History of Columbia County, New York. With illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers, Part 7

Author: Everts & Ensign; Ellis, Franklin, 1828-1885
Publication date: 1878
Publisher: Philadelphia, Everts & Ensign
Number of Pages: 648

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Committees of safety were formed in this and other parts of Albany county in 1774, and these were associated or consolidated in one early in 1775. A document show- ing this fact is still in existence in Albany, and a copy of it is given below. Among the names of its signers will be found those of many whose residence was in what is now Columbia county. The document is dated February 24, 1775, and endorsed "A general association, agreed to and subscribed by the members of the several committees of the city and county of Albany :"

"We, the Freemen, Freeholders, and Inhabitants of the City and County of Albany, being greatly alarmed at the avowed design of the ministry to raise a revenue in America, and shocked by the bloody sceno now acting in the Massachusetts Bay, do, in tho most solemn manner, resolve never to become slaves, and do associate, nnder all the ties of religion, honor, and love to our country, to adopt and endeavor to carry into execution whatever measures may he recom- mended by the Continental Congress, or resolved upen by our Pro- vincial Couvention, for the purpose of preserving our Constitution and opposing the execution of the several arbitrary and oppressive acts of the British Parliament until a reconciliation between Great Britain nud America, on constitutional principles (which we mest ardently desire), eun be obtained. And that we will in all things follow the advice of our General Committee respecting the purposes

# A British detachment under Gen. Vaughan did land at Clermont in 1777, and remained long enough to fire the Livingston mansion at that place, after which they retreated precipitately. This is the only instance of an armed foe ever setting foot within the county. After Burgoyue's surrender he and some of his suite passed as pris- oners through Kinderhook, and were hospitably entertained there.

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Rforesaid, the preservation of peace and good order, and the safety of individuals and private property.

" WALTER LIVINGSTON,

HENRY I. BOGERT,

JOHN BAY,

ABRM. CUYLER,

JAMES MAGEE,

ROBERT MCCLELLAN,

TENSEN COLBORN,

1IENBY WENDELL,

CORN'S VAN SANTVOORDT,

Jo. YOUNG, RICHARD ESSELSTYN, OTANIEL GARDNER, BARET DYNE,

RR. BLEECKER,

HENRY BLEECKER,

ISAAC VAN AERNUM,

JOUN 11. TEN EYCK, JACOB BLEECKER, JR.,

GISBERT MARSELIS,

JNO. T. BEEKMAN,

PHI. D. SCHUYLER,

IlAR. WENDELL,

GEORGE WHITE,

MATTHEW ADGATE, ABM. YATES, JUN.,

GUTHORN WOODWORTH,

JOHN TAYLOR,

BASTEJAEN T. VESCHER,

RUTGER LANSINGH,

FLOUS BANCKER,

HENRY QUACKENBOSS,

JOHN KNICKERBACKER, JR.,

JOHN M. BEEKMAN,

BARENT VANDERPOEL, WILLIAM VAN BERGEN,

JOHN ABBOTT,

JOHN VAN RENSSELAER, JR., JORN PRICE, ANTHONY VAN SCHAICK,

JACOBUS WILLIAMSON,

SAML. VAN VECHTEN,

DIRCK TEN BROECK,

PETER BECKER,

REITZERT BRONKER,

EBENEZER ALLEN,

FREDERICK BERINGER,

SIMEON COVELL,

REYNEER VAN AALSTEYN,

ASA FLINT,

PHILIP VAN VEGRTEN,

JAMES PARROT,

JOSHUA LOSKE,

HENRY L. LEAKE, ANDRIES WATBECK,

ALBERTI'S VAN LOON,

MAT. VISSCHER,

MYND. ROSEROOM,

SAML. STRINGER,

JOHN VAN LOON,

GERRIT LANSING, JUN.,

AB. TEX EYCK,

JORN TEN BROECK,

HENRY VAN VEGHTEN."

ROBERT YATES,

But it was not all patriotism. Here, as almost every- where at that time, there were Tories, adherents of the king and haters of the cause of the people; and it is said that in few communities, even along the North river, were they more active and bitter than in Albany county, and in that part of Albany which is now Columbia.

