The following information was assembled from numerous sources and cannot be used directly as proof of Qualifying Service or Lineage.
It is considered a research aid and is intended to assist in locating sources that can be used as proof.
State of Service: NY
Qualifying Service: Patriotic Service
Birth: bpt 30 Oct 1710 Schenectady / Albany / NY Death: bef 10 Sep 1789 Schenectady / Albany / NY
Qualifying Service Description:
Member of Committee of Correspondence, Schnectady, Albany County, NY 1775
Commissioner of Conspiracies, Schenectady, Albany County, NY 1780
Additional References:
James Sullivan, PhD, Direcotr and State Historian, "Minutes of the Albany Committee of Correspondence, 1775-1778", Albany, The University of the State of New York, 1923, Vol 1, pg 29
Victor Hugo Paltsis, State Historian, Minutes of the Commissioners for detecting Conspiracies in the State of New York, Albany, State of NY, 1909
Vol I, pg 67, 75
Vol II, pg 465, 468, 612, & 826
Spouse: Catharina van der Volgen Children: Susanna;
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