Bradt, Andries Arentse

1653 - 1690  (37 years)

• Name	Bradt, Andries Arentse  [1]
  	death in indian attack, 1690, Schenectady THE FOLLOWING ARE THE NAMES OF THOSE KILLED AND TAKEN CAPTIVE ON THAT NIGHT. In addition to the soldiers in the fort, those recorded as being killed in the massacre were: Myndert Wemp, Jan Dirkse Van Eps and three children, Barent Janse Van Ditmars and his son, Cornelis, Andries Arentse Bradt and one child, Maria Viele (wife of Douw Aukes),two children, Mary Aloff (wife of Cornelis Viele, Jr.) Sweer Teunises Van Velsen, his wife, Antje Janse Spoor, Hendrick Meese Vrooman, Bartholomew Vrooman (father and brother of Adam), Gerrit Marcellis, wife and child, Robert Hesselingh, Sander Van Brakel, Jan Roeloffse, David Christoffalse, his wife and four children, Joris Aertse Van der Bast, Willem Pieterse, Jan Poetman and wife, Domine Thessenmaecker, Frans Harmense Van de Bogart, Engeltje Vrooman and infant child, Rynier Shaets and son, Johannes son of Symon Schermerhoorn. The following are recorded as having been taken prisoners: Isaac Swits and son Cornelis, Johannes Teller, John Wemp (son of Myndert Wemp above), Symon, Abraham, Philip, Dyrck and Claas Groot, all five sons of Symon Groot Sr . Jan Baptist Van Eps son of Jan Dirkse Van Eps, Albert and Johannes Vedder, sons of Harmon Vedder, Arnout Janse, Barent Vrooman, son of Adam. Claas son of Harmens Van de Bogart. Most of the captives were returned to the valley from one to seven years captivity. Bolded sons taken are from another branch of the family- Symon is our gr-grandfather (Jan Hutinger?-jcw 08.10.2011) The Fate of Schenectady In the 1600's, a young man came to America from Holland aboard the ship "Prince Mauritz" as a boatswain. His name was Symon Symonse Groot. He was the start of our Groot/Groat family. Symon married a young lady that he met while living in Fort Orange (which is now known as Albany, NY). Her name was Rebecca du Truiex, she was a pretty young maid and Symon was "taken" with her right away. At least that is what I would like to think. Rebecca's dad was the court messenger of New Amsterdam (which was NY City). They lived in Albany a short time after their marriage, and then moved to Beverwyck (today is known as Schenectady, NY, which means a place beyond the pines). They moved to an area that is now known as the "Stockade" where they owned quite a bit of land. They had 6 sons and 3 daughters. They were farmers and church going people. The fate of Schenectady was sealed in the middle of January, 1690, when 114 Frenchmen and 96 Sault and Algonquin Indians, started from Montreal to attack English outpost to the south. It was part of the master plan to fulfill the wishes of French King Louis XIV to "build a new empire in America". They came down the frozen ice on Lake Champlain and in about six days, down to a point that is known today as Fort Edward, it was here where they met with the Indian leaders and decided to attack Schenectady instead of Fort Orange. They continued on down and crossed the icy Mohawk. It was then that spies were sent to scout the Stockade and see if it was secured. Seeing the doors open, and no one guarding them, they reported back to their leaders, and the decision was made to attack. February 9, 1690, during the raid on Schenectady many men, women and children were killed, (which you will find a list of the names at the bottom of this page). Symon and Rebecca's 5 sons, Symon, Dyrk, Abraham, Claas and Philip (Cornelius died when just a young boy) were taken captive by the French and Indians and marched up into Canada. Symon and Rebecca were not in Schenectady at the time of the massacre, they had gone to Albany to attend a Baptism. Imagine their fright when they got the news of what had happend. The people of Schenectady were secure in their feelings that nobody would go out on such a night like this, freezing cold and so much snow. Most had gone off to bed and were sleeping. A night like this not even the foolhardy Frenchmen would be out. Now why the gates to the fort were not closed is a question no one at this time can answer. Some say that maybe they were so sure that no one would be out they just got careless, and others say maybe the gates were frozen open and they could not be closed. Whatever the reason