Cornelius Schermerhorn (abt. 1768)

Born about 1768 in Schodack, Rensselaer County, New York

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Biography

Cornelius L. was a son of Captain Lucas J. Schermerhorn and Wyntje Fitzgerald, born about 1768, probably in Schodack, New York.^[1]

Cornelus L. Schermerhorn married Catlina van Valkenburgh in the Reformed Dutch Church of Schodack, New York, on 30 July 1791. Both were "of Schodack." ^[2][3]

According to the Schermerhorn Genealogy, their children were:^[1]

1. Maria, b. Nov. 29, 1792; bp. in Schodack; m. John Barhyte.
2. Maghdalena, b. Sept. 3, 1797; bp. in Kinderhook; m. Isaac Carpenter.
3. Neeltje, b. Nov. 13, 1800; bp. in Schodack; m. Lucas R. Schermerhorn.
4. Antie (Nancy), b. June 25, 1803; bp. in Schodack.

The 1800 U.S. Census recorded Cornelius L. Schermerhorn in Schodack, New York. His nine-person household consisted of eight free white persons: one male age 26 to 44 (Cornelius), a female in the same age range, one male age 16 to 25, two males age 10 to 15, and three females under age 10; plus one slave.^[4] In 1810 the Schodack household of Cornelius L. Schermerhorn was enumerated with nine free white persons and one slave. The white persons were one male age 45 and above, one female 26 to 44, one male and one female 16 to 25, one male and two females 10 to 15, and two females under 10.^[5]

Slaves

The 1800 and 1810 censuses each recorded one slave in his household.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Schermerhorn, page 198.
2. ↑ Holland Society of New York; New York, New York; Schodack Book 46. Handwritten transcript of church register, accessed on Ancestry.com at https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6961/images/42037_647350_0300-00119
3. ↑ Schermerhorn, page 198. This genealogy gives Catlina's first name as Catalyntje.
4. ↑ United States Census, 1800. Enumeration sheet for Schodack, Rensselaer, New York; Series: M32; Roll: 26; Page: 59; Image: 61; Family History Library Film: 193714. Accessed on Ancestry.com at https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/275909:7590
5. ↑ United States Census, 1810. Enumeration sheet for Schodack, Rensselaer, New York; Roll: 35; Page: 548; Image: Nym252_35-0153; FHL Roll: 0181389. Accessed on Ancestry.com at https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7613/images/4433275_00130. Note: The Ancestry transcript says there were 7 slaves, but the entry on the census sheet appears to be a "1," with a long and strongly slanted stray mark intersecting the top of the "1."

• Schermerhorn, Richard Jr. Schermerhorn Genealogy and Family Chronicles. New York: Tobias A. Wright, Publisher, 1914.