Cornelius Jacob Schermerhorn (bef. 1689 - 1761)

Born before 22 Sep 1689 in Albany, New York

Ancestors

Husband of Margriet (Albertti) Schermerhoorn — married 25 Feb 1713 in Albany County, New York

Descendants

Died 20 Jun 1761 after age 71 in Athens, Greene, New York

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Biography

Cornelius (or Cornelis) Schermerhorn was a son of Jacob Jacobse Schermerhorn and Gerritie Hendrickse Van Buren. He was baptized in Albany, New York, on 22 September 1689.^[1]

He married Margarita Jansen in 1713. According to Richard Schermerhorn in Schermerhorn Genealogy and Family Chronicles, they were married on 25 February 1713 at the house of Jan Albertson (Albertse) at Coxsackie, New York.^[1] The marriage registry of the New York City Lutheran Church shows a date of 8 February 1713 for the marriage (or possibly marriage banns) of Cornelis Schermerhoorn and Margareta Jansen, "at Klinckenberg." ^[2][3][4] Some published sources, including Richard Schermerhorn's genealogy, have identified Cornelis' wife as the daughter of Jan Albertse Bratt (or Bradt) and stated that she was baptized in Albany, New York, on 22 January 1696. ^[1] This identification has been disputed and is no longer accepted (see the profile of Jan Albertsz (bef.1658-)).

Children born to the marriage of Cornelius Schermerhorn and Margarita Jansen were:^[1]

1. Johannes, born 1715; married Neeltje Scherp.
2. Jannetie, baptized May 24, 1719, in Albany;^[5] probably died young, as indicated by the birth of another child of the same name.
3. Jacobus, baptized July 3, 1720, in Albany.
4. Jannige (Jannetje), born Apr. 11, 1723, in Kinderhook, New York; baptized in Athens; married Wilhelmus Lehman on February 8, 1746, at Cornelius Schermerhorn's house in Loonenburg (now Athens, Greene County), New York.
5. Gerritje, baptized May 14, 1727, in Kinderhook; married Jacob Bogert (a.k.a. Birgert) on May 13, 1753, in Loonenburg (Athens).
6. Magtelt, baptized January 7, 1730, in Kinderhook.
7. Elsie, baptized April 1, 1733, in Kinderhook; married Andreas Scherp on November 28, 1752, in Loonenburg (Athens).
8. Cornelius, baptized August 15, 1736, in Loonenburg (Athens)
9. Cathalyntje, baptized June 22, 1740, in Loonenburg (Athens).

According to Schermerhorn:^[1]

In 1715 the name of Cornelius Schermerhorn appears on the roll of Capt. Abraham Van Alstyne's Albany (Co.?) Militia. It is likely he lived in Kinderhook at this time as this company of militia was composed chiefly of Kinderhook families, and on June 11, 1720, Cornelius was registered as being a freeholder in Kinderhook. On May 7, 1729, he purchased from Jochem Van Valkenburgh land on the east side of Kinderhook Creek above Pompanick. His name appears on the records of the Kinderhook Reformed Church as early as 1729. It next occurs on a petition with Thomas Williams, Leendert Conyn, Jr., and others for a "licence to purchase 1000 acres of land on both sides of Kinderhook Creek." On May 6, 1736, he sold his farm in Kinderhook to Arent Pruyn for 150 pounds. In the deed he was mentioned as a blacksmith. He then removed to Loonenburgh, Albany County (now Athens, Greene County). In 1767, the names of John, Jacob and Cornelius Schermerhorn (sons of Cornelius Schermerhorn) are found listed together on the rolls of Capt. Cornelius DuBois' Company of Catskill Militia.

Church Records

Marriage

• 1713 Feb 06 After three B. Cornelis Scermerhoorn and Margritie Albertti.