they were left open and what happend during the night shall always be remembered by all Schenectadians. The half-frozen invaders crossed the river on the windswept ice and soon were inside the stockade. Suddenly the high-pitched war cries of the warriors split the silence, the signal for a bloody massacre that was to last for two full hours. Houses were quickly put to the torch and the people who came out in the night were tomahawked and their scalps were taken or they were shot. Symon Schermerhorn though wounded mounted a horse and rode to Albany to tell them of the French invasion and to try and get some help. That morning the French rounded up their prisoners and started back to Canada. As they passed by Scotia, Glen Sander was able to help, he was told that he would be able to choose his relatives from among the prisoners in return for having been kind to some French captives when they were in the hands of the Mohawks a few years earlier. He tried to claim as many as he could without arousing their suspicions. About 60 persons were killed outright, including 10 women and 12 children. And some were taken prisoner. As mentioned above Symon and Rebecca's sons were some of those taken captive. All the sons did return to Schenectady after a years time, except Claas, and we are not sure what happened to Claas. There are many stories as to what did happen to Class but nobody knows for sure. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This poem written by Walter Wilie on June 12, 1690. It was written 4 months after the Massacre. CCarter50 added this on 15 Feb 2011 janhutinger originally submitted this to hutinger Family Tree on 26 Apr 2008
  Birth	1653	Schenectady, Schenectady, New York, USA   [1]
  	Schenectady,Albany,New York,USA
  Gender	Male
  killed by Indians	9 Feb 1690	Schenectady, Schenectady, New York, USA
  	French & Indian surprise attack; killed with one of his children
  	death in indian attack, 1690, Schenectady THE FOLLOWING ARE THE NAMES OF THOSE KILLED AND TAKEN CAPTIVE ON THAT NIGHT. In addition to the soldiers in the fort, those recorded as being killed in the massacre were: Myndert Wemp, Jan Dirkse Van Eps and three children, Barent Janse Van Ditmars and his son, Cornelis, Andries Arentse Bradt and one child, Maria Viele (wife of Douw Aukes),two children, Mary Aloff (wife of Cornelis Viele, Jr.) Sweer Teunises Van Velsen, his wife, Antje Janse Spoor, Hendrick Meese Vrooman, Bartholomew Vrooman (father and brother of Adam), Gerrit Marcellis, wife and child, Robert Hesselingh, Sander Van Brakel, Jan Roeloffse, David Christoffalse, his wife and four children, Joris Aertse Van der Bast, Willem Pieterse, Jan Poetman and wife, Domine Thessenmaecker, Frans Harmense Van de Bogart, Engeltje Vrooman and infant child, Rynier Shaets and son, Johannes son of Symon Schermerhoorn. The following are recorded as having been taken prisoners: Isaac Swits and son Cornelis, Johannes Teller, John Wemp (son of Myndert Wemp above), Symon, Abraham, Philip, Dyrck and Claas Groot, all five sons of Symon Groot Sr . Jan Baptist Van Eps son of Jan Dirkse Van Eps, Albert and Johannes Vedder, sons of Harmon Vedder, Arnout Janse, Barent Vrooman, son of Adam. Claas son of Harmens Van de Bogart. Most of the captives were returned to the valley from one to seven years captivity. Bolded sons taken are from another branch of the family- Symon is our gr-grandfather (Jan Hutinger?-jcw 08.10.2011) The Fate of Schenectady In the 1600's, a young man came to America from Holland aboard the ship "Prince Mauritz" as a boatswain. His name was Symon Symonse Groot. He was the start of our Groot/Groat family. Symon married a young lady that he met while living in Fort Orange (which is now known as Albany, NY). Her name was Rebecca du Truiex, she was a pretty young maid and Symon was "taken" with her right away. At least that is what I would like to think. Rebecca's dad was the court messenger of New Amsterdam (which was NY City). They lived in Albany a short time after their marriage, and then moved to Beverwyck (today is known as Schenectady, NY, which means a place beyond the pines). They moved to an area that is now known as the "Stockade" where they owned quite a bit of land. They had 6 sons and 3 daughters. They were farmers and church going people. The