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"5. All officers are forbidden to exchange with others, every one must appear personally under a penalty of four and twenty guilders.
"6. It is ordered, that every one who mounts guard or reports at the place of rendezvous, must have his own side and handarms, under penalty of confiscation of the arms, which he may have borrowed from another, and he shall besides pay a fine of twelve guilders.
"7. Nobody shall in being relieved from our mounting guard, or marching, be allowed to load his musket with ball, wadding or paper, nor to discharge it at any window, gable or weathervane, under a penalty of six guilders and reparation of the damage done; but in discharging their muskets they shall raise it above man's height, under a like penalty, to prevent all mishaps.
"8. If anybody desires to remove from here to do his business elsewhere, either at Manhattans, Fort Orange or some other place, he shall notify the Mustermaster of his departure, under penalty of twenty-five stuyvers.
"9. Nobody shall be allowed to mount guard, or appear at the rendezvous, when intoxicated, and having reported; nobody shall curse or swear or profane God's holy name and sacraments, under a penalty of twenty-five guilders.
"Thus enacted at the meeting of the Citizen's Council of War in the Village of Wildwijk the first day of January, Anno 1663." Thomas Chambers, Hendrick Jochemsen, the mark X of Pieter Jacobsen, Cornelis Barentsen Slecht.
This was also published :
"Everybody is hereby informed that muskets, powder and lead, may be bought at Wouter the baker's, and further, if no more is to be had, at Wouter the baker's, people may come to the officers of the trainband, who will inform them where they may buy it for money. Done at Wildwyck, the 2d of January, 1663.
"Signed : By order of the officers of the trainband of Wildwyck Village. "MATHEWS CAPITO-MUSTERMASTER.""
Very sensible rules indeed even judged from the standpoint of modern discipline. The fines, perhaps, were heavy. A guilder was about forty cents of our money - twenty-five guilders $10. In reporting them to Director Stuyvesant, Captain Chambers wrote, "After the savages have had several gatherings here with their Kinte Kaying, while we did not know what they might attempt, we have not dared to omit calling together the people on the Ist of January of this year and tried to keep good order to the best of our knowledge," adding that unless the officers were not sustained in the matter of their ordinances, "we shall not be able in time of need to acquit ourselves of our duties."
In and around the little village of Wildwijk was held, as stated in the narrative quoted, on the New Year's Day, 1663, the first general training, or the first assembly of "the trainband." "They were well entertained by some citizens, but everything went well." The inference which may probably be drawn from the word "but" in the sentence is suggestive to those who in years ago attended a general training. The reader can easily change the word to "and." Did either the officers or the privates appear in uniforms? Did they have drums? Probably "Yes," two dozen drums were sent to them in 1659. Did they float the flag of Hol- land?
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That the men of that trainband were brave and efficient in dealing with the Indians on the 7th of June following we have ample evidence. Rallied from their labors in the fields to meet the Indian band who had entered the village and were murdering their wives and devastating and burning their homes, they fell upon the invaders without arms and drove them out, says the book. There were some regular soldiers at the Rond- out, but we do not read that they came to the aid of the trainband; pre- sumably they did not for the first inquiry sent out was to ascertain what fate had befallen the post where they were stationed. From that dis- astrous day, however, by order of Director Stuyvesant who had hastened to the relief of the settlement, the commander of the military company, Christiaen Niessen; the commander of the trainband, Thomas Chambers, Roelof Swartwout, the Schout, and Hendrick Jochemsen, Lieutenant of the trainband, and the commissaries, were placed in full charge, and the inhabitants "commanded and directed" to obey them. The order was changed a little when, on the 30th of June, Captain Marten Kregier and his Council of War came upon the scene, and the guns of the last war with the Indians of Esopus rang out in the wilderness. The results of that war have been summarized in another connection; the students of local history will find its incidents completely narrated in the original documents in Colonial History of New York, volume XIII. In connec- tion with the colonial militia the only incident that may properly be referred to there is the imperfect account of the action of Louis du Bois and his neighbors who accompanied Kregier's forces in their attack on the Shawangunk Indian fort where were held the wife of Du Bois and his children and most of the prisoners captured by the Indians in June, of whom twenty-three were recovered, not even a hair of their heads injured.