From a fragment (there are but two or three leaves re- maining) of an ancient book which contained a journal of the proceedings of the committee of safety we have copied the following, in relation to the establishing and main- taining of a night-watch in the county, for the purpose of guarding and defending the persons and property of patriots against the machinations and evil designs of Tories :

" Articles for Regulating the Night- Watch in the Manor of Livingstou, to commence 27th September, 1776, and to Continue whenever thought proper, according to a Resolve of this Committee.

" ART. 1. That the Guard for every Night consist of twelve men, exclusive of the officer.

"2. That the Guard shall muster at Eight o'clock P.M., at the Guard- Ilouse.

" 3. That the Guard shall take the first Grand Rounds at 9 o'clock precisely.

"4. That the Guard be dismissed at 5 o'clock A.M.

"5. That the officer of the Guard station two men at the house of Dirck Jansen, and two meu at the house of Harme Best, which Men shall be relieved Every 24 hours.

" 6. That the Officer shall take the Grand Rounds, with the Eight remaining Men, every 2} hours.

"7. That when any person is seen, the Guard to Challenge them three times distinctly, and if no Answer is returned, or attempts to run, the Guard to have full liberty to fire.

"8. That when any person is taken by the Guard, to be detained there until the Officer of the Guard comes up, when, if he can't pro-

duce a certificate, or give satisfaction to the Officer, to be detained till Morning, and then brooght to the Chairman of the Committee.

"9. That every Ceutinel that is found sleeping on his post, to be put under Guard till morning, and brought to the Chairman of tho Committee.

" 10. That every Officer or private Man that Refuses or Neglects to serve, to he dealt with according to the Resolutions of the pro- vineial Congress for Regulating the Night-Watch.

" 11. That every Man is to Mount Gaard in person, unless pre- vented by sickness.

" 12. That no Man is Excused from serving by being from home ; he is to procure a Man for his Night, otherwise to pay the fine."

"Resolved, That the Night-Watch to be kept from Dirck Jansen's to Harme Best, shall consist of eighty-four men, which number is to be divided in seven subdivisions.

"Resolved, That twelve men be the guard for a Night, exclusive of the Officer.

"Resolved, That the Night-Watch to be kept at Samuel Ten Broeck's# shalt consist of twenty-eight men, which number is to be divided in seven subdivisions."

The above was taken from two consecutive pages of the journal ; those preceding and following these being miss- ing. It will be noticed that this refers only to the main- tenance of a watch in Livingston manor ; but as other parts of the (present) county were quite as much infested by Tories as was the manor, there is no doubt that if the remainder of the journal were accessible, it would show that the same precautionary measures were taken in other, if not in all, parts of the county ; in which case it would appear that the patriotic portion of the people here were compelled, in order to guard their lives and property, to perform service at home nearly as arduous as that which was required of soldiers in the field.

To wreak their vengeance on the Whigs, whom they so bitterly hated (though often their immediate neighbors), these Tories hesitated at no crime, however black ; not even at murder, which by them was by no means infre- quent, and was always accompanied by robbery and pillage. Two such instances are given below,-one of incendiarism and the other of murder,-committed by Tories, both of which crimes were swiftly and fully avenged, as was always the case in those days whenever the Tory criminals were captured ; trial in such instances generally following ex- ecution.

The instance of incendiarism and attempt at murder was related by John H. Dickie, in a letter written by him to the Rev. Dr. E. S. Porter, and dated Claveraek, Aug. 30, 1867. The account refers to Captain Casparus Conyn, the grandfather of the narrator, and is as follows :

" During the darkest period of our Revolution he (at that time holding a commission of captain) received a fur- lough, came home to visit his family, and while there, re- posing in his own house, about midnight, a noise was heard by his wife. She awoke him, telling him she believed there were robbers in the house. They sprang up and found the house surrounded. Every window had a sentinel, and they found it too late to give an alarm. The robbers, or Tories, as they were called, had already entered the house. They carried away every available thing they could, and such as

Among those who at one time formed the guard stationed at Ten Broeck's are found the names of Nicholas Power, Direk Jansen; Marks Rladtner, Samuel J. Ten Broeck, Petrus Wynkoop, Jr., Petrus Van Gaasbeck, and Leouard Ten Broeck.

" JOHN BARCLAY, Chairman.

