Born about in Province of New York
[uncertain]
[uncertain]Son of Jacob Clute
[uncertain]
and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Fransina (du Mond) Cloet
— married
23 Apr 1693 in Albany, Albany, New York
Descendants 
Father of
Anna Barbara (Cloete) Fort, Margrietje (Knoet) Laneyn, Jacob (Cloet) Knoet, Johannes (Cloete) Cloet, Jannieken (Knoet) Van Vliet, Helena Clute, Magdalena Clute, Pieter Clute, Frederick Clute and Neeltjen Kloet
Died
at about age 91
in Niskayuna, Albany, Province of New York
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Biography
The relationship between the different people using the surname variants of Clute, is unproven.
Birth date is estimated as about 1670, since his first child was baptized in 1693.
Surname variations in contemporary records include Cloet, Cloete, Kloet, and Knoet. The name Clute was used by descendants and has been applied to the early generations of the family by later authors.
He married Francyntje DuMond (also called Dumont or Du Monds), probably in Kingston. He lived in Kingston (Ulster County), New York, or its vicinity for a number of years after his marriage. Up until 1702, his children were baptized at Kingston, but several later children were baptized in Albany.
Pearson said that Frederic Clute went to Niskayuna from Kingston in 1703 , and bought 150 acres of land from Johannes Clute.[1][2]
Apparently, he continued to own property and had other activity in Kingston. The name Fredrick Cloete appears on the Ulster County, New York, tax list dated 9 December 1709. He was assessed for ₤10 , 4 s, 0 d, 3 ft. [3] A tax was levied on "chimneys, slaves, fyre places, etc.," to be paid by 25 March 1710. The assessment list for Ulster County included fredrick Cloete, assessed 1s. for 1 Chimny.[4] Daughter Neeltje was baptized at Kingston in 1719, and the name Frederick Clutt appears on the Ulster County, New York, tax list dated 25 January 1720/1, grouped under Kingston.[5]
Children:[6]
- Walraven (or Waldren), baptized 23 April 1693 in Kingston
- Anna Barber (Anna Barbara), baptized 7 June 1695 in Kingston; married Abraham Fort
- Marg[a]rietje, baptized 3 January 1697; married Andries De Graaf
- Jacob, baptized 6 November 1698.
- Helena, married Johannes Quackenbos Jr.
- Johannes, baptized 22 September 1700.
- Anna Cathrina (Anna Catrina)
- Frederick, baptized 5 July 1702 in Kingston.
- Sara, baptized 19 February 1707 in Albany.
- Magdalena, baptized 26 June 1709 in Albany.
- Pieter, baptized 20 April 1712 in Albany.
- Anna Catrina, baptized in Schenectady, Dec. 8, 1716, m. Martin Van Olinda[7]
- Neeltjen, baptized 26 July 1719 in Kingston.
Church Records
- Children's baptisms
- 23 April 1693. Frederik Cloete, Francine Du Mond. Walraven. Wit: Walrave du Mond, junior; Grietje Du Mond.[8]
- 7 June 1695. Frederik Cloete, Francina Du Mont. Anna Barbara. Wit: Johan Cloete, Barbar de Wit.[9]
- 1697. 3 January. Margrietje, Frederick Knoet, Franshyntje du Mon. Wit.: Hendrick Kip. Antje Kip.
- 1698. 6 Nov. Jacob, Frederick Cloet, Fransheynte Du Mon. Wit.: Jacob Cloet. Baata Slegtenaars.
- 1700. 22 Sep Johannes, Frederick Knoet, Fransheyntje du Mon. Wit.: Johannes Knoet, Jan Battist, Cathryn Bos.