In 1669, April 4th, the commissioners appointed by Governor Love- lace formally organized the militia of Hurley and Marbletown under the following commissioned officers, viz: Henry Pawling, Captain; Chris- topher Beresford, Lieutenant ; John Biggs, Ensign. Most if not all of these men had been in regular employ as soldiers. Henry Pawling came over as a soldier under Colonel Richard Nicolls in 1664, had "behaved himself well," so stated on his certificate of discharge, (April 18, 1670). and became an honored resident of Ulster. His company will be met later. Tuesday, April Ist, 1669, Captain Chambers and his company were
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out for their annual review. The commissioners commanded them "to remove the East Gate of Kingston to the middle of the curtaine." The company "was mustered and exercised," and the artillery was drawn into the ffield and ffyred," says the record. The commissions of Captain Chambers and Lieutenant Hendrick Jochemsen were renewed April 18th, 1670, and Mathys Mattysysen commissioned as Ensign. On the same date commissions were issued to Pawling, Beresford and Biggs of the new Hurley and Marbletown company. The company was "mustered and exercised in their arms." The laws relating to military affairs were read before them, and "Then marched with flying colors to the town of Hurley and there dismissed. The colors were lodged with a guard at the Town Hall in Kingston, where the soldiers were commanded to appear next day in court to draw their lots," i. e. house lots which were assigned to all soldiers who had been in the employ of the Government at Kingston. The following is the roll:
Henry Pawling, Captain, Christopher Berisford, Lieutenant, John Biggs, Ensign, Samuel Oliver, Sergeant, Albert Heymensen, Sergeant, Richard Cage, Drummer.
MARBLETOWN SOLDIERS.
Thomas Quynell, William Fisher, John Hendrick, Geor : Porter, Joh : Pound, Edw: Whitacre, Thom. Mathews, George Hall,
Antho: Cooke,
Fredr. Hussey, Antho: Addyson, Evart Price, Thom: Edgar,
Edwar: Ffrench,
Wm : Horton,
Robt. Bickerstaffe,
Robt. Peacock,
John Reynolds,
John Joesten,
Joesten,
Jacob de Wael,
Henry Crump,
Fredr. Pietersen, Cornel. Ffenehold,
Gisbert Crump,
Garret Johnson,
HURLEY SOLDIERS.
Paulus Paulenson, Jacob Johnson, Leuys De Boys, Aaron Tunys, Lambert. Hyberts, Wardener Hornbeck, Garret Fokar,
Garret Corneliuson, Ffrancois Le Shiere, John Albertson, Arian Albertse,
Jacob Carte.
Robert Goldsberry, John Diboth,
Arian Ffrancis,
Allard Rose, Arian Rose, John Rose,
Pieter the Negro, Mathias Blanchan,
In all 54.
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THE COUNTY OF ULSTER.
During the few months that the Dutch repossessed the Province (1673), the Governor, Clove, appointed Captain Mathys Mathysen, Lieutenant Jan Willensen, and Ensign Mathys Barentsen, officers of the Kingston, or as it was then named by the Dutch, Swaenenburg, com- pany, and Albert Heymansen, Captain; Jan Braersen, Lieutenant, and Gerrit Andriaensen Ensign of the Hurley and Marbletown company, but no service appears under the appointments. The old order was soon restored.
