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1. John Brondig (1), mentioned 1662-1697, perhaps the son of John Brundish, of Wethersfield, Conn., was one of the original settlers of Rye. He was the fist town clerk, and deputy to the Genearl Cout in 1677 and 1681. In the division of his estate, in 1698, his four sons, John, Joseph, Daniel and Joshua are named. II.
The brooks in Rye had a much greater flow of water before the New York City reservoir system was built in the mid-1800s. The first mill in Rye was built in 1656 on the Blind Brook near Oakland Beach Avenue. At the time of the Revolutionary War, 15 or 20 mills were operating in Rye and Port Chester, including one behind the Square House.
Chronicle of a border town : history of Rye, Westchester county, New York, 1660-1870, including Harrison and the White Plains till 1788 / by Charles W. Baird ...
Aug 22, 2017 · Chronicle of a Border Town: History of Rye, Westchester County, New York, 1660-1870, Including Harrison and the White Plains Till 1788 Charles Washington Baird Creative Media Partners, LLC , Aug 22, 2017 - History - 608 pages
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Article History. Rye, city and town (township), on Long Island Sound, in Westchester county, southeastern New York, U.S. The original town site, at Pendingo Neck, was first settled (1660) by a company of men from Greenwich, Connecticut, who had purchased the land from the Siwanoy Indians; they named it (1665) for Rye in Sussex, England. The ...
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Chronicle of a Border Town: History of Rye, Westchester County, New York, 1660-1870, Including Harrison and the White Plains Till 1788 Charles Washington Baird Anson D.F. Randolph , 1871 - Rye (N.Y.) - 570 pages
