Here is a copy of an article by Dr. Susan Jane Staffa, "A New Old House Reveals an Older Oldest House in Schenectady," as it appeared in the Dutch Settlers Society of Albany Yearbook, 1984-1987, Vol. 49, pp. 25-27. Apparently it had originally been published in "The Stockade Spy," a publication of the Stockade Association of Schenectady. This copy is from the William B. Bogardus Collection.
LAN SS-196 Hendrick Brouwer House
Hendrick Brouwer, baptized in 1652 in Amsterdam, was a son of Willem Brouwer who lived at Beverwijck (later Albany, New York) until his death in 1668. Hendrick, who was married to Marritie Pieterse Borsboom, died in very late 1706 or early 1707. Hendrick lived in Schenectady, and his house on the east side of Church Street, is well known and has been written about previously.
This article is the most interesting account I have yet read on the subject of Hendrick Brouwer's house. The reasoning used by the author to arrive at certain conclusions are in themselves valuable techniques that may be new to many family genealogists and historians.
BGB 375
No comments:
Post a Comment
Because of spamming issues, all submitted comments are moderated. Your comment is appreciated, but it will not appear online until it has first been reviewed. All relative comments will be sent through. Comments of a commercial nature will be blocked. It may take as little as a few hours or as long as a few days for submitted comments to appear online. Please do not resend the same comment. Please do not include personal identification information for living persons, i.e. names, addresses, DNA testing account numbers, in your comments. Comments or questions including such information will be rejected. Please address questions regarding specific DNA test results to the Brewer DNA Project. A link for the Project can be found in the column on the right side of this page. Thank you.