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- Hendrick is the son of Dirck van der Burgh.
Hendrick Vanderburg married Sarah Van Kleeck.
. CLAIM & LOSSESS OF AMERICAN LOYALISTS
1780 Dec 28, St. John, Gentleman, Agreeable to your request to inform you, 6 October, 1783 I sailed from NY to this Province New Brunswick, arrived about the beginning of November, went up River & remained there until 25 March 1784.
Signed, Henry Vanderburgh.
. Sworn before J Putram, Judge Superior Court, Prov. of New Brunswick, Saint John, Mar 15 1786 Henry Vanderburg, Esq., late Dutchess, NY, now St. Johns, MB, maketh oath and saith he resided in NY under British protection from 15 July 1783 to 25 Mar 1784, except the time crossing the seat between the said Province.
. 1786 Apr 15, New York. Evidence on the Claim of HENRY VANDERBURGH, late of St. John, 3 Feb 1787
of Duchess County, New York Province. 3rd February, Claimant Sworn.
Says he left New York in Octr. 1783 & upon his arrival here he went up the Country to Maurgerville. Says that he took the first opportunity of sending his claim to England after he heard of the Act of Parliament in favour of the loyalists, which was by Capt. Richard Vanderburgh, who is Claimt's son. He is a native of New York Province.
. 1775 June-July. He lived in Duchess County upon his own Property. Says he was required by the rebels to join them, to take oaths & (23) to sign Articles of Associations, all of which he refused as he was well satisfied with the British Govt. & wished to remain, under it. As consequence the Committee for Detecting & Defeating Conspiracies for NY State
He was in the year 1777 Jan 3 taken Prisoner & carried to Exeter, New Hampshire & kept there in Parole for some time, but returned home. On 24 May following, he was taken Prisoner & kept on Board a Prison Ship Esopus for 4 months. When Fort Montgomery was taken the Prisoners were marched for Boston, but be escaped on the march & lived in the woods near his own house for some time. But was obliged from his age & infirmity to surrender himself & was Banished & sent within the British Lines:
.1777 Dec 13 Gov. Geo. Clinton gave permission for a sloop-of-war under a flag of truce to go down the Hudson to New York transporting a number of
Loyalists; they included "Mr. Henry Vandenbergh with his family consisting of his Wife Sarah, his daughters Sarah & Hester & 2 grandchildren with their wearing apparel & necessary bedding for the family & provision for their passage.
Says he has 4 Sons, two of them were in the Army & 2 in the King's service as Tradesmen & are all in this country.
He now resides in Conway about 4 miles from this city across the Grand Bay.
. Claim deferred, 22 Apr 1786, Recovered on 4 Jan, 1787.
Property.
Says that his Lands were not confiscated, but being Banished he was glad to sell them at a very low price. But that when sent into the Lines with his family he left all his Personal Property;
that all his moveables were seized by the Rebel Committee & Inventoried by one Billings & Foster & he understands they were soon sold.
i24) - He has sent for certificates. Says when he left home:
One Iron bound Waggon & two Horses……... £70
300 Bushels of wheat ……. at 6/……………… 90
100 Bushels of Rye ……… at 4/……………… 20
100 Bushels of Indian Corn at 3/……………… 15
100 Bushels of Buck wheat at 2/6…………….. 12.10
7 Milk Cows …………….. at £5 each………... 35
3 Heifers ………………… at £3 each………... 9
8 Tons of English Hay …... at £3 p Ton………. 24
1 Pleasure Sleigh with Harness & Tackling…... 14
1 Iron shod Sled ……………………………… 4
1 Wood shod Sled…………………………….. 2
3 Ploughs Chain & Tackling………………….. 10
2 Harrows on Iron Tooth ……………………... 2
40 five Inch & quarter Nine Boards ………….. 23
18 Acres of wheat in the Ground …………….. 36
25 Sheep ……………………………………… 12.10
2 Looms with their Tackling …………………. 30
To Sundry Articles of Household Furniture …. 15
To Damages done his Farm in destroying Timber 345
To 12 Bushels of Flax Seed …………………. 6
£775 Total
. His farm was 145 acres; he sold it in the year 1783, before be left New York for £555 'Cury.; before the war he thinks it was worth £900.
Thinks he is a lost £345 Cury.
. 1783 - EVIDENCE ON CLAIM OF HENRY VANDERBURG, late Dutchess Co., NY.
Left NY in Oct. 1783 & upon his arrival here he went up the Country to Manville. Looked for the first opportunity of sending his Claim to England after he heard of The Act in favour of loyalist which was by his son Captain Vanderburg.
Native of Province of NY. In 1775 he lived in Duchess upon his own Property. Required by the Rebels to join them to take Oaths & to sign Associations, all which he refused. In March following he was taken Prisoner & carried to Exeter {NH} & kept there on Parole for some time but return home.
. PETER VANDERBURG, Sworn, son to Claimant who was much harassed before he left home by the Rebels on account of his refusing to tae any part with them & the part his children took. Father's farm worth £1000. Father left the stock claimed & great quantity of grain in the Barn which he believes were all sold by the Rebels.
