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but the precise date is unknown. They were Germans, and
among them were families named Hellebralt, Waters, Getman,
Van Iteis.sen, Walrath, and Klock. A German school was
taught by Henry Hayes at an early day. The first English
school was taught by Lot Ryan, an Irishman, in 1792. Chris.
Nellis kept an inn in 1783, and a store in 1801. Jacob Zimmer¬
man built the first gristmill, during the Revolution, and Geo.
Klock the second, in 1801,
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the house of George Klock, nearly three mi. tt. of Palatine Church, was stockaded and named
“ Fort House.”1 The house of Jacob Zimmerman was also stockaded. These forts were both at¬
tacked, but never taken. Fort Hill, situated on an eminence e. of East Creek, was erected during
the French "War. It was repaired and used during the Revolution. The battle between the forces
of Sir John and the advanced guard of Yan Rensselaer’s army, under Col. Dubois, was fought at
“ Klocks Field,” near “Fort House,” Oct. 18,1780. The enemy forded the river, and retreated up *
the valley during the night following. The Indians, in small parties, continued to prowl about the
settlement during the war, and shot and captured several of the inhabitants.2 Clarksbui gh
is a hamlet, containing a pitchfork manufactory. A church was built by George Klock in 1756 ;
the Rev. Mr. Rosekrantz was the first preacher, and John Henry Disland the second. The census
reports 2 churches; Ref. Prot. D. and Union.
Acres of Land, Valuation, Population, Dwellings, Families, Freeholders, Schools, Live
Stock, Agricultural Products, and Domestic Manufactures, of Montgomery County.
|
Names op Towns. |
Acres op Land. |
Valuation op 1858. |
Population. |
No. of Dwellings. |
•1
I
4 |
I
Is |
Schools. |
|
I
!
1 |
0
1
1 |
8
e
$ ' |
. s &
(Sta |
"a
1 |
i
1 |
'e
(1 |
v!
13
15
11
13
10
18
12
11
14
4
12T |
ll
!S &
HO 3 |
|
Amsterdam..............
Canajoharie..............
Charleston...............
Florida....................
Glen........................
Minden...................
Mohawk..................
Palatine.................
Root.......................
St. Johnsville............ |
16,065*
20,596*
21,71(51
26.053
18;731i
24,156
16,517
19,512|
23,043*
8,065 |
3,9S9
3,701*
4,923
5,886*
4,442*
5,794*
3,705*
4,329*
7,372
2,577 |
779,698
849,073
311,517
588,024
501,470
938,762
' 602,022
607,813
657,033
279,479 |
75,900
113,200
23,100
93,400
43,150
98,280
66,350
68,073
50,975
41,651 |
855,958
962,273
334,617
681,424
544,620
1,037,042
658,372
675,886
708,008
321,130 |
1,969
2,054
952
1,632
1,542
2,401
1,567
1,291
1,476
903 |
2,043
1,968
947
1,522
1,414
2,270
1,510
1,234
1,272
841 |
749
612
359
544
483
754
487
231
464
277 |
500
673
385
512
556
850
660
428
519
327 |
188
391
249
395
304
565
348
.349
309
208 |
1,482
1,566
828
1,196
1,137
1,765
1,270
1,095
1,012
677 |
|
Total.............. |
194,457* |
46,720| |
6,114,891 |
664,079 |
6,778,970 |
15,787 |
15,021 |
4,960 |
5,310 |
3,306 |
12,028 |
|
Names of Towns. |
Live Stock. |
Agricultural Products. |
€
o
c>
II
(§.S |
|
1 |
il ® i |
1
6 |
§.
i |
•1
1 |
Bush, of Grain. |
I
a
£ |
J§
11
(qa, |
31
» a,
s a;
«■< |
Dairy Products. |
|
a
e |
a
£
$ |
■8 £
Si »
3
0 3
6h PS) |
•§ a,"
1 v! |
|
Amsterdam..............
Canajoharie..............
Charleston...............
Plorida....................
Glen........................
Minden...................
Mohawk..................
Palatine..................
Root.......................
St. Johnsville............ |
689
901
850
1,212
986
1,074
857
865
1,036
366 |
960
1,779
1,411
1,694
1,199
1,691
1,381
1,525
1,549
512 |
1,05S
1,967
1,204
1,356
1,132
3,12C
1,558
2.67t
R582
1,147 |
2,402
2,641
4,855
2,887
3,824
2,197
3,818
1,692
4,885
460 |
1,399
2,007
1,188
2,050
2,033
2,641
2,620
2,457
1,628
811 |
3,894*
4,313
1,783
10,240
10,469
5,658
10,648
10,070
3,294*
2,647 |
121,000*
155,944
127,914*
213,334
181,592*
192,221*
171,619
134,371
146,218*
27,611 |
3,497
4,208*
2,905*
4,937*
3,962
6,461*
5,490
6,405*
3,434*
3,230 |
14,207
14.367
6,509
13,676
14,749
24,923
23,194
14,824
11,449
7,256 |
16,532
11,187
18,237
: 23,776
15,983
15,756
21,024
10,746
18,070
4,550 |
91,993
140,765
114,398
125,140
105,410
187.345
173.952
117^548
120,124
34,710 |
1,320
184,512
16,050
4,836
13,290
465,417
13,490
494,923
79,016
265,800 |
154
463*
3,344
306
1,097
1,451
1,309
1,829
1,992
341 |
|
Total.............. |
8,836 |
13,701 |
16,801 |
29,661 |
18,834 |
63,017 |
1,471,826* |
44,532* |
145,154 |
155,861 |
1,211,385 |
1,538,654 |
12,286* |
1 Named in compliment to Christian House, the builder.
® In the spring of 1780 Philip Helmer deserted to the enemy. |
He had previously been paying his addresses to a daughter of
Philip Bellinger, and upon a plan being formed to take the
family of the latter prisoners, he forewarned them in time to
rally a party to their assistance. An ambuscade was formed,
and the Indians would have been killed or captured, had it not
been for tho indiscretion of one of the party, who, upon their
approach, yelled out, at tho top of his voice, “ Lord God Almighty,
friends, here they are I” The Indians fled with the loss of only
one. |
