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