RARE LONG ISLAND Antique 3 Vol SET Brooklyn Nassau Suffolk County YORK NY
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| Reference Number: Avaluer:3746889 | Year Printed: 1903 |
| Subject: History Genealogy | Binding: Hardcover |
| Original/Facsimile: Original | Author: Ross, Pelletreau |
| Publisher: Lewis Publishing Co. |
A scarce and very desirable antiquarian complete 3 volume historical / genealogical set, this is:HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND FROM ITS EARLIEST SETTLEMENT TO THE PRESENT TIMEPublished by The Lewis Publishing Company 1903.Volume I, Historical by Peter RossVolume II, Historical by William PelletreauVolume III, Biographical by William Pelletreau
Each volume 8 1/4" by 10 3/4" hardcover (3/4 leather, marbled paper over boards, marbled endpapers, gilt top page edges). 796, 686, and 423 pa...ges.Numerous illustrations throughout, some within the text and many photos, maps and portraits on un-numbered plates.These attractive 100+ year old volumes have had some professional reconditioning, especially at the spine ends (see photos). Additional condition details follow contents below.
A massive amount of information in this work which includes Brooklyn and Queens as well as the Counties of Nassau and Suffolk. See detail in the contents which follow.
CONTENTS:VOLUME ICHAPTER I. Topography of the Island—Natural History—Botany—Geologv CHAPTER II. Indians and Their Lands CHAPTER III. The Decadence of the Aborigines CHAPTER IV. Discovery —Early White Settlements and Political and financial Relations- -The Importance of the Wampum Industry CHAPTER V. The Dutch —Some Early Governors — Peter Stuyvesant CHAPTER VI. The British GovernmentCHAPTER VII. Soma Early Families and Their Descendants —Some Pioneer Settlers—The Stirling Ownership and Colonizing Schemes — Lion Gardiner and His Purchase— A Long Island "Queen of the White House'' — The Blue Smiths and Other Smiths, The Tangier Smiths and Other Branches of the Smith Family — The Floyds CHAPTER VIII. Some Old Families in Queens and Kings —The Lloyds —The Jones Family —The Record of a Bit of Brooklyn Real Estate —The Rapalyes —The Livingstons — The Pierrepont, Lefferts and Other Holdings CHAPTER IX. Some Primitive Characteristics—Early Laws -The Administration of Justice CHAPTER X. Slavery on Long IslandCHAPTER XI. Early Congregational and Presbyterian Churches CHAPTER XII. Religious Progress in Kings CountyCHAPTER XIII. Persecutions— Religious—The Troubles of the Early Quakers — Trials For Witchcraft CHAPTER XIV. Captain Kidd and Other Navigators CHAPTER XV. The Ante-Revolution Struggle CHAPTER XVI. The Battle of Brooklyn CHAPTER XVII. The Retreat From Long Island —A Strategic Triumph CHAPTER XVIII. The British Occupation CHAPTER XIX. Some Long Island Loyalists— Richard Hewlett — John Rapalye — Mayor Mathews — Governor Colden — Colonel Axtell— Lindley Murray and Others CHAPTER XX. A Few Revolutionary Heroes—General Woodhull— Colonel Tallmadge—General Parsons—Colonel Meigs. CHAPTER XXI. The War of 1812 -- Naval Operations Around Long Island CHAPTER XXII. The Chain of Forts — Military Activity in Kings County— The Katydids and Other Heroes —The Popular Uprising CHAPTER XXIII. The Story of Educational Progress CHAPTER XXIV. Internal Communications— Roads and Railroads —The Magnificent Outlook For The Future CHAPTER XXV. Kings CountyCHAPTER XXVI. Flatlands CHAPTER XXVII. Flatbush CHAPTER XXVIII. New Utrecht. CHAPTER XXIX. Bushwick — Williamsburg — Greenpoint —The Adventurous Life of Neziah BlissCHAPTER XXX. Gravesend — The English Town of Kings County — Lady Moody —Early Settlers and Laws—A Religious Community with a Sad Closing Record CHAPTER XXXI. Coney Island —Rise of the Famous Resort —The Democratic Watering Place of New York— A Revolutionary Reminiscence — Piracy and Plunder CHAPTER XXXII. The