Dutchess County Historical Society Yearbook Vol 017 1932

LIN WOOD In the partition of 1702 Arie Roosa was given lot 1. He had married Maria Pels, probably a daughter of Evert Pels of Esopus. He was, therefore, brother-in-law to Gerrit Artsen, who had married Clara, another of Evert Pels daughters.'

Nine years later and on March 11, 1711, Arie Roosa sold this lot to Laurens Osterhout of Hurley for £60.2 Laurens Osterhout had married Rebecka Roosa,3 who was doubtless a near relative of Arie Roosa. On November 3, 1741, Laurens Osterhout sold the same property to Jacobus Van Etten for £370 by deed which described the property as containing about 160 acres.4 Jacobus Van Etten's wife was also named Rebeka Roosa5 but her relationship to Arie Roosa and to Laurens Osterhout's wife is not known. Matthew and Isaac, two of the sons of Jacobus Van Etten, became the owner of lot 1 by devise under their father's will.6 Isaac Van Etten mortgaged his share to the Loan Officers of Dutchess County who by deed dated September . . , 1793, sold it to Dr. Thomas Tillotson.7 Dr. Thomas Tillotson then arranged a partition with Matthew Van Etten by which the former took the southerly part, about eighty acres, the partition line being fixed by him by agreement.8 On May 30, 1796, he borrowed £6000 from the State of New York on mortgage of this and other properties.' This mortgage was paid off and satisfied October 10, 1804. It may well have been made to get the money used for the building of his mansion. The mortgage covers also the six acres of land near the mill at the mouth of Landsman's Kill bought by Henry Beekman, Jr. from Arie Roosa by deed dated April 1, 1710, and sold by Morgan Lewis and Gertrude Livingston, his wife, to Thomas Tillotson by deed dated April 13, 1780. These two properties and perhaps other land subsequently bought by Dr. Tillotson on the easterly side of Landsman's Kill doubtless made up the 207 acres sold for $18,000 by his son John C. Tillotson and Matilda his wife to Dr. Federal Beekman Vanderburgh by deed dated August 27, 1835.'"

The name Linwood for this property is not known earlier than 34