Marritje (Van Brunt) Magaw (1762 - 1803)

Born 9 Jan 1762 in New Utrecht, Kings, New York Colony

Ancestors

Wife of Robert Magaw — married 1779 in New York, United States

Descendants

Died 15 Aug 1803 at age 41 in New York, United States

Biography

Marritje, or Mariete, was born in 1762. She was the daughter of Rutger Van Brunt and Altje Cortelyou.^[1]

She married Colonel Robert Magaw, a Revolutionary War commander, in 1779. ^[2]

She passed away in 1803.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: "U.S., Dutch Reformed Church Records in Selected States, 1639-1989"
   Holland Society of New York; New York, New York; Flatlands (Long Island), Book 68F
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6961 #50840 (accessed 12 March 2024)
   Rutgert Van Brunt baptism on 16 Oct 1768, child of Rutgert Van Brunt & Aaltje Cortelyou, in Flatlands (Long Island), Richmond, New York, USA.
2. ↑ DAR Lineage: "North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000"
   Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 163 : 1921 entry for Mrs Mary Grace Labagh Hoopes, #162548
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61157 #3760478 (accessed 12 March 2024)
   Mariete Van Brunt 1762-1803 dau of Rutgert Van Brunt 1733-1812 and Altie Cortelyou m Robert Magaw 1738-90. Son Van Brunt Magaw 1783-1831.
3. ↑ Biography: "Pennsylvania, Women in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1783"
   Original data: Egle, William Henry. Some Pennsylvania Women during the War of the Revolution. Harrisburg, PA, USA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1898
   Ancestry Record 1014 #221 (accessed 12 March 2024)
   Name: Marritie Van Brunt; Gender: Female; Birth Date: 9 Jan 1762; Birth Place: New Utrecht, N. Y.,; Father: Rutgert Van Brunt; Mother: Altje Cortelyou; Spouse: Robert Magaw; Comments: Marritie Van Brunt, daughter of Rutgert Van Brunt and his wife, Altje Cortelyou, was born near New Utrecht, N. Y., January 9, 1762. Her father's ancestors came from the Netherlands and were among the most influential in the early settlement of Long Island. Rutgert Van Brunt owned a farm in Gravesend, known as the Pennoyer patent. He held the office of sheriff of the county from 1768 to 1777; was colonel in the militia and generally known as Colonel Van Brunt. In addition he served as a member of the New York Assembly; and filled other positions of honor in the county. His daughter, Marritie (or Marietta, as she was sometimes called), was a young lady of prepossessing appearance, well educated, and a brilliant conversationalist; and in 1779, when she married Colonel Robert Magaw, she was considered one of the handsomest women of Long Island.