A detailed 1864 town MAP showing residents.
An 1864 map of Antwerp Village
An 1864 map of The Lost Community of Spragues Corners
An 1864 map of The Lost Community of Sterlingville
1918 TOWN OF ANTWERP FARM MAP
1820 Federal Census, only Heads of House were recorded
A list of POSTMASTERS in the town in existing and discontinued postoffices.
Antwerp Liberal Literary Institute Officers and Students, May, 1861 to August, 1863
Town of Antwerp Civil War Enlistments
1863 Civil war draft and exemptions lists.
Town of Antwerp 1890 Census of Civil War Veterans
Civil War Soldiers Buried in the Town of Antwerp
Family sketches from CHILD'S GAZETTEER for the town of Antwerp.
Child's Business Directory for the Town of Antwerp.
Haddock Family Sketches--Town of Antwerp
Bartlett's Cemetery Inscriptions for the Town of Antwerp.
Vital Records 1847-1849 for the Town of Antwerp.
Oxbow Cemetery Records
| OFFICE | CONTACT | PHONE | ADDRESS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town Clerk | BARBARA FILIATRAULT | (315) 659-2419 | 45 Main St, P.O. Box 658, Antwerp NY 13608 |
| Town Historian | NANCY RAYMON | (315) 287-2293 | 34542 County Rt 22, Theresa NY 13691 |
| Village Historian | JEAN MUNROE | (315) 642-5661 | |
| Crosby Public Library | SHIRLEY HULL | (315) 659-8564 | Main St; Antwerp; 13608 |
| Oxbow Historical Association Facebook Page |
NANCY RAYMON | (315) 287-2293 | 34542 County Rt 22, Theresa NY 13691 |
| Village Clerk | AMY COLE | (315) 659-8661 | Village Office, 58 Main St., P.O. Box 620, Antwerp NY 13608 |
| Village of Antwerp Govt. Website | (315) 659-8661 | 58 Main St, P. O. Box 620, Antwerp NY 13608 |
P.O. Box 504
Carthage, NY 13619
(315)773-5133
Website
Organized in 1977, this society averages over 600 members, and has microfilmed the Carthage Republican newspaper. The microfilm is deposited in the Carthage Library. They have published books. Their holdings include a working chapel, and a one room school. Carthage lies on the border of Lewis County, so that the society covers part of Lewis as well as the western townships of Jefferson County. The society collects material from three central school districts, the Copenhagen Central, Carthage Central, and Indian River school districts. This area includes parts of the townships of Theresa, Philadelphia, Antwerp, Le Ray, Wilna, and Champion. Their 21 directors represent the various communities within this area.
History of the Town of Antwerp linked from Shirley Farone's Home Page taken from CHILD'S GAZETTEER OF JEFFERSON COUNTY by HAMILTON CHILDS, published in 1890, transcribed by Shirley Farone.
A List of People who contributed information about the Town of Antwerp in 1878 to Durant and Peirce's History of Jefferson County
A Antwerp History in 1878 from Durant and Peirce's History of Jefferson County
History of the Town of Antwerp, taken from A HISTORY OF JEFFERSON COUNTY IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK by FRANKLIN B. HOUGH, A. M., M.D., linked from Shirley Farone's Home Page.
April 5, 1810, the state legislature divided the Town of Le Ray and created the Town of Antwerp with some 61,000 acres. Today, nearly half the town is within the military reservation of Fort Drum. The principle village is also called Antwerp, named for the Belgian city where an early purchaser of much of the land lived. The only other settlement of note is Oxbow, which has its own historical society, and is named for a bow or bend in the Oswegatchie River.
Antwerp is the extreme eastern point of Jefferson county, nearest the foothills of the Adirondack mountains. It is bounded on the northeast by St Lawrence County and on the southeast by Lewis County. The towns of Wilna and Philadelphia lay on the southwest, while the Town of Theresa closes the northwestern border.
Settlement in Antwerp began in 1803, while the town was still a part of Brownville.
1. Hillside and Old Town Cemeteries in the village of Antwerp
2. Foster-Kinne Cemetery on Route 11 about three or four miles north of Antwerp toward Gouverneur
3. Spragueville Cemetery in the hamlet of Spragueville
4. Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Oxbow
5. A cemetery on County Route 26 near Oxbow
6. Bemis Cemetery, small, containing dates from the 1820s to the 1860s, located about six and a half miles from the Village of Theresa and about three miles from Oxbow on County Route 22;
7. Vrooman Hill Cemetery on Vrooman Hill Road between County Route 22 and County Route 194, about six miles out of the Village of Theresa.
