Early New Netherlands Settlers


Obadiah <?> Cooper

27 May 2013

Generation 1 1. Obadiah <?> Cooper (Rn=37640), who was born 08 August 1749 and died 21 June 1807 at 57 years of age. He married 02 January 1775 Maria <Teunis> Van Benschouten Cooper (Rn=56200), who was born 21 November 1748 and died 17 January 1828 at 79 years of age, a daughter of Teunis <Elias> Van Benschouten (Rn=36991) and Annatje <Matthys> Sleght Van Benschouten (Rn=42986). Religion 1 - - Reformed Dutch Church, Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York. Occupation 1 - - Farmer. Occupation 2 - - Wheelwright. Occupation 3 - - Wagon Maker. Military 1 - - Revolutionary War: 2nd Dutchess County Militia. First Residence Myer's Corners, Dutchess County, New York. Source [The Van Voorhees Family in America by Florence A Christoph 2000 page 195, 466] Children of Obadiah <?> Cooper and Maria <Teunis> Van Benschouten were as follows: + 2. i. Sarah <Obadiah> Cooper Voorhees (Rn=37750), who was born 24 December 1775 and married Samuel Lawrence <Zachariah> Voorhees (Rn=23776). + 3. ii. Hannah <Obadiah> Cooper DuBois (Rn=37637), who was born 29 November 1778 and married Gerrit <Christian> DuBois (Rn=37638). 4. iii. William <Obadiah> Cooper was born 16 July 1781 and died 2 May 1848 and married 22 September 1820) [Amy Myers was born 24 April 1802 and died 21 February 1893)]. 5. iv. Elias <Obadiah> Cooper was born 19 July 1783 and married 25 December 1811) [Sarah <Hendrick> Dodge was born 4 May 1790). 6. v. Matthew <Obadiah> Cooper was born 11 May 1785 and died 6 June 1811). + 7. vi. Teunis <Obadiah> Cooper (Rn=61890), who was born 25 June 1787 and married Mary <?> Budd Cooper (Rn=61891). Generation 2 2. Sarah <Obadiah> Cooper Voorhees (Rn=37750), who was born 24 December 1775 at Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York and was baptized at Reformed Dutch Church, Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York and died 09 August 1859 at 83 years of age. She married 06 December 1797 Samuel Lawrence <Zachariah> Voorhees (Rn=23776), who was born 26 December 1772 and died 28 September 1848 at 75 years of age, a son of Zachariah <Coert> Voorhees (Rn=18187) and Anna <?> Lawrence Voorhees (Rn=28917). Baptized on 23 January 1776. Buried at Reformed Dutch Church churchyard cemetery, Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York. Religion 1 - - Reformed Dutch Church, Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York. First Residence - - Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York. Second Residence - - Myer's Corners, Dutchess County, New York. Source [The Van Voorhees Family in America by Florence A Christoph 2000 page 466] Source [The Van Benschoten Family in America by William H Van Benschoten 1989 929.273 V276v page 58] Children of Samuel Lawrence <Zachariah> Voorhees and Sarah <Obadiah> Cooper were as follows: 8. i. Zachariah <Samuel> Voorhees was born 12 September 1798 and died 15 September 1879 and married 15 December 1830) [Jane Ann Van Amburgh Dearin]. 9. ii. Obadiah <Samuel> Voorhees (Rn=36155), who was born 01 September 1800 and died 05 November 1878 at 78 years of age. He married first, 08 January 1824 Miriam <?> Haight Voorhees was born 4 January 1804 and died 11 April 1835) and married second, 21 October 1846 Maria <?