In 1685, Aug. 30, Thomas Chambers was appointed Major of the foot and horse forces in the County of Ulster, and on the same date a troop of horse was constituted under Hendrick Beekman, Captain ; Wessel Ten Broek, Lieutenant; Daniel Brodhead, Cornet, and Anthony Addison, Quartermaster. On the same date "a foot company for Kingston and New Paltz was formed - Matthias Mattheysen, Captain, Abraham Hasbrouck, Lieutenant, and Jacob Rutgers, Ensign. A company of foot was also organized for Hurley, Marbletown and Mombaccus-Thomas Garton, Captain, John Biggs, Lieutenant, and Charles Brodhead, Ensign. In 1700 the county had (including one from Duchess) seven companies of infantry, and a troop of horse, together numbering three hundred and twenty men. Further than that Jacob Rutsen was Lieutenant Colonel, the Field Officers are not of record.
Peace reigned around the habitations of Ulster County for three quarters of a century after the close of the war of 1663; the "dark and bloody" ground of the province was transferred to the northern frontiers and the country of the Iroquoians, more particularly to the valley of the Mohawk. Between the tribe occupying that valley and the French in Canada there was an irrepressible hostility springing primarily from the alliance of the French with the Huron-Iroquoi and the Algonquians who were seated in proximity to the French settlements, fanned by the con- flicting interest of the civilizations of France and England, the former largely influenced by the efforts of the Jesuit missionaries for the con- version of the Indians to the Catholic faith. For nearly one hundred years the Mohawks and their confederates devastated the French plantations in Canada, and in retaliation the armies of France scourged the Iroquoian country. In 1687, wearied by the repeated devastations of the Iroquoi, who were furnished with the munitions of war by the English, Count de Frontenac, the Governor-general of Canada, or New France as it was known, determined to attack the English plantations as the allies of the
Engraved by J K. Campbell, N. Y.
Jacob Van Helden
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Iroquoi. Planning three aggressive divisions of his forces, one to attack Fort Albany (old Fort Orange), one to attack New England, and one to attack Fort James (old Fort Amsterdam), the former, under the lead of the Count himself, came down from Quebec in the winter of 1690, attacked and destroyed Schenectady (Feb. 10th), and massacred most of its inhabitants, and then retreated. Presumably the English had made some preparation for the defense of Fort Albany, they had repaired and strengthened the palisades of the fort, and ordered the assembling there of one-tenth of the militia of the counties. Presumably the militia of Ulster responded to this call, as they did to others, but records of names have not been handed down. The order reads :
"* * These are therefore in his Mag'ties name to will and require you and every of you forthwith upon receipt hereof to select out of the County of Ulster one hundred or eighty at least good able men, compleet in armes, which shall be transported to Albany for his Mag'ties service at upon the first day of January next, and that at all times before, uppon notice of the Commiss's at Albany of the enemies approaching you send the number of men or as many as can be obtained without thelay (delay), as you will answer the contrary at your utmost peril." Dated Nov. 16, 1690, addressed "To Major Thomas Chambers and the rest of the Mil- itary Officers under his Direction in the County of Ulster."
Here follows an order "to Capt. Barent Lewis, Mr. Schemerhorne and their assistants," to press 20 men with arms and 300 skepples peas and 250 skepples Indian corne within the County of Ulster for the expe- dition of Albany.
The French expeditions having failed, the English projected two or three retaliatory invasions of Canada. In 1691, twenty-seven men were detached from the Ulster militia for the defence of Albany. They were:
Alb't Jance V. Steenwyck,
Arent Fynhout, Arien Van Netten, Jan Helmerse, Isaac Kermer,
Wm. Carmes, Dirk Duytcher, Claus Melgertse, Pr. Quackebos,
Melgertse,
Thierebce Galone,
Jacob Hendrickse,
Adam Simpson,
Edward Blake, Dirk Dirkse Vand'r Karr,
Cornelius Schemerhoorn, Isaac Vredenburgh,
David Sunderland, Jan Krispell, Joshua Stare, John Conner, John Colledge, Calem Meguiddech,
John McKlowed, John Fortune,
Ephraim Carpenter, Joseph Burgess, Thomas Matthew.
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THE COUNTY OF ULSTER.
Turning to the militia rolls, we have in that of 1700-with the ex- ception of the full list of field officers-apparently the first organized "regiment of militia in the counties of Ulster and Duchess," the latter county being then included with Ulster. The officers were:
"Jacon Rutsen, Lieutenant Colonel.