- 5 July 1702. Frederick Knoet, Fransheynte du Mon. Anna Cathrina. Wit: Pieter du Mon, Alida Knoet.[10]
- 19 February 1707. Sara, of Frederik Cloet and Francyntje Dumont. Wit.: Gysbert Marselis, Neeltje. [11]
- 26 June 1709. Magdalena, of Frederik Cloet and Francyntje Du Mont. Wit.: Jacob and Lena Lanssing.[12]
- 20 April 1712 (Easter). Pieter, of Frederik and Francyntje Kloet. Wit.: Barber and Gerrit Ryxsen. [13]
- 1716. Dec. 5. Frerik Knoet, Franajitien de Monde. Anna Catrina. Wit: Barent Wemp, Volkien Simons.[14]
- 1719 26 Jul Neeltjen, Frederik Kloet, Franscyntjen de Mon. Wit.: Jan Betist de Mon, Neeltjen Van Vegten. [15]
- Baptismal witness
- 8 March 1724. Frerik, of Wald. and Anna Knoet. Wit.: Frerik and Francyntie Knoet. [16]
Research Notes
LNAB
LNAB is Cloete, the name recorded for him at the baptism in 1693 of Walraven. This is the earliest record we have for him. Smith-62120 03:08, 12 May 2021 (UTC)
Notes about Children
From books by Jonathan Pearson (these books are not necessarily reliable sources)
List of children:[17]
- Anna Barber married Abraham Fort
- Helena, married Johannes Quackenbos Jr.
- Margarietje, married Andries De Graaf
- 1716, Anna Catrina, married Martin Van Olinda
- Johannes , married Tanneke , dau . of Gillis Fonda of Schenectady Dec. 11 , 1726.
- Jacob, married Maria Brouwer , Nov. 16 , 1727 , in Albany .
Before removing to Niskayuna they had six children and four afterwards.[18]
Sources
- ↑ Pearson, Jonathan. Contributions for the Genealogies of the Descendants of the First Settlers of the Patent and City of Schenectady, from 1662 to 1800. Albany, N.Y: J. Munsell, 1873, page 41
- ↑ Pearson, Jonathan; edited by J. W. MacMurray. A History of the Schenectady Patent in the Dutch and English Times. Albany, NY: J. Munsell's Sons, Printers, 1883.
- ↑ New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol. 62 (1931), Issue 2, page 149.
- ↑ New York Genealogical and Biographical Record. Vol. 62 (1931), Issue 3, page 277.
- ↑ New York Genealogical and Biographical Record. Vol. 63 (1932), Issue 2, page 200.
- ↑ As identified by Pearson in Contributions for the Genealogies of the Descendants of the First Settlers of the Patent and City of Schenectady, from 1662 to 1800, with additional information from records, as available.
- ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6961/images/42037_647350_0294-00038
- ↑ Hoes, page 39.
- ↑ Hoes, page 44.
- ↑ Hoes, page 66.
- ↑ Records of the Reformed Dutch Church of Albany, New York, 1683–1809, Excerpted from Year Books of the Holland Society of New York. Part 2, page 43.
- ↑ Records of the Reformed Dutch Church of Albany, New York, 1683–1809, Excerpted from Year Books of the Holland Society of New York. Part 2, page 53.
- ↑ Records of the Reformed Dutch Church of Albany, New York, 1683–1809, Excerpted from Year Books of the Holland Society of New York. Part 2, page 62.
- ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6961/images/42037_647350_0294-00038
- ↑ Hoes, Roswell Randall. Baptismal and Marriage Registers of the Old Dutch Church of Kingston, Ulster County, New York: (formerly Named Wiltwyck, and Often Familiarly Called Esopus or 'Sopus), for One Hundred and Fifty Years from Their Commencement in 1660. New York: De Vinne Press, 1891.
- ↑ Records of the Reformed Dutch Church of Albany, New York, 1683–1809, Excerpted from Year Books of the Holland Society of New York. Part 2, page 103.
- ↑ Pearson, Jonathan. Contributions for the Genealogies of the Descendants of the First Settlers of the Patent and City of Schenectady, from 1662 to 1800. Albany, N.Y: J. Munsell, 1873, page 41
- ↑ Pearson, Jonathan; edited by J. W. MacMurray. A History of the Schenectady Patent in the Dutch and English Times. Albany, NY: J. Munsell's Sons, Printers, 1883. 7: Adult Freeholders — Frederic Clute
- "History of the Township of Niskayuna." In Howell, George Rogers, and John H. Munsell. History of the County of Schenectady, N. Y., from 1662 to 1886. New York, NY: W. W. Munsell & Co., Publishers,1886. , 193. New York: W.W. Munsell, 1886.