> Haight Voorhees was born 3 December 1804 and died 16 April 1880). Occupation 1 - - Farmer. First Residence - - Myer's Corners, Dutchess County, New York. Source [A Condensed Genealogy of the Van Voorhees Family page 13] Source [The Van Voorhees Family in America by Florence A Christoph 2000 page 466] Source [The Van Benschoten Family in America by William H Van Benschoten 1989 929.273 V276v page 59] 10. iii. Peter <Samuel> Voorhees was born 28 July 1802 and died 1884 and married 2 December 1824) [Jane Robinson (died 7 November 1858)] (married 1 December 1859) [Mary R Sands]. 11. iv. Mary Ann <Samuel> Voorhees was born 19 December 1803 and died 20 June 1844). 12. v. Coert Alexander <Samuel> Voorhees was born 4 March 1806 and died 24 October 1875). 13. vi. William <Samuel> Voorhees was born 7 June 1807 and died 21 February 1871 and married 3 December 1834) [Sarah Earle was born 2 August 1815 and died 18 November 1875)]. 14. vii. Hannah <Samuel> Voorhees was born 25 July 1811 and died 25 November 1812). 15. viii. Catherine <Samuel> Voorhees was born 10 May 1813 and died 1 April 1889). + 16. ix. Jacob Van Bunschoten <Samuel> Voorhees (Rn=23775), who was born 11 November 1815 and married Ann Eliza <Garret> Voorhees Voorhees (Rn=23774). 3. Hannah <Obadiah> Cooper DuBois (Rn=37637), who was born 29 November 1778 and died 10 June 1854 at 75 years of age. She married 01 December 1796 Gerrit <Christian> DuBois (Rn=37638), who was born 23 September 1769 and died 10 August 1802 at 32 years of age, a son of Christian <Christiaan> DuBois (Rn=10024) and Magdalena <Coert> Voorhees DuBois (Rn=10027). Source [The Van Voorhees Family in America by Florence A Christoph 2000 page 195] Children of Gerrit <Christian> DuBois and Hannah <Obadiah> Cooper were as follows: + 17. i. Maria <Gerrit> DuBois Montfort (Rn=59820), who was born 22 April 1798 and married Peter P B <?> Monfort (Rn=38942). + 18. ii. Charles L <Gerrit> DuBois (Rn=61866), who was born 26 October 1799 and married Catherine <?> Hasbrouck DuBois (Rn=61867). + 19. iii. Eliza <Gerrit> DuBois Fowler (Rn=61869), who was born 21 August 1801 and married Peter Van Benschouten <Caleb> Fowler (Rn=61868). 7. Teunis <Obadiah> Cooper (Rn=61890), who was born 25 June 1787 and died 31 October 1868 at 81 years of age. He married first, Mary <?> Budd Cooper (Rn=61891), who was born 22 April 1793 and died 10 April 1825 at 31 years of age and married second, Maria <?> Myers Cooper (Rn=61894), who was born 17 December 1804 and died 09 February 1874 at 69 years of age. Military 1 - - War 1812. First Residence - - Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York. Source [The Van Benschoten Family in America by William H Van Benschoten 1989 929.273 V276v page 58, 62] Children of Teunis <Obadiah> Cooper and Mary <?> Budd were as follows: 20. i. Fletcher <Teunis> Cooper (Rn=61892), who was born 14 December 1817 and died 12 May 1884 at 66 years of age. He married 1858 Angeline <Garret> Brinckerhoff Cooper (Rn=61893), who was born 1834, a daughter of Garret Blauvelt <Henry> Brinckerhoff (Rn=39002) and Angelina <?> Halstead Brinckerhoff (Rn=39003). First Residence - - Fishkill Village, Dutchess County, New York. Source [The Van Benschoten Family in America by William H Van Benschoten 1989 929.273 V276v page 62] 21. ii. Gilbert <Teunis> Cooper was born 23 March 1820 and died 23 September 1897). 22. iii. Maria <Teunis> Cooper Sleght was born 2 October 1821 and died 15 April 1857) {John; Doctor} (both died in Nicaragua). 23. iv. John Underhill <Teunis> Cooper was born 12 July 1823 and married 17 May 1847) [Rachel Sleght was born 14 August 1822 and died 12 March 1848)] (married 16 June 1849) [Eliza S Van Kleeck was born 9 January 1825 and died 24. 24. v. William <Teunis> Cooper was born 2 April 1825 and died 7 July 1868) [Margaret Luckey]. Children of Teunis <Obadiah> Cooper and Maria <?