Petrus (Oostrander) Ostrander (1725 - 1814)

Born 4 Feb 1725 in Hurley, Ulster County, New York

Ancestors

Husband of Debora (de Joo) Deyo — married 19 Feb 1749 in Kingston, Ulster, New York

Husband of Christina Ronk — married 8 Nov 1759 in Schraalenburgh, Bergenfield, New Jersey

Descendants

Died 25 Dec 1814 at age 89 in Plattekill, Ulster, New York, United States

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Biography

Petrus Ostrander was baptized in the Reformed Dutch Church of Kingston, New York, on 7 February 1725. The baptism record names his parents as Hendrik Oostrander and Elizabeth Wanboom. Witnesses were Arend Oostrander and Geertruy Maasen. ^[1]

Petrus Ostrander first married Deborah Dijo at the Reformed Dutch Church of Kingston on 19 February 1749.^[2] Children of this first marriage were:^[3]

1. Helena, born 20 December 1750
2. Hendricus, born 28 February 1753 at Hurley (Ulster County, New York) and baptized at Kingston 15 April 1753
3. Simeon, born at Hurley on 12 December 1754, baptized 5 January 1755 at New Paltz, New York, and died 16 January 1755.
4. Simeon, born at Hurley on 26 December 1755, baptized 27 January 1756 at New Paltz; a Revolutionary War soldier, he died January 1778/79 [sic] while a British prisoner in New York City.

Petrus Ostrander, a widower, married Christina Rank, "y. d." (i.e., never married) in the Reformed Dutch Church at Schraalenburgh, Bergenfield, New Jersey, on 8 November 1759.^[4]

Children of Petrus Ostrander and Christina Ronk were:^[5]

1. Johannes, baptized in New Paltz 24 August 1760; died 3 October 1813.
2. Margaretje, born November 1761
3. Deborah, born 20 August 1763
4. Laura, baptized 14 April 1765
5. Levi, born 8 January 1767
6. Annatje, born 20 August 1768, baptized at New Paltz, New York, on 25 September 1768
7. Johanna, born 1 December 1769
8. Jennetje, born 22 January 1772
9. Lydia or Lidia, born 20 November 1773
10. Elias, born 2 May 1774
11. Clara, baptized 1 September 1776 at New Hurley, New York; died 4 August 1779
12. Simon A., born 31 December 1778, baptized 7 February 1779 at New Hurley, New York
13. Jonathan, born 30 May 1783
14. Sarah

He inherited as sole heir about four thousand acres of his father's land. On 26 December 1768, a deed provided full maintenance for his mother, Elizabeth, who got to live in the home until her death, and then the property was to go to her son David who was 21 years younger than Petrus. In 1760 Petrus was a deacon in the Shawangunk Reformed Dutch Church. He served in Captain Drake's Company, Colonel Hasbrouck's Regiment as a first lieutenant in the Revolutionary War. ^[6]

He passed away on Christmas day, 25 December 1814, at Plattekill, Ulster, New York. Accrording to Ostrander, A Genealogical Record, Petrus and his wives were buried on the Ostrander farm in Modena, New York.^[6] A FindAGrave memorial identifies his place of burial as the Ostrander-Esterly Ground at Plattekill, New York.^[7] (These may be different descriptions of the same location.)

1814 Estate Papers

Petrus Ostrander, deceased

Levi Ostrander executor?

1814 Inventory

Citation dated: 18 January 1822

Brother: Jonathan Ostrander

Uncle Petrus?

Brother: John

Abigail Ostrander, widow of Elias Ostrander

1814 Inventory

1814 Estate Papers Ulster, New York Box 30, starting image 990 or 995

Church Records

Baptism

• 1725. 7 Feb. Hendrik Oostrander, Elizabeth Wanboom. Petrus. Witnesses: Arend Oostrander, Geertruy Maasen.

Marriage

• 1749. 19 Feb. Petrus Ostrander, J. m., born in Horli [Hurley], and resid. under the jurisdiction of Kingston, and Debora Dijo, born and resid. under the jurisdiction of the Pals [New Paltz]. Banns registered, 5 Feb.
• 1759. 8 Nov. Petrus Ostrander, w.; Christina Rank, y. d.

Patriotism during the American Revolution

Petrus (Oostrander) Ostrander served with 4th Regiment, Ulster County, New York Militia during the American Revolution.

Petrus (Oostrander) Ostrander is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A084759.

Petrus (Oostrander) Ostrander performed Patriotic Service in New York in the American Revolution.

Sources

1. ↑ Hoes, p. 155 (record 3312)
2. ↑ Hoes, p. 598 (record 1125)
3. ↑ Ostrander: A Genealogical Record, page 456.
4. ↑ Bergen County Historical Society, Schraalenburgh (South Church), Bergenfield, New Jersey, Reformed Dutch Church Records, 1724-1800, 1891, page 50.
5. ↑ Ostrander: A Genealogical Record, pages 456-457.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Ostrander, A Genealogical Record. Page 457.
7. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #58889548, Peter Ostrander. [No gravestone image].

• Ostrander, Emmett, Vinton P. Ostrander, and Collin Ostrander. Ostrander: A Genealogical Record, 1660-1995 (Ostrander Family Association, Walsworth Publishing Co, Marceline, Missouri, 1999.) [No source citations.] Obtained from Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, 929.273 Os7oe

Acknowledgments

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