Children's baptisms

1. 1719 May 24 Jannetie, of Cornelis and Griettie Schermerhoorn. Wit.: Joannes Schermerhoorn, Geertie Ten Eyk.
2. 1720 Jul 03 Jacobus, of Cornelis and Margarita Schermerhoorn. Wit.: cornelis Schermerhoorn, Hester Beekman. ^[6]
3. 1723 Apr 28 Jannige, Cornelis Schermerhoorn, Margareta ^[7]
4. 1730 Jun 07 Maghtelt, Cornelis Schermerhoorn, Grietie. ^[8]
5. 1733 Apr 01 Elzie, Cornelis Schermerhoorn, Margaretha. ^[9]
6. 1736 Aug 15 Cornelis, Cornelis Schermerhoren, Margrietje. ^[10]

Research Notes

Cornelis is easily confused, and apparently conflated in many online genealogies, with his uncle Cornelis Jacobz Schermerhoorn who married Marritje Hendriks van Bueren.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} Schermerhorn, Richard Jr. Schermerhorn Genealogy and Family Chronicles. New York: Tobias A. Wright, Publisher, 1914. Person 125
2. ↑ New York City Lutheran Church Records, accessed at Ancestry.com.
3. ↑ "Some Early Records of the Lutheran Church, New York," Year book of the Holland Society of New York, 1887, p. 5
4. ↑ Klinckenberg, also spelled Klinckenbergh or Klinkenberg, was the name of a farm in the town of Coxsackie, Greene County, New York, a little north of Four Mile Point. See "Early Records of the City and County of Albany", p. 553.
5. ↑ Records of the Reformed Dutch Church of Albany, New York, 1683–1809, Baptisms, 1700-1734. "1719. May 24. Jannetie, of Cornelis and Griettie Schermerhoorn. Wit.: Joannes Schermerhoorn, Geertie Ten Eyk."
6. ↑ Secretary Henry L. Bogert. "Albany Records, Baptisms 1700 to 1725" in Year Book of the Holland Society of New York. New York: Knickerbocker Press, New York, 1905.
7. ↑ "New York Births and Christenings, 1640-1962," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2CC-W6D : 12 December 2014), Cornelis Schermerhoorn in entry for Jannige Schermerhoorn, Apr 1723; citing Kinderhook, Columbia, New York, reference ; FHL microfilm 17,136.
8. ↑ "New York Births and Christenings, 1640-1962," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDPF-VRM : 12 December 2014), Cornelis Schermerhoorn in entry for Maghtelt Schermerhoorn, 07 Jun 1730; citing , reference ; FHL microfilm 534,199.
9. ↑ "New York Births and Christenings, 1640-1962," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2CS-Z6M : 12 December 2014), Cornelis Schermerhoorn in entry for Elzie Schermerhoorn, 01 Apr 1733; citing REFORMED DUTCH CHURCH, KINDERHOOK, COLUMBIA, NEW YORK, reference ; FHL microfilm 534,199.
10. ↑ "New York Births and Christenings, 1640-1962," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2HX-5WK : 12 December 2014), Cornelis Schermerhoren in entry for Cornelis Schermerhoren, 15 Aug 1736; citing ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH, LOONENBURG, GREENE, NEW YORK, reference ; FHL microfilm 974.7 B2N V. 82-85.

• Wardell, Patricia A. Early Bergen County Families. File: BCFam-Schermerhorn.pdf. "Schermerhoorn, Cornelis."
• "Early Records of the City and County of Albany: And Colony of Rensselaerswyck", New York State Library History Bulletin, Volume 3, Issue 10, 1919.
• Schermerhorn, Richard, Jr. Schermerhorn Genealogy and Family Chronicles. New York: Tobias A. Wright, Publisher, 1914. Pages 183-207.

Acknowledgments

• Paul Lee created profile Schermerhorn-24. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Paul and others.
• WikiTree profile Schermerhorn-33 created through the import of Chadwick1_2012-01-025.GED on Jan 27, 2012 by David Chadwick. See the Changes page for the details of edits by David and others.
• WikiTree profile Schermerhorn-43 created through the import of Reffler-Brokaw-Sprague-Norton .ged on Jul 14, 2012 by Jessica Turner. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Jessica and others.
• WikiTree profiles Schermerhorn-51 and Schermerhorn-52 created through the import of davisfamilytree-1.ged on Sep 1, 2012 by Rich Davis. See Schermerhorn-51 Changes page and Schermerhorn-52 Changes page for the details of edits by Rich and others.