Petrus
York
aka Jork
Born before in Kingston, Ulster, New York
Ancestors 
Son of Moses York
and Maria (Freer) York
Brother of
Daniel York, Annaatjen York, Bregjen York, Bregjen (York) Sluyter, Matheus York, Hugo York, Maria (York) Bevier and Johannes York
Husband of
Margriet (Van Leuven) York
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Petrus York and Jacob York
Died before
at about age 48
in Ulster, New York, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 14 Feb 2015
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Biography
Petrus York has Dutch Ancestry
Petrus York performed Patriotic Service in New York in the American Revolution.
Petrus York was born before his baptism on May 30, 1756 in Kingston, Ulster, NY, USA. He is the son of Moses York and Maria Freer.
He married his wife Margriet Van Leuven on November 8, 1776 in Kingston. Together they had the following children:
- Peter York 1778
He refused to sign the general association and was marked as such on June 9, 1775 when he lived in Hurley, Ulster County. When the American Revolution began, he enrolled as a private for the militia of Cantine's Regiment in the company of Captain Benjamin Kortreght, fighting alongside other revolutionaries and against the British. [citation needed]
Petrus passed away before March 12, 1805.[1]
Sources
- ↑ Letters of Administration: "New York Probate Records, 1629-1971," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L99P-C2N6?cc=1920234&wc=Q75W-L2S%3A213302401%2C213871701 : 28 May 2014), Ulster > Letters of administration and testamentary 1787-1816 vol A-C > image 363 of 640; county courthouses, New York.
- His wife (Margaret) is his executrix...?
- Page 326 gives his name as Petrus Jork, his father's name as Moses Jork, his mother's name as Maria, and his baptismal date as May 30, 1756.
- Page 636 gives his name as Peter York, his wife's name as Mary Van Leuwen, their residence as Marbletown, and their date of marriage as November 8, 1776.
- Gives lieutenant (Daniel Frare), rank (Private), date when paid (18 April 1786).
- Page 129 lists Petrus York as one of the people of the town of Hurley who refused to sign the list of general association... which also included the rest of the town!
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Petrus by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA test-takers in his direct paternal line. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Petrus by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA test-takers in his direct paternal line. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
- Susanna (Brown) Morrow
:
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup K2b1b, FTDNA kit #B439666, MitoYDNA ID T10977 [compare]
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~1.56%
Diana Daniels :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A382746 [compare]
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~0.78%
Sam Duncan :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Susan (Price) MacEwen :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A304408 [compare], Ancestry member SusanMacEwen
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~0.78%
K. York :
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
G. (Bartomeo) Borrero :
23andMe, GEDmatch M528224 [compare], yourDNAportal GAB0c6ad9af
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A123944 [compare]
-
~0.39%
Dorothy (Bartomeo) Zeblin :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A355351 [compare]
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