| ACRES OF LAND | |
| Improved | 41099 |
| Unimproved | 30,424 |
| VALUATION | |
| Real Estate | 617,678 |
| Personal Property | 69,780 |
| Total | 687,458 |
| POPULATION | |
| Males | 2,017 |
| Females | 1,856 |
| Number of Dwellings | 645 |
| Number of Families | 700 |
| Freeholders | 574 |
| SCHOOLS | |
| Number of Districts | 25 |
| Children Taught | 1,404 |
| LIVE STOCK | |
| Horses | 1,085 |
| Working Oxen and Calves | 1,753 |
| Cows | 4,293 |
| Sheep | 2,260 |
| Swine | 1,446 |
| AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS | |
| Bushels of Grain | |
| Winter | 1,844 |
| Spring | 86,271 1/2 |
| Tons of Hay | 7,798 |
| Bushels of Potatoes | 12,246 |
| Bushels of Apples | 1,492 |
| Dairy Products | |
| Pounds of Butter | 379,109 |
| Pounds of Cheese | 182,215 |
| YARDS OF DOMESTIC MANUFACTURE | 3,903 |
Names of the early settlers |
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| ABLE ADAMS, Henry * ALDRICH, Lewis ALTON, Charles BACON, L. A. BACON, Timothy BAILEY, Luther BALDWIN, Henry C. * BALDWIN, Lewis BARR, Samuel BEAMAN, Ira BECKWITH, S. * BEECHER, Almon * BELLINGER, Richard BELLINGER, Samuel BENT, Hartwell BENTLEY, William BENTON, Dr. BETHEL, John BRIGGS, James * BROAD, John BROOKS, Matthew * BROOKS, Silas * BURTIS, Samuel CARPENTER, E. A. CARPENTER, Thomas CHASE, James * CHASE, Levi CHEENEY, Caleb * CHENEY, Caleb CHEESEMAN, Martin CHURCH, Ezra * CLARK, Alexander COAPLEY, Alexander COFFEEN, David * COLBURN, Lyman * COLE, Jacob COOK, Benjamin * COOK, Mordecai * COOLIDGE, George COOPER, Abraham COOPER, Nicholas CORNWELL, George CORNWELL, John CROSSMON, Orison CUMMINGS, Anson * CUMMINS, Sabrina DICKSON, Alexander DICKSON, Robert and Jane EGGLESTON, Ambrose EGGLESTON, Asa EGGLESTON, Gilbert EGGLESTON, Richmond ELLIS, John D. FAIRBANKS, Augustus FLETCHER, William * FOSTER, Edward * FOSTER, Edward, Jr * FOSTER, Hopestill * FOSTER, John C.* FULLER, Gilbert FULTON, Elijah GIBBS, Dexter * GIBBS, Sherebiah * GIBONS, Dorothy GILL, David * GILLETT, Marcus GLEASON, Roswell GOODWIN, Benjamin * GRAHAM, David GRAVES, Elijah GRAVES, Sterling GRISWOLD, Samuel * |
GROOM, Rachel HALL, Alexander HALL, Caleb G. HALL, Daniel HALL, Sylvanus * HANLON, Patrick HARRIS, James HARRIS, Samuel HARRIS, Willis * HEALD, Daniel * HENDRICKS, Samuel * HICKS, Ezra HINSDALE, Ira HINSDALE, Joseph HITCHCOCK, Isaac L. * HOARD, Silvius * HOCHING, Richard HOGAN, Giles HOLDEN, Zopher * HOPPER, John HOPPER, Samuel HOUGHTON, Elijah HOUGHTON, William HOUSE, Addison HOWLAND, Richard HUBBARD, Samuel * HUNT, Asa* HUNT, Charles HUNT, James JACKSON, Jesse * JEFFERS, Frederick JENISON, John * JOHNSON, John JOHNSON, Wallace KEENE, Hiram B. KELSEY, Charles KELSEY, Reuben KIETH, Amos * KINGSBURY, Jeduthan * KITTS, Merton KITTS, Peter LAMB, Nathan LAWTON, Joseph LEE, Capt. William * LEWIS, Asher LEWIS, Charles LEWIS, Clark LYNDE, Elliot MANSON, C. C. MARBLE, Jonathan * MARKWICK, Samuel MARKWICK, William MARSHALL, Thomas Benton MARTIN, John MARTIN, Samuel MASON, Cyrus MAXON, Rufus L. MIDDLETON, John MOAKS, John Sr. MOSELEY, Harrison * McALLASTER, Francis * McALLASTER, Richard McALLASTER, William * McROBBIE, Thomas NICHOLS, Hiram NOTT, Moses * NOTT, Reuben* NUTTING, Hiram T. ORMISTON, James ORMISTON, Jannette |
PARK, Thadeus PARKER, James * PATTRIDGE, Elkanah * PAYNE, Benjamin PAYNE, R PEASE, John * PEELER, Joel PEPPER, Solomon * PINNEY, Columbus PRINGLE, Janet RANDALL, Benajah * RANDALL, William * RAVEN, Adam RAVEN, Mary RAVEN, Peter* RAVEN, Peter George RENDER, James RENDER, Jonathan RENDER, Robert RENDER, William RIDSDALE, James RIDSDALE, Samuel ROBINSON, John * ROCKWELL, Zebulon * ROGERS, John ROGERS, Leroy ROTHERFORD, John R. RUGGLES, Timothy * SARTWELL, Amasa * SCORRAH, Joseph SCOTT, James SEAVER, Watson T. SEYMOUR, Asher * SEYMOUR, Dr Emerson SNELL, John SOLON, Beaman SPRAGUE, Seth STERLING, Daniel * STERLING, Howard STERLING, James * STERLING, John STERLING, Samuel * STEWART, Eli STONE, Loren STOWELL, Oliver * STREETER, Amos * STREETER, Warren * TAYLOR, Alonzo N. THOMPSON, Allen * TURNBULL, Andrew TURNBULL, Michael TURNER, Lucius VEBBER, William VROOMAN, Peter* WAIT, Joseph Lyon WALKER, Alfred * WARD, Ira * WARD, Silas * WEBSTER, Oliver WESTCOTT, Chauncey WESTON, Clark WESTON, John WESTON, Lawrence WHEELOCK, Levi * WHITE, Henry S. WHITE, John * WHITE, Salmon WHITMORE, James WILDER, Roswell * WILSON, William WISER, Ira WOOD, Dr. George WOODWARD, Allen WORNEY, Peter |
NOTE! Names marked with an asterisk (*) are taken from Edgar C. Emerson's OUR COUNTY AND ITS PEOPLE, published 1898.
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