Emmanuel E (DeGraaf) De Graff (abt. 1789 - 1844)

Ancestors

Husband of Jannetje (Teller) De Graff — married 8 Jun 1809 in Schenectady, New York, United States

Descendants

Died 1 Jul 1844 at about age 55 in Amsterdam, New York

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Biography

Emanuel E.,^[1] son of Captain Emanuel and Rebecca (Gonsolus) De Graff, was born in 1789. ^[2]

He married Jane Teller, born in 1788. She was of the sixth generation in descent from William Teller, born in 1620, the first of his name in New York, and a merchant in Albany for fifty years. His (William Teller's) son, Johannes Teller, was captured at the time of the massacre of Schenectady in 1690, and taken to Canada. Emanuel and Jane married in '1809— married June 8, Emmanuel E. DeGraaf of Schenectady 4th Ward and Jane Teller', also of Schenectady 4th Ward.^[3][4]

Children

1. Emanuel E. De Graff, b. 1810
2. John Smith De Graff, b. 1817
3. Maria De Graff, b. 1820, married Philip Toll, Esq.

In July of 1835 Emmanuel E. DeGraff was granted land from his maternal Uncle Emmanuel Consalus.^[5]

Manuel, the second, died in Amsterdam July 1st, 1844, leaving several children. "Philip Toll, Esq., of Glenville, married one of his daughters."^[6][7]

Sources

1. ↑ (http://www.schenectadyhistory.org/families/hmgfm/degraff-1.html) Schenectady History]
2. ↑ Contributions for the genealogies of the descendants of the first settlers of the patent and city of Schenectady 1662 to 1800 by Jonathan Pearson (https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89067339887&view=1up&seq=67&q1=De%20Graaf) page 67
3. ↑ Marriage records of the Reformed Protestant Dutch church of Schenectady, N.Y.
4. ↑ Records of the First Dutch Reformed Church of Schenectady; v. 05
5. ↑ "United States, New York Land Records, 1630-1975", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7GM2-RNW2 : 28 February 2023), Emmanuel E De Graff, 1835.
6. ↑ https://archive.org/details/centennialaddres00sand/page/n4 Centennial Address Relating to the Early History of Schenectady, and Its First Settlers, Delivered at Schenectady, July 4th, 1876 – John Sanders (of Schenectady.) Pg 114.
7. ↑ Contributions for the genealogies of the descendants of the first settlers of the patent and city of Schenectady 1662 to 1800 by Joanthan Pearson (https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89067339887&view=1up&seq=67&q1=De%20Graaf) page 67