Story of Brooklyn Village to The Beginning of the Revolutionary Movement CHAPTER XXXIII. Brooklyn — From the Close of the Revolution to the Incorporation of the Village —Pre-Eminence of the Ferry—The Beginning of the Navy Yard CHAPTER XXXIV. The Village of Brooklyn CHAPTER XXXV. The First City— Mayors Hall, Trotter, Johnson, Smith, Murphy and Others—Disastrous Fires —Business Extension—The Grand City Hall — Literature and the Press CHAPTER XXXVI. Church Development — Loughlin — Dr. Bethune — St. Ann's — Holy Trinity — Dr. Storrs — Henry Ward Beecher — Land Operations— Greenwood and Other Cemeteries —The Ferries —Work at the Navy Yard CHAPTER XXXVII. The Era of the Civil War — 1865-1870 —A Succession of Capable Executives -The Metropolitan Police — J. S. T. Stranahan — Prospect Park — Street Railways — Libraries — Rapid Extension of the City— Cholera CHAPTER XXXVIII. Intellectual and Spiritual Life — Literature — Brooklyn Public Library — Rev. Dr. Cuyler — Rev. Dr. Talmage — Father Malone CHAPTER XXXIX. The Civil War —The Troops in the Field —The Enthusiasm in Brooklyn —Brooklyn's Contributions to the Navy CHAPTER XL. The Death Grapple of the Struggle — Brooklyn's Meetings and Contributions —The Sanitary Fair —The War Fund Committee —Repairing the Losses — The Grand Army of the Republic CHAPTER XLI. The Splendid Closing Record— Mayors Low, Whitney, Chapin, Boody, Schieren and Wurster — The Bridge - Some Interesting Statistics CHAPTER XLII. The End of an Auld Sang — Literature and the Drama — Higher Education —National Guard — The Navy-Yard — Architectural Progress— Wallabout — Public Statues —The Passing of Brooklyn CityCHAPTER XLIII. Queens — Development from Rural to Urban Life — The Future of the Borough — Horse Racing —An interesting Story of the Consolidation CHAPTER XLIV. Flushing — The Patentees of 1645 — Freeholders in 1683 — The Lawrences - The Churches — Modern Changes and Developments CHAPTER XLV. Newtown — The Step-Child of the Metropolitan Area — Mespath and Mr. Doughty — Middleburg — DeWitt Clinton — Middle Village and Other Settlements CHAPTER XLVI. Jamaica -- The Little Republic of Rusdorp — Ministerial Troubles — Mr. Foyer's Trials — The Revolution — Educational and Business Progress CHAPTER XLVII. Long Island City — A Loose Aggregation — Anneke Jans — Captain Praa — Long Island Railroad's Terminus — Astoria and Its Namesake — Grant Thorburn — Hell Gate —A Picturesque Mayor CHAPTER XLVIII. Summer Resorts — A Cosmopolitan Pleasure Resort — Health, Excitement, Society and Solitude — Modern Baronial Estates — Patchogue — Peconic Bay —The Land Boomers and the Railway CHAPTER XLIX. The Medical Profession on Long Island - Early Medical Legislation — A Southampton Doctor and His Fees—Noted Physicians of the Olden Times— Brooklyn's Pioneer Doctors CHAPTER L. The Medical Society of the County of Kings — Brooklyn's City Hospital and Similar Institutions—A Long Roll of Honorable Professional Names CHAPTER LI. Various Medical Societies— Brooklyn Hospitals —Dispensaries CHAPTER LII. Dentists in Brooklyn CHAPTER LIII. The Bench and Bar — The Old Courts and Judges — Alden T. Spoouer, Judge Furman — The Tilton-Beecher Case - Judge Neilson, Judge Beach — A Group of Modern Judges and Jurists CHAPTER LIV. Freemasonry on Long Island —Social Tiny Beginnings of a Great Institution—Sketches of Representative Early Lodges -- Some Distinguished Long Island Craftsmen CHAPTER LV. The Social World of Long Island—A Grand Array of Associations of all Sorts -- Assessment Insurance -- Fashionable Clubs — Sporting and Hunting Organizations CHAPTER LVI. Old Country Families — Family History and Story — Pioneers, Heroes, Merchants and Their Descendants. CHAPTER LVII. Notes and Illustrations -- The Long Island Campaign -- Dutch Names of Places and Persons — Historical Gleanings and Documents - Early Nineteenth Century Descriptions
