Lucas J. Schermerhorn (1732 - bef. 1788)

Born 15 Oct 1732 in Kinderhook, New York

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Lucas was a son of Jacob Schermerhorn Jr. and Antie Van Vechten. He was baptized in the Reformed Dutch Church of Kinderhook, New York, on 15 October 1732.^[1]

Lucas Schermerhorn lived at Schodack, New York, where he owned about 400 acres of land. He and his wife were members number 50 and 51 of the Old Schodack Church.^[2]

He was married to Wyntje (a.k.a. Winnifred) Fitzgerald on 10 June 1758, after obtaining a marriage license. Their children were:^[3]

1. Antje (Nancy), born about 1759; married to Frans Wilson on March 12, 1778, in Claverack, New York.
2. John L., born about 1761; married Anna Shepard.
3. Mary, born about 1763; married Sept. 21, 1783, in Kinderhook, Johannes J. Huyck.
4. Jacob L., born about 1765; married Neeltie Saunders. ^[4]
5. Cornelius L., born about 1768; m. July 30, 1791, Catalyntje Van Valkenburgh. ^[5]
6. Ryer L., born Dec. 5, 1770; baptized in Schodack; m. Leany Van Valkenburgh.
7. Derrick L., b. Apr. 16, 1775; married Eva Van Valkenburgh.
8. Philip L., born Jan. 4, 1778; baptized in Kinderhook; married Charity Carpenter.

Lucas was commissioned on October 21, 1775, as Captain of the First Company, 4th Regiment, and Rensselaerwyck Battalion, under Colonel Kilian Van Rensselaer.^[6]

Lucas made his will on 19 September 1787. It was recorded in Albany, New York on 1 September 1, 1788.^[7]

Church Records

Children's baptisms

1. 1771, Jan. 27. Lucas Schermerhoorn, Wyntje FitsGerald. Ryer Schermerhoorn. [Witnesses not legible.]^[8][9]
2. 1779. July 4. Lukas Schermerhorn, Wyntje Fitzgerald. Philip. Wit: Philip Schermerhorn, Dorothea Muller. ^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ Schermerhorn, Person 132
2. ↑ Schermerhorn, Person 132
3. ↑ Schermerhorn, Person 132
4. ↑ Marriages at Dutch Reformed Church at Schodack 1788-1846, Transcribed by Lin Van Buren, https://rensselaer.nygenweb.net/muitzmarr.htm, accessed 06 Mar 2021.
5. ↑ Marriages at Dutch Reformed Church at Schodack 1788-1846, Transcribed by Lin Van Buren, https://rensselaer.nygenweb.net/muitzmarr.htm, accessed 06 Mar 2021.
6. ↑ Schermerhorn, Person 132
7. ↑ Schermerhorn, Person 132
8. ↑ Schodack Church, Consistory Minutes, 1770-1809. The Archives of the Reformed Church in America (New Brunswick, New Jersey). Image of record. Accessed at Ancestry.com.
9. ↑ Baptisms at Dutch Reformed Church of Schodack, 1770-1800, transcribed by Angeles Oakes, http://sites.rootsweb.com/~nyrensse/muitzbapt.htm , Accessed 06 Mar 2021
10. ↑ Holland Society of New York; New York, New York; Kinderhook, Book 21, Handwritten transcript of baptism record for Philip Schermerhorn, 1779. Accessed at Ancestry.com.

• Schermerhorn, Richard Jr. Schermerhorn Genealogy and Family Chronicles. New York: Tobias A. Wright, Publisher, 1914.
• Baptisms at Dutch Reformed Church of Schodack, 1770-1800, transcribed by Angeles Oakes, http://sites.rootsweb.com/~nyrensse/muitzbapt.htm , Accessed 06 Mar 2021
• Marriages at Dutch Reformed Church at Schodack 1788-1846, Transcribed by Lin Van Buren, https://rensselaer.nygenweb.net/muitzmarr.htm, accessed 06 Mar 2021.