fate of Schenectady was sealed in the middle of January, 1690, when 114 Frenchmen and 96 Sault and Algonquin Indians, started from Montreal to attack English outpost to the south. It was part of the master plan to fulfill the wishes of French King Louis XIV to "build a new empire in America". They came down the frozen ice on Lake Champlain and in about six days, down to a point that is known today as Fort Edward, it was here where they met with the Indian leaders and decided to attack Schenectady instead of Fort Orange. They continued on down and crossed the icy Mohawk. It was then that spies were sent to scout the Stockade and see if it was secured. Seeing the doors open, and no one guarding them, they reported back to their leaders, and the decision was made to attack. February 9, 1690, during the raid on Schenectady many men, women and children were killed, (which you will find a list of the names at the bottom of this page). Symon and Rebecca's 5 sons, Symon, Dyrk, Abraham, Claas and Philip (Cornelius died when just a young boy) were taken captive by the French and Indians and marched up into Canada. Symon and Rebecca were not in Schenectady at the time of the massacre, they had gone to Albany to attend a Baptism. Imagine their fright when they got the news of what had happend. The people of Schenectady were secure in their feelings that nobody would go out on such a night like this, freezing cold and so much snow. Most had gone off to bed and were sleeping. A night like this not even the foolhardy Frenchmen would be out. Now why the gates to the fort were not closed is a question no one at this time can answer. Some say that maybe they were so sure that no one would be out they just got careless, and others say maybe the gates were frozen open and they could not be closed. Whatever the reason they were left open and what happend during the night shall always be remembered by all Schenectadians. The half-frozen invaders crossed the river on the windswept ice and soon were inside the stockade. Suddenly the high-pitched war cries of the warriors split the silence, the signal for a bloody massacre that was to last for two full hours. Houses were quickly put to the torch and the people who came out in the night were tomahawked and their scalps were taken or they were shot. Symon Schermerhorn though wounded mounted a horse and rode to Albany to tell them of the French invasion and to try and get some help. That morning the French rounded up their prisoners and started back to Canada. As they passed by Scotia, Glen Sander was able to help, he was told that he would be able to choose his relatives from among the prisoners in return for having been kind to some French captives when they were in the hands of the Mohawks a few years earlier. He tried to claim as many as he could without arousing their suspicions. About 60 persons were killed outright, including 10 women and 12 children. And some were taken prisoner. As mentioned above Symon and Rebecca's sons were some of those taken captive. All the sons did return to Schenectady after a years time, except Claas, and we are not sure what happened to Claas. There are many stories as to what did happen to Class but nobody knows for sure. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This poem written by Walter Wilie on June 12, 1690. It was written 4 months after the Massacre. CCarter50 added this on 15 Feb 2011 janhutinger originally submitted this to hutinger Family Tree on 26 Apr 2008
  Death	9 Feb 1690	Schenectady County, New York, USA   [1]
  	death in indian attack, 1690, Schenectady THE FOLLOWING ARE THE NAMES OF THOSE KILLED AND TAKEN CAPTIVE ON THAT NIGHT. In addition to the soldiers in the fort, those recorded as being killed in the massacre were: Myndert Wemp, Jan Dirkse Van Eps and three children, Barent Janse Van Ditmars and his son, Cornelis, Andries Arentse Bradt and one child, Maria Viele (wife of Douw Aukes),two children, Mary Aloff (wife of Cornelis Viele, Jr.) Sweer Teunises Van Velsen, his wife, Antje Janse Spoor, Hendrick Meese Vrooman, Bartholomew Vrooman (father and brother of Adam), Gerrit Marcellis, wife and child, Robert Hesselingh, Sander Van Brakel, Jan Roeloffse, David Christoffalse, his wife and four children, Joris Aertse Van der Bast, Willem