Melchert Keator (bef. 1701 - abt. 1793)

Born before 30 Mar 1701 in Ulster County, New York

Ancestors

Husband of Debora (Kinney) Keator — married 26 Feb 1725 in Kingston, Ulster, New York Colony

Descendants

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Biography

Melchert was baptized on 30 March 1701 at Kingston (Hoes #1229) with parents Claes Melchertse Keeter and Jannetje van der Merck and sponsors Jacob va de Merck and Mary Merchertse.^{[1] [2]}

Kingston marriage record Feb. 26 1725, #555 in Hoes, for Melgert Keeter born in Marbletown and Debora Kinny born in Elizabethtown. Both resident in Marbletown.

They had about 10 children, with 4 dying young. ^[2]

In 1738 he served in the Foot Company of the Militia in Marbletown, New York, under Capt. Daniel Brodhead and his own brother, Sgt. Thomas Keator. ^[2]

He was a woodsman, farmer, cooper and a founder of the Marbletown Reformed Dutch Church.

He made his last Will on 01 Feb 1777 and signed by his mark, a well-shaped M.

His land holdings embraced several acres of mainly woodland, on the foothills of the mountains immediately back of the old Walkill Valley (later New York Central) Railroad at Rosendale, New York.

He died about 1793 and his Will was in the probate court on 28 Jun 1793. ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Baptismal and Marriage Registers of the Old Dutch Church of Kingston, Ulster County, New York 1660-1809; originally published: 1891 New York; reprinted: 1980 Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc. of Baltimore, MD; (image of baptism entry attached here)
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} "Three centuries of the Keator family in America" p13 by Alfred Decker Keator (b: 1886) & published in 1955 by American Historical Co. of New York

• "Three centuries of the Keator family in America" p13 by Alfred Decker Keator (b: 1886) & published in 1955 by American Historical Co. of New York; on google books
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