An Archive Related To The Schoonmaker Family Of Ulster County, New York

(SCHOONMAKER FAMILY ARCHIVE). The Schoonmakers were a multi-generational Dutch family who lived in U...
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(SCHOONMAKER FAMILY ARCHIVE). The Schoonmakers were a multi-generational Dutch family who lived in Ulster County, New York (mostly around Kingston). The first family arrived in New York in the mid-1600s and settled up the Hudson River around Kingston.Archive. 60+ manuscripts. Dates range from 1712 to 1836. Places are generally in and around Ulster County, New York. This Schoonmaker family archive consists of approximately sixty documents related to several generations of the clan of the Kingston, Ulster County region of New York. Some of the highlights include an estate document about a Negro boy, (meaning the family-owned slaves) legal documents signed by women (unusual for the time), a couple of documents in Dutch, etc. There are signatures of many early settlers with Dutch names, such as Oosterhout, Heermans, Van Gaasbeck, Tremper, Yeoman, Van Vliet and Hooghteeling.Some of the highlights include:A four-page document, dated April 12, 1712, for the estate of Hendrick Schoonmaker. The most interesting line is the mention of a Negro Boy bequeathed.An oversized document, dated June 28, 1721, related to the DeMayer family. It is signed by Nicholas & Elsie DeMayer, as well as Hendrik Oosterhout.An oversized document, dated February 18, 1729, related to real estate and signed by Johannis Schoonmaker.An oversized document, dated May 25, 1730, related to property for the estate of Hendrick Schoonmaker. It is signed by Cornelius & Sarah MacLeen and Andries Heermans.A document, dated September 11, 1733, for real estate. It is signed by Abraham Person & Hendrik Oosterhout; there is a Persen House museum in Kingston.A document, dated February 19, 1770 signed by numerous figures, including Trintje Schoonmaker, Ezekiel Masten, Abraham Masten and Cornelius Beekman.A letter, dated December 9, 1811, about Reverend Ostrander performing services in the Dutch language & a call for a Dutch minister.A document, dated June 7, 1814, about a Kingston church & William Osterhoudt.A receipt, dated August 20, 1817, for the Columbian newspaper subscription to Henry Schoonmaker.A document, dated July 28, 1816, signed by Cornelius Tappan to Schoonmaker regarding military regiments.A printed broadside, dated October 22, 1826, regarding political support for Governor DeWitt Clinton. (Inventory #: 6344)
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