Joshua Lamoreaux also listed as Josue Lamoureux and Josué Lamoureux

Date Place Event & Source

“My theory at the moment is that David never went to what is now Putnam Co., but stayed all his life in Westchester Co. I have looked over the early Dutchess Co tax lists and find no mention of the name from 1717 onward until later generations got there. Dutchess then included Putnam. The marriage of Daniel Lamoreaux to his second wife: Aaltie (Storm) Bunker took place on 9 June 1744 (Sleepy Hollow Church Records) which is in Westchester Co., and she was widow of Frederick Banker of Philipsburg. THE TOWN BOOK OF THE MANNOR OF PHILLIPSBURGH (p16) lists. The ear mark of Daniel Lamppewa (sic) registered 2 Dec 1742, whom I believe is our ancestor. I feel Daniel probably died there between 1751 and 1754 (when the handwriting in the old family record changes.)… (I) wonder if the son who stayed in Westchester Co. …might not have had the family farm and if it’s location might not have a family graveyard.”

“You might also be interested to note that in checking on our Tory ancestor’s land in New York, Robert finally ran down the listing about 14 miles from West Point and the adjoining land owner was Benedict Arnold in 1775 or 1776. This was Daniel’s son Josue 1/9/1939 to about 1830. After selling or leaving the piece of land he moved to Canada toa 90 acre parcel which is just north of downtown Toronto. His grandfather, Andre, at one point also owned a piece of land on 42^nd Street in New York. It appears to be very close to if not the land on which the U.N. is now standing. Oh, if our relatives only held on to their land another 250 years.”

“Philipstown… formed March 17, 1788. A part of Fishkill…most westerly part of the county… Its surface is broken by numerous steep and rocky mountain ridges separated by deep and narrow valleys. These mountains constitute the most elevated portion of The Highlands. …The greater part of the surface is unfit for agricultural purposes. …Coldspring… Breakneck, …Griffin Corners… Davenport Corners Continental Village… Garrisons, on the Hudson, …first settlement was made about 1715, by Thos. Davenport. …principally settled under Col. Beverly Robinson, who acquired title by marriage with Susannah, daughter of Frederick Philipse.”

“Andrew Jackson Lamoureux wrote in 1919 that ‘Daniel’s final location was in Philipses Precinct, Dutchess Co, on lands belonging to the Philipse Manor,” evidently basing his opinion on WJ Blake’s “History of Putnam Co, which states that “a man of the name of Lamoreaux settled thereabouts the same time” – that is after David Heusistis in 1730. In 1939, when H D L’Amoureux republished A J Lamoureux’s work, he saw no reason to change this statement, but I feel this is an error. I have read the tax lists in the Duchess Co Supervisor's Books from 1730 until they cease in 1779; there is no appearance of the name until June 1758 (the first entry after Feb 1758) when Daniel's son John, appears in the Southern Precinct which later became Putnam Co .I believe John is the Lamoureux referred to by Blake: although Blake may have had in mind Daniel’s son Isaac, the longest resident of Dutchess (ie Putnam) Co. of the family. Isaac arrived in 1761."

“It is possible that the family moved again between Dec 1732 and Jan 1737 for the next child listed in the family record was baptized by the minister of the Bedford, Westchester Co., Presbyterian Church; although it is possible that they did not move but simply used the minister of a different church. By 1742 it is possible that Daniel had moved to the Manor of Philipsburgh in what is now Yonkers; “The Town Book of the Manor of Philipsburgh (p 16) shows an earmark of Daniel Lamppewa, who just might be Daniel Lamoureux in one of the exotic spellings of the name at the hand of a non-French-speaking clerks, registered on Dec 2^nd 1742. By June of 1744 he had moved to the North part of Westchester Co. on the Manor of Cortlandt, as shown by his second marriage recorded above, where I feel he lived in what is now the Town of Yorktown.”

“Susanne Lamoureux filles de Daniel Lamoureux et de Janne Massee est ne le 26 Jour de Decembre 1736 et presante au Bapteme par Daniel Lamoureux et de Janne Massee la famme les parain et maraine et Baptize le 5 jour de mar 1736-7 par monsieur Soungind (faded) minestre de Bedford Presipiteirian”

“Grenville C Mackenzie (of Westport, Conn) in his manuscript, ‘Families of Old Phillipsburgh’ (pages unnumbered, copy in Westchester Co Historical Society Library) states; ‘Joshua'>Joshua_Lamoureux'>Joshua Lamoureux, son of Daniel and grandson of Andre, was born at Yorktown on Jan 9, 1739, enlisted in Capt Haight’s Co of militia out of Capt Rogers’ company 1760. He married Elizabeth Ogden, resided in Yorktown until 1783 when he went with his family to New Brunswick, Canada, and later lived in York Co near Scarborough.’ I have never paid too much attention to Mr Mackenzie’s statement That Joshua was born in Yorktown since I am quite sure that Joshua was not residing in Yorktown, Westchester Co in 1783 when he left for New Brunswick. … I am caused to reconsider…”

"Although the lands of Philipse reached as far north as Croton Bay, their limits in the interior were considerably farther south, not being above the headwaters of the Bronx River.. the northern boundary of ... the Manor of Philipseburgh. [1693 was made a manor & authorized a bridge & fares at Spuyten Duyvil Creek at Papirinemen] At it's northwest corner it touched ...Cortlandt Manor" p157

[Son in law, Van Cortlandt, bought part in Lower Yonkers/Bronx.]

"... Stephannus Van Cortlandt became the proprietor of nearly the whole of Westchester Co. along the Hudson from Croton Bay to the Highlands." p 166

The Manor of Cortlandt was established in 1697.”... The first settlements were in the neighborhood of Croton & Peekskill. The Indians continued numerous, though for the most part peaceable, until an advanced period in the eighteenth century." p 168

History of Westchester Co, NY, From Early Settlement to the Year 1900, Shonnard & Spooner

Frederick Philipse is anglicized from the Dutch, “pronounced Phillips”1672 “…sole owner of the country from Spuyten Duyvil to the Croton River and from the Hudson to the Bronx.” Bought more later- Tarrytown, 1681; Irvington, 1682; Dobbs Ferry, 1682;”Yonkers to the northern limits of the manor, between the Sawmill and Bronx Rivers:” 1684; upper Yonkers, 1685; Sing Sing {Sint-Sinck], 1686; “Tappan Meadows,” 1687; Lower Yonkers, 1693. “…vested in him as a whole by Governor Fletcher on the 12^th of June 1693.” “…erects the estate into a manor called Philipsburgh or Philipseborough…” p 157-8

Philipse…”At it’s northwest corner it touched the estate of Stephanus Van Cortlandt, the brother of his [Frederick] second wife – an estate which also (1697) became one of the great manors, called Cortlandt Manor, running east from Croton Bay to the Connecticut line, including, besides almost the whole of the northern part of Westchester County, a tract on the west bank of the Hudson.” Also land grants on Manhattan Island. P 157

“…Cortlandt became the proprietor of nearly the whole of Westchester County along the Hudson from Croton Bay to the Highlands.” Peekskill Bay was not part of the manor. “…the ferry across the Croton River mouth, which was the only means of reaching the country above without making a wide detour…” p 166

“The great distance of Cortlandt Manor from New York City… as well as its difficulty of access from the country immediately below on account of the obstruction of its lands…” p 168

"The portions of the county styled Yonkers and Philipseburgh at that period [1712?] were, respectively, the lower and upper division of Philipseburgh Manor," p 221?

“Westchester… appealing for special privileges, in view of the exceptional functions that had been conferred upon the adjacent manorial lands of Morrisania, Fordham, Philipseburgh, and Pelhem.” P 221?

“…Van Cortlandt, …also owned a large estate in the Town of Bedford…”

“In 1697, Adolphus Philipse, second son of the first Lord of the Manor of Philipsborough, purchased from Lambert Dortlandt and Jan Sybrandt, who had bought it a few years before from the Wiccopee chiefs, a tract of land which became known as the Highland Patent. This tract extended approximately 20 miles along the east shore of the Hudson, from Annsville Creek to the Fish Kill, and eastward some 20 odd miles to the border of the Connecticut Province. The Patent included Polopel Island In the Hudson River.

“Shortly after his purchase, Adoiphus Philipse, who made his residence at the Castle near Tarrytown and maintained only a bachelor shooting lodge on Lake Mahopac in the Highland Patent, opened the tract to tenant settlers. It was his continued policy through 50 years, and the policy of his heirs, to rent, not to sell, land. The family was particularly jealous of the property on the river front.

“The Highland Patent was incorporated in the County of Dutchess and was known as the “South Precinct”. In 1812 all but a very small portion of this south Precinct was cut off from Dutchess County and became Putnam County.

“In 1704, Lord Cornbury, Governor of the Province of New York and a cousin of Queen Anne, ordered the development of a road on the Hudson’s east shore connecting New York with Albany. This Queen’s Highway, later the King’s Highway, be-came the Albany Post Road and in recent years a large portion of U. S. Route 9.

“Previous to Lord Cornbury’s road building, there had existed roads from New York to the villages in Westchester County as far north as Yorktown and from Fish Kill Village and the settlements in northern Dutchess County to Albany, but the 20 odd miles through the Highlands between Annsville Creek and the Fish Kill remained wilderness, broken only by Indian trails, The road which was put through this part of Adolphus Philipse's Highland Patent in the first decade of the Eighteenth Century was little better than a trail, being unfit for wheeled traffic for many years. This section of the King' Highway, later the Post Road, was spoken of as "The Path". Soon after the opening of "The Path", hardy pioneers began to move northward from Westchester County into the Highland Patent. Among these early settlers were John Rogers, who built on "The Path" on the bill between Philipse and Indian Brooks; David Hustace (Hustis) who settled on "The Path" in the North Highlands on the brook running into the Fish Kill; Jacob Mandeville, near Four Corners, Garrison; and Thomas DAVENPORT, who rented land, built his log house, and raised his large family on land at the base of Bull Hill ex-tending from "The Path" to the Hudson, He was the first settler on the river in the Philipse Upper Patent.

“The first mill available to these pioneers was that built by Roger and Cathryna Brett on the north bank of the Fish Kill. Settlers on the Highland Patent north of Philipse Brook rode their sacks of grain to Madam Brett's mill to be ground. Settlers along 'The Path" in the mountains south of Philipse Brook found it easier to have their grain ground and do their trading at Yorktown, or, later at Beverly Robinson's Red Mill at Mahopac Falls. Thus came about the geographical division of the North and the South Highlands. Only after the Revolution was a mill built on Indian Brook at the crossing of the Post Road, available to farmers in both directions.

“This mill, operated first by a Warren, later by Nelsons, descendants of the Warrens, became the center of communal life in that part of the township.The house by the mill, built during or immediately after the Revolution by Captain John Warren of the Dutchess County Militia, was a tavern on the stage coach route along the Post Road, which passed close by it. Mail was dropped there to be picked up by residents in the neighborhood. Court was held in the big room of the tavern. Religious services were held there by itinerant ministers, including the Rev. Silas Constant of the church at Yorktown, A school was built near the mill. The later yellow brick schoolhouse on this site served the district until 1931 and still stands.

“The manuscript "REKORD" kept by successive clerks of the School Trustees from 1844 to 1931, is among the rare books of the Butterfield Memorial Library in Cold Spring, New York, Later, the Highland Turnpike was cut from Warren's Mill south to a new crossing of Annsville Creek, skirting the mountain ridge and thus avoiding the steep grades which were dangerous in all weathers for stage coaches. From the opening of the Pike, travel along the Post Road (once "The Path") between Warren's and Continental Village was limited to local farmers. The old road with its milestones, continued as it had been since the days of the Revolution. People living along the Post Road, to reach the new Pike, had to drive to Warren's Milllater Nelson's where the mail coaches made regular stops. A road following Indian Brook running from the Sunk Mines down to the Hudson at Nelson's Landing passed in front of the mill and the miller's house.

“ Here, in the old roomy house built by Captain John Warren, was born in 1840, a descendant of the house's first owner, James Nelson. In his veins ran the blood of Warrens, Nelsons, Rogerses, Haights and Davenports all pioneer settlers of the Highland Patent. His entire life was lived there. He was a miller, farmer, school trustee, Justice of the Peace. He married Mary Forman, a granddaughter of Gilbert Forman, formerly of Yorktown, who had moved up "The Path" shortly after the Revolution to settle on a large farm east of the Post Road and north of Indian Brook.”

“This County was formed from Dutchess, June 12, 1812. It was upon the Hudson, between Dutchess and Westchester cos., and extends e. to the Conn line. …It embraces nearly all of The Highlands E of the Hudson. The mountains consist of several steep, rocky ranges, extending in a N.E. and S.W. direction and separated by deep, narrow valleys, the principal of which are Peeks Hollow, and Canopus and Pleasant Valleys. The co. is watered by the upper branches of the Croton River and several smaller streams. Among the mountain valleys are numerous picturesque lakes, the largest of which are lakes Mahopac, Canopus, and Gleneida. In the valleys the soil is a productive, sandy loam, but the mountains are bare and rocky, and only valuable for their mines and quarries. (“Magnetic oxyd of iron”) …In the farming districts the people are principally engaged in dairying and furnishing milk for the New York market. [What year??] A strip …along the border of the co. …the ‘Oblong’ Tract, and a small part of Dutchess, are included in the great Highland Patent of Adolph Philipse. At the timeof the Revolution this patent was owned by Philip Philipse, and Mary and Susannah, wives of Col. Roger Morris and Beverly Robinson, or the British army. Morris and Robinson together with their wives, were attained, and their property was confiscated and sold by the Commissioners of Forfeiture. It was subsequently shown in court that one-third of the patent was vested in the children of Col Morris and his wife, and was not reached by the bill of attainder. …During the Revolution the passes through the mountains in this co. were carefully guarded, and at different times large bodies of troops were stationed there. It was the principal scene of Arnold’s treason, …no battle took place within its limits…” p 540