VOLUME II:CHAPTER I. Eastern Long Island -—Its Physical Characteristics—Notable Landmarks and Points of Interest-— Ancient Windmills -—— Stories of Shipwreck and Piracy— Light Houses and Life Saving Stations — Shipbuilding in Olden Times — Old Time Shipbuilders and Sailors — Modern Yachting CHAPTER II. The Counties of Nassau and Suffolk — Characteristics of the Pioneer Colonists—The Town Meeting and Early Courts——The Primitive Church and School —Early Industries -— The Home of Long Ago and that of To-Day CHAPTER III. Nassau County —Its Organization—The Queens-Nassau Agricultural Association CHAPTER IV. Hempstead —Its Ancient History — Early Churches and Schools — Garden City and the Cathedral——Towns and Villages (Rockville Centre, Merrick, Lawrence, Far Rockaway, etc.)CHAPTER V. North Hempstead —-Its Separation from Hempstead — Roslyn and Its Literary Associations — William Cullen Bryant ——The Bryant Library — Towns and Villages (Great Neck, Port Washington, Manhasset, Floral Park, Mineola, etc.)CHAPTER VI. Oyster Bay ——Early Land Grants—The Rise of Churches —Home of President Roosevelt — Glen Cove and Other Villages (Bethpage, Hicksville, etc.)CHAPTER VII. Suffolk County —lts Early History—Primitive Manufactures —-Visit of Washington — Churches and Schools -—-The Long Island Bible Society—Education— The Rev. Epher Whitaker's Historical ResumeCHAPTER VIII. Huntington —Early Land Titles—The First Settlers—Churches and Schools—A Schoolmaster of Ye Olden Tymme -— Towns and Villages (Northport, Cold Spring Harbor, etc.)CHAPTER IX. Babylon -— Creation of the Town—The Village of Babylon -—Revolutionary Reminiscences-—Washington, Prince joseph Bonaparte, and Daniel Webster — AmityvilleCHAPTER X. Smithtown - The First Land Titles —Notable Families — Churches and Schools—Smithtown and Other Villages CHAPTER XI. Islip-—Its Situation—Early Land Grants—Some of the Notables of Long Ago—Rise of Churches and Schools—Towns and Villages (Sayville)CHAPTER XII. Brookhaven —The First Land Purchase—Some of the Pioneers—Early Patents and Deeds—The Story of Setauket and Caroline Church — Bohemia —— Port Jefferson -— Patchogue —- Moriches —— Yaphank CHAPTER XIII. Southampton—The First Immigrants—The Earl of Sterling's Authority Asserted—Ancient Grants and Deeds-— Old Tombstones ——Churches and Schools— Celebration of the Sag Harbor Afair of Revolutionary Times CHAPTER XIV. East Hampton —Annals of the Indians—Early Land Titles and Grants——Families ot the Colonial Days- The Beginning of Civil Institutions—Contrast Between the Past and the Present CHAPTER XV. Riverhead —— Organization of the Township —Early Land Grant -- The Village of Riverhead —-Suffolk County Agricultural Society - Suffolk County Historical Society and Its Notable Records and Relics —— Aquebogue and the Steeple ChurchCHAPTER XVI. Southold —The Early Records and First Settlers— Old Tombstones and Their Quaint Inscriptions -— Ancient Wills-—Founding of the Villages of Southold and Greenport CHAPTER XVII. Shelter Island — Ancient Titles — Notable Families of the Early Days— Nathaniel Sylvester — The Havens Family -—Early Churches and Schools CHAPTER XVIII. In Times of War—Early Militia Organizations—Dawn of the Revolution -—Preparing for the Fray- Sufolk County Troops in the Battle of Brooklyn —The British Occupation—The War of 1812—The Civil War —The Spanish-American War CHAPTER XIX. The Whale and Menhaden Fishery -— Founding and Development of These Enterprises —— The Industry as Seen by a Participant— The Oyster Industry CHAPTER XX. Newspapers of Sufolk County -— Bibliography CHAPTER XXI. The Catholic Church on Long Island — The Pre-Diocesan Period — Creation of the Diocese—The Founding of Churches, Schools and Charitable InstitutionsAPPENDIX: Listing of Revolutionary War and Civil War soldiers.
