Jacobus Bruyn Explained
Jacobus Bruyn (January 7, 1707 – April 26, 1781) was a member of the New York General Assembly from Ulster County from 1759 to 1768.
Early life
Bruyn was born on January 7, 1707, in Wallkill in the Province of New York in what was then a part of British America. He was a son of Jacobus Bruyn and Tryntje Schoonmaker. Among his siblings was Hanna Bruyn, who married Solomon van Wagenen.[1]
His paternal grandparents were Jacob Bruyn, a native of Norway, and Gertrude Esselsteyn (a daughter of Jan Willemse Esselsteyne). His maternal grandparents were Jochem Hendrickse Schoonmaker and Petronella Sleght (daughter of Cornelius Barentse Sleght).[1]
Career
Bruyn served as a member of the New York General Assembly from Ulster County from 1759 to 1768.[2] Bruyn was succeeded by George Clinton, who later served as the 1st Governor of the State of New York and the 4th Vice President of the United States.[3]
During the American Revolutionary War, Bruyn was a Corp. of the Foot Company of Militia of the "Presenk of the Highland" under command of Capt. Thomas Ellison.[4]
Personal life
Bruyn was married to Jane Graham (d. 1764).[5] Together, they were the parents of at least four boys, all of whom served in the New York State Assembly:[6]
- Gertruyd Bruyn (b. 1748), who married Cornelius DuBois, a son of Cornelius DuBois and Anna Margrietjen Hoogteling.[6]
- Jacobus S. Bruyn (1749–1823), a New York Assemblymen from Ulster County from 1797 to 1799 and a member of New York State Senate from 1800 to 1805; who married Jenneke DeWitt, a daughter of Andries J. DeWitt and Blandina Elmendorf (née Ten Eyck) DeWitt.[6]
- Severyn Tenhout Bruyn (1749–1794), a New York Assemblymen from Ulster County from 1789 to 1790 again from 1792 to 1793 and, lastly, from 1794 until his death; he married Margaret Anderson of New York.[6]
- Johannes Bruyn (1750–1814), New York Assemblymen from Ulster County from 1781 to 1783 again from 1796 to 1797 and, lastly, from 1799 to 1800. He was a presidential elector for New York in 1792 and a member of New York State Senate from 1809 to 1813; he married Margrietje "Margaret" DeWitt, a daughter of Col. Charles DeWitt and Blandina DuBois. Margaret was the aunt of U.S. Representative Charles G. DeWitt.[6]
- Mary Bruyn (b. 1752), who married Nicholas Hardenberg, a son of Abraham Hardenberg and Marytje Roosa, in 1775.[6]
- Cornelius Bruyn (1756–1815), a New York Assemblymen from Ulster County from 1793 to 1794; who died unmarried.[6]
His wife died April 19, 1764. Bruyn died on April 26, 1781, in Wallkill.[7]
Descendants
Through his son Jacobus, he was a grandfather of Andrew DeWitt Bruyn (1790–1838), a New York Assemblymen in 1818; trustee of Ithaca in 1821 and president of the village in 1822, and a U.S. Representative from New York for the 22nd District from 1837 to 1838.[8]
Through his son Johannes, he was a grandfather of Charles DeWitt Bruyn (1784–1849), a New York Assemblymen from Sullivan and Ulster counties from 1821 to 1822.[7]
Notes and References
- Book: Sahler . Louis Hasbrouck . The Genealogy of the Sahlers, of the United States of America: And of Their Kinsmen, the Gross Family . . . 1895 . L. C. Childs & Son, printers . 10 . 29 September 2020 . en.
- Book: Hough, A.M., M.D. . Franklin B. . The New York Civil List: Containing The Names And Origin Of The Civil Divisions, And The Names And Dates Of Election Or Appointment Of The Principal State And County Officers From The Revolution To The Present Time . 1858 . Weed, Parsons and Co. . Albany . 19 September 2018 . en.
- Book: Murlin . Edgar L. . The New York Red Book . 1908 . J. B. Lyon Company . 356–365 . 22 September 2018 . en.
- Book: Wars (U.S.) . General Society of Colonial . General Register of the Society of Colonial Wars . 1902 . Authority of the General Assembly . 581 . 29 September 2020 . en.
- Book: Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Kingston, New York . Baptismal and Marriage Registers of the Old Dutch Church of Kingston, Ulster County, New York, 1660-1809 . 1980 . Genealogical Publishing Com . 978-0-8063-0888-3 . 318 . 29 September 2020 . en.
- Book: The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record . 1888 . . 28–29 . 30 September 2020 . en.
- Web site: Kestenbaum . Lawrence . The Political Graveyard: Bruyn family of New York . politicalgraveyard.com . 22 September 2018.
- Web site: BRUYN, Andrew DeWitt (1790-1838) . bioguideretro.congress.gov . . 29 September 2020.
