Subscribers for the Erection of the Church, 1795 - 1797
First Protestant Dutch Reformed Church
Town of Glen
Montgomery County, New York
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"Charleston July 5th, 1794 at a meeting held at the house of John Miller by a number of the inhabitants, unanimusly agreed and put forward a superscription in the name of Peter Voorhees, Jesse Grote & Garret Putman in order to see what each person would sign for the purpose of building a Reformed Church between the house of John Miller and Daniel Lane and then omitted1.
Charleston Feb. 6, 1795 at a meeting of a number of the inhabitants held at the house of Jeremiah Sm[ith]2 Unanimusly agreed and purchased 1 & 1/2 acres of land of Daniel Lane for the purpose of build[ing]2 a Reformed Dutch Church & no other use then omitt[ed]2."
Feb. 25, 1795. William Hall appointed to take charge of erecting the meeting house; Hendrick Voorhees and Jeremiah Smith to keep the accounts, gratis.
Mar. 2(6?), 179(3?)
- Jeremiah Smith
- Richd Smith
- Henry Voorhees
- Jacob Lane
- Peter Voorhees
May 25, 179(3?)
- Tunis Vandervear
- John Billard
- John C. Vanepa
- Charles Smith
- William Hall
- John Clute, cash and sawing
- Samuel Bradt
- Thos Lane
- Gerret Putman
- Willm Vandoren
- Daniel Lane
- Jacob Hogaboom
- Abraham Covenhoven
- Willm W. Hall
- Peter Hall
- John M. Williams
- Victor C. Putman
- Gideon Harlatt
- Christian Vandoren
- John Herrick, Jr.
- Thos Ostrom
- Nicholas Clute
- Willm J. Frentup
- Daniel Cornue (?)
- John Davis
- Samuel Gardenear
- Nicholas Gardenear
- William Waspul
- Albert Covenhoven
- John Ellis
- John Miller
- William Carlile
- Frances Stauts
- Charles Vaneps
- John Carlile
- Joshua Ostrom
- Christian Wicoff
- John Herring
- Andrew Frank
- John W. Hall
- Willm J. Hall
- John Lane
- Matthias Morris
- John Cortney
- John Miller
- Samuel Bradt
- Henry Vanderveere
- Conrad Vanwagoner
- Obediah Beard
- Thomas Tayler
- Isaac Deline
- Henry Spoor
- Joseph Sternbergh
- Thomas Murphy
- Garret Vanderveer
- Adam Frank
- John Wilcox
- Alexr. Sheldon
- Daniel D(a?)y
- John Potter
- William Vanburen
- Jacob Clute
- Christopher Fornicrook
- Abraham D. Quackenboos
- Daniel Mo Donald
- Jesse Grote
- Derrick Clute
- Henry Merich (Minck?)
- Mark Hand
- Cort Voorhees
- Albert Covenhoven
- Phineas Leach
- Joseph Printup
- William J. Printup
- Gerret Putman
- Frederick Vischer
- John Vader
- John Clute
- John Veder
- William Harper
- Asher West
- Stephen Ostrom
- Joshua Ostrom
- Thomas Ostrom
- Henry Dorenberry
- Isaac Covenhoven
- Jacob Covenhoven
- John Ostrom
- Thomas Lane
- John D. Clute
- Samuel Read
- John Vanpatter
- Matthias Lane
- Christian Shillop (Shelp?)
- Dow Fonda
- John Pruyne
- William Smith
- John Sutphen
- Francis Pruyne
- Phillip Van Alstine
- Harmanus Ehle
- John Veeder, Jr.
- Gosha Vanburen
- Richd Huff, Jr.
- John Mumbrute
- Peter Pruyne
- John Marshal
- John Cornine
- Thomas Phillips
- Henry Putman
- Willm Mc Konkey
- Peter Vanalstine
- Daniel Forgason
- Christian Manning
- John Stockton
- Geissber Van Alstine
- Robt Mc Entire
- Henry Shillope (Shelp?)
- John Jemison
- Rufus Dodge
- Henry Disbrow
- Burges Hapes (?)
- Micajah Vaughn
- John Barbaro
1797
- Henry F. Pruyne
- Abraham Marlatt
- Henry V. Fonda
- Cornelious Huff
- Enock Marlatt
- Jer. Smith, for 3250 shingles
- Henry Shibley
- Jacob Clute
- Nathaniel Doolittle
- Lodowick Porter
- Abraham A. Vanalstine
Oct. 6, 1797
- To cash of Sundrie Persons
Note. 1The use of the word "omitted" is unusual; it appears to be used in the sense of "adjourned".
2 Indicates that the manuscript is destroyed.
Note. The foregoing list occupies five pages of the packet. The money subscribed at different times from Mar. 26, 1795 to 1797, was expended by William Hall, the overseer or Superintendent, in building the church. In the packet, the opposite pages contain an itemized list of the expenditures which reach the samt total of £ 362: 10: 2; the footings have not been verified. Several items from the expense account follow. Most of the items are for building material and labor. Dates are not shown, but the period was from Mar. 26, 1795 to June 24, 1797.
By Cash paid Daniel Lane for ground for Church
By Cash paid Mr. Caldwell for 10,000 shingles at 16
By Cash paid John Patterson for 5,000 Do at 16
By Cash Do for two thousand, 500 shingles
By Cash Do John W. Hall for 552 lights wash (?) at 6d