There are numerous biographical sketches of citizens. Among them are farmers, merchants, doctors, attorneys, newspaper editors, railroad employees, hotel proprietors, manufacturers, etc., etc. Many of the biographies are accompanied by portrait and several include photos of residence.Following is a sampling of surnames from the biographical index:Albertson; Andrews; Archer; Backus; Baldwin; Baylis; Bergen; Boyce; Brinckerhoff; Browning; CArlton; Carvalho; Cheshire; Claudio; Cocks; Coombs; Cronin; Darlington; Davison; DeMott; Dewitt; Coughty; Downing; Duryea; Eastman; Ellard; Elliman; Fairbairn; Farrell; Fielding; Fleming; Fosdick; Fowler; France; FrostGartrell; Gerard; Goldsmith; Griswold; Groebl; Gutheil; Harding; Haviland; Hegeman; Hendrickson; Hewlett; Hicks; HIller; Hodges; Hubbell; Huber; Hutcheson; Ingraham; Jarvis; Jennings; Kavanagh; Keith; Kellum; Ketcham; Kuss; Lanehart; Lawrence; Llewellyn; Lockwood; Ludlam; Matthews; McKeever; McNaughton; Monfort; Mott; Muncke; MunsonNapier; Ninesling; Noll; Nutt; Orr; Patterson; Pearsall; Peters; Pickard; Post; Pouch; Putnam; Quick; Rapelye; Reinhard; Remsen; Rham; Richter; Ringhouse; Robbins; Rushmore; Ryerson; Sammis; Schofield; Schwicker; Scovil; Seaman; Searing; Shearman; Sheldon; Single; Smith; Sprague; Steinway; Stryker; SuydamTalmage; Thayer; Thornbury; Titus; Tretbar; Tuthill; Tyler; Underhill; Valentin; Van Allen; Vanderveer; Van Siclen; Voigt; Vreeland; Wainwright; Wallace; Waterman; Weeks; Wells; Whitney; Wight; Wightman; Willets; Willis; Witte; Wood; Woodhull; Woodruff; ZieglerMany more.
CONDITION: As noted above, this set has had some reconditioning including reinforcement at ends of spines. There is some splitting of leather along front edges of spines and some rubbing at corners & edges. Exterior page edges are tanned with age. Internally clean and very good.
SHIPPING: Heavy Set. U.S. media rate s&h as shown, with tracking. We combine multiple wins for savings on shipping, when feasible. See our other auctions for more books including rare, antiquarian, history, genealogy, Civil War, directories, bound periodicals, yearbooks and more.
Each volume 8 1/4" by 10 3/4" hardcover (3/4 leather, marbled paper over boards, marbled endpapers, gilt top page edges). 796, 686, and 423 pa...ges.Numerous illustrations throughout, some within the text and many photos, maps and portraits on un-numbered plates.These attractive 100+ year old volumes have had some professional reconditioning, especially at the spine ends (see photos). Additional condition details follow contents below.
A massive amount of information in this work which includes Brooklyn and Queens as well as the Counties of Nassau and Suffolk. See detail in the contents which follow.
