First Settlers

GENEALOGIES OF THE FIRST SETTLERS OF THE ANCIENT COUNTY OF ALBANY

From 1630 – 1800 By Jonathan Pearson

This page is a very small part of the above book, with names of known Stephentown families pulled out and listed. None of them are complete genealogies, but mentions of families. What appears here for these names is all there is in the book, and most genealogies are this limited.

BEEBE, James and Lydia Larroway; ch: Thomas b. Sept. 2, 1799

BEERS, Adam and Catharina Frieer; ch: Neeltle b. May 13, 1763

CARR, William and Sara Wilson; ch: Benjamin, b. July 13, 1777; James, b. Oct. 25, 1779

DENNISON, • J. and Elizabeth… ch: Alexander, bpt. Nov. 19, 1729 • Hugo “Van Nieuw York,” m. Rachel Vanden Bergh, Oct. 8, 1757, ch: Jacobus, b. May 14, 1762; John, b. July 22, 1778. (Hugh Dennison, innkeeper, 1780 – Hist. Coll. Albany, I, 312) • James and Lena (Hanna) Lansing. Ch: Rachel b. June 10, 1783; Rachel, b. Dec. 31, 1786

DIAMOND, William M. and Rebecca Wendell. Ch: Thomas, b. June 3, 1797; Mary Ann, b. Oct. 22, 1801; John Wendell, b. May 18, 1799; Alida Wendell, B. Nov. 27, 1803; Sarah, b. Nov. 22, 1806

GARDNER, Thomas Champion, m. Willempie Bogart, Nov. 26, 1798. Ch: Douwe, b. Aug. 18, 1799; Thomas, b. July 28, 1801; Mary, b. March 16, 1803; Cornelia, b. Dec. 25, 1807; Cornelia, b. June 25, 1808;

HOOGHTELING • Jacob of Kinderhook and Jannetje; ch: Elizabeth, bp. Jan. 7, 1705 • Willem, m. Lena Uzlle, Nov. 9, 1716; ch: Coenraat, bp. Aug. 25, 1717; Pieter, bp. Oct. 19, 1718; Trynje, bp. Dec. 25, 1720; Cornelia, bp. Sept. 30, 1722; Maria, bp. July 5, 1724; Elizabeth, bp. April 23, 1727; Mathias, bp. Feb. 19, 1729; Jonathan, bp. Sept. 12, 1736; Willem, bp. Sept. 7, 1740 • Hendrik m. Hester Pricker (Bricker), Sept. 12, 1729; ch: Thomas, bp. Dec. 12, 1731; Maria, bp. Feb. 22, 1747 • Teunis and Dorothea Van den Bergh. Ch: Rykert, bp. Jan 25, 1744; Catarina, bp. May 19, 1751 • Coenraad, m. 1st. Catharina…; 2nd Cornelia Bratt; ch: Catharina, bp. April 15, 1744; Lena, bp, Feb. 22, 1747 • Pieter and Anna Becker. Ch: Lena, bp. Jan. 1, 1749; Gerrit, b. May 26, 1751; Willem, bp. Dec. 23, 1753; Johannes, bp. May 29, 1757; Dirk, bp. Nov. 25, 1758 or 9; Ariaantje, bp. Dec. 11, 1760; Ariaantje, b. March 14, 1762; Ariaantje, b. Sept. 28, 1766; Elizabeth b. Feb. 18, 1768; Elizabeth, b. May 20, 1769; David b. Nov. 31, 1770 • Jonathan of Niskitha m. Jannetje Slingerland, Nov. 2, 1754; Ch: Neeltie, bp. Sept. 28, 1755; Coenraad, Bp. Nov. 1, 1761; Johannes, b. Aug. 3, 1763; Wouter, b. July 3, 1765 • Matthys of Niskitha, m. Ariaantje Van der Zee, Jan. 5, 1756; Ch: Storm, bp. May 7, 1758; Lena, bp. May 31, 1761; Eva, “oud 5 weken,” bp. Dec. 19, 1762; Willem, b. Dec. 11, 1769 • David, m. Hilletie (Helegonda) Van der Zee, Dec. 31, 1760; ch: Lena, bp. Nov. 1, 1761; Storm, b. March 2, 1765; • Jacobus and Gerritje (Charity) Pangburn, Ch: Johannes, bp. July 5, 1767; Emmetje, bp. June 4, 1769 • Teunis of Niskatha, and Lena Hooghteling. Ch: Meeltie, b. Jan 10, 1771; Jonathan, b. Oct. 21, 1775; Elizabeth, b. Dec. 14, 1778 • Willem P., of the Colonie. M. Marytje Bloemendal, March 2, 1773. Ch: Pieter, b. Jan. 21, 1774; Johannes Bratt, bp. Nov. 3, 1776; Rebecca, b. April 3, 1779; Lena b. March 8, 1781; Catharina, b. May 15, 1783; Elizabeth, b. Nov. 19, 1784; Maas, b. April 7, 1787; David, b. June 22, 1789; Cornelia, b. Feb. 19, 1792. • Abraham, m. first, Antje Hilton; secondly, Antje Buys (about 1780); ch: Judik May 29, 1779; Anna Margarita, b. Nov. 16, 1780; Mathys, b. Aug. 4, 1783 • Gerrit, m. Annatie Oosterhout, March 7, 1779; ch: David, b. Oct. 31, 1779; Wilhelmus, b. Jan. 27, 1781; Annatie, b. Nov. 22, 1784; Maria, b. Sept. 28, 1786; Pieter, b. Jan. 19, 1790 • Johannes, m. first, Maria Mason, secondly, Jane Burhans (about 1793); ch: Jannetie, b. Jan. 10, 1785; Catharine, b. Oct. 28, 1793 • Wouter and Jenny (Jannetie) Addringtrawn (Adering), m. March 2, 1784. Ch: Jannetie and Lena b. Dec. 12, 1786 • James and Neeltie Palmatier; ch: Isaac, b. Dec. 9, 1788 • Dirk and Antje VanderKar; Ch: Peter, b. Oct. 24, 1793

