Setauket, Alias Brookhaven is a story of a people who left England in pursuit of a dream and settled a town on Long Island, New York. This is a tale of the struggles of those men and women to create a place for themselves as they passed through hostile Indians, arguing Puritans, and controversial religious views. How did they arrive at and settle in among the virgin forests and sandy Pine Barrens of an island? The people's first efforts were to clear the land and plant life- supporting crops. They built shelters, then ...
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Setauket, Alias Brookhaven is a story of a people who left England in pursuit of a dream and settled a town on Long Island, New York. This is a tale of the struggles of those men and women to create a place for themselves as they passed through hostile Indians, arguing Puritans, and controversial religious views. How did they arrive at and settle in among the virgin forests and sandy Pine Barrens of an island? The people's first efforts were to clear the land and plant life- supporting crops. They built shelters, then converted them to homes in the 1670s; they sought commodities to support their increasing numbers, which brought them to whaling on the south shores. At first protected by the Colony of Hartford, what happened when that support was withdrawn and the Duke of York took over? Who was Captain John Scott and how did he manage to threaten their claim to Setauket ? This story is based on the study of town records and old documents. The records from 1655-1679 have been put into chronological order and included in this book; with the addition of a name index, research
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