JOHN MCCLUNG,

JOHN D. FONDA,

ANTHONY VAN BERGEN,

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they could not, destroyed. They emptied the cream-pots upon the floors and the feathers from the beds, mixing them together. They took such articles as jewelry, going to one of the family and, taking hold of her hand, asking her for her diamond ring, she having, while they were there, slipped it from her finger and put it in her bosom. She gave some reason that saved the ring. Among the articles taken by them were a pair of gold sleeve-buttons belonging to grandfather, and eight hundred dollars in money. At last they had grandfather taken into a room, and, with a cord from his drum, fastening to a beam above, hung him by the neck; but in jerking the chair from under him the rope broke, and that saved his life. They then had him, with all the family, taken to the cellar of the house and locked them in. While there they heard the tread of the sentinels passing the window of the cellar. Grand- father about this time, taking an iron bar, broke open the door, ran up, and out the door to the road, found a man just then passing on horseback, caught hold of the bridle, and inquired who he was. He found him to be a neigh- bor; invited him to come in and see what had been done.

" The following morning, as the family gathered around the breakfast-table, Kasparis Konyne offered thanks to God that they had their barns filled (it being fall, or the fore- part of winter) ; but, sad to say, shortly after, their barns were burnt, with the contents. The barn built by him in its stead is still standing upon the place now occupied by John W. Jenkins. For all this he never received any other compensation than the reward of having a clear conscious- ness of having served his country during the darkest days of the Revolution.

" Among those guilty of this but two were ever discov- cred, convicted, and found guilty. Having a flag of his in their possession, they were found guilty and hanged. Others not far off were suspected. I, having had this handed down, have watched the dealings of God in his providence, and think I see a confirmation of the truth ' that the wicked shall not go unpunished.'"

The locality of the above occurrences was in the district (now town) of Claverack. The other event to which we refer, and in which the Tory perpetrators met a similar swift punishment, was the murder of Abraham Van Ness, an officer in the Revolution, in August, 1777. The fol- lowing description of the locality in which the tragedy occurred is inserted at the request of two prominent gen- tlemen of the county :

"The highway leading from the present village of Malden Bridge to Chatham Centre passes through a series of fertile farms, which are washed on their eastern border by the Kinderhook creek, the surface sloping gently upward from the stream to the crowns of a range of uneven and pictur- esque hills.

" On the east side of this road, and at the distance of a little more than a mile from the village of Malden, stood in the year 1777 the homestead of John Van Ness, the pioneer of the Chatham family of that name, who with his wife, Jane Van Alen, removed from Kinderhook and set- tled there about the year 1749, when he acquired title to what is now divided into several farms, including also the site of the village of Malden Bridge, and extending from

the north bounds of the old Van Hoesen farm (now owned by Hon. Perkins F. Cady) to the Rensselaer county line.

" The homestead or dwelling-house, at the date mentioned, was of stone, and pierced with loopholes for defense, being used as a fort or rallying-place, in case of sudden alarm .* Here were born and reared the family of the proprietor, numbering one daughter and five sons; several of the latter serving as officers in the American army during the Revo- lution. A portion of the same stone walls now form the lower story of the residence of Samuel Hand, Esq. A small stream, flowing eastwardly into the Kinderhook creek, then as now crossed the road a few rods south of the house, spanned by a road bridge, beyond which and on the west side of the road stood an old-fashioned Dutch barn, with low projecting eaves."

The locality thus described was the scene of the murder of Abraham Van Ness, the circumstances of which are related as follows, by Mr. Jesse Van Ness (now of Wiscon- sin), a grandson of John Van Ness, and consequently a nephew of the murdered Abraham :

" At the time Burgoyne was making his way south to form a junction with the British commander at New York, the Tories through the region of the Hudson river were col- lecting in squads to go north to join Burgoyne's army, one lot of whom was composed of men from the region south of grandfather's [i.e., John Van Ness'], and quite a number of them acquaintances of the family; a portion of them, from the Kline Kill neighborhood, were the party that did the robbing and killing. It appears-as I have been in- formed by my father and Uncle ' Bot' (Bartholomew) Van Valkenburgh and an old gentleman who belonged to the militia at the time, named John Sluyter (a brother of the late Dominie Sluyter, of Claverack)-that the family of sons of grandfather as well as himself were at work in the harvest at the time, and not having seen any Tories for a number of days, it was supposed that they had left for the north [that is, for Burgoyne's army]. Uncle Abraham held a commission of some kind, and had been absent on duty for some time, and returned ou furlough the day before he was killed, and was resting on the day of his death, when suddenly the house was attacked, and the family had barely time to close and fasten the doors, yet the doors were broken open with axes, etc. The Tories having entered the house, Uncle Abraham was taken by them, and after they had him a prisoner, they consulted as to what disposition they should make of him; some of the Tories were for taking him along to Burgoyne's army, while others said that he was acquainted with them, and if he should escape he would inform against them, and that he had better be disposed of, and he was consequently shot.

