Thomas Quick (abt. 1690 - 1756)

Born about 1690 in Rochester Township, Ulster, New York

Ancestors

Husband of Margriete (Dekker) Quick — married 22 Dec 1713 in Kingston RDC

Descendants

Died 17 Jan 1756 at about age 66 in Upper Smithfield, in Northampton County, PA (now Milford, Pike, PA)

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Biography

Thomas Quick was born 1690. His Father Dirck, sometimes spelled Derick, died in 1702. On November 2, 1702, Thomas was apprenticed to John King, a shipwright, for a period of seven years. He would have been about 12 years of age, a typical age to become an apprentice. The agreement included that Thomas be taught reading, writing, and math, and would receive a number of tools--axe, adze, maul, mallet, saw and chisel--at the end of the seven years. The apprenticeship was approve by his aunt.

Thomas served his apprenticeship, and married Margriete Decker in 1713. Thomas first purchased land in 1722. In 1733, Thomas and family removed to Milford, Pennsylvania and cleared land, built a log cabin, a sawmill and a gristmill. He was growing maize and grain. His son Tom Jr. was born in Milford, Pa. in 1734 and is listed as the first white male to be born in Milford.

Parents

• Father: Dirck Quick
• Mother: Hanna Jans Hodje

Marriage

Thomas Quick married Margarit Decker^[1][2] on 22 Dec 1713 in Reformed Dutch Church, Kingston, Ulster Co., New York. Thomas was born ca. 1690 in New York City, New York.

Children

Thomas Quick and Margriet Dekker had the following children:

• Lena, No Bapt record found.

• Dirck, b. 20 Jun 1714, ^[3], m. Appolonia Van Gorden,(No extant marriage record).

• Jacobus, b. 29 Jan 1716, ^[4], married twice.

• Margarita, b. 29 Jan 1718 ^[5]. Baptised at Minisink, Dutch Reformmed Church, Orange, NY, d. 1787, Northampton, Penn. Aged 68 years ^[6]

• Elizabeth, b. 28 Jan 1722^[7]. Elizabeth Quick, m. William Ennes.

• Benjamin, b. 18 Apr 1724^[8]

• Cornelis, b. 1728, Sussex, NJ.No Bapt. record found., m. Marya Westfall, 14 Jun 1752, at NY ^[9]

• Catharina, b. 4 Jul 1733 at Metschepeknon, NJ, USA ^[10]

• Thomas, 1734,^[11] Upper Smithfield, Pike, PA, d. Dec 20, 1795 in Theeshacht, Upper Smithfield, Northampton, PA

• Ann, b. 18 May 1736^[12]

Death

Thomas Quick, (husband of Margreite Dekker) was killed by Indians during the French and Indian War, on January 17, 1756, at a location near his grist mill on the Vandermark Creek, Upper Smithfield, in Northampton County, PA (this is in the present town of Milford, Pike, PA (see map)). ^[13] Minisink Valley Genealogy, History in the Landscape, Van Etten's 1756 Account of the Death of Thomas Quick.

In the winter of 1756, Thomas Sr., Tom Jr., and another relative, and possibly a son-in-law of Thomas', Solomon Decker/Dekker, were near the river, foraging for hoop poles, when they were shot at by Indians. Thomas Sr. was hit. When his family tried to drag him to safety across the frozen river, Thomas Sr., mortally wounded, urged them to run for their lives. They did, and upon reaching safety saw to their horror the Indians overtake Thomas Sr. They scalped him and robbed him of silver buttons, or perhaps buckles, from his clothing. An Indian named Mus(k)wink, also known as Modeline, took part and later claimed to be the one who scalped him.[1]

There is another account of the events concerning Muskwink and Tom Quick Jr. which can be seen in this link:[2]

His wife Margriet died 1760, aged 68 years, and is buried at a location now in Milford, PA, USA.

In 1761, William Ennes, Thomas Quick's son-in-law, husband of his daughter Elizabeth, and appointed Administrator of the estate, was ordered to sell at auction the plantation of 200 acres to settle Quick's debts: Northampton Co PA, Orphans' Court Records, Vol B* index, page 41.

Note: His estate administrators were William Ennis, his son-in-law; Benj. Shoemaker and James Hyndshaw, appointed 9 March 1756 ^[14]

Burial

Thomas Quick was buried at Theeshacht, Northampton, Pennsylvania.

Legend

Thomas Quick (B7), born abt.1690. We find no birth or baptismal record of him in any of the churches, but Mr. James S. Elston, a careful genealogist of Hartford, Conn., discovered in NYHS Coll. 1885, p. 602, the following indenture of Thomas Quick as well as that of his brother Theunis, given above. This is a valuable discovery for the parentage of Thomas has baffled his descendents for many years. "Indenture of Thomas Quick, son of Derick Quick, deceased, with the consent of his brother-in-law, Henry Heus (C-42), and Helegant (Hillegonde) deKay (B3), his aunt, to John King, Shipwright, for seven years from lst. November, 1702. Usual form--Apprentice to be taught to read, write and cypher and at the expiration of the term to receive one axe, one adz, one maul, one saw, one chisel and one mallet. Signed 2nd. November, 1702, by Thomas Quick

MILITARY

French and Indian War.

