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Potter and his sons William, Arnold, Simeon, and Edward, who had purchased the whole town¬
ship.¹ Rev. Mr. Haskill was the first settled.preacher, in 1796. There are 11 churches in town.²

STARKEY®—was formed from Reading, (Schuyler co.,) April 6, 1824. It is the s. e. corner
town of the co. Its surface is a gradual slope from the bluffs which border upon Seneca Lake to
the w. border of the town, where it attains an elevation of about 700 ft. The bluffs upon the lake
in the s, half of the town are 100 to 200 ft. high and nearly perpendicular. In the s. part, a ridge
breaks the uniformity of the slope near the center. Big Stream and Rock Stream flow into Sene ja
Lake, falling several hundred ft. in their course. The soil is clay along the lake, a sandy loam in
the s. part, and a gravelly loam in the n. Dundee, (p. v.,) incorp. June 26,1848, situated on Big
Stream, in the w. part, contains 4 churches, the Dundee Academy, a bank, and a newspaper office.
Pop. 732. Eddy town (p. v.) contains a church and the Starkey Seminary.³ Pop. 123. Rock
Stream (p. v.) contains 25 houses, and Starkey Corners (Starkey p. o.) 20. Rig- Stream
Point (p. o.) and Shannons Corners are hamlets. Settlement began in 1800.⁴ Rev. Mr.
Clark conducted the first religious services, in 1808. There are 8 churches in town.®

TORREY⁷—was formed from Benton and Milo, Nov. 14,1851. It lies upon the e. border of
the' co., on the shore of Seneca Lake. Its surface consists of a slope rising from the lake to the w.
border, to an elevation of 400 to 500 ft. Crooked Lake Outlet flows through a deep, narrow, and
rocky valley. Its whole fall from Crooked to Seneca Lake is 271 ft. The soil on the lake shore is
clayey, and in the center and w. a sandy and gravelly loam. West Dresden⁸ (p. v.) is located on
Seneca Lake, at the terminus of Crooked Lake Canal. It is a landing for the Seneca Lake steamers.
Pop. 365. The town was settled by the followers of Jemima Wilkinson, mostly from New England,
in 1787.® Jemima was the first preacher. There are now 2 churches in town; Presb. and M. E.

Acres of Land, Valuation, Population, Dwellings, Families, Freeholders, Schools, Live
Stock, Agricultural Products, and Domestic Manufactures, of Yates County.

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Rouse Perry, and Benj., Jesse and Joshua Brown came’with
th* Potters and settled in the e. part of the town. They were
followed hy Elias Gilbert, Jabez French, Abrfem, Isaac, and Jacob.
Lane, Francis and Peleg Briggs, jr., Edward Craft, Amaziah
Keyes, M. Sheffield, David Southerland, Nathan and Calvin

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Loomis, Abial Thomas, and George Green. The first birth was
that' of Joshua Briggs; the first marriage, that of Amaziah Keyes
and a daughter of Major G. Craft, in 1795; and the first death, that
of James Lewis, in 1796. Arnold Potter built,the first saw and
grist mill, in 1792. The first public house was opened in 1792, by
Elias Gilbert, and the first store in 1801, by John Griffin.

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* 4 M. E., 3 Bap., Cong., Ev. Luth., Univ., and R. C.

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* The seminary building is a 4 story brick edifice. The school
Is under the control of the Christian denomination.