Major General James Clinton

M, b. 9 August 1736, d. 22 December 1812
FatherColonel Charles Clinton
MotherElizabeth Denniston
     Major General James Clinton was born on 9 August 1736 in Little Britain, Orange, New York, USA. He married Mary Little on 1 May 1797. Major General James Clinton died on 22 December 1812 in Little Britain, Orange, New York, USA, at age 76. He was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery in New Windsor, Orange, New York, USA.
     He was a Revolutionary War general. He served most of the war in the Northern Department, along the New York frontier. During the Saratoga Campaign in 1777, he commanded Fort Clinton in the Hudson Highlands. He participated in a successful effort to prevent British General Sir Henry Clinton from rescuing General John Burgoyne at Saratoga, but he and his troops were unable to hold Forts Clinton and Montgomery.1

Family: Mary Little b. 22 Aug 1768, d. 23 Jun 1835

Citations

  1. [S41] James Clinton, online https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Clinton. Hereinafter cited as James Clinton.

Mary Little

F, b. 22 August 1768, d. 23 June 1835
     Mary Little was born on 22 August 1768 in Longford, Ireland. She married Alexander Gray after 1790. Mary Little married Major General James Clinton, son of Colonel Charles Clinton and Elizabeth Denniston, on 1 May 1797. Mary Little died on 23 June 1835 in Newburg, Orange, New York, USA, at age 66.

Family 1: Alexander Gray d. 1797

Family 2: Major General James Clinton b. 9 Aug 1736, d. 22 Dec 1812

Colonel Charles Clinton

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     Colonel Charles Clinton married Elizabeth Denniston.

Family: Elizabeth Denniston

Elizabeth Denniston

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     Elizabeth Denniston married Colonel Charles Clinton.

Family: Colonel Charles Clinton

Alexander Gray

M, d. 1797
     Alexander Gray married Mary Little after 1790. Alexander Gray died in 1797.

Family: Mary Little b. 22 Aug 1768, d. 23 Jun 1835

Caroline H Clinton

F, b. 1800, d. 1864
FatherMajor General James Clinton b. 9 Aug 1736, d. 22 Dec 1812
MotherMary Little b. 22 Aug 1768, d. 23 Jun 1835
     Caroline H Clinton was born in 1800. She died in 1864.

Emma L. Clinton

F, b. 1801, d. 1823
FatherMajor General James Clinton b. 9 Aug 1736, d. 22 Dec 1812
MotherMary Little b. 22 Aug 1768, d. 23 Jun 1835
     Emma L. Clinton was born in 1801. She died in 1823.

James Graham Clinton

M, b. 1804
FatherMajor General James Clinton b. 9 Aug 1736, d. 22 Dec 1812
MotherMary Little b. 22 Aug 1768, d. 23 Jun 1835
     James Graham Clinton was born in 1804.

Letitia Clinton

F, b. 1806
FatherMajor General James Clinton b. 9 Aug 1736, d. 22 Dec 1812
MotherMary Little b. 22 Aug 1768, d. 23 Jun 1835
     Letitia Clinton was born in 1806.

John Gray

M, b. after 1791, d. 1816
FatherAlexander Gray d. 1797
MotherMary Little b. 22 Aug 1768, d. 23 Jun 1835
     John Gray was born after 1791. He died in 1816.

James Henry van Rensselaer

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     James Henry van Rensselaer married Louisa Ross, daughter of Edward Coke Ross and Catharine Van Dyke Berier, on 3 October 1861 in Belmont, USA.

Family: Louisa Ross b. 14 Mar 1841, d. 14 Apr 1865

Gertrude Virginia Caffroth

F, b. 1847, d. 1921
     Gertrude Virginia Caffroth was born in 1847. She married Lieutenant John Monroe Ross, son of Edward Coke Ross and Catharine Van Dyke Berier, on 28 February 1868. Gertrude Virginia Caffroth died in 1921.

Family: Lieutenant John Monroe Ross b. 3 Nov 1844, d. 10 Mar 1884

Richard H. Pond

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     Richard H. Pond married Katherine Margaretta Remsen Ross, daughter of Edward Coke Ross and Catharine Van Dyke Berier, on 28 January 1867.

Family: Katherine Margaretta Remsen Ross b. 28 Oct 1848, d. 30 Mar 1930

Cornelis Lambertsen Cool

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     Cornelis Lambertsen Cool married Altien Brackhonge.

Family: Altien Brackhonge

Altien Brackhonge

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     Altien Brackhonge married Cornelis Lambertsen Cool.

Family: Cornelis Lambertsen Cool

Elbert Elbertse

M, b. 1620
     Elbert Elbertse was born in 1620. He married Altie Cornelis Cool, daughter of Cornelis Lambertsen Cool and Altien Brackhonge, on 27 August 1645.

Family: Altie Cornelis Cool

Neeltje Gerretse Kouwenhoven

F, b. 20 September 1641
FatherGerrett Wolfertse Kouwenhoven b. 1610, d. c 1645
MotherAltie Cornelis Cool
     Neeltje Gerretse Kouwenhoven was born on 20 September 1641. She married Roelof Martense Schenck in 1660.

Family: Roelof Martense Schenck

Roelof Martense Schenck

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     Roelof Martense Schenck married Neeltje Gerretse Kouwenhoven, daughter of Gerrett Wolfertse Kouwenhoven and Altie Cornelis Cool, in 1660.
     Roelof Martense Schenck immigrated circa 1630 with his brother Jan Martense.

