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.
Boght Corners was formerly known as Groesbeck's Corners, a local family name. Boght Road, which previously went by Cohoes Road and Manor Avenue, served as the northern boundary of the Manor of Rensselaerswyck. North of the Manor was acquired by Alice van Olinde in 1667 from the Mohawk people, and the van Olinde family then sold and leased out farms to potential settlers.