Coldengham, New York
Store of Cadwallader Colden, Jr.
Thomas Beatty Jr. (Beattie, Baity)
For some reason, today was a very busy day at the Colden Store. There were 71 transactions on 19 different accounts. Thomas Beatty Jr. (page 218-03) was in the store with his relative, John Beatty (218-06; son of Robert) and their neighbor, Matthew McCollum (218-02,04). I wrote in a prior blog that the DayBook recorded Thomas Beatty picking up items for the McCollums at the store. It appears from their purchases on this date that the two families were also sewing similar items.
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| A comparison of the purchases of McCollum (above the blue dashed line) and Beatty (below dashed line). The identical items are in the same color. Even the quantity matches for the cloth and bottons. |
This article is one in a series of a daily accountings of Colden Store transactions. Be sure you read the first installment for an introduction to the store. You should also read this article which appeared in the Journal of the Orange County Historical Society.
On this day, 250 years ago, the Beattys and McCollums both purchased 'Cloth', Shalloon, Osnaburg, Mohair, Thread, and Buttons. The two families appear to be collaborating on the construction of whatever garments they were making. Their farms were very close.
Unlike their neighbors, the McCollums and Campbells (my ancestors), who would soon depart from this area of New York, the Beatty clan propagated and remained in the area. In 1794, Robert Beattie (Beatty) acquired the land that had been the Campbell homestead. By this time the Campbells had largely moved west to Mamakating (Deerpark).
The Beattie surname (Baley, Batey, Baity, Beatty) appears 75 times in the DayBook with the given names of Robert (44 times), Thomas (20), Thomas Jr. (11). Also mentioned are Robert's wife, daughter, and sons, Tom, John, and Robert. Also mentioned are Thomas' wife and his son.
Ruttenber (History of Orange County) says that the Beattys came with the Charles Clinton group from Ireland in 1730 and settled in Little Britain (New Windsor). There were at least four brothers: James, Chris, James, and Robert. Their father was Robert Beattie. (p. 411) However, Ruttenber also describes a Robert Beattie of Newburgh/Montgomery, who is the Beatty of the DayBook, as "ruling elder" of the Coldenham Church and that he had previously been an elder at the Little Britain Reformed Church. (p. 394) So apparently the Beatty and Beattie families of this area are all related.
The farms of McKinney, Campbell, Wood, Perry, McCollum, and Beattie shared many a fence line and it appeared they did many things together such as sewing and shopping.
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