CONTENTS:VOLUME ICHAPTER I. Topography of the Island—Natural History—Botany—Geologv CHAPTER II. Indians and Their Lands CHAPTER III. The Decadence of the Aborigines CHAPTER IV. Discovery —Early White Settlements and Political and financial Relations- -The Importance of the Wampum Industry CHAPTER V. The Dutch —Some Early Governors — Peter Stuyvesant CHAPTER VI. The British GovernmentCHAPTER VII. Soma Early Families and Their Descendants —Some Pioneer Settlers—The Stirling Ownership and Colonizing Schemes — Lion Gardiner and His Purchase— A Long Island "Queen of the White House'' — The Blue Smiths and Other Smiths, The Tangier Smiths and Other Branches of the Smith Family — The Floyds CHAPTER VIII. Some Old Families in Queens and Kings —The Lloyds —The Jones Family —The Record of a Bit of Brooklyn Real Estate —The Rapalyes —The Livingstons — The Pierrepont, Lefferts and Other Holdings CHAPTER IX. Some Primitive Characteristics—Early Laws -The Administration of Justice CHAPTER X. Slavery on Long IslandCHAPTER XI. Early Congregational and Presbyterian Churches CHAPTER XII. Religious Progress in Kings CountyCHAPTER XIII. Persecutions— Religious—The Troubles of the Early Quakers — Trials For Witchcraft CHAPTER XIV. Captain Kidd and Other Navigators CHAPTER XV. The Ante-Revolution Struggle CHAPTER XVI. The Battle of Brooklyn CHAPTER XVII. The Retreat From Long Island —A Strategic Triumph CHAPTER XVIII. The British Occupation CHAPTER XIX. Some Long Island Loyalists— Richard Hewlett — John Rapalye — Mayor Mathews — Governor Colden — Colonel Axtell— Lindley Murray and Others CHAPTER XX. A Few Revolutionary Heroes—General Woodhull— Colonel Tallmadge—General Parsons—Colonel Meigs. CHAPTER XXI. The War of 1812 -- Naval Operations Around Long Island CHAPTER XXII. The Chain of Forts — Military Activity in Kings County— The Katydids and Other Heroes —The Popular Uprising CHAPTER XXIII. The Story of Educational Progress CHAPTER XXIV. Internal Communications— Roads and Railroads —The Magnificent Outlook For The Future CHAPTER XXV. Kings CountyCHAPTER XXVI. Flatlands CHAPTER XXVII. Flatbush CHAPTER XXVIII. New Utrecht. CHAPTER XXIX. Bushwick — Williamsburg — Greenpoint —The Adventurous Life of Neziah BlissCHAPTER XXX. Gravesend — The English Town of Kings County — Lady Moody —Early Settlers and Laws—A Religious Community with a Sad Closing Record CHAPTER XXXI. Coney Island —Rise of the Famous Resort —The Democratic Watering Place of New York— A Revolutionary Reminiscence — Piracy and Plunder CHAPTER XXXII. The Story of Brooklyn Village to The Beginning of the Revolutionary Movement CHAPTER XXXIII. Brooklyn — From the Close of the Revolution to the Incorporation of the Village —Pre-Eminence of the Ferry—The Beginning of the Navy Yard CHAPTER XXXIV. The Village of Brooklyn CHAPTER XXXV. The First City— Mayors Hall, Trotter, Johnson, Smith, Murphy and Others—Disastrous Fires —Business Extension—The Grand City Hall — Literature and the Press CHAPTER XXXVI. Church Development — Loughlin — Dr. Bethune — St. Ann's — Holy Trinity — Dr. Storrs — Henry Ward Beecher — Land Operations— Greenwood and Other Cemeteries —The Ferries —Work at the Navy Yard CHAPTER XXXVII. The Era of the Civil War — 1865-1870 —A Succession of Capable Executives -The Metropolitan Police — J. S. T. Stranahan — Prospect Park — Street Railways — Libraries — Rapid Extension of the City— Cholera CHAPTER XXXVIII. Intellectual and Spiritual Life — Literature — Brooklyn Public Library — Rev. Dr. Cuyler — Rev. Dr. Talmage — Father Malone CHAPTER XXXIX. The Civil War —The Troops in the Field —The Enthusiasm in Brooklyn —Brooklyn's Contributions to the Navy CHAPTER XL. The Death Grapple of the Struggle — Brooklyn's Meetings and Contributions —The Sanitary Fair —The War Fund Committee —Repairing the Losses — The Grand Army of the Republic CHAPTER XLI. The Splendid Closing Record— Mayors Low, Whitney, Chapin, Boody, Schieren and Wurster — The Bridge - Some Interesting Statistics CHAPTER XLII. The End of an Auld Sang — Literature and the Drama — Higher Education —National Guard — The Navy-Yard — Architectural