> Myers were as follows: 25. i. Matthew <Teunis> Cooper was born 5 November 1828 and died 29 September 1850). 26. ii. Amanda <Teunis> Cooper Pugsley was born 13 May 1831) {Benjamin (died 17 March 1907)}. 27. iii. Martin <Teunis> Cooper was born 23 February 1833 and died 25 January 1873). 28. iv. Susan <Teunis> Cooper Umlauf was born 3 March 1836 and died 12 May 1873) {Lewis}. 29. v. Mary <Teunis> Cooper Pugsley was born 18 June 1841) {William}. Generation 3 16. Jacob Van Bunschoten <Samuel> Voorhees (Rn=23775), who was born 11 November 1815 and died 11 April 1887 at Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York at 71 years of age. He married 21 March 1838 Ann Eliza <Garret> Voorhees Voorhees (Rn=23774), who was born 10 February 1817 and was baptized at Reformed Dutch Church, New Hackensack, Dutchess County, New York and died 21 September 1869 at 52 years of age, daughter of Garret <Zachariah> Voorhees (Rn=23777) and Eliza <?> Pine Voorhis (Rn=56812). Buried at Village Cemetery, Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York. Occupation 1 - - Farmer. First Residence - - Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York. Second Residence - - Wappingers Falls, Dutchess County, New York. Source [The Van Voorhees Family by Elias Van Voorhis 1888 page 277] Source [The Van Voorhees Family in America by Florence A Christoph 2000 page 467] Source [The Van Benschoten Family in America by William H Van Benschoten 1989 929.273 V276v page 59] Child of Jacob Van Bunschoten <Samuel> Voorhees and Ann Eliza <Garret> Voorhees was as follows: 30. i. Albina <Jacob> Voorhis Dearin was born 17 September 1839 and married 15 February 1865) {Samuel Luckey}. 17. Maria <Gerrit> DuBois Montfort (Rn=59820), who was born 22 April 1798 and died 13 October 1836 at 38 years of age. She married 25 November 1817 Peter P B <?> Monfort (Rn=38942), who was born 10 November 1795 and died 26 February 1854 at 58 years of age. First Residence - - Fishkill Plains, Dutchess County, New York. Source [The Brinckerhoff's of America by Theodore Brinckerhoff 1981 929.273 B77b page 310] Children of Peter P B <?> Monfort and Maria <Gerrit> DuBois were as follows: + 31. i. Susan <Peter> Monfort Brinckerhoff (Rn=38941), who was born 01 July 1819 and married George <Teunis> Brinckerhoff (Rn=38940). + 32. ii. Peter V W <Peter> Montfort (Rn=61864), who was born 19 January 1821 and married Julia A <?> Stockholm Monfort (Rn=61865). 33. iii. Gerrit D <Peter> Monfort was born 19 January 1821 and died 19 July 1834). 34. iv. Hannah <Peter> Monfort was born 13 May 1825 and died September 1855). 18. Charles L <Gerrit> DuBois (Rn=61866), who was born 26 October 1799. He married 25 February 1824 Catherine <?> Hasbrouck DuBois (Rn=61867), who was born 17 March 1800 and died 05 June 1880 at 80 years of age. Occupation 1 - - Farmer. First Residence - - Fishkill Hook, Dutchess County, New York. Source [The Van Benschoten Family in America by William H Van Benschoten 1989 929.273 V276v page 60] Children of Charles L <Gerrit> DuBois and Catherine <?> Hasbrouck were as follows: 35. i. Jane E <Charles> Dubois Bartow was born 14 January 1825 and died 9 October 1905 and married 21 January 1855) {Augustus was born 28 October 1829 and died 22 September 1898)}. 36. ii. Mary <Charles> Dubois Sherwood was born 11 November 1826 and died 22 May 1887 and married 24 June 1851) {Isaac was born 25 March 1826 and died 12 July 1897)}. 37. iii. Garret <Charles> Dubois was born 27 September 1828 and married 4 September 1860) [Mary I Van Wyck was born 23 April 1826 and died 28 May 1873)]. 