"Of a foot Company in ye said countys : Matthias Mattyson, Captain; Evert Bogardus, Lieut .; Teunis Tappen, Ensigne.
"Of another foot Company in ye s'd countys : Abso: Hasbrooke, Captain; Moses Quantaine, Lieut .; Lewis Bayea, Ensigne.
"Of another foot Company in ye said county: George Middah, Capt .; Gysbert Krom, Lieut .; Alex. Rosecrans, Ensigne.
"Of another foot Company in ye said counties: Aria Rose, Captain; John Rose, Lieut .; Aria Gerruntes, Ensigne.
"Of another foot Company in ye said countys: Jocham Schoonmaker, Captain; John Van Camp, Lieut .; Jacob Decker, Ensigne.
"Of another foot Company in ye said countys: Coenrad Elmendorf, Captain ; Mattyse Sleight, Lieut .; Garret Wyncoop, Ensigne.
"Of another foot Company in ye said countys: Baltus Van Cleet, Captain; Hen- drick Kipp, Lieut .; John Ter Bus, Ensigne. (This Company was in Dutchess County.)
"Of ye troop of Horse in ye said Regiment : Egbert Schoonmaker, Captain; Corn Decker, Lieut .; Abra. Gasbert, Cornet; Mattyse Jansen, Quartermaster.
"This regiment consists of three hundred five and twenty men."
Following the succession of Anne to the throne of England in [702, the war known in Europe as the "War of the Spanish Succession," and in America as "Queen Anne's War," continued until April II, 1713. New York scarce knew of its existence, although the province was put in condition for defense and offence. Among the records of that period is the following :
"County of Ulster, July, 1711. List of the Company under the command of Cap- tain Wessel Ten Broeck; Lieutenant John Pawling and Ensigne Elyas Van Bunschoten, to March upon ye expedition to Canada, viz :
Sergjt. Jan Decker, Volunteer, Jacob Van Dermarke, Lammert Dolderbrink,
Volunteer,
Corporal, Christoffel Van Leuven, “
Drummer, Jan Mackleen,
William Sluyter,
Isaac Hasbrouck,
Willem Rosa,
Lammert Koal,
Gysbert Rosa, Mattys Van Rosendall,
Jacob Vernoy,
Arent Van Ostrande,
Detached,
Tobias Van Buren, Dirck Janse,
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Evert Terwillige,
Volunteer,
Rub Van Woerde,
Volunteer, 66
Maurits Klaarwater,
Jacobus Bos,
Jan Lefaber,
David de Duyster,
Ephraim Bogardus,
Hyred,
Jacob Koal,
Wilhelmus Beekman,
John Wood, Junior,
Albartus Provoost,
Volunteer,
Nathanyel Davinpoort,
Johannes Hornbeeck,
Willem Burhans,
Johannes Kuykendall,
Pieter Van Garde,
Detached, Jacobiiet Soor,
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Lowies Barree, Junior,
Hyred,
William Ringfold,
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Arie Van NiewKierck,
Volunteer, Willem Koal,
Volunteer,
Mattys Slegt, Junior,
Jan Gerritse Decker,
Hasuel Mattysen,
Roelof de Duytser,
Thomas Armist,
Andries Brusie,
Marten Bogart,
Hyred, Hilbrant Lootman,
Thomas Quick,
Detached, Frans de Lange,
Matthew Beckwith,
Volunteer, Hartman Rynderse,
The expedition was unfruitful. The Ulster contingent, with its asso- ciates reached the point of rendezvous, but the fleet with the naval forces was caught in a heavy fog and lost four or five transports with eight hundred men on board. The survivors made haste to get back to pleasant waters, and the colonial contingent, hearing of the disaster, made equal haste in reaching their rural homes. It is a little curious that no invading force of English colonists ever succeeded in accomplishing much in their expeditions against the French in Canada.
