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State of Service: NY
Qualifying Service: Private / Patriotic Service
Author: David Adriance Foster
Isaac Adriance (1722-1799) was born in Flushing, LI son of Rem Adriance, a Long Island farmer, and Sarah Brinckerhoff.
In 1742, he moved to Fish Kill, near Poughkeepsie in Dutchess County, when he purchased 250 acres of land from the huge estate of Madame Brett, who had inherited 28,000 acres from her late husband, Roger Brett. Brothers Joris and Abraham Adriance followed shortly with land purchases and as a result the name Adriance became quite common in the area.
Letita Van Wyck, daughter of patriot Theodorus Van Wyck Jr. was his first wife. She died in 1762 and he married Ida Schenck in 1764.
Adriance served in the Second Regiment of the Dutchess County Militia during the Revolution along with his sons Theodorus and Rem.
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