Old House (Cutchogue)

The Old House
Location Cutchogue, New York
Coordinates 41°0′29.4″N 72°29′10.04″W / 41.008167°N 72.4861222°W / 41.008167; -72.4861222Coordinates: 41°0′29.4″N 72°29′10.04″W / 41.008167°N 72.4861222°W / 41.008167; -72.4861222
Built 1699
Architect unknown
Architectural style English domestic
NRHP reference # 66000573
Significant dates
Added to NRHP October 15, 1966[1]
Designated NHL November 5, 1961[2]

The Old House is a historic home on State Route 25 in Cutchogue in Suffolk County, New York. It is "notable as one of the most distinguished surviving examples of English domestic architecture in America."[2]

Proof that Ann Budd married a Benjamin Horton, Jr. sometime between June 18, 1686 and Dec. 8, 1688. The Old House was not a wedding present.

John Budd’s will was Dated October 27, 1684. Witnesses, John Budd, Ann Budd. Proved at Court of Oyer and Terminer, in Southampton, November 12, 1684. The birth records of these two children are given:

Southold Town Records. Vol. 1, p.463, 465 1658. John Budds sonne John born 14th Januarie 1666 Ann Budd borne January the 5th

  • Ann Budd [born 5 Jan 1666 STR] married a Benj. Horton, Jr. sometime between June 18  1686 and Dec. 8 1688, and they were still married 20 July 1697 as per these records..
  • Oct 1684 wiill of John Budd the second: To Daughter Ann, one half of his right of land and meadow at Accobauk, and  15 pounds
  • 26 Dec 1684  Southold Town Records  V.1: 453
  • "An Budd" witness to deed of Joshua Horton to Thomas Tusten
  • 1685 will of a Samuel Glover mentions Lieutentant John Budd, now(1685)  deceased  and mentions John Budd's daughters Mary Yongs and Ann Budd. John Budd's 1684 will identifies the same Mary Yongs and Ann Budd, and the executors are John Tuttle and Isaac Arnold. Southold June 18th 1686
  • Then received by me An Budd of the Town of Southold, of John Tuthill Senr and Isaac Arnold Executors to the estate of Mr. John Budd, late of Southold deceased, all that Legacy bequeathed unto me by my honoured father Mr. John Budd according to the last Will and Testatment dated 27th Oct 1684: And also my full part and portion out of the unwilled Estate left by my father to the sole disposeal and discretion of the Ex'r's aforesaid"--Of all which legacy and bequest and of all which said sum and sums of money I the sd Ann Budd doe acquit and discharge the said executors, by these presents---In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 18th day of June 1686.

Ann Budd

  • Witnesses: John Paine
  • Joseph Mapes
  • Entd pr Benj: Yo Rdr.

=============On Dec 8, 1688 Benjamin Horton, Jr and Ann Horton signed the agreement between Benjamin Horton, Jur. and Christopher Youngs Jr. to exchange lands. The other witnesses were Martha Gardinar, Stephen Baily, and Thomas Longwourth .  [ STR  Vol 2 p. 131-133] Southold Town Records, Dec 28, 1688    "Know Yee y' we Christopher Yongs jur and Benjamin Horton junr"   agreed to exchange lands.  When Benjamin signed this agreement he signed as Benjamin Horton.   His wife signed with him as  Ann Horton.   ======

Southold Town Records:

Whereas my honoured father Lieut. John Budd of Southold deceased did in his lifetime as may appear by his last will and testatment bearing date 27th October 1684, give and grant unto his daughter Ann, now the wife of Benjamin Horton halfe the lands and meadows belonging to him in Ocquabauk division ?? Know all men by these presents that I John Budd, the son of Lt. John Budd of Southold deceased, doe by these presents give grant, and confirme unto my well beloved sister Ann the wife of Benjamin Horton of S'hold all that part of land and meadow in Ocquabock division given to her by my father in his last will, with all the right I now have , or might have ever hereafter, unto her the sd Ann her heirs and assigns. To have and to hold etcWit. my hand and seal this 20th day of July 1697.Wits: John HomanBenjamin MoorEntered Dec. 8th, 1697========== Note:Southold Town Records.  Vol. 1, p.465 Benjamin Horton &  Ann the widdow of Mr. Tucker deceased were married 22d ffebruy  1659.  (Before Ann Budd was born!!)Note: The 1st Benjamin Horton had died in 1690 - he can not be the one who married Ann Budd.

When John Budd died in 1684, inventories of his estate were instructed in both Southold and Rye by Isaac Arnold and John Tuthill. When he wrote his will he was of Southold. Both he and his father who died ca. 1670 were Lieutenants.Will of John Budd 1684

“To daughter Ann, one half of his right of land and meadow at Accobauk, and €15; to daughter Sarah €30, when she arrives at the age of eighteen; makes his "respected friends and neighbors," John Tuttle, Sr., and Isaac Arnold his executors, and leaves to each of them "50 shillings to buy what they shall best like to remember me by."

  • Dated October 27, 1684. Witnesses, John Budd, Ann Budd. Proved at Court of Oyer and Terminer, in Southampton, November 12, 1684.
  • Inventory, taken November 5, 1684: 11 oxen, €33, 14 cows, €28; 12 two-year-old cattle, €12; 158 sheep, €43; 10 horses, €16; 27 pounds of Powder, €2; 20 pounds of shot, 6s; 50 pounds of shot, 14s. Inventory of property at Rye

History

Debate over origin

According to the results of a 2003 dendrochronology study, the house was built ca. 1699.[3] Cutchogue-New Suffolk Historical Council, the owner of the house, commissioned a second dendrochronology study in July 2017 to verify the build date, with the same results[4].[5]

Prior to 2017 The Old House was thought to have been built by John Budd on land east of town near a pond that became known as Budd Pond. John Budd's daughter Anna and her husband Benjamin Horton were deeded a house in 1658 as a wedding present. They moved it to a location in the village of Cutchogue. Benjamin's brother John inherited the house and sold it to Joseph Wickham in 1699. These events and transactions are well documented.[6]

Post 17th century

Parker Wickham (February 28, 1727 – May 22, 1785), famous for being a Loyalist politician during the American Revolution and who was banished from the state of New York under dubious circumstances, owned and lived in the house.[7] It was damaged by the Hurricane of 1938 which swept away surrounding trees, leaving it visible from the street and coming to public attention,[5] restored in 1940, and restored again in 1968.[7]

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1961.[2] The house is located on the Cutchogue Village Green, along with the 1840 Old Schoolhouse, the 1704 Wickham Farmhouse, a barn, the Cutchogue New Suffolk Free Library, a 19th-century carriage house, and the Old Burying Ground dating from 1717. The buildings are owned and maintained by the Cutchogue-New Suffolk Historical Council, which gives guided tours in the summer.

See also

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 3 "The Old House (Cutchogue)". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. 2007-09-18. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011.
  3. ↑ "Dated buildings in New York State Oxford Tree-Ring Laboratory". dendrochronology.net. Retrieved 2018-04-07.
  4. ↑ "North Fork History Project: When was Cutchogue's Old House built? | Suffolk Times". suffolktimes.timesreview.com. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
  5. 1 2 "Cutchogue's Old House losing distinction as oldest English-style home in NYS". suffolktimes.com. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
  6. ↑ Hall, Warren (1975). Pagans, Puritans, and Patriots of Yesterday’s Southold. Cutchogue-New Suffolk Historical Council. ASIN B0006CJTLS.
  7. 1 2 Richard Greenwood (July 14, 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: The Old House" (pdf). National Park Service. and Accompanying 5 photos, exterior, from 1975. (1.53 MB)

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