History of Steuben County, New York
vakendot
with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of some of its Prominent
Men and Pioneers
By Prof. W. W. Clayton , 1879
783 pages, illustrated, indexed searchable
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History of the Settlement of Steuben Co., NY
Including Notices of the Old Pioneers and Their Adventures
By Guy H. McMaster , 1853
318 pages, illustrated, indexed searchable
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Steuben County, as a political entity, came about by an act of the
Ontario County legislature on March 18, 1796. Prior to that, a
succession and developmental moves brought forth Ontario County from
Montgomery and Albany counties.
Steuben County was named after Frederic William Augustus "Baron Von
Steuben", a German drill master in the Revolutionary War. Steuben
County at that time had a population of about 890 people and an area
of about 50 miles square.
Over the years portions have been annexed to Allegany, Yates,
Livingston and Schuyler Counties, so that the present size of Steuben
County is 1,397 square miles of land area. As a matter of comparison,
Steuben County has 348 more square miles of land area than the State
of Rhode Island. In 1788 Phelps and Gorham obtained the Genesee Tract
of 2,600,000 acres from Massachusetts by an act of the state
legislature. Two years later they conveyed to Robert Morris, the great
colonial banker and merchant, the remaining unsold 1,200,000 acres.
In 1792 Morris sold to Colonel Charles Williamson, agent for the
Association of British Capitalists, nearly 1,200,000 acres, which
became the Pulteney Estate. The territory was surveyed into townships
and lots for the Pulteney Estate. In 1793 Colonial Williamson
commenced a settlement at Bath, now the County seat. Steuben is a
rural county with a population of approximately 100,000.
At one time, the largest industry in the county was farming, the main
portion of which was dairy farms. While still an important part of the
economy, agriculture has given way to other major economic
developments including tourism with many attractions, much scenic
beauty and pleasant accommodations. There are many wineries that have
tours and many museums to visit. Steuben County offers natural beauty,
serenity and comfortable living throughout it's hills and lake lands.
CONTENTS.
HISTORY OF STEUBEN COUNTY.
AFTER
I. — Baron Steuben .....
II. — The Indians
III. — Indians of the Susquehanna Valley .
IV. — Indian Occupancy of Steuben County
V. — Period of the Revolution .
VI. — E.xtinguishment of the Indian Title
VII. — Treaty of Oliver Phelps with the Seneca Indians
Vin. — The Phelps and Gorham Purchase .
IX.— The Pulteney Estate ....
X. — Early Settlement of the County
XI. — Ontario County .....
XII. — Organization of Steuben County
XIII. — Geography, Topography, and Geology
XIV.— Steuben County Civil List .
XV. — Bench and Bar of Steuben County .
XVI.— The County Press ....
XVII. — The Land Controversy
XVIII.— Societies
XIX. — New York State Soldiers' and Sailors' Home .
XX. — Grape-Growing and AVine-iVlaking .
XXI. — Statistics of Population, Agriculture, Churches
XXII.— Military History— War of 1812— Mexican War
XXIII.— Military History Continued— War of the Rebellion—
XXIV. — Military History Continued — S6th Regiment .
XXV.— Military History Continued — 107th Regiment .
XXVI.— Military History Continued— 141st and 161st Regt
XXVII.— Military History Continued— l59th Regiment .
Portraits