Family: Neeltje Gerretse Kouwenhoven b. 20 Sep 1641

Willem Gerretse Kouwenhoven

M, b. 1636
FatherGerrett Wolfertse Kouwenhoven b. 1610, d. c 1645
MotherAltie Cornelis Cool
     Willem Gerretse Kouwenhoven was born in 1636.

Jan Kouwenhoven

M, b. 1639
FatherGerrett Wolfertse Kouwenhoven b. 1610, d. c 1645
MotherAltie Cornelis Cool
     Jan Kouwenhoven was born in 1639.

Garret Roelofse Schenck

M, b. 9 October 1661
FatherRoelof Martense Schenck
MotherNeeltje Gerretse Kouwenhoven b. 20 Sep 1641
     Garret Roelofse Schenck was born on 9 October 1661. He married Neeltje Coertr Van Voorhies, daughter of Coert Stevensen Van Voorhies and Marretje Gerretse Kouwanhoven, circa 1693.1

Family: Neeltje Coertr Van Voorhies b. 30 Jun 1676

Citations

  1. [S29] Teunis G. Bergen, Register In Alphabetical Order of the Early Settlers of Kings County, Long Island, N.Y. From Its First Settlement by Europeans to 1700 (New York: S. W. Green's Son, Printer, Electrotyper and Binder, 1881), p. 249. Hereinafter cited as Early Settlers of Kings County.

Neeltje Coertr Van Voorhies

F, b. 30 June 1676
FatherCoert Stevensen Van Voorhies b. 1637, d. c 16 Feb 1684
MotherMarretje Gerretse Kouwanhoven b. 10 Apr 1644
     Neeltje Coertr Van Voorhies was born on 30 June 1676. She married Garret Roelofse Schenck, son of Roelof Martense Schenck and Neeltje Gerretse Kouwenhoven, circa 1693.1

Family: Garret Roelofse Schenck b. 9 Oct 1661

Citations

  1. [S29] Teunis G. Bergen, Register In Alphabetical Order of the Early Settlers of Kings County, Long Island, N.Y. From Its First Settlement by Europeans to 1700 (New York: S. W. Green's Son, Printer, Electrotyper and Binder, 1881), p. 249. Hereinafter cited as Early Settlers of Kings County.

Robert Elder

M, b. 1704
FatherRobert Elder1 b. 1679, d. 28 Jul 1746
MotherEleanor Gillespie b. 1684, d. 25 Oct 1742
     Robert Elder was born in 1704 in Scotland.1

Citations

  1. [S6] William Henry Egle, Pennsylvania Genealogies; Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Company, 1886), p. 187. Hereinafter cited as Egle's Genealogies. Available online at https://archive.org

Thomas Elder

M, b. 1708, d. 1752
FatherRobert Elder1 b. 1679, d. 28 Jul 1746
MotherEleanor Gillespie b. 1684, d. 25 Oct 1742
     Thomas Elder was born in 1708.1 He married Mary Patterson, daughter of William Patterson, circa 1730.1 Thomas Elder died in 1752.2

Family: Mary Patterson

Citations

  1. [S6] William Henry Egle, Pennsylvania Genealogies; Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Company, 1886), p. 187. Hereinafter cited as Egle's Genealogies. Available online at https://archive.org
  2. [S6] William Henry Egle, Egle's Genealogies, p. 191.

David Elder

M, b. 1710, d. 1753
FatherRobert Elder1 b. 1679, d. 28 Jul 1746
MotherEleanor Gillespie b. 1684, d. 25 Oct 1742
     David Elder was born in 1710.1 He married Hannah Anderson in 1730.2 David Elder died in 1753.2

Family: Hannah Anderson d. 1811

Citations

  1. [S6] William Henry Egle, Pennsylvania Genealogies; Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Company, 1886), p. 187. Hereinafter cited as Egle's Genealogies. Available online at https://archive.org
  2. [S6] William Henry Egle, Egle's Genealogies, p. 191.

James Elder

M, b. 1712
FatherRobert Elder1 b. 1679, d. 28 Jul 1746
MotherEleanor Gillespie b. 1684, d. 25 Oct 1742
     James Elder was born in 1712.

Citations

  1. [S6] William Henry Egle, Pennsylvania Genealogies; Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Company, 1886), p. 187. Hereinafter cited as Egle's Genealogies. Available online at https://archive.org

Ann Elder

F, b. 1718
FatherRobert Elder1 b. 1679, d. 28 Jul 1746
MotherEleanor Gillespie b. 1684, d. 25 Oct 1742
     Ann Elder was born in 1718.1 She married John Anderson circa 1740.1

Family: John Anderson

Citations

  1. [S6] William Henry Egle, Pennsylvania Genealogies; Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Company, 1886), p. 187. Hereinafter cited as Egle's Genealogies. Available online at https://archive.org

Robert Elder

M, b. 11 June 1742
FatherReverend Colonel John Elder1 b. 26 Jan 1706, d. 17 Jul 1792
MotherMary Baker b. 1715, d. 12 Jun 1749
     Robert Elder was born on 11 June 1742.
     When the British army overran New Jersey, driving before them the fragments of the Colonials, his father the Rev. Mr. Elder went on Sunday, as usual, to Paxtang church. The hour arrived for church-service, when, instead of a sermon, he called upon the patriotism of all effective men present, and exhorted them to create a company of volunteers. Robert Elder was chosen captain.2

Family: Mary J Thompson

Citations

  1. [S6] William Henry Egle, Pennsylvania Genealogies; Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Company, 1886), p. 191. Hereinafter cited as Egle's Genealogies. Available online at https://archive.org
  2. [S6] William Henry Egle, Egle's Genealogies, p. 190.