Cornelia (Ostrander) Underwood (1776 - 1842)

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• Birth: 19 October 1776
• Baptism: 24 November 1776, Reformed Dutch Church of Albany, Albany, New York
• Father: Johs Oostrander
• Mother: Moutje V Aalstein^[1]

from "Note handwritten by Chancey Harrison Bull (date unknown)"

"(Father: Abram Bull d.1882, Mother: Philecta Underwood d. 1884)

As for the nationality of our ancestors, I believe Grandfather Bull was of English descent. I once heard Grandmother Bull (who lived with us for several years when I was at home) say she was 1/8 Irish. Grandfather Underwood was, I believe, of English descent & Grandmother Cornelia Ostrander Underwood was what was called Mohawk Dutch - a descendent of the early Dutch settlers in the Mohawk Valley in New York. At the time, in the 1812 War with England when the English threatened to land at Sacketts Harbor and Sandy Creek, Grandfather Underwood took his team and volunteered to carry soldiers who were being impressed into the service for defence and left only a colt at home which had never been harnessed. Grandmother cut down trees and hauled them to the house and cut them into wood for her fires. Of course, timber was plenty and near at hand in those times. I have written these items which much impressed me when I was a boy thinking you or the other boys might be interested also."

from Find A Grave memorial:

"Cornelia Ostrander Underwood

Birth: Oct. 19, 1775
Death: Oct. 3, 1842

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Children:
Joseph Underwood (1802 - 1879)*
Polly Underwood Smith (1804 - 1890)*
Hiram Alven Underwood (1813 - 1876)*

*Calculated relationship

Note: wife to Benjamin Underwood

Burial:
Underwood Cemetery
Jefferson County
New York, USA

Created by: Karen Beck
Record added: Apr 17, 2011
Find A Grave Memorial# 68511529"

Sources

1. ↑ Records of the Reformed Dutch Church of Albany, New York, 1683–1809, Part 6, p. 45

• https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=68511529

• Records of the Reformed Dutch Church of Albany, New York, 1683–1809, Part 6, p. 45. 1776, Nov. 24. bo. Oct. 19. Cornelia of Johs. Oos;trander and Marytje V. Aalstein. Wit. Cornelis and Cornelia V. Yveren.; U.S., Dutch Reformed Church Records in Selected States, 1639-1989; Holland Society of New York; New York, New York; Albany, Vol III, Book 3; Ancestry.com. U.S., Dutch Reformed Church Records in Selected States, 1639-1989 [1]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.; Original data: Dutch Reformed Church Records from New York and New Jersey. Holland Society of New York, New York, New York. Dutch Reformed Church Records from New Jersey. The Archives of the Reformed Church in America, New Brunswick, New Jersey. [2] [3]
• Note handwritten by Chancey Harrison Bull; Early 1800's; New York; Note by Chancey H. Bull on his Grandfathers and Grandmothers.; Joe_and_Denise originally shared this on 21 Mar 2015 [4]