" Now whether this is wholly correct as to the details I am unable to say, but that he was a martyr to the cause of liberty is undeniable, and that seven of that same band of Tories were executed, near Albany, for that and other acts of a like nature is quite certain ; and in that connection, the old gentleman, John Sluyter, was one of the guard around the gallows, and witnessed the execution, as I had it from

# Probably one of the strong houses built or put in defensible eon- dition during the time of the Indian alarms. The Peckham house, near Chatham Centre, was another of the fortresses.

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his own lips, and the old veteran would shed tears profusely while relating the killing of uncle and of the execution,- the latter part would arouse the old man, and he seemed to feel all the ardor of his youth returning at the recital. Uucle 'Bot' (Bartholomew) Van Valkenburgh has fre- quently told me of the circumstances, and how himself and his brother, the father of John J. Van Valkenburgh,* was called and laid out the body of Uncle Abraham, made a coffin, and how he was buried while the party was guarded by armed men."

William I. Van Ness, brother of Jesse, and now a resi- dent of Northampton Co., Va., adds to the above, concern- ing the murder of his uncle Abraham, as follows: "The active company, at the time of my unele Abraham's death, had for captain my unele David ; lieutenant, Unele John; and for ensign, Uncle Abraham. The company, with David as captain, was at Saratoga at the surrender of Burgoyne.

" The Tories at that time considered the rebels as outlaws, and organized bands to rob and to arrest any active Revo- lutionist. Whole neighborhoods of patriots would join to work, first this and then that man's field, while a small guard would be left at their houses. My grandfather's family were particularly marked for their disloyalty, and one of these bands of Tories (I think eleven of them) watching their chance, fell upon the house when only my grandfather and Uncle Abraham were on guard. Grand- father at the time was at the barn. Resistance was useless. They took my unele out-doors, and were about to tie him. He broke away, but was fired on by the whole partyt while on the bridge, between the house and barn, and fell, pierced by several balls. Grandfather from the barn and grand- mother from the house saw their son fall. The Tories hurriedly plundered the house and left.

" Now comes in a little scrap I got just fifty years ago. While yet an apprentice in Troy, I was sent down to the nail-factory to collect a bill from an old man (I regret I have lost his name). On giving him my name he asked my genealogy. When I told him, he at once brightened up to tell one of the descendants of that awful time and scene. He was one of the neighbors in the field. He said, ' We got the alarm, and in three hours we had thirty men after them. Your grandfather knew them (or most of them), and that very night we had three of them hanging on trees, and the next day we caught more. We did not stop to try them. Most of them were hung near Albany.'

" I have told you before that my grandfather was too old to take the field. He had been an active scout in the old French war, some of his exploits furnishing Cooper whole scenes in his ' Last of the Mohicans.'"

Immediately prior to the opening of the Revolution there existed in what is now the county of Columbia an organized "regiment of foot," of which the field-officers were Jeremiah Hogeboom, colonel; Johannes Van Hoe- sen, lieutenant-colonel ; and Jacobus Delamater, major. Solomon Strong was adjutant, and Caspar Huyck quarter- master. We do not know what service they performed in

the war (excepting the company of Captain John McKin- stry), but it is probable that they saw service of some kind, either in the field or at home, in the equally necessary and scarcely less arduous duty of controlling the troublesome and dangerous Tories. We therefore give the list of offi- cers and men of the different companies, except that of Captain Casparus Conyn, the roll of which is not found with the others, which are in the possession of Mr. Tobias Esselstyn, of Claverack. The composition of the compa- nies was as follows :

CAPTAIN STEPIIEN HOGEBOOM'S COMPANY.

Captain, Stephen Hogeboom. First lieutenant, Cornelius S. Muller.

Second lieutenant, Jogham Muller.

Third lieutenant, Peter Hogeboom.

Clerk, Matthew Seott.

Sergeants, John Joriah Van Hoesen, Peter Esselstyn, Juriah Smith, John Nap, Nathaniel Kinney.