- Early New Netherland Settlers, by Robert Gordon Clarke, (URL: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rclarke/): Cites:
- Family History Library 929.273 C628w.
- Record, April 1989, p. 44.
- Ancestral Lines, by Carl Boyer, 1998, p. 256.
- Somerset County Historical Quarterly, 1912, Volume I, p. 110.
- Huyck in America, by Sylvia E. Wilson, 1982, p. 13.
- Clute Family Tree, by Eva A. Kevilus, 1987, p. 2.
- [Record: January 1889 pg 10]
- [Ancestral lines by Carl Boyer 1998 pg 215, 481]
- [The Quackenbush Family in America by Gail R Quackenbush 1993 pg 13]
- Wardell, Patricia A. Early Bergen County Families. File: BCFam-Clute.pdf. Accessed 11 Jun 2016. http://njgsbc.org
- See also:
- History of Schenectady County ,pg 108; scanned pg, no author or publisher
- https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/tree/105964976/person/420049406869/media/dfc600ec-bb99-48ae-b4c3-2c32ec18e97d [connected to a private family tree on Ancestry.com]
- No relevant content found on page 108 of Howell and Munsell; Pearson's First Settlers or his History of the Schenectady Patent; or Yates, Austin A. Schenectady County, New York: Its History to the Close of the Nineteenth Century. The New York History Company, 1902. But there is relevant content in the Yates book at page 247.
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Holland Society of New York; New York, New York; Schenectady Baptisms, Vol 1, Book 41
Ancestry.com. U.S., Dutch Reformed Church Records in Selected States, 1639-1989 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: Dutch Reformed Church Records from New York and New Jersey. Holland Society of New York, New York, New York. Dutch Reformed Church Records from New Jersey. The Archives of the Reformed Church in America, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
Witnesses were Fredericus Kloet and Francintie Damon (pretty sure...parents of Johannes)
edited by Tanya Lowry
1. John (Johannes), 2. Jacob, 3. Pieter, 4. Frederick, and 5. Waldren.
These are big clues here as the Dutch tended to name their sons for the Grandfathers, Fathers, Uncles, and benefactors before naming after themselves. I think this could show a link to the mysterious "Captain Johannes Clute", referred to as Johannes of Niskayuna's Uncle. Choosing to use Johannes as the first born is very telling.
What is known of the mysterious Uncle Captain Johannes Clute of Albany besides that he was the brother of Jacob? His story is missing from all of this history.
See Space: New Netherland Settlers Project Reliable Sources for information on the types of sources we seek to have in order to create genealogy that is based on sound evidence.
The fight here is weird and uncomfortable. Let's get this done.
In general, New Netherland settlers did not have or use family surnames, but they were required to adopt them in later years. We have seen instances where different children in a family adopted different surnames. We have also seen instances were genealogists mistakenly combined different families based because later generations of the two families adopted the same surname.
We-all seldom have access to the original church records (some of which were lost after they were transcribed), so we try to follow the best available transcriptions. The church records were typically created by the domines who performed the baptisms and marriages. They were learned men of their time, but that did not mean they used "correct" spellings. Spellings of words and names were not standardized back then, so there was no "correct" spelling. I think they mostly wrote down the names as they heard them.
Bill
When you say each other's baptisms, I am looking at a chicken and egg scenario. So, I hope you mean each other's children's baptisms, which again means family. From the ages, Johannes could be his father or his older brother. The records of Johannes say that he went to Albany/Niskayuna off the boat as a baby. Is it possible that Johannes's father moved back to Kingston to have other children in a more established colony? Again, why go up to Niskayuna knowing no one and buy land from someone who mysteriously shares your last name?
Can anyone trace Johannes's father's movements? Did he immigrate with a brother old enough to be Frederik's dad? Did Johannes have an older brother who could fit the bill? A brother named Jacob after his father?