Johannis Buys (bef. 1745 - abt. 1815)

Born before 6 Oct 1745 in Dutchess, New York Colony

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Descendants

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Biography

• Johannis Buys was born in 1745 in the New York Colony. ^[1]

• He was baptized o 6 Oct 1745 in Fishkill, Dutchess, New York Colony. ^[1]

• His parents were Johannis Buys (1715-abt.1790) and Sarah (De Baan or De Baen) Buys (1725-abt.1790). ^[1]

• The children of Johannis Buys included:
  • Jacob Debaun Buys (1770-1811)

Research Notes

De-conflating John Boice [Boice-622] and Johannis Buys [Buys-682]

• Recently, there was a mistaken merge^[2] of Johannis Buys [Buys-682] and Johannis Buys [Buys-682]. This note is to explain the reasons for separating these two individuals, examining first the similarities, followed by the proven differences.

• Similarities:
  • Both men appear to have been born in New York Colony, probably in the Dutchess County area of the lower Hudson River valley.
  • Their birth year for both was about 1745.
  • Their birth names were (approximately) Johannes or Johannis Buys or Buis, which, when anglicized, became John Boice or Boyce.
  • Both men had sons named Jacob.

• Revolutionary War activity:
  • John Boice [Boice-622] was a proven United Empire Loyalist who served with Butler's Rangers in the Revolutionary War. ^{[3] [4]}
  • There is no evidence that Johannis Buys [Buys-682] was a loyalist.

• Residence after 1783:
  • John Boice [Boice-622] migrated with his family to the Niagara region in Canada after the American Revolutionary War. ^[3]
  • Johannis Buys [Buys-682] stayed in New York State after the Revolutionary War.

• Two different Jacobs:
  • Jacob Boice [Boice-623], the son of John Boice [Boice-622], successfully petitioned in Niagara for land as the son of a United Empire Loyalist in 1818. Also in that petition, he provides an affidavit regarding his loyalty to the British Crown during "the late war" (the War of 1812). ^[5]
  • Jacob Debaun Buys [Buys-639], the son of Johannis Buys [Buys-682] died in NY in 1811. ^[6]

DNA Evidence

• J Martin has many DNA matches to the identified descendants of John Boice [Boice-622].

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Baptism: "U.S., Dutch Reformed Church Records in Selected States, 1639-1989"
   Holland Society of New York; New York, New York; Hopewell, Fishkill and MarbleTown, Book 14
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6961 #30290 (accessed 11 December 2023)
   Johannis Buys baptism on 6 Oct 1745, child of Johannis Buys & Sara De Baen, in Fishkill, Dutchess, New York, USA.
2. ↑ My apologies. Alan Boyce
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Library and Archives Canada, Land Petitions of Upper Canada, 1763-1865
   Surname: BOYCE
   Given Name(s): John
   Place: Niagara
   Year: 1797
   Volume: 28
   Bundle: B 2
   Petition: 120
   Pages: 707-708
   Reference: RG 1 L3
   Microfilm: C-1619
   (Accessed on 16 January 2024)
   Search Results at: https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/land/land-petitions-upper-canada-1763-1865/Pages/List.aspx?Surname=BOYCE&GivenName=John&
   Microfilm Index at: https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/microform-digitization/006003-110.02-e.php?&q2=29&interval=50&sk=1.
   Record at: https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/microform-digitization/006003-119.01-e.php?q2=29&q3=2359&sqn=707&tt=1200
4. ↑ United Empire Loyalists Association of Canada, Online Directory, Entry for Private John Boice, Sr. (Accessed from https://uelac.ca/loyalist-directory/detail/?wpda_search_column_id=664 on 8 Feb 2024.)
5. ↑ Library and Archives Canada, Land Petitions of Upper Canada, 1763-1865
   Surname: BOICE
   Given Name(s): Jacob
   Place: Niagara
   Year: 1819
   Volume: 42
   Bundle: B 12
   Petition: 181
   Pages: 537-539
   Reference: RG 1 L3
   Microfilm: C-1625
   (Accessed on 16 January 2024)
   Search Results at: https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/land/land-petitions-upper-canada-1763-1865/Pages/List.aspx?Surname=BOICE&GivenName=Jacob&
   Microfilm Index at: https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/microform-digitization/006003-110.02-e.php?&q2=29&interval=50&sk=1.
   Record at: https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/microform-digitization/006003-119.01-e.php?q2=29&q3=2365&sqn=537&tt=1035
6. ↑ WikiTree contributors, "Jacob Debaun Buys (1770-1811)," WikiTree: The Free Family Tree, (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Buys-639 : accessed 09 February 2024).