Download or read book Settlers of the Beekman Patent, Dutchess County, New York: Abbot to Burtch written by Frank J. Doherty and published by Frank J. Doherty. This book was released on 1990 with total page 1232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "To qualify for inclusion in this work a family had to have been in Beekman or Pawling by the time of the first census in 1790 [with] a few exceptions."--Intro. v. 2.