38. iv. Hasbrouck <Charles> Dubois was born 27 November 1832 and died 5 August 1902 and died 12 April 1871) [Katherine S Anderson]. 39. v. Henry <Charles> Dubois was born 13 September 1834 and died 3 April 1838). 19. Eliza <Gerrit> DuBois Fowler (Rn=61869), who was born 21 August 1801 and died 12 April 1866 at 64 years of age. She married 04 October 1826 Peter Van Benschouten <Caleb> Fowler (Rn=61868), who was born 20 February 1800 at Wantage, Sussex County, New Jersey and was baptized at Reformed Dutch Church, Wantage, Sussex County, New Jersey and died 21 April 1875 at 75 years of age, a son of Caleb <Isaac> Fowler (Rn=61896) and Catherine <Isaac> Seubring Fowler (Rn=61897). Source [The Van Benschoten Family in America by William H Van Benschoten 1989 929.273 V276v page 60] Children of Peter Van Benschouten <Caleb> Fowler and Eliza <Gerrit> DuBois were as follows: 40. i. Henry Van Benschouten <Peter> Fowler was born 26 July 1827 and died 7 April 1905 and married 20 October 1853) [Anna <Matthew> DuBois]. 41. ii. Abraham DuBois <Peter> Fowler was born 17 July 1830 and died 7 October 1854). 42. iii. Caleb Gilbert <Peter> Fowler was born 27 October 1835 and died 29 January 1879 and married 9 February 1859) [Elizabeth <Matthew> DuBois was born 26 August 1837 and died 2 May 1901)]. 43. iv. Peter <Peter> Fowler was born 20 July 1844 and died 17 February 1855). Generation 4 31. Susan <Peter> Monfort Brinckerhoff (Rn=38941), who was born 01 July 1819 at Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York and died 23 August 1838 at Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York at 19 years of age. She married 08 October 1836 at Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York George <Teunis> Brinckerhoff (Rn=38940), who was born 07 July 1815 at Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York and died 01 June 1841 at Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York at 25 years of age, a son of Teunis <Joris> Brinckerhoff (Rn=3083) and Maria <Theodorus> Van Wyck Brinckerhoff (Rn=38937). First Residence - - Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York. Source [The Brinckerhoff's of America by Theodore Brinckerhoff 1981 929.273 B77b page 310] Child of George <Teunis> Brinckerhoff and Susan <Peter> Monfort was as follows: 44. i. Peter Monfort <George> Brinckerhoff was born 5 March 1838 and died 26 September 1838). 32. Peter V W <Peter> Montfort (Rn=61864), who was born 19 January 1821. He married 27 December 1843 Julia A <?> Stockholm Monfort (Rn=61865), who was born 13 January 1828 and died 05 November 1871 at 43 years of age. First Residence - - Fishkill Plains, Dutchess County, New York. Source [The Van Benschoten Family in America by William H Van Benschoten 1989 929.273 V276v page 59] Children of Peter V W <Peter> Montfort and Julia A <?> Stockholm were as follows: 45. i. John <Peter> Monfort was born 20 October 1844 and married 25 October 1876) [Sarah G Myer was born 2 November 1844)]. 46. ii. Charles Dubois <Peter> Monfort was born 21 September 1847) [Harriet M Hasbrouck was born 28 December 1853 and died 24 December 1899)] [Emilie A Kerr]. 47. iii. Marie L <Peter> Monfort was born 13 July 1850). 48. iv. Eliza <Peter> Monfort Fowler was born 7 May 1855 and married 22 June 1881) {Jeremiah D}. 49. v. Meta V N. <Peter> Monfort White was born 25 April 1857 and married 12 October 1887) {George C}. 50. vi. Julia <Peter> Monfort White was born 4 April 1860 and married 18 September 1889) {Milo J}. 51. vii. Eugene V N. <Peter> Monfort was born 9 July 1862).