Turning over the leaves of the record we have, in 1715, a very complete enrollment of the regiments in the words and figures following :
A LIST OF THE TROOP UNDER THE COMMAND OF CAP'N. JOHN RUTSEN (Ulster County)
Cap'n Cornet Quarte Master John Baptist Dimond.
Arent van Woagene
Corp'll Gerret Newkerk
Corp'll Willem Shepmoes
Egbert Brink
Philip Viele
Gerret Newkerk Jun'r
Hendrick Haremans
Anthony Creppell
albert Kierstade
Nicolas Roosa
Christoffle Tappun
Loiwis Dubois Jun'r
Jacobus Cleverdorfe Jun'r
Corp'll Albert Palling
Johannes Lamater
Hendrick Krom
Salomon van Bunschoote
Jacob van dir marcken
Cornelia Lameter
Johannes Kooll
Peber Cantyn
Thomas Janse
Johannes Decker
Jacob Rutsen Jun'r
Arie Hendrickse
Corp'll Dirck Roosekrans
Johannes ten Broek
Tyerck De witt
Hendrick Janse
Samuel Schoonmaker
Corp'll Cornelis Vernoy, Jun'r
Frederick Schoonmaker
Peter Osterhout
Moses De Puy Jun'r
James Whittaker Barent Burhans
Salomon Haesbrock
Thomas Mattyse Junn'r
Johannes West broeck
Hendrick Schoonmaker, Jun'r
Cornelis De Puy
wessell ten broeck, Jun'r
Daniell Haesbroek
Gerret Eleverdorp
Daniell Du booyi
Jacob Ten broeck
Phillip Du Bois
Symon Van Wagonen
Corp'll Louis Du Bois
Jacob Haesbroek
John Rutsen, Philip Hoogtieling,
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THE ROLE OF THE COMPANIE OF CAP'N WITTAKER IN THE REGIMENT OF COLLO JACOB RUTSEN IN ULSTER COUNTY.
Commiss Officers
Cap'n Edward Wittaker Lieft Hendrick Schoonmaker Sergt Thomas Van Steenbergen Sergt Matteys Van Steenbergen Sergt Peter Tappen Corp'll Cryn oosterhout Corp'll Arie Van Vliet Drum'r Ephraim Bogardus
Jan Post
David Burhans
Edward Wood
Aaris Van Steenbergen
Jury Beem
Willem Burhans
Christoffill Moull
Jacob Louis Louw
Peter Winne
Barent Newkerk Jan Oosterhout
Thomas Persson
Johannes Burhans
Johannes Masten
Abraham Burhans
Pieter Peele
Samuell Burhans
Jan Oosterhout Jun'r
Nathaniel Davenport
Hendrick Oosterhout
Wallerand Dumont Wallerand Dumont Jun'r Peter Ploegh Jan Ploegh Gysbert Peele
Isaac Burhans
Phillip Feller
Gerret Decker
Abraham Van Steenbergen
Lowrens Swart
Johannes Swart
Johnannes Trap hagen
Johannes Van Steenbergen
Abraham Louis Louw
Wilhelmus Hoogteyling
Barent Burhans
Abraham Ploegh
Charles Barwa William Haris Teunis Swart
Dirck Wynkoop
William Wyt
Jacob Ploegh
Peter Oosterhout, Jun'r
Jan Peterse Oosterhout
Willem Ploegh
Johannes Crespel
Jacobus Du Bois
A LIST OF A FFOOT COMPANY OF MALLITIA FOR THE TOWN OF UNDER THE COMMAND OF CAP'N JOHANNES VERNOOY IN THE REGIMENT OF ULSTER COUNTY JACOB RUTSEN COLL
Cap'n Johannes Vernooy Lieut David Dubois
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Insign Loderyck Horenback Sergt Hendrick Rosekrans Sergt Albertus Van Garde Sergt Frederick Van Vliet Corp'll Johannes Quick Corp'll Cornelius Vancken
John Van Kampe Samuell bevier
Willem Koole Tobyas Horenbeek
Tierck Matteyson Anthony Crespell goose Van Wagne John Devenport Teunis Swart Jun'r
Jacob Cool
Hendrick Brink
John Legg
Tierck Shoemaker
