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The South Precinct of Dutchess County New York 1740-1790 containing present-day Putnam County New York South Dutchess County expanded rapidly, growing from fewer than 50 families in 1740 to nearly 1,400 in 1790. The early residents included Dutch and French settlers and migrants from New England and Westchester County, New York. Some were long term tenants, while others resided a short time and moved on, going farther north into New York and Vermont. With over 200 pages devoted to never before published tax lists and farm lot maps, this volume brings together tax, tenant, militia, and census records of residents of the South (Southern) Precinct of Dutchess County, New York, and its successor precincts and towns. The complete extant tax lists include over 20,000 entries from February 1740/1 through June 1779. Presenting all names in their original order, the lists correct deficiencies and omissions of previously published reports of taxables. The author explains the organization and meaning of the lists and augments the text with suggested corrections for possible or apparent scribe errors, based upon a meticulous comparison of the lists from year to year. Tenant lists, farm lot maps, militia records, and the 1790 census, when used in conjunction with the tax lists, help in identifying neighborhoods, migration groups, and families. Using surveys and deeds, the author created original maps locating pre-Revolution tenants of over 260 farm lots in four of the most populated original nine Philipse Patent Lots. Each section is preceded by an explanation of the records. The every-name index includes over 1500 surnames and over 5000 individuals who lived in the area from 1740-1790. Twelve pages devoted to the history of the proprietors and settlers, including eight maps, serve to enhance the reader's understanding of the impact disputes, terrain, and landlords had on settlement. This is a book for historians and genealogists alike. Highlights of never-before-published material: Twelve-page synopsis of the history of the area, with eight illustrative maps Complete every-name tax lists as presented in the original records of Dutchess County, comprised of over 20,000 entries Map based upon the 1762 survey field notes of Philipse Patent Lot Six, naming the tenants on each of the 96 farm lots (an area now included in the Towns of Kent and Carmel) Four maps identifying an additional 170 farm lots with accompanying tenant lists.

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Ms. Paschke has been a genealogist and family history researcher for over 30 years. She is a life member of the National Genealogical Society and the Ohio Historical Society, and a member of several other Societies including the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society. She also serves as a volunteer project coordinator for several DNA projects, and has completed advanced courses at the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy, the Institute for Genealogical and Historical Research, the Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh, and The Genealogical Institute on Federal Records. Ms. Paschke has also attended and presented at the National Genealogical Society Conference in the States. Creating this book involved hundreds of hours pouring over microfilm of the Dutchess County NY tax lists and loyalist claims records from the UK, examining archival material at the NY Historical Society, transcribing manuscript documents from Columbia University, studying surveys and deeds to create original maps, and reading numerous books and articles on the history of the area. Ms. Paschke is a graduate of the University of Florida.

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