Pieterse, Jan Poetman and wife, Domine Thessenmaecker, Frans Harmense Van de Bogart, Engeltje Vrooman and infant child, Rynier Shaets and son, Johannes son of Symon Schermerhoorn. The following are recorded as having been taken prisoners: Isaac Swits and son Cornelis, Johannes Teller, John Wemp (son of Myndert Wemp above), Symon, Abraham, Philip, Dyrck and Claas Groot, all five sons of Symon Groot Sr . Jan Baptist Van Eps son of Jan Dirkse Van Eps, Albert and Johannes Vedder, sons of Harmon Vedder, Arnout Janse, Barent Vrooman, son of Adam. Claas son of Harmens Van de Bogart. Most of the captives were returned to the valley from one to seven years captivity. Bolded sons taken are from another branch of the family- Symon is our gr-grandfather (Jan Hutinger?-jcw 08.10.2011) The Fate of Schenectady In the 1600's, a young man came to America from Holland aboard the ship "Prince Mauritz" as a boatswain. His name was Symon Symonse Groot. He was the start of our Groot/Groat family. Symon married a young lady that he met while living in Fort Orange (which is now known as Albany, NY). Her name was Rebecca du Truiex, she was a pretty young maid and Symon was "taken" with her right away. At least that is what I would like to think. Rebecca's dad was the court messenger of New Amsterdam (which was NY City). They lived in Albany a short time after their marriage, and then moved to Beverwyck (today is known as Schenectady, NY, which means a place beyond the pines). They moved to an area that is now known as the "Stockade" where they owned quite a bit of land. They had 6 sons and 3 daughters. They were farmers and church going people. The fate of Schenectady was sealed in the middle of January, 1690, when 114 Frenchmen and 96 Sault and Algonquin Indians, started from Montreal to attack English outpost to the south. It was part of the master plan to fulfill the wishes of French King Louis XIV to "build a new empire in America". They came down the frozen ice on Lake Champlain and in about six days, down to a point that is known today as Fort Edward, it was here where they met with the Indian leaders and decided to attack Schenectady instead of Fort Orange. They continued on down and crossed the icy Mohawk. It was then that spies were sent to scout the Stockade and see if it was secured. Seeing the doors open, and no one guarding them, they reported back to their leaders, and the decision was made to attack. February 9, 1690, during the raid on Schenectady many men, women and children were killed, (which you will find a list of the names at the bottom of this page). Symon and Rebecca's 5 sons, Symon, Dyrk, Abraham, Claas and Philip (Cornelius died when just a young boy) were taken captive by the French and Indians and marched up into Canada. Symon and Rebecca were not in Schenectady at the time of the massacre, they had gone to Albany to attend a Baptism. Imagine their fright when they got the news of what had happend. The people of Schenectady were secure in their feelings that nobody would go out on such a night like this, freezing cold and so much snow. Most had gone off to bed and were sleeping. A night like this not even the foolhardy Frenchmen would be out. Now why the gates to the fort were not closed is a question no one at this time can answer. Some say that maybe they were so sure that no one would be out they just got careless, and others say maybe the gates were frozen open and they could not be closed. Whatever the reason they were left open and what happend during the night shall always be remembered by all Schenectadians. The half-frozen invaders crossed the river on the windswept ice and soon were inside the stockade. Suddenly the high-pitched war cries of the warriors split the silence, the signal for a bloody massacre that was to last for two full hours. Houses were quickly put to the torch and the people who came out in the night were tomahawked and their scalps were taken or they were shot. Symon Schermerhorn though wounded mounted a horse and rode to Albany to tell them of the French invasion and to try and get some help. That morning the French rounded up their prisoners and started back to Canada. As they passed by Scotia, Glen Sander was able to help, he was told that he would be able to choose his relatives from among the prisoners in return for having been kind to some French captives when they were in the hands of the Mohawks a few years earlier. He tried to claim as many as he could without arousing their suspicions. About 60 persons were killed outright, including 10 women and 12 children. And some were taken prisoner. As mentioned above Symon and Rebecca's sons were some of those taken captive. All the sons did return to Schenectady after a years time, except Claas, and we are not sure what happened to Claas. There are many stories as to what did happen to Class but nobody knows for sure. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This poem written by Walter Wilie on June 12, 1690. It was written 4 months after the Massacre. CCarter50 added this on 15 Feb 2011 janhutinger originally submitted this to hutinger Family Tree on 26 Apr 2008
  Person ID	I5746	WETZEL-SPRING

  
  

  Father	Bradt, Arent Andries,   b. 1610, Fredrikstad, Ostfold, Norway d. 1662, Schenectady, Schenectady, New York, USA (Age 52 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	de Vos, Catalytje,   b. 1628, Rensselaerville, Albany, New York, USA d. 1712, Schenectady, Schenectady, New York, USA (Age 84 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1648	Albany, Albany, New York, USA   [2]
  Family ID	F9694	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	VanSlyck, Margareta,   b. 1665, Schenectady, Schenectady, New York, USA d. 1733, Schenectady, Schenectady, New York, USA (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	1678	Albany, Albany, New York, USA   [1]
  	U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 about Andries Bradt Name: Andries Bradt Gender: Male Birth Year: 1653 Spouse Name: Margarita Van Slyck Marriage Year: 1678 Number Pages: 1 Source Citation: Source number: 849.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JBW. Source Information: Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data: This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derived from an array of materials including pedigree charts, family history articles, querie. Description: This database contains marriage record information for approximately 1,400,000 individuals from across all 50 United States and 32 different countries around the world between 1560 and 1900. These records, which include information on over 500 years of marriages, were extracted from family group sheets, electronic databases, biographies, wills, and other sources.
  Children	1. Bradt, Maria,   b. 1684, Schenectady County, New York, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Bradt, Bathsheba,   b. 1688, Schenectady County, New York, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Bradt, Margarita,   b. 1686, Schenectady County, New York, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Vedder, Lydia,   b. 1704, Schenectady County, New York, USA d. 1737 (Age 33 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Bratt, Arent,   b. 1680, Schenectady, Schenectady, New York, USA d. 1767, Schenectady, Schenectady, New York, USA (Age 87 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Vedder, Johannis Harmense   d. 27 Jun 1763, Albany, New York, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Vedder, Helena  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. Vedder, Sophia Fytie   d. 1762  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   9. Vedder, Jacobus   d. 1762  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   10. Vedder, Angienta  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   11. Vedder, Margariet  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   12. Vedder, Harmen Harmense   d. 27 Jun 1763, Albany, New York, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F1640	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Birth - 1653 - Schenectady, Schenectady, New York, USA Marriage - 1678 - Albany, Albany, New York, USA killed by Indians - French & Indian surprise attack; killed with one of his children - 9 Feb 1690 - Schenectady, Schenectady, New York, USA Death - 9 Feb 1690 - Schenectady County, New York, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  [I think this is the Andries Bradt killed in the Schenectady French & Indian attack- jcw, 08.10.2011] History of Schenectady Patent--ARENT ANDRIESSEN