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Cornelis De Duyser Jan Bevier Peter Louw Jan Van Vliet Johannes Wasbroek, Jun'r Anthony Wasbroek
Jan van Ette Jacob Van Ette Wouter West vael Jurie West vael Willem Decker
Peter Van Garde
Hendrick Van Garde
Harme van garde
Johannes Horenbeck
Carnelis Koole
Cornelis Schoonmaker
Peter Dolderbrink
Hendrick Dolderbrink
Thomas Quick
Thomes Swartwout Jacobus Swartwout
Jan Decker Gerrit Decker
Harme Van Nim wegen
Jurie Quick
Peter De Maer Jacob Koddeback
A LIST OF A FFOOT COMPANY OF MALLITIA FOR THE TOWNE OF HORLEY UNDER THE COMMAND OF CAPT'N JOHANNES SHEPMOES IN THE REGIMENT OF ULSTER COUNTY JACOB RUTSEN COLLO-
Cap'n Johannes Shepmoes
Lieut Jacob Du Bois
Insign Jan Newkerk Sergt Albert Roosa
Sergt William Van Vreedenburgh
Corp'll Gerret Constapel Drom Johannes Van Ette
Corneelis Wynkoop Petter Van Ette Jacobus Van Ette Huybert Suylant Egbert Konstapel Jan Crispele Aarent Oostrande Albert Janse Roosa John Roosa Jun'r Arie Roosa Charles Wyle
Lambert Brink Lowrens Kortreyt Jacob Ten Eyck Cornelius Newkerk Jan Van Duese
Dirck De duyster
Abraham Ten Eyck Jacob Brink Jan Evertse ter Wilge Hendrick Kon Stapel Matthias ter Wilge
A LIST OF THE FFOOT COMPANY OF MALLITIA OF MARBLETOWN UNDER THE COMMAND OF CAP'N WM NOTTINGHAM IN THE REGIMENT OF ULSTER COUNTY UNDER THE COMMAND OF COLLO JACOB RUTSEN
Cap'n William Nottingham Lieut Thomas Cock Inse Matthias Blanchan Sergt Cornelis Tack Sergt Nicholas Keator
Peter Cort reght Jacobus Wyn Koop Jacobus Schoonmaker Johannis Du puy Dirck Krom
Manis Decker Jan Kortright
Barent Koole
Tyrck De Witt Manis Koole Matthys Louw Jan after houdt
Cornelis Kortright
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Sergt Jeremy Keettell Corp'll Marte Bogart Corp'll William Cock Corp'll Lambert Dolderbrink Drum John Van Luven Clerk Charles Leatty
Henry Pawling Cornelis Ettinge Andries Van Vliet Daniell Brodhead Charles Brodhead Jun'r James Robinson Samuell Cock Nicholas Blanchan Robert Beatty William Beatty Nicholas Schoonhoven
Ariaen Van der Mark Jacob Van Wagenin
Benjamin Van Wagenin
Abraham Van Wagenin Jacob Dewitt Jun'r Egbert Dewitt Roderick Van der Mark Cornelis Keyser Jacob Keyser Augustinus Van der Mark
Jacobus Boss Roeloff Doldirbrink Thomas Doldderbrink Dirck Kerner Teunis Koole Jacobus Tack John Tack Abraham Tack Gysbert Roosa John Roosa, Jun'r Simon Van Wagenin Teunis Keyser
Nicolas Sluyter Nicolas Dupuis Gerret Van Campen Jacob Van Campen
Abraham Van Kampen John Biggs
Jurin Best
Peter Van Aken
Manuell Consales
Manuell Consales Jun'r
Peter Van Bommelen
Marius Van Bommelen
Christoffel Van Bommelen
Nicolas Schoonhoven Mosis De Graef Abraham De Graef Jan Clyn
Johannes Willem
Harmanus Hommel
Teunis Turpenninck Jan Syanners Nicolas Rouw
Rehan Henneman
Felter Pinner
Hendrick Beem
Willem Swart Johannes Schoonmaker Symen Helen
Jacobus Van Etten Johannes Swart
Richard Wels
Cornelis Lange Dyck
Johannes Crispel
CAPTAIN HOFFMAN, ULSTER COUNTY, 1716.