Joined Captain John Van Etten's First Company on 12 Jan 1756. His agreed enlistment term was one month. On January 17th Thomas Quick, a Man above 70 Years of Age, was killed, scalped, stripped naked, and most cruelly cut in many places, by the Indians. Two other men were killed and scalped at the same time; they belonged to Capt. Weeiner[sic] of the Province of New York, who had come over with Quick to guard him while he ground a quantity of wheat for some of the neighbors Minisink Valley Genealogy, History in the Landscape, Van Etten's 1756 Account of the Death of Thomas Quick .

In February 1756, his name was crossed from the agreement, with the note "Killed by indians in February 1756." According to many accounts, he was a good friend to the Delaware Indians, but was set upon, robbed and murdered by a band of them one evening. Two of his sons managed to escape with their lives, one of whom, Tom, devoted his life to avenging the murder. Many stories were written of his exploits. Details of the murder and the subsequent revenge wrought by his son may have served as the model for James Fenimore Cooper's characters.

Type: Military, Date: 12 Jan 1756

Indenture

Indenture To John King, Shipmaker, for 7 years.

Indenture Records

1 Nov 1702-1709

Residence

Thomas Quick relocated from Rochester Twp, Ulster Co, New York, to Metshippekonk, now Montague, NJ and there, at the junction of a creek with the Delaware River, he built a mill, house and barn. This property was disposed of about 1734/35.:: ^[15] He then relocated to, and built a home, saw mill and grist mill, a site on the Vandermark Creek, Upper Smithfield, in Northampton County, PA^[13]

Notes

Note N00373

First settlers of Upper Smithfield, PA. As the area expanded and became a village, the name changed to Milford, taking its name from the mill and convenient fording place. Purchase price of this land, from Solomon Davis, was 15 pounds. (Calvin Emory)

Note: #N00373

Debris

1695

Rochester Township, Ulster, New York^[16]

Sources

1. ↑ KRDC Bapt Record: 1695 Dec 01; Gerrit Decker, Grietje Deckers; Margarit; Cornelis Janssen Decker, Elsje ten Broek.
2. ↑ Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Kingston, New York; Hoes, Roswell Randall, 1850-1921...
3. ↑ KRDC Bapt Record: Page 107:2232 - 1714 20 Jun, Thomas Kwik, Grietjen Dekker, Dirk, Anthony Westbroek, Orseltjen Westbroek.
4. ↑ KRDC Bapt. Record: Page 113:2371 - 1718 29 Jan, Thomas Kwik, Grietjen Dekkers, Jacobus, Jan Van Kampen, senior, Tietjen Dekkers.
5. ↑ Minisink DRC Bapt. record: 29 Jan. 1718 ; Thomas Quick ; Grietje Decker ; Margrita ; Gerrit Decker, Geertje Decker
6. ↑ ^{[citation needed]} Removed broken link to website that is now inappropriate
7. ↑ KRDC Bapt. record: Page 140:2969 - 1722 28 Jan, Thomas Kwik, Grietjen Dekker, Elizabeth, Kryn Oosterhoud, junior, Neeltjen Van Aaken (Bpd. in Raysester (Rochester, Ulster, NY)
8. ↑ KRDC Bapt. record: Page 153:3271 - 1724 18 Oct, Thomas Kwik, Grietjen Dekker, Benjamin, Johannes Gon Zalus duk, Catrina Ploeg.
9. ↑ ^{[citation needed]} Removed broken link to website that is now inappropriate
10. ↑ KRDC Bapt. record: Page 197:4225 - 1733 4 Jul, Thomas Quik, Grietje Dekker, Catharina, Bil Crook, Helena Brink(Bpd. in Menissing (Minisink, Orange, NY.)
11. ↑ KRDC Bapt. record not found
12. ↑ KRDC Bapt. Record: Page 218:4624 - 1736 19 May, Thomas Quik, Grietje Dekker, Aen, Jacobus Kuttebek, Antje Rosekrans, Bpd. inMenissing (Minisink, Orange, NY.)
13. ↑ ^{13.0 13.1} http://minisinkvalleygenealogy.blogspot.com/2013/08/van-ettens-account-of-death-of-thomas.html/ Death
14. ↑ Source: #S788
15. ↑ Source: #S789
16. ↑ Source: #S-1342756024 Data: Text: Record for Margrieta Dekker Page: Database online. Source number: 23905.002; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 3; Submitter Code: .

• Church Records: Samuel S. Purple's 'Records of the Reformed Dutch Church in New Amsterdam and New York, Marriages from 11 December 1639 to 26 August 1801.' The beginning records show the date the Banns were registered, NOT the date of marriage. Starting on 9/20/1673 marriage dates are given.

• Source: S-1342756024 U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Yates Publishing

• Quick, Arthur Craig. A Genealogy of the Quick Family in America (1625-1942) 317 years. South Haven and Palisades Park, Mich.: Priv. pub. by A. C. Quick. 1942. Page: 29

• Source: S537 New York Historical Manuscripts: Dutch, Kingston Papers, Abbreviation: Kingston Papers Author: Christoph, Peter R., Kenneth Scott & Kenn Stryker-Rodda, editors Publication: Holland Society: Samuel Oppenheim Publisher 1912

• Source: S788 Title: Northampton County, Pennsylvania Wills, No. 86 Abbreviation: Northampton County, Pennsylvania Wills

• Source: S789 Call Number: 929.273 En61e Title: A Bit about the Ennis Abbreviation: A Bit about the Ennis Author: Ennis, Calvin Publication: Michigan: Calvin Ennis 1969

• Source S6: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (TM) June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998: Ancestral File Number: 1R8S-23. Ancestral File Number: 1BK8-P6F. Family History Library 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA