Isabelle Barstow

Setauket, Alias Brookhaven: the Birth of a Long Island Town with the Chronological Records 1655-1679 Isabelle Barstow

Setauket, Alias Brookhaven is astory of a people who left Englandin pursuit of a dream and settled a town on Long Island, New York. This is a tale of the strugglesof those men and women to create a place for themselvesas they passed through hostile Indians, arguing Puritans, and controversialreligious views. How did they arrive at and settle in among the virgin forestsand sandy Pine Barrens of an island? The people's first efforts wereto clear the land and plant life- supporting crops. They built shelters, then converted them to homes in the 1670s; they soughtcommodities to support their increasing numbers, which brought them to whalingon the south shores. At first protected by the Colonyof Hartford, what happened when that support was withdrawn and the Duke of Yorktook over? Who was Captain John Scott andhow did he manage to threaten their claim to Setauket ?This story is based on the studyof town records and old documents. The records from 1655-1679 have been putinto chronological order and included in this book; with the addition of a nameindex, research