History of Little Nine Partners, of North East precinct, and Pine Plains, New York, Duchess [!] county . r this influence at the sametime, the central point being what has been known as the Rowe neighbor-hood. Amenia and the Oblong had preceded us, the first society in Ame-nia having been formed in 1788 and Sharon the same year, and all throughthe influence of Freeborn Garretson. In 1791, two years after this ministry of Benjamin Abbott, the Hed-ding family emigrated to Sharpsborough, Vermont, The class was underthe supervison of Freeborn Garretson, and the first members coming downto us as fa
History of Little Nine Partners, of North East precinct, and Pine Plains, New York, Duchess [!] county . r this influence at the sametime, the central point being what has been known as the Rowe neighbor-hood. Amenia and the Oblong had preceded us, the first society in Ame-nia having been formed in 1788 and Sharon the same year, and all throughthe influence of Freeborn Garretson. In 1791, two years after this ministry of Benjamin Abbott, the Hed-ding family emigrated to Sharpsborough, Vermont, The class was underthe supervison of Freeborn Garretson, and the first members coming downto us as fact succeeding the Hedding family previous to 1798, were Ira Wi-nans, Walter Mead, David Dabol and Philip Rowe. These were represent-ative members of their respective families. In 1802, 3 and 4, that uniqueand remarkable pioneer Methodist preacher, Billy Hibbard, first came uponthis circuit, and he may be called one of the builders of the society in PinePlains. Meetings were held in these early years in the dwellings and groves,in the old Round Top church, at Bethel and in the old church at M ETh urch, January, u THE CHURCHES. 199 Corners, near Attlebury. Meetings were held at John Harris, founder ofthe Harris Scythes, who lived at the saw mill house of the Willow Valemills, now owned by Charles Turpin, where it is said seats were made fromslabs to accommodate the hearers. David Dabol, a plow maker living atthe outlet of Halcyon Lake—Buttermilk Pond—had meetings in his slm|>which stood at the right of the outlet, in going in from the main were held at the Ten Eyck farm house, a short distance south ofC. C. Mores dwelling house, where it is thought James Hedding livedabout 1768. Here about 1805 Miss Sarah Wilber, now deceased, one of thelady members of the church, was baptized by Rev. John Culver, a pioneerpreacher then well known in northern Dutchess. He preached also in theold church at Sacketts Corners, where quarterly meetings were held. Thisol
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