Boght Corners was once called Groesbeck's Corners for a local family. Boght Road, which was once called Cohoes Road and Manor Avenue, was the northern boundary of the Manor of Rensselaerswyck. North of the Manor was purchased by Alice van Olinde in 1667 from the Mohawk natives, and the van Olinde family then sold and leased out farms to potential settlers.
The history of Boght Corners is tied to its origins as a local family name, the location's boundary with the Manor of Rensselaerswyck, and the role of Alice van Olinde in facilitating settlement by leasing out land from the Mohawk people.