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Jacob Glen (1645 - 1685)

Jacob (Jacob Sanders) "Alexander, Sander, Sanderse, Sanderz" Glen aka Glenn
Born in Of, Scotia, Schenectady, New Yorkmap
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Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 40 in Albany, Albany, New Yorkmap
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Biography

Jacob Glen was born about 1640. He was the son of Sander Leenderts and Cathalina Donchasen. This Scottish background family would become known by the surname "Glen." By the 1660s, he had married fur trader's daughter Catharina Witbeck. The marriage produced at least five children. The Glens were members of the Albany Dutch church. Jacob Sanderse was a fur trader who made his home on the South side of upper State Street. In 1679, his home was included on a census of Albany householders. Two years later, he signed a petition asking the court to regulate the prices of furs. He was an active trader on the Albany real estate market. He owned land in Schenectady as well. Sick and bedridden but sound of mind, Jacob Sanderse Glen filed his will in August 1685. Still in his forties, he died in October and his widow re-married. [1]

This line of the Glann family, at least this far back, is difficult to verify. Much of the line from here back is based on the best guesses of years of researchers who continue to look for the documentation necessary to make these links absolute.

Jacob lived in Albany.

Jacob Sanders(e) Glen was the oldest son of Sander Leendertse Glen and Catherine Duncanson Glen. He settled in Albany, New York, where in 1680 he was recorded as the owner a house lot on the south side of State Street, west of Pearl Street. He married Catharina, daughter of Jan Thomase Van Witbeek. Jacob Glen died October 2, 1685, as documented by the following entry in the deacon's book: "In Albanie, Oct. 2 anno 1685, is myn broeder Jacob Sanderse [Glen] dielaken in den here ontslapen s'naghs ontrent een winnigh naer 2 uren tussen Vridag en Saterdagh."[2]

Children of Jacob Sanders Glen and Catharina van Witbeek were:[3]

  1. Johannes, b. 1675, d. 1707;
  2. Anna, b. 1677, m. Harmanus Wendel;
  3. Jacob, b. 1679;
  4. Helena, bp. Nov. 21, 1683, living unmarried in 1707;
  5. Sander, bp. Nov. 15, 1685.

His will was written August 14, 1685. He names his wife Catharine and children Johannes, 10yr., Anake, 8, Jacob, 6, Helena, 2, "and his wife being with child, the fifth" Letters of administration were granted to his wife, March 2, 1685/6, and the will was confirmed April 1, 1686.[4]

Church Records

Widow's subseqent marriage at Albany
  • 1696 24 Apr Jonas Douw, widr. of Magdalena Quakelbosch, and Catrina Van Witbeek, wid. of Jacob Sanderz Glen. [5]

Sources

  1. The People of Colonial Albany Live Here
  2. Pearson, First Settlers of Schenectady, Fort to Hazard
  3. Pearson, First Settlers of Schenectady, Fort to Hazard
  4. New York (State). Surrogate's Court (New York County), John Keller, William S. (William Smith) Pelletreau, and New York (State). Prerogative court. Abstracts of Wills On File In the Surrogate's Office: City of New York. [New York: Printed for the Society, 18931913. Vol. I, pg. 131, https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.31822025845744&view=1up&seq=151
  5. Henry L. Bogert. Year Book of the Holland Society of New York. (New York: Knickerbocker Press, New York, 1904).

Acknowledgments

  • WikiTree profile Glen-100 created through the import of ReevesFamilyMaster_2012_2012-09-25.ged on Sep 25, 2012 by Keith Reeves. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Keith and others.




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Glen-100 and Glen-26 appear to represent the same person because: These are the same person, and the merge has been reviewed and is ready to be completed, based on the protocols of the New Netherland Settlers project.

The project-protected status on Glen-26 does not prevent a merge. Rather, it means that Glen-26 is required to be the destination profile for a merge -- that profile can't be merged away into a different profile.

Also, the existence of multiple profiles for Jacob's spouse is not an impediment to a merge. (There are plenty of Wikitree profiles that are linked to multiple profiles for the same spouse!)

posted by Ellen Smith
Glen-100 and Glen-26 are not ready to be merged because: We need to merge Jacob's Wife Catharina Van Witbeek and her profile can't be merged at this moment.

Jacob Glen's profile is project protected

Glen-100 and Glen-26 appear to represent the same person because: This is the oldest paternal ancestor in this chain in need of a merge into the NNS PPP. No tree conflicts. The exact birth on this match is October 8, 1651, vs. 1645. Thanks!
posted by Steven Mix

G  >  Glen  >  Jacob Glen

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