on january 1, 1800 hudson and his family left goshen for the township, their new permanent residence. the family stopped in bloomfield, new york, where they met with the rest of the settlers. hudson purchased livestock and a year's worth of supplies for $2,000, giving the livestock to four men to drive overland to the settlement. on april 30, the remaining settlers embarked on eight boats, arriving on may 20. on october 28, anna hudson gave birth to anne maria, the first person born in the settlement.