Progress— Wallabout — Public Statues —The Passing of Brooklyn CityCHAPTER XLIII. Queens — Development from Rural to Urban Life — The Future of the Borough — Horse Racing —An interesting Story of the Consolidation CHAPTER XLIV. Flushing — The Patentees of 1645 — Freeholders in 1683 — The Lawrences - The Churches — Modern Changes and Developments CHAPTER XLV. Newtown — The Step-Child of the Metropolitan Area — Mespath and Mr. Doughty — Middleburg — DeWitt Clinton — Middle Village and Other Settlements CHAPTER XLVI. Jamaica -- The Little Republic of Rusdorp — Ministerial Troubles — Mr. Foyer's Trials — The Revolution — Educational and Business Progress CHAPTER XLVII. Long Island City — A Loose Aggregation — Anneke Jans — Captain Praa — Long Island Railroad's Terminus — Astoria and Its Namesake — Grant Thorburn — Hell Gate —A Picturesque Mayor CHAPTER XLVIII. Summer Resorts — A Cosmopolitan Pleasure Resort — Health, Excitement, Society and Solitude — Modern Baronial Estates — Patchogue — Peconic Bay —The Land Boomers and the Railway CHAPTER XLIX. The Medical Profession on Long Island - Early Medical Legislation — A Southampton Doctor and His Fees—Noted Physicians of the Olden Times— Brooklyn's Pioneer Doctors CHAPTER L. The Medical Society of the County of Kings — Brooklyn's City Hospital and Similar Institutions—A Long Roll of Honorable Professional Names CHAPTER LI. Various Medical Societies— Brooklyn Hospitals —Dispensaries CHAPTER LII. Dentists in Brooklyn CHAPTER LIII. The Bench and Bar — The Old Courts and Judges — Alden T. Spoouer, Judge Furman — The Tilton-Beecher Case - Judge Neilson, Judge Beach — A Group of Modern Judges and Jurists CHAPTER LIV. Freemasonry on Long Island —Social Tiny Beginnings of a Great Institution—Sketches of Representative Early Lodges -- Some Distinguished Long Island Craftsmen CHAPTER LV. The Social World of Long Island—A Grand Array of Associations of all Sorts -- Assessment Insurance -- Fashionable Clubs — Sporting and Hunting Organizations CHAPTER LVI. Old Country Families — Family History and Story — Pioneers, Heroes, Merchants and Their Descendants. CHAPTER LVII. Notes and Illustrations -- The Long Island Campaign -- Dutch Names of Places and Persons — Historical Gleanings and Documents - Early Nineteenth Century Descriptions
VOLUME II:CHAPTER I. Eastern Long Island -—Its Physical Characteristics—Notable Landmarks and Points of Interest-— Ancient Windmills -—— Stories of Shipwreck and Piracy— Light Houses and Life Saving Stations — Shipbuilding in Olden Times — Old Time Shipbuilders and Sailors — Modern Yachting CHAPTER II. The Counties of Nassau and Suffolk — Characteristics of the Pioneer Colonists—The Town Meeting and Early Courts——The Primitive Church and School —Early Industries -— The Home of Long Ago and that of To-Day CHAPTER III. Nassau County —Its Organization—The Queens-Nassau Agricultural Association CHAPTER IV. Hempstead —Its Ancient History — Early Churches and Schools — Garden City and the Cathedral——Towns and Villages (Rockville Centre, Merrick, Lawrence, Far Rockaway, etc.)CHAPTER V. North Hempstead —-Its Separation from Hempstead — Roslyn and Its Literary Associations — William Cullen Bryant ——The Bryant Library — Towns and Villages (Great Neck, Port Washington, Manhasset, Floral Park, Mineola, etc.)CHAPTER VI. Oyster Bay ——Early Land Grants—The Rise of Churches —Home of President Roosevelt — Glen Cove and Other Villages (Bethpage, Hicksville, etc.)CHAPTER VII. Suffolk County —lts Early History—Primitive Manufactures —-Visit of Washington — Churches and Schools -—-The Long Island Bible Society—Education— The Rev. Epher Whitaker's Historical ResumeCHAPTER VIII. Huntington —Early Land Titles—The First Settlers—Churches and Schools—A Schoolmaster of Ye Olden Tymme -— Towns and Villages (Northport, Cold Spring Harbor, etc.)CHAPTER IX. Babylon -— Creation of the Town—The Village of Babylon -—Revolutionary Reminiscences-—Washington, Prince joseph Bonaparte, and Daniel Webster — AmityvilleCHAPTER X. Smithtown - The First Land Titles —Notable Families — Churches and Schools—Smithtown and Other Villages