Coldengham, New York
Store of Cadwallader Colden, Jr.
Patrick Shay
Patrick Shay purchased three gallons of York Rum for ten shillings at the Colden Store on this day, 250 years-ago.
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| Partial summary of visits of Patrick Shay to the Colden Store as recorded in the Store Day Book. |
The Shay surname appeared thirty-one times in the DayBook. Nineteen of those entries belonged to Patrick. He was represented at the store at times by his wife and son, William. John Shay appeared eleven times and was occasionally represented by his brother, William (Bil[sic]). It is unclear if John and Patrick were related.
Patrick Shay owned property along South Plank road very close to the farm of Joel Campbell's father, Samuel . [Joel Campbell is the eponym of this blog.]
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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.
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In addition to his listing in the DayBook, Patrick Shay appeared in the 1779 tax assessment of Hanover Precinct with 100 acres of land. By the 1790 census his name had disappeared, but Dennis and Thomas Shay were enumerated in the general area of Patrick's farm. Perhaps they were his sons?
By the time of the 1779 tax assessment, Samuel Campbell had deceased, and his two sons, Nathan and Levi, were farming the fifty-acre homestead. From the assessment below, it appears that Patrick Shay owned adjoining property to the Campbells.
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| Partial transcription of 1779 Tax Assessment for Hanover Precinct. |
Sadly, I could not find much public information on this line of the Shay family. They undoubtedly knew their Campbell neighbors and had social, religious, or business interactions.
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