BRADT Two brothers of this name, - Albert Andriese and Arent Andriese, were among the early settlers of Albany. (93-2) They often were called De Noorman or De Sweedt. The former remained in Albany and is the ancestor of most of the name in that county; the latter became one of the first proprietors of Schenectady in 1662, about which time he died, leaving a widow and six children. His wife was Catalyntjè, daughter of Andries De Vos, deputy director of Rensselaerswyck. After the death of her husband, the grants of land allotted to him were confirmed to her. In 1664, she married Barent Janse Van Ditmars. Her ante-nuptial contract with the weesmeesters (93-3) for the protection of the interests of her infant children, is of date Nov. 12, and binds her to pay to them their patrimonial estate of 1,000 guilders at their majority, and mortgages her land at Schenectady to secure the payment of the same. These children were Jefie, aged 15 yrs., Ariaantje, 13 yrs., Andries, 11 yrs., Cornelia, 9 yrs., Samuel, 5 yrs. and Dirk aged 3 yrs. (94-1) Van Ditmars was killed in the massacre of 1690, and the following year she married Claas Janse Van Boekhoven. By their ante-nuptial contract, made Feb. 27, 1690/1, among other things it was agreed by them that on the death of both parties thereto, their property should go to her children. (94-2) Van Boekhoven and wife made their wills Jan. 11, 1698/9, and Jan. 7, 1705, they added a codicil by which her youngest son Dirk, was to have his farm at Niskayuna, and on the 17th January this codicil was revoked; his will was proved 28 Oct., 1707. (94-3) Mrs. Bratt survived her third husband, and finally died in 1712. On the 18th Dec., 1712, the estates of both herself and Van Boekhoven, were appraised for the purpose of partition among her children. The real estate in Schenectady belonging to her, amounted to the sum of £976 12s. 6d., current money of the Province, and that of Van Boekhoven in Canistageioone [Niskayuna] and Albany, to the sum of £700 - together, £1676 22s. 6d., [equal to $4,191.56]. (94-4) Mrs. Bratt's home lot was the west quarter of the block bounded by Washington, State, Church and Union streets, being about 200 feet square. In the confirmatory patent issued to her and her second husband, Van Ditmars, June 15, 1668, it was described as: "A certain house and lot of ground at Schenectady now in occupation of said Barent Janse [Van Ditmars] and Catelyn being in a square of 200 feet." (94-5) And in her will she spoke of "my house and lot lying west of "Maritie Damen's [Van Eps] lot and south of Evert Bancker's lot and having the street [State and Washington to the south and west." (94-6) In 1723 her grandson Capt. Arent Bratt sold the corner parcel, 45 feet wide on State street and 190 feet deep on Washington street, to Hendrick Vrooman, but it soon returned to the family and was again sold by Arent J. Bratt in 1769, to James Shuter. The remainder of this lot remained in the family until the beginning of this century when it was sold to Robert Barker and Isaac De Graaf. The ancient brick house standing on this lot, one of the few specimens of Dutch architecture remaining in the city, was probably built by Capt. Arent Bratt. Mrs. Bratt's allotments on the Great Flat are described in the patent of June 2, 1668, as - "two certain parcels of land at Schenectady both marked No. 1: - the first lying to the west of Arent Van Curler's, being enclosed with the kil and the creek to number two containing 27 acres or 13 morgens 487 rods; - the other being upon the hindmost piece of land, to the west of number two, lying in a bottom containing as it is enclosed by the river and the woodland about 22 acres or 11 morgens: - altogether 50 acres or 24 morgens, 487 rods, as granted by Governor Stuyvesant June 16, 1664, to said Catelyn Andriese [Bratt] widow aforesaid." (95-1) In her will she spoke of her foremost farm containing 36 acres and of her hindmost lot comprising 30 acres. The former is now embraced mainly in the farm formerly owned by the late Judge Tomlinson, purchased in 1855 by John Meyers, deceased. The easterly boundary was the small creek running through the canal culvert and emptying into the Binnè kil just east of and behind the farmhouse, and it extended west along the Binnè kil and river