CHAPTER XI. Islip-—Its Situation—Early Land Grants—Some of the Notables of Long Ago—Rise of Churches and Schools—Towns and Villages (Sayville)CHAPTER XII. Brookhaven —The First Land Purchase—Some of the Pioneers—Early Patents and Deeds—The Story of Setauket and Caroline Church — Bohemia —— Port Jefferson -— Patchogue —- Moriches —— Yaphank CHAPTER XIII. Southampton—The First Immigrants—The Earl of Sterling's Authority Asserted—Ancient Grants and Deeds-— Old Tombstones ——Churches and Schools— Celebration of the Sag Harbor Afair of Revolutionary Times CHAPTER XIV. East Hampton —Annals of the Indians—Early Land Titles and Grants——Families ot the Colonial Days- The Beginning of Civil Institutions—Contrast Between the Past and the Present CHAPTER XV. Riverhead —— Organization of the Township —Early Land Grant -- The Village of Riverhead —-Suffolk County Agricultural Society - Suffolk County Historical Society and Its Notable Records and Relics —— Aquebogue and the Steeple ChurchCHAPTER XVI. Southold —The Early Records and First Settlers— Old Tombstones and Their Quaint Inscriptions -— Ancient Wills-—Founding of the Villages of Southold and Greenport CHAPTER XVII. Shelter Island — Ancient Titles — Notable Families of the Early Days— Nathaniel Sylvester — The Havens Family -—Early Churches and Schools CHAPTER XVIII. In Times of War—Early Militia Organizations—Dawn of the Revolution -—Preparing for the Fray- Sufolk County Troops in the Battle of Brooklyn —The British Occupation—The War of 1812—The Civil War —The Spanish-American War CHAPTER XIX. The Whale and Menhaden Fishery -— Founding and Development of These Enterprises —— The Industry as Seen by a Participant— The Oyster Industry CHAPTER XX. Newspapers of Sufolk County -— Bibliography CHAPTER XXI. The Catholic Church on Long Island — The Pre-Diocesan Period — Creation of the Diocese—The Founding of Churches, Schools and Charitable InstitutionsAPPENDIX: Listing of Revolutionary War and Civil War soldiers.
There are numerous biographical sketches of citizens. Among them are farmers, merchants, doctors, attorneys, newspaper editors, railroad employees, hotel proprietors, manufacturers, etc., etc. Many of the biographies are accompanied by portrait and several include photos of residence.Following is a sampling of surnames from the biographical index:Albertson; Andrews; Archer; Backus; Baldwin; Baylis; Bergen; Boyce; Brinckerhoff; Browning; CArlton; Carvalho; Cheshire; Claudio; Cocks; Coombs; Cronin; Darlington; Davison; DeMott; Dewitt; Coughty; Downing; Duryea; Eastman; Ellard; Elliman; Fairbairn; Farrell; Fielding; Fleming; Fosdick; Fowler; France; FrostGartrell; Gerard; Goldsmith; Griswold; Groebl; Gutheil; Harding; Haviland; Hegeman; Hendrickson; Hewlett; Hicks; HIller; Hodges; Hubbell; Huber; Hutcheson; Ingraham; Jarvis; Jennings; Kavanagh; Keith; Kellum; Ketcham; Kuss; Lanehart; Lawrence; Llewellyn; Lockwood; Ludlam; Matthews; McKeever; McNaughton; Monfort; Mott; Muncke; MunsonNapier; Ninesling; Noll; Nutt; Orr; Patterson; Pearsall; Peters; Pickard; Post; Pouch; Putnam; Quick; Rapelye; Reinhard; Remsen; Rham; Richter; Ringhouse; Robbins; Rushmore; Ryerson; Sammis; Schofield; Schwicker; Scovil; Seaman; Searing; Shearman; Sheldon; Single; Smith; Sprague; Steinway; Stryker; SuydamTalmage; Thayer; Thornbury; Titus; Tretbar; Tuthill; Tyler; Underhill; Valentin; Van Allen; Vanderveer; Van Siclen; Voigt; Vreeland; Wainwright; Wallace; Waterman; Weeks; Wells; Whitney; Wight; Wightman; Willets; Willis; Witte; Wood; Woodhull; Woodruff; ZieglerMany more.
CONDITION: As noted above, this set has had some reconditioning including reinforcement at ends of spines. There is some splitting of leather along front edges of spines and some rubbing at corners & edges. Exterior page edges are tanned with age. Internally clean and very good.
SHIPPING: Heavy Set. U.S. media rate s&h as shown, with tracking. We combine multiple wins for savings on shipping, when feasible. See our other auctions for more books including rare, antiquarian, history, genealogy, Civil War, directories, bound periodicals, yearbooks and more.
