Harmonus Dumond (1738 - 1778)

Born 1738 in Kingston, Ulster, New York Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Jannekjen Brink — married 31 Jan 1761 in Kingston, Ulster County, New York

Descendants

Died 24 Aug 1778 at about age 40 in Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States

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Biography

Harmonus Dumond is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A034594.

Harmonus Dumond performed Patriotic Service in New York in the American Revolution.

Hermanus or Harmonous Dumond (1732–1778) Birth 1732 Kingston, Ulster, New York Death 17th August 1778 Delaware County, New York. ^[1]

Marriage: "Hermanus Dumond, j.m., born and resides under the jurisdiction of Kingston, and Janneke Brink, j.d., born and resides under jurisdiction of Horli" [Hurley]. Banns published, but no date given. marriage date 31 Jan 1761 - Old Dutch Church book Kingston, transcribed by Hoes, marriage # 1393, p.619.

Revolutionary War Service: Harmanus or Harmonus Du Mont, Ancestor #: A034594. He served as a spy for the New York Militia and Colonel John Cantine. His birth: 1740 Kingston, Ulster, New York, his death: 8-26-1778 Ulster, New York ^[2]

The shooting of Harmonus Dumond in this incident became a matter of controversy and investigation in New York. For more on the scouting expedition and the shooting, see Thomas Posey to GW, 23 Sept., and the affidavits of John Barrow, 5 Sept.; Catherine Vanwaggoner, 15 Sept.; Alexander Harper, 16 Sept.; Gabriel Long, 16 Sept.; Posey, 16 Sept.; and Alexander Ramsey, 16 Sept., enclosed with Butler’s letter to GW of 27 Sept. (all DLC:GW). See also John Cantine to George Clinton, 4 Sept.; Butler to Clinton, 27 Sept., with enclosed depositions; Posey to Clinton, 23 Sept.; and Clinton to Posey, 5 Oct. (Hastings, Clinton Papers, 3:728–30, 4:103–11, 139–41).^[3]

Harmonus Dumond served the Patriot cause by spying on the activities of the Loyalists and Indians and providing the Patriot troops and Governor George Clinton with the important information he discovered. Dumond's file at fold3 https://www.fold3.com/page/110513242_harmonus_dumond_revolutionary_war/

His Death noted as: ..."These outrages at Pakatakan, aroused the attention of the Americans, who sent a company of militia from Schoharie to drive the marauders from the frontiers. On approach of the troops, the tories fled to the older settlements of Hurley, while the Indians retired toward the Susquehanna. No further attempts were made by the settlers to establish themselves at Pakatakan, until after the close of the war, but occasional visits, were made to the place, by the settlers, for the removal of their property, or gathering in of their crops. It was on occasions like that both DUMOND (Hermanus) and Burgher were shot. DUMOND was killed on the twenty-sixth of August 1778. He had returned with John Barrow from Hurley, to which place they had fled, as stated above, in order to secure a piece of grain. Having accomplished their purpose, they set out to return again to Hurley, and when about a mile from his place of residence at Pakatakan, they fell in with the Schoharie Guard, who took them prisoners."^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ SAR
2. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed Feb 23, 2017), "Record of Du Mont, Harmanus", Ancestor # A034594.
3. ↑ https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-16-02-0478
4. ↑ HoDC pg 49

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