Corporals, Broar Janse Dacker, Ament Ostrander, John Van Hocsen.

Drummer, Jonathan Piteher.

PRIVATES .- Abraham Vosburgh, Derrick Muller, Jacob Philip, Jr., Win. Michel, Samuel llollinhack, John Harder, Hendrick Row, John Morris, Jeremiah (Johs.) Muller, Johannes Muller, Robard Halin- back, Peter Harder, Joseph Egelston, Jacob Bout, Jr., Thomas Bc- graft, Jr., Jacob Ilardoek, Jacob F. Hardoek, Derrick Van Derker, William Rees, John Hardock, Derrick Van Hoesen, William Garner, Johannes Skinkle, Jacob Skinkle, Jeremiah Delamater, John Nut- tingham, Maties Hollenback, Carilon Stolp, Jr., Jacob Anderson, Peter Bout, Jacob Van Iloesen, Jan J. Van Hoesen, Peter Smith, Matthew Crum, James Parker, Andrus Ostrander, Heodrick Ostran- der, Jacob Risedorf, Peter Maller, Jacob Hogeboom, Abraham Har- dock, Samuel Pratt, William Cadman, Jerome Groat, Derrick (John) Muller, Peter (Jonas) Muller, John Halinback, Johannes Smith, Guisbert Turner, Coanrat Shults, Samuel Church, Ilenry Selsberg, John Selsberg, Maties Bout, William Bout, John Warn, Garret Van . Hoesen, Jonathan Recs, Daniel Adams.

CAPTAIN JAMES SPENCER'S COMPANY.

Captain, James Spencer.

Lieutenants, Roger Kinne, Jonathan Dean.

Ensign, Stephen Graves.

Clerk, Truman Powell.

Sergeants, Amos Lawrence, Jonah Graves, Judah Lawrenec, Jacob Foord.

Corporals, Daniel Bowers, Jonathan Sheppard, Elcazer Spencer, David Pratt.

Drummer, Samuel Foot.

PRIVATES .- Simeon Rowley, Isracl Woolsey, Boslion Rosman, John Rosmau, Benjamin Allen, Silas Palmer, Eli Reynolds, Eli Reynolds, Jr., David Preston, John Preston, Elihu Lawrence, Ebenezer Soles, Benjamin Richmond, Stephen Richmond, Abel Kidder, Ephraim Kid- der, Abraham Chase, Abraham Frcese, Harmonous Flock, Moses Spen- eer, David Spencer, Phineas Spencer, Samuel Spencer, Stephen Kline, Abner Johnson, Eliphas Spencer, Daniel Lee, Roswell Lee, Amaziah Phillips, Richard Phillips, Benjamin Hawley, Israel Holdridge, Daniel Stuart, Matthias Spencer, Eliakim Nichols, James Wallen, John Stedman, Charles Davenport, Ezekiel Palmer, Stephen Palmer, Gaius Dean, Jonathan Chamberlin, Reuben Wetmore, Elisha Cham- berlin, John Taylor, Benjamin Chittenden, Caleb Brainard, Hezekiah Doolittle, Jeriah Williams, Elisha Chaddock, Joel Lee, Samuel Dart, Samuel Curtis, Return Holcom, Stephen Holeom, Ebenezer Holcom, Ashbell Goff, Michel Wilson, David Auger, Zebulon Alger, Samuel Williams, Matthew Ilateh, Ebenezer Andrews, Allea Graves, Increase Graves, Joseph Mool, Joseph Tillotson, Asa Spencer, Ebenezer Tyler, John Ward, James Ilymes, James Andrus, Stephen Chapman, James Ackley, Christopher Brazce, Jr., Gabriel Brazee, Wilson Brazce, Law- renee Brazee, Aaron Taylor, Thomas Jostlin, Beriah Thomas, Timo- thy Spalding, Ichabod Squire, Ichabod Squire, Jr., Bartholomew Barret, Daniel Messinger, Andrew Messinger, Roderick Messinger, Asel Drake, Asel Drake, Jr., Charles Blum, Nicholas Root, David

# John J. Van Valkenburgh is still living in Chatham, at the age of ninety-six years.

+ It will be noticed that this account of the killing differs slightly but immaterially from that given by Mr. Jesse Van Ness.