Ref: Claims for Losses, Series II, P. 160-215. (American Revolution.) . - .
Henry VanDurburgh, NY, Certificate #58 NY, Property claim £433.13, Sum Originally allowed £30; Total sum payable under Act of Parliament £30; Sum already received, £9, Balance £21;
Cartlon Papers
. 1781.8.20 -Henry Vanderburgh, Occ: Inferior Court Judge, Res. Dutchess County, NY. Petition supports petition of Martin Dob, New York, pg37616.1, Film M353, #9698.
. 1783 - Henry Vanderburgh, Residence, King's Co., Long Island, NY,
Return of Property assigned to Loyalist, Tenant with 2 women & children. Pg9733.3, Film M366, Item # 9699, Archives of Canada.
. 1783. Henry Vanderburg, Place of Origin, Poughkeepsie, Dutchess Co., NY, Petition, requests his name be reinstated on the refugee list, sickens prevented him from going to St. John's River when originally intended., P9260A, Film M365, Item 9700.
. 1783 October - Sailed from NYC to Burton, Sunbury County, New Brunswick.
. 1786 Mar 15, Saint John, Henry Vanderburg, Memorialist, was late of Dutchess Co., Province of NY, in which County he had he honor to be one of the Judges of the Inferior court. At the commencement of the late Rebellion in America he used his best endeavors to suppress the Rebels in their evil designs, but he was soon made a prisoner by then & was transported more & 3 hundred miles into the Province of New Hampshire, from thence was recalled by the NY congress & was offered the Oak of Fidelity to the States, which he refused. He was committed on board of a Prison Ship lying in the Hudson's River & remained on board more than 3 Months; he was taken from on board & banished to to NY where His Majesty's Troops then where. Also ordered his wife & Family with him (your Memorialist thinks that it was in the year 1777) & soon after his Estate was sold by the said Rebels in 1777).
Signed, Henry V D Burgh, New Brunswick 5 March 1786.
Ref: American Claims Series I, Evidence, New York, Vol 25, page 211.
. Wife: Sarah Van Kleeck, bapt. Poughkeepsie, Dutchess Co., NY 21 Nov 1722; m c 1739; daughter of Johannes Van Kleeck & Aeltje (Ter Bosch) Van Kleeck. In Dutch, van der burg means of the Castle.
. Children: 1 Magdalena, bapt. 8 May 1740, m Jacobus (James) Young
2 Aeltje (Alida), b 7 Dec 1741, d 18 Feb 1817, m Wines Manney
3 Henry, m Rachel Yerry, d between 1810 - 1820
4 John, m Keziah Higby (?), d c 1791
5 Richard, d 1828/9, M1 Cichey (Syntje) (Bogaert) Rapalje; M2 Sarah (Betts) Warne
6 Trintje, m William Forbes
7 Peter H., bapt. 23 Feb 1755, d 27 Oct 1839, m Nelly Dutcher
8 Elizabeth, b 13 Oct 1759, d 31 Dec 1819, m Teunis Van Benschoten
9 Hester, M Enos Bussey
10 Sarah.
. VAN DER BURGH GROUND Family ground, On land owned in 1924 by Dr. A. R. Mofitt.
REMARKS: The land which is in the angle formed by the junction of the Post Road & Beechwood avenue (about 2 miles south of the city of Poughkeepsie) was a portion of the farm of Henry Van Der Burgh, who settled in the neighborhood about 1710 & died about 1750. A mortgage, dated April 16, 1771, (Loan Office records, vol. 1771-1777, No. 105), & covering 43 acres in approximately the location above referred to, contains this clause:
"reserving out a quarter of an acre for a Simentry or Burying Place for which purpose the same has long since been used for the family of Henry Van Denburgh deceased, with Free liberty to pass & Repass to & from the same for all persons who shall attend any funeralls."
Traces of this burial ground are not now visible. In 1913 when the foundation was dug for the house of Mr. Oakley Norris (later sold to Dr. A R. Moffitt) traces of an ancient burial ground were found. In the neighborhood there is a tradition that the stones from this burial place were built into the foundation of the barn now standing on the farm of Edward H. Brasch, near by. The barn was erected approximately 1865-1875.
. LOCATION: Southeast of the city of Poughkeepsie, in an orchard near the east fence of the property of the Hudson River Driving Park Association. Stones fallen & broken.
INSCRIPTIONS: 9 in number. Copied April 25, 1911, by J. W. Poucher, M. D., & Miss Helen W. Reynolds.
REMARKS: Van Der Burgh ground. Before 1800 the Van Der Burghs were large land owners in this neighborhood & on old maps the present Southeast Avenue, Poughkeepsie, was "the road to John Van Der Burgh's". John Van Der Burgh's house is still standing opposite the northeast corner of the Driving Park but made over & modernized. In its first estate it was an attractive eighteenth century farm house with an excellent carved doorway & fanlight. Originally there were a good many stones.
Ref: Old Gravestones of Dutchess Co. NY, JW Poucher, 1924.
Research & transcription by P J Ahlberg. Thank you. - - - [1, 2]
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