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The following are excerpts of Ten Broeck's involvement in Schenectady: A few days previous: "Resolved that Mr Dirk Wesseles and Capt Johannes Wendel Justice of ye Peace goe thither & Conveen ye Company together and consult what measures they are to take upon occasion if an enemy should come, to ye end there may be unity in such extremityes & ye Inhabitants there are ordered to submitt to what ye sd gentn and ye head officers of there Toune shall Conclude upon, upon there oun...

Dirck Wesselse Ten Broeck From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Link:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirck_Wesselse_Ten_Broeck Dirck Wesselse Ten Broeck (1638–1717), also known as Dirck Wessels, was a prominent early settler of Albany, New York. He is known as "the progenitor of the Albany family of Ten Broecks."[1] Contents • 1 Early life • 2 Career ◦ 2.1 Business career ◦ 2.2 Political career • 3 Personal life • 4 References • 5 See also...

In the year of our Lord one thousand six hundred seventy-two, the seventh day of the twelfth month, I, Thomas Wight, Senior, of Medfleld, in the county of Suffolk, In New England, being by the good hand of God in some comfortable measure of health ut the present, and sound in my memory and understanding, yet being grown in age and accompanied with the infirmities incident thereunto, and thereby frequently put in mind of my mortality, do, therefore, in the name and fear of God (in preparation...

John Irish born circa 1611; died before March 1677/78, of Duxbury, Mass. John Irish was born England about 1611 (based on an assumption he was 18 at the time of his indenture). He’s my 9th great-grandfather on my grandfather Arthur Washburn Davis’ side of the family. Unfortunately there is a lack of vital records concerning John and his family. In an indenture dated 20 April 1629 "John Irish of the parish of Clisdon in the county of Sumersett, laborer," agreed with Timothy Hatherly,...

Born in America 1641 – 1st Generation John Irish Jr. was born in Duxbury, Plymouth Colony in 1641 on land that his father had acquired by trade with a William Hiller. The farm is still standing on a corner lot with the road (now known as King’s Highway) running down to Duxbury Bay. John was the second chid born to John Irish “The Immigrant” and Elizabeth Risley. He grew up with neighbor’s whose names are associated with the names of the leaders and founders of the Colonies. John Alden’s farm...

From: W. L. Irish Buried in Lot #16 on the old IRISH farm, across the road from the old Friend's Meeting House at Little Compton, Rhode Island. From: Paul Randall She is given as "Elizabeth Savory" in W. Irish's book (1964), who credits B. F. Wilbur as a source. Wilbur in 1967 gave her as "Elizabeth Thurston" (see Little Compton Families by Wilbur). Since there was a Thurston family nearby with a daughter of the right name and age, I have recorded her as "Thurston" for now (see R....

The following will was found from the book "Settlers of the Beekman Patent, Dutchess County, New York: Fackert to Haas" by Frank J. Doherty, 1990, page 206. Ebenezer Fish of Tiverton, yeoman, far advanced in years, wrote his will 27 Nov 1773, proved Aug. 1774. He mentioned wife Sarah Fish who received household goods she brought when they married.  Sons Daniel Fish who had his portion, Robert Fish whose wife is Mary & who has unnamed heirs, Benjamin Fish whose wife is Phebe, & John...

John and Rebecca Doty Irish - Part 1 Peter Doty, my 4-greats grandfather, had a sister,  Rebecca, who was the sister closest to him in age, just a bit younger.  Rebecca married John Irish, son of Jesse Irish, and one of seven brothers who settled with their father in or around Tinmouth, Vermont, now Rutland County in 1768.  This area was a hotbed of British activity, especially after the Battle of Ticonderoga in upstate New York, an American victory in early 1777.  The British...