HRC History Timeline
1757-1762
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1628-1757 1683-"Rombout Patent"-Francis Rombout purchase of 85,000 acres from Wappinger Indians, including areas of Beacon, Wappingers Falls, Fishkill, East Fishkill Madame Brett, Rombout daughter, received much of Rombout Patent as an inheritance, and proceeded to sell it off. 1716-churches at Poughkeepsie and Fishkill. 425 people in Dutchess County which included Putnam. 1733 first settlers in Hopewell

1626 Peter Minuet purchased Manhattan for Netherlands for $24. 1664 British ships took over Netherland colonies without resistance

1757-1800 1763-1771 Conferentie/Coetus conflict Isaac Lent's home, now owned by Don & Bev Hanna 1757 Church Society of Hoopwell(sic) met in home of Isaac Lent. Organized by 19 persons from the Fishkill church. first 7 years congregation met in Isaac Lent's barn, no church and no pastor of its own. burying ground was to the east on the creek bank 35 Reformed Protestant Dutch Church congregations early (visiting) pastors (Dominies) were: E.T.Van Hovenburg of Rhinebeck Flats, J. Cusper Rubell of Red Hook, J.C.Fregenmoet of Kinderhook, Cornelius Blauw of NJ, and Lambertus De Ronde of New York