VAN DER BOGART CORNELIA, d. in Albany, about July 10, 1666

Van Der Bogart (Boghardij) Harmen Myndertse, came to the province in 1631, as a surgeon in the W.I Company’s ship Eendraght, and was appointed commissary of Fort Orange; he came to a violent death in 1647 or 8. His wife, Gillisje Ciaese Schouw (Swits?), of Zierickzee, after his death, m. Jan Labatie. Ch. Frans, bp. In New York, Aug. 26, 1640; Myndert, bp. In New York, May 3, 1643; Lysbeth, who m. Harmen Janse Knickelbakker.

Van Der Bogart (Uyt Den Bogaardt), Myndert Harmense, gunstocker, 1689, trader, 1692, resided on the south side of Yonker Street (State) west of Pearl, about 1686, he removed to Dutchess county where in company with Robert Sanders, he obtained a patent of land one mile square including the site of the present city of Poughkeepsie one half of which he mortgaged to Abraham De Peyster, of New York, for 116-6-6(Pounds). He m. Helena Schermerhoorn. Ch: bp: Johannes, Jan. 18, 1685; Cornelia, Dec. 15, 1686; Elizabeth, Sept. 30, 1688; Catarina, Aug. 10, 1690; Reyer and Francis, twins, June 5, 1692.

Van Der Bogart, Ciaas Franse of Schenectady m. Barbara Hemmstraat in Schenectady, Dec. 31, 1699. Ch: Grietje, bp. Feb. 9, 1709

Van Der Bogart, Nicolaas, tailor, of Jerico, Albany district, corporal in the first New York Regiment, having served “faithfully” 7 y. and 3m. received a bounty of 600 acres of land from the state of New York. He m. Margarita Fiensburgh, Dec. 29, 1782. Ch: Catharina, b. May 23, 1784.