Wilhelmus (Rowe) Rau (1728 - 1776)

Born 7 May 1728 in Albany, Albany, New York

Husband of Maria (van Etten) Rau — married 19 Oct 1750 in Kingston, Ulster County, Province of New York

Descendants

Died 1776 at about age 47 in Ulster County, New York, United States

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Biography

Wilhelmus was born in 1728. He was the son of Frederick Rau and Catharia Schneider

Marriage to Maria Van Etten.

• 1751, 19 Oct. WILHELMUS ROUW,j. m., born and resid. under the jurisdiction of Albania [Albany], and MARIA van ETTEN, j. d., born and resid. under the jurisdiction of Kingston. Banns registered, 30 Sept. #1173.^[1]

Children:

1. Friederich Rau b. 16 Aug 1751, bp. 10 Sep 1751
2. Jacobus Rau, bp. 1 Jul 1753
3. Maria Rau, b. 29 Dec 1757, bp. 2 Jan 1758. d. 16 Apr 1837
4. Benjamin Rowe, b. 1764, d. 1844
5. Christintje Rowe, b. 1777

Church Records

Children's baptisms

• 1751, Sep 10, b Aug 16, Friederich child of Wilhelmus Rau and Maria. Sp: Friederich Rau and Catharina. Zion Lutheran Church, Loonenburg, Greene (Albany), New York.^[2]
• 1753. Jul 1, 1753, Jacobus child of Wilhelmus Rau and Maria Van Etten. Sp: Jacobus Van Etten and wife Catharina. RDC Kaatsbaan (Saugerties), Ulster, New York.^[3]
• 1757, Jan 2, b Dec 29, 1756, Maria child of Wilhelmus Rau and Maria. Sp: Friederich Rau and Catharina. Zion Lutheran Church, Loonenburg, Greene (Albany), New York.^[4]
• 1764, Jan 7, Buamen (Benjamin) child of Wilhelmus Rau and Maria Van Etten. Sp: Nicklas Bret and Maria (Rou). DRC Katsbaan, Saugerties, Ulster, New York.^[5]

Sponsored Baptisms

• 1755, Mar 31, Wilhelmus child of Frederich Rau and Catharina van Etten. Sp: Wilhelmus Rau. Maria van Etten. DRC Katsbaan, Saugerties, Ulster, New York.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage Hoes:Page 602. #1173
2. ↑ Child Baptism Baptismal Records of the Zion Lutheran Church, Loonenburg, Greene Co. New York.Page 116
3. ↑ Child Baptism Kaatsbaan (Saugerties), Book19. Ancestry Record 6961 #181197
4. ↑ Child Baptism Baptismal Records of the Zion Lutheran Church, Loonenburg, Greene Co. New York.Page 244
5. ↑ Child Baptism Kaatsbaan (Saugeries) Book 19. Ancestry Record 6961 #182830
6. ↑ Sponsored Baptism Kaatsbaan (Saugeries) Book 19. Ancestry Record 6961 #181233

• Hoes, Roswell Randall. Baptismal and Marriage Registers of the Old Dutch Church of Kingston, Ulster County, New York (De Vinne Press, 1891)
• http://www.treesbydan.com/p3664.htm#i89118
• Familysearch Wilhelmus Rau