Seryant Aberam Deyow Korperal Hendark Van Wye Korperal Hage Serenyunen Jakop Klarwatr Capt Schgryes Hofman Levtt Andries Lowerre Insyne Lewis Lowies Jun
Aberam De Boys Aberam Schut Tuns Klarwater Att Klarwater aberam ferer yakop ferer henderk de yoou elyas yu
toms Spenek Benjemen du boois yan terpenega henderik Dekar hogo Stins joswea Smedes hender Schonmakr felp meler
Court House.
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huge Serem kresbyan de yaw yakop gertsedeker Lendert Kol anderis borin ysack lefever yan lafever piter daow Evert terwelge Hyge Aberamse fere ysak ferer
Symen ferer Sems Spenek
hans meler beniman hasberok
yoel de bois wel soderlen pitr makrigr verek mynders korporeal Andris Valk
hans serin yakop werr sandr garik Melkert Schryn
Sy Sun heri En sun tames
The reader must decipher some of the orthographies. Near the end of the list we may spell out the names of some of the Palatine immigrants, who located in what is now Newburgh, in 1709. Wel Soderlen stands for William Sutherland, and Pitr Makrigr stands for Peter or Patrick MacGregor, the latter the occupant at the mouth of Murderer's Creek, and the former in an adjoining patent. Verek Mynders stands for Burger Meynders who later owned what is now Washington's Headquarters. Korporeal Andries Valk stands for Andries Valck who held lot No. 9 of the German Patent (Newburgh). Melkert Schryn stands for Melgert de Schrynewerker whose land was near the present south line of Ulster. En sun looks like Ensign Thames or Thomas.
As one of the leading objects of this work is to put within easy reach records which are the foundation of local genealogical research, no apol- ogy is needed for a continuation of the military list of this era. To become established of record as a descendant from stock who wielded a sword or carried a gun in the Colonial wars is an honor of which any one may be justly proud. Passing on we have a complete return of the Ulster regi- ment in 1738, as follows :
ULSTER COUNTY MILITIA, 1738.
Collo A. Gaasbeek Chambers. Le't Collo Wessel Ten Broeck. Major Coenradt Elmendorp. Quarter Master Cornelis Elmendorp.
ULSTER SS. A LIST OF THE TROOPERS UNDER THE COMMAND OF CAPT JOHANNIS TEN BROECK.
Capt Johannis Ten Broeck Lieut't Wessel Ten Broeck Jun'r Corn't Tho's Gaasbeek Chambers Ist Qr. Mas. Hendrickus Krom 2nd Qr. M. Johannis De Lamatre Trump'r Abraham Constapell
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Ist Corpor'l Richard Wells 2nd Corpor'l Gerrit Elmendorph 3rd Corpor'l Arie Van Vliet 4th Corpor'1 Martie Lamatre 5 Corpor'l Ffrederick Schoonmaker 6 Corpor'l Solomon Haasbrock
Solomon Van Bunschoten
Jacob Haasbrock Cornelius Depue
Johannis Dubois
Arent Ploegh
Arie Oosterhout
Samuel Schoonmaker
Wessel Broadhead
Tjerck Schoonmaker
Simon Jacobs Van Wagenen
Samuel Bovie
Simon Van Wagenen
Benjamin Depue
Jacob Van Wagenen
Egbert Brinck
Egbert De Witt
Jan Ffreer
David Burhance
Cornelis Ten Broeck
Johannis Wynkoop Jun'r
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