Bazaleel Gurney

Ancestor #: A048495

Service Description: 1) WYOMING VALLEY

May be buried in the Trenton Falls Cemetery, Quaker stones are there.

https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2594265/trenton-falls-cemetery

The origin of the township dates from March 4, 1797, when it was separated from the Town of Schuyler in Herkimer County. The first town meeting was held on April 4, 1797, in the home of Col. Thomas Hicks and it is believed that the town name was chosen to honor the soldiers who fought at the battle of Trenton in the Revolution.

The first settlement in the Town was established on the site of present day Barneveld by Gerrit Boon who came from Holland as a representative of the Holland Land Company. In 1793, Mr. Boon came to the village that became Oldenbarneveldt in memory of a Dutch hero. He had a budget of $30,000 (approximately $4 million in today's dollars) to hire carpenters, masons and other workmen to create a village for the affluent.

n the ensuing years Barneveld was soon joined by the villages of Holland Patent (1797) and Prospect (1803) and a number of hamlets came into being; Hinckley, South Trenton, Trenton Falls and Wethersfield. The evolution of the Town saw the rise and decay of a number of industries, most notably the grist mills, saw mills, blacksmith shops, cheese factories, lime kilns and other local endeavors that dotted the landscape.