known as Stanford and Washington. Clinton Precinct included present-day Clinton, Hyde Park and Pleasant Valley. In 1788, the precincts were changed into towns, and in 1793 the town of Stanford was separated from the town of Washington. The town of Clinton was divided into Clinton, Hyde Park and Pleasant Valley in 1821. The Nine Partners Col. Caleb Heathcote Maj. Augustine Graham (son of Speaker James Graham) James Emott (or Emmot) Lt. Col. Henry Filkins David Jamison Hendrick Ten Eyck John Evertson (also shown as Jan Aarston) William Creed Jarvis Marshall Current towns derived from the patent Clinton Pleasant Valley Stanford Washington Amenia Hyde Park (part) North East (part) See also Little Nine Partners Patent Dutchess County land patents Timeline of town creation in the Hudson Valley References External links Great Nine Partner Patent (of 2003 regarding Clinton, links only ALHN still relevant) Dutchess County, New York Amenia, New York Hyde Park, New York