about 1,300 feet to the Dove gat or dead hole lying between the canal and the river. Farm No. 4 owned by Van Woggelum and later by Reyer Schermerhorn, lay directly south of Mrs. Bratt's foremost lot. (95-2) Her eldest son, Andries, was killed in 1690; his son Arent succeeded to his inheritance and held this bouwery until his death in 1765. In 1732 he added 94 acres to the west by the purchase of a portion of No. 2. The hindmost farm No. 1 fell to Mrs. Bratt's second son Samuel. (95-3) Notes (93-2) Albert Andriese De Noorman, had a mill on the Norman's kil, to which he gave name; when he died June 7, 1686, he was "een Van de oudste en eerste inwoonders der Colonie Rensselaerswyck," having arrived in Albany in 1630. - Hist. N. N., I, 433. (93-3) Weesmeesters - orphan masters, or officers who cared for orphan's estates. M'M.] (94-1) Albany Co. Deeds, B. 597. (94-2) Deeds, IV, 296. (94-3) Wills, I, 64, 74; and Court of Appeals office. (94-4) Schermerhorn Papers. (94-5) Patents, 593. (94-6) Wills, I, 74. (95-1) Patents, 590; Deeds, IV, 296; V, 168; Wills, I, 74. (95-2) It was inventoried after death in 1712, at £393-15 equal to $984.37, or about $27 an acre. (95-3) This farm consisting of 30 acres was inventoried at £354-7-6 equal to $708.93 or $23.63 an acre. ChristieAllred added this on 23 Oct 2009 hillarymcg originally submitted this to Braudt/Hillery Family Tree on 30 Aug 2009 http://www.schenectadyhistory.org/resources/patent/bratt_aa1.html

  
  

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  [S394] Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Database online., Skinner/Schinzel-Ahlemeyer/Haines Tree J_Ahlemeyer. Record for Andries Bradt U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 about Andries Bradt Name: Andries Bradt Gender: Male Birth Year: 1653 Spouse Name: Margarita Van Slyck Marriage Year: 1678 Number Pages: 1 Source Citation: Source number: 849.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JBW. Source Information: Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data: This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derived from an array of materials including pedigree charts, family history articles, querie. Description: This database contains marriage record information for approximately 1,400,000 individuals from across all 50 United States and 32 different countries around the world between 1560 and 1900. These records, which include information on over 500 years of marriages, were extracted from family group sheets, electronic databases, biographies, wills, and other sources. [S394] Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Database online., Skinner/Schinzel-Ahlemeyer/Haines Tree J_Ahlemeyer. Record for Catalyntje DeVos History of Schenectady Patent--ARENT ANDRIESSEN BRADT Two brothers of this name, - Albert Andriese and Arent Andriese, were among the early settlers of Albany. (93-2) They often were called De Noorman or De Sweedt. The former remained in Albany and is the ancestor of most of the name in that county; the latter became one of the first proprietors of Schenectady in 1662, about which time he died, leaving a widow and six children. His wife was Catalyntjè, daughter of Andries De Vos, deputy director of Rensselaerswyck. After the death of her husband, the grants of land allotted to him were confirmed to her. In 1664, she married Barent Janse Van Ditmars. Her ante-nuptial contract with the weesmeesters (93-3) for the protection of the interests of her infant children, is of date Nov. 12, and binds her to pay to them their patrimonial estate of 1,000 guilders at their majority, and mortgages her land at Schenectady to secure the payment of the same. These children were Jefie, aged 15 yrs., Ariaantje, 13 yrs., Andries, 11 yrs., Cornelia, 9 yrs., Samuel, 5 yrs. and Dirk aged 3 yrs. (94-1) Van Ditmars was killed in the massacre of 1690, and the following year she married Claas Janse Van Boekhoven. By their ante-nuptial contract, made Feb. 27, 1690/1, among other things it was agreed by them that on the death of both parties thereto, their property should go to her children. (94-2) Van Boekhoven and wife made their wills Jan. 11, 1698/9, and Jan. 7, 1705, they added a codicil by which her youngest son Dirk, was to have his farm at Niskayuna, and on the 17th