Sharilyn,
There was a Elijah Carpenter son of Benedict Carpenter and Abigail Horton
who had or sold property near Pakatakan in the 1783/1785 period. However
his main property in that same period was closer to present day Plattekill
in the south eastern portion of the current Ulster County. The Town of
Plattekill was established in 1800 from part of the Town of Marlborough.
To make things more confusing he was married in Jan of 1779 in Westchester
County. His mother died in 1764, but his father died in 1791. I have no
info on his wife's parents. The property could have been inherited then
sold. I just do not know.
I hope this helps.
John R. Carpenter
La Mesa, CA
Carpenter Cousins Y-DNA Project
http://members.cox.net/johnrcarpenter/index.htm
Pakatakan is in present day Delaware County, NY. Pakatakan Artists Colony
Historic District is a national historic district located at Arkville in
Delaware County, New York. It is at NY 28 at jct. with Dry Brook Rd.
There is also a Pakatakan Mountain nearby.
Delaware County was formed in 1797 by combining portions of Otsego and
Ulster Counties.
Please also see:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaretville,_New_York
Margaretville is a village in Delaware County, New York, United States. The
Village of Margaretville is in the Town of Middletown. The village is on the
border of the Catskill Park. Margaretville is located at 42°8′51″N
74°39′4″W / 42.1475°N 74.65111°W / 42.1475; -74.65111
(42.147496, -74.651090)[1].
[A] 1765 map by Will Cockburn shows a road from Marbletown to Pakatakan
(near present day Margaretville and Arkville).[8]
In the 1770s, the original settlers paid "one hundred forty-nine pounds and
19 shillings" to American Indians for the land.
In June of 1778, a combined force of Tories and Indians led by Joseph Brant
raided the East Branch of the Delaware including the Margaretville area.[9]
August 26, 1778, general evacuation assisted by guard from Great
Shandaken.[10]
In 1778, the valley’s settlers were driven off by the American Indians. It
was here that Tom Quick and Timothy Murphy became famous for their Indian
slayings.
Before the settlers were driven from their homes, they were given a timely
and friendly warning by an Indian named Tunis and returned to the Hudson
Valley. The settlers returned after the Revolutionary War.
In 1779, a deed to a Lot No. 39 was given to Livingston’s sister, who
married Morgan Lewis. A daughter, named Margaret, was born to them.
In 1784, Ignos DuMond was the first settler in the current village. He sold
his claim of land for $100 to John Tompkins, who then built the first
sawmill.
1784 settlers return to area, including Ignos DuMond, nephew of Harmanus
DuMond
-----Original Message-----
From: Sharilyn Whitaker
Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2011 11:50 AM
To: CARPENTER-L(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: [CARPENTER] "Elias Carpenter farm", Pakatakan, NY
The following is frequently seen in information describing Philip-Henry
Yaple and wife Susannah Vasqueau.
"...
RESIDENCE: Probably late 1771 or early 1772 the family moved
from Upper Milford Township, Northampton County, PA to (the former
Elias Carpenter Farm) the little Dutch colony of Pakatakan, Ulster
County, New York. In 1777 the settlement at Pakatakan was entirely
abandoned, due to the Tories attacks, but in 1783 the families
returned. ..."
Who was this Elias Carpenter, who had a farm in Pakatakan in Ulster County,
NY
at some point in the 1760s?
Many thanks,
Sharilyn Whitaker