appointed > as messengers to request Sarah Robins & Mary Whaley to attend our next > Conference to be three weeks from the Date here of at this house.* > > *To attend a counsel at Saratoga on the first Tuesday in June next to be > held at Robert Kinyons house. At a worshiping meeting held May ye 11th > 1782 > at the Dwelling house of Capt. Forster Entred as Members with us Rebecca > Burdick and Susannah Hall. May ye 12th 1782 at a meeting of worshiping > meeting at the house of William Stewards a number of candidates was > Baptised > by Rev. Lemuel Powers administrators Benajah Hall, Benjamen Worden, Sabra > Hall, Mary Ross, Delight Worden, Deborah Fuller, Elizabeth Thornton, Anna > Reynolds, Mary Reynolds, Rebecca Burdick, Susannah Hall, and Mary Whaley > joined Covenant.* > > *April 27th 1782 at a meeting of worship held at Elisha Coons entred > Covenant with us Benajah Hall, Sabra Hall and Mary Ross."* > > Cheers, > > Sean > > > > Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2008 08:37:01 -0400 > From: "Leslie B. Potter" <lbpotter@comcast.net> > Subject: Re: [NYWASHIN] Daniel Rose > > Hi Sean, > > Thank you for the information about Daniel Rose and Elisha Coon. > > Where did you find the The history of the David Pettey's Family? It > sounds like a fantastic resource. Both David Pettey and Elisha Coon are > on the 1779 Saratoga District Tax List. I can not help but wonder who > else on the Saratoga District Tax list might have been mentioned in that > book. > > Thanks again, > > Leslie > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYWASHIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message