Editing Jerusalem, New York (section)

== History ==
Jerusalem was within the [[Phelps and Gorham Purchase]]. It was first settled around 1791. Among the earliest settlers were the [[Quaker]] evangelist known as the [[Public Universal Friend]] (1758–1819), and followers called the "Society of Universal Friends".

The town was an original town of the county. It was established in 1789, while still in [[Ontario County, New York|Ontario County]] and became part of Yates County when the county was created in 1823. The area around Bluff Point was annexed to the town in 1814.

Jerusalem has been divided to form other towns in the county: in 1803, the [[Benton, New York|Town of Benton]] was taken from Jerusalem. It was later divided into other towns.

[[Branchport, New York|Branchport]] is a purported birthplace of [[Seneca tribe|Seneca]] leader [[Red Jacket]], but the location is disputed.

Located within the town are a number of properties listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] including: [[Beddoe–Rose Family Cemetery]], [[Peter Bitley House]], [[Thomas Bitley House]], [[Samuel Botsford House]], [[Esperanza (Jerusalem, New York)|Esperanza]], [[Hampstead (Jerusalem, New York)|Hampstead]], [[Uriah Hanford House]], [[George Hays House]], [[Ezikial Perry House]], [[St. Luke's Episcopal Church (Jerusalem, New York)|St. Luke's Episcopal Church]], [[Sill Tenant House]], [[Abraham Wagener House]], [[H. Allen Wagener House]], [[Jemima Wilkinson House]] (also known as Friend's Home), and [[Sherman Williams House and Fruit Barn]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2009a}}</ref><ref name="nps">{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/listings/20141128.htm|title=National Register of Historic Places Listings|date=November 28, 2014|work=Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 11/17/14 through 11/21/14 |publisher=National Park Service}}</ref>