Great Nine Partners Patent
Encyclopedia
The Great Nine Partners Patent, also known as the "Lower Nine Partners Patent," was a land grant
in Dutchess County, New York
, USA made in 1697.
Land grant
A land grant is a gift of real estate – land or its privileges – made by a government or other authority as a reward for services to an individual, especially in return for military service...
in Dutchess County, New York
Dutchess County, New York
Dutchess County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York, in the state's Mid-Hudson Region of the Hudson Valley. The 2010 census lists the population as 297,488...
, USA made in 1697.
The partners
- John Aarston (or Jan Aarston)
- William Creed
- James Emott (or James Emmot)
- Hendrick ten Eyck
- Lt. Colonel Henry Filkin
- Major Augustin Graham
- Colonel Caleb Heathcote
- David Johnstone
- Jarvis Marshall
Current towns derived from the patent
- ClintonClinton, Dutchess County, New YorkClinton is a town in Dutchess County, New York, United States. The population was 4,010 at the 2000 census. The town is named after George Clinton, an early governor of New York....
- Pleasant ValleyPleasant Valley (town), New YorkPleasant Valley is a town in Dutchess County, New York, United States. The population was 9,066 at the 2000 census. The town is centrally located in the county, northeast of the City of Poughkeepsie. US Route 44 passes through the town.-History:...
- StanfordStanford, New YorkStanford is a town in Dutchess County, New York, United States. The population was 3,544 at the 2000 census.The Town of Stanford is in the north-central part of the county.-History:Stanford was first settled around 1750...
- WashingtonWashington, New YorkWashington is a town in Dutchess County, New York, United States. The population was 4,742 at the 2000 census. The town is named after George Washington, who passed through the town during the Revolution....
- Amenia
- Hyde Park (part)Hyde Park, New YorkHyde Park is a town located in the northwest part of Dutchess County, New York, United States, just north of the city of Poughkeepsie. The town is most famous for being the hometown of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt....
- North East (part)North East, New YorkNorth East is a town in Dutchess County, New York, United States. The population was 3,002 at the 2000 census.The Town of North East is in the northeastern part of the county...