Douw Ditmars Williamson Esq. (1789 - 1869)

Born 4 Jan 1789 in Neshanic, Somerset, New Jersey, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Ann (Abeel) Williamson — married 4 Nov 1810 in Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey, United States

Descendants

Died 24 Aug 1869 at age 80 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Douw Ditmars Williamson son of Nicholas and Alche (Ditmars) Williamson, was born at Neshanic, N. J., Jan. 4, 1789. When he was a young man in the early 19th century, he, along with David Abeel, had an iron mongery and lumber yard on Burnet Street in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and was one of the leading shipping agents of this district at the time. He served in the War of 1812-15, and was stationed at Paulus Hook, now Jersey City. He is listed in the 1834 New England and New York Law Register as a New York Commissioner of Deeds. He was Comptroller of New York City, and served under several administrations. An 1835 article of the New York Evening Post describes him as "a more worthy, upright, and industrious gentleman is not to be found...one every way qualified by integrity, talents and experience".

He was connected with the Western railroads, as trustee and bondholder of the Louisville, New Albany, and Chicago Railroad Company and a Director of the Michigan Central Railroad Company, and was president of The Farmers' Loan and Trust Company from 1845 to 1865(a national bank headquartered in New York City which later became Citibank), as well as one of the first trustees of East River Savings Institution of New York.

In religion he followed in the footsteps of his ancestors. He was long a member and Elder of the Collegiate Reformed Dutch church of New York. He married Nov. 1, 1810, Mary Ann Abeel, daughter of Capt. David Abeel and his wife, Jane Hassert, son of Col. James Abeel, son of David, son of Johannes, son of Christopher Janse Abeel, the ancestor.

By this marriage he had issue: Nicholas, born Sept. 17, 1811; John Neilson Abeel, Feb. 13, 1814; James Abeel, April 12, 1816; Jane Hassert, June 23, 1818; David Abeel, Feb. 8, 1821; George Rogers, May 17, 1823; Leonard Bleeker, Feb. 4, 1826; Douw Ditmars, born Nov. 15, 1830; Edwin, March 9, 1829 source: Find a Grave

As expected from his socioeconomic status, the 1850 census shows two live-in Irish-born servants in his household. He was also a manager and member of the executive committee of the Colonization Society of the State of New York. His will says the value of his estate at the time of his death was around $35,000.

Sources

• "New Jersey Marriages, 1678-1985", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZJZ-T5F : 20 January 2020), D. D. Williamson, 1810.
• "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH5Q-KCQ : 20 February 2021), Dow Williamson, New York Ward 6, New York, New York, United States; citing 424, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 96; FHL microfilm 17,156.
• "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHTN-N4H : 30 September 2021), Dow D Williamson, New York City, New York County, New York, United States; citing p. 146, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .
• United States City and Business Directories, ca. 1749 - ca. 1990

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6Z8S-LQTH

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https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7QND-GHPZ

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCTZ-4K8 : 23 December 2020), Dow D Williamson, New York City, New York County, New York, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "New York State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K67V-BN6 : 3 March 2021), D D Williamson, E.D. 1, Ward 21, New York City, New York, New York, United States; citing p. , line #42, family #211, county clerk offices, New York; FHL microfilm 1,018,665.
• New York, Kings County Estate Files, 1866-1923

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7LF-5PY

• "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WQG-F56 : 2 June 2020), Douro Ditmars Willaimson, 24 Aug 1869; citing Death, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States, New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,323,677
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• Manual of the Corporation of the City of New York, 1864

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• Manual of the Railroads of the United States, 1868

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• Genealogical Records of the Williamson Family in America by James Abeel Williamson, 1896

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• Abeel and Allied Families, 1899

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• Genealogical and Family History of Central New York by William Richard Cutter, 1912

https://www.google.com/books/edition/Genealogical_and_Family_History_of_Centr/Ru0pAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq="Douw+Ditmars+Williamson"&pg=PA574&printsec=frontcover

• A Century of Banking in New York: 1822-1922 by Henry Wysham Lanier, 1922

https://www.google.com/books/edition/A_Century_of_Banking_in_New_York_1822_19/deMbAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq="Douw+Ditmars+Williamson"&pg=PA309&printsec=frontcover

• New Brunswick in History by William H. Benedict, 1925

https://www.google.com/books/edition/New_Brunswick_in_History/XXQoBOi3Ct4C?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq="D.D.+Williamson"&pg=PA353&printsec=frontcover

• Bonds of Enterprise: John Murray Forbes and Western Development in America's Railway Age by John Lauritz Larson, 2010

https://www.google.com/books/edition/Bonds_of_Enterprise/N5_nUP36lBMC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq="D.D.+Williamson"&pg=PA39&printsec=frontcover