Gerrit Gerritsz Blankman Sr. (1752 - 1820)

Born 1752 in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands [uncertain]

Husband of Elizabet Hendriks Nieuwenhuijsen — married 23 Jan 1785 in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Descendants

Died 18 Jul 1820 at about age 68 in Cazenovia, Madison, New York, United States

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Biography

.From Wikipedia on the HMS Astraea: "On 1 June 1797, off the Skaw, Astrea captured the Dutch privateer Stuiver of 10 guns and with a crew of 48 men. Stuiver was from Amsterdam and had been out 18 days, but had captured nothing.(12)" De Stuiver was a Dutch Kajuit ship commanded by Captain Gerrit Gerritsz. Blankman, Sr. of Amsterdam. He was taken prisoner with his crew to Yarmouth ….. Captain Blankman was kept a prisoner in England about four years and was repatriated after the Treaty of Amiens signed on 25 March 1802. The peace lasted only one year (until 18 May 1803)but Captain Blankman was back in Amsterdam by 9 March 1803 when he registered his second son Hendrikus Arnoldus Blankman at the Naval Academy ….Father and son later came to Philadelphia in 1817 where another son Captain Henry A. Blankman was the Captain of the ship "de Vrouw Elizabeth" which brought redemptioners to America. Captain Blankman, Sr. died on his son's farm in Cazenovia, Madison County, New York on 18 July 1820. Son Gerrit, Jr. later settled in Hastings, Oswego Co., New York. Son Henry A. Blankman also settled in Cazenovia and Cicero, N.Y., but later removed to and settled in Philadelphia where he was Captain of the schooner Alfred.In 1837 he was falsely accused of piracy upon the packet ship the "Susquehanna," and the newspapers were full of the story.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:HMS_Astraea_(1781)

"Netherlands Births and Baptisms, 1564-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XBB6-46L : 3 January 2020), Gerrit Gerrits Blanckman in entry for Gerrit Blanckman, 1785.

"Netherlands Marriages, 1565-1892", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FN4V-PQ5 : 7 February 2020), Gerrit Gerritse Blankman, 1785.

"Netherlands Births and Baptisms, 1564-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XBTZ-HRV : 3 January 2020), Gerrit Gerritze Blankman in entry for Maria Blankman, 1791.

"Netherlands Births and Baptisms, 1564-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XBRX-5YR : 7 February 2020), Gerrit Gerritze Blankman in entry for Cornelis Blankman, 1793.

"Nederland, Indexen van de Archieven, Primaire Archiefstukken (BS en DTB), 1600-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLNS-QPMT : 26 November 2019), Gerrit Gerrits Blankman in entry for Cornelis Blankman, Death 1 Jun 1861, Ommerschans, Overijssel, Netherlands; from database, openarchives (https://www.openarch.nl : 2016); citing Ommen, registers van overlijdens, archive 0123, inventory number 10336, record number 68; Ommen, registers van overlijdens; Historisch Centrum Overijssel.

"Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Public Records," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2TV-C3TN : 4 March 2019), Gerard Blankman in entry for Barend Blankman, Nederland; records extracted by Coret Genealogie; citing Military Service, Nederland, Vincennes/Parijs, inventory number 24Yc439, OpenArchives, Netherlands.

"Netherlands Deaths and Burials, 1668-1945", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FNHC-L5J : 7 February 2020), Gerrit Gerritzen Blankman in entry for Elizabeth Nieuwenhuijzen, 1847.

"Nederland, Indexen van de Archieven, Primaire Archiefstukken (BS en DTB), 1600-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DB-9FVC : 22 August 2017), Gerrit Gerritz Blankman in entry for Baerend, Baptism 08 Apr 1795, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands; from database, openarchives (https://www.openarch.nl : 2016); citing ; DTB 85, p.190(folio 94v)nr.6; Stadsarchief Amsterdam.