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Note: carpenter, as per Columbia County deed book B page 259 dated 23 Nov 1804 Served in War of 1812.
War of 1812 - Appeared on a muster roll for Capt Robert I. Watts Co., 1 Regiment (Laight's) New York State Militia. Sep 2 to Oct 25 1814.
marshal of city of Hudson, NY
A Very Brief History of Hudson
Whaling families from Nantucket became convinced, after the American Revolution, that the British would attempt to retake its former American Colonies. As Nantucket is located about 50 miles from the mainland, they felt particularly at risk.
So, in 1783 the families empowered the Jenkins brothers, Thomas & Seth, to find a safer place to live and work. After considering several locations they decided on a 100 acre tract of land 100 miles up the Hudson known as Claverack Landing. In 1784 thirty families, many of them Quakers, moved to Claverack Landing from Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard, Newport and Providence.
Originally called Proprietors, these families had, by late 1784, laid out the City of Hudson on a grid pattern. By 1786 there were over 1,500 individuals in Hudson and a fleet of over 25 ships plying the oceans to support Hudson's Sperm-Oil industry.
Hudson prospered for a century until the end of the 19th century when the economy declined and the City and its buildings descended into a quiet slumber.
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JOHN C O L V I L L
R E S P E C T F U L L Y informs his friends and
the public generally, that he has re-commenced
the business of BAKING in all its
various branches, at the house now occupied
by him in Rondout, Ulster county. In addition
to keeping on hand a regular supply
BREAD, CRACKERS,, CAKES, &c.
he intends, as formerly, to keep a
Victualing & Oyster-House,
Where every thing that the season produces
may be had at any hour, in New-York style, on
moderate terms. He hopes by strict attention
to business, and a disposition to accommodate
all his customers in the best manner, together
with a well stored Larder, to merit and secure
to himself a liberal share of public patronage,
Rondout, April 22, 1835. 32-tf
TO BAKERS
WA N T E D> , immediately, a JOURNEYMAN
BAKER of sober and industrious habits. To
such a one liberal wages and constant employment
will bo given, on immediate application to
• JOHN COLVILL. -Rondout, March 18, 1835.
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