January this codicil was revoked; his will was proved 28 Oct., 1707. (94-3) Mrs. Bratt survived her third husband, and finally died in 1712. On the 18th Dec., 1712, the estates of both herself and Van Boekhoven, were appraised for the purpose of partition among her children. The real estate in Schenectady belonging to her, amounted to the sum of £976 12s. 6d., current money of the Province, and that of Van Boekhoven in Canistageioone [Niskayuna] and Albany, to the sum of £700 - together, £1676 22s. 6d., [equal to $4,191.56]. (94-4) Mrs. Bratt's home lot was the west quarter of the block bounded by Washington, State, Church and Union streets, being about 200 feet square. In the confirmatory patent issued to her and her second husband, Van Ditmars, June 15, 1668, it was described as: "A certain house and lot of ground at Schenectady now in occupation of said Barent Janse [Van Ditmars] and Catelyn being in a square of 200 feet." (94-5) And in her will she spoke of "my house and lot lying west of "Maritie Damen's [Van Eps] lot and south of Evert Bancker's lot and having the street [State and Washington to the south and west." (94-6) In 1723 her grandson Capt. Arent Bratt sold the corner parcel, 45 feet wide on State street and 190 feet deep on Washington street, to Hendrick Vrooman, but it soon returned to the family and was again sold by Arent J. Bratt in 1769, to James Shuter. The remainder of this lot remained in the family until the beginning of this century when it was sold to Robert Barker and Isaac De Graaf. The ancient brick house standing on this lot, one of the few specimens of Dutch architecture remaining in the city, was probably built by Capt. Arent Bratt. Mrs. Bratt's allotments on the Great Flat are described in the patent of June 2, 1668, as - "two certain parcels of land at Schenectady both marked No. 1: - the first lying to the west of Arent Van Curler's, being enclosed with the kil and the creek to number two containing 27 acres or 13 morgens 487 rods; - the other being upon the hindmost piece of land, to the west of number two, lying in a bottom containing as it is enclosed by the river and the woodland about 22 acres or 11 morgens: - altogether 50 acres or 24 morgens, 487 rods, as granted by Governor Stuyvesant June 16, 1664, to said Catelyn Andriese [Bratt] widow aforesaid." (95-1) In her will she spoke of her foremost farm containing 36 acres and of her hindmost lot comprising 30 acres. The former is now embraced mainly in the farm formerly owned by the late Judge Tomlinson, purchased in 1855 by John Meyers, deceased. The easterly boundary was the small creek running through the canal culvert and emptying into the Binnè kil just east of and behind the farmhouse, and it extended west along the Binnè kil and river about 1,300 feet to the Dove gat or dead hole lying between the canal and the river. Farm No. 4 owned by Van Woggelum and later by Reyer Schermerhorn, lay directly south of Mrs. Bratt's foremost lot. (95-2) Her eldest son, Andries, was killed in 1690; his son Arent succeeded to his inheritance and held this bouwery until his death in 1765. In 1732 he added 94 acres to the west by the purchase of a portion of No. 2. The hindmost farm No. 1 fell to Mrs. Bratt's second son Samuel. (95-3) Notes (93-2) Albert Andriese De Noorman, had a mill on the Norman's kil, to which he gave name; when he died June 7, 1686, he was "een Van de oudste en eerste inwoonders der Colonie Rensselaerswyck," having arrived in Albany in 1630. - Hist. N. N., I, 433. (93-3) Weesmeesters - orphan masters, or officers who cared for orphan's estates. M'M.] (94-1) Albany Co. Deeds, B. 597. (94-2) Deeds, IV, 296. (94-3) Wills, I, 64, 74; and Court of Appeals office. (94-4) Schermerhorn Papers. (94-5) Patents, 593. (94-6) Wills, I, 74. (95-1) Patents, 590; Deeds, IV, 296; V, 168; Wills, I, 74. (95-2) It was inventoried after death in 1712, at £393-15 equal to $984.37, or about $27 an acre. (95-3) This farm consisting of 30 acres was inventoried at £354-7-6 equal to $708.93 or $23.63 an acre. ChristieAllred added this on 23 Oct 2009 hillarymcg originally submitted this to Braudt/Hillery Family Tree on 30 Aug 2009 http://www.schenectadyhistory.org/resources/patent/bratt_aa1.html

  
  

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