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Rensselaerville was once part of the Manor of Rensselaerswyck, as such the people who farmed the land were technically leaseholders of the patroon under a feudal system, first as part of the Dutch colony of New Netherland, then under the English colony, and then U.S. state, of New York. Some of the earliest settlement in Rensselaerville was along the five Native American paths that crossed the town in the early 18th century. The southwestern corner along one of these, that connected the Hudson River to the Schoharie Valley was the first section of the town to be settled, this would be around 1712.
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- 1854 - Rensselaerville
Rensselaerville, a post-township forming the S. W. extremity of Albany co., New York. Population, 3629.
Rensselaerville, a post-village in the...Read MORE... - 1860 - Rensselaerville
RENSSELEARVILLE - named from the Van Rensselaer family-was formed from Watervliet, March 8, 1790. Bern was taken off in 1795, and a part of Westerlo...Read MORE... - 1895 - Rensselaerville
Rensselaerville, ren'sel-ler-vil, a post-village of Albany co., N.Y., in a township of its own name, about 24 miles W.S.W. of Albany. It contains a...Read MORE... 
Main Street, Medusa, N.Y.
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Rensselaerville, a post-village of Albany co., N.Y., in a township (town) of its own name, about 24 miles WSW. of Albany. Pop. about 225. The town is ...Read MORE... 
Johnson's Hill Crest Farm, Medusa, N.Y.
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1854 - Rensselaerville
Rensselaerville, a post-township forming the S. W. extremity of Albany co., New York. Population, 3629.
Rensselaerville, a post-village in the... Read MORE...
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1860 - Rensselaerville
RENSSELEARVILLE - named from the Van Rensselaer family-was formed from Watervliet, March 8, 1790. Bern was taken off in 1795, and a part of Westerlo... Read MORE...
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1895 - Rensselaerville
Rensselaerville, ren'sel-ler-vil, a post-village of Albany co., N.Y., in a township of its own name, about 24 miles W.S.W. of Albany. It contains a... Read MORE...
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1906
Rensselaerville, a post-village of Albany co., N.Y., in a township (town) of its own name, about 24 miles WSW. of Albany. Pop. about 225. The town is ... Read MORE...
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