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Hutchinson, Samuel IIntehinson, Ludlow Owen, Abraham Bliss, Dominy MeCollany, Miles Griswold, Elijah Stasson, Richard Soper, Benjamin Bankson, Amos Carver, Lonson Saxton, Ebenezer Sax- ton, William Saxton, Andrew Quick, Jeremiah Reynolds, Thomas Brown, Jonathan Welch, Barnabas Brunson, William Shapley, Cornelius Fuller, Ichabod Squire, Seth Scudder, Joseph Rodman, John Seudder, Moses Root, Edward Cadmond, Asa Chaddock, John Rolin, Thomas Clark, Ephraim Wright, Benjamin Kellogg, Silas Doty, Jedinh Graves, Daniel Taylor, Ephraim Leach, Abraham Bliss, Levi Phelps, Amaziah Carver, Joseph Andrus, Oliver Goff, Zephaniah Holcomb, Abel Wright, Abijah Ford, Barnabas Kinne, Amos Story, Benjamin Valentine, William Chamberlin, John Wright, John Wright, Jr., Nathaniel Cross, Jabez Spencer, Joel Pratt, John Gris- wold, Benjamin Ford, Simeon Dudley, Peter Dinne, Aaron Day, David Day, Caleb Ede, Jonah Phelps, Peter Hizer, Abraham Peutt, Coonrad Rossman.

CAPTAIN JOHANNES PLASS' COMPANY.

Caplain, Johannes Plass.

First lieutenant, Deriek Delamater.

Second lieutenant, William Holinback.

Ensign, Jacob Carter.

Clerk, Peler A. Fonda.

Sergeants, Thos. Everts, Abraham Van Hoesen, Jacob Hallenback. Corporals, Tobias Bout, Johannis (Jac.) Van Hoesen, Joshua Broeks.

PRIVATES .- Lukes Wilback, Thomas Wilbaek, Hendrick Rees, Jr., AJam Hydorn, Conrot Hydern, Johannes Van Duesen, Gloudey Van Duesen, Gloudey Delamater, Jr., Donwe Fonda, Nicholas Nichols, Jonathan Begraft, Johannes G. Van Hoesen, Thomas Carter, Thomas Rees, Simon Hoes, Michel Ilarder, Jr., George Harder, George Dacker, Jr., Henry Dacker, Jobanyost Celder, Hendrick Celder, Jr., Frederick Blesing, Samuel Ekens, Moses Ekens, Patriek Cranhyt, Hendrick Halinback, William Halinback, Cornelous (Jac.) Van Hoesen, Jneob Van Hoesen (the 3d), Garret Van Hoesen, Jr., Peter Van Hoesen, Jr., Levy Padoek, Matthew Everts, Jonas Rees, Adam Kook, John Hardick, Jr., Myndert Bent, Jogham Plass, Andries Ilalinback, Jacob IIarder, Jr., Jonathan W. Rees, Nicholaus Marris, William Calder, John MeDonald, William Begraft, Jonathan Rees, Hendrick Wilback, Jr., Joshua Broeks, Jr., Samuel (Jon.) Ten Broeck, William Schermerhorn, Yeron Halinbeck, Jacob Bows, Andrew IIa- linback, Benjamin Frenr, Abraham Frear, Peter Frear, Aaron Beach, Ayer Curtis, John Speer, Oliver Cool, Ohradirick Cool, Award Patter- son, John Vaughn, Richard Vaughn, John Steward, Robard Farns- worth, Joshua Kellogg, Eldert Kellogg, Oliver Taylor, John Cleve- land, Isaac Ward, Elisha Ward, Ephraim Brunsen, Thomas Hatch, Lemuel Hill, William Tuknes.

CAPTAIN RICHARD ESSELSTYN'S COMPANY.

Captain, Richard Esselstyn.#

First lieutenant, David Bonesteel. Second lieutenant, William Philip. Clerk, Claude Delamater.

Sergeants, Simon Shutts, Henry Stover, Simon New, John P. Bortle.

Corporals, William Alsworth, Direk Smith, Benjamin Beach, Con- rat Ree.

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History of Columbia County, New York. With illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers, Part 7

Author: Everts & Ensign; Ellis, Franklin, 1828-1885 Publication date: 1878 Publisher: Philadelphia, Everts & Ensign Number of Pages: 648

Author: Everts & Ensign; Ellis, Franklin, 1828-1885
Publication date: 1878
Publisher: Philadelphia, Everts & Ensign
Number of Pages: 648